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Last Date of Registration: 23 August, 2023

The Nobel Fest 2023 in Islamabad will be jointly hosted by OIC-COMSTECH and Inclusive Development Foundation during November 29-30, 2023. It will center around scientific discoveries and technological innovations, with a particular focus on key topics such as the future of medicine, digitalization in education, world-changing technologies, efforts to combat climate change, and strategies for economic development.

The objective of the Nobel Fest is to make education and science accessible for everyone in the world, especially the least developed and developing countries of OIC. Nobel Fest is considered as one of the key tools in the popularization and development of education, science and technology and motivate thousands of students and young scientists to search for answers to the unexplored mysteries of our world. The Nobel Fest will have participation from Nobel laureates, reputable scientists, experts and heads of international companies/tech giants.

Detailed information regarding the Nobel Fest Islamabad can be accessed via the Pdf below:

Coordinators:

Muhammad Haris Akram|
Program Manager
COMSTECH, Islamabad.
Email: haris@comstech.org
Phone: +92 51 9220681

Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad
Program Officer
COMSTECH, Islamabad.
Email: Haseeb.ahmad@comstech.org
Phone: +92 51 9220681

Dates: 7-9 August 2023

The Ministerial Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) of the Organization of Islamic Organization (OIC) in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (M/oNHSR&C), will organize a Training workshop for National Assessors on the Implementation of Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework on 7th-9th August 2023 at COMSTECH Secretariat.
The Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework (PSFHF) is aimed at enhancing the visibility and implementation of patient safety practices in healthcare facilities. The initiative provides a framework through which hospitals can deliver safer patient care. The framework comprises a comprehensive set of standards and an assessment methodology that specifically target patient safety. The standards were initially developed in 2011 by a group of international experts and are based on research and best practice. The standards were revised to the second edition in 2016 and recently been revised to the third edition in 2020. The focus of PSFHF is twofold, one to assess hospitals from a patient safety perspective and two to build the capacity of staff in patient safety.
Training methodology
The workshop will foster an interactive approach for development of the local capacity on the use of the PSFHF assessment and improvement initiative. It will provide guidance on “know how” and “know do” for the implementation of PSFHF standards. The approach for implementation will be provided through a field visit to one selected hospital to illustrate the methodology for the identification of gaps and priorities. Then participants will be guided on how to use the findings for institutionalization of a patient safety system based on the WHO patient safety tool kit.

Training objectives:
• To provide updates on WHO global and regional patient Safety programs
• To introduce the Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework (PSFHF) and the associated tools for assessing and improving PS
• To train national assessors from each sector based on the PSFHF assessment manual.
• To develop a road map for action to be followed by all participating hospitals on the short/mid-terms.
Expected outcomes:
• Update knowledge of Patient Safety focal points on the WHO patient safety interventions.
• PSFHF components recognized by participating team from each health department and healthcare commissions, and hospitals.
• Identify Patient Safety Gaps at the hospital level based on the PSFHF standards.
• Guidance on how to successfully perform a self-assessment by reference to the PSFHI standards’ requirements.
• Road map for the institutionalization of a patient safety program at the hospital level based on the WHO PSFHF.

Target Participants:
• Hospital Managers, Healthcare Commissions, focal person healthcare department

COMSTECH Webinar
Co-Combustion of Coal and Biomass for Clean Electricity Generation

Date: Friday, 11^th August 2023
Time: 03:00 pm (Pakistan Standard Time)
Online participation only.

Flyer attached,

Speaker/Convener
Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir
Chairperson
Punjab Higher Education Commission

Speakers Profile:

Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir did his BSC Chemical Engineering and MSC Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Engineering & technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore. He won gold medal by securing first position in MSc Chemical Engineering. He has 10 years of industrial experience on his credit. He obtained outstanding performance award from Punjab University in 2005. He did his PhD from University of Leeds, UK. His area of research in Biomass-Coal Co-Combustion and his research work has been published in international and national journals of high impact factor.

He worked as controller Examination, University of the Punjab from 2014 to 2018. He served as Director Centre for Coal Technology, University of the Punjab form 2011-2018. He secured funding of around Rs.2.0 billion in the projects and launched many academic programs including those that were not being taught in the country. He transformed centre for coal technology into Institute of Energy and Environmental Engineering in Punjab University. He has been member of panel of experts of Punjab Power Development Board for the Establishment of Coal Fired Power Plants in Punjab. He was first one who challenged the Thar coral underground coal gasification project of Dr. Samar Mubarakmand and suggested open pit mining in that coal field. Now, according to his proposed technology coal is being mined at Thar and power generation is going on.

Prof. Dr. Shahid Munir served as a Vice Chancellor of the University of Jhang from 2018-2022. Keeping in view his outstanding performance, he was appointed as Vice Chancellor on additional charge at, University of Mianwali from July 2020 to February 2021 to initiate that university from scratch that he did in similar fashion in Jhang. Moreover, he assumed the additional charge of the post of Vice Chancellor, University of Sargodha from 18 June 2021 to 17 September 2021. He worked hard to de-politicise the University of Sargodha and implemented meritocracy. He has been member of more than 100 statutory bodies/committees of different organizations keeping in view his visionary and dynamic leadership. He is appointed as Chairperson Punjab Higher Education commission in June 2022.

Who Should Attend?

Early stage researchers, students, relevant personnel from the research Laboratories and industries.

Abstract of the webinar Attached

Registration Form: https://forms.gle/wb6KhQ9zsZbKdNGw8

For more information please contact:

Khazima Muazim
Program Manager COMSTECH
khazima@comstech.org

Maham Yamin
Program Officer COMSTECH
maham.yamin@comstech.org

PROGRAM SCHEDULE: July 17-28, 2023
Time: 10.00 AM to 12:00 PM
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 14th July 2023
FOR REGISTRATION USE THE GIVEN LINK: Click Here

Course Title:     Drug Development and Advanced Technique for Drug Research

Credit: One                                                           Instructor: Prof. Dr. M. Hafizur Rahman, Ph.D. (Japan)

CLASS SCHEDULE: JULY 17 to JULY 28, 2023                       Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM)

CERTIFICATES: Registered participants will receive a digital certificate after the successful completion of all the necessary requirements of the course.

For more information: siren.lej@gmail.com;  Call:  021-111-222-292 Ext: 267, 275.

Room No. 202, 2nd floor, L.E.J. National Science Information Center, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270.

Final Exam:

Critical Success Factors (Passing Criteria)

Time duration of Exam: 60 minutes, Passing marks: Min 50 %,Attendance: >=75 % or as per
rules of ICCBS

Suggested reading

1. Barrett JS (editor). Fundamentals of Drug Development. 1st ed. Wiley, USA: 2022.
2. Drugs@FDA Glossary of Terms. US Food & Drug Administration; Silver Spring, MD, USA: 2022.
3. Young DC (editor). Computational Drug Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hoboken, NJ, USA: 2009.
4. Rowland M and Tozer TN (editors). Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics. 4th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Baltimore, MD, USA: 2011. Hafizur RM, Raza SA, Chishti S, Shaukat S and Ahmed A (2015) A ‘Humanized’ rat model of pre-diabetes by high fat diet-feeding to weaning Wistar rats. Integrative Obesity and Diabetes 1: 44-48
5. Shaukat S and Hafizur RM (2014) A long term high fat diet/low dose streptozotocin develops a type 2 diabetic rat model showing clinical presentation and pathophysiology of natural history of diabetes. Journal of Biological and Chemical Research 31, 1187-1204.

Tuesday, July 25, 12:00-14:00 (PKT)
COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad.

Background:

Bioethics is the fundamental basis for research. An international consensus on research integrity organized by UEARS activities via Cairo Consensus Group was supported by COMSTECH, the Scientific arm of OIC, the international organization of 57 states, which is the second biggest after the United Nations. The project was led by COMSTECH Distinguished Scholar, Professor Khalid Khan of the University of Granada in Spain. Professor Khalid Khan is one of the top scientists worldwide, having been ranked in the highest 2% of all researchers by Stanford University of the USA. In the biomedical research integrity project, 30 experts from 14 countries in 5 continents came together in Cairo Egypt to make specific recommendations for scientific integrity. UEARS organized the event as part of its international conference. The integrity statement was recently published in the British Journal. The implementation of this international consensus statement is expected to enhance science integrity worldwide.

This event will include the launching of the proceedings of the International Workshop on “Integrity in Biomedical Research” along with talks by experts in the field of Bioethics in research.

Registration Process:

1. For physical participation register at the following link : https://forms.gle/QS35YjhFNkvgHAHk8
   (Accommodation will not be provided)
2. For virtual participation register at the following link: https://forms.gle/BLWnjJNgdWxyPkhu8
3. Read instructions in the application form carefully and submit a properly filled form.
4.  Selected candidates will be notified through email; hence, applicants are required to check their emails regularly.

Tentative List of Speakers:

1. Professor Khalid Saeed Khan, COMSTECH Distinguished Scholar, Distinguished Investigator, University of Granada, Spain
2. Dr. Mohamed Fawzy, Secretary General, UEARS, Egypt.

Workshop Coordinators:

Muhammad Haris Akram
Program Manager
COMSTECH, Islamabad.
Email: haris@comstech.org
Phone: +92 51 9220681

Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad
Program Officer
COMSTECH, Islamabad.
Email: Haseeb.ahmad@comstech.org
Phone: +92 51 9220681

Date: 4-5 July 2023

Flyer attached.

2nd International Youth Forum for Agri-Biotechnology to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan

The 2nd International Youth Forum for Agri-Biotechnology will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 4-5 July 2023. The theme of this year’s events is “Biotechnology for Food Security and Climate Resilience.” 

About the Forum for Agri-Biotechnology:

The Mission of the event is to promote excellence and competence in the field of agricultural and food biotechnology. The theme “Agriculture Biotechnology” aims to provide the best knowledge and resources to young participants to advance their research goals. The youth forum will stimulate the desire to collaborate and change the world of green biotechnology and innovation by promoting state-of-the-art practices in biotechnology research and evidence-based approach. The Forum will include informative talks from young as well as experienced scientists, keynote lectures, plenary sessions, poster presentations, discussions and other educational and social events that stimulate several networking opportunities among the young participants. The forum aims to facilitate interactions within the young research community to discuss the latest developments in this rapidly advancing field and find ways to respond to the increasing demands of professionals and communities across the world.

You may register through the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp