Bahrain Medical Society is set to organise the 2nd edition of the Gulf Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (GCCMID 2017) at the Gulf Hotel from November 1 to 4 in cooperation with The Saudi Society for Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and the Emirates Medical Association for Infectious Diseases.

The event, which will be held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, aims to exchanges experiences and discuss rare cases and ways of treating them according to international standards and the latest discoveries in modern medicine.

Around 500 practitioners from various medical disciplines in the region and Arab nation will take part in the event alongside 78 keynote speakers from across the world, including 5 from Bahrain and 32 from the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and the UK.

A total of 25 medical researches out of 230 from all over the world will be honoured by Bahrain Medical Society and The Saudi Society for Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

An exhibition will also be held on the sidelines of the conference in which 32 international specialised companies in manufacturing antibiotics and medical devices for early detection of diseases and epidemics will showcase their products.

Source: BNA