In conjunction with King Hamad University Hospital, RCSI Bahrain is launching a series of free public health information lectures.
The Mini Med lecture series will take place over three Thursday mornings at RCSI Bahrain, which is located next door to King Hamad University Hospital. A free babysitting service and light refreshments will be provided.
On Thursday, September 26, Professor Eamon Tierney will deliver a lecture on Pain Relief and Labour.
Professor Tierney will describe the different types of pain relief in labour and childbirth and which type of pain relief a patient might choose. After the lecture there will be time for discussion during which people will be free to ask any questions they have about pain relief in childbirth.
On Thursday, October 31, Dr Gufran Jassims lecture, Menopause: Signs, Symptoms and Treatment, will be given in Arabic.
Dr Ghufran will talk about menopause and the management of its associated symptoms with special emphasis on hot flushes. Her lecture will also describe the latest guidelines for screening during this time and the services available in the health centers for women who have reached the menopause.
And on Thursday, November 28, Professor Kevin Dunne will deliver the lecture, Does your baby suffer from sleeplessness, excemza or colic?
RCSI Bahrain is delighted to be hosting the Mini Med lecture series in conjunction with King Hamad University Hospital, said Professor Sameer Otoom, Interim President RCSI Bahrain. These lectures provide a great community service by creating awareness and helping to educate the general public on these important public health matters.
The concept for the Mini Med lecture series comes from RCSI in Dublin, where it has been very successful and regularly draws large crowds. The Mini Med Lecture series in RCSI Bahrain is being organised by the Universitys Community Engagement Office.
The Head of Community Engagement, Ms Julie Sprakel said the Mini Med lectures will deliver on RCSI Bahrains noble purpose of enhancing health education and awareness in Bahrain. The topics that we have chosen for the first three lectures are very important health matters and we encourage members of the public to come along on the day for what promises to be a series of very insightful lectures.