The XXXII^ndMiddle East
Medical Assembly
(MEMA)

May 8^th to 11^th, 1997
Beirut, Lebanon

Organizing Committee
Preliminary Program
Call for Papers: Scientific Posters
The Social Program

Dear Colleague,

The organizing Committee of the XXXII^nd Middle East Medical Assembly (MEMA) has the pleasure to invite you to participate in the different activities of the Assembly to be held on May 8^th to 11^th 1997.

The MEMA is an international scientific meeting jointly organized by the Medical Chapter of AUB Alumni Association and the AUB Faculty of Medicine.

Topics at the frontier of modern technology are discussed by internationally renowned speakers from the four corners of the world with a rich participation by colleagues from the Middle East Region.

Continuing education is the main priority this year, and this is reflected in the intense exposure to the expert-speakers through symposia and satellite sessions. The Scientific Exhibit that takes place during the same period remains the largest and the most advanced in the region.

The setting is beautiful spring of Lebanon in the 130 year old AUB campus, one of the most colourful and attractive in the world, overlooking the blue Mediterranean Sea.

This is a first announcement. More detailed announcements as well as the final program will follow.

We sincerely look forward for your presence among us.

The Organizing Committee

Preliminary Program

May 8^th ,1997
Opening Ceremony
Exhibit Inauguration

May 9^th to 11^th
Scientific Program

1. Special Lectures
1. The Wilder Penfield Lecture
2. The Naji Sahyoun Memorial Lecture
3. The Chafic Haddad Memorial Lecture
   
   
2. Scientific Sessions
1. Update internal Medicine
• AIDS
• Resistance to Antibiotics
• Chronic Renal Failure
• Low Molecular Weight Heparin
2. Current Issues In Diabetes Mellitus
• Tight Control
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Diabetic Foot
• Diabetic Nephropathy
• New Therapies
3. New advances in Vascular Surgery
• Endovascular Surgery
• Cardiotic Surgery in Stroke Prevention
• Reperfusion Injury
• Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Limb Salvage in the 90's
• Hypercoagulable States
4. Advances in Rheumatology
• Spondylo Arthropathies
• Lupus and the Anticardiolipin Syndrome
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
5. Endoscopy and Minimal Invasive Surgery
• Hepato-Billiary System
• Endoscopic Herniorrhaphy
• Laparscopy for Staging of Malignancy
6. Molecular Medicine: From Bench to Bedside
• Gene Therapy
• Molecular Pharmacology of Cyclooxygenesis I and II
• Nitric Oxide in Human Disease
• Inflamation in Cell Injury and Repair
• Neuroendocrine-Immune Interactions
7. Topics in Pulmonary Medicine
• Sleep Apnea
• Asthma
• Thorascopy in Staging And Treatement of Lung Cancer
• A.R.D.S
8. Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Assisted Reproductive Technologies
• Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
• Laparscopy in Gynecology Surgery
• Surgical Treatement of Endometriosis
9. Communicating Medical Information in the 21st Century:
   From the Computer, to the Internet and Telemedicine
   
   
3. Courses and Workshops
1. Course on Endoscopic Surgery with Live Demonstration.(By Registration)
2. Workshop in Vascular Surgery
   
   
4. Free Paper Presentations and Scientific Posters

Call for Papers: Scientific Posters

The Committee solicits scientific papers for slides or poster presentations, preferably related to the topics of the Scientific Sessions.

All scientific material has to be submitted for review prior to February 28^th, 1997 to one of the following addresses:

Dr. Samir Alam
Chairman, Scientific Committee

New York address:
American University of Beirut
850 Third Avenue, 18^th floor
New York, N.Y. 10022

Beirut address:
American University of Beirut
P.O.Box: 113-6044
Beirut, Lebanon
Fax: (1-212)4445817

Instructions to Authors:

1. Type abstract on A4 paper, single-spaced
2. Abstract should include
1. Author(s): Name(s), Degree(s), Institution and Address
2. Full title of abstract
3. Contents: Objectives, methods, results, conclusion

The Scientific Exhibit

Local and foreign medical equipment and pharmaceutical companies put on display the latest in medical technology and pharmaceutical products. In the exhibit, there will be a wide spectrum technology, ranging products from the smallest microchip to the largest scanners passing through the most refined fiber optic telescope

The Social Program

Richly furnished by tours across the country from ancient BaalBeck, Byblos, Tripoli to historical Sydon and Tyre.
Oriental and Western style banquets are on the program.

For further information and correspondence please contact:

Camille Nassar, Ph.D.,
Secretary, XXXII^nd MEMA
Amercian University of Beirut
P.O.Box: 113-6044
Beirut, Lebanon

Fax: 873 145 0231