UHS-Dept

Public Engagement of AHS

Conferences/Workshops/Lectures Organized

November 28, 2021

Common Genetic Conditions Every Primary Care Physician Should Know About

Presenter:

Amanda S Freed, MD, FAAP, FACMG

Associate Physician, Clinical Geneticist

Department of Genetics, Southern California Permanente Medical Group USA

November 25, 2021

Genetic Counseling

Presenter:

Ms. Ambreen Khan

Certified Genetic Counselor

Huntsman Cancer Institute, Utah, USA; held at UHS Lahore

October 31, 2021

Introduction to Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM)

Presenter:

Prof Huma Arshad Cheema

Pediatric Gastroenterologist Hepatologist

Director Pediatric Liver Transplant Lahore. Chairperson Pakistan Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology Association, Founder Rare and Genetic Disease Centre, Children�s Hospital Lahore

September 26, 2021

Introduction to Prenatal Genetics

Presenter:

Syed Ajaz Ahmed, MD, FCAP, FACMG

Clinical Geneticist, Kaiser Permanente. California, USA

August 29, 2021

Becoming a Genetic Counselor

Presenter:

Janice Edwards, MS, CGC

Clinical Professor School of Medicine Columbia University of South Carolina USA

August 11, 2021

Genetic Counseling and Biomedical Sciences

Presenter:

Dr. Rizwan C. Naeem Professor of Pathology

Director Lab Genetics Fellowship Programs

Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Montefiore Medical Center USA; held at UHS Lahore

June 27, 2021

The Basics of Dysmorphology in a Pediatric Genetics Setting

Presenter:

Kristyn L. Rawson, MS, LCGC

Genetic Counselor Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, USA

May 30, 2021

Introduction to Genetic Counseling in Hereditary Cancers

Presenters:

Fatima Amir, MS, CGC, USA

Sarah Khan, MS, CGC, USA

April 25, 2021

Introduction to Genetic Counseling in Benign Hematology

Presenter:

Ambreen Khan, Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor, USA

March 28, 2021

Introduction to Laboratory Genomics

Presenter:

Dr. Rizwan C. Naeem Professor of Pathology

Director Lab Genetics Fellowship Programs

Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Montefiore Medical Center USA

February 28, 2021

Introduction to Medical Ethics & Psychosocial Counseling in Genetics

Presenter:

Aisha Furqan, CGC, Licensed & Certified Genetic Counselor

January 31, 2021

Introduction to Medical Genetics

Presenters:

Syed Ajaz Ahmed, MD, FCAP, FACMG

Clinical Geneticist, Kaiser Permanente. California, USA

Myla Ashfaq, MS, CGC

Genetic Counselor, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center, Texas, USA

March 20-21, 2017

First UHS International Conference on Medical Ethics �Ethics in Challenging Times� in collaboration with CBEC, SIUT, Karachi, held at University of Health Sciences Lahore

March 15, 2017

Lecture by Dr Faiza S Khan, Consultant in Public Health, Kent

County Council, United Kingdom held at University of Health Sciences Lahore,

September 19-20, 2016

Workshop on �Ethics in Research & Clinical Practice� in collaboration with CBEC, SIUT Karachi, at University of Health Sciences, Lahore,

November 23 � 24, 2013

�First International Conference of PhD Fellows/Scholars of Health Sciences�, held at University of Faisalabad in collaboration with University of Health Sciences Lahore from

July 17, 2013

Regenerating the Corneal Surface Using a Stem Cell Therapeutic

Approach Overview and Update by Dr. Sajjad Ahmad (MB BS, FRCOphth, PhD), North East England Stem Cell Institute and Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, United Kingdom

April 24, 2013

Seminar on �Palliative Care in Cancer� by Cancer Care Hospital & Research Centre held at University of Health Sciences Lahore April 24th, 2013

March 16, 2013

Mental Retardation, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder &

Autistic Spectrum Disorder� by Dr. Afraz Zaman MD, Diplomate American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Wide Bay Integrated Mental Health Service, Bundaberg Australia