Surgical Oncology Society Pakistan

News Clippings of 4th National Oncosurgery Conference

2012-02-08T17:10:00.000+05:00

The conference was a success. Following are the news clippings of 4th National Oncosurgery Conference in major news papers of Pakistan:

Pakistan Today

Daily Times

Programme for 4th National OncoSurgery Conference

2012-02-02T12:44:00.001+05:00

Programme for Saturday Feb4, 2011 8:00 – 5:15 pm

Emerald Hall PC Lahore

On desk Registration- (07:30 – 09:00AM)

TIME

Common Hall

09:00am – 10:45am

Session 1 Cancer Breast

10:45am-11:00am

Tea Interval

11:00am – 01:00pm

Session 2 Head & Neck Cancer

01:00pm – 02:00pm

Session 3 Cancer Debate

How to improve the Lot of cancer patients

02:00pm – 02:30pm

Lunch

Hall – A

Hall – B

02:30pm – 03:30pm

Session 4

Hepato-biliary & Pancreatic Cancers

Session 5

Gastro-Intestinal Cancers

3:30-3:45pm

Tea Interval

3:45 - 5:00pm

Session 6

Miscellaneous Cancers

Session 7

Family physician’s Session

5:15pm

Concluding Ceremony

9:00 to 10:45am

Session 1 Ca Breast Common Hall

Chairman	Prof. Abul Fazal Ali Khan
Co- Chairman	Prof. Lateef Aftab
Moderator/Secretary	Dr. Tayyab Abbas

	Topic	Presenter
09:00- 09:10am	Breast cancer Subtypes based on ER/PR and Her2 expression in Pakistani women: Comparison of Clinicopathological features and survival.	Syed Muhammad Ali Bukhari¹
09:10- 09:20am	Advances in the surgical management of Ca Breast	Dr. Amna Khan
09:20-09:30am	Mangement of locally advanced Ca Breast	Prof. Arshad Cheema
09:30-09:40am	Is seeing is believing. Discripency in tumor size on imaging and on histopathology in bqeastcancer	Dr. Huma Majeed
09:40-09:50am	Role of Neo adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy in Ca Breast	Dr. Abubakar Shahid
09:50-10:00am	Awareness and understanding of disease among hospitalized cancer partients in Pakistan	Dr. Nouman Arif Jadoon
10:00- 10:10am	Institutional experience of sentinel lymph node biopsy in pakistani women	Syed Muhammad Ali Bukhari¹ ,Irfan Haider²
10:10- 10:20am	Knowledge, attitude & practices among nurses towards breast cancer in a in tertiary care hospital of Lahore	Dr. Muhammad Zeeshan Sarwar
10:20- 10:30am	Effect of surgery on psychological distress in women with breast cancer	Dr.Mansoor Hussain
10:30 – 10:40am	Breast Cancer Risk Factors In Pakistani Women: A Case Control Study	Dr.Faheem Usman Sulehri
10:40-10:45	Question and Answer

10:45 -11:00am

Tea Break

11:00 - 1:00pm

Session 2 Head and Neck Cancers Common Hall

Chairman	Prof. Azhar Hameed
Co- Chairman	Dr. Afsar Ali Bhatti
Moderator/Secretary	Dr. Amir Bhutta

	Topic	Presenter
11:00 – 11:10am	An experience of neck dissection in cases of ca oral cavity	Brig. Zubair Ahmad
11:10 – 11:20am	10 years experience of partial hemilaryngectomy	Prof. Rashid Zia
11:20 – 11:30am	Head and neck Malignancies: Other options..& Double paddle radial forearm free flap for through and through cheek defects following resection of ca oral cavity	Col. Sadaqat Janjua PS CMH
11:30 – 11:40am	Maxillary sinus tumors	Dr. Nabeela
11:40 – 11:50am	Management of carcinoma tongue	Prof. Riaz wariach
11:50 – 12:00pm	Outcome of Head and neck cancer in Pakistan	Dr. Arif Jamshed (SKCH)
12:00 – 12:10pm	Experience of some uncommon and unusual head and neck cancers	Prof. Naveed Aslam
12:10 – 12:20am	Survival outcome of salivary gland tumors in SKMCH : 8 years review	Dr. Raza Husain
12:20 – 12:30am	Voice restoration after total laryngectomy	Prof. Mujeeb
12:30 – 12:40pm	Head And Neck Cancer	Dr. Nouman/ Dr Hameed
12:40 – 12:50pm	Comparison of efficacy of CO2 laser with cutting diathermy in surgical excision of early carcinoma tongue
12:50 – 01:00pm	Question and answer

1:00pm-2:00pm

Session 3 Grand Debate / Inauguration

Chief Guest	Prof. Ijaz Ahsan/Prof.Masood Butt
Guest of Honor	Secretary Health
Guest of Honor	DG Health
Moderator	Prof. Abul Fazal Ali Khan
Panelist	Secretary Health
	Dr. Zahid Pervaiz (DG Health)
	Prof. Mhammad Arshad Cheema (President SOS-Pk)
	Prof. Ijaz Ahsan
	Prof. Masood Butt
	Prof. Asad Aslam (VC KEMU)
	Prof. Riaz Waraich (KEMU)
	Dr. Faisal Sultan (Director SKCMH)
	Dr. Waqar Haider (Director INMOL)
	Dr. Arif Jamshaid (SKMCH)
	Prof. Zafar Ali Ch (AIMC)
	Prof. Aslam Shah(PMS)
	Dr. Naeem Akhtar (Uk)
	Prof. Azhar Hameed(KEMU)
	Prof. Sarfraz Ahmad(SIMS)
	Prof. Masood Rasheed(AIMC)
	Prof. Zahid Niaz (AIMC)

2:00 – 2:30pm

LUNCH

02:30pm – 03:30pm

Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Cancers Session 4 Hall – A

Chairman	Prof. Khalid Durrani
Co- Chairman	Prof. Babar Mannan
Moderator/Secretary	Dr. Mansab

2:30 – 2:40pm	Advances in the management of Hepatobiliary Ca.	Dr Amir Lateef
2:40 – 2:50pm	Liver Resection: Experience at Jinnah Hospital Lahore	Dr Arif Khawaja
2:50 – 3:00pm	Experience of surgery for pancreatic tumors	Prof Zafar Ali Ch
3:00 – 3:10pm	Malignant obstructive jaundice at SZH	Dr. Imran Anwar
3:10 – 3:20pm	Is malignant bile duct obstruction a surgical emergency	Dr Ahmer Irfan(Uk)
3:20- 3:30	Q And A Session

02:30pm – 03:30pm

Gastro intestinal Cancers Session 5 Hall - B

Chairman	Prof. Kahlid M. Gondal
Co- Chairman	Prof. Zafar Ali Ch
Moderator/Secretary	Dr. Asghar Naqi

2:30 – 3:30pm	Adapting and implementing NCCN guidelines with available resources.	Prof. Abul Fazal Ali khan
2:30 – 2:40pm	Management of esophageal Carcinoma	Dr Harun javed
2:40 – 2:50pm	Is palliative surgery the best option for advanced Ca stomach	Prof. Zahid Niaz
2:50 – 3:00pm	TME in Colorectal Cancers	Dr. Shahid Khatak
3:00 – 3:10pm	Cilinical presentation of colorectal carcinoma in tertiary care hospitals	Prof. Aslam Shah
3:10 – 3:20pm	Role of neoadjuvant radiation in colorectal ca	Dr Syed Athar Kazmi
3:20- 3:30	Palliative gastrojejunostomy	Dr. Ibrar Ashraf

3:45: 4:45pm

Miscellaneous Cancers Session 6 Hall – A

Chairman	Prof. Sadaqat Ali Khan
Co- Chairman	Dr. Haroon Rafi
Moderator/Secretary	Dr. Azeem

3:45: 3:55pm	Recent advances in the management of Ca Bladder	Dr. Naeem Akhtar
3:55: 4:05pm	Endonasal transphenoidal excision of pituitary adenoma: Our experience at JHL	Prof. Zafar Iqbal
4:05: 4:15pm	Parotidectomy. 8 years experience at tertiary care hospital	Prof. Syed Aslam Shah
4:15: 4:25pm	Marjolin’s Ulcer: A preventable carcinoma arising from chronic wounds and scars	Prof. Moazzam Nazir Tarar
4:25: 4:35pm	Surgical management of malignant pleural effusion.4 years experience at tertiary care hospital	Lt. Col. Dr. Asaf Asghar.
4:35: 4:45pm	Retroperitoneal tumors: Experience at SIMS Lahore	Prof. Sadaqat Ali Khan
4:45: 4:55pm	Pattern of Gynaecological malignancies in tertiary care hospital.	Dr. Saira Younas.
4:55: 5:05pm	Concept of surgical residents about palliative acre	Dr. Mansoor Husain

3:45: 4:45pm

Family Physician Session 7 Hall – B

Chairman	Prof. Masood Rasheed
Co- Chairman	Dr. Samina Khokhar
Moderator/Secretary	Dr. Ehsan-ur-Rehman

3:45: 3:55pm	Colorectal Carcinoma	Prof. Zafar ali Ch
3:55: 4:05pm	Carcinoma Breast	Dr. Samina Khohkar
4:05: 4:15pm	Urological malignancies	Prof. Saleem Akhtar
4:15: 4:25pm	Carcinoma Cervix	Prof. Amtulah Zareen
4:25: 4:35pm	Follow up for Lymphoma Patients	Prof. Hasan
4:35: 4:45pm	Upper GI diseases	Prof. Zahid Niaz
4:45: 4:55pm	Ca Oral cavity	Prof. Riaz Waraich
5:00pm	Concluding session

Invitation for 4th National Oncosurgery Conference

2012-01-14T01:09:00.000+05:00

We are pleased to invite you to present a Paper/Demonstrate surgical procedure in the forthcoming 4th National Cancer Surgery Conference on 3rd to 5th of February, 2012 under the auspices of Surgical Oncology Society of Pakistan at PC Hotel Lahore.

On 3rd February, 2012, it will include a Pre-conference workshop at Jinnah Hospital Lahore, in which renowned Surgeons from Pakistan and abroad are going to perform various surgical procedures on selected patients.

On 4th February, 2012 conference will held in PC Hotel Lahore, in which the approved paper presentation on different topics will be carried out.
On 5th February, 2012 a cancer awareness walk and symposium is arranged at auditorium Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore.

Peoples from all over the Pakistan and abroad are participating. Your contribution will highly be appreciated.

Prof. Zafar Ali Chaudhry
General Secratory
Surgical Oncology Society of Pakistan

92 -300-8483831
surgeon_zach@yahoo.com

Prof. Mohammad Arshad Cheema
President
Surgical Oncology Society of Pakistan
92-300-8440042

macheema88@hotmail.com

4th World No Smoking Day Seminar and Walk

2011-05-31T21:46:00.000+05:00

King Edward Medical University in collaboration with Surgical Oncology Society (SOS-PK) organized an event on 31st May, 2011: World No Smoking Day.

First all participants took part in the walk. It started from King Edward Medical University and ended at General Post Office Chowk.
The remaining event took place in the Auditorium which included Speakers: Professor Muhammad Arshad Cheema (President SOS-PK, Chairman and Professor Department of Surgery KEMU), Professor Khalid Chaidhry (Professor Of Chest Medicine) They talked about the hazards of smoking and insisted that smoking should be prohibited in places especially in Hospitals.
In the end prizes were distributed to the winners of poster competetion with the "World No Smoking Day" theme. The participants were students from all the major institutions of Lahore, both Medical and Non-Medical. First, second and third prizes were quenched by students of King Edward Medical University.

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3rd National Cancer Surgery Clinical Conference (Full Program)

2011-02-01T21:45:00.000+05:00

3^rd National Cancer Surgery Conference

Program for Feb 5, 2011 8:00 – 5:30 pm

Emerald Hall PC Lahore

Onsite Registration- (07:30 – 08:30 AM)

TIME	Hall – A	Hall – B
08:30am – 10:30am	Session 1 Cancer Breast	Session 2 Skin/ Soft Tissue/ Bone/ Neuro Gynecological /Renal Oncology
10:30am-11:00am	Tea Interval
11:30am – 12:15pm	Session 3 Colorectal Cancer	Session 4 Upper GI Cancers
12:20pm – 01:20pm	Session 5- Great Cancer Debate Why are we not getting optimal results from Cancer Surgery?
01:30pm – 02:30pm	Lunch
02:30pm – 03:30pm	Session 6 Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Cancers	Session 7 General Principles of Cancer Surgery
3:30-3:45pm	Tea Interval
3:45: 4:45pm	Session 8 Head & Neck/ Lung/ Chest Wall	Session 9 Pain Control
4:45pm	End of Conference

08:30am – 10:30am

Hall A- Session 1- Cancer Breast

Chairman : Prof. Akhtar Ali Tahir

Co-chairman: Prof. Latif Aftab FJMC

Secretary: Dr. Amir Bhutta

830-850	Neo-Adjuvant Therapy For Ca Breast Prof. Rufina Somroo
850-9:00	Chemo Before Surgery- A Team Approach In Breast Cancer Management Dr. Hassan Pervez
9:00-9:08	Advanced carcinoma breast: stage at presentation and its effect on outcome Dr Salome Suhaib
9:08 -9:16	Ultrasound elastography may reduce unnecessary breast biopsies. Dr. Saira Saleem, Dr. Hussain Fawzy, Dr. Waleed Mostafa
9:16-9:24	Evaluation Of Surgical Procedures For Breast Cancer In Pims: A Decade Of Change Dr S H Waqar, Dr M A Zahid
9:24-9:32	The Impact Of Pre-Operative Axillary Assessment In Screen-Detected Breast cancer Dr. Omair M, Mann B, Kirkpatrick K, Rose A
9:32-9:40	Breast Cancer Risk Factors In Pakistani Women: A Case Control Study Mohammad Asif Shahzad, Mansoor Hussain, Ayesha Fatima, Tehreem Rasheed, Warda Sajjal, Nauman Arif Jadoon
9:40-9:48	Use Of Sonography To Distinguish Between Benign And Malignant Breast Lesions Dr. Muhammad Nawaz, Dr. Farooq Rasool
9:48-10:00	Questions & Answers

08:30am – 10:30am		Hall b- Session 2 Skin/Soft tissue/Bone/Brain / Gynecological Cancers
	Chairman : Prof. Masood Rashid
	Co-chairman: Prof. Rashid Chaudhry
	Secretary: Dr. Suhail Murad

830-850	Management of Ovarian Carcinoma Prof Shehryar Oncology & Radiotherapy KEMU
8:50-9:05	Limb saving surgery in musculo-skeletal tumors Prof. Muhammad Tariq Sohail / Kamran Butt
9:05-9:20	Spinal tumors experience at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore Dr. Zafar iqbal
9:20-9:35	Management of Skin Cancer - Prof. Fareed Khan
9:35-9:50	Cutaneous malignancies: presentation and outcome in a private plastic Surgery setup Dr Muhammad Ahmad
9:50-10:05	conformal radiotherapy plus high dose rate brachytherapy prostate boost in patients with intermediate and high risk prostate cancer: our experience Drmutahir a. tunio
10:05	Questions & Answers

Tea Interval 10:30-11:00

11:00-12:15 pm		Hall A- Session 3- Colorectal Cancer
	Chairman : Prof. Aslam Shah
	Co-chairman: Prof. Riaz Dhab
	Secretary: Dr Shehzad Alam Shah

11:00-11:20	Laparoscopy & colorectal cancer. Prof. Mumtaz Maher Karachi
11:20: 11:35	Colorectal cancer surgery in the elderly: age does not predict early post-operative outcomes Dr Hassaan Bari, Dr Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Dr Ahsan Raza, Dr Nabeel Zafar
11:35-11:50	Laparoscopic Right hemicolectomy Prof Moeed Iqbal
11:50-12:05	Endo rectal Ultrasound Prof Safdar Ali Malik Lahore
12:05 – 12:15	Questions & Answers

11:00-12:15 pm		Hall B- Session 4- Upper GI Cancers
	Chairman : Prof. T A Shah
	Co-chairman: Prof. Mustafa Kamal
	Secretary: Prof. Javed Iqbal

11:00 -11:20	Cancer Esophagus – The Peshawar Experience Prof. Aamir Bilal
11:20-11:40	Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Dr. Aamir Nisar
11:40-12:00	Minimally invasive esophagectomy: a treatment modality for esophageal cancers in pakistan, a case-series Abid Jamal, Sameer Ur Rehman
12:00 12:15	Questions & Answers

12:20 -1:20 pm	Hall A - Session 5- Great Cancer Debates: Why are we not getting optimal results from Cancer Surgery?
Moderator: Prof Abul Fazal Ali Khan
Secretary & Scribe for Recommendations Prof. Sadaqat Ali Khan
Panelists: Mr Fawad Hassan Fawad (Lahore) Prof Mumtaz Mehr (Karachi) Prof Aslam Shah (Islamabad) Prof Akhtar Ali Tahir (Multan) Prof Asif Zafar Malik (Rawalpindi) Prof Javed Iqbal (Bahawalpur)		Prof Rufina Somro (Karachi) Prof Muhammad Arshad Cheema (Lahore) Prof. Khalid Gondal (Lahore) Dr Waqar Haider (Lahore) Dr Faisal Sultan (Lahore) Dr Zahid Pervaiz (Lahore)

1:30-2:30 Lunch & Prayer Break

2:30-3:30 pm	Hall A- Session 6- Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Cancers
Chairman : Prof. Moeed Iqbal
Co-chairman: Prof. Zahid Niaz
Secretary: Dr. Farooq Afzal

2:30-2:40	Non Surgical Management Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Dr. Najam ud Din SKCH
2:40-2:50	Management of Liver Cancer –an overview Prof. Javed Iqbal BWP
2:50-3:00	Endoscopy In Malignant Jaundice Prof. Ghias ul Nabi Tayyab
3:0-3:10	Surgical Palliation For Cholangiocarcinoma M. Imran Anwar Lahore
3:10-3:20	Hepatico Jejunostomy for Malignant Jaundice Dr Arif R Khawaja
3:20-3:30	Questions & Answers

2:30-3:30 pm		Hall B- Session 7- General Principles of Cancer Surgery
	Chairman : Prof. Asif Zafar
	Co-chairman: Prof. Khalid Durrani
	Secretary: Dr. Asghar Naqi

2:30-2:45	Sentinel Node Biopsy Prof Mustafa Kamal Pasha
2:45-3:00	Reconstruction Methods in Cancer Surgery – Prof Muhammad Arshad Cheema
3:00-3:08	Towards Early diagnosis of Cancer : The Danger Signals or The red flags Dr Muhammad Azeem
3:08-3:16	Residence self reported competency and experience regarding end of life care Nauman Jadoon
3:16-3:24	Role of Surgeon in Cancer Management, How crucial? Dr Tariq Ansari Rawalpindi
3:24-3:30	Question & Answers

Tea & Prayer Interval 3:30 – 3:45

3:45-4:45 pm	Hall A- Session 8- Head & Neck / Chest

Chairman : Prof. Javed Gardezi
Co-chairman: Prof. Riaz Waraich
Secretary: Dr. Ayesha Shaukat

3:45-4:00	Block dissection of neck – Jinnah Hospital Experience - Prof Zafar Ali Chowdry
4:00-4:10	Role Of The Prosthodontist In The Management Of Orofacial tumors Dr Muhammad Amjad
4:10-4:20	Induction Chemotherapy Followed By Concomitant Hypofractionated Radiotherapy In Unresectable Oral Cancer A Jamshed, Lahore,
4:20-4:30	Intra thoracic Carcinoid tumors – Dr Shoaib Nabi
4:30-4:45	Question & Answers

3:45-4:45 pm	Hall B-Session 9- Pain Control

Chairman : Prof. Amir Zaman
Co-chairman Dr. Afsar Bhatti
Secretary: Dr. Haroon Rafi

3:45-4:00	Assessment Of Pain In Cancer Patients Dr. Zafar Khan Anesthesia
4:00-4:15	Interventional Procedures For Severe Cancer Pain Prof. Khalid Bashir
4:15:430	Principles Of Palliative Care Dr. Haroon Rashid
4:30-4:45	Inter active session Prof. Khawar Ali

3rd National Cancer Surgery Conference

2011-02-01T21:40:00.000+05:00

3rd National Cancer Surgery Conference

Lahore, Pakistan.

February 2-5, 2011

Being organized by Surgical Oncology Society Pakistan in collaboration with Department of Surgery King Edward Medical University

Pre-Conference Workshops

Inaugural Session

Live Video Conference from USA

Clinical Conference

Pre-Conference Workshops

Day 1 – Wednesday, 2nd February, 2011

Upper GI Surgery Workshop in Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Day 2 – Thursday, 3rd February, 2011

Colorectal Surgery in Allama Iqbal Medical College

Day 3 – Friday, 4th February. 2011

Flap Reconstruction and Lower GI Surgery in King Edward Medical University and Videoconference from UK/USA/EUROPE

Inaugual Session

World Cancer Day

4th February, 2011 from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM in KEMU Auditorium

Live Video Conference from USA

Live Video Conference from Salon Keltering Memorial Cancer Center, New York, USA

4th February, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM in KEMU Video Conference Lecture Hall

Clinical Conference:

On 5th February, 2011 at Emerald Hall Pearl Continental Hotel Lahore

Satellite Cancer Conference Multan

2010-12-04T21:34:00.000+05:00

Surgical Oncology Society Pakistan (SOS-PK) organized a one day conference at Auditorium of Nishtar Medical College on Saturday, 4th December, 2010.

Around two hundred doctors from Multan, Bahawalpur and Lahore attended the conference.

Professor Muhammad Arshad Cheema, President SOS-PK and Chairman Department of Surgery King Edward Medical University, delivered state of art lecture on the management of Breast Cancer. Professor Zafar Ali Khan, General Secretary SOS-PK and Professor of Surgery Allama Iqbal Medical College spoke on Management of retroperitoneal tumours while Professor Abul Fazal, Vice President SOS-PK and Professor of Surgery Services Institute of Medical Sciences, spoke on Role of Laparoscopy in cancer treatment. Professor Pasha of Nishtar Medical College presented paper about sentinel lymph node biopsy in cancer breast and demonstrated it Live from the theatre. Professor Javed Iqbal of Bahawalpur Medical College talked about Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver resection. Dr. Amir Riaz Bhutta presented history of SOS-PK and its future in Pakistan.

In the end Professor Akhtar Ali Tahir thanked to the participants and assured full support for the forth coming 3rd National Cancer Surgery Conference at Lahore on 2nd-5th February, 2011.

Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar

2010-10-17T21:15:00.000+05:00

Department of Surgery, King Edward Medical University and Surgical Oncology Society of Pakistan (SOS-PK), on Saturday organized a seminar on breast cancer awareness. Professor Asad Aslam, Vice Chancellor, King Edward Medical University was the chief guest. Experts highlighted the importance of early diagnosis and proper treatment to save womenfolk from future complications.

Addressing the participants, Professor Asad Aslam said the early diagnose of breast cancer could save victims from many complications. Professor Muhammad Arshad Cheema, Chairman Department of Surgery, King Edward Medical University and President of Surgical Oncology Society of Pakistan (SOS-PK), said females feeling lump in breast feel no pain initially and they need to go to Doctor immediately. He informed that a Breast Clinic in Room 15 of Outpatient Department of Mayo Hospital is set up for screening, diagnosis and treatment of Breast Cancer.
Dr. Zahid Pervez, Medical Superintendent, Mayo Hospital, said a Mammography machine will be installed in Mayo Hospital in 3 months time.
Professor Sadaqat Ali Khan, Professor Khalid Masood Gondal, Professor Abu Fazal. Professor Zafar Ali Chaudhry, Professor Farrah Asghar and Dr. Raas Masood also addressed the seminar.

Rawalpindi Cancer Symposium

2010-09-28T21:35:00.000+05:00

Organized by

Surgical Oncology Society Pakistan (SOS-PK)

Venue

Surgical Unit - II, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi

Topics:

Management of Carcinoma Breast; Professor Muhammad Arshad Cheema; President SOS-PK
Retroperitoneal Tumours; Professor Zafar Ali Chaudhry; General Secretary SOS-PK
Role of Laparoscopy in Management of Abdominal Malignancies; Professor Abul Fazal Ali Khan; Senior Vice President SOS-PK
Management of Colorectal Carcinoma; Professor Aslam Shah; Professor of Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad

World No Smoking Day

2010-05-31T21:28:00.000+05:00

Surgical Oncology Society of Pakistan President Professor Muhammad Arshad Cheema leading several groups of medical students and doctors from across Punjab, participating in a walk organized to create awareness among the people on the World No Tobacco Day.

The rally started from the King Edward Medical University (KEMU), reached the General Post Office (GPO) Chowk and returned to the surgical tower of the Mayo Hospital.
Later in the seminar at KEMU, participants resolved to implement in letter and spirit the smoking ban in all medical colleges and hospitals across Punjab. Expressing his views, Professor Muhmmmad Arshad Cheema said the most cost-effective way of treating cancer was preventing it. He said the use of tobacco was the single largest preventable cause of death among cancer patients. According to estimates of the World Health Organization, cancer has surpassed cardiac diseases as the most common killer in the country. He said 40 percent of all cancer deaths can be prevented.
Addressing the gathering, Health Secretary Fawad Hassan Fawad said the world had woken up to the menace of smoking, admitting that the government had not been able to introduce relevant laws. “It is a pity that we are pleading for such a basic law as declaring hospitals smoking free zones in 2010... all should show the moral courage to stop smoking,” he said, adding that the tobacco industry was very “powerful” and “influenced” legislation when the budget was ever in the making.

2nd National Cancer Surgery Conference

2010-03-13T21:19:00.000+05:00

Three-day National Cancer Surgery Conference concluded at Lahore on 13th March, 2010. This conference was arranged by the Surgical Oncology Society Pakistan (SOS-PK).

On 11th March, Live Cancer Surgery Workshop was conducted at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital. More than 300 eminent surgeons from various parts of this country attended this workshop.

On 12th march, the second day of cancer surgery conference, live advanced cancer operations were performed at Mayo Hospital Lahore. Eminent surgeons of the country Professor Mumtaz Mehr performed surgery on large intestine cancer by laparoscopic operations. Head of the department of Surgery King Edward Medical University Professor Muhammad Arshad Cheema operated on an Advanced Breast Cancer patient. These operations were broadcast live to 400 teachers of medical colleges, district surgeons, trainee doctors and medical students. All participants of these workshops learned about the optimum treatment of cancer patients.

On the 13th March, 2010, 3rd day of the conference more than 500 hundred surgeons from all over the Pakistan attended this conference and learned new techniques to fight against this deadly disease which is becoming very common in Pakistan. About 60 state of art lectures and presentations were delivered in this conference.

The main highlight of this conference was the “The Great Debate” to fight against the cancer. Mr. Fawad H. Fawad Health secretary to the Government of the Punjab assured all help to the surgeons to fight against the cancer. Vice Chancellor King Edward Medical University Professor Zafarullah Khan, Principal Rawalpindi Medical College Professor Musaddiq Khan, Principal Fatima Memorial Medical College Professor Humayun Maqsood, Miss Shahima Rehman, chairperson of Fatima Memorial hospital, Director INMOL Dr. Waqar Haider, Mr. Naeem Director Center of nuclear medicine, Former Principal KEMU, Professor Ejaz Ahsan participated in this great debate. This debate was moderated by Professor Arshad Cheema President SOS-PK. At the end of debate following recommendations were adopted by the conference participants:

We need to record the incidence and outcome of cancer by having a uniform One Page Cancer Registry
Cancer Prevention by public health education and Tobacco Control especially for youth and environment Pollution Control
Provision of optimum cancer care by making Integrated Cancer Centers in all teaching hospital with facilities under one roof
Adequate Pain Control for palliative care by provision of cheap and effective morphine
Roles of different stake holders like Surgeons, Medical & radiation oncologist, Primary care Physicians and Role of Government and Media was elaborated.

Two state of art lectures”Professor Rashid Qureshi Memorial lecture and Professor Abbas Askari Memorial lecture” were delivered by Professor Mumtaz Mehr of Karachi and Professor Zafar Haider of Lahore.

At the end, Professors Muhammad Arshad Cheema President SOS-PK, Professor Sadaqat Ali Khan, Dr. Amir Ali Syed, Professor Abul Fazal and General Secretary Professor Zafar Ali Chowdry thanked all the participants, district and Tehsil surgeons of Punjab and surgeons from Peshawar, Karachi, Quetta, Islamabad and other parts of the country on their enthusiastic participation

Surgical Oncology Society Pakistan

News Clippings of 4th National Oncosurgery Conference

Programme for 4th National OncoSurgery Conference

Invitation for 4th National Oncosurgery Conference

4th World No Smoking Day Seminar and Walk

3rd National Cancer Surgery Clinical Conference (Full Program)

Hall b- Session 2 Skin/Soft tissue/Bone/Brain / Gynecological Cancers

3rd National Cancer Surgery Conference

3rd National Cancer Surgery Conference

Lahore, Pakistan.

February 2-5, 2011

Being organized by Surgical Oncology Society Pakistan in collaboration with Department of Surgery King Edward Medical University

Pre-Conference Workshops

Inaugural Session

Live Video Conference from USA

Clinical Conference

Pre-Conference Workshops

Day 1 – Wednesday, 2nd February, 2011

Upper GI Surgery Workshop in Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Day 2 – Thursday, 3rd February, 2011

Colorectal Surgery in Allama Iqbal Medical College

Day 3 – Friday, 4th February. 2011

Flap Reconstruction and Lower GI Surgery in King Edward Medical University and Videoconference from UK/USA/EUROPE

Inaugual Session

World Cancer Day

Live Video Conference from USA

Live Video Conference from Salon Keltering Memorial Cancer Center, New York, USA

Clinical Conference:

Satellite Cancer Conference Multan

Breast Cancer Awareness Seminar

Rawalpindi Cancer Symposium

Surgical Oncology Society Pakistan (SOS-PK)

Surgical Unit - II, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi

World No Smoking Day

2nd National Cancer Surgery Conference

Hall b- Session 2

Skin/Soft tissue/Bone/Brain / Gynecological Cancers