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AKU Organises Fifth Pain Symposium on Recent Developments in Pain
Management
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Karachi, 10th Sept, 2005: Aga Khan University Hospital's (AKUH) Department
of Anaesthesia organised its fifth Pain Symposium titled 'Recent Developments
in Pain Management: Conventional to Interventional Approaches', which
was attended by a large number of anaesthesiologists, oncologists,
neurologists, neurosurgeons, obstetricians and physicians from around
the world.
Dr Mohammad Khurshid, Dean of AKU Medical College, said while addressing
the participants that the objective of organising the Pain Symposium
was to create awareness about this emergency subspecialty of anaesthesia
among medical practitioners in Pakistan and abroad, and to enhance
understanding and application of recent developments in this area.
The Two day symposium included plenary session and workshops on MRI
(Magnetic Resonance Imaging) interpretation, Ankle Block and Stellate
Ganglion Block. Renowned national and international speakers delivered
their papers on common pain problems including labour and delivery
pain.
The speakers included Dr Madhuri Lokapur from India, who lectured
on 'Cost-effectiveness of Interventional Pain Management', and discussed
current and future pain management options in the context of developing
countries. Dr Zaki Hussain from United Kingdom, Dr Mohammad Ahsan
from United States of America, Dr M.J. Joshi from India, Dr Khalid
Bashir from Lahore, Brig M. Saleem from Islamabad, Dr Salman Waris
from Multan and many others also presented papers at the symposium.
Earlier, Dr Rehana Kamal, Professor, Department of Anaesthesia, AKUH,
welcomed the participants and observed that the symposium would provide
a platform for medical practitioners for sharing idea and dissemination
of information on how to improve pain management in Pakistan.
As a part of its aim to promote research and intellectual activity
in the medical profession, AKU has been organising yearly symposiums
on pain management since the past five years. While the current symposium
emphasises on conventional and interventional approaches, previous
ones focused on cancer pain management, back pain and advanced therapeutic
modalities.
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