liver further improvements in quality Two medical events are coming to Singapore in May that are being held in South East Asia for the first time From 7 to 13 May the In ternational Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ISMRM is convening at Suntec Singapore A few days later from 16 to 20 May SpineWeek will be focusing on spinal problems and research at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre There will be an accompanying exhibi tion at both of these conventions each of which is expected to attract between 6 000 and 7 000 delegates from all over the world The 24th ISMRM Annual Meeting will bring hospital doctors engineers physicists bio chemists and technology experts among oth ers to this equatorial city There will also be an interdisciplinary element to the exchanges about the latest developments in the dele gates various fields of activity 16 interna tional spinal medicine societies come togeth er at SpineWeek an event that involves more than just presenting scientific papers Train ing workshops will be staged on aspects of clinical practice These convention accompa nying events are also designed to facilitate networking according to the Singapore Tourism Board The convention organisers hope this will lead the delegates to engage in fruitful collaboration in the future www yoursinga pore com The round of medical events in Singapore contin ues with Medical Fair Asia from 31 August to 2 Septem ber which Messe Düsseldorf Asia is organising for the eleventh time The event is being complemented for the first time by the one day Medicine Sports Confer ence Asia 2016 on the sec ond day at which experts in sports medicine health providers fitness experts and the industry will discuss innovations and challenges As the years have gone by we have seen progress in sports medicine all over the world explains Gernot Ringling managing director of Messe Düsseldorf Asia So it s important that those involved in our region con tinue to remain at the very forefront of developments in technology he emphasises The Asia Pacific market for sports medicine is set to grow significantly in the coming years In addition sport is a good means of counteracting lifestyle diseases which are on the increase in South East Asia due to the adoption of a western lifestyle These include cardiovas cular and respiratory diseases and diabetes www messe duesseldorf de mda PB 36 TradeFairs Internation al 2 2016 INTERNATIONAL A t the Singapore Tourism Board STB they see their destination as the ideal place to host medical events We are a biomedical hub and have a knowl edge driven economy argues Jeannie Lim executive director for conventions meetings and incentive travel at the STB She also em phasises the reciprocal effect that these events have Content rich medical confer ences like this enable delegates from Singa pore and abroad to expand their knowledge In this way the MICE segment helps to de SINGAPORE The very best medicine This year the city state is hosting a whole range of medical events These include new conventions and an established trade fair Für medizinische Tagungen wie den letztjährigen ESMO Kongress wird Singapur immer beliebter Singapore is gaining popularity for medical events like last year s ESMO Congress Ph ot o E SM O

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