Pre – Conference Workshops

8th – 17th April, 2015

Date Day Time Institute Coordinator Topic

8th

April

Wednesday

0900 – 1200

AKUH

Dr Shemila Abbasi

Ultrasound guided TAP block

8th

April

Wednesday

1030 – 1200

NICVD

Dr Amina Nasreen

Ultrasound guided central venous access

11th

April

Saturday

0900 – 1300

PNS Shifa

Dr Naseem Ahmed

Nerve stimulator guided nerve blocks

11th

April

Saturday

1400 - 1700

Indus Hospital

Dr Kashif Iqbal

Ultrasound guided regional blocks

11th

April

Saturday

1400 – 1600

SIUT

Dr Hina Lodhi

Mechanical ventilation

12th

April

Sunday

0900 – 1300

PNS Shifa

Dr Zahid Rao

Airway management

13th

April

Monday

1400 – 1600

LNH

Dr Siraj

ABGs interpretation

14th

April

Tuesday

0900 – 1200

Civil Hospital

Dr Safia Zafar

Painless labour

14th

April

Tuesday

0930 – 1230

Patel Hospital

Dr NavaidAkhtar

Advance techniques in regional anaesthesia

16th

April

Thurday

0900 – 1200

ASH

Dr Junaid Ansari

Medical writing

17th

April

Friday

0900 – 1200

JPMC

Dr Shoaib Malik

Epidural analgesia

Day – I

Saturday, 18th April, 2015

Hotel Mövenpick, Karachi

Timings

(hours)

Scientific Programme

0800- 0900 Registration

0900-1000 Inaugural Session

1000-1030 Tea break/Exhibition

1030-1100 Plenary Session

Chairpersons: Prof. Tipu Sultan

Prof. Gunaydin Berrin Plenary Talk: Innovations in anaesthesia that has improved

patient outcome

Speaker: Brig. Asif Gul Kayani

1100-1245 Sessions I: New horizons in Anaesthesia

Chairpersons: Prof. Rehana Kamal

Prof. Shahida Khawaja

1. Leadership and team work in anaesthesia- making use of human

factors to improve clinical performance – Prof. Saeeda Haider

2. Ten important publications from 2010-2014 that have changed

anaesthesia practise – Prof. Gauhar Afshan

3. Non-invasive monitoring technologies: Need for future development

in anaesthesia – Dr. Abid Rajah

4. Intraoperative mapping and monitoring of brain and spinal cord

functions and their dependence on anesthesia – Dr. M. Tariq Imtiaz

1245-1405 Session II: Truth behind innovation in anaesthesia

teaching

Chairpersons: Brig. M. Salim

Prof. Ursula Chohan

1. Scenario based learning: Fundamental concept of PBL -

Prof. Shahab Naqvi

2. Training and assessment of procedural skills in anaesthesia–

Dr. Mubashir Hussain

3. Is there a need for the development of separate regional anaesthesia

teaching module in our residency program?–

Dr. Robyna Irshad

1330-1400 Session III: Poster Presentation

Judges: Prof. Salman Waris

Dr. Navaid Akhtar

Dr. Rehana Yaseen

Dr. Ali Asghar

Presenter needs to be present with their posters

1400-1500 Lunch

1500 - 1700 Session IV: Refresher Lectures

Coordinators: Dr. Akhtar Aziz Khan

Prof. Nurul Haq

Dr. Nighat Abbas

Dr. Muhammad Hamid

1. Transfusion Practices: Patient blood management from blood

products to patient centred care – Prof. Naveed Masood

2. Triage/ Anaesthetist concern – Dr. Nadeem Munir

3. Recent Innovations of Airway management – Dr. Faisal Shamim

Day – II

Sunday, 19th April, 2015

Hotel Mövenpick, Karachi

Timings

(hours)

Scientific Programme

0830 - 0930 Breakfast Session: Meet the experts

1. Preoperative testing- how much is enough? Prof. Fazal Hameed, Dr. Nadeem Munir, Dr. Murtaza, Dr. Faisal salim

2. Optimal fluid management - which fluids and which monitors? Prof. Masrooruddin, Dr. Umar Sheikh, Dr. Madiha Hashmi, Dr. Siraj

3. Valvular heart disease in pregnancy Prof. Sadqa Aftab, Dr. M. Hamid, Dr. Kashif Anwar, Dr. Rehana Yaseen

4. Peripheral nerve blocks Dr. Akhtar Aziz Khan, Dr. Aliya Ahmed , Dr.Zahid Rao, Dr. Shams Rashdi,

5. Sedation in children. Prof. Younis Khatri, Dr. Naheed Arjumand, Dr. Amim Anwar,

Dr Faisal Shamim

6. Obstetric hemorrhage Prof. Naveed Masood, Dr. Hamid Ali, Dr.Farjad Sultan, Dr. Ahmed Soomro,,

Dr. Ali Asghar

7. Blasts and burns injuries - growing challenges Prof. Tipu Sultan, Prof. Aftab Imtiaz, Brig. Aneel Aslam, Dr. Khalid Siddiqui,

Dr. Hina Lodhi

8. From cure to comfort - palliative care Prof. Nur ul Haq, Dr. Safia Zafar, Dr. Qamar Abbas, Dr. Ali Sarfaraz

9. Electrolyte and acid – base imbalance

Dr. Jamil Akhtar, Dr. Amin Khawaja, Dr. M. Irfan Akhter, Dr. Nadeem Naqvi

10. Morbid obesity & obstructive sleep apnoea Dr. Nighat Abbas, Brig. Naseem , Dr. Junaid Ansari, Dr.Shemaila Abbasi,

Dr. Sabahat Tariq,

11. Anaesthetic concerns in renal failure Prof. Akhtar Waheed Khan, Dr. Sharjeel Chaudhry, Dr. Sobia Khan,

Dr. Fauzia Ali

0930 - 1130 Session I: Pro & Cons

Moderator: Dr. Madiha Hashmi

1. BIS monitoring is only for people who do not know how to give

proper anaesthesia

Pro – Dr. Amin Khuwaja / Con - Prof. Salman Waris

2. Anaesthetist should concentrate on being expert at giving an

anaesthetic and not about being perioperative physician

Pro – Prof. Sadqa Aftab / Con- Prof. M. Qamarul Hoda

3. Anaesthetist should use the best available drug, no matter what

the cost

Pro – Prof. Amjad Ali / Con – Dr. Jodat Saleem

1130 - 1310 Session II: Specialty anaesthesia

Chairpersons: Prof. Yunis Khatri

Prof. Aftab Imtiaz

1. Obstetric: Practical approaches to crisis management in obstetric

anaesthesia –Speaker – Prof. Gunaydin Berrin

2. ICU: Role of anaesthesiologist in ICU beyond ventilation –

Prof. Khalid Bashir

3. Enhanced recovery : Is it cost effective? -

Prof. Fauzia Khan

4. Emergency surgery in anti-coagulated patients: the double-edged

sword- Prof. Fazal Hameed Khan

1310 - 1410 Session III: Resident Free Paper Contest

Chairpersons: Dr. Akhtar Aziz Khan

Dr. Zahid Akhtar Rao

Judges: Prof. Naveed Masood

Dr. M Irfanul Haq

Dr. Hamid Iqil Naqvi

Dr. Fauzia Ali

1410 - 1445 Session IV: Panel discussion

Need for minimum monitoring standard in areas with limited resources -

Dr. Faisal Salim

Moderator: Dr. Shamila Athar

Panellist: Prof. Tipu Sultan

Dr. S. M. Nadeem

Prof. Amjad Ali

Dr. Khalid Samad

Dr. M. Saleh

1445 - 1500 Concluding session /results of best paper & poster

1500 - 1530 LUNCH

1530 - 1600 Business Session