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& APPNA JOURNAL PUBLISHER . icians of Pakistani EDITORIAL • • A Can To Service The Association of Phy~ Volunteensm. t of North America .... Syed A. Samad, MD -- D FACC ..' Des~en Zia Moiz Ahmad, ~, d' I gist in practice III Samt LOUIS. President. Zeelaf B. Munir, MD Dr. Zia Moiz Ahmad IS a car JJedica l College 1982 al1d Past President-Elect . d Alam MD He is a graduate of f.°~e is a life member of APPNA and . MahmoO ' Presiden t of DOGAN, APPNA Saint L OUIS Chapter. Past President . ... ' Manzoor Tariq, MD Founding Pres ident of t 1e Secretary, , . , .. ... , .... , Saima Zafar, MD Treasurer ... , . .. , , , , . after we had settled for the n a recent week~nd party k d a simple question. publication Committee . b MD d' hal someone as e . S. Tanq Shaha , after mner c , "H w many of you have , m Chairperson . .. , . , .. , , . MD O . Jamll Farooqul , This person asked and.I qU~~d in ~ny activity ror the benefit Co-Chairperson . , , . d MD Zia M Ahma , the past 90 da~s been m~o '1 or friends, which lasted more Editor . .. ' . , . , , . , . , . , . Iman Zafar, MD of anyone beSides you~ ami Yd t to be more profound than Urdu Editor ' . , . .. , . , . , . Sa than 30 minutes?". ~hiS turn~es~~n had imagined it to be. even the person askmryg ~:aqppointing but unfortunately not The response was ve f b 20 Disclaimer letel unex ected. In the entire group 0 a out or APPNA Journal is the bi-annual publication of comp t y nly 2~eplied in the affirmative. The same person so gues s, 0 . f roup of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani D~ b his own account, asked the same questlOn 0 a g scent of North America (APPNA) . The Journal IS ~rents at his son's basketball game. Out of 12 pare~ts present, j answered yes. Among the former group one was mvolved dedicated to providing useful information to the in the local Islamic Foundation while the other volunteered Association 's members with special emphasiS his time in a charity clinic. Out of the second group. t~~re was on organizational matters , The views expressed a mix of volunteer services ranging from church actlvltLes to are those of the authors and do not necessarily local community service with groups like Big Brothers and represent the official position of either the Asso Big Sisters, Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and Ronald McDonald House. ciation or the Editor. APPNA does not assume any responsibility for the authors' assertions nor This raised a fundamental question in my mind, one that I have struggled with ever since. Why the disparity? Why is does it authenticate their validity. Products or it that in the first group the volunteerism participation was services advertised in the Journal are neither en a mere 10 % compared to about 60 % in the second group. dorsed nor guaranteed by APPNA. Reproduc In the demographic parameters the two groups were fairly tion in whole or in part of the materials contained evenly matched - middle-aged professionals, financially secure in this Journal without prior written permission and professionally successful, with children and fairly busy from APPNA is prohibited. social life, living in affluent neighborhoods and for most part removed from the unfortunate and the downtrodden of the Postmaster society. With this question in my mind remaining unanswered Please send address changes to: I probed further. How many children of these successful and fortunate Americans (of the first group), would answer yes to APPNA Journal, 6414 S. Cass Avenue, the question posed? The answer was similarly disappointing. Westmont, IL 60559. This has forced me to look deep into our collective psyche. Why have we as a community moved away from this great Subscription tradition? And why is it that we are neglecting to inculcate Free with APPNA Membership. this fundamental value in our children? Let me not leave To apply for membership please go to the incorrect impression here that there are no volunteer the APPNA Website at: activities sponsored and staffed by the Pakistani American www.appna,org community. There are a number of free clinics in different cities like Detroit, Dallas/Fort Worth, Saint Louis, Los Angeles, APPNA JOURNAL Welcome ....... ...... ,. " ....... , . ....... , . ,. , .... " .. " . ,3 APPNA Council 2009 , . .... , , .. .... , . , .. , . ......... .. , . ..... , ......... .4 EditoriaI- Volunteerism: A Call To Service . , . , , . , . " .. ... •.. ... ....... " .. 5 AdvertiSing, Submission of APPNA Organization Articles and Correspondance Denise Burt / Sidra tul Muntaha President s Message, Syed A. Samad, MD .... .... , .... , .. .. , .. , . .. , .... .. ,8 APPNA Central Office Smet")"' M ""g', M 'nzom T""q ' , MD ... ... .. ... .. ...... '. ..... .. .... 101 6414 S, Cass Avenue Treasurer's Message, Saima Zafar, MD. , ... .. ... , . ...... , . , .... .. ... ... ... , .1 Westmont, " 60559 & COmmittee, Alumni Chapter Reports 12 Phone: (630) 968-8585 APPNA AlI',n" Rukh,,", M,hmood, MD .. ... ................ ... .... .. '13 Fax: (630) 968-8677 Publication Committee Chairman's Message, S. Tariq Shahab, MD . .. " .... ::: : :16 E-mail: [email protected] Dental APPNA Report, Javed Iqbal , , . , . , .. , . , . , ........... .. : : : : : : . .. , .17 APPNA MERIT Report, N~~eed usmani~~~\Pi~~~~ ';,m '~ ' R~b~~~ inayat, MD .. 19 Committee On Your PhysIcIans Report,. u ~sha Zafar MD ...... , , .... 20 The Editorial Board reserv.es Social Welfare & Disaster Relief Comnuttee Report, , . ', ..... , ....... , . 22 the right to edit all submitted APPNAArizona Chapter, Azam Taql, MD .. , ... , , ... , . .. ... , ........ , .... 23 material. h M Yaseen Abubaker ... , , . 24 APPNA GeorgIa C apter, . f APPNA) Fatima Ahmed .... , . ... .. S' (Illinois Chapter 0, ... 27 Pakistan PhYSICians oClety . ... .... ........ , . .. .. ... Alumni Reports .. , .. , . .... .. ... The deadline for submission 1 APPNA Summer Meeting ... , ........... 37 of materials for the Fall ~009 32nd Annuo Committe"...... ....... .... .. 38 2009 SFO B,y "'" Lo"] Ho" "te, .. .... ...... .. .. ... .. ... .39 issue of the Newsletter IS From The Chairman of the Host ~omm & Pubhcation Chairman's Message ... .. 40 September 1, 2009. CommuillcatlOn . s ..... Local Host CommIttee rnia Chapter: A Brief History & Actlvltle .:::::: ... .41 APPNA Northern Cahfo . & Panel Discussions . ... .. .42 C d t for Meetmgs I ........ Code of on uc . Program Schedu e .... , . , ..... .44 C . m' g Medical EducatIOn .. , . 47 ontmu .. .. ... , . .. .. Schedule of Events , . ... ........ .... Cover Contest Winners .. ... .. , . : ..... , . , ... Please send us y?ur Useful Information. ~~ ~ot~i Fi~~~'l~n . , . .. pictures/photos m San Francisco Marno .. , .. , . ... , . high resolution, Exhibitors List . , 'h"b: . ~~ll ' ~l~~'r~i;~ . .. , , . , . , , .. 300 DPI in JPEG Marriott Hotel Ex I It . .., ..... E t in San FranCISco ... , . format. Please do Where to a .. , . , . .... .... , . not e1l1:bed you file - photo m a Word AP":" Sm'''' .. .. .. .. .. 59 ro am file , and do rticles ' .. .. .. .. ... .. ........ 60 or any other p ~oto or events Jarnil Farooqui .. , . .. .. , ....... , . 62 My Dow Days, M hmood Alam .... .. , .. , ............ not attach your p. 1 that you are . In APPNA, a . , , . , .. , .. , . 70 . t the artic e , Electloneenng kh S Malik , .. ..... , . , .. .. ..... plctur,e .0 r future publicat:J.on Y, And Motivated, Furru .' APPNA Mahjabeen Islam . .... , . .• . .72 submltt:J.ng fo 1 d Newsletter. oung. d] D",roymg , ........ ... .. 76 in APPNA Jouma an Electioneenngf Stea I Y. Chowdhary. .......... C' lzation Zimran . 78 Thanks, The End 0 IVI 1 '. tan Cricket? .. , . ... , . ........ .... .. What Happened To Pakls . t TB in Pakistan. ... 64 A Shahid Youps~ftographic section) The Battle gams. t Drug·Reslstan ......... ... , ....... .......... (In charge 0 Photo Gallerv . , , , . .. ............ , , Wealth management and trust services according to your principles. Visit us at booth #8021 SATURNA TRUST COMPANY A subsidiary of Saturna Capital Corporation, investment adviser to the Amana Mutual Funds Trust. Protecting your family and your future. President's Message Dear APPNA Friends, Assalam-o-Alaikum. Welcome to the 2009 APPNA Annual Summer meeting in serene San Francisco. 'T:.eHost Committee under the leadership of Dr. Mubasher Rana has done 1 ~ ' phenomenal job in arranging this meeting. Several months of committed and selfless hard work has ensured a once in a lifetime experience for the entire APPNA family. The theme of our annual meeting this year "Heart Health Awareness," will be seen in all we do. This is done in collaboration with APCNA (Association of Pakistani Cardiologists of North America) who are planning various awareness activities, coordinated by their executive director, Dr. Rizwan Karatela. Fourteen hours of quality CME is also planned on diverse topics of broad interest. I am very thankful to the RESA committee for their outstanding organization in this respect. The need of the hour is to position APPNA in a leadership role on the issues of healthcare reform and preservation of civil liberties. This is being addressed by establishing liaisons and relationships with leading professional and civil rights organizations, and with our legislators and administration officials. We have organized very important and relevant educational and political symposiums with outstanding faculty and guests. I urge all of you to take advantage of these and other opportunities provided by APPNA to foster long term alliances with the people and organizations that share our view on preserving our civil