Day: May 19, 2022

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‘The Role of Academia on Policy Process’ – a talk at the University of Turbat 

Islamabad, May 19, 2022 (PPI-OT):An interactive session themed around ‘The Role of Academia on Policy Process’ was held with Chairman IPS Khalid Rahman at the University of Turbat (UoT) on May 17, 2022. Speaking on the occasion, Rahman talked at length about the role of academia not only in facilitating policymaking at the national level but also in shaping informed public opinion over the matters of public interest.

In addition, he also emphasized on the need and importance of furnishing closer ties between academic and policymaking circles with a view to strengthen national policies on the back of concrete research and updated knowledge.

For more information, contact:
Outreach and Publications,
Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)
1, Street 8, F-6/3, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-8438391-3 (Ext: 122)
Fax: +92-51-8438390
Website: www.ips.org.pk

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SSUET students get medal at Shooting Championship 

Karachi, May 19, 2022 (PPI-OT):Chancellor of Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Jawaid Anwar presented cash award to Esha Muhammad Fayyaz and Noor Ain for securing Bronze Medal in at the Chief of Naval Staff Shooting Championship 2022. An event was held at the campus to appreciate their skill and talent and it was attended by the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Vali Uddin, Registrar Syed Sarfraz Ali, Siraj Khilji, Qazi Nasr Abbas, Prof. Dr. Aqeel ur Rehman, Dr. Naseem, Olympian Hanif Khan, Mubashir Mukhtar, Javed Iqbal, Talat Mahmood, Fayyaz Ali, Ms. Abeer and Ms. Nagin.

Speaking on the occasion, Chancellor Jawaid Anwar said that there is no gender discrimination at Sir Syed University. The university provides equal opportunities to boys and girls in education and sports. Esha Fayyaz and Noor Ain are the proof of it who won bronze medal at the Chief Naval Staff Shooting Championship.

Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Vali Uddin said that extra-curricular activities enhance the mental and physical abilities of students and promote healthy activities in the society. The Higher Education Commission is playing an important role in the promotion of sports. Registrar Syed Sarfraz Ali said that the girls also have a lot of talent and they have proved their skill and acumen. Director Sports, Mubashir Mukhtar thanked the management for their support and encouragement that paved way for achieving success.

For more information, contact:
Deputy Director Information,
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET)
University Road, Karachi-75300, Pakistan
Mobile: 0333-2197581
Tel: +92-21-4988000-2, 4982393-474583
Fax: +92-21-4982393
Email: ahdaccani@gmail.com
Website: https://ssuet.edu.pk/

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AKU to launch first Advanced Practice Nursing training in Pakistan 

Karachi, May 19, 2022 (PPI-OT):AKU has developed Pakistan’s first Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) training programme, which is endorsed by the Pakistan Nursing Council as a pilot programme for potential scale-up, and is currently being discussed with the regulatory bodies for its formal launch in the country.

This was announced by Dr Rozina Karmaliani, Dean of AKU School of Nursing and Midwifery, at an event celebrating the nurses and midwives. Speakers highlighted various challenges faced by nurses and midwives, their invaluable contribution to the healthcare system and the proposed strategy to improve the working conditions as well as career growth opportunities for them.

“Currently, the burden of healthcare is unevenly distributed with only one nurse supporting two doctors, midwives and Lady Health Workers combined. With APN training and practice, nurse specialists will be able to manage preventive and non-communicable diseases thereby reducing the overall healthcare burden,” Dr Karmaliani pointed out.

“The health care system needs a transformative approach given the growing challenges in terms of the pandemic and climate change and to bridge the gap between what is desired and what is happening on ground,” emphasized Khairunnissa Hooda, Interim Chief Nursing Officer at Aga Khan University Hospital.

“Simultaneously, there’s a paradigm shift in the way patients are consuming healthcare services, they want it to be close to their home and community. We are targeting to launch a general model of APN and gradually progress to sub-speciality model. It would positively impact the patients’ access, their experiences, and clinical outcomes. Hence, we believe this is absolutely the right time to develop APN roles in Pakistan,” she added.

Chief guest on the occasion, AKU President Sulaiman Shahabuddin praised the efforts of nurses and midwives. “We celebrate the countless contributions that nurses and midwives make every day to our health and wellbeing. AKU has been following World Health Organisation guidelines and engaged in promotion of nursing and midwifery for over four decades in education, jobs, leadership and service delivery to meet Universal Health Targets and Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing,” he said.

“Today, we are so proud that AKU has graduated more than 8,000 nurses in Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda,” he added. Professor Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, Program Director at Nursing Now Challenge encouraged early career nurses to become a part of Nursing Now Challenge, a global platform that brings together nurses from around the world, supporting them with leadership capacity building, advocacy and clinical skills.

Sandra Oyarzo Torres, VP at International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) highlighted the role of ICM in collaborating with midwives globally. She urged everyone to provide fair working conditions and standardised regulations for midwives. Dr Zeenat S Khan, Regional CEO, Aga Khan Health Services stressed that investing in nursing education and nursing jobs goes hand in hand. “Advanced Nurse Practitioners will be able to work in the communities ensuring equal health access for all.”

Other panellists included Dr Shahid Shafi, Chief Executive Officer, AKUH; Dr Asim Belgaumi, Chief Medical Officer, AKUH; and Dr Adil Haider, Dean. AKU Medical College. Dr Carl Amrhein, Provost and Vice President, Academics also spoke at the event.

For more information, contact:
Media Executive
Department of Public Affairs
Aga Khan University (AKU)
Stadium Road, Karachi
Tel: +92-21-34930051
Fax: +92-21-34934294, +92-21-34932095
Cell: +92-301-8258028
Email: rasool.sarang@aku.edu, public.affairs@aku.edu​
Website: www.aku.edu

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Research Publication Titled “Quantification of Occlusion Handling Capability of a 3D Human Pose Estimation Framework” 

Lahore, May 19, 2022 (PPI-OT):Research paper by Mehwish Ghafoor (PhD Fellow at CS Department, ITU) and Dr. Arif Mahmood (Professor – Chairperson CS Department, ITU) has been published at IEEE Transaction on Multimedia 2022. The paper is titled “Quantification of Occlusion Handling Capability of a 3D Human Pose Estimation Framework”.

3D Human Pose Estimation and Action Recognition have been performed using as few as only one random body joint in each video frame.

Here is the Demo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-R2bJ4zXME

Paper link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9732169

For more information, contact:
Information Technology University (ITU)
6th Floor, Arfa Software Technology Park,
346-B, Ferozepur Road, Lahore, Pakistan-54000
Tell: +92-42-35880062
Email: queries@itu.edu.pk
Website: www.itu.edu.pk

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Punjab University faculty member honoured

Lahore, May 19, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab University Institute of Social and Cultural Studies (ISCS) Director Prof Dr Rubeena Zakar has been selected for FAIMER Fellow of the 2022 International FAIMER Institute (IFI). The International FAIMER Fellowship is a two-year fellowship program for international faculty who have demonstrated the potential to play a key role in advancing health profession education for improving health.

Dr Rubeena Zakar is one of the 20 health professionals chosen for the 2022 fellowship program because of her outstanding credentials and project proposals that have the potential for meaningful impact. Her application was selected from more than 200 highly competitive applications submitted by health professionals from highly respected academic institutions located in 30 countries.

For more information, contact:
Registrar,
University of the Punjab
Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99231102
Fax: +92-42-99231103
E-Mail: registrar@pu.edu.pk
Website: http://pu.edu.pk/

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ICAP holds CFO Conference 2022 at Lahore

Lahore, May 19, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) organized CFO Conference 2022 on the theme ‘Embracing the role as Chief Value Officer’ on Thursday at a local hotel venue. Mr. Samiullah Siddiqui FCA Chairman PAIBC and Council Member ICAP in his address welcomed all the key note speakers, dignitaries, sponsors and guests. He also thanked all the sponsors for coming forward in supporting CFO conference 2022 on much needed topic “Embracing the role as Chief Value Officer.

Mr. Ashfaq Yousuf Tola, President of ICAP welcomed the guests and congratulated the organizing committee, council members, sponsors, and the participants. He said that this conference is very valuable as it is providing 500 years of experience in just a single day. He said that after Covid -19 pandemic a very fast technological advancement can be seen clearly leading the world to move very fast. Mr. Tola highlighted that the economy is the key pillar of sustainability, and in order to have the value of ascertaining, one needs to be updated and make appropriate decisions towards sustainability.

Mr. Paul Papadimitriou Founder and CEO of Intelligencer delivered a keynote speech on “A Peek into the World’s Financial and Economic Landscape. He said that Pakistan has a great potential to benefit from these faster dynamics as many rural areas in Pakistan are shifting into cities. Despite increasing inflation, Pakistan being a high-potential country is an opportunity for companies looking for outsourcing. CFOs need to be transcendent leaders who empower others in order to get maximum quality output. He said that technology is a great opportunity and always creates value in an organization irrespective of the fact that the country is rich or poor. He emphasized the importance of human assets that we have in the shape of youth. Around 2.5 billion people are entering the middle class and around 1 billion women are new emerging workforce.

Dr. Ahmad Junaid of KSBL presented the result of the CFO Survey 2022, the survey entailed collective insights from 300+ CFOs, Finance Directors, and Financial Controllers of diversified industries from within Pakistan. It will help businesses understand macroeconomic expectations, capital availability, tech perspective, workforce requirements, and other pressing concerns in Pakistan to make informed decisions. Sustainability is the burning topic these days and it is not a choice anymore, especially in Pakistan we have to make it available to everyone the reason to conduct this survey is to reduce the lack of communication among finance professionals. The conference hosted various key sessions on diversified subjects and featured prominent entrepreneurs and members of the business fraternity of Pakistan.

For more information, contact:
Media Coordinator,
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)
Chartered Accountants Avenue, Clifton
Karachi-75600, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-111-000-422
Fax: +92-21-99251626
Cell: +92-300-2128185
Website: https://www.icap.org.pk/