The XXIInd Annual Conference will be held on Thursday October 15, 2009 till Saturday October 17, 2009 in the Annunciation Amphitheater facing Saint George Hospital University Medical Center – Achrafieh, Beirut.

Registration is FREE

The Opening Ceremony will take place on Thursday October 15, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.

CME credits will be offered by the Lebanese Order of Physicians against the event.

A new activity is introduced : an abstract session open to residents, fellows and medical students. Abstracts submitted on-line will be screened by the Organizing Committee who will select those eligible for presentation.

At the end of the session, a special jury will designate the three best abstracts who will receive the Marie Selim Abi-Chahla award as well as a financial prize for the best abstracts.

Committees working on the preparation of the Annual Conference :

1. Organizing Committee :

Aida Yazigi, M.D. – President of the Conference
Dean Camille Nassar, Ph.D.
Amir Abdelnour, M.D.
Claude Afif, M.D.
Elie Karam, M.D.
Georges El-Kehdy, M.D.
Maha Khachab, Ph.D.
Jihad Khoury, M.D.
Salem Khoury, M.D.
Robert Sacy, M.D.

2. Scientific Committee :

Georges El-Kehdy, M.D. – Chairperson
Elie Anastasiades, M.D.
Georges Assaf, M.D.
Elie Stephan, M.D.
Ziad El-Rassi, M.D.
Ms. Ursula Rizk

3. Business Committee :

Elie Stephan, M.D. – Chairperson
Elie Anastasiades, M.D.
Imad Hajj, M.D.
Robert Sacy, M.D.
Mr. Dimitri Haddad
Mr. Waël Abi Ghanem

4. Media and Publications Committee :

Ms. Lina Moukheiber – Chairperson
Ms. Fadia Tabbah
Ms. Najwa Bilal

5. Social Committee :

Boghos Karavetian, M.D. – Chairperson
Ramy Ghabril, M.D.
Assad Habib, M.D.