THE CONFERENCE
Day One
Sunday, March 4th 2007

 

On Site Registration
PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM

Tilawat-e-Quran ul Kareem
Welcome Address by Dr. Shakil Baig
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Prof. Abid Farooqi
Musculo-Skeletal Diseases in Children - Dr. S J Gupta
Knee Pain - Dr. Rohini Honda
Calcium & its importance - Prof. Faqir. M. khan
Low Back Pain Prof - Muhammad Asim khan
Misconception of Bones & Joint Diseases - Dr. Shakil Baig
PAin on Knee - Dr.Terence Gibson Translation Prof. Abid Farooqi
Patient Comments
Valuable Comments - Prof. Zahida Baqai
Vote of Thanks - Prof. Fareed Uddin Baqai
Question & Answers - Patients
 
INAUGRATION CEREMONY
Tilawat-e-Quran ul Kareem
Welcome Address by Vice chancellor BMU - Lt - Gen(Reted) Prof. S. Azhar Ahmad
Address by Chairman Organizing Committee - Dr. M. Shakil Baig
Welcome Address by President PSR - Dr. Abid Farooqi
Address by Ex-President, American College of Physicians - Prof. Sara Walker
Address by the President Guys / St. Thoman Hospital (Lon) - Dr. Terence Gibson
Address by the Chief of the International Relationof CPSP - Prof. S. M Rub
Presentation of Shields by-Pro-Vice Chancellor - Prof. Zahida Baqai
Closing Remarks by Chancellor BMU - Prof. Fareed Uddin Baqai
Inaugrationof the Exhibition

 

Day Two

Monday, March 5th 2007

STATE OF THE ART LECTURE
The Preventive Aspects of Rheumatic Diseases - Prof. Sara Walker

 

PLENARY SESSION
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Speakers Topics 
Prof. Muhammad Asim Khan
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Changing Disease Pattern
Prof. Faqir M Khan Principles of management of Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Prof. Paul Bacon Cardiovascular Co-morbidities In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Current Controversies In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Biologics v/s Conventional DMARDs
Speakers Topics 
Dr. M. Shakil Baig Current status of DMARDs / Biologics in Pakistan
 

 

TEA BREAK

 
INVITED LECTURE
Is it Rheumatic Fever or Reactive Arthritis? - Prof. Muhammad Asim Khan

 

PLENARY SESSION
Seronegative& Related Arthritides
Speakers Topics 
Prof. Muhammad Asim Khan Ankylosing Spondylitis
Dr. Abid Farooqi Management of Psoriatic Arthritis
Dr. H. A Sarakbi Avascular Necrosis-Often forgotten cause of Hip disease
Dr. S .J. Gupta Juvenile Arthritis

 

SPECIAL SESSION ON REHABILITATION
Physical Rehabilitative Management of Rheumatic Disorder
Speakers Topics 
Prof. A Moeed Kazi Cumulative Traumatic Disorder
Dr. Nabeela Somroo Physical Rehabilitative Management of Backpain
Case Presentations
Mr. Rashid K Ansari
Osteoarthritis of Knee Joints
Mr. Hafiz Iftekhar Ali
Back Pain
Mr. Yaseen Kaleem
Frozen Shoulder
Mr. Salman Azim Neck Pain
Ms. Mahwaish Riaz Role of Weight Reducation in Osteoarthrits

 

PRAYERS, LUNCH

 

 

Guest Lecture
Management of Rheumatic diseases in pregnancy - Dr. David D’ Cruz

 

Rheumatology Experience in Pakistan
Session – A
Session – B
NSAIDs – Coxib controversies current status -
Prof. Khurram Manzoor Choudhry 		 Skin manifestation of Rheumatic Disease - Dr. Azra Arif Ali
Complications and Co-morbidities of RA - Dr. Nighat Mir   The Eye and Rheumatic Diseases - Dr. Sumaira Farman
Methotrexate – The gold standard therapy in RA -
Prof. Masood ur Rehman 		 Rheumatological Emergencies - Dr. Samina Ghaznavi
DMARDs– Monotherapy v/s Combination therapy -
Dr. Jawaid Malik 		 A Rational Approach to Neck pain - Dr. Mehfooz Alam
How to monitor toxicity of DMARDs - Dr. Amir Riaz  Indication & interpretation of synovial fluid  -
Dr. Amjad Takween
Pregnancy Outcome in women on immunosuppressive therapy in Renal transplant Recipients - Dr. S. Bhatti   Interpretation of auto-Antibodies Profile -
Dr. S. Raza Jaffery
Infective Complications of long term Immunosuppressive Therapy – data from Renal Transplant Patients -
Dr. F. Mehmood
 		 Pattern of Renal Involvement and outcome of Children with lupus Nephritis - Dr. Seema Hashmi

 

TEA BREAK

 

Workshops
Workshop (A)
Workshop (B)
Common Pitfalls In Rheumatology Practice
The Knee Joint
Do’s and Don’t of Investigations - Examination
Do’s and Don’t of Treatments - Internal derangement
  - Chronic Monoarthritis of the knee

 

Day THREE

Tuesday, March 6th 2007

Workshops
Workshop (A)
Workshop (B)
Bone Densitomery - Dr. Waheed Akhtar

 

State of Art Lecture
SLE/Antiphospholipid Syndrome - Dr. David D’Cruz

 

TEA BREAK

 

 

PLENARY SESSION
Connective Tissue Diseases
Speakers Topics 
Dr. Terence Gibson
 The Continuing Challenge of Scleroderma
Dr. S. J. Gupta Inflammatory Myopathies
Dr. Rohini Handa ANCA associated Vasculitides – A Clinical Perspective
Prof. Paul Bacon Management and Co-morbidities of Vasculitis

 

PLENARY SESSION
Osteoarthritis
Speakers Topics 
Dr. M.S Irani
 “Wrinkles, white hair and Osteoarthritis – How common, how inevitable?”
Prof. Faqir M. Khan Non- Pharmacological Treatment of OA
Dr. H. A Sarakbi Pharmacological Treatment of OA

 

 

PRAYERS, LUNCH

 

 

PLENARY SESSION
Complex Pain Syndrome
Speakers Topics 
Prof. Rohini Handa Low Back Pain A - Rational Approach
Dr. Zaki Hussain “Pain all over” – the Mysterious Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Dr. M. S. Irani Should we suffer in silence or should we scream? How should pain be managed appropriately

 

PLENARY SESSION
Metabolic Bone Diseases& Infection
Speakers Topics 
Prof. Sara Walker Current update on Osteoporosis
Dr. Terence Gibson Recent advances in understandingf Gout & Hyperurecemia
Prof. Sara Walker Rheumatology at a Galance (Know it when you see it) 

 

TEA BREAK

 

 

CLOSING CEREMONY