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Introduction
 Department of Radiology, AKUH is taking pride in hosting the 8th Sheffield International Conference on Diagnostic Imaging on January 13 & 14, 2007. The prestigious Sheffield International Diagnostic Conference is a biennial event that is held in developing countries. Conferences have previously been held in Kenya, Bangladesh, Egypt and other countries. It is organised by a group of UK-based physicians (Sheffield Diagnostic Imaging) and Sheffield University UK, in collaboration with a local partner in the country where the event is to be held.
The conference will be held over two days and will consist of a series of the state-of-the-art review lectures by eminent speakers who are experts in their fields. These include radiologists as well as surgeons and physicians who will be talking about the clinical issues relating to the practices of Diagnostic Imaging. A total of 32 talks will be delivered on various topics which will include general radiology, musculo-skeletal radiology including trauma, cardio-vascular radiology, interventional radiology, neuroradiology, chest radiology as well as ultrasound imaging. Parallel to this, we will be having a scientific poster exhibition, for which interested participants can submit abstracts.
The conference has been approved for 11 Category-1, CPD credits
by the Royal College of Radiologists.
Who should attend?
Clinician, Radiologists, Radiographers, Trainees, Residents, House Officers, Students and those interested in benefiting from this unique opportunity! Only 425 seats are available on first-come, first-served basis. Register early to avoid any inconvenience.
Aga Khan University Hospital
Aga Khan University Hospital , Karachi , (AKUH) started operations in 1985, as an integrated, health care delivery component of Aga Khan University . It is a philanthropic 500 beds private teaching institution committed to providing the best possible option for diagnosis, treatment and management of patients. The hospital is equipped to diagnose and treat medical, surgical, obstetric and gynecology, paediatrics and psychiatry patients. AKUH quality programme serves as a model for the Aga Khan Health Network institutions located in East Africa, India , Afghanistan and Pakistan . It has the State-of-the-art facilities that are located on campus: Pharmacy, Laboratory, Cardiopulmonary, Neurophysiology, Physiological Measurement Services, Physiotherapy with CR Unit and Radiology.
The spectrum of services at Radiology include: General Radiology, OPG, Women Imaging, Paediatrics, IVU, Fluoroscopy, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, CT and MRI with Cardiac Imaging, Nuclear medicine, Bone Densitometry (DEXA Scan) and Ultrasound. The department is fortified with competent, energetic and hardworking Radiologists, Radiographers, nurses and support staff. It is committed to providing quality service and is following the current trends of the world. The department is moving towards Film-less Radiology and will soon be equipped with Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). Our general radiography procedures inclusive of IVU and Fluoroscopy are carried out on Computed Radiography System (CR), which has minimized the patient waiting time, radiation dose, report turnaround time and film rejection rate.
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| Sheffield Teaching Hospital Radiology |
 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust manages the five NHS adult hospitals in Sheffield (UK). Including, Northern General, Royal Hallamshire, Jessop Wing, Weston Park and Charles Clifford hospitals.
The Radiology department carries out around 340,000 examinations per annum encompassing a wide range of procedures including at the Royal Hallamshire hospital: General, plain film & IVU radiography, Fluoroscopy and Angiography, Mammography, CT, MRI and Ultrasound, and at the Northern General hospital: General, Trauma, Orthopaedics, Fluoroscopy, Vascular and Cardiac Angiography, CT, Ultrasound and Spinal Injuries.
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