(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Different types of injuries lead to many deaths in the country and have a negative effect on individuals, families and healthcare systems, according to a senior official.
Therefore several steps and research has been conducted to identify causes of injury and further promote ways of prevention, says Dr Hassan Al Thani, Head of Trauma and Vascular Surgery at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).
"Injury is one of the leading causes of death in Qatar and has a devastating effect on individuals, families and healthcare systems. We realise that it is significantly important to have a world-leading trauma system for the country which is embedded in ongoing research, allowing trauma caregivers to identify causes of injury and further promote ways of prevention," said Dr Al Thani.
"This is part of our continuous efforts to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the people in Qatar," said Dr Al Thani, who was also the Chairman of the Organising Committee of the recently held first ever Advanced Trauma Research Workshop (ATRW) in Qatar.
The four-day intensive workshop convened as many as 90 healthcare professionals, including trauma surgeons, specialists, nurses, pharmacists, residents and fellows.
The main aim of the workshop was to provide participants a thorough understanding of how to perform high-quality clinical research that will inform injury prevention programs.
Co-chairman of the Organizing Committee and Consultant of Clinical Research, Trauma Surgery at HGH, Dr Ayman ElMenyar, said:
"Research plays a vital role at HMC and forms one of our three main pillars: health, education and research. This workshop was specifically designed to encourage local healthcare researchers in Qatar, working within multidisciplinary teams, to fully understand the mechanism behind effective research projects and to facilitate future collaborations between HMC and international leading centers."
HMC's trauma team is currently working on a number of significant research projects geared at improving health outcomes for the people of Qatar, including two major projects awarded last year under Qatar Foundation's National Priorities Research Program (NPRP).
'Young Kids in Safe Seats (Y-KISS) Qatar Project: A Randomized Study to Increase Child Restraint Use in Qatar' and 'A Unified Registry for Workplace Injury Prevention in Qatar,' focus on the importance of car seats for children for safety and identifying ways to prevent occupational injury in workplaces respectively.
Additionally, under an HMC internal grant the trauma team is also collaborating with an Australian team, composed of experts from Monash University and The Alfred Hospital, to analyze trauma patients with severe head injury and patients with spinal cord injury, in an effort to establish more informed prevention programs.
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.