Activities

Given the rising concern for SARS-COV2 infections or (COVID-19), the Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy would like to hold a virtual conference on COVID-19 pharmacotherapy updates. Pharmacists are providing various pharmaceutical care services for COVID-19 patients as they play an integral role in medical care services.

If you are keen to learn more about chest x-ray don't miss this opportunity and join us now online in a clinical chest x-ray course, we believe that you’ll find this course very useful for you!

A chest x-ray is the most commonly performed diagnostic radiographic examination. It requires a strong understanding of basic anatomy and pathology . These two weeks' course will help you to develop your systematic approach to a chest x-ray.

Our aim is not only reading the chest x-ray, but how you will use it bedside & clinically, so we will give you a real clinical scenarios (rather than a book scenario you will get a real life scenario) & we will make our diagnosis, plan & clinical correlation.

We will cover a wide variety of clinical scenarios which will increase your confidence in clinical interpretation and help you to prepare for your exams.

Sessions will be presented by Dr. Abdullah Badahman who is experienced with the interpreting chest x-ray and exam tricks.

Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a form of cytokines storm that could result from any infection or autoimmune disease. It is often overlooked by physicians and it can leads to a devastating outcomes including death. It is a preventable condition when recognized and treated early. This lecture will focus on mechanism of macrophage activation syndrome, clinical and laboratory features and the different medications used to treat this disease with interactive cases discussion .

Share updates on the correlation between COVID-19 and chronic diseases namely mental, neurological, cardiovascular and diabetes

This lecture highlights an introduction to forensic medicine and toxicology by clarifying the basic principles and pillars that are considered the prelude to a series of specialized lectures for professionals and those interested in these sciences.

Session will be covered the following:
1) definition of forensic medicine
2) branches of forensic medicine
3) what is autopsy
4) death and it’s types
5) changes after death
6) science related to forensic medicine
7) Professional field of forensic toxicologist in SA
8) definition of toxicology
9) benches of toxicology
10) classification of toxins

A webinar about the landscape of COVID-19 biotherapeutic and vaccine candidates for pharmacy student interns, grads, and practitioners.

A case report is a powerful tool to disseminate information on unusual clinical presentation, disease associations, unusual side effects to therapy, or response to treatment. Some important clinical trials were inspired by a single treatment response observed in a case report.
Always note and record the unusual…Publish it. Place it on a permanent record as a short, concise note. Such communications are always of value – Sir William Osler

This is an introductory session on how to generate research ideas in health science. I will go over getting the important characteristics of researchers and practice together how to generate new and innovative research ideas.

VMA offers a 3-day crash course designed to offer a broad exposure to common cases in family medicine. The goal of the course is to support and guide family medicine resident physicians in acquiring the knowledge and clinical acumen required to provide outstanding management and care for patients. The course will be presented by Dr.Mohammed AL-Ateeq and will cover different case scenarios such as;
-Osteoporosis
-Infertility evaluation at primary care setting
-Brucellosis

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This event is based on three lectures which will be presented by experts in the field of the vaccine. Each speaker will have 20 mins to present and 20 mins for questions and discussions.

Antibiotics can save lives when used properly. ‌This 2-day course is designed for dentists, dental students, and residents to gain solid knowledge about the most important practical topics they need to be aware of.

‌‌The course will provide an overview of antibiotics and regimens used for the most common dental infections.

Epilepsy is a brain condition that causes a child to have seizures. It is one of the most common disorders of the nervous system. It affects children and adults of all races and ethnic backgrounds. In this lecture, we will be talking about basics of seizures in children. This would include it definition, different types and classification, and how to approach them.

Cardiovascular pharmacology (CV) is covered the basic treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as
hypertension, angina, cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failure. This online course targeted
under/postgraduate and other health professions interested in pharmacology.
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Dr.Said Khader discusses the treatment options within the GLP-1 RA space for Type 2 Diabetes patients.

COVID-19 is the novel coronavirus behind the global respiratory illness outbreak. This recorded series will provide all healthcare practitioners with the knowledge and skills needed to provide the optimum care for COVID-19 patients.

Topics Covered:
- Respiratory Care for the pandemic COVID-19 (29/3/2020)
- COVID-19 sample processing from collection to the result confirmation (2/4/2020)
- Treatment of COVID19 with Remdesivir under eIND (23/3/2020)
- COVID-19: What Do We Know About It? Are We Getting Closer to a Vaccine Against It? (8/4/2002)
- Landscape of COVID-19 Biotherapeutic and Vaccine Candidates (10/4/2020)
- Fundamentals of Mechanical Ventilation: What Every Health Care Provider Should Know (12/4/2020)
- COVID-19 in children: Epidemiology, clinical and diagnostic considerations
- COVID-19 Critical Care

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Due to the threat of COVID-19, most colleges and universities have moved to online education to continue teaching and learning while keeping their faculty, staff, and students safe. As we’ve moved largely to online delivery for our courses, there has been an increased concern around conducting online assessment.

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There is probably nothing more challenging and stressful than passing a job interview, being well-prepared can make it easier to impress an interviewer or panel and secure a position. In this educational session, the instructor gonna give you tips and ideas to help you make a great first in-person impression and ensure that your next interview goes well.

The session aims at giving a solid foundation in COVID-19 sample processing. It is intended to increase the awareness of medical health workers and the general public among the COVID-19 pandemic. It will also work as an introduction for further students in a post-graduation program in next coming on the molecular biology or related topics.

The focus will be on understanding the virus structure, mode of virus transfection, symptom, sample collection, Gene extraction and replication, the important of gene sequencing, the sample result verification and control and way important to stay home. The Lecture will use a well-written textbook as references.

Dr. Kim Papp will discuss the implications of indirect comparisons on the evaluation of treatment strategies for psoriasis.