America Nepal Medical Foundation / Society of Internal Medicine of Nepal
Continuing Medical Education Program
Sixth National Conference of The Society of Internal Medicine of Nepal (SIMON)
Hotel Bluebird, Pokhara, Nepal
Sunday, November 24, 2002

Updates in Infectious Diseases

7:30-8:30am - Registration / Breakfast

8:30am-10:45am - Session 1: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Moderator: Dr. Prativa Pandey

8:30 Introduction - SIMON officer
8:45 Emerging Infections - Siddhartha Mahanty
9:15 Prion Diseases - Don Blair
9:45 Febrile Illness in Nepal - Mark Zimmerman

10:15-10:30am - Break

10:30am-12:30pm - Session 2: State-of-the-Art (Part 1), Moderator: Dr. Mark Zimmerman

10:30 Nosocomial Pneumonia / VAP - Jim Allen
11:00 Bone and Joint Infections - Ron Quenzer
11:30 Diarrheal Diseases - Kanta Subbarao
12:00 Emerging Resistance to Antibiotics - Janak Koirala

12:30-1:30pm - Lunch

1:30pm-3:30pm - Session 3: Updates on Viral Infections, Moderator: SIMON member

1:30 Viral Hepatitis - Jim Allen
2:00 Viral Respiratory Infections - Kanta Subbarao
2:30 Antiviral Agents - Siddhartha Mahanty
3:00 HIV / AIDS - Janak Koirala

3:30pm-3:45pm - Break

3:45pm-5:30pm - Session 4: State-of-the-Art (Part 2), Moderator: Dr. Arjun Karki

3:45 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections - Ron Quenzer
4:15 Endocarditis - Don Blair
4:45 Outbreak Investigation: Chitwan - Prativa Pandey / Michael Lewis
5:25 End Remarks - SIMON Officer