IMASA 38th Convention
- 27 - 28 April 2018
- Hilton Sandton
Cutting-edge Research Presentations: Attendees will have the chance to listen to and engage with renowned speakers who will present the latest advancements and research findings in various medical discipline
Multidisciplinary Collaboration: IMASA attracts professionals from diverse medical backgrounds, allowing attendees to collaborate with colleagues from different specialties and explore interdisciplinary approaches to patient care.
Exposure to Emerging Trends: Stay up to date with emerging trends, breakthrough technologies, and innovative approaches in healthcare, ensuring you remain at the forefront of medical knowledge and practice.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration: IMASA attracts professionals from diverse medical backgrounds, allowing attendees to collaborate with colleagues from different specialties and explore interdisciplinary approaches to patient care.
Exposure to Emerging Trends: Stay up to date with emerging trends, breakthrough technologies, and innovative approaches in healthcare, ensuring you remain at the forefront of medical knowledge and practice.
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The IMASA Convention 2018 was without a doubt a memorable event, hosted in Gauteng at the Wanderers Club Conference Centre on the 27th & 28th April 2018. Robust and exhilarating with the calibre of talks presented and breaking boundaries in many ways. This years conference offered X16 Clinics & X3 Ethics points for 2 full days of conferencing.
Our international guests; Sheikh Nuruddeen Lemu and his wife Sr Salatu Sule from Nigeria were exceptional and invigorating in all of their talks, often presenting to fully packed venues. A dynamic couple with outstanding qualities, beautiful characters and true humility, blessed with an extensive amount of Islamic knowledge and Academic excellence. The presentations, discussions and interaction with Sheikh Lemu & Sr Sule left the Delegates spiritually uplifted, well informed and wanting more.
This year’s Academic Program commences with a beautiful Quraan recital from Qari Zakaria Tamimu followed by a number of excellent local speakers focussing on a variety of interesting and thought provoking medical related topics and catering for Dental, Optometry and Allied Health Professionals. Our theme being: “Discovering the Muslim Health Professional” aimed at tapping into the spiritual development and well-being of our Health Professionals and discussing many other topics of interest such as the latest technological advances, medical progress in healthcare and transformations facing our tertiary institutions.
We were honoured to host close to eighty speakers and facilitators contributing to a wide array of topics and workshops. A number of ethical issues and controversial topics were raised and these discussions provided insight and allowed a platform for debate, bringing light to many of these topics and riveting discussions and positive input from our Delegates.
Through thought-provoking lectures, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities, this convention will foster a vibrant atmosphere of learning, engagement, and professional growth. As we gather for this landmark event, we look forward to nurturing connections, igniting ideas, and shaping the future of medicine.
This Student Program proved to be an overwhelming success and gave a platform to Health Science students from across disciplines such as Pharmacy, Dentistry, Medicine, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (etc), from universities across South Africa. Students came together as a team to learn and discuss current affairs and matters in the field of healthcare.
The Student Program ran parallel and intergrated with the main programs and was well attended by both medical and non-medical students alike. The program consisted of dynamic speakers who catered for students’ academic and spiritual needs. Students were fortunate enough to have the honour of learning and engaging with international speakers such as Sheikh Lemu, Sister Salatu Sule and Mr Ashraf Elfar. The session with Sheikh Lemu stood our particularly for students who were reminded that Islam is for every generation and fits with every profession. The program also gave students a platform to be speakers themselves, sharing topics they found pertinent with their peers.
Allied Students such as Chiropractors and Homeopaths presented to mainstream Medical students in order to facilitate better understanding of what these professions consist of. Discussions, brainstorms and debates ensued which created a mixing pot of diverse thought, perspectives and ideas. Throughout the program students gained skills such as CPR and were equipped for public speaking and overcoming personal challenges as Health Care students and future health professionals. The interaction between students and senior health professionals and community activists definitely provides admirable role models for the future flag bearers of the IMA.
Many of the spouses are non-medical and prefer a program of interest and relatable to them. Our aim this year was to meet these expectations by putting together talks, workshops and displays starting with our Friday session called; Beauty: Inside-Out, with talks on inner beauty such as Emotional Intelligence and Positive Self Esteem. This was followed by a talk on Fashion Trends by fashion blogger, Tasneem Valley. This session was complimented with a few pop-up stalls. Other sessions included Healthy Body, Healthy Mind, and discussed aspects of Mental Health, Positive Sexuality and Breast Health. Ladies were also enlightened with a session called Homerun, that had talks on healthy eating and fitness.
A delicious “Something Cheesy” session educated delegates on the use of various cheeses in a practical demo. Presenters from various fields; Psychiatrists, Podiatrists, Dieticians, Lawyers etc addressed the delegates in the Spouse Program providing them with a platform for discussions, Q & A’s as well as elaborating on some very interesting topics. Our guest speaker; Sr Salatu Sule also addressed the ladies elaborating on the Islamic Rights in Marriage.