Under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Industry and President of the Department of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS), Dubai World Dermatology and Laser Conference and Exhibition was inaugurated by DOHMS Director General Qadhi Saeed Al Murooshid on behalf on the Patron of the event at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre and shall stay on for three consecutive days 17th, 18th and 19th April 2007.

The scientific programme involves different topics on skin pathology especially "benign and malignant tumors" and the modern cure for "Psoriasis" and "Vitiligo" and "Polymorph Acne" as well as the modern cures for skin "Hyper Pigmentation" and "Melasma". The conference also focuses on plastic surgery and skin care dermatology, in addition to the laser treatments and injections.

Furthermore, six workshops will be conducted during the conference, and two Continuing Education points will be granted to the sessions’ attendees that shall discuss various chapters on skin care such as wrinkles reduction, BOTOX injections and skin rejuvenation, as well as the updated laser use and other modern skin care techniques.

The conference engages 51 symposium that host specialists and doctors from The United States of America, Canada, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Arab Countries to cover the conference scientific programme, in addition to the four day intensive pre-conference course where specialists lectured and interacted with the congress participants who had the privilege of learning the state-of-the-art updates on Dermatology and acquired 28 Continuing Education points accredited by the UAE University.



While addressing the welcome speech, Al Murooshid praised the efforts performed for the success of the conference and added: "We, at the Department of Health and Medical Services, are proud to be the leaders in the region in introducing the latest technologies and treatment modalities within our hospitals and specialist clinics to our patients. This has created the confidence among our patients and led our dermatologists and dermatology clinics to treat yearly more than 25,000 patients with an average of 2,000 visits per month".

On the other hand, Mr. Abdul Salam Al Madani, President of the INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions Member of INDEX Holding affirmed that the conference is achieving a remarkable progress every year and it has registered a global growth exceeding 40%.

And due to the success continuity, mini-conferences shall be organized in different Arab countries namely Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and the Arabian Gulf countries.

The conference and exhibition activities shall stay on for three days at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre as the latest innovations and researches on dermatology, laser and skin care will be presented and analyzed.