Health moot from December 15

Dow University of Health Science (DUHS) will be holding its first annual symposium, "Care of Community- Marching Towards Excellence" from December 15 to 20 with more than 100 foreign medical experts and over 1000 health professionals, researchers, scientists and students from across the country attending the event.
DUHS Vice Chancellor Professor Masood Hameed, Organising Committee of the Event Chairperson Professor Said Quraishy along with Professor D S Akram and Professor Khalid Mehmood addressing a joint press conference here on Thursday said the five day moot would mainly focus on the status of health care in Pakistan and the care of health community.
According to them the theme was envisaged to provide an important backdrop to the proceedings coupled with understanding of the indicators of health and related issues as levels of poverty ultimately providing a conceptual framework needed to understand the problems of community care within the context of Pakistan.
Specialty lectures by at least 27 selected specialists and key speakers would also be a part of the programme. Presentations would be on issues most relevant to the health situation in the country.
These would be besides memorial lectures along with state of the art lectures, and a session on undergraduate medical education were also cited to be the highlights of the event.
Renowned experts as Dr Anand Joshi, Professor Richard from Royal College of London, Dr Mehmood Adil, Professor Makti Yaqoob, Dr Jim Thong, Professor Mansoor Hussein from Malaysia, Professor Brian Jones, Professor Khalid Abdul Qadir and many other distinguished experts were said to be attending the programme.
General interest lectures were said to include a presentation by Professor Javed Emmadi on Islam, Medical Ethics and Abortion followed by another presentation by known economist Professor Qaiser Bengali on poverty, health status and economic repercussions.
With a view to encourage active involvement of undergraduate students in such activities a special session "Student Presentation" is also part of the activity. A panel of experts comprising senior medical professionals would adjudge the student speakers. There was said to be three cash prizes for best presenters.
A special session on career counselling was said to form part of the student session which was further maintained to be fairly innovative inclusion geared towards helping students and professionals plan their respective careers.
According to the DUHS Symposium organising committee members, equal focus would also be on research in particular the field of biotechnology, its impacts, implications addressing an area of growing medical research and advancements.
Hands on workshop for local medical students and doctors would be part of day long activities at the two constituent colleges of the university.