Pakistan Cardiac Society to hold International Conference
'Pakistan Times' National News Desk

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cardiac Society is holding its three-day 18th Biennial International Cardiology Conference in Rawalpindi from December 7-9, 2007.

The Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute of Heart Diseases (AFIC/NIHD) will organize the conference, Brig. Azhar Mahmood Kayani, Convener 18th Biennial International Cardiology Conference said on Sunday.

The scientific programme of the conference covers topics ranging from preventive cardiology, nuclear cardiology, therapeutics, interventional and cutting edge cardiology.

The diversity in the programme is designed for the broad and varied interests of the audience.

“We have planned to include a dedicated session on nuclear cardiology this time. We have also included different workshops related to Basic Life support (BLS), ECG interpretation, nuclear scan interpretation and live and simulation based angioplasty to enhance the strength in developing and improving standards of patient care,” Convener of the cardiology conference said.●