LAHORE: Post Graduate Medical Institute Principal Ghiasun Nabi Tayyab has said that with the addition of 100 beds at the Punjab Institute of Neuro Sciences of Lahore General Hospital, the institute can now admit up to 500 patients. He disclosed this while addressing the concluding ceremony of a review course of Orthopedic Department of LGH on Saturday. He said the aim was to ensure that every patient needing to be admitted could be provided with a bed at the facility. The PGMI principal said that from all over the Punjab those injured in accidents, particularly those suffering head injuries, were brought to the Lahore General Hospital in PINS and Ortho Departments. He appreciated the holding of the review course for FCPS and MS doctors and hoped that it would provide an opportunity to juniors to get benefit from the seniors. Tayyab said that junior doctors should use information technology and watch changing scenarios across the global, especially in medical education. He said the review course was a unique opportunity for Ortho doctors to get education on bone treatment keeping in view latest research. The PGMI principal lauded the efforts of Dr. Irfan Maboob and Prof. Mian Muhammad Hanif and their academic activities in Orthopedic department. Other speakers highlighted the importance of training in Orthopedic. Demonstrations were presented on different topics. The session concluded with a question answers session.
Published in Daily Times, December 17th 2017.