The conference was attended by Pulmonologists all over Pakistan. The PCS Guideline on Idiopathic and Connective tissue related Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonitis (iNSIP and CTD-NSIP) and PCS-ILD PAK Registry report updated till end February 2018 was presented in the inaugural session  by Chairman ILD Guideline committee Dr. Mosavir Ansarie  (See PPT).  A DPLD session was held on 23rd March which was chaired by Gen....

The International Forum on Infectious Diseases is a continuation of commitment to science, academics & clinical excellence. The forum met in Beirut, Lebanon on April 27, 2017.This year a total of 140 specialists attended the IFID 2017 and the participating countries were Pakistan, Sudan, Nigeria, Kenya and Afghanistan. This year the conference specially invited a...

A Symposium was held on Pulmonary Hypertension and its incidence in various clinical conditions such as Congestive Cardiac Failure , Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Interstitial Lung Diseases. The presentation on PH in ILD was made by Dr. Sidra Kiran of Ziauddin University Hospital - Clifton Campus. The Keynote speech was delivered by Dr. Najma Patel of NICVD on the diagnosis of...

A symposium was held on Saturday 3rd December at Ziauddin University, Clifton Campus Auditorium from 10am to 2pm. This was organized by Dr. Javed Abu Bakar Warind – Consultant Pulmonology and Critical Care ZMU. The Speakers were Dr. Naveed Uddin and Dr. Saad Jilani who spoke on the Radiology of IPF and NSIP. Dr. Nadeem...

The Second PCS ILD Guideline Committee meeting was held on 19th – 20th November at Hotel Ramada, Islamabad. The agenda of the meeting included deliberations on the formulation of PCS ILD Guideline part 2 which comprises sections on Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonitis (NSIP) and Connective Tissue Related Interstitial Lung Diseases (CTD – ILD). Presentations were made...

Pakistan Chest Society organized another Bi-ennial Chest Conference from 7th to 10th April 2016 in Lahore.  Several sessions on Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs) were conducted. The main session was organized on the second day which was chaired by Dr. Mosavir Ansarie and Dr. Zubair Shaheen. As chairman of PCS Guideline Committee, Dr. Mosavir Ansarie formally...

The meeting was held at Hotel Ramada, Islamabad on the 21st-22nd February,2016 and was attended by the following: Professors Arshad Javed (Chairman PCS Guideline Committee), Mosavir Ansarie (Chairman ILD guideline committee and ILD advisory group), Ali Zuberi, Gen. Jawad Ansari, Mukhtiar Z. Afridi, Zubair Shaheen, Shireen Khan and Talha Mehmood (Members). Regrets from Saqib Saeed....

A CME was held at the PIMA house on the topic of 'Interstitial Lung Diseases' on 30th January 2016. The session was chaired by Prof. Nadeem Rizvi, Head of Pulmonology at JPMC. An introductory talk on 'Workup of a fuzzy chest X-ray' was given by Dr. Ali Abbas, Consultant Pulmonologist from Liaquat National Hospital who...

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, also known as, Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis, is a kind of interstitial lung disease with symptoms of dyspnea and cough resulting from the inhalation of an antigen to which the person has been previously sensitized. There are a number of known etiological agents leading to hypersensitivity pneumonitis, such as mushroom, fungi, yeasts, bacteria, mycobacteria,...

The Pakistan Chest Society (PCS) held its biennial conference at Serena hotel, Islamabad April 2014. A full two and a half hour session was devoted to Interstitial Lung Diseases (aka Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases) on 19th april 2014. The session was chaired by Dr. Mosavir Ansarie and Dr. Ali Zuberi. The first speaker was Dr....