Annual Volunteers Congress 2021
June 25-26, 2021 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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About VCON 2021

Annual Volunteer’s Congress VCON is a national summit of office bearers and volunteers working under the umbrella of VFAHT for the reduction of the burden of Infectious diseases from Pakistan. Volunteers from all the local councils at various medical and dental institutes across the country get together to partake in different interactive activities, designed to stir the creative minds and yield ideas for the next year.

VCON is a golden learning opportunity for volunteers to interact with each other and engage in intellectually stimulating conversations. The event also includes various training sessions aimed at capacity building of the volunteers to hone their skills and help them become valuable members of the healthcare community.

Workshops

We bring to you a series of interactive public health workshops under experienced trainers. If you’re looking for a chance to learn tips and tricks of effective communication and burnout management or learning the know-how’s of organizing health camps, don’t miss this opportunity and register for our workshops! Join us on June 25 and 26 to refine your leadership skills and learn about much more!

Public Health Quiz

It will make the wheels turn in your brain about infectious diseases. The Quiz has 3 rounds and includes many subtopics on prevalent infectious diseases like COVID-19, Hepatitis, TB, and Dengue. Register as a team and get a chance to test your skills.

Volunteers Networking

Keeping in mind what Bejamin Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn”, the Volunteers networking session is an opportunity for Volunteers to partake in activities in a fun and friendly environment. This is planned to encourage interaction and engagement between volunteers and establish the basis of teamwork and coordination.

Meet Our Speakers
  • Ch. Mohammad Sarwar
    Governor of Punjab
  • Prof. Dr. Khalid Masud Gondal
    Vice-Chancellor, King Edward Medical University​
  • Prof. Dr. Javed Akram
    Vice-Chancellor, University of Health Sciences
  • Prof. Dr. Amir Zaman Khan
    Vice-Chancellor, Fatima Jinnah Medical University
  • Mohammad Sameer Shafi MD
    Chairman Board of Trustees, Infection Prevention And Control Foundation
  • Umar Farooq, MD, MS​
    Vice-Chairman, Infection Prevention and Control Foundation ​ Associate Professor of Medicine, Penn State University College of Medicine, USA​
  • Arif Asif M.D., M.H.C.M.
    Chair and Professor of Department of Medicine Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Seton Hall-Hackensack-Meridian School of Medicine
  • Emmanuelle D. Williams, MD
  • Kelly D. Holder
    Chief Wellness Officer, Warren Alpert Medical School Assistant Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, Brown University Providence, RI, USA
  • Dr. Faisal Aziz MD
    Chief of Division of Vascular Surgery, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute
  • Aiesha Ahmad MD
    VP, Chief of Neuroscience at Spectrum Health
  • Dr. Usman Lodhi
    DR-TB Coordinator, Provincial TB Control Program
  • Dr. Muhammad Saeed Akhtar
    Program Manager, Provincial TB Control Program
  • Dr. Khalid Mehmood
    Program Manager, Hepatitis Control Program, Punjab
  • Dr. Maheen Syed
    Deputy Program Manager, Hepatitis and Infection Control Program
  • Dr. Bukhtawar Azhar
    Program Manager, Department of Safe Dentistry IPAC

Day 01

Inaugural Ceremony 

11:00 AM ​
Welcome Addresses
11:22 AM ​
Governor of Punjab Address
11:25 AM ​
Volunteers Oath Taking Ceremony
11:30 AM ​
Launch of VFAHT Website​

Panel Discussion

11:45 AM ​
Volunteerism during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Workshop: Leadership in Healthcare (Part 1)

12:15 PM ​
Physicians as Healthcare Leaders ​
01:00 PM ​
Interactive Activity ​
01:45 PM ​
Burnout in Medical Students
02:20 PM ​
Interactive Activity

Workshop: Organizing a Community Health Camp

03:00 PM ​
TB Chest Camp
03:00 PM ​
Hepatitis B&C and HIV Camp

Day 02

Workshop: Leadership in Healthcare (Part 2)

11:00 AM ​
Self Management Skills
11:50 AM ​
Interactive Activity
12:00 PM ​
Agree to Disagree: The Pathway Forward​
12:10 PM ​
Interactive Activity

Workshop: Safe Dentistry

01:00 PM ​
Infection Control Evolution in Dentistry During COVID-19 Pandemic

Public Health Quiz

02:00 PM
COVID-19 | Finale ​

Volunteers Networking Session

03:30 PM
Do the Dare
04:00 PM
Teams vs Scenes

Closing Ceremony

Day 1, May 22, 2021

Inaugural Ceremony

Schedule

11:00 AMVCON 2021 Video
11:05 AMOpening Remarks
11:10 AM​Welcome Remarks
11:20 AMWelcome Address 
 
11:25 AMOath Taking Ceremony 
11:30 AM​Launch of Website
 
Day 1, May 22, 2021

Panel Discussion on Volunteerism in Pakistan

Schedule

11:35 AM Volunteerism amidst COVID-19:​ Experiences and Challenges​

Day 1, May 22, 2021

Training Session

Schedule

12:15 PMLeadership in Health Care Settings
Day 2, May 23, 2021

Workshop Session

Schedule

11:00 AMPublic Speaking Skills in Promoting Disease Awareness
01:00 PMOrganizing a Community Health Camp
Day 2, May 23, 2021

Volunteers' Corner

Schedule

02:00 PMPublic Health Quiz
03:30 PMWinner Announcements
03:45 PM​Volunteers Networking Session
Day 2, May 23, 2021

Closing Ceremony

Schedule

04:15 PM Closing Remarks

Be a Part of VCON
Video Gallery
Organizing Committee National Council
  • Ayesha Rehan
  • Syed Mohammad Mehmood Abbas
    Syed Mohammad Mehmood Abbas
  • Simrah
  • Sakina Batool
  • Nimra Shakeel
  • Meha Mujeeb
  • Maisam Ali
  • M Mumtaz Khan
  • Hamid Masood
  • Hamad Mustafa
  • Farzeen Fatma Syed
  • Arooj Fatima
  • Anzala Zahra Kazmi
  • Ramsha Zafar
Organizing Committee Head Office
  • Rameen Fatima
  • Asia Kausar
  • Mehmil Zulfiqar
  • Maryam Zehra Shah
  • Nayab Ali
Contact Info

   +92 320-440-8150

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