Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Emirates Medical Association and the Emirates Family Medicine Society, we would like to heartily invite you once again, delegates, esteemed faculty, committees and industry partners and friends, to the 3rd edition of the Emirates Family Medicine Society Congress, due between 9 to 11 January 2020, at the Intercontinental Dubai Festival City, UAE.

The 3-day highly educational scientific program will gather over 1000 physicians and healthcare professionals eager to hone their skills and expand their knowledge with the Best Topics from the Annual Family Medicine Experience 2019 of the American Academy of Family Physicians, which will address the full spectrum of topics in Family Medicine, and cover keynotes and plenary sessions, symposia, debates and networking opportunities, making it the must-attend Family Medicine Congress for 2020 in the GCC region.

We are proud that the exclusive scientific partnership between our Society and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is built on long-term mutual collaboration, and would like to invite all interested physicians and healthcare professionals to join us at the 2020 edition for a new plethora of highly educational scientific sessions developed by top AAFP faculty in the US.

Your support towards the fulfillment of our mission to ensure that physicians in this region have access to quality continuing medical education, expertise and skills for providing comprehensive healthcare to patients of all ages, genders and diseases is of utmost importance to our society and to the vision of the Emirates Medical Association for the UAE and beyond.

We sincerely hope that you will make the most out of your participation in the 3rd EFMS Congress next year and look forward to meeting you in 2020 for another memorably valuable experience for all our stakeholders in this wonderful opportunity!

Best Wishes,

Dr. Wadeia Al Shareif
EFMS 2020 President

About EFMS

The objective of 2nd EFMS Congress 2020 is to bring the best scientific experts to catalyze and advance scientific knowledge about the Family Medicine and present recent research findings via international scientific collaboration with American Academy of Family Physicians.

EFMS Congress 2020 is a platform to maintain high standards among physicians who practice family medicine realizing that family doctor’s effectiveness depends on up-to-date continuing education.

About AAFP

The American Academy of the Family Physicians is the national association of family doctors. It is one of the largest national medical organizations, with 129,000 members in 50 states D.C., Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam, as well as internationally.

Until October 3, 1971, it was known as American Academy of General Practice. The name was change in order to more accurately reflect the changing nature of primary health care.

The AAFP was founded in 1947 to promote and maintain high quality standards for family doctors who are providing continuing comprehensive health care to the public.

The AAFP FMX is the AAFP’s is the largest meeting for continuing education, drawing more than 10,000 physicians and visitors.