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HAEMCON-2021
DAY-1 Thursday, 4 February 2021 DAY-2 Friday, 5 February 2021
TIME SESSION TIME SESSION
09:00 am - 09:10 am Inauguration and Welcome Session -4
08:10 am - 10:20 am
09:10 am - 10:10 am Razi lecture Leukemia and MPD
10:10 am - 10:30 am Break 10:20 am - 10:30 am Break
Session -1 Session- 5
10:30 am - 12:40 pm 10:30 am - 12:40 pm
Haemoglobin Disorders Bone Marrow Failure
12:40 pm - 01:40 pm Luncheon Session (Sponsored) 12:40 pm - 1:40 pm Luncheon Session (Sponsored)
Session- 2 Session- 6
01:40 pm - 03:50 pm 01:40 pm - 03:50 pm
Hemostasis and Thrombosis Bone Marrow Transplant
03:50 pm - 04:00 pm Break 03:50 pm - 04:00 pm Break
Session -3 Session-7
04:00 pm - 06:10 pm 04:00 pm - 06:10 pm
Red Cell Disorders Lymphoproliferative and Plasma Cell Disorder
06:10 pm - 06:20 pm Break 06:10 pm - 06: 20 pm Break
06:20 pm - 07:20 pm Industry Session 06:20 pm - 07:20 pm Industry Session

DAY-3 Saturday, 6 February 2021 DAY-2 Friday, 5 February 2021

TIME SESSION TIME SESSION
Session- 8
08:10 am - 10:20 am
Free Paper
10:20 am - 10:30 am Break
Session- 9
10:30 am - 12:40 pm
Blood Transfusion
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm Luncheon / General Body Meeting
Session-10 Parallel
01:40 pm - 03:50 pm 01:30 pm - 03:50 pm
Consultative Haematology Nurses Session
03:50 pm - 04:00 pm Break 03:50 pm - 04:00 pm Break
Session-11 Parallel
04:00 pm - 06:10 pm 04:00 pm - 06:25 pm
PSH's Finest Paramedics & Lab Technologists
06:10 pm - 06: 20 pm Closing
10:30 am - 12:40 pm Poster Review

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DAY-1 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION

Thursday, 4 February 2021 09:00 am - 10:10 am Inauguration

Talks Duration Moderator

2 70 Minutes Nuzhat Salamat

Time
PKT GMT+0 Inauguration and Welcome
9:00 AM 4:00 AM

Time Razi Lecture

PKT GMT+0 Professor Dr Masood Anwar Evolution of Haematology in Pakistan
Advisor in Academic Affairs,
9:10 AM 4:10 AM
Riphah International University, Rawalpindi - PK
PKT GMT+0 Professor Dr Faisal Sultan Sustainable Development Goals and Haematology
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health,
9:40 AM 4:40 AM Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and
Coordination – Islamabad - PK

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DAY-1 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION-I

Thursday, 4 February 2021 10:30 am - 12:40 pm Haemoglobin Disorders

Talks Duration Moderator

5 130 Minutes Shabneez Hussain

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Gulrukh Sohail Molecular Characterization and Frequencies of Different Genetic Ameliorating
Factors in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients from District Peshawar
10:30 AM 5:30 AM Peshawar, Pakistan (Free Paper)
PKT GMT+0 Suhaib Ahmed Genetic counselling for haemoglobin disorders in local sociocultural setting
10:40 AM 5:40 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Shabnam Bashir Provincial Thalassaemia Prevention Program
11:05 AM 6:05 AM Lahore, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Suhaib Ahmed Role of NGOs for prevention and management of Thalassemia
11:30 AM 6:30 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Shahtaj Masood Evidence Based Iron Chelation in Thalassaemia Major
11:55 AM 6:55 AM Peshawar, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Ghulam Nabi Kakepoto
12:20 PM 7:20 AM Nadir Ali Q&As / Panel Discussion
Muhammad Nadeem

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DAY-1 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION-II

Thursday, 4 February 2021 01:40 pm - 03:50 pm Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Talks Duration Moderator

6 130 Minutes Sunila Tashfeen

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Shabneez Hussain Clinical outcome of fibrin glue in managing intractable gingival bleeding in
patients with inherited bleeding disorders - a case control study (Free Paper)
1:40 PM 8:40 AM Karachi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Razia Asif The Significance of Platelet Factor 4 (PF4 Antibody) in Diabetic and Non-
1:50 PM 8:50 AM Hyderabad, Pakistan Diabetic Population During Heparin Therapy in Pakistan (Free Paper)

PKT GMT+0 Maymoona Suhail Investigating Inherited Causes in Patients Presenting with Thrombophilia (Free
2:00 PM 9:00 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan Paper)
PKT GMT+0 Shahzad Nasir Raja Anticoagulation in VTE: When and how to stop
2:10 PM 9:10 AM Islamabad, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Raheel Iftikhar Covid-19 Coagulopathy- State of Knowledge
2:35 PM 9:35 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Abdul Mannan Haemophilia with Inhibitors: Therapeutic Advances
3:00 PM 10:00 AM Wales, United Kingdom
PKT GMT+0 Mohammad Ayyub
3:25 PM 10:25 AM Tahira Zafar Q&As / Panel Discussion
Munira Borhany

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DAY-1 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION-III

Thursday, 4 February 2021 04:00 pm - 06:10 pm Red Cell Disorders

Talks Duration Moderator

6 130 Minutes Faiza Fahim

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Hina Jamshaid Outcome of Rituximab in AIHA; A Single Center Study (Free Paper)
4:00 PM 11:00 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Zohra Farooq High Sensitivity PNH Clone Testing in Patients with Hematological
4:10 PM 11:10 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan Disorders (Free Paper)
PKT GMT+0 Samreen Khan Frequency of Anemia and Causes in Post Liver Transplant Patients from Tertiary Care
4:20 PM 11:20 AM Islamabad, Pakistan Hospital in Pakistan: A Retrospective Audit (Free Paper)
PKT GMT+0 Bushra Moiz Serological Diagnosis of Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia
4:30 PM 11:30 AM Karachi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+3 Ansar Zhalyalov Digital imaging and AI in hematology: Technology and opportunities
4:55 PM 2:55 PM Moscow, Russia
PKT GMT-5 Mohandas Narla Membranopathies: Frequently missed Diagnosis
5:20 PM 7:20 AM New York, USA
PKT GMT+0 Ch Altaf Hussain
5:45 PM 12:45 PM Saima Farhan Q&As / Panel Discussion
Ayisha Imran

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DAY-2 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION-IV

Friday, 5 February 2021 08:10 am - 10:20 am Leukemia and MPD

Talks Duration Moderator

6 130 Minutes Raheel Iftikhar

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Neelum Mansoor Central Nervous System (CNS) Involvement in Childhood Lymphoblastic
Leukemia: An analysis with Reference to day 1 versus day 8 lumbar punctures
8:10 AM 3:10 AM Karachi, Pakistan in remission induction therapy (Free Paper)
PKT GMT+0 Hammad Javed Outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia: A
8:20 AM 3:20 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan single center experience (Free Paper)

PKT GMT+0 Shaista Shabbir Frequency of MDR1 Gene polymorphism (C3435T) in acute myeloid leukemia
8:30 AM 3:30 AM Lahore, Pakistan patients in tertiary care hospitals of Lahore (Free Paper)
PKT GMT-6 Sairah Ahmed Targeted Therapies in ALL
8:40 AM 9:40 PM Texas, USA
PKT GMT-6 Serge Srdan Verstovsek Current Management of MPN
9:05 AM 10:05 PM Texas, USA
PKT GMT+0 Muhammad Saif MRD and Clinical Implications for Haemonc
9:30 AM 4:30 AM Birkenhead, UK
PKT GMT+0 Muhammad Ayaz Younas Mir
9:55 AM 4:55 AM Nighat Shahbaz Q&As / Panel Discussion
Uzma Zaidi

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DAY-2 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION-V

Friday, 5 February 2021 10:30 am - 12:40 pm Bone Marrow Failure

Talks Duration Moderator

6 130 Minutes Usman Ahmed

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Sobia Umar Response of Immunosuppressive Therapy in patients of Aplastic Anemia: Real
10:30 AM 5:30 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan world experience from a developing country (Free Paper)
PKT GMT+0 Fayyaz Hussain A Novel TBI Free Conditioning Protocol for Haploidentical Transplant in Acquired
10:40 AM 5:40 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan Aplastic Anemia: (FluCAB-Prime) (Free Paper)
PKT GMT+0 Humayoon Shafique Satti Mutational landscaping of autosomal recessive osteopetrosis (ARO) in Pakistan
10:50 AM 5:50 AM Islamabad, Pakistan (Free Paper)
PKT GMT+0 Parvez Ahmed
Practical approach to diagnosis of Bone Marrow failure in resource poor settings
11:00 AM 6:00 AM Islamabad, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Tariq Ghafoor Inherited Bone Marrow Failure: an update on diagnosis and management
11:25 AM 6:25 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Ghulam J Mufti Appraisal of CHIP
11:50 AM 6:50 AM London, United Kingdom
PKT GMT+0 Tariq Mahmood Satti
12:15 PM 7:15 AM Asad Mahmood Abbasi Q&As / Panel Discussion
Syed Kamran Mahmood

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DAY-2 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION-VI

Friday, 5 February 2021 01:40 pm - 03:50 pm Bone Marrow Transplant

Talks Duration Moderator

6 130 Minutes Ghassan Umair Shamshad

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Noor Shamim Outcome of autologous stem cell transplantation (Free Paper)
1:40 PM 8:40 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Ayesha Iftikhar Acute Graft Versus Host Disease after Allogeneic Hematopoietic stem-cell
transplantexperience from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan (Free Paper)
1:50 PM 8:50 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan

PKT GMT+0 Mussawir Hussain Outcome of Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Fanconi Anaemia using
Radiation free regimen –Single centre experience from Pakistan (Free Paper)
2:00 PM 9:00 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Charles Craddock Allogeneic stem cell transplantation in AML; who, when and how?
2:10 PM 9:10 AM Birmingham, United Kingdom
PKT GMT+1 Andrea Bacigalupo Haploidentical BMT in AA
2:35 PM 10:35 AM Genoa, Italy
PKT GMT+1 Claudio Giardini Stem cell transplantation in Thalassemia
3:00 PM 11:00 AM Pesaro, Italy
PKT GMT+0 Tahir Sultan Shamsi
3:25 PM 10:25 AM Salman Naseem Adil Q&As / Panel Discussion
Qamar Un Nisa Chaudhry

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DAY-2 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION-VII

Friday, 5 February 2021 04:00 pm - 06:10 pm Lymphoproliferative and Plasma Cell Disorder

Talks Duration Moderator

6 130 Minutes Natasha Ali

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Mohammad Shabih Haider Autoimmune cytopenias in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (Free Paper)
4:00 PM 11:00 AM Islamabad, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Muhammad Yousaf Outcome of Hairy Cell Leukemia patients; A 16-year experience of a tertiary care
4:10 PM 11:10 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan center in Pakistan (Free Paper)
PKT GMT+0
4:20 PM 11:20 AM
PKT GMT+0 Muhammad Usman Sheikh Risk stratification in high grade lymphoma: Clinical applications
4:30 PM 11:30 AM Karachi, Pakistan
PKT GMT-5 Khurram Bilal Tariq Role of CAR-T cells in haematological malignancies
4:55 PM 6:55 AM Georgia, USA
PKT GMT-6 Muhammad Aslam Plasma cell dyscrasias Rare entities: POEMS, TEMPI, Amyloidosis
5:20 PM 6:20 AM Regina, Canada
PKT GMT+0 Parvez Ahmed
5:45 PM 12:45 PM Syed Waqas Imam Bokhari Q&As / Panel Discussion
Shahzad Nasir Raja

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DAY-3 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION-VIII

Saturday, 6 February 2021 08:10 am - 10:20 am Free Paper

Talks Duration Moderator

10 130 Minutes

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Hamzullah Khan Hyperferritinemia as independent risk factor and biomarker in Covid-19 to predict
8:10 AM 3:10 AM Hayatabad, Pakistan severity and mortality
PKT GMT+0 Naureen Jalbani Impact of routine immunization on outcome of Covid-19 patients and there
8:20 AM 3:20 AM hemogram findings
PKT GMT+0 Humaira Khan Hypogonadism in multiply transfused b-thalassemia syndrome patients
8:30 AM 3:30 AM Hayatabad, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Mohammad Shabih Haider Frequency of BCR ABL1 gene mutation in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
8:40 AM 3:40 AM Islamabad, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Anila Aali Frequency of hemoglobinopathies in a setting of tertiary care
8:50 AM 3:50 AM Karachi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0
Break
9:00 AM 4:00 AM
PKT GMT+0 Xia Jun Comprehensive preimplantation genetic testing by massively parallel sequencing
9:10 AM 4:10 AM Shenzhen, China (Can whole genome sequencing (WGS) offer a relatively cost-effective approach for
PKT GMT+0 Usman Tahir Swati Utilization of new platelet parameters as significant predictors of glycemic control
9:20 AM 4:20 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan in diabetes mellitus
PKT GMT+0 Sidra Hareem Association of Blood Groups with Severity and Outcome of Covid-19 Infection in
9:30 AM 4:30 AM Lahore, Pakistan Children
PKT GMT+0 Noman Ahmed Chaudhary Haematological profile Covid-19
9:40 AM 4:40 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Murad Ali Incidence and risk factors for oral mucositis following hematopoietic stemb cell
9:50 AM 4:50 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan transplantation
PKT GMT+0 Nadeem Ikram
10:00 AM 5:00 AM Lubna Zafar Q&As / Panel Discussion
Ayesha Junaid

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DAY-3 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION-IX

Saturday, 6 February 2021 10:30 am - 12:40 pm Blood Transfusion

Talks Duration Moderator

6 130 Minutes Nazish Saqlain

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Kanwal Shafiq ABO blood group discrepancies at tertiary care hospital (Free Paper)
8:10 AM 3:10 AM Karachi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Aisha Waqas Neonatal thrombocytopenia and platelet transfusion (Free Paper)
8:20 AM 3:20 AM Hyderabad, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Iram Habib Serological and molecular characterization of blood group A2 in Pakistan (Free
8:30 AM 3:30 AM Faisalabad, Pakistan Paper)
PKT GMT+0 Saba Jamal Blood Transfusion Safety in Pakistan: Past Present and Future
8:40 AM 3:40 AM Karachi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Nuzhat Mushahid Viability of prestorage leukoreduction in blood banking landscape of country
9:05 AM 4:05 AM Islamabad, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Mohammad Abdul Naeem Massive Transfusion Protocol
9:30 AM 4:30 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Nisar Ahmed
9:55 AM 4:55 AM Hasan Abbas Zaheer Q&As / Panel Discussion
Muhammad Sajid Yazdani

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DAY-3 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION-X

Saturday, 6 February 2021 01:40 pm - 03:50 pm Consultative Haematology

Talks Duration Moderator

6 130 Minutes Rafia Mahmood

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Sheikh Muhammad Ebad Ali Current trends regarding perioperative pharmacological anticoagulation in lower
limb surgeries among orthopedic surgeons of Pakistan - A survey (Free Paper)
1:40 PM 8:40 AM Karachi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Sadia Taj Role of hematological parameters in the stratification of COVID-19 disease
1:50 PM 8:50 AM Lahore, Pakistan severity (Free Paper)
PKT GMT+0 Syeda Batool Mazhar Thrombocytopenia in obstetrical practice
2:00 PM 9:00 AM Islamabad, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Amjad Salamat Hematological manifestations of Chronic liver disease and diagnostic dilemmas
2:10 PM 9:10 AM Islamabad, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Jai Krishin Diagnostic dilemmas in paediatric hematological disorders
2:35 PM 9:35 AM Islamabad, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Iqbal Hussain Hematology and sepsis in intensive care setting
3:00 PM 10:00 AM Lahore, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Khalid Zafar Hashmi
3:25 PM 10:25 AM Syed Muhammad Irfan Q&As / Panel Discussion
Saleem Ahmed Khan

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DAY-3 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) SESSION-XI

Saturday, 6 February 2021 04:00 pm - 06:10 pm PSH's Finest

Talks Duration Moderator

130 Minutes

Time
Speaker Topic
Zone Time
PKT GMT+0 1st Position Title
4:00 PM 11:00 AM
PKT GMT+0 2nd Position Title
4:10 PM 11:10 AM
PKT GMT+0 3rd Position Title
4:20 PM 11:20 AM
PKT GMT+0 Nadeem Ikram
4:30 PM 11:30 AM Lubna Zafar Jury
Ayesha Junaid

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DAY-2 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) PARALLEL SESSION

Friday, 5 February 2021 1:30 pm - 3:50 pm Nurses Session

Talks Duration Moderator

6 120 Minutes

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Najia Gul Complication Associated with Central Venous Catheter - Free Paper
1:30 PM 8:30 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Munazzam Bibi Mucositis among stem cell transplnat recipients - Free Paper
1:40 PM 8:40 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Shaheen Butt Infections Control Measure for Neutropenic Patient
1:50 PM 8:50 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Kishwar Sultana Apheresis Procedure & Complications
2:15 PM 9:15 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Arshi Naz Role of nurses in diagnostic haematology
2:40 PM 9:40 AM Lahore, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Farah Imran Cyclosporine toxicity among bone marrow transplant recipients
3:05 PM 10:05 AM Islamabad, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0
3:35 PM 10:35 AM Q&As / Panel Discussion

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DAY-2 TIME (PKT/GMT+5) PARALLEL SESSION

Friday, 5 February 2021 4:00 pm - 6:25 pm Paramedics & Lab Technologists

Talks Duration Moderator

7 145 Minutes

Time Speaker Topic

PKT GMT+0 Zainab Akram Telomere Length Measurement - Free Paper
4:00 PM 11:00 AM Rawalpindi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Anum Perveeen ABO Discrepancy in Lymphoma and Solid Organ Tumor - Free Paper
4:10 PM 11:10 AM Lahore, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Anum Syyam
4:20 PM 11:20 AM Lahore, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Muhammad Hasan Quality Control in Transfusion Medicine
4:30 PM 11:30 AM Karachi, Pakistan
PKT GMT+0 Barbara De La Salle Quality in the Haematology Laboratory
4:55 PM 11:55 AM Watford, UK
PKT GMT+0 Naila Rehman Morphology in Common Haematological Disorders
5:20 PM 12:20 PM Karachi, Pakistan
PKT GMT-6 Karen Moffat Solving the Mysteries – the Role of the Coagulation Laboratory
5:45 PM 6:45 AM Ontario, Canada
PKT GMT+0
6:10 PM 1:10 PM Q&As / Panel Discussion

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