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PINSCON2025 Program

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Pathology

Topic: From smear to solution: A hematopathology morphology workshop

Facilitator: Prof Ayesha Imran, Prof Nazish Saqlain. Dr Ayesha Khalid, Dr Asma Nasir, Dr Zahra Ali, Dr Ghazala Qamar, Dr Madiha Sarwar, Dr Iqra Rasool, Dr Nimra Ishaque

Venue: Skill Lab

Fee: PKR 2000.00

Nursing

Topic: Advance Nursing Education in Neurosciences Critical Care

Facilitator:Ms Shagufta Ali, Ms Balqees Bano, Ms Farida Khalid

Venue: Lecture Hall 1

Fee: PKR 2000.00

Neurosurgery IV

Topic: Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitoring: Hands-on Workshop

Facilitator: Dr. Sikandar Ali, Dr Usman Kamboh, Dr Ghulam Naseer Ud din, Dr Nazir Ahmad

Faculty: Prof. Franco Servadei, Prof. Rashid Jooma, Prof. Fauzia Sajjad, Dr. Sultan Kashif Ali

Venue: Bashir Ahmad Auditorium: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM

Lecture Hall 2: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Fee: PKR 10000.00

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Neurology

Topic: Acute Stroke Activation (ACT)

Facilitator: Prof Qasim Bashir, Dr Sarosh Saleem,
Dr Farhan Siddiq, Dr Ravi Nunna

Venue: Neurology Lecture Theater

Fee: PKR 2000.00

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Rehabilitation

Topic: Photobiomodulation – Induced Neuroplasticity: A New Paradigm in Neurorehabilitation

Facilitator: Prof. Ashfaq Ahmad,
Dr Iishaq Ahmed

Venue: Lecture Hall 3

Fee: PKR 2000.00

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Anesthesia

Topic: Mechanical Ventilation

Facilitator: Dr Aslam Khan, Dr M Moazzam,
Dr M Saqib, Dr Sidra Batool, Dr Anum Zeb

Venue: ICU 6th Floor

Fee: PKR 2000.00

04

Radiology

Topic: Cranial Ultrasound basics in Neonates

Facilitator: Prof Saira Bilal,
Dr. Qaiser Mehmood

Venue: Lecture Hall 1

Fee: PKR 2000.00

05

Neurosurgery I

Topic:MIS Thoracolumbar Fixation, Cervical Lateral Mass
& MicroEndoscopic/Endoscopic Spine: Hands-on
Cadaveric Workshop

Facilitator: Dr Syed Ahmed Faizan, Dr M. Jahanzeb

Faculty: Prof Charles Branch, Prof Asif Bashir,
Prof. Salman Shareef, Prof. Abdul Hameed,
Dr. Shahzad Qasmi

Venue: Auditorium: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Skill Lab: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Fee: PKR 10000.00

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Neurosurgery II

Topic: Skull Base Endoscopic Surgery for Sellar &
Suprasellar Tumours - Hands on Cadaveric Workshop

Facilitator:Dr. Zubair Mustafa Khan, Dr. Sumra Majeed,
Dr. Hasan Raza Dr. Khawar Anwar

Venue:Bashir Ahmad Auditorium: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Skill Lab: 12:30PM to 02 :30 PM

Fee: PKR 10000.00

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Neurosurgery III

Topic: Eyebrow craniotomy for Aneurysm Clipping &
ECA - ICA bypass - Hands

Facilitator: Dr Tariq Imran Khokhar, Dr. Irfan Sheik

Faculty: Prof. Fady Charbel, David Hassan, Dr Farhan Siddiq,
Prof Anjum Habib Vohra, Dr. Shakeel Chowdry,
Prof Abdul Majid

Fee: PKR 10000.00

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Medical Education

Topic: Quality in Publications: What attracts the Editors
and Reviewers and editors & practical tips on scientific writing

Facilitator: Shaukat Ali Jawaid
Chief Editor, Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Venue: Committee Room

Fee: PKR 2000.00

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Neurosurgery Session – Day 1

Chairpersons: Prof. Rashid Jooma, Prof. Nazir Ahmad

Moderators: Dr. Manal Khan, Dr. Haseeb Mehmood Qadri

Co-Chairs: Prof. Naqib Ullah Achakzai, Prof. Riaz Raja

  • 8:00 – 8:30 AM | Onsite Registration
  • 8:30 – 8:55 AM | Guests to be Seated
  • 8:55 – 9:00 AM | Recitation & National Anthem
  • 9:00 – 9:15 AM | Supra-Orbital Craniotomy for MCA Aneurysm Clipping
Dr. Farhan Siddiq

Director Endovascular Neurosurgery, University of Missouri, USA

  • 9:15 – 9:30 AM | Low Grade Glioma and Epilepsy: A Two-for-One Surgical Benefit
Dr. Tamara Lus

Director Neuro Oncology, University of Padua, Italy

  • 9:30 – 9:45 AM | Basilar Invagination and Associated Congenital Anomalies: Overview of Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. Hasan Syed

Director Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s National Hospital, George Washington University, USA

  • 9:45 – 10:00 AM | Intraarterial Encephalography from an Acutely Implanted Aneurysm Embolization Device in Awake Humans
Prof. David Hasan

Professor & Director Endovascular Neurosurgery, Neurology & Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, USA

  • 10:00 – 10:30 AM | Expandable Lumbar Interbody Fusion Technology
Prof. Charles L. Branch

Chair Neurosurgery, Wake Forest University, USA
President, North American Spine Society (NASS)

  • 10:30 – 11:00 AM | State of the Art Lecture: “Leadership in Neurosurgery – What does it take?”
Prof. Fady Charbel

Chair Neurosurgery, University of Illinois, UIC Chicago, USA

02

Inaugural Session – Day 1

Chief Guest: Syed Babar Ali (Philanthropist, Academician, Founder of LUMS)

Moderator: Dr. Manal Khan, Dr. Haseeb Mehmood Qadri

  • 11:00 – 11:05 AM | Welcome Address
Prof. Asif Bashir

Executive Director, PINS, Lahore

  • 11:05 – 11:45 AM | Book Launch Ceremony “From Partition to Pioneer”
Prof. Amna N Khan

Professor Endocrinology, University of Pennsylvania, USA

  • 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Address & Inauguration by Chief Guest
Nayyar Ali Dada

Internationally Acclaimed Architect

Dr. Parvez Hassan

Renowned Lawyer & President, Pakistan Environmental Law

Prof. Eice Muhammad

Principal & Chair of Medicine

Prof. Fady Charbel

Chair Neurosurgery, University of Illinois, UIC Chicago, USA

  • 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Hi-Tea

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Neurosurgery Session – Day 1 (Post Lunch)

Chairpersons: Prof. Anjum Habib Vohra, Prof. Tariq Salahuddin, Prof. Fauzia Sajjad

Moderators: Prof. Fauzia Sajjad

Co-Chairs: Prof. Khalid Mahmood, Prof. Shahid Ayub, Prof. Abdul Hameed

  • 12:00 – 12:15 PM | Dual Training in Cerebrovascular Surgery – Balance, Utility, and Practice Evolution
Dr. Shakeel Chowdhry

Director Neurosurgery, NorthShore University Endeavor Health, Chicago, USA

Free Papers
  • 12:15 – 12:25 PM | Trigeminal Nerve Compression (TGNC) Technique for Trigeminal Neuralgia: An Innovative Surgical Approach
Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Khan

MTI Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar

  • 12:25 – 12:35 PM | The Telovelar Approach for Pediatric Fourth Ventricle Tumors: Technical Nuances and Clinical Outcomes
Dr. Adeel Ur Rehman

PINS, Lahore

  • 12:35 – 12:45 PM | Innocuous and Innovative Means of Spinal Fixation: A New Era of Navigation-Based Fixation
  • 12:45 – 12:55 PM | Management of Sacral Chordoma: Surgical Strategies and Oncological Outcomes
Dr. Uzair Yaqoob

Civil Hospital, Karachi

  • 12:55 – 1:05 PM | Outcome Comparison of Posterior Lumbar Fusion (PLF) vs Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
Dr. Zia Ur Rehman

Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar

  • 1:10 – 1:45 PM | Lunch

04

Neurology Session – Day 1

Chairperson: Prof. Muhammad Naeem Kasuri

Moderator: Dr. Madeeha Malik

Co-Chairs: Prof. Ahsan Nauman, Prof. Mujeeb Ur Rehman Abid Butt,
Prof. Qasim Bashir, Prof. Brig Imran Ahmed

  • 2:00 – 2:15 PM | Future of Neurology in Pakistan
Prof. Naila Naeem Shahbaz

Professor of Neurology, Dow Medical University / Civil Hospital, Karachi
President, Pakistan Society of Neurology

  • 2:15 – 2:40 PM | Epilepsy Surgery – “Patient and
    Procedure Selection”
Prof. Fawzia Siddiqui

Epileptologist & Consultant Neurologist, Aga Khan University, Karachi

  • 2:40 – 3:00 PM | Innovative Treatments for Neurological
    Disorders – Hope on the Horizon
Prof. Ather Javed

Head, Department of Neurology, National Hospital & Medical Centre, Lahore

Free Papers

Chairpersons: Maj. Gen. Prof. Khurram Haq Nawaz, Prof. Nadir Zafar Khan

Co-Chairs: Prof. Wazeer Ali Rao, Dr. Muhammad Nasrullah

  • 3:00 – 3:10 PM | Door-to-Needle Stories: A Year of tPA in Action
Dr. Muhammad Husnain

PINS, Lahore

  • 3:10 – 3:20 PM | Six-Month Outcomes and Quality of Life in
    Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Admitted to Medical Ward
Dr. Fatima Asghar

Lahore General Hospital

  • 3:20 – 3:30 PM | Comparative Study: Standard Treatment vs
    Standard Treatment + Ketogenic Diet in Paediatric Refractory Status Epilepticus
Dr. Saddam Hussain

University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore

  • 3:30 – 3:40 PM | Comparative Analysis: Standard Dose Steroid
    vs High Dose Steroid vs Vigabatrin in Treatment of Infantile Spasms
Dr. Wahab Qadir

The Children’s Hospital, Lahore

  • 3:40 – 3:50 PM | Outcome of Rituximab Treatment in Various Immunoneurological Disorders: A Retrospective Analysis
Dr. Tabana Iftikhar

National Hospital & Medical Centre, Lahore

  • 3:50 – 4:00 PM | Tea Break

05

Rehabilitation Session – Day 1

Chairperson: Prof. Muhammad Naveed Baber

Moderator: Dr. Amina Tufail

Panelists: Dr. Samreen Sadiq, Dr. Salman Bashir, Dr. Rabiya Salman

  • 4:00 – 4:20 PM | A Comparative Case Report on Functional Neuro Rehabilitation after Cervical Spine Surgery
Dr. Samia Sarmad

In-charge, Pediatric & Adult Neurorehabilitation Centre,
University of Lahore Teaching Hospital, Lahore

  • 4:20 – 4:40 PM | Rehabilitation Guidelines for Post Spinal Surgery at GTTH
Dr. Hafiz Asim

Dean, Ghurki College of Health Sciences,
Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore

Free Papers

  • 4:40 – 4:50 PM | Effects of BRACTS Exercises and Sensory Input on Postural Stability in Women
Dr. Wajiha Shahid

University of Child Health Sciences, The Children’s Hospital, Lahore

  • 4:50 – 5:00 PM | Effects of Circuit Training in Multiple Sclerosis (A Case Study)
Laraib Akbar

University of Lahore Teaching Hospital

  • 5:00 – 5:10 PM | From Isolation to Interaction: Collaborative Virtual Reality for Parkinson’s Disease Rehabilitation Integrating Motor, Cognitive and Psychosocial Domains
Hafiz Mudassir Riaz

The Superior University, Lahore

  • 5:10 – 5:20 PM | Role of Physical Therapy in Improving Functional Outcome of Infants with Erb’s Palsy due to Neurapraxia and Axonotmesis
Dr. Syeda Rahat (PT)

University of Child Health Sciences, The Children’s Hospital, Lahore

  • 5:20 – 5:30 PM | Effects of Mobile Application Dexteria Fine Motor Skills on Hand Dexterity and Grip Strength in Chronic Stroke Patients
Maida Mushtaq

University of Management & Technology, Lahore

  • 5:30 – 5:40 PM | Combined Effects of Balance and Cognitive Training on Memory, Balance, Physical and Executive Functions in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Tayyaba Jalal Awan

Riphah International University

  • 7:30 – 10:00 PM | Gala Dinner

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Pathology Session – Day 2

Chairperson: Prof. Akhter Sohail Chughtai

Moderator: Dr. Ayesha Khalid

Panelists: Prof. Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, Prof. Nisar Ahmed, Prof. Saeed Anwar, Prof. Faiza Bashir, Prof. Zunaira Rathore

  • 8:30 – 8:50 AM | The Unseen Invaders of Nervous System
Brig. Raja Kamran Afzal

Commandant, AFIP, Rawalpindi

  • 8:50 – 9:10 AM | Decoding Disease: Navigating Diagnosis in Brain Biopsies
Prof. Samina Zaman

Head of Pathology, University of Child Health Sciences, The Children’s Hospital, Lahore

  • 9:10 – 9:30 AM | Understanding NGS in Neurology: Why Interpretation Matters and Who Should Help
Dr. Natasha Anwer

Consultant Molecular Pathologist, Aga Khan University, Karachi

Free Papers

  • 9:30 – 9:40 AM | Blood Donor Characteristics and its Association with Transfusion-Transmissible Infections at Tertiary Care Hospital Blood Bank
Dr. Abeeha Khalid

Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore

  • 9:40 – 9:50 AM | Expression of Nuclear YAP1 and its Correlation with Histomorphological Features in Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Dr. Hira Batool

Chughtai Institute of Pathology, Lahore

  • 9:50 – 10:00 AM | Born to be Blue – Case Report of an Unusual Presentation of Cyanosis
Dr. Shawal Mir

King Edward Medical University, Lahore

  • 10:00 – 10:10 AM | Challenges in the Interpretation of Leukocytes, Nucleated Red Blood Cells & Platelets Counts in Neonates
Dr. Naseeb Mumtaz

Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore

  • 10:10 – 10:20 AM | Trends in the Utilization of Blood & Blood Components at a Tertiary Care Hospital Blood Bank
Dr. Azka Tariq

Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore

02

Anesthesia Session – Day 2

Chairperson: Prof. Shahida Khwaja

Moderators: Dr. Farwa Batool, Dr. Ayesha

Panelists: Prof. Muhammad Ishaq, Prof. Muhammad Ashraf Zia, Prof. Liaqat Ali, Prof. Muhammad Tariq

  • 11:00 – 11:20 AM | Traumatic Brain Injury
Prof. Jodat Saleem

Head of Department, Anesthesia, Ameer Ud Din Medical College / LGH, Lahore

  • 11:20 – 11:40 AM | Anesthesia Outside Operation Theatre
Prof. Rana Altaf

CEO, Mukhtar A Sheikh Hospital, Khanewal road, Multan

  • 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM | Building High Performing Anesthesia Teams
Dr. Arshad Taqi

Medical Director, The Indus Hospital, QF & NST Campus, Lahore

Free Papers

  • 12:00 – 12:10 PM | Anaesthetic Management of a Patient with Prosthetic Heart Valve for Non-Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report
Dr. Abubakar Tariq

Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore

  • 12:10 – 12:20 PM | Comparison of Efficacy of Caudal Versus Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections in Unilateral
    S1 Nerve Root Pain
Dr. Kashif Hussain

Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore

  • 12:20 – 12:30 PM | Efficacy of Fluoroscopic Guided Retro-Gasserian
    Glycerol Neurolysis in Patients of Trigeminal Neuralgia
Dr. Moazzam Ali

CMH, Lahore

  • 12:30 – 12:40 PM | Comparison of Effects of Scalp Nerve Block Vs
    IV Dexmed on Haemodynamic Response in Patients Undergoing Craniotomies
Dr. Ayesha Rao

Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore

  • 12:40 – 12:50 PM | Anesthetic Management in a Patient with
    MEN 2A Syndrome and Elective Surgery of Pheochromocytoma
Dr. Tauram Javed

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore

  • 12:50 – 1:50 PM | Lunch Break

03

Radiology Session – Day 2

Chairperson: Prof. Nawaz Anjum

Moderator: Dr. Mehwish Shoaib

Panelists: Prof. Amir Nadeem, Prof. Mobeen Shafique, Prof. Saulat Sarfraz, Prof. Shumaila Seemi Malik

  • 2:00 – 2:20 PM | MRI Tractography — Visualizing Neural Pathways
Prof. Shahid Waheed

Consultant Radiologist, Al Noor Diagnostic Centre / Al Noor Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Lahore

  • 2:20 – 2:40 PM | Challenges of Endovascular Management of Face and Neck AVM / Venous Malformations
Dr. Muhammad Ramzan

Consultant Radiologist, Diagnostic & Intervention PKLI, Lahore

  • 2:40 – 3:00 PM | Emerging Role of Ga68 PSMA and DOTA PET CT Scan
Dr. Amna Qasim

Section Head, Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore

Free Papers
  • 3:00 – 3:10 PM | Decoding Tuberculosis in Central Nervous System: Radiological Signature and Diagnostic Challenges
Dr. Sana Rizwan

Services Hospital, Lahore

  • 3:10 – 3:20 PM | Pilot study: An Attempt for Structured Reporting Template for Spinal Dysraphism
Dr. Fatma Iqbal

Ameer Ud Din Medical College

  • 3:20 – 3:30 PM | Diagnostic Accuracy of Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Diagnosing Malignant Adnexal Masses Taking Histopathology as Gold Standard
Dr. Zainab Qayyum

Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore

  • 3:30 – 3:40 PM | Ultrasound Versus Fluoroscopy Guided Transforaminal Steroidal Injection for Treatment of Refractory Lumbar Disc Prolapse with Radiculopathy