PGME trainees (FCPS and MCPS) of Family Medicine and Faculty of IHHN and IUHS participated in the WONCA SAR Conference held from May 3-5, 2024 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with the highest institutional representation from Pakistan. Prof. Faridah Amin conducted a pre-conference workshop on “Publishing Your Research- Overcoming the Barriers” as an invited expert.

The following abstracts (authors from IHHN and IUHS marked in bold) were presented by Dr. Noor-ul-Huda Zaki (PG Trainee Family Medicine), Dr. Nourina Karim (PG Trainee Family Medicine), Ms. Nida Ghouri (Senior Research Scientist, ORIC) and Prof. Faridah Amin.

Oral Presentation

Department: ICFMPH and HPE, IUHS

1. The Chat GPT Develops Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for Postgraduate Specialty Assessment – A Blessing or a Curse?
Prof. Faridah Amin, Salman Yousuf Sharif, Madiha Ata, Nirali Patel, Muhammad Rafay, Hasan Raza, Saima Perwaiz Iqbal

Poster Presentations

Department: ORIC, IHHN, IUHS

1. Breaking Barriers: Exploring the Full Cup Test (FCT) Pain Scale at A Tertiary Care Hospital
Nida Ghouri & Maria Mushtaq

2. Prevalence of Diabetic Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Patients and Its Impact on Quality of Life
Nida Ghouri & Arsalan Bashir

Department: Family Medicine

1. Frequency, Knowledge and Factors Associated with the Use of Self-Medication among Pregnant Women
Noor-ul Huda Zaki, Hiba Ashraf

2. Association between psychological distress and Health Risk behaviors among youth in Karachi.
Nourina Karim, Aiesha Faisal

3. Vitamin B12 Deficiency: Frequency and Associated Factors Among Patients Presenting to Tertiary Care Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Fakhrunnisa Fakhri, Mohammad Minhaj, Nida Ghouri, Faridah Amin, Junaid Patel

Department: ICFMPH, ORIC and HPE, IUHS

1. Evaluation of an Online ‘Train the Trainers’ Course for Family Physicians in Pakistan: Expectations vs Reality.
Faridah Amin, Madiha Ata, Shaista Saghir, Shafaq Sultana, Muhammad Imran, Salima Mehdi