The seventh “Serbian Diaspora Medical Conference 2016” will be held from 18 to 20 May in Belgrade under the patronage of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine and organized by HRH Princess Katherine Foundation.

The objectives of the Conference are to promote cooperation between our doctors and experts in the field of medical sciences from the Diaspora with the institutions and individuals who are the pillars of quality of health care in Serbia, as well as networking in the field of health care in the Republic of Serbia with the Serbian academic community in the Diaspora.

More than 70 doctors from abroad, many of them from Mayo Clinic and Harvard will attend this years Serbian Diaspora Medical Conference.

A variety of different topics will be covered by the lectures and working sessions in the field of endocrinology, pediatric hematology and cardiology, minimally invasive surgery, orthopedics, psychiatry, general medicine, breasts oncopathology. The Serbian Medical Chamber will also have one session.

The Seventh Serbian Diaspora Medical Conference is organized by the Crown Princess Katherine Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia, Serbian Medical Chamber, School of Medicine University of Belgrade, World Health Organization, Royal Medical Board, Lifeline Humanitarian Organization of which I am patron in Chicago, New York, Toronto, London, and Athens, and under the patronage of HRH Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine. This is the seventh such conference, organized with the aim to continue the tradition begun by Their Royal Highnesses 2009.

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Katherine, who designed and launched this project in 2009, points out that the idea of organizing the conference came from the numerous meetings and discussions with our doctors in the country, as well as with the doctors who live and work abroad. “We have kept the motto “Medicine in the world and in Serbia”, because it is a model that proved to be very successful, and it will continue to expand our operations. Our main goal is to gather our doctors from the Diaspora in Serbia, as well as the international health experts. They will share their experiences and knowledge and thus encourage the development of medicine, professional cooperation and support to our country, creating a new, broader network, strengthening collegial solidarity, and friendship. We hope that our doctors will benefit from this conference, by acquiring knowledge and establishing links with their counterparts from abroad” – said Crown Princess Katherine.

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine are organizing a welcome reception for the participants of the Seventh Serbian Diaspora Medical Conference at the White Palace on Wednesday, 18 May at 7:00 pm.

The opening ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 19 at 9:00 am at the Metropol Palace Hotel in Belgrade.

Media representatives are invited to cover this event.