Pharmaceutical Care Saudi February 2009
Dr Abdu Ahmed visited Saudi Arabia in February 2009 as invited speaker at a symposium organised by the Council of Health Ministers for Cooperation Council States. The symposium which was entitled: Pharmaceutical Care in Community Pharmacies - The Role of Pharmacist was held in Riyadh on 17th and 18th February 2009. Dr Ahmed gave two oral presentations at the conference, entitled: "Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Pharmacists" and another one entitled "A Standardised Medicines Database: Implication for medicines information and pharmacy labelling system"
The meeting was attended by Dr. Tawfik A M Khoja, Director General Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers for Cooperation Council States, Dr Mohamed Al Haideri, Director of Registration, General Council States and a number of prominent leaders of the pharmacy profession in the region including Dr Saleh Bawazeer, Vice President for Drug Affairs, SFDA and Executive Board, Council of Health Ministers for Cooperation. It was also attended by a number of Deans of faculties of pharmacy in Saudi and also by delegates from pharmaceutical societies in the Gulf States.