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Dow University of Health Sciences

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Diabetic Association of Pakistan

March 6 8, 2009

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MESSAGE
PROFESSOR A. SAMAD SHERA Patron

DIABETIC ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTAN & WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE, KARACHI

Prof. A. Samad Shera
TI. SI, FRCP

Honorary President IDF Director WHO Collaborating Centre Member WHO International Expert Panel on Diabetes National Coordinator for Diabetes Control Secretary General DAP

5-E/3, Nazimabad, Karachi-74600 pakistan Phone : +92-21-6616890 Fax : +92-21-4546759-6680959 E-mail : dapkhi@cyber.net.pk web site : www.dapkhi.org

I am privileged to write this short message on the occasion of the first Announcement of the International Conference on Diabetes, to be held in Karachi in March 2009 under the auspices of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) and the Diabetic Association of Pakistan (DAP). Sixteen experts from abroad have already confirmed their participation and will deliver state of the Art lectures on diabetes and its complications. Leading Physicians and dialectologists from all over Pakistan will also present their research papers. With Prof. Masood Hameed Khan as Chairman of the Organising Committee and Prof. M. Zaman Shaikh as the Secretary General, I am assured of the success of the Conference. I would like to offer my thanks to Prof. Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor of Dow University of Health Sciences, for the honor he has done my by asking me to be the Patron of the Conference. I wish the Conference every success and pray for the health and happiness of the Organisers and the participants.

Prof. S. Samad Shera TI, SI, FRCP Patron, International Conference on Diabetes Honorary President, International Diabetes Federation (IDF)

WHO Collaborating Centre For Treatment, Education & Research in Diabetes & Diabetic Pregnancies

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MESSAGE
PROFESSOR MASOOD HAMEED KHAN Chairman

OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR

DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi-74200 Pakistan, Direct No.: 92-21-2745824 Fax: 9215763 Tel: 9215754-57 Ext: 3002 Website: www.duhs.edu.pk, Email: vc@duhs.edu.pk

It is a matter of great privilege to welcome you to the International Conference on Diabetes to be held at Karachi from 6 th to 8 th March, 2009. In this era of knowledge explosion, novel concepts & techniques, use of modern medicines and high tech equipments, the dynamic changes in the practice of diabetes are seen at a very fast pace. This conference will provide an excellent opportunity in this regard not only for exchange of knowledge and experiences of the advances made in the field of diabetes but also for recommending positive measures for their practical application to the prevention and management of this disease in our country. Eminent speakers from U.K, Norway, Australia, Italy, Qatar, Switzerland and India and from all over Pakistan are joining hands to make this academic endeavor a grand successful event. The organizing committee is making an intensive and comprehensive academic program and I hope all of you will have an exciting time and a useful meeting. I am confident this conference will generate collective interest and achieve desired targets of increasing the awareness of diabetes and in this regard I am really indebted to the patron of this conference, a renowned international figure in the field of diabetes, Professor A.Samad Shera for his continuous help, support and guidance. I admire the effort, hard work and devotion of secretary general of organizing committee Professor M. Zaman Shaikh and his team to make this conference a memorable event. I wish all the participants the professionally rewarding days during this conference with very successful scientific sessions.

PROFESSOR MASOOD HAMEED KHAN VICE CHANCELLOR Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.

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MESSAGE
PROFESSOR M. ZAMAN SHAIKH Secretary General

National Institute of Diabetes & Endocrinology,

Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.
DIRECTOR Professor M. Zaman Shaikh Professor of Medicine FCPS, MRCP (UK), FRCP, M.Sc, (Endocrinology & Diabetes)Glasgow University

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Ojha Campus,

Address: National Institute of Diabetes & Endocrinology Ojha Campus, Karachi. Phone: 021-6006023 021-9261489 Email: nide@duhs.edu.pk

It is indeed a matter of great pleasure to invite you to the International Conference on Diabetes organized by Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in collaboration with Diabetic Association of Pakistan (DAP), two giant bodies of academic excellence which joined hands together to organize this grand conference, in the pleasant month of March 2009, in the academic environment of D.U.H.S, D.M.C. campus. This conference will hopefully provide an excellent forum to project the academic excellence and research endeavors of our capable scholars. The scientific committee has made excellent arrangements and I am sure you will enjoy the scientific program which will be extensive and lively. This will cover major aspects of diabetes. One pre-symposium workshop is tagged along with the main conference and this one-day event will be held on 5th March, 2009. Topic is Diabetic Nursing Care and it is targeted to multi-faceted problems of disease of diabetes. One public awareness program for the patients with diabetes is also organized on 6th. of March, 2009. Not only this, you will observe that this conference will be a beautiful blend of various state of art lectures, seminars, hands-on-training workshops and free paper and poster sessions. A very lively musical extravaganza is arranged at the banquet dinner where you will enjoy our traditional folk music. My special gratitude and thanks are to Professor A. Samad Shera, Patron, and Professor Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor of the D.U.H.S and Chairman of Organizing Committee. Any time I feel any difficulty these magnificent personalities are there to help me. They are the guiding force behind me at every step. All hard work put in by the members of the organizing committee in arranging present conference will all be visible Insh-Allah very soon. I hope the experiences and deliberations made in this conference will be utilized in further improving medical care of our patients with diabetes.

Professor M. Zaman Shaikh Director, National Institute of Diabetes & Endocrinology, Ojha, Campus, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Prof. Masood Hameed Khan ........................Chairman Prof. Zaman Shaikh........................................Secretary General Prof. Abdul Bari ..............................................Registration Dr Zeba Haque ...............................................Scientific Dr. Abu Talib...................................................Exhibition/Finance Dr. Niaz Shaikh...............................................Publications Dr. Saleem Ilyas...............................................Public Awareness Program Dr. Sharaf Ali Shah ........................................Nursing Workshop Dr. Salman Matiullah......................................Audio-visual Dr. Iqbal Peerzada ..........................................Catering/ Entertainment Maj. Dr. Ejaz-ul- Haque.................................Protocol/ Transport

CONFERENCE VENUE:
Dow Medical College campus of Dow University of Health Sciences Inauguration/Banquet/ Cultural Program at Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi DATES TO REMEMBER Conference: .........................................March 6 8, 2009 Abstract submission:..........................January 30, 2009 Early Bird Registration: .....................February 15, 2009 Cancellation of registration: .............February 28, 2009 Poster submission: .............................January 31, 2009 Pre-Symposium Workshop...............March 5, 2009

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INTRODUCTION
Diabetes is a major public health problem world-wide. It currently affects 246 million people and this is expected to increase to 380 million by the year 2025. The WHO estimated a rise of 170% in the incidence of diabetes in the developing countries. This figure accounts for 75% of worlds diabetic population. It is obvious that the developing countries will bear the brunt of diabetes epidemic in current century. In the year 2005, an estimated 101 million people died from diabetes and about 80% of these deaths occurred in low and middle income countries. WHO projects that deaths due to diabetes will increase more than 50% in the next ten years if urgent measures are not taken. Individuals with diabetes are 25 times more likely to become blind than individuals without this disease. In many countries diabetes retinopathy is the leading cause of new cases of visual impairment and blindness among adults aged 20 74 years. Individuals with diabetes have a higher risk of other complications such as nephropathy, neuropathy, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Thus diabetes and its complications impose significant economic consequences on individuals, families, health system and countries. On the other hand, UKPDS epidemiological data in type 2 diabetes mellitus proved that every 1% reduction in mean HbA1c translates to significant reduction in diabetic complications. 37% microvascular, 21% any endpoint related to diabetes, 21% in deaths related to diabetes, 14% in fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction and 43% amputation or deaths from peripheral vascular disease.

The prime objective of holding this international conference by Dow University of Health Sciences and Diabetes Association of Pakistan is to increase the awareness and discuss recent developments in the field of diabetes. It is hoped that the delibrations of this conference will help in meeting the challange of diabetes
The conference will include talks by the eminent national and international speakers, scientific research papers and a poster presentation. The banquet will be followed by cultural show. CONFERENCE TARGET GROUPS:

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Basic Health Science Faculty Clinical Health Science Faculty Community Health Science Faculty Students of M.Phil and PhD courses Research Associates Consultant Diabetologists and Family Physicians

PRE-SYMPOSIUM WORKSHOP:

One day workshop on Nursing Care of Diabetic Patients will be held on March 5, 2009
BANQUET& CULTURAL SHOW

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REGISTRATION FEE
Early Bird (upto February 15, 2009) Consultants Banquet Card Rs. 2500/Rs. 1500/Rs.3000/Late Fee

REGISTRATION: Registration will include Inaugural session (entry with card only) Entry to the scientific sessions All Tea/Lunches on 7 & 8 March, 2009 Souvenir/ Abstract booklet Scientific program Conference Bag Entry to exhibition area STUDENTS INVOLVEMENT
Final year students of MBBS course are invited to attend the Scientific Sessions and benefit from the lectures and research papers by the leaders and researchers in the field of Diabetes.
Early Bird (upto February 15, 2009) Junior Doctors Final Year Students Rs. 700/Rs. 200/Rs. 1000/Rs. 500/Late Fee

Registration will include everything except the inaugural session and banquet card

CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION Cancellation of registration and request for 50% refundable fee must be made in writing addressed to conference secretariat no later than February 28, 2009 GUIDELINES FOR POSTER PRESENTATION 50 posters will be included in the conference Last date for submission of poster is January 31, 2009 The posters should be made on Penaflex Poster Dimensions Length Width 48 24

TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THREE BEST POSTERS

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THE CITY OF KARACHI:
Karachi is the capital of the province of Sindh as well as Pakistan's commercial capital. The month of March brings a very pleasant weather showing all the colors of spring season matching with the lives and people of Karachi. The atmospheric temperature fluctuates around 24 C. The city has the colorful bazaars as well as the most modern shopping centres. The city enjoys year-round sunshine and has extensive facilities for yachting, sailing, tennis, squash, cricket, hockey and other games and sports. There are also a number of fascinating beaches along the warm waters of the Arabian Sea.

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INVITED SPEAKERS
Dr. Abdulrazzaq Ali Almadani .................Dubai, UAE Dr. Monira Al Arouj .................................Kuwait Prof. Ala Alwan ........................................Geneva, Switzerland Prof. Massimo Massi-Benedetti ...............Italy Prof. Adel A.El-Sayed ..............................Egypt Prof. Stephen Colagiuri ............................Sydney, Australia Dr. Stephen Gallacher ..............................Glasgow, UK Dr. Abdullah Hamaq .................................Qatar Prof. Markolf Hanefeld.............................Dresden, Gemany Prof. Graham A. Hitman...........................London, UK Prof. Akhtar Hussain ................................Oslo, Norway Prof. Rozmin Jamal ..................................Karachi-Pakistan Dr. Rehman Khan .....................................London, UK Prof. Anoop Misra ....................................Delhi, India Prof. V. Mohan..........................................Chennai, India Dr. Abdullah Bin Nakhi ............................Kuwait Prof. Gerd Holmboe Ottesen ....................Oslo, Norway Prof. Gundu Rao .......................................USA / India Dr. Gojka Roglic.......................................Geneva, Switzerland Dr. Peter Schwarz .....................................Dresden, Germany Prof. Ashim Sinha.....................................Cairns, Australia Prof. C. Yajnik ..........................................Pune, India

REGISTRATION FORM
Name: ________________________________________________ Designation: ___________________________________________ Institution: _______________ Department: __________________ Mailing Address:

Telephone

Office: ____________Residence:_______________ Cell: ______________ Fax: ___________________ e-mail: ___________________________________

Accompanying Person (if any): ___________________________ Registration Fees accepted in Pay order Bank Draft (in favour of DUHS Diabetes Conference) On-wire transfer: Acct. #: 102495-2, UBL, Baba-e-Urdu Road Branch,

Branch Code # 0401, Swift Code: UNILPKKA - Karachi.

Abstract Form for Oral/Poster Presentations

Last Date of Submission January 30, 2009 (Type or fill in block letters in black color)
Name of author: _______________________________________ Institution: ________________ Department: ________________ Name of presenting author: _______________________________ Postal Address: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Telephone Office: ___________ Residence: ____________

Cell: _____________ Fax: _____________ e-mail: ______________________________

Note:
Print the abstract in 200 words approximately Sub headings: Introduction, Aims & Objectives Study Design, Material & Methods, Result, Discussion & Conclusion Font size Program Font Submit 14 double spaced MS WORD (Windows 98 or Later) Times New Roman Three hard copies, CD & Online. website: www.duhs.edu.pk Email: z.haque@duhs.edu.pk Submitted according to the given format Underline the presenting author.

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CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT National Institute of Diabetes & Endocrinology (NIDE) Mailing Address: Gulzar-e-Hijri, Ojha Campus, Suparco Road, KDA Schme-35, Karachi. Website: www.duhs.edu.pk Email: nide@duhs.edu.pk Phone / Fax: +92-21-9261489 / +92-21-6006023