Elgazzar A H
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait.
Gulf J Oncolog. 2009 Jul(6):60-73.
The Third Gulf Nuclear Medicine Conference took place in the state of Kuwait at Salwa Al Sabah hall, Safir marina hotel in Salmiya. The event extended from March 29th to April 1st 2009. The assembly was a great chance for all nuclear medicine, i.e. physicians, technologists and researchers in the field to meet and exchange experience and knowledge. The number of participators registered for this conference was beyond expectations; total registrants of 611 attended the event and actively end it. The conference was attended by international, regional and local participants. There were 23 speakers, including 13 invited guest speakers who came from USA, Canada, Europe and the Gulf region. In addition to the lectures and oral presentations, there were 30 poster presentations. The latest updates in the field together with most recent findings in the participants' own research were presented. The lectures and posters covered different basic and clinical categories of nuclear medicine. This article summarizes the highlights of the major topics discussed with some recommendations when applicable. Proceedings of the conference can be found in the World Journal of Nuclear Medicine of April, 2009.
第三届海湾核医学会议在科威特的萨尔米亚萨菲尔码头酒店的萨尔瓦·萨巴赫厅举行。会议于2009年3月29日至4月1日举行。此次会议为核医学领域的所有人员，即医生、技术人员和研究人员提供了一个相聚并交流经验与知识的绝佳机会。报名参加此次会议的人数超出预期；共有611名注册参会者出席了会议并积极参与其中。参会者包括国际、地区和当地的人员。共有23位演讲者，其中包括13位特邀嘉宾演讲者，他们来自美国、加拿大、欧洲和海湾地区。除了讲座和口头报告外，还有30份海报展示。会议展示了该领域的最新进展以及参会者自身研究的最新成果。讲座和海报涵盖了核医学不同的基础和临床类别。本文总结了所讨论主要主题的要点，并在适用时提出了一些建议。会议论文集可在《世界核医学杂志》2009年4月刊中查阅。
