2nd Annual Johns Hopkins-Aga Khan International Collaborative Trauma and Injury Research Training Programme (ICTIRT) Research Symposium
Aga Khan University (AKU) is organising the 2 nd Annual Johns Hopkins-Aga Khan International Collaborative Trauma and Injury Research Training Programme (ICTIRT) Research Symposium on ‘Preventing and Treating Trauma and Injuries in Challenging Environments' on Wednesday, October 24, 2007.
Time and Venue
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
AKU Auditorium
This Symposium is being held to compensate for the postponed 12 th National Health Sciences Research Symposium on the theme Injury in the Developing World: from Prevention to Care. New dates for the 12th National Health Sciences Research Symposium will be announced soon.
Programme
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
OPENING SESSION |
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Introduction and Welcome
Dr Junaid Razzak, MD FACEP PhD
Associate Professor and Head, Section of Emergency Medicine, AKU, Pakistan
Global Burden of Trauma and Injuries
Dr Adnan Hyder, MD MPH PhD
Associate Professor, Department of International Health and Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Health, USA
The Economic and Social Cost of Injuries: Case Study of Road Traffic Injuries
Nhan Tran, PhD MHS
Research Fellow, Department of International Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Health, USA
Injuries in Developing Countries: Challenges for Health Systems
Dr Abdul Ghaffar, MBBS MPH MHA PhD
Health Policy and Systems Specialist, Global Forum for Health Research, Geneva, Switzerland |
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Tea Break |
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM |
TRAUMA SYSTEMS |
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Responding to Trauma in Karachi: A Case Study
Dr Junaid Razzak, MD FACEP PhD
Associate Professor and Head, Section of Emergency Medicine, AKU, Pakistan
Trauma Surveillance in Karachi
Dr Rashid Jooma, MBBS FRCS
Professor and Director, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Pakistan |
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM |
Lunch |
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
DISASTERS AND INJURIES |
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Attitudes and Perceptions towards Suicide Bombing
Dr Murad Musa Khan, MBBS FRCP
Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Children and Disasters
Dr Arshad Hussain, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri, USA
Who Gets Treated? The Ethics of Triage During Disasters
Dr Aasim Ahmad, MBBS MSc
Professor and Chair, Bioethics Group, Aga Khan University, Pakistan |
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM |
CLOSING SESSION |
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The Future of Trauma and Injury Research at AKU
Dr Mohammad Khurshid, MBBS FRCP
Dearn, Medical College, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Vote of Thanks
Fauzia Ali, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Aga Khan University, Pakistan |
4:00 PM |
Tea and Refreshments |
No registration fee - All are cordially invited
For more information, please contact:
Conference Secretariat
Tel: 92 21 486 4578
E-mail: conf.sect@aku.edu
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