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About the Conference

Dear friends and colleagues, It is with immense pleasure that we welcome you, to "Practice changing updates in hematology: Treatment Sequencing insights from ASH® 2023, EHA 2024, ASCO® 2024". The scientific programme offers a selection of the latest advances in hematology and cutting-edge educational sessions with world experts. It will also provide a unique opportunity to share local data , real world experiences and challenges of developing countries. The event is organized by Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre(AFBMTC), located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Established in 2001, AFBMTC is the only dedicated transplant centre of the country performing over 150 allogeneic transplants per year. AFBMTC is also the only centre of Pakistan to have a cellular therapy programme and an in house mesenchymal stem cell culture facility since 2015. We are delighted to welcome our friends and participants from all over the world to "Practice changing updates in hematology: Treatment Sequencing insights from ASH® 2023, EHA 2024, ASCO® 2024". We hope that this event will increase knowledge, skill, networking with new friends and colleagues and, last but not the least, to enjoy the Pakistani culture.

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OUR SPEAKERS/ PANELISTS

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Abdul MannanPanelist

Consultant Hematologist & Director Haemophilia Centre Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan - UK

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Aisha JamalModerator

Consultant Hematologist NIBD, Karachi - PK

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Amjad ZafarPanelist

Hameed Latif Hospital, Lahore

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Ammad AkramModerator

AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - Pakistan

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Amy Elizbeth DezernSpeaker

Assoc. Prof. of Oncology and Medicine The John Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD - USA

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Ayalew TefferiSpeaker, Panelist

Professor & Medical Director Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences, Rochester, MN - USA

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Ayesha IftikharPanelist, Moderator

Consultant Clinical Hematologist Program Director Clinical Hematology Shifa International Hospital

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Bushra AhsanChairperson, Panelist

Consultant Clinical Hematologist SKMCH & RC, Lahore - PK

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Bushra MoizChairperson

Professor of Hematology The Aga Khan University, Karachi - PK

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Carmem BonfimPanelist

Director, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program University of Parana, Brazil

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Charles CraddockSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Haemto-oncology Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK

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Elias JabbourSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Medicine in the Department of Leukemia MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX - USA

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Faiz AnwerPanelist

Lead Physician on Quality and Cellular Therapy Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - USA

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Farrukh Ali KhanChairperson, Panelist

Assistant Professor & Head of Department Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi - PK

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Farrukh T. Awan Speaker

Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX - USA

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Hammad JavedModerator

Fellow Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Haris AliPanelist

Associate Professor, Division of Leukemia City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA -USA

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Irum KhanPanelist

Associate Program Director - Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Northwestern University, IL - USA

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Jahanzaib ur Rahman Panelist

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Jasmine ZainPanelist

Professor of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA - USA

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Kamran RasheedPanelist

Consultant Medical Oncologist Rasheed Nursing Home & Cancer Clinic, Rawalpindi - Pk

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Khurram Bilal TariqSpeaker, Panelist

Hematologist & Medical Oncologist Selby B. Jones regional Cancer Center, Boone, NC - USA

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Kiran NaqviPanelist

Hematologist Oncologist MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX - USA

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Mahmoud AljurfSpeaker, Panelist

Consultant Hematologist, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre & Oncology Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Maryam KhanModerator, Panelist

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Mehdi HamadaniSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Internal Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI - USA

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Mehreen Ali KhanChairperson

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Memoona KhanModerator

Consultant Haematologist AFBMTC, Rawalpindi - PK

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Mickey KohSpeaker, Panelist

Director Stem Cell Transplantation at St George's hospital and Medical School, London, UK "Dr Mickey Koh received his medical degree in Singapore and all his subsequent specialist Haematology training including his FRCPath, MRCP and PhD in London. He holds several joint positions. Dr Koh is the Head of Haematology at St George’s Hospital and Medical School, London, UK. He is also the Programme Director of the Stem Cell Transplant Programme and heads the haematology teaching curriculum of the medical school at St George’s Hospital. At the same time, he is the Programme and Medical Director of the Academic Cell Therapy Programme in Singapore involved in cell therapy trials across haemato-oncology and regenerative medicine. He has an advisor to the Ministry of Health, Singapore on matters related to cell therapy. He was previously the Deputy Director of the National Blood Service in Singapore. Dr Koh is currently the Chairperson of the Cell Therapy Working Party at International Society Blood Transfusion (ISBT) and the Secratary of the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WBMT), a WHO-affiliated organisation. He is a past Board member of the International Society of Cellular Therapy Therapy and was Vice President of the ISCT Presidential Task force on Unproven Therapies. "

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Mohamad MohtySpeaker

Professor, Head of Haematology & Cellular Therapy Department at Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France

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Muhammad AliPanelist

Staff Physician, BMT/CT Section, Division of Haematology/Oncology SickKids, Toronto, Canada

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Munira BorhanyChairperson, Panelist

Professor, Consultant Haematologist National Institute of Blood Diseases, Karachi - PK

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Munira MoosajeeChairperson, Panelist

Associate Professor, Department of Oncology The Aga Khan University, Karachi - PK

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Naeem Arshad Ch.Speaker

Naeem Arshad Chaudhri Saudi Arabia

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Naseema GangatPanelist

Associate Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - USA

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Natasha AliChairperson, Panelist

Associate Professor, Head, Section of Hematology The Aga Khan University, Islamabad - PK

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Nida AnwarPanelist, Moderator

Associate Professor & Consultant Hematologist National Institute of Blood Disease & BMT, Karachi, PK

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Nighat ShahbazPanelist

Consultant Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Parvez AhmedChiarperson, Speaker, Panelist

Professor of Hematology & Director BMT Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, PK

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Qamar Un Nisa ChaudharyChairperson, Panelist

Professor, BMT Physician PATHWEL Centre of BMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Raheel IftikharPanelist

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Saad Usmani Speaker

Professor, Chief of Myeloma Service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY - USA

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Sadaf AltafPanelist

Pediatric Oncologist and Hematologist Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - PK

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Saima Humayun ToorModerator

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Sairah AhmedSpeaker, Panelist

Associate Professor & Director of CART Program The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX - USA

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Salman FazalPanelist

Director, Cell Transplantation Program Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA - USA

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Salman Naseem AdilChairperson, Panelist

Professor of Hematology & Consultant The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - PK

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Saqib Hussain AnsariPanelist

Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist & Director Children's Hospital, Karachi - PK

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Syed Ali AbutalibPanelist

Medical Director, Stem Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy Program Cancer Treatment Centers of America , USA