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

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

Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Infection Control Symposium Committee, Aga Khan University invites abstracts on the following themes

Themes
A) Health Care Professionals and Safety
B) Patient Safety
C) Hospital Associated Infections

Last date for Abstract Submission is February 29, 2008

Abstract Guidelines:

· Abstracts should be relevant to the themes of the symposium.

· It should not exceed 250 words (excluding title, names of authors and institution etc.)

· The title of the paper should be typed in capital letters.

· Underline the name of the presenting author.

· The abstract should clearly mention: Introduction/Objectives, Methods, Results and Recommendations/Conclusions.

· State the preferred mode of presentation (Oral/Poster)

Please send your abstract to:

Rozina Roshan, Co Chair, Scientific and Programme Committee at email: rozina.roshan@aku.edu

Nasreen Suleman, Member Scientific and Programme Committee at email: nasreen.suleman@aku.edu

Shela Hirani, Member Scientific and Programme Committee at email: shela.hirani@aku.edu
For further information and registration, please contact:
Conference Secretariat
Aga Khan University, Stadium Road
Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: +9221 4930051 Ext. 4578, Direct +9221-4864578
Fax: + 9221 4934294

Email: conf.sect@aku.edu

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