PESHAWAR
The 18th Biennial Conference of the Pakistan Physiological Society concluded here on Wednesday in Peshawar.
The event was organized by Khyber Medical University (KMU) Peshawar, in collaboration with Khyber Girls Medical College Peshawar and Rehman Medical College Peshawar.
More than 500 delegates from all over Pakistan participated in the conference, whereas 13 national and international physiologists discussed various topics in the conference. The concluding session of the conference was held in Dr Hafizullah Auditorium KMU, where Pro-Chancellor KMU Prof Dr Rubina Nazli was the chief guest.
It is worth mentioning that the nationwide conference of the Pakistan Physiological Society is held every two years in different cities of the country.
As well as another highlight of the conference was the presentation of more than 80 research papers by faculty, postgraduate, and undergraduate students.
More than 30 posters and models were specially presented by junior participants in the conference.
Prizes were also distributed among the first 3 position holders in these events.
In addition, more than 250 scholars and faculty members were trained in hands-on techniques through 12 pre-conference workshops.
Addressing the ceremony, Dr Rubina Nazli, Pro-vice chancellor of KMU, praised the organizing committee for organizing this wonderful conference and hoped that such activities would be held regularly in the future as well.
She said that gathering more than five hundred physiologists from all over the country under one roof for three days will open new ways of development in this important field of medicine.
In the end, the chief organizer of the conference and director of IBMS Dr. Inayat Shah, besides thanking the participants, especially the guests who came from far away, announced the organization of the BMedCon2023 conference to be organized by IBMS in November this year.
