Effective communication is essential for physicians and healthcare professionals (HCPs) in all fields. Every HCPs gets an opportunity to deliver a presentation to an audience which may range from a small gathering of 10 people from own department to a hall full of HCPs in a national or international medical conference. Teachers deliver lectures to students daily. PowerPoint remains the most common medium of presentation all around the globe.
Despite the need to master the skill of creating engaging PowerPoint presentations and deliver interesting talks and lectures, HCPs are not formally taught this skill. This frequently results in poorly prepared slides which fail to make an impact on the audience and convey the message effectively. This essentially wastes the time of people who gather to learn and enjoy the talk. This workshop will be of benefit to the anyone interested in learning the skills of making high quality PowerPoint slides and deliver them in an engaging manner.
The anticipated benefits for the participants of the workshop are as follows:
- Primary aim of the workshop is to discuss the basic principles of making good quality and engaging PowerPoint presentations
- It will result in better understanding of PowerPoint and different commands used to make visually engaging slides while saving time.
- It will help the participants to understand the components of a high impact PowerPoint presentation.
Learning Objectives:
Upon conclusion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
- Describe the principles of an engaging PowerPoint presentation
- Select appropriate commands to create visually appealing slides
- Describe different modes of in-person and online presentations
- Understand the components of delivering an effective PowerPoint presentations
- Demonstrate their new skills by preparing at least three slides based on the principles taught during the workshop
Date| Time:
August 26, 2022 | 09:00 am –02:00 pm | C-0 Auditorium, Shifa International Hospitals Ltd, Islamabad
Credits Hours:
04 CME Credit Hours
Registration link:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/e9723414b16e47739a9364787dc82d3d
PAYMENT METHOD:
Deposit / Transfer the registration fees in Allied Bank Limited (Branch code: 0947) # 0010008262400015 (Shifa Foundation) and submit original copy via email at scope@shifafoundation.org or WhatsApp at 0346-8551048.
ACCOUNT DETAILS:
Title of Account: Shifa Foundation
Bank: Allied Bank Limited
Branch: I–8 Markaz, Islamabad (Branch Code 0947)
Account No. (From other banks): 0947–0010008262400015
Account No. (From Allied bank): 0010008262400015
IBAN: PK72 ABPA 0010008262400015
Swift Code: ABPA PKKA
Mobile Banking / Internet Banking / Online transfer facility is available. Transfer the registration fees in Allied Bank Limited (Branch code: 0947) # 0010008262400015 (Shifa Foundation)
Who Should Attend?
- Physicians
- Postgraduate Trainees
- Medical Officers
- Paramedics
- Pharmacist
- Students
- Healthcare Professionals
Dr Farooq Azam Rathore
FCPS (Rehab Med), OJT(USA), MSc (Pain Medicine)
Consultant and Associate Professor, Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM), Rawalpindi.
Dr Farooq Rathore has published 185 manuscripts with more than 2400 citations. He is the national representative of Pakistan for International society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Asia-Ocenian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
He has presented >80 papers in national and international medical conferences. He has won many awards including ISPRM 2009 Young Investigator award, Michael Moles Fellowship by the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (2011-13), Young Physician’s Scholarship and Research productivity award (2011-2013) and AuthorAID mentor of the year award 2014.
He has been awarded scholarships and travel grants of more than 43,000 USD. He has conducted >100 workshops in 6 countries on different aspects of medical writing since March 2014 benefitting more than 3000 medical students, trainees and faculty members.

Dr. Sahibzada Nasir Mansoor
FCPS (Rehab Med), MHPE, MSc (Pain Medicine)
Consultant and Head of Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Combined Military Hospital Okara Cantonment.

Accreditation Statement:
Shifa Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement – American Medical Association (AMA):
Shifa Foundation designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 04.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement:
The Faculty/Speaker, CME Planning Committee, Reviewer, Moderator and any individual connected to this activity confirms that they do not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests to disclose.
Contact Details
Shifa Center of Professional Excellence (SCOPE)
Phone: +92 51 846 3957