Samia al - Faqi
The General Union of Doctors, in cooperation with the Egyptian Society for High Blood Pressure, organized a celebration of World Blood Pressure Day at the headquarters of the Union in Al-Qaeda, in the middle of a wide scientific and medical presence.
The participation of Dr. Osama Abdalhai, a doctor ' s captain, together with a selection of cardiologists, was effective, headed by Dr. Mohsen Ibrahim, President of the Assembly, Professor of Heart, Dr. Suleiman Ghraib, former head of department, Dr. Wafa al-Armyr al-Khardi, former head of department, as well as a large number of professors and head teachers from various Egyptian universities, as a large number of doctors.
Dr. Osama Abdelhai, Doctor ' s Prospect, confirmed that the trade union was keen to celebrate world days of various diseases, as an effective means of sensitizing doctors, raising their professional competence and keeping them informed of the latest scientific developments in each disease.
The Doctors ' Captain noted that the trade union was eager to go along with other trade union files, stressing that the education and training file was one of the most important and influential files, as the primary tool for the development of the health system.
For his part, Dr. Mohsen Ibrahim, President of the Assembly, and Professor of Heart in El-Eye, explained that the scientific day included a series of lectures on the prevalence of hypertension in Egypt and the world, methods of prevention and treatment, the role of changing lifestyles in the control of the disease, as well as discussion of the latest medicines and diagnostics.
It also drew attention to an illustrative video of how to measure blood pressure and the optimum devices currently used, with emphasis on the Conference logo «I know your number.» To enhance citizens ' awareness of the levels of blood pressure at different ages, and the importance of cutting food salt and reducing weight as essential preventive factors.
Discussions stressed that measurement of blood pressure was a pivotal step at the beginning of the treatment journey, with the need to be mastered by all physicians of different disciplines as a key skill in early diagnosis.
For his part, Dr. Mustafa Salim, Director of the Training Centre of the General Medical Association, called for the need to organize training workshops for young doctors on the basis of accurate blood pressure measurement among patients.
