CME Seminar on Recent Advances in the Care of High – Risk Newborns Aga Khan University (AKU) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and the office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) Department of Clinical Affairs are pleased to announce CME Seminar on Recent Advances in the Care of High – Risk Newborns on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. (4 CME hours)
Time and Venue
9:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lecture Hall # 2, AKU
Programme
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9:00 AM – 9:30 AM |
Registration |
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9:30 AM – 9:35 AM |
Recitation from the Holy Quran |
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9:35 AM – 9:40 AM |
Welcome Address
Prof Iqtidar Khan
Director Clinical services
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) |
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9:40 AM – 10:00 AM |
Current priorities for newborn care in urban centers of Pakistan
Dr Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Professor and Consultant Paediatrician
Chairman, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, AKUH |
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10:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
Modern trends in respiratory support for preterm infants and role of surfactant therapy
Dr Maqbool Qadir
Consultant Neonatologist
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, AKUH |
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10:20 AM – 10:40 AM |
New strategies in low-cost ventilation and effective ventilation
Dr Syed Rehan Ali
Consultant Neonatologist
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, AKUH |
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10:40 AM – 11:00 AM |
Tea break |
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11:00 AM – 11:20 AM |
Strategies to improve long term outcomes in very low birth weight babies
Dr Muhammad Sohail Salat
Consultant Neonatologist
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, AKUH |
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11:20 AM – 11:40 AM |
Recent advances to the diagnosis and management of common genetic disorders in pregnancy and newborn period
Dr Bushra Afroze
Consultant Paediatrician
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, AKU |
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11:40 AM – 12:00 PM |
Modern management of surgical emergencies in the newborn
Dr Arif Mateen
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, AKU |
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12:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
Panel Discussion |
Registration
Registration fee: PKR 100/- only
Due to limited seating capacity, Registration would be made on first come first serve basis.
For registration, please contact:
Conference Secretariat
Aga Khan University
Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500
Karachi 74800, Pakistan
Tel: 92 21 486 4578, 493 0051 Ext. 4578 
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