HaematoCon 19

It is our immense pleasure to announce that ‘Haematology Society of Bangladesh’ is going to organise 4^th Bangladesh HaematoCon 2019 to be held in November 16-17, 2019 at Dhaka. The conference aims to improve the haematological services to the patients suffering from different haematological diseases by sharing the updated knowledge and thoughts among renowned local and foreign faculties. In this conference we are expecting a gathering of about 400 participants including foreign faculties from the USA, Europe and Asian countries. This conference could be a wonderful meeting for all of us, to improve our knowledge who are working together to reduce the sufferings of our patients resulting from the haematological disorders including haematological malignancies, anaemia and bleeding disorders.
We wish and hope that your participation in this conference will make it a grand success. We welcome you in advance.

Professor Md. Mahbubur Rahman
President
Haematology Society of Bangladesh
Convener, Organising Committee
4^th Bangladehs HaematoCon 2019

Venue: Dhaka Club, Shahbag, Dhaka
Date: November 16-17, 2019

Deadlines to Remember

Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 September 2019
Registration Deadline: 31 October, 2019

Program Topics

Thalassaemia
Leukaemia
Lymphoma
Myeloma
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
Haemophilia and Other Disorders of Haemostasis
Haematopoeitic Stem Cell Transplant

Guidelines for Abstract Submission

All presenters are required to register with the conference for ensuring presentation. Authors who wish to submit more than one abstract should fill out separate forms for each abstract; however, a maximum three abstracts may be allowed by the same presenting author. Please refrain from submitting multiple copies of the same abstract. Abstracts should be typed single spaced in MS word format in English using 12-point font of Regular Times New Roman and not more than 400 words. Tables and graphs should not be included in the abstract. The presenting author of the paper must have his/her name underlined. Authors must indicate the name and address of the institution where the work was carried out. The abstract submitted must be the original work and meet international ethical standards. Case reports that include findings that are significant and have applied appropriate statistical and analytical methods will be considered for presentation.

Abstract Structure: Abstract should Contain- Introduction/ Background of the study Methods, Results, Conclusion.

Presentation Format: Orally or in poster format. Details of poster format and details of oral presentation will be provided with letter of acceptance.

Submission Address: Please send your complete abstract to the scientific committee of 4^th Bangladesh HaematoCon 2019 by following email only:

hematologybd1@gmail.com

No abstract will be received as hard copy or through any other email. Abstract submitted in any other form will not be accepted.

Registration and Contacts

Registration Fee:

Residents and Trainees: BDT 1500.00
Specialists: BDT 2500.00

Registration Process: For registration, please, contact with your nearest or convenient person. Registration form is available and is needed to fill up accordingly.

For Foreign Participants: Spot registration is available for the foreign participants. If you need invitation letter for visa processing and others, please, communicate with Dr. Akhil Ranjan Biswas at - akhil.biswas@yahoo.com

Contact Persons:

Professor Md. Mahbubur Rahman NICRH, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212 President, Haematology Society of Bangladesh	01911840095
Professor Md. Abdul Aziz BSMMU, Shahbag, Dhaka Secretary General, Haematology Society of Bangladesh	01712463976
Professor Mohammad Golam Rabbani Department of Haematology, Chittagong Medical College Hospital	01715044322
Dr. (Col) Mohammed Mosleh Uddin Department of Haematology and BMT, CMH, Dhaka Cantt, Dhaka	01726774346
Professor Md. Belayet Hossain Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka	01553795540
Dr. AJM Saleh Chief Consultant and Co-ordinator, Adult Haematology and HSCT, Apollo Hospital, Plot #81, Block #E, Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka	01787681748
Professor Tashmim Farhana Dipta Department of Blood Transfusion and Clinical Haematology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Shahbag, Dhaka	01711188833
Professor Md. Sirajul Islam Department of Haematology, Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital, Dhaka	01711976214
Dr. AKM Kamruzzaman Department of Haematology, Rangpur Medical College, Rangpur	01712526989
Dr. Akhil Ranjan Biswas Department of Haematology and BMT, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka	01712290706
Dr. M. Morsed Zaman Miah Department of Haematology, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi	01711814225
Dr. Md. Habibur Rahman Department of Haematology, Mymensingh Medical College	01711608586
Dr. Md. Adnan Hasan Masud Department of Haematology, BSMMU, Shahbagh, Dhaka	01727226772
Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan Colonel Malek Medical College, Manikganj	01914799753
Dr. Jannatul Ferdous Mugda Medical College, Dhaka	01735388328
Dr. Shahela Nazneen (Nipu) Sohrawardi Medical College, Dhaka	01717792470
Dr. AKM Mynul Islam Department of Haematology, NICRH, Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212	01720054636
Dr. Naseeb Muhammad Irshdullah Tajuddin Medical College, Gazipur	01717629839
Dr. Surozit Kumar Sarker Shahid Ziaur Rahman Medical College, Bogra	01748915915
Dr. Mohammad Nazmul Islam Department of Medicine, MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet	01732620950

Conference Secretariat: Room-1503, Block-D, 14th Floor, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. Phone: 01911840095, 01712463976, 1712290706. Email: hematologybd1@gmail.com

Organizing Committee

Organizing Committee
Convenor: Professor Md. Mahbubur Rahman
Member Secretary: Professor Md. Abdul Aziz
Members: Professor Md. Jalilur Rahman
Professor ABM Yunus
Professor (Major General) Susane Giti
Professor (Col) Md. Abdul Hai
Professor Masuda Begum
Professor (Brig. Gen.) Faruk Ahmed
Professor Md. Moniruzzaman
Professor Md. Golam Rabbani
Professor (Brig. Gen.) AKM Mustafa Abedin
Professor Mohiuddin Ahmed Khan
Professor (Brig. Gen.) Md. Mohibur Rahman
AND the Convenors of All of the Sub-Committees

Registration Sub-Committee
Convenor: Professor Tashmim Farhana Dipta
Member Secretary: Dr. Ashraful Islam
Members: Dr. Mujahida Rahman (Baby)

Event Management Sub-Committee
Convenor: Dr. Md. Adnan Hasan Masud
Member Secretary: Dr. Md. Manirul Islam
Members: Dr. Munim Ahmed
Dr. Nurul Farhad
Dr. Anisur Rahman
Dr. Nazmul Hasan Lavlu
Dr. Abdullah Al Zubair

Financial Sub-Committee
Convenor: Dr. Amin Lutful Kabir
Member Secretary: Dr. Mohammed Ali
Members: Dr. Shafiqul Islam

Scientific Sub-Committee
Convenor: Dr. AJM Saleh
Member Secretary: Dr. AKM Mynul Islam
Members: Dr. Dilshad Jahan
Dr. Selina Haque

International Affairs Sub-Committee
Convenor: Dr. Akhil Ranjan Biswas
Member Secretary: Dr. Mohammed Wasim
Members: Dr. Sazzad Zayed Chowdhury
Dr. Shahidul Islam Sikder Rumi
Dr. Md. Nazimuddin
Dr. Nobendu Chowdhury
Dr. Mohammad Nadimul Islam
Dr. Md. MahbubulAlam
Dr. Md. Moudud Ahmed

Publication Sub-Committee
Convenor: Professor Salma Afrose
Member Secretary: Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan
Members: Dr. AKM Mynul Islam
Dr. Abdullah Al Mosabbir

Reception Sub-Committee
Convenor: Professor (Brig. Gen.) Zahid Mahmud
Member Secretary: Dr. Md. Salahuddin Shah
Members: Dr. Md. Abdul Kader Zilani

Entertainment Sub-Committee
Convenor: Professor Alamgir Kabir
Member Secretary: Dr. Md. Fakharuddin Bhuyan
Members: Dr. Surozit Kumar Sarker
Dr. Shafiur Rahman

Cultural Sub-Committee
Convenor: Dr. (Colonel) Huq Mahfuz
Member Secretary: Dr. Md. Gulzar Hossain
Members: Dr. Zulfia Zinat Chowdhury
Dr. Zaki Yamani
Dr. Nishat Mahjabin
Dr. Ismat Tanwi
Dr. Tanzia Tompa

Foreign Faculties

Amin Islam, MBBS, MRCP, FRCP, FRCPath Consultant Haematologist and Stem Cells Transplantation Mid and South Essex University Hospitals NHS foundation Trust & University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom
Amir Ali Hamidieh, MD Professor of Paediatrics, Haematologist-Oncologist & HSCT Specialist Director, Paediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program, Children's Medical Centre, Tehran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Chairman, Council for Development of Stem cell Sciences and Technologies, Vice-Presidency of Science and Technology, Islamic Republic of Iran Executive Board Member, APBMT
Anup J Devasia, MD DM Associate Professor of Haematology, Christian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Bimalangshu Dey, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston MA, USA
Colin Phipps Diong, MBBChBAO, MRCP, FRCPath Consultant of Haematology, Parkway Cancer Centre, Singapore
Daniel Hart, PhD Senior Lecturer in Haematology, Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry Honorary Consultant, Royal London Haemophilia Centre, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Whitechapel, London E1 1BB
M.B. Agarwal, MD Professor and Head, Department of Haematology at Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India President, Mumbai Haematology Group Ex-president, Indian Society of Haematology and Blood Transfusion

Navin Khattry Professor of Medical Oncology and BMT Programme Coordinator at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Sachi Satapathy Regional Manager, South Asia and East Asia, World Federation of Haemophilia, Montreal, Canada
Sarjana Dutt, PhD Director, Molecular Biology and R & D, Oncquest Laboratories Ltd, New Delhi, India
Selva Titus Chacko, PhD Chief Nursing Development Officer, Apollo Hospitals Dhaka Professor and Director, College of Nursing, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Tariq Mughal, MD FRCP FACP Professor of Medicine in Haematology/Oncology Tufts University Cancer Centre, Boston and Buckingham University Medical School, UK

Program Schedule

First Day: 16^th November 2019		Venue: Samson H. Hall
08:00 AM-8:30 AM	Registration
08.30 AM-9.00 AM Session 01	Outcome of DLBCL after 1^st Line Chemotherapy		Dr. Zulfia Zinat Chowdhury
	Cutaneous Involvement of DLBCL: A case Report		Lt. Col. Dr. Md. Monirul Islam
	Haematological Derangement in HIV Infection		Major Dr. Md. Moshiur Rahman
	Chairperson: Professor Md. Jalilur Rahman Professor Col. Md. Moniruzzaman Rapporteur: Dr. M Morshed Zaman Miah
09:00 AM-10:00 AM Session 02	Haemophilia Treatment-Evolution and Increase Choice Aiming for Improved Outcome		Dr. Daniel Hart
	Strategy for The Prevention of Haemophilia in South-East Asia		Dr. Sachi Satapathy
	Art of Diagnosis of Bleeding Disorders: Scope of Improvement in Bangladesh		Professor Akhil Ranjan Biswas
	Chairperson: Professor Brig Gen. Zahid Mahmood Professor Salma Afrose Rapporteur: Lt. Colonel Dr. Monowar Tarek
10.00 AM-10.30 AM	Tea Break
10:30 AM-11:30 AM Session 03	Lymphoma Diagnostics: New Tools for Patient Management		Dr. Sarjana Dutt
	Management of NHL		Dr. Colin Phipps Diong
	Chairperson: Professor M A Khan Professor Md. Abdul Aziz Rapporteur: Dr. Amin Lutful Kabir
11:30 AM-12:30 PM session 4	Multiple Myeloma: An Overview		Professor M A Kahn
	What is New in The Management of Multiple Myeloma		Dr. Anup J Devasia
	Chairperson: Professor Col. Abdul Hai Professor Md. Alamgir Kabir Rapporteur: Dr. Habibur Rahman
12.30 PM-01.30 PM	Inaugural Session
01.30 PM-02.30 PM	Prayer and Lunch
02:30 PM- 3:30 PM Session 05	New Targeted and Immunotherapy in Haematological Cancers		Dr. Amin Islam
	Critical Clinical Apheresis		Professor Khawaja Haque
	Chairperson: Major General Professor Susane Giti Professor Md. Sirajul Islam Rapporteur: Dr. Jannatul Ferdous
03:30 PM-4:30 PM Session 06	Tutorial: Myelodysplastic Syndrome		Professor MB Agarwal
	Chairperson: Professor ABM Yunus Rapporteur: Dr. Mostafil Karim
04.30 PM-5:30 PM Session 07	Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia (APML) with Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report		Maj. Dr. Mohammad Shahidul Islam
	Frequency of Discrepancy Between Bone Marrow Morphology and Immunophenotype in Acute Leukaemia		Dr. Md. Golzar Hossain
	Cytogenetic Pattern in Adult Patients With de Novo Acute Myeloid Leukaemia: A Single Centre Study in Bangladesh		Dr. Saqi Md. Abdul Baqi
	Molecular Response of Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Patient to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs)		Dr. Imran Hossain
	A Case of Diamond-Blackfan Anaemia with Ribosomal Protein S19 Mutation		Dr. Quazi Smita Haq
	Chairperson: Col. Dr. Mohammed Mosleh Uddin Professor Tashmim Farhana Dipta Rapporteur: Dr. Rafiquzzaman Khan
05.30 PM-06.00 PM	Prayer Time and Break
06.00 PM-07.30 PM	Raffle Draw and Cultural Programme
09.30 PM-09.00 PM	Presidential Dinner

Second Day: 17^th November 2019		Venue: Samson H. Hall
08.00 AM-9.30 AM Session 08	Diagnosing PNH with FLAER and Multiparameter Flow Cytometry: Our Experiences in Apollo Hospitals Dhaka		Dr. Mizanur Rahman
	Role of a Nurse in Prevention of HAI's In Patients with Haematological Diseases		Dr. Selva Titas Chacko
	Management of ALL: Bangladesh Scenario		Professor Afiqul Islam
	Risk stratified management of AML		Professor MB Agarwal
	Chairperson: Professor Mohammad Golam Rabbani Professor Brig. Gen. Muhibur Rahman Rapporteur: Dr. Adnan Hasan Masud
09.30 AM-10.30 AM Session 09	Monitoring Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia		Professor Tarique Mughal
	Treatment Free Remission in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia		Professor Tarique Mughal
	Chairperson: Professor Masuda Begum Professor Brig. Gen. Faruk Ahmed Rapporteur: Professor Akhil Ranjan Biswas
10.30 AM-11.00 AM	Tea Break
11:00 AM-12:30 PM Session:10	Establishing A Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit with Limited Resources		Dr. Abu Jafar Saleh
	Stem Cell Transplantation in Thalassaemia		Professor Amir Ali Hamidieh
	Stem Cell Transplantation in Haematological Cancers		Professor Navin Khattry
	Management of GVHD		Dr. Bimalangshu Dey
	Chairperson: Professor Khawaja Haque Col. Dr. Huque Mahfuz Rapporteur: Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan
12:30 PM-1:30 PM Session 11	Graft Failure After Haemopietic Stem Cell Transplant		Dr. Dilshad Jahan
	Autologous Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Decompensated Cirrhotics Via Portal Venous Route – Initial Experience from Bangladesh		Professor Mamun Al Mahtab
	Para-Bombay Blood Phenotype with E-Beta Thalassaemia: A Rarest Case Report from Bangladesh		Tashmim Farhana Dipta
	A Multicentre Study on the Causes and Frequency of Donor Deferral Along with Adverse Reaction During Plateletpheresis		Dr. Farida Parvin
	Chairperson: Professor Md. Mahbubur Rahman Professor AKM Kamruzzaman Rapporteur: Dr. Mohammad Ali
01.30 PM-02.30 PM	Prayer and Lunch
2:30 PM-3:30 PM Session 12	Thalassaemia Situation in Bangladesh		Dr. Tasneem Ara
	Newer Reticulocyte Parameters: Hope for Diagnosis & monitoring of Anaemia.		Dr. Md. Morshed Zaman Miah
	Measurement of Bone Mineral Density in the Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemic Patients		Dr. Showrab Biswas
	Splenectomy in Thalassemia: Why, When and How		Professor Dr. Shahnoor Islam
	Role of PGD and IVF in thalassemia and other blood disorders		Dr. Mustaque Ahmed
	Chairperson: Professor Brig. Gen. AKM Mustafa Abedin Dr. Md. Salahuddin Shah Rapporteur: Dr. Mohammad Wasim
03:30-4:30	General Meeting of Haematology Society of Bangladesh