Annual Conference 2008 - Philadelphia

ANMF Twelfth Annual Conference
June 20-22, 2008

Radisson Hotel Valley Forge
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 

Infectious Disease in Nepal

 

Friday, June 20^th

Venue:  The Gettysburg Room, on the first floor of the hotel

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

• Welcome
• Presentation:
  • A Hospital Revitalization Project by Help Makwanpur Foundation
  • Nepal Foundation
• Dinner Reception (with cash bar)
• Special Meeting of ANMF Board of Directors (open to all)

Saturday, June 21st

Venue:  Conference Room A and B at the hotel

8:00 am - 8:30 am   Registration (Coffee/Tea and Light breakfast will be provided)

8:30 am - 10:00 am   SESSION I - Inauguration

    Moderator:  Suman R. Timsina

• Welcome
• About ANMF - Bhargab Dixit, MD, Chairman, ANMF
• Inaugural Remarks - His Excellency Dr. Suresh C. Chalise, Ambassador of Nepal to the USA
• Keynote Speech - Dr. C. Papadakis, President, Drexel University
• HIV in Developing Countries - SEVP - Bristol-Myers

10:00 am - 10:15 am    BREAK

10:15 am - 12:00 m   SESSION II

    Moderator:  Dr. Bhargab Dixit

• Infectious Disease in Nepal - Dr. Shatrughan Bastola
• Typhoid Fever: What is Not in Harrison’s - Buddha Basnet, MD
• Patan Academy of Health Sciences Update - Arjun Karki, MD
• HIV/AIDS Study of Students - Suresh Jaiswal, MD
• Mission Relief - Jim Harrison
   

12:00 m - 1:00 pm    LUNCH (Lunch will be provided to all registered participants)

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm   SESSION III - ANMF Annual Report

    Moderator: Dr. Sunil Sharma

• ANMF Nepal Report - Arjun Karki, MD
• ANMF Treasurer Report - Rupa Hamal, DMD
• Website Update - Fred Shepardson
• NAC - Gaury Adhikary, MD
• CME - Janak Koirala, MD
• Membership - Rekha Hamal, MD

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm   SESSION IV - Health Care Projects in Nepal 

    Moderator: Dr. Rupa Hamal

• Projects Overview - Julia Shepardson, ANMF Projects Coordinator
• Mother and Child Health Clinic Lab - Julia Shepardson for Jeanne Herbert
• Hospice Nepal Report - Bhargab Dixit, MD
• Cardiac Electrophysiology Training - Gaury Adhikary, MD
• Medical Education Unit - Janak Koirala, MD
• Uterine Prolapse Documentary - Binod Shah, MD
• Snakebite Project - Fred Shepardson
• Pediatric Ophthalmology Unit - Sunil Sharma, MD

2:15 pm - 2:20 pm    SHORT BREAK

2:20 pm - 3:30 pm    SESSION V - Development Projects & Reports from Nepal

    Moderator: From Philadelphia

• Nyaya Health Mission - Bijay Acharya, MD
• Cardiovascular Program Report - Brendan Thomson, MD
• Nick Simons Institute Report - Buddha Basnet, MD
• Healthy Nepal Introduction - Ananta Risal

3:20 pm - 3:30 pm    SHORT BREAK

3:30 pm - 4:45 pm    SESSION VI - 2008/2009 Projects

    Moderator: Julia Shepardson

• 2008/09 Project Proposals Discussion

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm    ELECTION - ANMF Board of Directors 2008/2009

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm    CONCLUDING REMARKS

• Dr. Barry Goldberg
• Bhargab Dixit, MD

Sunday, June 22^nd

Venue:  At the hotel, room to be announced

8:30 am - 12:00 m    ANNUAL MEETINGS

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

Registration

To register for the 2008 annual conference, please fill out the Registration Form.

Venue and Accommodations

Radisson Hotel Valley Forge 1160 First Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406		The Valley Forge Scanticon Hotel 1210 First Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406
Rate: $119  (till June 5)		Rate: $119  (till June 5)
Reservations: (888) 201-1718		Reservations: (610) 265-1500

These hotels share the same site and facilities.

The hotels are next to historic Valley Forge Park and to one of the largest shopping malls in the country (King of Prussia Mall). The hotels are about 3 miles from PA turnpike (for those driving from west of PA, NJ, NY, MA) and about 30 miles west of the historic Philadelphia City. To locate the hotels, see map.

Airports

Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania

Airport Shuttle Service is available by a private shuttle company, Tropiano. Shuttles depart from the Airport Ground Transportation Area every 30 minutes from 6 a.m.- Midnight. Reservations can be made by calling Tropiano at (215) 643-5397.

One way / round trip paying with credit card: $29 / $48
One way / round trip paying with cash: $24 / $43

More Information

For more information, please contact:

Suman Timsina, Conferenceanmf.net
Bhargab Dixit, Chairanmf.net

 

Further details will be posted as they develop.