KUWAIT: The
Kuwait Association of Surgeons held its second workshop recently in the
presence of Health Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and Quality
Affairs Dr Mohammad Al-Khashti, head of the association, Head of the Surgery
Department at Jaber Hospital Dr Salman Al-Sabah said.

An elite group of
international lecturers including Professor Juliro Mayol from Clinico San
Carlos of Spain, and Dr Waddah Al-Rifae from Georgetown University, the US,
attended the workshop which was entitled 'surgeons in social media: between
innovation and risks.'

The workshop
brought in European and American expertise in methods, laws and rules related
to social media, Dr Salman said, adding that a survey was conducted at the end
of the workshop on the benefits of social media that serve the society, as well
as its disadvantages. Health Minster Dr Basel Al-Sabah is interested in the
topic and formed a committee headed by the Ministry's Undersecretary for Private
Sector Affairs Dr Fatima Al-Najjar, Dr Salman said.

By Abdellatif
Sharaa