Annual Conference 2007 - Toronto

ANMF Eleventh Annual Conference
CNMS First Annual Conference
June 22-24, 2007

Toronto, Ontario
Canada
 

Advancement of Healthcare in Nepal through Collaboration
 

Program

Friday, June 22nd

Venue:  to be announced (meet in the lobby of 89 Chestnut at 6:00 pm)

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

• Dinner Reception
• Special Meeting of Board of Directors (open to all)

Saturday, June 23rd

8:00 am   Buffet breakfast available on the lobby level of 89 Chestnut

Meeting Venue:  89 Chestnut, Terrace room (3^rd floor)

8:30 am - 9:00 am   Registration

9:00 am - 10:30 am   SESSION I

    Moderators:  Edith Bacon and Ian Macmillan, MD

• Welcome - Ian Macmillan, MD
• Opening Remarks - Donald Blair, MD
• Prospectives for Collaborative Projects in Nepal - Gaury Adhikary, MD
• Update from Nick Simons Institute - Patty Weisenfeld
• Keynote:  "Surgical Experience in Developing Nations" - Andrew Howard, MD

10:30 am - 10:45 am    BREAK

10:45 am - 12:15 pm   SESSION II

    Moderator:  Bhargav Dixit, MD

• Nyaya Health Project - Duncan Smith-Rohrberg / Richard Katzman, MD
• Helping to Start a PICU in Nepal - Sangita Basnet Koirala, MD
• Nepal Heart Health Study (NHHS) Initiative - Shiva Gautam, PhD
• Working in Nepal as a U.S. Trained Specialist - Nabin K. Shrestha, MD
• Being Back in Nepali "Gaun-Ghar" -  Julia Shepardson

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm    LUNCH

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm   SESSION III

    Annual Meeting of ANMF Members (open to all)

    ANMF Annual Reports

    Session Chair:  Janak Koirala, MD, ANMF Chairman
    Moderator:      Sunil Sharma, MD, ANMF Secretary

• ANMF Chairman's Report - Janak Koirala, MD
• Report from ANMF/Nepal - Saroj Dhital, MD
• ANMF Treasurer's Report - Rupa Hamal, DMD
• ANMF Projects - Bill Brewster, ANMF Projects Coordinator
• ANMF Hospice Nepal Project - Bhargab Dixit, MD
• ANMF - Friends of Nepal UK Collaboration for BCH - Gaury Adhikary, MD
• ANMF Website - Fred Shepardson, ANMF Website Coordinator
• New York Health Fair - Rekha Hamal-Chetry, MD

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm    BREAK

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm   SESSION IV

    Moderator:  Libby Wilson, MD

• CNMS - Who We Are and What We Do - Ian Macmillan, MD
• Nepalese Americas Council - Who We Are and What We Do - Tulsi Dharel, PhD, Vice President NAC
• What Makes a Project Successful - Murari Suvedi, PhD
• CMDN: HIV/AIDS Study in Nepal - Dibesh Karmacharya

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm    DINNER  at Asian Legend, 418 Dundas Street West ($40 Canadian per person, all inclusive)

Sunday, June 24th

Venue:  89 Chestnut, Armoury room (2^nd floor)

8:30 am - 11:00 am    SESSION V

    Annual Meetings of ANMF Members and Board of Directors (open to all)

• Approval of Minutes
• Election of Board of Directors
• Election of Officers - Chair, Chair Elect, Executive Director, Secretary, Treasurer
• Handover to new ANMF Chair
• Appointment of Committee Coordinators
  • New committee: “ANMF Center for Collaboration and Exchange” Objective: to coordinate research, scholarly activities and projects
• Committee coordinators meet in small groups for 15 minutes and prepare objectives for the year
• Objectives for 2007-2008: CME, Projects, Fundraising, Membership, Outreach
  • CME - projects by year for 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Projects – timeline, review of received projects
  • Fundraising
  • Membership
  • Outreach
• Approval of Budget 2007-2008
  • Consolidation of ANMF Bank Accounts
  • Official Address of ANMF
• Future Conferences 2008 & 2009 - Selection of Site, Coordinator and Theme
  • Selection of Site, Coordinator and Theme
• New proposal for partnership - NAC
• Other Business
• Adjournment  

Registration:

To register for the 2006 annual conference, please fill out the Registration Form and mail it before June 1, 2007.

Venue and Accommodations:

89 Chestnut
89 Chestnut Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1R1, Canada

Phone reservations:  416-977-0707
On line reservations

Single - $84, Double - $94 (Canadian dollars).

The America Nepal Medical Foundation (ANMF) 2007 conference is being hosted jointly with our newly formed sister organization Canada Nepal Medical Society (CNMS). To qualify for the special room rates listed above, attendees must let the hotel reservation clerks know that you will be attending the CNMS (Canada Nepal Medical Society) event; most likely they will not recognize the America Nepal Medical Foundation (ANMF), as their booking system allows them to record only a single sponsor. To be sure you qualify, use the conference code CANNPL0622. Conference rates at this hotel are available for several days before and after the meeting for those who wish to extend their visits.

All reservations must be received by Wednesday, May 23, 2007. After this date, any remaining rooms will be released for general sale, and will be offered on a space available basis at the prevailing rates.

For more information, please contact:

Ian Macmillan, MD, Conferenceanmf.net
Janak Koirala, MD, MPH, Chairanmf.net

 

Further details will be posted as they develop. Stay tuned!