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Update on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Problems & Solutions


April 26, 2008


Aga Khan University (AKU) Department of Pathology and Microbiology and Medicine are pleased to announce an Update on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Problems & Solutions on Saturday, April 26, 2008.

Time and Venue

8:00AM – 5:00PM
AKU Auditorium

Registration

Registration is free, all are cordially invited.

Programme

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Registration

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

AMR as A Global Concern
Dr Rumina Hasan
Professor & Chair
Department of Pathology & Microbiology , AKU

AMR in Hospitals
Dr Farheen Ali
Senior Instructor, Department of Medicine, AKU                                        

Wide Scope of AMR as a Health Care Issue
Dr Faisal Mehmood
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, AKU

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Break for Tea

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 

Importance of Drug Quality in Controlling AMR
Mr Latif Sheikh
Director Pharmacy and Nutrition and CSSD Services, AKU                                           

Containment of Multi-drug Resistant Organisms
Dr Afia Zafar
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, AKU                                          

Therapeutic Problem
Dr Erum Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, AKU                                           

Dr Farheen Ali
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, AKU                                        

Dr Abid Mehmood
Consultant Microbiology
Combined Military Hospital , Gujranwala Cantt

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Lunch and prayer break

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

AMR in the Community
Dr Altaf Ahmed
Consultant Microbiology
Indus Hospital , Karachi

MDR/XDR Tuberculosis
Dr Javaid Khan
Professor and Consultant Pulmonologist, Head Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, AKU

Therapeutic Problem
Dr Bushra Jamil
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Microbiology, AKU

Dr Asim Beg
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Microbiology, AKU

Dr Faisal Mehmood
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Microbiology, AKU

Dr Fatima Noman
Consultant Microbiology
Liaquat National Hospital , Karachi

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM 

Refreshments

For further information, please contact:
Ms Lubna Amin
Department of Pathology and Microbiology
Aga Khan University , Stadium Road
P. O. Box 3500 , Karachi 74800 , Pakistan
Tel: 92 21 486 1640 or 493 0051 Ext. 1640

 

 

 

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