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For Researchers, Students, Scientists and Doctors.Jaypee’s Advanced Course in Rhinology & Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Date: 11th -13th February 2011
Jaypee’s Advanced Course in Rhinology & Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, scheduled to be organized at the financial capital of India, Mumbai on February 11th-12th-13th, 2011.
The venue of the conference, Hotel ITC Grand Maratha is spacious, well equipped, exhibiting the grandeur of state-of-the-art architecture. An educative scientific programme studded with lectures by renowned International and National faculty on varied aspects and latest trends in Rhinology, with a display of latest scientific gadgets and instruments in a well organized exhibition, and a concerted effort at public awareness
on the subject, beckons your participation in the conference.
Your confidence in this course is our greatest asset and we shall strive to uphold this trust by our sincere, unfettered efforts at making this conference a never before success story.
Warm regards,
Dr Chris de Souza, (Course Director),
Dr Guy Kenyon, (Course Director),
J.P.Vij (Patron)
International Faculty
David Kennedy (USA), Guy Kenyon (UK),
Andrew Swift (UK), Andreas Leunig (Germany)
,Jatin Shah(USA), Dan Fliss (Israel)
National Faculty
Chris de Souza(Mumbai), Mohan Kameswaran (Chennai) ,
M V Kirtane (Mumbai),Nishit Shah (Mumbai), Bachi Hathiram (Mumbai),
Anil D Cruz (Mumbai), Prabodh Karnik (Mumbai), Thulasi Das (Chennai)
For registration, please contact:
Rakesh Sheoran:-
Ph (O)- +91-11-43574357 ext 418
PH (M)-+91-9971020680
Email- rakesh.sheoran@jaypeebrothers.com
Abhinav Kumar
Ph (O)- +91-11-43574357 ext 419
Ph (M)- +91-9810279794
Email- abhinav.kumar@jaypeebrothers.com
13th SCMSA Summer School on Infectious diseases and Tropical medicine!
Announcement
Hello!
You’ve always been told not to mix business with pleasure, but
what if business is pleasure!
We here at the Suez Canal Medical Students’ Association have cooked up;
The 13th SCMSA Summer School on Infectious Diseases
and Tropical Medicine
with just the right amount of each of these secret ingredients;
Business: a once in a lifetime opportunity to get hands on experience regarding infectious diseases, &
Pleasure: the opportunity to explore the treasures of Egypt.
Curious? Then read on, here are the juicy details:
Our comprehensive scientific course will include lectures, labs, clinical visits as well as problem solving sessions aiming at increasing your knowledge about the various infectious diseases common in the region. Such valuable experience would be impossible to attain via textbooks!
Information
Time:
12th till the 26th of July, 2009
(Plus an optional 4 days, 3 nights trip to Sharm El Sheik, so the whole thing ends on the 30th of July)
Number of Participants:
25 up to 35 students maximum “so hurry up reserve your place!”
Deadline for Applications:
31st of May 2009
Course Fee:
300 euros (early registration)
330 euros (registration after deadline or upon arrival)
Special Offer! ONLY 280 euros (for groups of 4 or more)
For accompanying persons, their registration fees are:
320 euros (early registration)
350 euros (registration after deadline or upon arrival)
The fees should be transferred to the following bank account:
Suez Canal Medical Students’ Association
National bank of Egypt (El Ahoy Bank), Ismailia
Suez Canal University branch
Account No. 01100027892
Swift Code: NBEGEGCXA301
Please take in consideration that you afford the bank transaction fees, which
will vary according to the country and the bank you deal with.
We kindly request that you send us a copy of the bank transfer receipt
in any of the following ways:
1. Scan the receipt and send it to Mohamed Samir Ghoweba at:
greenpeace47@yahoo.com
2. Fax the receipt to + 20 64 3339587 Attn. Mohamed Geneid.
3. Send it by mail to the Suez Canal Medical Students’ Association, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Before the 30th of June, the fees shall be 60% refundable.
The fees will cover:
• Scientific course.
• Accommodation in a double air-conditioned room with private bathroom in three stars hostel in Ismailia, Egypt.
• Breakfast and lunch.
• Social and cultural program including trips to Cairo and Alexandria to visit many marvelous monuments up there, and a one day trip to Port Said.
• Certificate that will be issued to all those who will have completed the course.
More to know
Required Equipment:
A white coat and a stethoscope. A camera will come in handy as well!
Optional Social Program:
Optional trips will be organized to different cities and regions in Egypt such
as Sharm El sheik, Hurghada, Sinai & Luxor.
Official Language:
English.
Climate and Clothing:
The weather is sunny & warm in august; the average temperature ranges
from 28 to 35°c, being one of the most beautiful countries during this period
of the year.
How to apply?
Application and Further Information:
First: fill the online application form of the summer school.
Second: fill in the following personal data & send it to greenpeace47@yahoo.com
First name, Last name, Email, Country, Date of birth, University, Year of study, City, Address, Passport number, Passport country and an included picture is important for your personal identity card.
Contacts
For more information contact Mohamed Samir Ghoweba, SCMSA Summer School Coordinator at:
Mohamed Samir Ghoweba
Old University Area, Street no. 3, Building no. 43, flat no. 3
Email: greenpeace47@yahoo.com
Cell Phone: +2-012-6062770
Residence: +2-064-3232230
VISIT OUR WEBSITE TODAY! www.scmsaonline.org
International Federation of Head & Neck Oncology – World Tour
Dear Colleagues,
As you may be aware the International Federation of Head & Neck Oncology has planned a first of its kind World Tour from September 29th – November 4th, 2008. This initiative is spearheaded by Dr. Jatin P Shah, Chief of Head & Neck Services at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York along with six international experts in the field. (Dr. Jean-Louis Lefebvre (Director, IFHNOS) from France, Dr. William Wei (Secretary General, IFHNOS) from Hong Kong, Dr. Christopher O’Brien (Web Director, IFHNOS) from Australia, two members of the executive committee of IFHNOS – Dr. Patrick Gullane from Canada , Dr. Kie-Kian Ang from Houston, Texas and Dr. Arlene Forastiere from Baltimore, Maryland) . The main focus of the program is to provide state of art knowledge and explore the frontiers of Head & Neck cancer diagnosis and current treatment. The highlight is to provide ample opportunity for interactive sessions between local faculty, delegates and the international experts. The entire tour will cover 11 countries across the globe. Details of the world tour are available on the website:
http://www.ifhnosworldtour2008.org/
The South East Asian Leg will be hosted in Mumbai on the 20th and 21st of October 2008. We plan to start the program the previous evening (19th October) with satellite symposia and welcome reception commencing 6pm that evening.
This letter is for your information as well as a request to pass it on to anybody who in your opinion would be interested to attend. The conference is multidisciplinary and targeted at surgical oncologists, Otolaryngologists, Head and Neck Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, Medical Oncologists and others with a special interest in the field of Head & Neck Oncology.
The basic format of the programme is a two hour capsule focused on each subsite in the head and neck region. This will include a half hour overview by one of the touring international faculty followed by an interactive panel discussion which deals with specific case scenarios.
We have special rates for early registration and I would urge you to register at the earliest. Cheques should issued in the name of IFHNOS MUMBAI and mailed to me at the address below. The registration fee is Rs 4000 only till the 1st of September, Registration will include entry to all scientific sessions, welcome reception as well as the conference banquet. The registration form is attached to this mail or can be downloaded from the website above.
I look forward to an early reply in this very important first of its kind event. Your active participation will go a long way in not only making the conference a success but more importantly in contributing to the Head & Neck Oncology specialty in the entire region.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. A.K. D’Cruz
Professor & Surgeon
Head & Neck Services
Tata Memorial Hospital
Dr. E. Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai 12
Email : ifhnosmumbai@gmail.com, docdrcuz@gmail.com
Fax : 24158989
Tel : 24177000
http://www.ifhnosworldtour2008.org/
International Conference on Medicinal Uses of Honey
10th-12th November, 2008
Dear Colleagues,
Assalamon-Alaikum, ( May ALLAH Keep You Safe )
Department of Plastic Surgery,Services Institute of Medical Sciences/Servcices Hospital,Lahore , Department of Microbiology, University of Health Sciences,Lahore, School of biological Sciences and Honey Bees Research Institute, Punjab University,Lahore invite You to the second international conference on “ Medicinal Uses of Honey” from Nov.10-12,2008.
The idea behind the conference is to share and exchange Knowledge, Research and experience and to promote use of Honey in a wide spectrum of diseases. Following topics will be discussed by internationally renowned speakers.
Honey, The Natural Healer and The best medicine
Past, Present and Future of Honey in modern medical Science
Can Honey reduce Insulin Resistance, Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus?
Honey Dressings in Burn Patients
Use of Honey in Diabetic Foot
Antibacterial properties of Honey
Are we losing fight against multi-drug resistant microbes?
Honey as probiotics and prebiotics
Antioxidant properties of Honey
Comparison of different floral Honeys with regard to MIC values against common pathogens
Bees and Bee’s Products
Bee Flora and its Biodiversity
Use of Honey and Transfer Factors in Cancer and Degenerative Diseases
Honey use as Cough Suppressant
Honey Use for Restorative Sleep
Honey Use for Cognitive performance and Memory
Honey as adjuvant to Chemotherapy
Honey is a natural product, produced by Honey Bees from nectar and pollen of flowers prevalent in that particular area. So the honey’s color, taste and smell vary in different parts of the world. So far more than 300 types of Honey have been found.
Honey is produced by bees as food for themselves but the major use is by the humans. Honey is one of the healthy food product having readily assimilable sugars, as these have already been digested by the Bee’s intestinal enzymes.
Honey has been used as food sweetener, for its nutritive and medicinal properties. Honey has been used for times immemorial as traditional remedy for many ailments. However may researchers and scientists now have carried out enormous number of clinical trials, proving the benefits of honey as an effective therapeutic agent. Honey is being used extensively to augment immune responses in patients on chemotherapy, to promote restorative sleep, reducing insulin resistance, control of diabetes mellitus & obesity, as cough suppressant, help in cognitive performance and memory, in delayed/non healing wounds, infected wounds, diabetic foot, gastric ulcers, sore throat, radiation mucositis ad ocular infections. Honey is being used by many ENT Surgeons, Dento-maxillo- facial surgeons and also by the dermatologists for many many ailments.
The first International Conference on Medicinal Uses of Honey was held at Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, under the patronage of University Sains Malaysia from Aug.26-28, 2006.This Conference was the first sincere effort to break the hard frozen ice about use of Honey in human ailments. There was a real variety of speakers from all around the globe, to discuss and share their experience about the medicinal uses of honey.
At the concluding ceremony, it was decided unanimously that the next conference will be held at Lahore-Pakistan in 2008.We are trying our level best to organize this event by requesting and attracting a galaxy of international speakers. The emphasis is to develop and provide a platform for western and eastern scientists so as to promote the use of honey on real scientific grounds in different diseases.
Please visit the official website “www.honeyconference .com” It will provide all information about the conference events, abstract submission, Travel arrangements, Registration fees, social program, city tour and accommodation/ hotel arrangements.
Please pass on this information to all colleagues interested in honey use in human diseases. We are anxiously waiting for your guidance and suggestions
With Warm Greetings from Lahore, Pakistan
Ghulam Qadir Fayyaz
Secretary Organizing Committee
Associate Professor Plastic surgery
Services Institute of Medical Sciences/
Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Email:- gqfayyaz@hotmail. com
Mobile:- 0092+321+4430561
Fax:- 0092+42+5164932
Synopsis – Lead detoxifying effect of Vitamin C in adult population
Abstract:
Lead is one of the most toxic metals known to humans. Lead toxicity, especially chronic toxicity has been labeled as a major health problem globally, Pakistan being no exception. Lead toxicity is implicated in severe adverse effects to the central nervous, cardiovascular, hematologic, renal and reproductive systems.
Data from Pakistan show that 70 percent of children as well as adults in urban population of Karachi have blood lead levels above the limits set by international standards (< 10µg/dL for children and <20µg/dL for adults). Currently, there are no satisfactory drugs for chronic Lead toxicity. Intravenous CaNa2EDTA and Penicillamine are available but mainly used for emergency situations like acute Lead poisoning and do not address chronic poisoning. On the other hand, Vitamin C is an inexpensive, safe and readily available chelating agent, which could be explored for its possible Lead detoxifying potential.
An earlier pilot scale study assessing the role of Vitamin C in reducing body Lead levels of children in Karachi showed that treatment with Vitamin C reduced Lead levels in hair while increased urinary excretion. However, such studies with direct measurement of Lead in blood are expected to give more meaningful outcome and also provide an impetus for expanding the study to adult Lead exposed populations on a larger sample size under controlled conditions.
The current investigation aims to study the effects of Vitamin C supplementation in different doses in reducing body Lead levels by assessing whole blood samples. A total of approximately 300 adult subjects of either sex will be recruited and randomly divided into 3 groups. One group shall serve as control with no treatment. The other two groups will receive 500mg and 1000mg Vitamin C respectively for one month. Blood samples will be collected once before treatment (baseline) and then after 15 days and another after 30 days of treatment. Lead in urine will also be determined for a limited number of samples to assess the possible mode of Lead excretion. Blood levels of Vitamin C and hemoglobin will be determined in a selected set of samples to assess their relationship with the baseline values of Lead. Lead estimation will be carried out in all samples on flameless Zeeman Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The study is likely to have a direct impact on public health.
Click Here for the Detailed Synopsis:
Synopsis – Lead detoxifying effect of Vitamin C
Ozma Fazal Khan
ozma.fazal@gmail.com
Aga Khan Hospital
Pharmacist
Lead detoxifying effect of Vitamin C in adult population
Research Area: Pharmacology
Name of Supervisor: Dr Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani
Submitted for degree of: M.Phil in Pharmacology
COMMUNITY BASED SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT COURSE
COMMUNITY BASED SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT COURSE
(April 7 – 26, 2008)
Dear Friends,
Kindly note that Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) of Aga Khan University (AKU), Karachi, Pakistan is pleased to announce its short course on Community-Based Social Development for Women’s Empowerment (CBSD-WE) scheduled from April 7 – 26, 2008. This course is part of CHS’ Continuing Education Programme. Course information is given below for your reference. For course registration form please write to us.
Goal of the Course:
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the interplay between the determinants of health and development, self-awareness, and the importance of participatory methods in community mobilization and empowerment.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, the participants would be able to:
1. Understand the essential concepts and dynamics of social change.
2. Understand the essential features of participatory methodology, and its applications for facilitating social change.
3. Become aware of the relevance of self-development and importance of communication skills for community development.
4. Be able to critically engage with the different dimensions of empowerment in development
5. Become familiar with theory and research in the field of gender studies
Medium of Instruction:
Medium of instruction of the course is English. Participants are expected to be proficient enough to comprehend, and read and write in English language. However, flexibility is maintained in view of the purpose of the course, which is to advance critical understanding of development and its processes, and to acquire certain skills for facilitating people-centered and gender sensitive development. The learning environment created for this purpose allows the participants to converse in their own language. If needed and agreed by the participants, translations in other languages are also provided in the plenary sessions. For a collective learning process, such negotiations have been found to be useful, and in keeping with the participatory approach of the course, especially since one of the learning objectives is to introduce the participatory approach to the participants.
Teaching Method:
The entire course uses the workshop method, with minimal lecture sessions. Great emphasis is placed on experiential learning, and participants are required to monitor their own learning. Participatory tools for reflection and analysis, simulation-games and exercises will be used.
There is equal emphasis on individual and collective learning. Participants will be required to verbalize as well as write out their feelings and thoughts and to share them in small and large groups.
A significant feature of the course is a week of residential training in Participatory Reflection and Analysis (PRA) in an urban/rural area.
Tuition Fees:
The course tuition fees is Pak Rs. 24,200.00 (US$ 405.00) per participants, which covers classroom instructions, course material, refreshments, simple lunch during working hours, and boarding & lodging facility during one week of PRA workshop.
Travel, boarding and lodging during the course period (except PRA component), and self-care arrangements will be the responsibility of the participant( s) or their parent organization( s).
Deadline to Receive Applications:
We look forward to have participation from your intuition in this course. Kindly send brief CV along with filled registration form of the desired candidates latest by March 10, 2008 to Mr. Amin Hirani, Senior Programme Officer, Continuing Education Programme, Community Health Sciences Department. His e-mail address is: amin.hirani@ aku.edu and telephone contact is 4864839).
Course Director
Dr Agha Ajmal
Assistant Professor
Tel: (092-21) 4864853
Email: ajmal.agha@aku. edu
Please feel free to contact us for any further information you may need about the course.
Best regards,
Nadira Ashraf
Senior Assistant Manager
Educational Administrative Support Unit
Department of Community Health Sciences
Aga Khan University
Stadium Road, PO Box 3500 ,
Karachi 74800 , PAKISTAN.
Tel: (092-21) 4864802, 4864811
Fax: (092-21) 4934294, 4932095
E-mail: nadira.ashraf@ aku.edu
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On Thursday 20th March, 2008
09:00 am sharp
Special Packages will be offer to the attendants of Hands on.
REGISTRATION FEE Rs. 5000/= Tea and lunch included.
For Registration and further details contact:
Program Organizer: Dr. Junaid Iqbal. Business Development Manager
Cell: 0321 2424044
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Email: Akhai.g@cyber. net.pk. URL: www.akhai.com
Improving your performance during an emergency OSCE station.
1) Improving your performance during an emergency OSCE station.
2) Today’s OSCE Exam preparation tips.
____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ____
1) Improving your performance during an emergency OSCE station:
“:
Rapid Primary Survey & resuscitation:
ABCDE
A Airway maintenance with C-spine control
B Breathing and ventilation.
C Circulation (pulses, hemorrhage control).
D Disability (neurological status).
EExposure (complete) and Environment (Temperature control).
Restart ABCDE if patient deteriorates.
Always deal with A & B first as they may kill the patient now not C.
Airway:
1.  Immobilize cervical spine with collar or sand bags. In Trauma case ONLY.
To the examiner/ nurse “A Collar or sand bags please to immobilize the C-spine.”
2.  Airway assessment: Assess ability to breath and speak.
If patient is already responded appropriately to you so far, indicates patent airway & ability to breath is normal.
“Mr./Ms.., Where are you now?…What day of the week is today?”
To the examiner “Patient is alert, oriented, speaking, no noisy breathing, airway is patent.”
3.  Airway management:
GO TO BREATHING if airway is patent.
OR Â To the examiner “Patient is…., an indication for endotracheal tube.”
2- Definitive airway management:
-Â Endotracheal intubation (ETT):
Find out them at the ebook ” A Step By Step Guide To Mastering The OSCEs”
Breathing:
1- LOOK: for:
1. Mental status: anxiety, agitation.
2. Color: cyanosis / pallor.
3. Chest movements.
4. Respiratory rate & effort.
5. JVP. (if collar on don’t remove it. If sand bags, do it.)
To the examiner “Patient is not agitated, no cyanosis or pallor. Normal symmetrical chest movements, Normal respiratory effort & rate at…bpm, JVP is….”
2- FEEL: for:
1. Airflow.
2. Tracheal shift. (if collar on don’t remove it. If sand bags, do it.)
3. Chest wall for crepitus.
4. Flail segments & sucking chest wounds.
5. Subcutaneous emphysema.
 “Mr/Ms…, I’m going to uncover and feel your neck and chest, Okay.”
 “Any pain?”
To the examiner “There is no tracheal shift, crepitus, flail segments, sucking wounds or subcutaneous emphysema.”
3- LISTEN: Â Â Â Â Â 1. Sounds of obstruction (Stridor) & Air escaping.
2. Breath sound & symmetry of air entry. Both sides: apex, lower, & sides.
3. Heart sounds. If muffled with high JVP: Temponade: pericardiocenthesis.
 “Mr/Ms…, I’m going to listen your chest.”
To the examiner “Breath sounds are normal, symmetrical, no stridor, normal heart sounds / ….   diminished air entry on the left…..”
4- Assess Respiratory Function:
   Ventilation modalities:
Circulation:
1. Ask for Vital signs:
To the examiner/nurse “What are his/her vitals, please?”
Carefully listen to what the examiner says and comment: e.g. “Normal/ so, he has fever/tachycardia/ tachypnea….”.
- Blood pressure: If conscious mobile patient, take it on:
“Mr/Ms.., I’m going to check your blood pressure in both your arms then your leg, (if no collar) and I’ll recheck your arm while sitting/standing for a minute?.”
Note: Usually the examiner will stop you and give you the results, but start doing it until he/she stops you.
Measure BP in unconscious yourself on one arm.
To the examiner “Blood pressure is …. mmHg lying and …. mmHg standing. No postural hypotension, No significant upper/lower extremities difference. (aortic dissection)”
To the nurse “Put him on cardiac monitor & pulse oxymeter. Repeat vitals every (5-15) minutes & inform me.”
2. IV lines & Investigations:
To the nurse
1) “I want 2 wide pore gauge 14-16 IV lines established, please.
2) Start Normal Saline/ Ringer Lactate, one liter on each at 125-1000 ml/h each (choose).
3) Take a blood sample and send for:
- Blood group, Rh & cross-match,
- CBC, Lytes, (ABGs, CK-MB, Tropinin) if respiratory/ cardiac case
- Liver function test (ALT, AST, ALP, & amylase),
- Renal function tests (BUN, Cr),
- Coagulation profile (INR/PTT),
- Rapid bedside Blood sugar,
- Toxicology screen (if indicated).
4)Â Also send for:Â 12- lead ECG, CXR, Head CT (if comatose),
C-Spine & pelvic X-rays (if trauma)”
5)Â Foley’s catheter / Nasogastric tube (if needed).
“Mr/Ms .., I’ll put a bee tube inside in order to monitor your urine output, okay..?”
Note: If blood seen from meatus: NO FOLEY’S (? Urethral injury)
Assess Respiratory Function:
Change to assisted ventilation or ETT if needed.
 If BP low:
 If Comatose:
3. Rule out shock:
Go to Detailed Secondary Survey
FFFÂ Go to management below.
Management of hemorrhagic shock:
1 – Ask for vitals again: “What are his/her vitals, please?”
Carefully listen to what the examiner says and comment: e.g. “Normal/ so, he has fever/tachycardia/ tachypnea….”.
2 – Secure airway and O2: Already done but check the mask and O2 level.
3 – Control bleeding by:
Find out them at the ebook ” A Step By Step Guide To Mastering The OSCEs”
4 – Replace lost blood:
5 – Vasopressors:
- Not during bleeding.
- Used if hypotension persists despite appropriate volume administration. Also for septic and anaphylactic shocks.
* If Patient is stable now: Proceed to Disability.
If not: Repeat ABC until becomes stable.
Then you have to go into D, E and then detailed survey.
____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _____
2) Today’s OSCE Exam preparation tips:
We also asked you to prepare steps for every emergency management of common emergencies like:
** IF Diabetic Emergencies:
To the nurse “Run the Normal Saline at 1000cc/h each;
Give 5 (-10) IU Insulin IV bolus, then another 5 (-10)/h by IV infusion”
“When Blood glucose reaches 15 mMol/L change the fluid to two third 5% dextrose water (D5W) and one third Normal Saline. Then add 20 mEq/L KCL to the fluid.”
“Send for urine glucose and ketones.”
The Sixteenth International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB 2008)
The Sixteenth International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB 2008) will be held in Toronto, Canada on July 19 – 23, 2008.
At the ISMB/ECCB 2007 in Vienna, we encouraged an increased participation of scientists involved in experimental biology and those researching in industry. This momentum will be taken further at the meeting in Toronto. This guiding goal will impact the organization of the meeting in many ways including through the introduction of Special Session Tracks (www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2007/specialsessions/) for related disciplines, a special Industry Track (www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2007/industry), Highlight Tracks (www.iscb.org/ismbeccb2007/highlights) for work published in journals frequented by experimental biologists. An increase in the number of keynote presentations will provide insights into open areas of research from experimental perspectives.
We expect over 1600 attendees in Toronto in July 2008.
The Toronto conference program will include around 70 contributed papers that will be selected by an international program committee during a rigorous review process rivaling the editorial procedure for top-rate scientific journals with an acceptance rate of 10-15%. Contributed papers are collected in a volume published by as a Supplement to the OUP Journal Bioinformatics and are available at the conference. In Vienna, there will also be an open track presentation of selected work that is not coupled to a publication. A further point in the program is a lively poster session. At recent ISMB conferences ~1,000 posters have been presented.
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This is to bring to your notice that a system had been developed by Mr. Murad Ali Bana to keep researchers/scientists informed of conferences / workshops / lectures that are being held world wide. It has e-mail addresses of doctors, trainees, residents, para-medical staff and pharmaceutical companies all across the world.
The objective of the group is to disseminate information as widely as possible. There are many Institutions/ hospitals where posters/brochures are not been placed. Professionals at these institutions may thus be informed by this Group.
This group was initiated and is managed by him in his free time as a public service to the Medical Community. Along with this, Events Updates has now joined hands with PromotingResearch.com (created by Dr. Pashtoon) in further promoting the cause.
Now with the http://www.promotingresearch.com/blog you can subscribe to specific categories that suit your needs and interests. You can either subscribe to receive updates on your area of interest or you can register to become an active member and participate in the discussions and blogs along with posting important events/conferences that you become aware of.
We hope you benefit from this endeavor of ours.
Murad Ali Bana
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North Nazimabad,
Karachi,
Pakistan
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Cell: 92 21 0334-3056757
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Quetta, 87300,
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