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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.
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 |
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. |
| 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 |