Chairman’s Message

9th Surgical Research and Innovation Ideas Ibn Ishaq Symposium 2019

Excellent research needs to be built on a foundation of equally excellent clinical practice, and this is crucial if we are to tackle the increasing burden on healthcare in Qatar. Delivery of the best care is always guided by the latest research breakthroughs as clinical research and treatment are not separate, but symbiotically linked. By integrating clinical care, research and education in HMC’s journey towards achieving a world class ‘Academic Health System’ status, we can build a solid foundation of existing core research facilities and highlight some unique opportunities for Qatar to become a world leader in healthcare delivery.

The Surgical Research and Innovation Ideas series of Symposia was thus conceived - to enable a platform for a strong foundation for perioperative research. The symposium will include a research ideas brain storming workshop on multidisciplinary peri-operative care (Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Perioperative nurses and Allied Health Professionals). It will also include two days of presentations and didactic sessions, and a third day of one-to-one extensive feedback sessions for the presenters.

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Ibn Rushd (1126 - 1198)

Ibn Rushd (1126 - 1198), often Latinized as Averroes, was a Andalusian philosopher and thinker who wrote about many subjects, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, Islamic jurisprudence and law, and linguistics. His philosophical works include numerous commentaries on Aristotle, for which he was known in the West as The Commentator. He also served as a judge and a court physician for the Almohad caliphate. Averroes, who served as the royal physician at the Almohad court, wrote a number of medical treatises. The most famous was al-Kulliyat fi al-Tibb ("General Principles of Medicine", Latinized in the west as theColliget), written around 1162, before his appointment at court. The Latin translation became a medical texbook in Europe for centuries. He also wrote summaries of the works of Greek physician Galen and a commentary on Avicenna's Urjuzah fi al-Tibb ("Poem on Medicine").

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