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TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 | 03 CAMPUS QU-LAWC promotes excellent research environment By Fazeena Saleem lish Legal Terminology, and many more; The Peninsula as well as the Law French Club in 2015 with the aim to conduct various cultur- al and social activities in order to spread the French legal culture within QU com- he College of Law at Qatar Uni- munity and the Qatari society. versity (QU-LAWC), the main pro- The college continues in its efforts to vider of specialised legal educa- provide students with opportunities to Ttion in the country, continues its interact with their peers and gain more efforts to promote an excellent research insight into the law profession. This is environment that stimulates creativity reflected in its wide range of confer- and innovation through collaborations ences, seminars and workshops such with academic organisations from the as the “Law and Medicine: Challenging private and public sectors and with re- the Future” conference in collaboration searchers from institutions in Qatar and with QU College of Medicine, Weill Cor- beyond. The College established Sir Wil- nell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) and Ha- liam Blair Chair in Alternative Dispute mad Medical Corporation (HMC) (Febru- Resolution as part of an agreement ary 2016), the second Doha Arbitration signed with Qatar International Court Forum hosted by the Business Law Fo- and Dispute Resolution Center in Feb- Jon Truby and Dr. Rawan Al Louzi, and sary guidance on the best options for rum (May 2015), the 5th roundtable on ruary. The new Chair will contribute to teaching assistant Fatma Mansour Al dealing with legal issues arising from Qatari legal culture in cooperation with promoting research and mechanism on Mesleh, as well as Dr. Sajida Shroff from hosting the competition. Doha International Center for Interfaith alternative dispute resolution, according Altamont Consulting Group, provided At present the College has 1,010 Qa- Dialogue (DICID) (February 2015), as to Dr Yassin El Shazly, LAWC Associate training for lawyers in Qatar. tari students and 191 non Qatari stu- well as the series of seminars on Qatari Dean for Outreach and Engagement. It also achieved in 2015 an NPRP dents with 65 faculty. It has 453 alum- commercial law held on the sidelines of The College is also planning to con- award of more than $1m for the re- ni, and 379 among them 379 are Qatari. “Made in Qatar” exhibition (May 2015), vert its Center for Energy and Sustain- search project on “TradeLab: Legal Ca- “The College is contributing to providing among many others. ability Law into a Center for Law and pacity to Empower Development”. Led its students with a wide range of forums LAWC students also participated in Economic Development. The new cent- by LAWC assistant professors Dr. Talal to boost their professional development the Sixth Annual Vis Commercial Arbitra- er will contribute to expanding the col- Abdulla Al Emadi and Dr. Jon Truby, the such as the Gulf Certified Arbitrators tion Competition Middle East Pre-moot lege’s research and outreach activities. project aims to develop an online plat- course, and the Students-Alumni Legal which was held in Bahrain this year, and The college achieved a number of form to advise governments and stake- Debate organised by the College’s Pro- in which they won the award for Best research awards NPRP, UREP and other holders on trade negotiations, options fessional Career Office,” said El Shazly. Respondent Memorandum. This com- internal grants. It won an NPRP award and investment issues. An NPRP award Through its Legal Clinic Unit, the col- petition added value to their legal edu- of $400,000 in March for the research of more than $300,000 was also won in lege provides students with practical cation and prepared them for their fu- project on “Legal Education and the 2015 by the research project on Qatar’s training on real-life scenarios, legal aid, ture careers as legal professionals. It also Skills Market in Qatar”. Led by LAWC Legal Preparedness to Host the FIFA and legal consultative expertise. It al- provided them with a unique opportuni- dean Dr. Mohammed Al Khulaifi, a team World Cup. Led by LAWC associate pro- so established a number of profession- ty to experience commercial arbitration comprising LAWC associate dean for fessor Dr. Hassan Elbarrawy, the project al development courses in cooperation and gain confidence in arguing in front of Research Dr. Francis Botchway, assistant aims to provide Qatar’s Supreme Com- with QU Continuing Education Office legal experts and against their counter- professors Dr. Melissa Joy Deehring, Dr. mittee for Delivery & Legacy the neces- (CEO) such as the Qatari HR Law, Eng- parts from institutions around the world. 04 | TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 COVER STORY Diagnosis by cellphone has its drawbacks changing care to patients who would and using advanced equipment to lis- otherwise be unable to access these ten to the heart and lungs, look into services. And pediatricians in their of- the ears and throat, and perform other fices can look into aching ears while aspects of the physical exam remotely. the child remains in his or her living On the other end of the spectrum are room . sort of. urgent-care services that deliver care All of this is a far cry from the Nor- to patients in their homes using noth- man Rockwell image of a doctor from ing more than a smartphone. decades ago. But while there was an Parents may use these services undeniable charm to the physician to seek after-hours care for their chil- with the black leather bag, modern dren, often hoping to get started on technology has improved medical care medicine as quickly as possible. And in ways we never dreamed possible. many insurance companies have been When used inappropriately, though, it pushing these services because, well, can cause substantial harm. they’re cheaper. Thanks to the low By Chad Hayes dures with the assistance of a robot or One recent innovation is telemedi- overhead costs, insurers pay only a The Washington Post replace missing limbs with bionic ones. cine — essentially, an office visit with- fraction of what they would pay for an Radiologists can read imaging out the office... or the visit. Exactly how office visit. Telemedicine visits are also studies from halfway around the world. this works can vary greatly from pro- quick and available 24 hours per day. There are specialists providing remote vider to provider. Some primary-care But while the convenience of a here’s no doubt that technolo- services to patients with strokes, wom- doctors or specialists offer virtual vis- 2am virtual visit for a child with a fever gy is changing the face of med- en with high-risk pregnancies and crit- its (with the assistance of a nurse who might be tempting, sometimes a face- icine. Today, surgeons can per- ically ill neonates. Mental-health pro- is physically with the patient), interact- to-face visit is clearly superior — and Tform minimally invasive proce- fessionals are now able to offer life- ing with the patient on a video screen less risky. TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 | 05 COVER STORY Strep throat, for instance, should tion caused by bubble baths, a failure sions about healthy eating and ex- ing, traumatic injuries or prolonged sei- never be diagnosed in children without to wipe after urinating or some other ercise could easily be handled with a zures — almost certainly require more first doing a rapid strep test or culture. relatively minor issue. video visit. And many rashes could be care than can be provided over an In- Urinary tract infections in children also Misdiagnoses such as this are not diagnosed without the need for spe- ternet connection. require sending a sample to a labora- unique to telemedicine; it’s certainly cialised equipment. Unless parents believe that a child’s tory for diagnosis. If a child is thought possible to practice medicine poorly in It’s seductive to use telemedicine condition demands immediate emer- to have pneumonia that requires anti- person. But when the doctor doesn’t when your pediatrician’s office can’t gency room evaluation, it’s almost al- biotics, it’s probably a good idea to ex- have access to the required tests, a re- be reached and a child is sick. Unless ways better to wait until a pediatrician amine the patient in person to ensure lationship of trust with the parents or a parent has some medical training, can see the child in person the next that hospitalisation isn’t needed. access to the child’s medical records, it can be hard to know if the advice day. And while there are devices that al- it’s much harder to get it right. and care being offered via a virtual vis- In project management, a principle low parents to peer into a child’s ears So while it may seem as though I’m it is low-quality, and it’s only natural to known as the triple constraint essen- and transmit an image of what they bashing telemedicine, I’m really not. It trust that the provider knows what he tially states that you can choose any find to a physician, this approach isn’t just needs to be use appropriately.