Course

The course dealt with how to resuscitate the heart and lungs, dealing with cases of suffocation, dealing with stroke and heart attacks, and sport injuries. The students participating in the course underwent practical and theoretical tests and they were granted a first aid certificate approved by the Red Crescent.

The course was delivered by Colonel Dhafer Salah, Awareness and Guidance Officer in the Drug Control Department, and Major Malik Abed, Deputy Director of the Drug Control Department, in the presence of Dr. Laila Herzallah, the guidance director of the University.

The course, which was over three days, targeted physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychotherapists, doctors, university employees, governmental, and private institutions. The lecturers were Carla Silar, Director of Acupuncture without borders, via Skype, Dr. Nawal Awad, a specialist in Chinese medicine, Fadia Qamoa Rahal, an expert in Chinese medicine from the Palestinian interior, Ms. Ataf Awad, an expert in psychological counselling, and Dr. Wael Abu Hassan, a professor of health psychology at the Arab American University.