Controlling Drug Resistant TB in Pakistan January 3 - 4, 2008 Indus Hospital, Korangi, Karachi
Thursday January 3, 2008 Seminar 9.30 am -1.30 pm
Introduction to Seminar and Workshop	Dr. Altaf Ahmad
Unveiling the Forgotten Plague	Dr. Aamir J. Khan
The Impact of DOTS in Pakistan	Dr. Amanullah Ansari
Review of DOTS in Karachi (2004-2007)	Fahd Qazi
11:00-11.20 a.m: TEA BREAK
Drug resistance in TB;MDR, XDR and beyond State of the Art	Dr. Salman Siddiqi
Surveillance for MDR-TB in Karachi	Dr. Rumina Hasan
Are we heading towards XDR-TB?	Dr. Nadeem Rizvi
Containing and Controlling TB in Pakistan	Panel Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Naseem Salahuddin Panelists: Dr. Amanullah Ansari, Dr. Aamir J. Khan, Dr. Altaf Ahmad, Dr. Rumina Hasan, Dr. Nadeem Rizvi
1:30 pm: LUNCH
January 4, 2008 10 am – 4: 00 pm
Dry Workshop in TB Diagnostics
Convener: Dr. Salman Siddiqui Facilitator: Dr. Altaf Ahmad