College of Medicine

Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Prof Dr Nabil K. Abdel-Saheb, and the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Kurdistan Region, Dr Aaram M. Qadir, and under the supervision of the President of University of Mosul, Prof Dr Qusay K. Al-Din Al-Ahmadi, and the President of Erbil Technical University, Assistant Prof Dr Kawa A. Rasul, the works of the first virtual international scientific conference on the Corona pandemic were held for the period 11 – 12 November 2020. The conference dealt with several topics, such as medical sciences, technology and e-learning, local and global economics, agricultural and veterinary sciences, political and human sciences. The Faculty of Medicine, University of Mosul, had an active and good contribution to the success of the conference activities. This effective contribution was represented by the presidency of the scientific committee by the Dean Prof Dr Basil M. Nathir Saeed, while the official of the Scientific Affairs Division, the lecturer Dr Rana M. Raouf, chaired the first scientific session. The Lecturer Dr Ali Adel Daoud and the Lecturer Dr Kawkab Idris Mahmoudthe from the Department of Anatomy, two Professors from the Department of Medicine, the Lecturer Dr Alia A. Najm and the Lecturer Dr Safia A. Chalabi, the Head and Instructor from the Department of Family and Community Medicine Assistant Prof Dr Walid Gh. Ahmed and the Lecturer Dr Noha H. Al-Assaf were presented their research or scientific papers. It is noteworthy in this regard that the Preparatory Committee had received more than 60 papers submitted by researchers and professors from various academic institutions (inside and outside Iraq), and only 30 of them were accepted in the conference proceedings. The conference concluded with several recommendations such as intensifying international cooperation because the pandemic cannot be confronted in isolation without other countries provided that research institutions adopt more scientific and academic plans in the educational, psychological and media fields to confront pandemics, and ways to reduce their impact on educational institutions, with the need to adopt Governmental and private institutions blended and e-learning strategies, and doing long-term plans to leave traditional education as well as other recommendations.