Scientific Committee Message

Dear Colleagues,

Once again in Dubai … The Saudi Thoracic Society (STS) and the Emirates Allergy and Respiratory Society (EARS) will be presenting the GulfThoracic Congress “GulfThoracic-2014” in its 5th version in the period from 13th to 15th March, 2014. This annual international multi-disciplinary event is conducted in collaboration with prestigious institutes that include:

• The American Thoracic Society (ATS), USA.
• Pan-Arab Chest Society.
• The Meakins-Christie Laboratories- McGill University, Canada.
• The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA.
• The Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
• The Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, UK.
• Papworth Hospital – Part of Cambridge University Health Partners, Cambridge- UK

On this occasion, it is with great honor to invite and welcome you to share and participate in this exciting event.  The combine efforts of the organizing and Scientific Committees make this event considered to be of paramount importance to a wide group of clinicians and health specialists. The scope of our program continues to present up-to-date and comprehensive for the best benefit of the audience.  The scientific program is intended to focus on and ensure to tackle all specialties of Pulmonary and Thoracic Medicine through state-of-the-art presentations by distinguished international speakers, workshops, discussions and abstract/poster presentations. Educational and scientific sessions is also intended to cover key issues such as COPD, Asthma, Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, Sleep Medicine, Lung Infections, Thoracic surgery and Respiratory Care, etc.

In order to engage different stakeholders in designing the scientific program, we would like to invite you to submit your proposal to be considered by the scientific committee. Please visit our websites to submit your Proposals or Challenging Clinical Cases. We would like also to invite you to submit your research work to be considered for either oral or poster presentation (Abstract Submission). This will allow you to have your work critiqued by experts from all over the world.

We look forward to a productive and pleasant time with you in the astonishing place emerged as a global city and a business hub- the City of Dubai.

Sincerely,