Arab Health 2017 concluded on 2 February in Dubai with the Leaders in Healthcare conference, a symposium that featured discussions on the challenges and opportunities in adopting innovative technologies such as robotics, drones, and 3D printing in healthcare.
The Leaders in Healthcare conference was held under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai. In her keynote speech, Haya said physicians, patients, and the system must be equipped with the right tools and knowledge in order to ensure successful adoption of new technology in healthcare.
Leaders in Healthcare conference attendees."We also need to improve medical training to ensure future generations of doctors are proficient in the use of technology, social media, and digital platforms," she said.
Haya also toured some of the vendor, service provider, and manufacturer exhibits at Arab Health 2017. There were 4,400 exhibits at this year's meeting, according to the conference organizers.
![Representative example of a 16-year-old male patient with underlying X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. (A, B) Paired anteroposterior (AP) chest radiograph and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) report shows lumbar spine (L1 through L4) areal bone mineral density (BMD). The DXA report was reformatted for anonymization and improved readability. The patient had low BMD (Z score ≤ −2.0). (C) Model (chest radiography [CXR]–BMD) output shows the predicted raw BMD and Z score in comparison with the DXA reference standard, together with interpretability analyses using Shapley additive explanations (SHAP) and gradient-weighted class activation maps. The patient was classified as having low BMD, consistent with the reference standard. AM = age-matched, DEXA = dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, RM2 = room 2, SNUH = Seoul National University Hospital, YA = young adult.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/04/ai-children-bone-density.0snnf2EJjr.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
