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The Saudi Thoracic Society, hereafter called “The Society” is recognized by King Saud University in Riyadh and is located at its premises and may have more chapters in other locations if needed.

Name and Its Location:

The Saudi Thoracic Society is affiliated to King Saud University in Riyadh ( Central Region ) and is located at its premises and have two main chapters one In Jeddah ( Western Province ) and one in Al-Khobar (Eastern Province)

Objectives of the Society:

The Society aims at achieving the following objectives:

The progression and development of the scientific thinking in the specialties of the Society (adult and pediatric pulmonology, thoracic surgery, critical care, allergy, sleep medicine and respiratory therapy).

Giving the opportunity for the workers in the Society to contribute the scientific development of its fields

Enhancing exchange of scientific thinking in its field amongst different institutions and disciplines in the Kingdom and abroad.

Offering consultation and performing the appropriate studies to improve the level of performance in the fields of the Society in different institutions/disciplines

Participation in Public Health Education in problems and diseases of the chest

Issuing booklets, letters, etc. for public health education

Establishing and running the following programs:

Anti-smoking campaigns

Tuberculosis control program

Home oxygen program

Other programs related to the specialties of the society
Any of these programs can be run as a separate unit, under the supervision of the Society.

Cooperating with other societies and institutions with similar activities

Activities:

The Society will achieve its objectives listed in paragraph 2, by all possible means particularly by:

Promoting the scientific research and the related topics, publishing the results of such research, distributing and exchanging them with the related disciplines

Holding congresses, symposia and conferences to discuss the problems related to its fields

Issuing journal, bulletin and letters indicating the results of the research being done in its fields

Arranging scientific trips after approval of the appropriate authority

Establishing a library which contains books and periodicals mainly in pulmonary medicine.

Number of branches and locations:

The head office is located in Riyadh.

East region branch(Located in Al-Khobar city)

West region branch (Located in Jeddah city)

Qassim branch

Abha branch

Number of members:

The number of registered members reaches 600 members around the kingdom (by July 2006)

Number of periodic meetings:

The Saudi Thoracic Society has a major yearly medical conference held in a one of the major cities in the kingdom, the next one will be held in Jeddah city in November 2006. A monthly local meeting in each major city is held 10 times / year.

Journals and magazines:

The Saudi Thoracic Society has a quarterly published magazine (published in Arabic called "Al-Tanafos), in addition to a periodic scientific journal that will be published soon in English. Named "Annals of Thoracic Medicine"