Islamic International Medical College Trust (IIMCT)

International Conference on Medical Education (ICME)
2020-10-19 07:00 - 23:30 UTC | Riphah Islamabad Campus, Pakistan
Sixth ICME 2019
Sixth International Conference on Medical Education was organized from 19-22 October 2019, in Islamabad Pakistan. It was second occasion, after the first ICME in 2009, that the conference was organized in Islamabad after ten years. By now ICME has increased its scope and includes other branches of Health Profession (Dental, Nursing, Rehabilitation Medicine and Pharmacy) as well. Because of this, the theme of the conference had been given “21st Century Challenges in Health Professions Education”.
The conference was organized in academic partnership with Army Medical College, Fazaia Medical College, Foundation University, Rawalpindi Medical University, Tameer-i-Millat University, University of Lahore, Dow Medical University and Jinnah Sind Medical University. It was supported by Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), Society of Medical Educationists (Pakistan), International Federation of Medical Students’ Association and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Edinburgh. The conference was patronized by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and Pakistan Science Foundation.
The main objectives of the 6th conference included:
1. To discuss internal and external challenges confronted by Health Profession Education both nationally and internationally.
2. Sharing the challenges imposed by societal issues, social accountability, accreditation standards and healthcare reforms.
3. Discussion on standards for medical schools, defined outcomes, inculcation of ethical values, and methods of assessment for 21st Century.
4. Faculty development and promotion of scholarship of teaching to maintain excellence in health profession education.
Main topics selected included Students Assessment, Islamic Ethics, Continuing Professional Development, Interprofessional Education, Patient safety, Professionalism and Integrity, Curriculum Viability, Student Selection, Educational Leadership, Empowering Learners, Accreditation Standards, Artificial Intelligence, Simulation and Educational Research.
The event comprised two days of Pre-Conference courses and workshops and two days of main conference. Pre-Conference Courses and Workshops were conducted at three campuses of Riphah International University and campuses of partners institutions on 19th and 20th October while main conference was held at Pak-China Friendship Center on 21st and 22nd October. In all four courses and thirty PCW were conducted. Courses were conducted on Educational Leadership, Research in Health Profession Education, Developing an Online Course and Understanding Entrustable Professional Activities. PCWs covered a wide range of hot topics in Health Profession Education and included subjects like Mentoring, Artificial Intelligence, Simulated Patients and Time Management. There were total of 39 International and National Experts who conducted these courses and workshops. International speakers came from USA, UK, Netherlands, UAE, KSA, Iran and Vietnam whereas national speakers came from almost all parts of Pakistan.
Total of 267 abstracts were received from national and international presenters. Of these 242 were accepted while 213 registered. Abstracts were divided into 19 sessions of oral presentations, 5 sessions of poster presentations and 10 free conference workshops. In addition, there were two Plenaries, five Symposia and five sessions of What the Experts say? sessions on various topics of current interest.
Plenaries were delivered by Prof Olle ten Cate from Netherland, Prof Brownel Anderson from USA, Prof Hossam Hamdi from UAE and Prof Ronald Harden. Prof Ronald Harden, who was not allowed to travel by his doctors sent his recorded plenary that was run as first plenary lecture.
Sixth ICME will be held from 19-22 October 2019 at Pak-China Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan.
First ICME 2009, organized by Riphah International University, was held in Islamabad.
Second ICME 2010 was held in Abu Dhabi
Third ICME 2013 was held in Mauritius.
Fourth ICME 2015 was held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Fifth ICME was held in Abu Dhabi
Sixth ICME was held in Islamabad.

3rd International Conference on Recent Innovation in Pharmaceutical Sciences - 2019
2020-01-01 10:00 - 16:30 | Riphah Islamabad Campus, Pakistan
The 3rd International Conference on recent innovations in pharmaceutical sciences ICRIPS 2019 organized by Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences held at Margalla Hotel, Islamabad. The inauguration session was started with the recitation of Holy Quran. The ceremony was honored by the presence of chief guest Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali, Vice Chancellor, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, guest of honor Prof. Dr. Ghulam Raza Bhatti, Member operations and planning, HEC, Islamabad and Chancellor Riphah International University, Mr. Hassan Muhammad Khan.
While addressing, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali emphasized on research output in country whereas Prof. Dr. Ghulam Raza Bhatti talked about HEC policies regarding research and liaison with research institutes. The chancellor RIU, Mr. Hassan Muhammad Khan emphasized on applied research with specific focus to decrease thedisease burden of our country.
There were 33 oral presentations including international and national speakers and 52 posters presenters comprising both graduates and undergraduate students from different universities around the country. Three workshops on Pharmacogenomics, Bioinformatics and Pharmacy practice were held on the first and second days. The oral talks covered the majority of the sections and topics related to pharmaceutical innovation and research, namely, drug discovery and development, emerging trends in nanomedicine, natural products and pharmaceutical analysis. The poster competition winners were also awarded with certificates and cash prizes.

International Conference on Patient Safety (ICPS)
2019-12-17 13:00 - 17:00 | Riphah Islamabad Campus, Pakistan
International Conference on Patient Safety (ICPS) a project of Riphah International University (RIU) and is organized by Riphah Institute of Healthcare Improvement & Safety (RIHIS). Respected Chancellor / MT, Mr. Hassan Muhammad Khan is the Patron and Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed, Project Director RIHIS is the Chairman of ICPS and ICPS UAE.
The objectives of the conference are:
• To help in developing a patient-centric mindset, create awareness about patient safety, medical errors and healthcare quality in Pakistan and in the region.
• International Conference on Patient Safety brings together people who are passionate about ensuring safe care equitably for all across the globe.
• It also aims to educate the attendees about the current challenges in healthcare, provide an insight on the latest trends and to explore the future of patient safety and healthcare science.
• It aims to sensitize participants and institutions to the glaring need of improving our systems and make the healthcare delivery system safer.
Riphah International University has been organizing the International Conference on Patient Safety (ICPS) on annual basis since 2016.
• In 2016 1st ICPS at PC Rawalpindi, with the theme “Patient Safety – Right or Privilege”
• In 2017 2nd ICPS at Agha Khan University, Karachi, with the theme “Value Based Healthcare”
• In 2018 3rd ICPS at CMH Lahore with the theme “From Knowledge to Improvement”
• In 2019 4th ICPS at Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, with the theme “Speak Up for Patient Safety”
• In 2019 ICPS UAE at RAK College of Dental Sciences, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

Sport Management Information Webinar
2019-11-04 13:00 - 17:00 | Kingster Grand Hall, 1810 Campus Way NE Bothell, Washington, United States
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Planning and Facilitating Effective Meetings
2019-09-11 08:00 - 12:30 | Kingster Grand Hall, 1810 Campus Way NE Bothell, Washington, United States

Asia Pacific Studies Fall Festival
2019-09-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Kingster Grand Hall, 1810 Campus Way NE Bothell, Washington, United States
