AnnualForumon Continuing Medical Education
Bridging the Gaps in Healthcare through CME
Friday & Saturday, December 14& 15 2012
9:00am –5:00 pm
AKU Auditorium
Program
Inaugural Session
(9:30 – 11:15am)
09:30-09:35 amRecitation from the Holy Quran
09:35-09:45 amWelcome Address
Dr Wasim Jafri
Associate Dean and Chair
Department of Continuing Professional Education
Aga Khan University
09:45-09:50 am Introductory Remarks
Dr Farhat Abbas
Dean, Medical College
Aga Khan University
09:50-10:00 amAddress by the Chief Guest
10:00-10:15 am Reflection on the forum theme
Is CME and performance linked together?
Dr Wasim Jafri
Associate Dean and Chair
Department of Continuing Professional Education
Aga Khan University
10:15-10:30 am Keynote 1
Rethinking CME in Pakistan: certification and maintenance of competence
Prof. Dr Tipu Sultan,
Principal Bahria Medical & Dental College, Bahria University
10:30-10:45 am Keynote 2
Moral courage in Healthcare and Continuing Medical Education
Prof. Murad Moosa Khan
Chair, Department of Psychiatry,Aga Khan University
10:45-10:50amVote of thanks
10:50 - 11:15 am Tea Break
SESSION – I
(11:00-11:30 am)
Chair: Dr Naveed Ahmed Khan
Co-Chair: Dr Shahid Pervez
11:15 - 11:30 am Advancing CME through E-learning: Feasibility, acceptability, and cost effectiveness
Dr Shariq Khoja (Virtual presentation)
11:30 - 11:45 am Inventing CME future in Pakistan: A SWOT analysis
Dr Muhammad Aslam,
Vice-Chancellor, ShifaTameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad
SESSION – II
(11:30 am -12:00am)
Chair:
Co-Chair:
11:45 - 12:00pm Opportunities for research in continuing medical education
DrAnitaZaidi
Department of Paediatrics & Child Health
12:00- 12:15pm Conflicts of interest in continuing medical education: Identifying and resolving
strategies
Dr Asad Raja Surgery
SESSION – III
(12:00-12:30 pm)
Chair: Dr Fauziah Rabbani
Co-Chair:
12:15–12.30pm Continuing EducationChallenges in Nursing Profession
Dr Keith Cash
12:30 - 12:45 pm CME, Quality improvement and Organizational change
Dr Rukhsana Zuberi
SESSION – IV
(12:30 -1:00 pm)
Chair:
Co-Chair: Dr Mughis Sheerani
12:45 - 1:00pm Postgraduate and continuing medical education.Do we really need CMEs for post graduate trainees?
Dr Sirajul Haque Shaikh
CPSP
1:00 - 1:15pm Evaluating the effectiveness of continuing educational interventions
Dr Rozina Karmaliani
SON
1:15-2:00 pmLunch and Prayer Break
WorkshopsFriday December 14th 2012
2:30 - 4:30 pm
Title / Learning outcomes / Facilitators / Venue / Timings
Conflict of interest in continuing medical education /
- Understand broadly conflict of interest in health, in particular to Continuing Medical Education and academia
- Know the determinants of conflict of fidelity
- Value the relationships of academic institution, researcher and physician with the industry
- Appreciate the remedies for resolving conflict of interest in CME and research publications
Dr Farhan Vakani
(DCPE) / Executive Dining Hall / 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Streamline the research process through EndNote referencing style /
- Understand the use and importance of EndNote software for referencing and research purpose
- Appreciate the various referencing styles
- Applyskills in writing a quality manuscript, synopsis or thesis
10 minutes counselling in your clinic /
- Know that change in behavior is fundamental to achieve desirable health outcomes
- Understand the need for behavior change in effective patient management
- Interpret patients responses in relation to readiness or barriers to behavior change
- Apply validated models of behavior change in clinical practice
Workshops
Saturday December 15th 2012
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Title / Learning outcomes / Facilitators / Venue / Timings
Pediatric Critical Care – from Basics to ECMO / Dr Anwar –ul–Haque(Paediatrics & Child Health) / Anatomy Dissection Hall / 10 am – 1pm
Inborn Errors of Metabolism – what every pediatrician should know /
- Identify children having metabolic disorder
- Interpret metabolic test and initiate timely correct management
Ultrasound Guided Central Venous Cannulation : A Safe Approach /
- Know the basics of Ultrasound machine relevant to identification of central venous vessels
- Apply knowledge in identification and locating the target vessel for cannulation.
Understanding ECG: A case based tutorial /
- Read normal ECG and identify common abnormalities for clinical management
Publications in Health Sciences /
- Understand basic principles of writing a quality research manuscript for publication.
- Learn how to select a journal to publish a research article
How to present your research in scientific conferences /
- Know the value of presenting research in scientific conferences
- Prepare and present a scientifically sound and visually appealing poster
- Develop and deliver an effective oral presentation
Protocol writing / •Know the fundamentals for writing a GCP compliant protocol
•Identify the strengths and weaknesses of their own protocol
•Write title and objectivesto comply the funding agencies or publishers / Dr AzizunissaIrumnaz(Clinical Trial Unit) / CHS tutorial 2 & 2A / 10 am – 1pm
Tobacco Control: Leadership skills building workshop / •Know the tobacco epidemic in Pakistan
•Understand their role in controlling this epidemic
•Identify measures to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use in Pakistan
•Counsel the patients in a busy clinic / Dr Javaid Khan (Medicine) / CHS tutorial 2 & 2A / 2 pm – 5 pm
Weight management with Diet /
- Know to collectanthropometric and dietary information from their patients
- Reviewprogress ofpatients on a weight loss diet
- Plan a diet and physical activityweight loss plan for their patients
Use of PowerLab in Medical Education /
- Assemble PowerLab and perform experiments
- Learn application of Powerlab
- Learn using lab tutor and lab chart soft wares for data collection and be able to analyze various biological processes