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Imamia Medics International held its 14th Annual Conference in Houston this year. It was a fully-protocolled professional conference themed FATIMA: Future Advancements and Technology In Medicine and Allied sciences. The conference was held from October 28-30 at the Hilton Houston in Houston, TX.
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Dr Muhammad is a pioneer in Xenotransplantation (transplanted pig heart in humans). He recently served as chief of the transplantation section of Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Program and Senior Scientist at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
Sheila Jackson Lee is an American lawyer and politician who is the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district, having served since 1995. The district includes most of central Houston. On Day 2 of the conference, she recognized IMI for their global service.
Dr. Virani is a tenured Professor in the Sections of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is also an investigator in the Health Policy,Quality, and Informatics Program at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation in Houston, TX.
Nouri Sardar is a poet and filmmaker born and raised in London. His poetry focuses on the Ahlulbayt the Prophet Muhammad and his family), on divine love, spirituality and on issues of social justice. He has published five books of poetry and produced multiple albums commemorating the epic of Ashura.
Right after congresswoman Sheila Jackson's keynote address she presented IMI with its first ever Congressional Award. This was an extremely unique and proud moment in the history of IMI. The award recognized all of IMIs efforts and dedication to humanity across the world. This award was complimented with another congressional award presented to IMI on behalf of Congressman Al Greene.
There were several awards presented to key members of IMI during this conference. The first was the lifetime achievement award, and then The Man of the Year award which was conferred by IMI's Global President, Dr Mubarak Naqvi and Chair of IMI's International Academic Council, Dr Arshed Quyyumi for Dr Shabih Zaidi's humongous and life long efforts for IMI as its Global President and now as the Chancellor of Sadiq International University and to Dr Wasi Jafri for his phenomenal services respectively.
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The conference agenda was packed with robust academic sessions where professionals around the world gathered to learn from and collaborate with each other. One of the most praised plenary was by Dr Salim Virani, a world renowned researcher and cardiologist who was named one of the top 2% of scientists most frequently cited worldwide by PLoS Biology, 2021. He spoke on the topic of "How to avoid a heart attack".
Another highly notable session was the afternoon plenary by Dr Muhammad Mansoor Mohiuddin the co-leader behind the first successful pig heart transplant in a human.
The conference's first day was concluded with collaborative conversation about engagement and participation in Global Medicine, Academics & Public Health.
After dinner IMIs Annual General Body Meeting was held and coordinated by IMIs founder Dr. Wajih Rizvi. It was attended by over 150 medical and allied professionals. At this meeting several boards of IMI, chapters, wings and councils within IMI were represented. Dr Farheen Fahim, president of IMI's US Board of Directors gave an update on IMI US. Ms Shyrose Dhalla represented IMI Canada, Dr Mubarak Naqvi (IMI Global President) represented the Global Board of Regents and provided updates on IMI India, Mr Syed Reza Jawad at IMI HQ provided updates on IMI Pakistan and IMIs UMC Project, Dr Anwar Hadawi presented on IMI Burkina Faso, Batool Rizvi along with Zarif Ladak, Reshma Zehra and Abid Raza presented on IMI's Youth Wing, Dr Huma Naqvi represented IMIs Women Wing and Ms Sakina Rizvi updated the audience on the Arbaeen Medical Mission, IMI UN Council and IMIs upcoming conference in New Zealand. Dr Arshed Quyyumi presented the activities of IMI Academic Council and Dr Eyman Al Mortada aprised the audience of the activities of IMI Zeynab (IMI Syria chapter), Mr Wizarat Rizvi, CEO of IHI-a wholly owned subsidiary of IMI, presented on IMIs Dream Project.
IMI's Women Wing program was one of the most robust programs of the conference. It was designed to integrate educational sessions with a perfect balance of knowledge and entertainment.
IMIs Gala Night was held in the service of people and in honor of Shehzadi Fatima tuz Zehra SA on October 29, 2022 and was attended by 600 professionals and their family members . The keynote speaker for this event was Congresswoman Sheila Jackson.
The attendees at the dinner collectively pledged and donated half a million dollars to IMIs Women Wing for University Medical Complex in honor of Shehzadi Fatima (AS).
The opening evening event of the conference was a beautiful open mic night in honor of Lady Fatima (SA) hosted by the Youth Wing. The open mic consisted of performances in various languages including English, Urdu, Farsi and Spanish. Some of the performances included recitation of Spanish poetry about Bibi Fatima (SA) by Ms Batool Rizvi and Qirat by Maysum Syed. Poetry by the renowned, Nouri Sardar was the highlight of this session.
I can't believe my luck! I was truly fortunate to have attended this seminar. The presenters readily shared inside information, that was so valuable. It very realistically defined where each one of us stood on the road to residency, and highlighted how much effort each one of us needed in order to get where we wanted. The most amazing thing was, that each person's concerns were individually addressed in the Q & A session. Now I have a very clear idea of what my next step has to be. And I am more determined than ever to get there! I cannot thank the presenters and the administration enough.
IMI 9th international conference held in Orlando from July 22-24 was a truly memorable event for us. This conference was unique as it encompassed topics that were interesting to medical as well as non-medical groups.
Topics such as Fetal origins of adult cardiovascular disease, depressive disorders, diabetes, back pain, knee crisis, vascular interventions, urinary incontinence, radiology, Quality improvement in health care, medical ethics, kidney disease, biopsychosocial health models were presented by experts in the field and they presented case studies that were relevant to current medical practices.
Conference also addressed the young upcoming youth leaders with an entire track of event dedicated to them. Mentoring was provided by each professional and students got a chance to develop one to one relationship with their mentors. In summary, IMI's yearly conference is not to be missed!
Firstly, thank you all for a wonderful conference in Barbados. The educational content and speakers were excellent and in addition the opportunity for networking was a great bonus. Your hard work and its success was very evident.
It was an excellent conference well planned, presented, and well attended. If individually traveling we may have never enjoyed the kind of reception the participants received throughout their stay in Iran.
The IMI 8th International Conference is over, but the memories are going to live forever. It has been a wonderful experience. This IMI conference was one of the most hectic and widely traveled conferences I had ever attended. The Iranian hosts were excellent and lived up to their world known hospitality. When you organize such a gigantic event little hiccups are bound to happen. I thank all the organizers and congratulate them for the success of the conference. Dr. Wajih Rizvi, Dr. Arshad Quyyumi, Dr. Mohsin Hyderi and the Iranian hosts need special mention, and of course you Sakina Rizvi have done a marvelous job with competence and composure.
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