The website of the 24th International Traffic Medicine Association (ITMA) Congress, to be held later this year in Doha, was launched at a ceremony yesterday by Secretary General of National Traffic Safety Committee, Brigadier and senior engineer Mohamed Abdullah al-Malki.
Brigadier al-Malki is the president of organising committee for hosting the Congress, slated for November 16-18, under the patronage of HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani.
‘Traffic Medicine and Road Safety in Fast Developing Countries’ is the theme of ITMA 2015 Congress and it is expected to provide a multi-disciplinary network and forum for scientists and practitioners involved in the traffic safety to interact with each other and exchange ideas and information on the latest issues in this field.
Al-Maliki said the importance of the Congress stems from the Congress’ title itself as it is a global scientific congress to discuss all issues concerning traffic medicine including healthcare services, rescue services, security, legal measures and educational programmes integrated into traffic medicine system.
The senior traffic official added the newly launched website will be considered as a gate through which the outside world overlooks to get out and recognise the efforts of Qatar in various fields, particularly in the areas of traffic medicine and safety as issues of concern and care of the authorities in the state.
Al-Malki said the website provides necessary information about Qatar, the 24th ITMA Congress and its related services such as participation, registration, visas and hotel bookings and other services.
Dr Wafa al-Yazidi, Director of Medical Rehabilitation at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and member of Congress Organising Committee said the Ministry of Interior, National Traffic Safety Committee, General Directorate of Traffic, HMC, Public Works Authority (Ashghal), Ministry of Transport, Qatar University all are working together for the Congress where 300-500 experts are expected to present their papers to bring out best results in the field of traffic medicine and safety.
Senior engineer Jamal Sharaida al-Kaabi, director of Central Planning Office at the Ministry of Municipalities and Urban Planning, said the Congress is unique as it will cover the topics of engineering, medicine and its relations with road safety and accidents which will further boost efforts in the field of traffic medicine and road engineering.
The ITMA Congress covers all areas of traffic medicine and its associated disciplines. Delegates to the event include medical doctors, physiologists, psychologists, traffic safety experts, vehicle designers and manufacturers, engineers, policy makers, police officers, and insurance experts.
The Congress will focus on the progress in traffic safety, injury prevention, improvement in treatment methods in recent years, and will also bring some well-known traffic medicine experts together to share the most advanced concepts, theories and techniques.
Their deliberations are expected to promote traffic crash prevention, traffic safety, first-aid, medical treatment, and reducing the mortality and disability resulting from traffic injury to raise the road users health standards and the quality of life.
Domestic and international manufacturers from the field of traffic safety and injury treatments will participate in an exhibition to be held as part of the Congress.
The newly launched bilingual English/Arabic website (http://www.itma-congress-2015.com) provides l information on the Congress including registration, participation, paper presentation, travel, lodging and visa to Qatar.
Brigadier al-Malki launching the website of the ITMA Congress
