Session – 24th Shaukat Khanum Cancer Symposium

Sunday, 26 October 2025 - Session 2

Neuro-Oncology

10/26/2025 09:00 AM 10/26/2025 11:00 AM Asia/Karachi 15 OPAQUE Neuro-Oncology 24th Shaukat Khanum Cancer Symposium

Date:	26 October 2025	Time:	09:00 - 11:00 (GMT+5)
Moderator:	Asif Bashir & Irfan Yousaf & Qurat ul Ain Tariq	CME Credit Hour:	2

	ADVANCES IN MANAGEMENT OF BRAIN TOMOURS IN THE ERA OF MOLECULAR & GENETIC CLASSIFICATION

09:00	SURGICAL STRATEGIES FOR PAEDIATRIC INTRAMEDULLARY SPINAL CORD TUMOURS
09:00	Zubair Tahir Clinical Lead of Neurosurgery, University College, London, UK

09:20	PATHOLOGY OF MENINGIOMAS-IMPACT ON TREATMENT
09:20	Sajid Mushtaq Consultant Histopathologist, SKMCH&RC, Lahore, Pakistan

09:40	MANAGEMENT OF LONG-TERM EPILEPSY ASSOCIATED BRAIN TUMOURS
09:40	Zubair Tahir Clinical Lead of Neurosurgery, University College, London, UK

10:00	REHABILITATION OF BRAIN TUMOUR PATIENTS - IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND SURVIVAL
10:00	Resham Shahzadi Assistant Professor Paediatric Palliative Care, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

10:20	TRANSFORMING TUMOR CARE: CLINICAL IMPACT OF NEURO-IMAGING IN NEURO-ONCOLOGY
10:20	Fatima Mubarak Professor of Neuro-radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

10:40	CASE DISCUSSION

Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine

10/26/2025 11:20 AM 10/26/2025 01:20 PM Asia/Karachi 15 OPAQUE Anaesthesia &
Pain Medicine 24th Shaukat Khanum Cancer Symposium

Date:	26 October 2025	Time:	11:20 - 13:20 (GMT+5)
Moderator:	Fauzia Khan & Huma Saleem	CME Credit Hour:	2

	ANAESTHESIA BEYOND MONITORS: PROFESSIONALISM

11:20	BLENDED LEARNING IN ANAESTHESIA: INTEGRATING SIMULATION WITH TRADITIONAL METHODS
11:20	Fauzia Banu Consultant Anaesthetist, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Ireland

11:45	ANAESTHESIA FOR CONGENITAL CARDIAC PATIENTS UNDERGOING NON CARDIAC SURGERY
11:45	Saeedah Asaf Consultant Anaesthetist, Children Hospital & Institute of Child Health ,Lahore.

12:10	SHOULDERING THE BURDEN: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF SHOULDER PAIN
12:10	Mohjir Baloch Consultant Pain Management, Frimley Park Hospital, Camberley, UK

12:35	PANEL DISCUSSION: TIMELY TRANSITIONS: RETHINKING PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL AND EVOLOVING ROLE OF ANAESTHETIST
12:35	Panelists: Fauzia Banu /Mohjir Baloch /Saeedah Asaf /Fauzia Khan /Irfan Yousaf

Critical Care in Oncology

10/26/2025 02:00 PM 10/26/2026 03:30 PM Asia/Karachi 15 OPAQUE Critical Care in Oncology 24th Shaukat Khanum Cancer Symposium

Date:	26 October 2025	Time:	14:00 - 15:30 (GMT+5)
Moderator:	Arshad Taqi & Ahsun Waqar Khan	CME Credit Hour:	1.5

	ADVANCING ONCO-CRITICAL CARE: NAVIGATING INNOVATION, CHALLENGES AND HUMANITY

14:00	DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL CARE IN PAKISTAN
14:00	Aslam Khan Consultant Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonology, Bahria International Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

14:25	SEPSIS GUIDELINES: ARE THEY UNIVERSALLY APPLICABLE?
14:25	Brian Pouchet Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

14:50	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND BIG DATA: TREND OR FOE IN CRITICAL CARE
14:50	Asad Latif Consultant Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

15:00	QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

15:05	PANNEL DISCUSSION: INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BURNOUT: MYTH OR REALITY
15:05	Panelists: Sadia Omer /Jodat Saleem /Kamran Cheema /Brian Pouchet /Osama Shahid