1. MonthDate Timings VenueThemeSpeaker(s) JANUARY 1912:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3“F” is for fluid in the abdomen (Department of Medicine)Dr Hasnain Ali Shah FEBRUARY 0912:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Challenges of Menopause (Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics)Dr Aliya Aziz FEBRUARY 2212:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Enigma in H. pylori associated GI disorders: Do Diet Deserve Distinction? (Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences) Dr Faisal Zaidi FEBRUARY 2912:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Building an Academic Career - with Special Insights for Women (Department of Paediatrics & Child Health) Dr Anita Zaidi MARCH 0712:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Cockroaches: Physicians’ answer to infectious diseases (Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences) Dr Naveed Ahmed Khan MARCH 2112:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Recent advances in the management of chronic hepatitis-C virus infection (Department of Medicine) Dr Saeed Hamid MARCH 2812:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Topic awaited (Department of Surgery)Dr Farhat Abbas APRIL 1112:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Disaster Management (Department of Paediatrics & Child Health)Dr Gaffar Billoo APRIL 1812:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Transferring Knowledge to Practice (Department of Continuing Professional Education) Dr Wasim Jafri MAY 0212:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Lead pollution-a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences) Dr Perwaiz Iqbal MAY 0912:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Ethics and Evidence Based Medicine: Is there a Conflict? (Department of Surgery)Dr Asad Jamil Raja MAY 1612:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Topic awaited WORKSHOP (Department of Continuing Professional Education) Dr Wasim Jafri Dr Farhan Vakani MAY 3012:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Changing face of Malaria in Pakistan (Department of Microbiology& Pathology) Dr Asim Beg JUNE 0612:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Is Medicine Still a Profession? (Department of Psychiatry)Dr Murad Moosa Khan JUNE 1312:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Reducing the burden of respiratory diseases in Pakistan (Department of Medicine) Dr Javaid Khan JUNE 2712:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Recent recommendations and update on pathological assessment of breast carcinomas (Department of Microbiology& Pathology) Dr Naila Kayani JULY 1112:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Grass root involvement of communities for maternal and newborn health (Department of CHS) Dr Sarah Saleem JULY 1812:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Genotypic and Phenotypic biomarkers of tuberculosis disease severity. Do these have clinical relevance? (Department of Microbiology& Pathology) Dr Rabia Hussain AUGUST 0112:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Role of surgery in esophageal neoplasms (Department of Surgery)Dr Inam Pal AUGUST 0812:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Myths and Taboos about cancer (Department of Medicine)Dr Nehal Masood AUGUST 0912:00-1:00 pmExecutive Dining Hall Topic awaited WORKSHOP (Department of Continuing Professional Education) Dr Wasim Jafri Dr Farhan Vakani AUGUST 2212:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Is there a need for male nurses in the nursing professionDr Rozina Karamalani AUGUST 2912:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Bone Marrow Transplant (Department of Pathology & MicrobiologyDr Salman Adil SEPTEMBER 0512:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 It’s all about H.pylori: Diagnosis, treatment, research and future (Department of Medicine) Dr Shahab Abid SEPTEMBER 1912:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Why Esophageal Cancer in Baluchistan & Oral Cancer in Sind is one of the highest in the world? (Department of Pathology & Microbiology) Dr Shahid Pervez SEPTEMBER 2612:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 Controlling obesity and metabolic disorders with life style and dietary modifications (Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences) Dr Anwar Gilani OCTOBER 1012:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Corneal illness and Corneal transplantation (Department of Surgery)Dr Tanveer Chaudhry OCTOBER 2412:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Occupational Health Hazards (Department of CHS)Dr Masood Kadir OCTOBER 3112:00-1:00 pmExecutive Dining HallTopic awaited WORKSHOP (Department of Continuing Professional Education) Dr Wasim Jafri Dr Farhan Vakani NOVEMBER 0712:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3Antibiotic Resistance (Department of Medicine)Dr Faisal Mahmood NOVEMBER 2112:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 3 How do pathogens cross the blood-brain barrier? (Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences) Dr Naveed Ahmed Khan NOVEMBER 2812:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 03 Systematic priority setting in health systems research (Department of CHS) Dr Fauziah Rabbani DECEMBER 0512:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 03 Early detection, prevention and management of childhood renal problems can help reduce renal morbidity and mortality during adult life (Department of Paediatrics & Child Health) Dr Iqtidar Khan DECEMBER 1912:00-1:00 pmLecture Hall 03Ambiguous Genitalia- A psychosocial Surgical Emergency (Department of Surgery)Dr Zafar Nazir DECEMBER261200-1300 hrsLecture Hall 03 Update on urinary continence and prolapse (Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics) Dr Raheela Mohsin Department of Continuing Professional Education CME Calendar 2012 For registration, please contact:For Further Information: Conference SecretariatDr Farhan Vakani Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan Department of Continuing Professional Education Direct Tel: 34864578 / 34864584, Fax: 92 21 3493 4294 Aga Khan University Email: conf.sect@aku.edu Tel: 3486-4974, http://www.aku.edu/dcpeconf.sect@aku.edu