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APMA Newsletter
“A Visionary” Assalamalaikum & Welcome to the combined February & March
Newsletter!
There are reasons to imbalances in life. The polarity created by nature
is to be neutralised by visionaries. We come from the most hostile place
and yet able to create a difference for self and loved ones plus provide
for our families in a way that is unimaginable to most back home.
The reason of being blessed might be nature’s asking to help preserve
the balance in life. Spare a thought about flood victims in Pakistan. The
ravages it brought especially to children and sickness ensues till now. It’s
often when time is not a healer but expression of increasing despair and
loneliness. With immediate death toll of 2000 people, more than 2 million
affected with loss of home and livelihood (equivalent to population of
Australia), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon claimed the flood as the
worst disaster he had ever seen.
We as an organisation have a power to cultivate an effort. Care for
people of the land, which with all its deficiencies is still ours …we need to
be visionaries of strategies to help the impoverished with the trust
bestowed on us from heavens.
23 March is celebrated as Qarardad-e-Pakistan (Pakistan resolution) day
when people thought outside the cocoon and become the visionaries
for Pakistan. They perhaps did not immediately achieve what they
thought but surely made it clear what they had in mind!
I dedicate this issue to philanthropists in Pakistan who work effortlessly to
bring humanity in chaos and try bringing a change whatever little they
can. They are indeed real visionaries of equality and fairness
Rizwan Qureshi
Editorial
Inside this issue
1 Editorial
2 In focus
3 Member’s corner
4 Medical corner
5 Literature Corner
Link of the month
Humerus
National Heritage
6 Travel guide
7 Famous Pakistan
8 Hikayaat
Movie review
Upcoming event
Harf-e- Aakhir
VOLUME 2 February/ March 2012 ISSUE 2&3
“A man’s worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations”Hazrat Ali (a.s.)
Children share a meal surrounded
by flood waters
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Dr Sayeed Khan
Be the change that you want to see in the world - M.K Gandhi
I was born in Agra, India (the city of the beautiful Taj Mahal) and am the
youngest of ten brothers and sisters. We migrated to Pakistan in 1968. My
childhood was quite unstable because of financial constrains usually imposed on
a migrant families
We moved many times between cities in Pakistan and I changed schools almost
every year. When I was in the 12th grade, our family was hit with tragedy when my
mother was killed in a bus accident in 1975. It was one of my mother’s wishes for
me to become a doctor and I started at Dow Medical College in Karachi,
Pakistan in 1976. By this time my older siblings had married or moved out of home
and I cared for my father who was quite elderly. During this time the situation in
Pakistan continued to deteriorate and in an effort to aspire change I entered into
student politics and joined the socialist revolutionary movement to challenge the
oppressive government of General Zia ul-Haq. Soon after, I was imprisoned for 6
months with many other political prisoners as a result of speaking out against the
government’s censorship of the media.
I finished my medical degree in 1983 and started pursuing a career in the surgical
field. The situation in Pakistan was unstable and was growing worse by the day.
I came to Australia in 1986 and managed to pass the AMC exams within a year
and started work in Sutherland Hospital as a surgical registrar. After 3 years of
hospital work I did some general practise work and fell in love with it. It was at this
time that I also married other love of my life, my lovely wife Ghazala.
I commenced my general practise career at Heathcote road Hammondville as a
solo practitioner in 1990. I have always been of the opinion that comprehensive
medical care can only be provided by a team therefore over the next twenty
years I developed a multidisciplinary medical facility at Hammondville with
numerous GP’s supported by nurses, physiotherapists, dentists and many other
allied health practitioners and specialists.
Apart from practice in Hammondville, two other large centres at Wattle Grove
and Carnes hill have been developed. I have been involved with teaching
medical students and registrars. At present we have vertically integrated
teaching practice with medical students, PGPPP, basic and advance registrars.
I feel very proud to be associated with Sydney South West GP Link, formerly
MDGP, and feel privileged to be part of a committed team that supports and
enhances general practice in Sydney South West.
I enjoy gardening, Indian Classical music, philosophy, politics and theatre.
I have three children, my eldest daughter is studying law, my younger daughter is
studying pharmacy from Sydney University and my son who is the youngest is in
year 7. As a family our greatest passions are travelling and volunteering in
charities.
I know I am very fortunate to have overcome hurdles to achieve many things;
however I feel that I can do much more and hope to continue to work towards
providing the best for the community
In focus
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I feel very proud to be
associated with Sydney
South West GP Link, formerly
MDGP, and feel privileged
to be part of a committed
team that supports and
enhances general practice
in Sydney South West. In
addition we have vertically
integrated teaching
practice with medical
students, PGPPP, basic and
advance registrars
___________________________
I was imprisoned for 6
months during Zia-ul- Haq
regime with many other
political prisoners as a
result of speaking out
against the government‟s
censorship of the media
in Pakistan
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Member’s Corner
Port Grand
Arts, culture and Food Street in Karachi
The newest addition to Karachi’s nightlife promises to offer visitors a world
of its own in an enclosed area cut off from the craziness of city life.
Port Grand expects to attract 4,000 to 5,000 people daily. Currently, 40
outlets are up and running and more are expected to open soon. The first
thing you notice once inside is the shopping mall that houses a number of
brands, including shops for gifts, clothes and accessories and books.
Towards the left of the mall was the much-talked about Napier’s Tavern.
With its historic architecture and fine dining, the lodge is expected to serve
as a setting for the city’s corporate crowd.
The lodge was built right under a one-hundred-year-old banyan tree where
Charles Napier is believed to have built a tavern. The builders used the
same stones and wood extracted from the demolished bridge to salvage
the heritage.
Further left, stretches the food enclave for a kilometre. Men, women and
children were strolling about the concrete path along the 19th century
Native Jetty Bridge that connects the Karachi Port Trust to Keamari.
The food enclave runs along the port where you can view the sea while
sitting on green benches lined across the fresh green turf. The three
spaced-apart metal barriers from the water could, however, be tempting
for adventurous children.
You can even see the cargo being loaded and unloaded from the ships
that arrive from all over the world. The food street ends close to a point
where you can see ships harboured at the KPT Boat Wharf. Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has provided double fencing around the complex
for security and privacy and KPT guards also patrol the bridge. “A lot of people thought this was going to be another Burns Road, but this is
a different cup of tea all together,” said Managing Director Shahid Firoz of
Grand Leisure Corporation. “We hope this project will lend a bit of
positivism to this city and country.”
Port Grand
Napier‟s Tavern
Food enclave along harbor
Food Street by night
Place to relax with family
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Medical Corner
What’s in the ECG?
Contributed by Dr. Imran Kassam
ECG scenario: a 37 year old male who presents for a health check for insurance
purpose. He has no significant medical history. His ECG as follows.
ECG answer: ECG shows sinus beat has a short PR interval and a wide QRS
complex as a result of a delta wave which is the slurred upstroke after the P
wave.
Bypass tracts figure: Can conduct much faster than AV node due to lack of
decremental properties. Usually have much shorter refractory periods Preexcitation undiagnosed in up to 25% of patients who aborted sudden
cardiac arrest (SCA) secondary to VF.
Orthrodromic Wolff- Parkinson -White Syndrome (WPW): is usually initiated when
a beat conducts retrograde through the bypass tract. In this particular figure
the pathway is orthodromic. Antidromic pathway runs in the opposite direction
where a beat conducts antegrade via the AP(accessory pathway) and
conducts retrograde via the AV node.
All these pathways can be successfully localized and ablated with either
Radiofrequency or cryotherapy ablation techniques
Bypass tracts
Orthrodromic WPW
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Literature corner By Obaid Ullah Aleem
Contributed by Ghazala Khan
محبتوں کے یہ دریا اتر نہ جائیں کہیں جو دل گالب ہیں زخموں سے بھر نہ جائیں کہیں ابھی تو وعدہ و پیماں ہیں اور یہ حال اپنا وصال ہو تو خوشی سے ہی مر نہ جائیں کہیں
خواب اپنی آنکھوں کےیہ رنگ چہرے کے اور ہوا چلے کوئی ایسی بکھر نہ جائیں کہیں ...
جھلک رہا ہے جن آنکھوں سے اب وجود مرا آنکھیں ہائے یہ آنکھیں مکر نہ جائیں کہیں
Link of the month
Mohyeddin reads Patras “Marhoom ke yaad main”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZt--8FfA5U
Humerus
No“body” is above law in Pakistan!
National Heritage Government College University, Lahore
(Estd. 1864)
Previously called Government College Lahore it is a co-
educational public University located on the
Mall in Lahore, Pakistan. Although the college was granted the
status of university by the Pakistan Government in 2002, the
word college is still retained in the name for historical reasons
and also because of the wide recognition of the
name Government College in Pakistan. The University
offers bachelors, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees in a variety of
disciplines. The university currently has more than 6000 students
and 323 faculty members and is ranked at No.6 by HEC in
General category. Alumni of Government College are
called Ravians which is derived from the name of the
magazine "Ravi”.
Government College University
Government College Lahore in 1880s
Under the British Raj the college was opened on 1 January 1864
in a portion of the Palace of Raja Dhyan Singh Haveli. The
institution was affiliated with the University of Calcutta for
examination. Along with the establishment of the
college, Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner (professor of Arabic and
Islamic Law at King's College in London) was nominated as
principal of college. He later was instrumental in the foundation
of Punjab University, Lahore in 1882. The first class consisted of 9
students, all of whom matriculated from Calcutta University. In
April 1871, the college moved to its present site. In 1996, it
received autonomous status; on 9 September 2002, it became
a university. Eric C. Dickinson became its Principal in the 1940s.
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Travel guide
Kehwra salt Mines, Jehlum
Khewra Salt Mines is a salt mine located
in Khewra, Jhelum District, Punjab in Pakistan, about 160
kilometres (99 mi) from Islamabad and 260 kilometres
(160 mi) from Lahore. It attracts up to 40,000 visitors per year
and is the second largest salt mine in the world.
Salt has been mined at Khewra since 320 BC following its
discovery by Alexander's troops, in an underground area of
about 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi). The main tunnel at
ground level was developed by Dr. Warth in 1872 but has
since been converted into a tourist resort. Khewra salt mine
has estimated total of 220 million tonnes of rock salt
deposits. The current production from the mine is 465,000
tons salt per annum.
The mine-head buildings have 19 stories, with 11 below
ground. Only 50% salt is extracted and 50% is left as pillars to
support the mountain. The salt-mine is 288 metres (945 ft)
above sea level and extends around 730 metres (2,400 ft)
inside the mountains from the mine-mouth. The cumulative
length of all tunnels is more than 40 kilometres (25 mi).
Salt occurs in a Precambrian deposit in the form of an
irregular dome-like structure. There are seven thick salt
seams with a cumulative thickness of about 150 meters. At
places the rock salt is 99% pure. Salt is transparent, white,
pink, reddish to beef-colour red. There are beautiful
alternate bands of red and white colour salt
A small Mosque made of salt bricks inside the Khewra mines
Rooms were mined during the Mughal times
Reflection in Salty Water at Khewra Salt Mine
Rock salt makes beautiful texture on the walls and the ceiling
Crystal Deposits
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Famous Pakistan
Dr. Adeeb Rizvi & SIUT
Adeeb Rizvi is a beacon of hope and a role model
for leadership. His vision of providing free World class
care to kidney disease patients is a reality in shape of
Sind Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT)
SIUT started as an eight-bed ward in 1970 at the Civil
Hospital, Karachi. In the years following its inception, it
has progressed from a small ward to a centre of
excellence. In 1991 it was granted the status of an
institute by an Act of the Provincial Assembly and is one
of the leading nephro-urological and transplant centres
in the world.
The SIUT Trust was established in November 2005 as a
charitable trust for the benefit of general public and to
provide health facilities, medical treatment, medical
education, and financial assistance to patients suffering
from end stage organ disease and related conditions.
At present, SIUT is located within the Civil Hospital,
Karachi. SIUT’s new premises, the Dewan Farooq
Medical Complex, is situated one block away and
house many of its diagnostic facilities. This 300-bed
Complex has been built on a plot of 1.5 acres granted
by the Sindh Government.
SIUT created medical history in Pakistan when its team
carried out the first cadaver kidney transplant in
January 1995. Pakistan has now joined the ranks of
countries in the world where cadaver organ donation
and transplantation is a reality. It is the ninth Muslim
nation to do so, others being Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran,
Egypt, Kuwait etc. The story of our first cadaver
transplant began in October 1998 when a young
Pakistani Muslim of 24 years met with a serious road
accident. His family approached the doctors with their
decision to honour his wish to give the gift of life of his
organs—his kidneys and eyes. The kidney recipients
were two young men in their early twenties, while his
corneas restored sight of two others.
The first successful liver transplant in Pakistan was
performed at SIUT on 25 November 2003. This was
undertaken after three years of developing an intensive
Liver Transplant programme. A six-month old baby was
transplanted in collaboration with King’s College
Hospital London.
Our nation desperately needs visionary and charismatic
leaders as Dr. Rizvi. I have been privileged to have
known him personally and inspired by this larger than life
workaholic who can be seen anytime roaming lanes of
Civil Hospital Karachi.
Dr. Adeeb Rizvi - just another team member!
Counseling a patient.
SIUT clinics see more than 1000 patients per day
SIUT team comprise of 1300 full time medical and paramedical
staff
Dewaan Farooq Medical complex / SIUT
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Hikayaat
“A brother like that”
Shuaib received an automobile from his brother as an
Eid present. On Eid day when Shuaib came out of his
house, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new
car, admiring it. "Is this your car, Uncle?" he asked. Shuaib
nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Eid."
"You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost
you anything? Boy, I wish..." he hesitated. Of course Shuaib
knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish
he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred
Shuaib all the way down to his heels. "I wish," the boy went
on, "that I could be a brother like that." Shuaib looked at
the boy in astonishment, and then impulsively he added,
"Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?" "
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow,
said, "Uncle, would you mind driving in front of my house?"
Shuaib smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad
wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could
ride home in a big automobile. But Shuaib was wrong
again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy
asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Shuaib
heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He
was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on
the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and
pointed to the car.
"There it is, little brother, just like I told you upstairs. His
brother gave it to him for Eid and it didn't cost him a
penny. And some day I'm gonna give you one just like
it...then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the
Shop windows that I've been trying to tell you about."
Shuaib got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his
car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him
and the three of them began a memorable ride. That Eid,
Shuaib learned what the Rasul Allah (Sal Allahu alayhi
wasalam) meant when he had said: "love for your brother
what you love for yourself"
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Movie review
“No Country for old men”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBqmKSAHc6w No Country for Old Men received universal acclaim.
The film received eight Oscar nominations, eventually
winning four Academy Awards in 2008, including „The
best picture award‟
Upcoming event
APMA medical meeting is planned for Saturday 12
May 2012 at Park Royal Parramatta. The program will
include medical presentation followed by social
evening. Please reserve this date. The details of the
program will posted out soon.
Harf-e-Aakhir… by Abid Minai
Main page art/picture title
“Rebuilding highway at Balakot Pakistan” by Ifthikhar Cader