Annual Research Week 2023​

Conference Theme: Thriving Together: Looking Onwards​

Paediatric Research Day encourages clinicians and researchers to present their work, and promotes capacity building for better collaboration between paediatricians, fellows, residents, research faculty and staff. The research day aims at informing and educating researchers, investigators and relevant stakeholders on the importance of promoting research to improve child health in Pakistan and the region.

Objectives
  • To encourage dialogue for promotion of a conducive atmosphere of research within and outside the department
  • To highlight research efforts in the field of child health for national and international visibility


Speakers and Topics
  • Chair – Dr. Zahra Hoodbhoy 
  • Scientific Committee – Abstract | Vice-chair: Dr. Tahir Yousafzai and Dr. Shahzadi Resham
  • Scientific Committee – Workshop | Vice-chair: Dr Naveed ur Rehman and  Dr. Waqasuddin Khan
  • Organising Committee – Vice-chair: Mr. Haseeb Fareed and Ms. Shamsa Panjwani


Who should attend
Open to all clinical and research faculty, residents, fellows, interns, nursing staff, research staff, undergraduate students interested in the field of child health


Organizers
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health


Each workshop will be of 3 hours minimum, 2 full days maximum.


Workshop Details:

Wednesday | August 30, 2023

Workshop 1 | 09:00am to 01:00pm | Title: Simulation in Paediatric Critical Care: Exploring Latent Safety Threats and Human Factors

Workshop 2 | 09:00am to 05:00pm | Title: R for Beginners

Workshop 3 | 09:00am to 01:00pm | Title: Pediatric Endocrine Rescues: From Assessment to Action - Workshop on Pediatric 
Endocrine Emergencies

Workshop 4 | 09:00am to 1:00pm | Title: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)- coordinating care to make a difference

Workshop 5 | 09:00am to 5:00pm | Title: Global Scales for Early Development (GSED); Assess the development of children up to 36 months of age across diverse cultures and contexts

Workshop 6 | 01:00pm to 05:00pm | Title: Workshop on Infectious Disease Epidemiology


Thursday | August 31, 2023

Workshop 7 | 09:00am to 01:00pm | Title: Workplace Wellbeing: A Burnout Aid for Physicians in Training

Workshop 8 | 09:30am to 01:00pm | Title: NIH - Biosketch component

Workshop 9 | 09:00am to 01:00pm | Title: Neonatal Ventilation

Workshop 10 | 09:00am to 05:00pm | Title: Exploring the Microbial Cosmos: Unraveling the Secrets of Metagenomics

Workshop 11 | 02:00pm to 05:00pm | Title: Paediatric Allergies and Clinical Immunology

Workshop 12 | 10:00am to 02:00pm | Title: Paediatric Tuberculosis-A case based approach 

Workshop 13 | 1:00pm to 05:00pm | Title: Understanding and Interpreting Clinical Genetic Test Results

Workshop 14 | 9:00am to 01:00pm | Title: Little Brains, Big Challenges: Managing Paediatric Neurological Emergencies

Workshop 15 | 10:00am to 01:00pm | Title: Connecting Clinical Research to Early Childhood Nurturing Care Components

Workshop 16 | 2:00pm to 05:00pm | Title: Measuring Physical Growth: Standardized Anthropometric Measures for Accurate 
Assessment of Physical Growth


Friday | September 1, 2023

Workshop 17 | 9:00am to 01:00pm | Title: Pediatric Neuro-Critical Care Support 

Workshop 18 | 09:00am to 1:00pm | Title: Empowering Grant Administrators

Workshop 19 | 09:00am to 01:00pm | Title: Research in the Digital Age: Navigating the Transformation

Workshop 20 | 09:00am to 01:00pm | Title: Basic Expressive Art Therapy for Children and Adolescents

Workshop 21 | 09:00am to 01:00pm | Title: Pediatric peritoneal dialysis tool kit : Principle, indication, equipment and skills to perform acute peritoneal dialysis in children


Workshop dates 
August 30-31, 2023 & September 1, 2023


Timings
Inaugural: 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Conference: 9:00am - 5:00pm

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