Atif Mumtaz presenting at APPNA CME

UM Healthcare attends the 32nd annual APPNA Convention in San Francisco, CA, USA. We presented our work and results with special emphasis to the IDP crisis. We also briefed the audience of our Jaroka Tele-healthcare initiative that is one of the most sophisticated medical technological solutions in use in rural Pakistan.

APPNA, (Association of Physicians of Pakistani-descent in North America is a 15,000 member not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering scientific development and education in the field of medicine. Established in 1976, APPNA is one of the largest medical societies in North America.

APPNA is one of our active partners in many of our projects including IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) relief efforts and Jaroka Tele-healthcare initiative.

Our team was represented at the conference by Dr. Rizwan Naeem (APPNA), Atif Mumtaz, Dr. Qasim Nasr (UM Healthcare) and Ms Shamila Keyani (NUST) attended the conference from our behalf.

Dr. Rizwan presenting Jaroka project

USAID in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) organized an extremely productive and successful conference in Islamabad, Pakistan. The conference was attended by people from academia, scientific community, entrepreneurs and government officials from USA and Pakistan. All the projects funded under PAK-USAID joint collaboration were given thirty minutes to present their project to the audience, which was followed by engrossing question and answer session.

Dr. Rizwan Naeem, (Project – PI) presented our Tele-healthcare project and explained the uniquness and innovation in healthcare. Dr. Rizwan also explained the virtues of the project emphasizing how it can be used a model for rural healthcare in Pakistan.