Training workshops for doctors on Medical Computing Skills

As part of Macter’s Continuing Professional Education (CPE) programme for doctors, a series of professional training workshops on “Medical Computing Skills” were held inthe following cities:

Karachi (19-20 August)
Nawabshah (21 August)
Islamabad (22 August)
Peshawar (23 August)
Abbotabad (24 August)
Lahore (25 August)

The workshops - attended by a large number of physicians and consultants - were conducted by Dr Suhail Chughtai (FRCS), a consultant orthopedic surgeon who is also a Microsoft Certified PowerPoint Instructor. Dr Muhammad Amin Chinoy (FRCS), Associate Professor, department of orthopedics, Baqai Medical University also conducted a session during the two-day workshop at Karachi, which was part of the Health Asia Congress 2006.

So far Macter has organized more than 25 workshops under its CPE and CME programmes reaching more than 1500 doctors in the last two years.

The following topics were covered in the various sessions of the workshops:

• Word Processing Skills for Doctors
• Creating and Handling Medical Databases
• Creating Medical Presentations
• Medical Photography Skills & Handling Medical Images
• Internet and Doctors