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HAEMATOLOGY AND TRANSFUSION MEDICINE

DAY-01

Nov 6th, 2015.
SESSION I: 02:00pm-04:30pm
MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME
Lt. Gen (R) Muhammad Saleem Session
Chair Person: Maj. Gen. Muhammad Ayyub
Co-Chair Person: Brig. Dr. Tariq Satti
Moderator: Dr. Irem Iqbal

 

•       02:00pm – 02:20pm Dr. Wasim Nagi, UK – MDS Updates

•       02:20pm – 02:40pm Dr. Iram Saeed, UK – What new in MDS?

•       02:40pm – 03:00pm Prof. Dr. Nisar Ahmed, LHR – Paediatric MDS

•       03:00pm – 03:10pm Dr. Shumaila Qamar (AKUH, Karachi) – Detection of HbH Disease by high Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and HbH Preparation.

•       03:10pm – 03:20pm Dr. Sadia Inam (AKUH, Karachi) – Comparison between manual and Automated methods for erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

•       03:20pm – 03:30pm Dr. Kousar Perveen (IBD&BMT, Karachi) – Antenatal Diagnosis of Thalassemia and Spectrum of Genetic Mutations.

•       03:30pm – 03:40pm Dr. Humaira Khan (IBMS, KMU, Peshawar) – Assessment of Gonadal Function in relation to iron overload in Multi-Transfused Beta Thalassemia Syndrome Patients.

•       03:40pm – 03:50pm Dr. Faheem Ahmed Memon (LUMHS, J, Hyderabad) – to determine the frequency of dengue fever in patient with acute febrile illness at diagnostic and research laboratory, Hyderabad.

•       03:50pm – 04:00pm Dr. Suresh Kumar (JSMU, Karachi) – Status of vitamin B12 Deficiency in strict Lacto-vegetarian rural population from tharparker, Pakistan.

•       04:00pm – 04:10pm Dr. Mavara Fatima (CLL, Lahore) – Diangostic Sensitivity and Specificity of RET-He in patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia.

•       04:10pm – 04:20pm Dr. Anila Zafar (AKUH, Karachi) – frequency of concomitant iron deficiency in patient with Beta-thalassemia minor.

•       04: 20pm – 04:30pm Dr. Saba Shahid (NIBD&BMT, Karachi) – Frequency of various Alpha Thalassemia Deletions in Beta-thalassemia-Major by applying Extended Alpha-thalassemia Panel.

 

DAY-02

Nov 7th, 2015.

SESSION II: 09:00am-11:00am
CONSULTATIVE HAEMATOLOGY
Gen (R). Masood Anwar Session
Chair Person: Prof. Khalid Hassan
Co-Chair Person: Prof. Dr. Salman Adil
Moderator: Dr. Rabia Ahmed

•       09:00am – 09:15am Dr. Tariq Shafi, UK

•       09:15am – 09:30am Noon Dr. Wasim Nagi, UK

•       09:30am – 09:45am Dr. Iram Saeed, UK

•       09:45am – 10:00am Dr. M. Aldour, UK

•       10:00am – 10:15am Prof. M Irfan, Karachi

•       10:15am – 10:30am Prof. Dr. Nisar Ahmed, Lahore

•       10:30am – 10:45am Dr. Sidra Maqsood (NIBD&BMT, Karachi,) – Clinical and microbiological profile of pathogens in febrile Neutropenia in Hematological Malignancies: A Single Center Prospective Analysis.

•       10:45am – 11:00am Dr. Qamar Ayub (NIBD&BMT, Karachi) – Hematopoietic progenitor cell and CD34 count; correlation in healthy donors of Bone Marrow Transplant Patients.

 

DAY-02

Nov 7th, 2015.
SESSION III: 11:30am-01:30pm
MYELOMA
Prof. Muhammad Khurshid Session
Chair Person: Prof. Samina Naeem
Co-Chair Person: Brig. Saleem Khan
Moderator: Dr. Ayesha Imran

•       11:30am – 12:00pm Dr. Tariq Shafi, UK – Updates in Myeloma

•       12:00pm – 12:30pm Prof. Dr. Tahir Shamsi, Karachi – Experience at NIBD

•       12:30pm – 12:40pm Dr. Rabbia Tariq (SIUT, Karachi) – Comparison among immunologically different subtypes of untreated Multiple Myeloma patients.

•       12:40pm – 12:50pm Dr. Rozina Zeeshan (LNH, Karachi) – Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia clinical spectrum of Sixty Patients.

•       12:50pm – 01:00pm Dr. Abdus Salam Khan (WMC, Abbottabad) – Diagnostic importance of bone marrow examination in Haematological malignant and non malignant disorders

•       01:00pm – 01:10pm Dr. Izza Hussain (TIH, Karachi) – Splenectomy for hematological disorders: A single center study from The Indus Hospital, Karachi

•       01:10pm – 01:20pm Dr. Shabana Kousar (SIH, Islamabad) – Correlation between serum free light chain ratio and Serum Immunofixation Electrophoresis in plasma cell Dyscrasias; Local Experience.

•       01:20pm – 01:30pm Dr. Neelam Mazhar (CH&ICH, Lahore) – Frequency of hepatitis B&C in Volunteer Blood Donors in Punjab and its Association with AVO Blood Groups.

•       01:30pm – 01:40pm Dr. Bushra Kaleem (NIBD&BMT, Karachi) – T2*MRI-A a true predictor of cardiac iron overload in thalassemia major and intermediate patients.

 

DAY-02

Nov 7th, 2015.
SESSION IV: 02:00pm-04:10pm
COAGULATION MEDICINE
Prof. Khalid Zafar Hashmi
Chair Person: Brig. Maqbool Alam
Co-Chair Person: Dr. Bushra Moiz
Moderator: Dr. Halen

•       02:00pm – 02:30pm Maj. Gen. Muhammad Ayub – Updates in Coagulation

•       02:30pm – 02:50pm Dr. Tariq Shafi, UK – CNS Prophylaxis

•       02:50pm – 03:00pm Dr. Rabia Ahmad (AIMC, Lahore) – Efficacy of platelet transfusion in dengue hemorrhagic fever; A Case Series.

•       03:00pm – 03:10pm Dr. Muhammad Kaleem Khan (ATH, Abbottabad) – Spectrum of Von Willebrand Disease in Punjab; Clinical Features and Types.

•       03:10pm – 03:20pm Dr. M. Azhar Sattar (UHS, Lahore) – Intron 1 inversions in 130 hemophilia patients of a Pakistani cohort.

•       03:20pm – 03:30pm Dr. Gul Rukh Sohaib (IBS, Peshawar) – Comprehensive; genetic analysis and effective modality for defining a milder phenotype in an otherwise sever phenotype thalassemia patient.

•       03:30pm – 03:40pm Faiza Khan (CH&ICH, Lahore) – Medical Audit on FFP usage and disposal

•       03:40pm – 03:50pm Muhammad Tariq Masood Khan (IBMS, Peshawar) – Hemophilia-B diagnostic discrepancy: A Survey to confirm the diagnosis of Hemophilia-B

•       04:00pm – 04:10pm Dr. Anny Hanifa (NIBD&BMT, Karachi) – Bleeding Symptoms and patterns in patients with recessively inherited coagulation disorders versus hemophiliacs.

 

DAY-03

Nov 8th, 2015.
SESSION V: 09:00am-11:40am
LYMPHOMA, MPN
Prof. Moin-ud-Din Session
Chair Person: Prof. Tahir Shamsi
Co-Chair Person: Prof. Muhammad Irfan
Moderator: Dr. Fouzia Shafi

•       09:00am – 09:30am Brig. Ch. Altaf, AFIP – RH Alloimmunization RH(D) Negative Pregnant Female

•       09:30am – 10:00am Brig. Tariq Mehmood Satti, Rawalpindi – Experience at AFBMTC

•       10:00am – 10:30am Prof. Salman Adil, Karachi – Experience at AKUH

•       10:30am – 10:40am Dr. Umaira Syed (SIH, Islamabad) – Effect of beam on the clinical outcomes of post transplant lymphoma patients.

•       10:40am – 10:50am Dr. Nida Amin (CH&ICH, Lahore) – Paediatric Myelofibrosis.

•       10:50am – 11:00am Dr. Sadia Sultan (LNH, Karachi) – JAK-2 V617F Mutational Analysis in Primary Idiopathic Myelofibrosis: an experience from Southern Pakistan.

•       11:00am – 11:10am Dr. Humera Siddique (IBMS, KMU, Peshawar) – Prevalence of G6PD deficiency in school going children of Mardan District using multi stage sampling technique.

•       11:10am – 11:20am Dr. Umera Saleem (KEMU, Lahore) – Association of peripheral blood Lymphocyte/Monocyte ratio with stage in classical Hodgkin lymphoma patients.

•       11:20am – 11:30am Dr. Saba (AFIP, Rawalpindi) – Immunohistochemistry on Bone Marrow Trephine Biopsy in Lymphoproliferative Disorders.

•       11:30am – 11:40am Dr. Nadia Kashif (IBMS, KMU, Peshawar) – Iron deficiency a common causative factor in chronic heart failure commonly missed and unrecognized

 

DAY-03

Nov 8th, 2015.
SESSION VI: 12:00pm to 02:30pm
ACUTE LEUKEMIA
Prof. Abdul Hayee Session
Chair Person: Maj. Gen. Pervaiz Ahmad
Co-Chair Person: Dr. Shahida Mohsin
Moderator: Dr. Ambreen Hamid

•       12:00pm – 12:15pm Gen. Pervaiz Ahmad, Rawalpindi – What new in AML

•       12:15pm – 12:30pm Dr. Yasar Yousafzai (UOG/ KMU) – Quantitative PCR using patient specific primers detects occult central nervous system involvement in more than one-third of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

•       12:30pm – 12:45pm Dr. Shawana Kamran (SIH, Islamabad) – RCSD1-ABL1 translocation associated with IKFZ1 gene deletion in B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

•       12:45pm – 01:00pm Dr. Muniba Kanwal (SIH, Islamabad) – Acute Myeloid Leukemia presenting with Myelodysplasia related changes.

•       01:00pm – 01:15pm Dr. Munir Ahmed (USH, Lahore) – Low frequency of TEL-AML1 fusion gene in patient of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Pakistan.

•       01:15pm – 01:30pm Dr. Maria Khan (AFIP, Lahore) – Frequency of Different Cytogenetic abnormalities in Acute Leukemia.

•       01:30pm – 01:45pm Dr. Muhammad Aslam Shaikh (CH, Multan) – Efficacy and outcome of intensive care in oncology patients, A Single Center Analysis.

•       01:45pm – 02:00pm Dr. Ayesha Khurshid (AFIP, Rawalpindi) – Immunophenotyping pattern Biphenotypic Acute Leukemia case series.

•       02:00pm – 02:15pm Dr. Memoona Khan (AFIP, Rawalpindi) – frequency of 3 isoforms of PML RARA isoforms in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia.

POSTER PRESENTATION

 

1.     Prevalence of Portal Vein thrombosis in hepatic cirrhosis
Dr. Sehrish Khurshid
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi

2.     Acquired Hemophilia-A (Case Report)
Dr. Usman Javed
Chughtais Lahore Lab

3.     Prevalence of Thrombocytopenia in Hep-C positive patients
Dr. Javeria Qureshi
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi

4.     Rare Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Transformed from Fanconi Anemia (Case Report)
Dr. Shabneez Hussain
The Agha Khan University & Hospital

5.     Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (A single Center Study from southern Pakistan)
Dr. Sadia Sultan
LNH

6.     Acute Myeloid Leukemia Evolving From Jak-2 Positive Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Dr. Muniba Kanwal
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

7.     NE-X, NE-Y, NE-SSC, NE-FSC, NE-SFL and HFLC as Predictive Markers for the earlier Diagnosis of Various Types of Hematological Neoplasms
Dr. Rana Zeeshan Haider
NIBD & Bone Marrow Transplantation, Karachi

8.     Role of Bone Marrow Biopsy with Immunohistochemistry in Diagnosing Metastatic Tumor with unknown primary site
Dr. Muniba Kanwal
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

9.     A Case report on Coexisting JAK2V617F and CALR EXON 9 mutation in Essential Thrombocythemia
Dr. Munazza Rashid
National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplantation, Karachi

10.  Frequency of Hematological Disorders in Children Diagnosed on Bone Marrow Examination
Dr. Ayesha Khalid
Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore

11.  Indications for transfusing unscreened blood products-Are these rational?
Dr. Sidra Asad Ali
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

12.  Screening of Transfusion Transmitted infection (TTIs) in Multi-transfused patients
Dr. Syed Omair Adil
Omair Sana Foundation, Karachi

13.  Indications for red cell Transfusion in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Dr. Asma Nisar
Aga Khan University Hospital

14.  Frequency of ABO, RH Phenotype and Probable Genotype in Patients with Blood Transfusion Dependent Disorder
Dr. Sana Khurram
NIBD&BMT, Karachi

15.  Frequency of HIV among Donors in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan
Dr. Naveena Fatima
NIBD&BMT, Karachi

16.  Minor Red Cell Phenotypes in Patients of Karachi Region
Dr. Veena Kanwal
NIBD&BMT, Karachi

17.  Prevalence and Trend of infectious Disease markers in Blood Donors at a Hospital Blood Bank
Dr. Hira Qadir
AKUH, Karachi

18.  Root cause analysis of non-infection transfusion complications and the lesions learnt
Dr. Farheen Karim
Aga Khan University Hospital

19.  Indications for Red Cell transfusion in Pediatric Intensive Care unit
Dr. Asma Nasir
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

20.  Frequency and Demographic Characteristics of Reactive Blood Donors is rising trend of syphilis Alarming?
Dr. Aisha Arshad
NIBD&BMT, Karachi

21.  Frequency of Transfusion reactions during and after transfusion of Blood Products
Dr. Hina Tariq
NIBD&BMT, Karachi

22.  Turnaround time of reporting Acute Leukemia on Bone Marrow Specimens
Dr. Sidra Asad Ali
Aga Khan University, Karachi

23.  Frequency of MLL Gene Rearrangement AF4t(4;11) in acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients
Dr. Noorulain Fareed
NIBD&BMT, Karachi

24.  Glanzmann Thrombasthenia in Pakistan: Molecular Analysis and Identification of Novel Mutations
Dr. Jawad Hasan

25.  Comparative Outcome of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) in adult and pediatric patients: A 10-year experience in Developing World Scenario
Dr. Zeeshan Hussain
NIBD&BMT, Karachi

26.  Appropriateness of inferior vena cava filter placement in Thromboembolic Conditions: A clinical Audit
Dr. Anila Rashid
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.

27.  Disease Spectrum and clinical Outcome of Philadelphia Negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms in Pakistani Population: A single Center Experience
Dr. Uzma Zaidi
NIBD&BMT, Karachi

28.  Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Beta Thalassemia Major
Dr. Saqib Hussain Ansari
NIBD&BMT, Karachi

29.  RCSD1-ABL1 Translocation Associated with IKFZ1 gene Deletion in B-cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Dr. Muniba Kanwal
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

30.  Minor Red Cell Phenotypes in Patients of Karachi Region
Dr. Veena Kanwal
NIBD&BMT, Karachi

31.  Baseline Estimate of Prevalence of Virological Profuile in Aplastic Anemia Patients Enrolled in ATG Trial (An Investigator Initiated Trial) Clinical Trials.gov identifier: NCT02028416
Dr. Sidra Maqsood
NIBD&BMT, Karachi

32.  Thyroid Function Assessment in Relation to Iron Overload in Multi-Transfused Beta Thalassemia Syndrome Patients
Dr. Maria Kamran
NBMS, KMU, Peshawar

33.  Plasma Anti-thrombin (AT) level and platelet count in Normal Pregnancy and preeclampsia (PE)
Dr. Umbreen Imtiaz
Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore

34.  Bone Marrow Involvement by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytic Syndrome
Dr. Umaira Syed
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

35.  Deletion in STXBP Gene Causing Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Type-V. A case reported from Pakistan
Dr. Muhammad Zohaib
OSFBB&RL&NIBD&BMT, Karachi

36.  T-acute Lymphoblastic Crisis in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A rare occurrence.
Dr. Gul-e-Rehan
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

37.  Bone Marrow Involvement by ALK positive large B-cell Lymphoma
Dr. Umaira Syed
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

38.  T-acute lymphoblastic crisis in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A rare occurrence
Dr. Gul-e-Rehan
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad.

39.  Acute Myeloid leukemia presenting with Myelodysplasia related changes
Dr. Muniba Kanwal
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

40.  Acquired hemophilia Due to factor VIII Inhibitors Secondary to bladder mass: Case Report
Dr. Shabana Kousar
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

41.  Diagnostic accuracy of Reticulocyte hemoglobin content in determining Iron Deficiency Anemia
Dr. Gul-e-Rehan
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

42.  Hemograme in dices of Healthy Lactovegetarian Population of Tharparkar Village
Dr. Suresh Kumar
Jinnah Sindh Medical University

43.  Diagnostic Accuracy of reticulocyte hemoglobin content in Determining Iron Deficiency Anemia
Dr. Gul-e-Rehan
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

44.  Frequency of Peripheral Smear Review in Era of Automation
Dr. Natasha Ali
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

45.  Acquired Hemophilia due to Factor-VII inhibitors secondary to bladder mass
Dr. Shabana Kousar
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

46.  Frequency of mean red cell distribution with in patient of acute heart failure
Dr. Umaira Syed
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

47.  Role of Bone Marrow Biopsy with Immunohistochemistry in Diagnosing metastatic Tumors with unknown primary site
Dr. Muneeba Kanwal
Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad

48.  Risk stratification of Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients according to international prognostic scoring system: A single center experience
Dr. Umera Saleem
KEMU, Lahore

49.  Prevalence of G6PD deficiency in School going children of Mardan District using multi stage sampling technique
Dr. Humera Siddique
KMU, Peshawar

50.  Assessment of gonadal function in relation to iron overload in multi-transfused beta-thalassemia syndrome patients
Dr. Humaira Khan
KMU, Peshawar

51.  Frequency/ Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in patients with Thalassemia Major
Dr. Muhammad Aslam Sheikh
The Children’s Hospital & ICH, Multan

52.  Compare the status of Blood Bank in federal Capital Territory after implementation of “ICT Blood Safety ordinance”
Mr. Abdul Rauf
Biocare Labs. Ali Medical Center F-8 Islamabad

53.  Thyroid function assessment in relation to iron overload in multi-transfused Beta-thalassemia syndrome patients
Maria Kamran
KMU, Peshawar

54.  Prevalence of Anemia in Post Renal Transplant Recipient
Dr. Saadia Gulzara Ali
Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation, Karachi

55.  Rare Bleeding Disorder (RBD’s) are not uncommon: Experience at The Children’s Hospital & ICH, Lahore.
Dr. Sidra Hareem
The Children’s Hospital & ICH, Lahore