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HAMAD Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) will publish the proceedings of the 4th Annual South and West Asia Chapter of Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (SWAC ELSO) Conference, an online conference, which kicked off on Wednesday and will conclude on February 18 (Saturday).
The conference is being held on QScience.com, the free, online, open access research platform run by HBKU Press and its proceedings will be featured in a special issue of Qatar Medical Journal, a journal sponsored by Hamad Medical Corporation.
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS; used synonymously with the term Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation [ECMO]) is a variation of heart or lung bypass surgery. Whereas traditional heart/lung bypass requires a risky open cavity surgery that is done over a number of hours, extracorporeal life support helps deliver blood carrying oxygen to all parts of the body in patients with life threatening respiratory and/or cardiac failure using a system of circuit tubing. Essentially, ECMO works by removing blood from the person's body and artificially removing the carbon dioxide, oxygenating red blood cells and then returning the oxygenated blood to the patient. ECMO artificially takes over the work of the heart and lungs. It is used in patients who have serious, but reversible, heart or lung problems providing necessary oxygenation to a patient while doctors treat the underlying condition.
ECLS can be sustained in high-risk patients for days or even weeks and has less risk than traditional open heart surgery. However, as it is a rapidly-evolving technique with ever-changing technology and body of knowledge, it is still a procedure that requires constant attention and exchanges between its practitioners.
The theme of this year's conference is 'Bringing ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) Simulation to Life' because of its series of simulation-based pre-conference workshops and a team competition.
The conference will be attended by medical practitioners from ELSO chapters all over the world who meet annually to discuss the latest developments in the field.
"Qatar won the bid to host the South and West Asia Chapter annual meeting this year, as the country is showing promise in the development of extracorporeal life support research and training," explains Dr Ibrahim Fawzy, director of Corporate Critical Care at Hamad Medical Corporation and ELSO-SWAC 2017 Conference Chair."The conference will attract experts from around the world who will help to develop ECMO strategy between Qatar, the Gulf and the world based on collaboration and international standards."
The conference proceedings featured online on QScience.com in Qatar Medical Journal will include 78 abstracts from the conference.
"We are pleased to publish the conference proceedings of SWAC ELSO in Qatar Medical Journal's first special issue," explains Saffiyah al Nuaimi, managing editor of Qatar Medical Journal."This is a valuable addition to the journal and sheds light on the cutting-edge research originating from Qatar and the region. As the proud publisher of QMJ since 2012, we hope that the journal will feature the outcome of more local and regional medical conferences in future."
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