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IMI's 3rd International Conference
This Women’s workshop concentrated on informing women of various health concerns as well as the challenges that young women professionals face in their careers, both on a gender and a religious basis. The program aims to present an overview of known risk factors and prevention strategies related to women’s health issues. The goal was to increase awareness of the value of culturally and linguistically sensitive services and effective community outreach programs to reduce health disparities for South Asian American Women.
Topics Discussed Included:
Understanding Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Balancing Act
Veronica A. Ravnikar, M.D.
Chair of Ob-Gyn & Residency Director St. Barnabas Medical Center
Clinical Professor of Ob-Gyn at
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (NYC)
Oral Health Issues of Asian Women
Dr. Asha Samant, Associate Professor
Dept. of Prosthodontics & Biomaterial University of Medicine & Dentistry, NJ
Former President Indian Dental Assoc. of North America, Member International Exchange Program Committee, UMDNJ
Cardiovascular Diseases in South Asians: Addressing Modifiable Risk Factors, Lifestyle Changes, and Areas of Further Research
Rohit Arora, MD FACC
Professor of Medicine,
Professor of Pharmacology
Chicago Medical School
Chief of Cardiology, Vice Chair of Medicine North Chicago VA Medical Center
HIV / AIDS and South East Asian Women
Shehla Naqvi, M.D.
Former Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease, New York of College Osteopathic Medicine.
Ex-Professor, Pediatrics, Agha Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Co-Director, Women, Children and Family Center for HIV
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Among Asian Americans: Implications for Public Health Interventions
Haq Nawaz, MD, MPH
Chair, Dept of Preventive Medicine &
Program Director, Preventive Medicine Residency Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
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I can't believe my luck! I was truly fortunate to have attended this seminar. The presenters readily shared inside information, that was so valuable. It very realistically defined where each one of us stood on the road to residency, and highlighted how much effort each one of us needed in order to get where we wanted. The most amazing thing was, that each person's concerns were individually addressed in the Q & A session. Now I have a very clear idea of what my next step has to be. And I am more determined than ever to get there! I cannot thank the presenters and the administration enough.
IMI 9th international conference held in Orlando from July 22-24 was a truly memorable event for us. This conference was unique as it encompassed topics that were interesting to medical as well as non-medical groups.
Topics such as Fetal origins of adult cardiovascular disease, depressive disorders, diabetes, back pain, knee crisis, vascular interventions, urinary incontinence, radiology, Quality improvement in health care, medical ethics, kidney disease, biopsychosocial health models were presented by experts in the field and they presented case studies that were relevant to current medical practices.
Conference also addressed the young upcoming youth leaders with an entire track of event dedicated to them. Mentoring was provided by each professional and students got a chance to develop one to one relationship with their mentors. In summary, IMI's yearly conference is not to be missed!
Firstly, thank you all for a wonderful conference in Barbados. The educational content and speakers were excellent and in addition the opportunity for networking was a great bonus. Your hard work and its success was very evident.
It was an excellent conference well planned, presented, and well attended. If individually traveling we may have never enjoyed the kind of reception the participants received throughout their stay in Iran.
The IMI 8th International Conference is over, but the memories are going to live forever. It has been a wonderful experience. This IMI conference was one of the most hectic and widely traveled conferences I had ever attended. The Iranian hosts were excellent and lived up to their world known hospitality. When you organize such a gigantic event little hiccups are bound to happen. I thank all the organizers and congratulate them for the success of the conference. Dr. Wajih Rizvi, Dr. Arshad Quyyumi, Dr. Mohsin Hyderi and the Iranian hosts need special mention, and of course you Sakina Rizvi have done a marvelous job with competence and composure.
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