 President Update
Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik!
Dear APPNA Members,
This week I am awash in memories of the most momentous journey I took 8 years ago when I had the privilege to perform Hajj. I realized then the miniscule existence we lead. I was but a speck of sand in the sea of humanity, and the life purpose was one of submission. This year, Corona virus epidemic has brought us all back to bare necessities of life, peeling away all our veneers. We are relying again on gaining meaning in life from service and sacrifice. Certainly, APPNA physicians are living this life of service and sacrifice on the frontlines of the pandemic.
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COVID19 Stories from the front line - A Tribute to APPNA Heroes
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Faisal Masud, MD FCCP, FCCM
Board Member Houston Methodist Board of Directors. Medical Director of Center for Critical Care at Houston Methodist Hospital System overseeing 8 hospitals ICU's and V-ICU. Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center. He is Prof of Clinical Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, Prof of Anesthesiology at Houston Methodist Institute of Academic Medicine
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Dr. Faisal Masud CNN Interview:
https://bit.ly/2X7zuZV
Houston We Can
COVID 19 has been and continues to be the event of our lifetime. It has tested our resolve in many ways, changed us so much that we will be learning about it and from it for years to come. For Houston the pandemic impact on doctors and hospitals began in March, peaked in the latter part of April and seemed to subside in May. In June and July, it returned with vigor. We had three times the number of cases in our hospitals and ICU's, with patients lining up to get into ER's. "Houston, we have a problem".
The entire nation's eyes were on us. Our exhausted but dedicated Staff that had begun the return to some degree of normality was jolted with the onslaught of cases. We were fighting not only on the medical front but also on the misinformation front against Infodemic, WhatsApp, Web MD and Google MD to name a few.
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Prof. Mustafa Kamal Pasha
A Tribute by Ghulam Mujtaba, MD
Pas President Nishtar Alumni Association of North America
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Tribute to Prof. Mustafa Kamal Pasha
Professor Mustafa Kamal Pasha, Vice Chancellor of Nishtar Medical University (NMU), passed recently at age 61 due to complications of Covid-19 virus. He was also Professor and Division Chief of General Surgery at Nishtar University Hospital. Indeed, it was a tremendous loss for the medical community of Pakistan and more specifically for Nishtar. He was a top-notch surgeon and super nice man, "said Prof Ahmed Ijaz Masood, Professor of oncology who has worked with him since 2001. He was a very humble and down to earth person "said Prof. Javed Iqbal, a friend of Dr Pasha since 1979 as a fellow medical student at Nishtar.
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APPNA MERIT Summer Symposium 2020
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Shahid Rafiq, MD
Chair,
APPNA MERIT
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Danish Bhatti, MD
Co-Chair, APPNA MERIT
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APPNA MERIT, 2020 Symposium was held online. We kept the focus on Family Medicine and primary care. Dr. Zafar Mirza, the Special Adviser to Prime Minister was the keynote speaker, Dr. Tariq Banuri, Chairman of Higher Education Commission was the Chief Guest and Dr. Faisal Sultan, Prime Minister's Focal person on COVID-19 and member of the PM task force on health reforms was the Guest of Honor. We announced our successful collaboration with an initiative from the Ministry of National Health Services called
Yaran e Watan
. It includes MERIT CoVID webinar Series (initially daily and now weekly on Sunday) MERIT Case discussions on critical care patients and our new initiative of MERIT Nursing Webinar series on critical care nursing.
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Young Physicians Committee Projects
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Dr. Taimoor Khan
Chair YPC
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"The YPC committee's goal has been to facilitate young aspiring
physicians in achieving their career goals. YPC team comprises of
residents, fellows, program director, researchers, private and
academic clinicians. Our activities encompass a variety of roles that
include i) career counselling and research mentoring sessions, ii)assistance
in the form of remote mentoring, iii) collaborating with advocacy committee
for visa application of matched physicians, iv) support of green-card
application and v) conducting teleconferences to assist Pakistani descent
prospective residency applicants from the USA, Canada, Caribbean and
Pakistan.
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APPNA MERIT Nursing Initiative for Pakistan 2020
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Noormahal Kabani, MD
Chair Nursing Initiative & Critical Care
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On July 11, 2020 APPNA MERIT presented the first session of MERIT Nursing Webinar series for COVID -19 to a live international audience. This webinar series is the first nursing education initiative for Pakistan by APPNA MERIT. It is focused on nurses new to the Intensive Care unit environment during the current pandemic.
This is to be followed by a much more dedicated and focused effort to enhance the skills of the nurses already accustomed to the Critical Care setting.
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APPNA Social Forum Webinar with US State Department
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Rao Kamran Ali, MD
Chair APPNA Social Forum Committee
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For last four months, we have been able to update State department about the great work done by Pakistani Americans particularly APPNA and its chapters and alumni. State department has emphasized our role and helped APPNA physicians in any way possible.
APPNA social forum arranged an online webinar with Mr Ervin Massinga, ACTING PRINCIPAL and DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PAKISTAN AFFAIRS BUREAU OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS on Saturday July 25th from 1-2 pm.
More than 100 participants attended live and many more watched live on FB from all over the world.
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APPNA COVID work in USA and Pakistan
Below are some of APPNA COVID efforts in July:
APPNA in collaboration with Alkhidmat provided home oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients in Pakistan. Oxygen Cylinders, Flow Meter and Pulse Oximeters are being provided to the critical patients. Read more...
APPNA PPE supplies continue to protect our frontline healthcare professionals fighting against COVID-19 pandemic: On Sunday June 28, 2020 APPNA provided PPE to 16 hospitals (4 DHQ and 11 THQ hospitals) in 15 cities of Bahawalpur and Multan divisions.
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APPNA and Muslim Americans for Compassion (MAC) in collaboration with Peace Center Lahore distributed food supplies among 50 Muslim, Christian and Hindu families affected by COVID 19 pandemic in Yazman Mandi, near Bahawalpur.
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APPNA in collaboration with HANDS trust supplied PPE and food ration in Bannu and Razmak area: On July 07, 2020, HANDS Trust on behalf of APPNA distributed PPEs to different frontline medical staff in different areas of Bannu and Razmaq. Each kit includes surgical gown, surgical masks, surgical gloves, KN95 mask, shoe caps, head caps and sanitizer.
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Rawalpindi Medical College Alumni in collaboration with APPNA distributed PPE and food in Rawalpindi and Wah: The PPE distribution included 1,440 N95 masks and 400 protective gowns.
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APPNA in collaboration with MKS Foundation (Mankind Services) and SANA (Sindhi Association of North America) distributed PPE in hospitals, Hyderabad and Mithi in Sindh.
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| APPNA ALUMNI & CHAPTERS COVID19 WORK UPDATE |
APPNA chapters with support from central APPNA continue serving our communities through this pandemic crisis.
With help of matching funds from Central APPNA, Oklahoma chapter donated $7000 to the regional food bank of Oklahoma. This donation will help 28,000 Oklahomans fight hunger in these difficult times. Read more...
APPNA PUN chapter team provided PPE to frontline healthcare professionals and first responders at various locations in NJ and PA on June 11, 12, 19, 20 and 30.
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Pakistan Physicians Society IL (PPS) collaborated with APPNA to support s
ix food pantries and two homeless shelters in city of Waukegan. Read more...
Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU) and JSMUAANA Lecture series:
APPNA Ohio social work projects: 2020 Mid-Year Finance Report:
Donations collected so far this year: $51,650.00
KEMCAANA Webinar on Covid-19 Latest Update held on Saturday July 25, 2020
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| President's Message - June 28, 2020 |
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| APPNA President's COVID Activities Update |
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COVID19
Donation Drive
as of 7/28/2020
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APPNA Fall Meeting 2020
Boston, MA, USA
October 8-11, 2020
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APPNA Winter Meeting 2020
Pakistan
December 21-26, 2020
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