On September 19, 2020, PSSLD Club Clinical Vignettes Was organized, in which Dr. MuhammadAtif Majeed who is Assistant Professor at Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi, presented his topic. The title of his presentation was “Cases with Deranged LFTs”. Dr. Muhammad Kamran, Assistant Professor at Gastroenterology Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College in Karachi, moderated the entire session and thanked the presenter and the participants for joining this session.
Dr. Prince Misri Khan from Chandka Medical College & Hospital SMBBMU in Larkana, presented on the “Physical Activity Compared to Adiposity and Risk of Liver Related Mortatlity: Results from Two Perspectives, Nationwide Cohorts”. This webinar was hosted by PSSLD on 12th September, 2020 and 200 people became part of this valuable session.
On 5th September, 2020, PSSLD organized this event in order to discuss IGg4 related diseases by joining the specialists from all over the world. Dr. Katarzyna M Pawlak MD PhD, Dr. Nabeel Tehami, Dr. Tossapol Kerdsirichairat MD, Dr. Zaigham Abbas, Dr. Romy Chamoun, Dr. Muhammad K. Hassan, Dr. John Leeds and Dr. Dalbir Sandhu presented their presentations related to Igg4 Diseases. Almost 700 members from all over the world joined this session.
On August 22, 2020, PSSLD hosted Club Clinical Vignettes, in which Dr. Hafiz Abdul Basit who Senior Registrar at Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College in Karachi, presented his topic, entitled, “Unusual Causes of Paraparesis” and “A Case of Late Liver Allograft Dysfunction”. Dr. Muhammad Atif Majeed, Assistant Professor at Gastroenterology department of Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi, moderated the entire session and thanked the presenter and the participants for joining this session.
“NGM282 improves Liver Fibrosis and Histology in 12 Weeks in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis” was the presentation by Dr. Jalpa Devi on 15th August, 2020 from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Haiderabad. It was an online session attended by as much as 600 people.
In this webinar on 26th July, 2020 on ‘Play your role in the elimination of hepatitis’, speakers discussed the role of primary care physician, Hepatologist, infection control personnel, NGOs, and government authorities in the hepatitis elimination efforts.
MODERATOR:
Dr. Faisal Waseem
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Department of Medicine, Agha Khan University, Karachi
SPEAKERS
Dr. Saleh Channa
Head Department of Gastroenterology & Medical Unit 2
GMMMC, Sukkur
Topic: Role of Primary Care Physician
Dr. Altaf Baqir
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Asad Nursery, Multan
Topic: Role of Hepatologist
Dr. Qazi Masroor
Professor of Medicine
Quaid-e-azam Medical College & Bahawal Victorial Hospital, Bahawalpur
Topic: Infection Control Personnel
Dr. Amjad Salamat
Consultant Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist,
Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, Islamabad
Topic: NGO and Societies
Dr. Zahid Azam
Consultant Gastroenterologis
Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
Topic: Government Authorities
PSSLD celebrated WORLD HEPATITIS DAY on 25th July, 2020 by organizing a webinar on HEPATITIS UPDATES by inviting renowned gastroenterologists and Hepatologists from all over Pakistan to deliver their valuable knowledge and experience on the hepatitis and how it can be eliminated by 2030 in Pakistan. A number of people took part in this interesting session and appreciated the contributions of each speaker and the PSSLD.
MODERATOR
Dr. Bakht Biland
Professor of Medicine, Peshawar Medical College
SPEAKERS
Dr. Zaigham Abbas
President of PSSLD, Prof. and Head of Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Ziauddin University Hospital, Clifton, Karachi
Topic: Epidemiology of Hepatitis in Pakistan
Dr. Sadik Memon
Consultant Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist,
Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Topic: Hepatitis Elimination Programs
Dr. Muzaffar Gill
Professor of Medicine,
Fazaia Medical College, Islamabad
Topic: Current Treatment Option for Hepatitis B and C
Dr. Ghisun-un-nabi Tayyab
Professor of Medicine & Gastroenterology,
Lahore General Hospital
Topic: Adverse Effects of Covid on Hepatitis Elimination
The theme of the 3rd webinar was ‘Don’t let COVID-19 undermine hepatitis elimination efforts’. The webinar was addressed by Dr. Zaigham Abbas, Dr. Muzaffar Gill, Dr. Ghias Un Nabi Tayyab, Dr. Sadik Memon, and Dr. Bakht Biland. Dr. Zaigham Abbas answer to the questions of lay public in a webinar in Urdu ‘Our liver, our responsibility’. Besides, Dr. Sadik Memon, and Dr. Qazi Masroor and other members of PSSLD organized mini-symposia in Hyderabad and Bahawalpur and other cities of Pakistan. Dr. Saeed Hamid and Dr. Zaigham Abbas participated in the international webinars to observe WHD.
Topic Speaker
Prevalence of hepatitis Zaigham Abbas
Risk factors for hepatitis Shaikh Bashir Ahmed
Diagnosis of hepatitis Shahid Rasool
Treatment of hepatitis B Adil Naseer
Treatment of hepatitis C Sharbat Khan
Complications of hepatitis Mohammad Salih
Screening to find the missing millions Masood Siddiq
Vaccination Amna Subhan
The speakers talked about risk factors, mother to child transmission, vaccination, medical complications caused by hepatitis and how they are treated, how screening can be carried out to identify the millions who have the virus but are yet to be diagnosed. “We need commitment and concerted action from the government instead of patchy responses. Covid-19 has further complicated the situation and the program for mass screening is likely to be delayed further”, speakers observed. They also urged the media to play their role in creating awareness about the disease. The webinar, which was broadcast live on social media, and well covered by electronic and print media also included questions from viewers, which the speakers answered following their presentations.
On 18th of July, PSSLD organized an event to analyze the current trends in the management of Hepatic Cellular Carcinoma (HCC). All the speakers including Prof. Zaigham Abbas, Prof. Wasim Jafri, Prof. Saeed Hamid and Prof. Peter R Galle discussed the issue profoundly and extensively. Prof. Zaigham Head of Department at Dr. Ziauddin University in Karachi and the governor of PSSLD discussed the surveillance for HCC. While Prof. Wasim Jafri discussed the management of HCC during covid-19 pandemic. Prof. Saeed Hamid argued over the Role of multi-disciplinary team in the management of HCC critically. Checkpoint inhibitors and Combination systemic therapy was the topic of Prof. Peter R Galle from
University Medical College in Germany.
Dr. Syed Ahsan Ali Darbari was the speaker on 4th of July, 2020. Re-bleeding and Mortality Risk are increased by ACLF but Reduced by Pre-emptive TIPS was the main topic of his presentation. This session was joined online by a majority of 500 people.