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IMI Karachi Chapter organized a one-day “Disaster Management Training Program” for the scouts and volunteers on October 27, 2013 at Madinatul Ilm Imambargah.
Dr. Sajjad Naqvi, Director of Paraprofessional Affairs, IMI Karachi Pakistan, formally opened the workshop by welcoming all the delegates from different scout groups and gave an overview regarding the global and local activities of IMI and benefits of Disaster Management Trainings to the scout and community volunteers.
Dr. Ali Ammar Zaidi, covered an Introduction of Disasters and its types along with Triage, tackling important issues such as the type of patients to be handled on priority basis and Triage Tagging. This session was interactive, in which participants also played a role.
After this, Dr. Mudassir Laiq presented on Hospital Management in case of disaster. He discussed the problems which are faced by the doctors and hospital management in case of a disaster and how scouts play a significant role in that situation.
Next presentation was conducted by Dr. Farrukh Aftab on orientation of different types of bandages. He demonstrated on the audience, the types of bandages and their application. After the lectures the audience were divided into groups and hands on training was given, on the topics of CPR, Triangular Bandages, Roller Bandages, and Safe Patient Transportation from incident site to the hospital.
In conclusion, Dr. Aamir Askari awarded certificates to the participants and Certificate of Facilitation to Dr. Ghazanfar, Dr. Hasnain, Dr. Mustehsan, and Dr. Hasan Mustafa for conducting hands on sessions.
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.
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.
If InshAllah, I secure a residency in the upcoming match, I will owe the organizers and the speakers at the seminar more than they will take credit for.
I just wanted to say thanks to everyone on this list for what proved to be a truly life-altering experience. It was terrific working with all of you, except Farhaj...But seriously, Naeema and some of my other classmates know rather well that I had allowed medical school and the residency process to make me cynical and tired. I'm happy to say though, that after a week of truly hard work, emotional challenge, and actually helping some people, I have returned home feeling refreshed and renewed. As corny as this all sounds, I'm actually excited to be a doctor again. I can't thank you all enough for that. So I'm hooked on relief work. I hope that I have more opportunities to help in situations like this, and if possible, to work with you all again.
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