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Make sense of the evidence
Consider how current research and evolving guidance can inform risk assessment and lipid management.
Turning Lipid Science into Better Care
A clearer understanding of cardiovascular risk starts with the questions we ask. Join the conversation on lipid science, earlier recognition and the everyday decisions that shape patient care.
Pearl-Continental Hotel Karachi
10–11 October 2026Conference Dates
Pearl-Continental KarachiVenue
1st Annual ConferenceLipid Society of Pakistan
About the Conference
Look beyond the lipid report
A lipid result is one part of a much bigger clinical picture. Family history, diabetes, kidney health, treatment response and the realities of daily life all influence the next decision.
The 1st Annual Lipid Society of Pakistan Conference is an opportunity to bring these conversations together in Karachi. Its purpose is to connect scientific understanding with care that is thoughtful, timely and relevant to clinical practice in Pakistan.
Why Attend
Three reasons to be in the room
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Bring everyday questions into the discussion
Think through the decisions that arise when treatment response, tolerability, affordability and follow-up do not fit neatly into a guideline.
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Connect across specialties
Exchange perspectives with colleagues whose work touches the same patient at different points in care.
Scientific Focus
The evidence behind the next clinical decision
Cardiovascular risk
Understanding the wider clinical picture.
Inherited lipid disorders
Recognising risk across generations.
Treatment in practice
Bringing evidence into everyday care.
The detailed two-day scientific programme is now available. View the full programme
Who It's For
One patient. Many specialties. One conversation.
A relevant forum for clinicians alongside researchers, trainees and professionals involved in preventive and cardiometabolic care.
CardiologistsPhysiciansEndocrinologistsDiabetologistsFamily PractitionersResearchersTraineesPreventive Care ProfessionalsCardiometabolic Care Teams
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Scan to RegisterConference Convenor
Prof. Dr. M. Nawaz Lashari
Founding General Secretary,
Lipid Society of Pakistan
Hosted By
Cardiology Department
Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi
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About the Conference
A shared focus on better lipid care
The 1st Annual Lipid Society of Pakistan Conference will take place on 10–11 October 2026 at Pearl-Continental Hotel Karachi.
The Meeting
Where current evidence meets the questions of clinical practice
The meeting provides an occasion to consider the role of lipids in cardiovascular health and the practical challenges of recognising and managing lipid disorders.
The proposed scientific direction connects current evidence with the questions faced in clinics, hospitals and research settings. Particular attention belongs to earlier risk recognition, inherited lipid disorders, treatment decisions and continuity of care.
The Pakistan Perspective
Local context is not a footnote. It is the conversation.
Research from the second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan documented lipid abnormalities across urban and rural populations. This makes local context an essential part of the conversation: which assessments are accessible, how treatment can be sustained and where follow-up can be improved.
A useful conference should give space to these questions and to research generated within Pakistan. International evidence becomes more useful when clinicians can discuss how it applies to the people and healthcare settings they know.
Conference Convenor
Convenor
Prof. Dr. M. Nawaz Lashari
- Founding General Secretary, Lipid Society of Pakistan
- Head and Chairman, Department of Cardiology
- CHK / DMC / DUHS, Karachi
Welcome Message
Dear Colleagues,
Every day, we make decisions that can influence a patient's cardiovascular health for years to come. Lipid care is part of that responsibility, and it benefits from continued learning and honest discussion.
I invite you to join us in Karachi for the 1st Annual Lipid Society of Pakistan Conference. Our aim is to create a useful meeting for colleagues who want to examine the evidence, share clinical experience and ask what better lipid care should look like in our own healthcare settings.
I hope you will bring your questions, your observations and a willingness to learn from one another. I look forward to welcoming you on 10–11 October 2026.
Prof. Dr. M. Nawaz LashariConference Convenor
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Scientific Programme
The evidence behind the next clinical decision
Lipid management brings together risk assessment, laboratory interpretation and treatment choices that must work for individual patients. Explore the two-day programme below, including session times, speakers, moderators and panels of experts.
10–11 October 2026 · PC Hotel Karachi
Two days. Eight sessions.
Scientific sessions · Workshop · Digital poster presentation · Inauguration
All times are Pakistan Standard Time (PKT). A dash indicates a time or speaker not specified in the programme. Panel discussions are listed with their published duration.
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Saturday, October 2026
Workshop, posters & inauguration
01:00–02:00 PM
Press Conference
Karachi Press Club
Session 01 · 02:00–03:00 PM
Workshop
From Lipid Guidelines to Everyday Practice: Reducing Cardiovascular Risk
For general practitioners, family physicians, medical officers, and postgraduate trainees. All participants remain together as one group; facilitators teach in sequence and lead a whole-room case discussion.
Workshop objectives: Participants will practice cardiovascular risk assessment, interpret lipid profiles in a clinical context, select an appropriate treatment approach, and discuss follow-up using practical cases. All sessions will be delivered to the same audience in one room; there will be no breakout groups.
| Time | Topic / Activity | Speaker |
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| 02:00–02:05 PM | Welcome, objectives, and opening audience poll | — |
| 02:05–02:17 PM | Cardiovascular risk assessment: identifying patients who need lipid-lowering treatment | Dr. Waqar |
| 02:17–02:29 PM | Lipid profile interpretation and treatment goals | Dr. Tahir Shah |
| 02:29–02:41 PM | Lipid management: treatment choices and when to intensify therapy | Dr. Zaryab Ahmed |
| 02:41–02:55 PM | Whole-room case discussion: participants and facilitators develop practical management plans together | All facilitators |
| 02:55–03:00 PM | Key takeaways, questions, and closing | — |
ModeratorsDr. Asad Dilbahar / Dr. Sher Muhamad
Panel of expertsProf. Dr. M. Ishaque, Prof. Dr. Mansoor Ahmed, Dr. Kaleem Ullah Shaikh, Prof. Dr. Khan Shah Zaman, Prof. Dr. Feroz Memon, Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood, Prof. Dr. Khalida Soomro, Prof. Dr. Haroon Baber
Session 02 · 03:00–03:30 PM
Digital Poster Presentation
| Time | Topic / Activity | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 03:00–03:30 PM | Digital Poster Presentation: Educational & Research | — |
ModeratorsDr. Romana Channa
Panel of expertsProf. Dr. M. Ishaque, Prof. Dr. Hakeem, Prof. Dr. Jameel Ahmed, Prof. Dr. Mansoor Ahmed, Prof. Dr. Abu Baker Saad, Prof. Dr. Jawaid Akber Sial
Session 03 · 03:30–04:30 PM
Scientific Session
| Time | Topic / Activity | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| — | Diet and Dyslipidemia: Cardiac Rehabilitation | Prof. Dr. Nabeela Soomro |
| — | How is metabolic syndrome related to dyslipidemia and cardiovascular events | Prof. Dr. Shabnam Naveed |
| — | Role of AI in education, Diagnosis and Management of dyslipidemia | Dr. Mishal Zehra |
| — | How exercise reduced blood lipids in different categories of population | Dr. Rehan Omer |
ModeratorsDr. Ghulam Abbas Shaikh; Dr. Ghazala
Panel of expertsProf. Dr. M. Ishaque, Prof. Dr. Tariq Ashraf, Prof. Dr. Riffat Sultana, Prof. Dr. Aslam Zardari, Prof. Dr. Saeed Sangi, Dr. Khalid Bhatti, Prof. Dr. Nazeer Memon, Prof. Dr. Masroor (Vice President CPSP)
04:30–05:30 PM
Inauguration Ceremony
Moderators: Dr. Sher Muhammad / Dr. Mishal Zehra
- Tilawat
- National Anthem
- Introduction of Convener & General Secretary
- President Speech
- Chairman Speech
- Guest of Honor Speech
- Guest of Honor Speech
- Chief Guest
- Vote of Thanks
05:30–06:15 PM
High Tea
06:30 PM
Council Meeting
Time not specified
Dinner
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Sunday, October 2026
Scientific sessions & closing ceremony
08:00–08:45 AM
Breakfast
Session 04 · 09:00–10:00 AM
Scientific Session
| Time | Topic / Activity | Speaker |
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| 09:00–09:10 AM | PCSK9 Inhibitors & Inclisiran a game changer in cholesterol management | Prof. Mansoor Ahmed |
| 09:11–09:20 AM | Primary Prevention: Contemporary Risk Assessment & Targets (Who Needs Treatment? New Risk Tools & LDL Goals) | Prof. Dr. Bilal Mohyuddin |
| 09:21–09:30 AM | Lipids Disorders in Women: challenges and solutions | Dr. Saira Bukhari |
| 09:31–09:40 AM | Barriers to treatment in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Cost, Accessibility | Dr. Ihsan Ali |
Panel discussion · 10 minutes
ModeratorsDr. Saima Zahoor; Dr. Jamshaid; Prof. Jalal Achaczai
Panel of expertsProf. Dr. Amber Ashraf, Prof. Dr. Raj Kumar, Prof. Dr. Qurban, Prof. Dr. Naseer Samro, Prof. Dr. Abid Amin, Prof. Dr. Khalid Mehmood, Prof. Dr. Jabbar, Prof. Dr. Mehmood, Prof. Dr. Charag Hussain, Dr. Niaz Hussain, Prof. Feroz Memon, Prof. Muhammad Nawaz Lashari, Prof. Akher Ali Bandeshah
Session 05
Scientific Session
| Time | Topic / Activity | Speaker |
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| 10:00–10:10 AM | Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children: Early Detection and Prevention of Premature Cardiovascular Disease | Prof. Dr. Abdul Sattar Shaikh |
| 10:11–10:20 AM | Childhood Obesity and Dyslipidemia: The Growing Pediatric Health Crisis | Prof. Dr. Mohsina Ibrahim |
| 10:21–10:30 AM | Statins in Children: Indications, Safety, Efficacy and Long-Term Outcomes | Dr. Amber Kamran |
| 10:31–10:40 AM | Lipid Modifying drug: Statin, resin, fibrates, Niacin, Ezetimibe and Bempedioacid, efficacy, safety and long-term outcomes | Dr. Shahid Memon |
Panel discussion · 10 minutes
ModeratorsDr. Arjamand Shauq; Dr. Poonam Bai
Panel of expertsProf. Dr. Mehnaz Atiq, Prof. Dr. Najma Patel, Prof. Dr. Shazia Mohsin, Prof. Dr. Saleem Akhter, Prof. Dr. Arit Paraksh, Prof. Dr. Huma Tareen, Prof. Dr. Khalida Soomro, Prof. Dr. Zubair Akram, Prof. Dr. Qazi Saboor, Prof. Dr. Kashif Hashmi
Session 06 · 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Scientific Session
| Time | Topic / Activity | Speaker |
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| 11:00–11:10 AM | Fatty liver (MASLD / NAFLD) and dyslipidemia | Dr. Kashif |
| 11:11–11:20 AM | Dyslipidemia and chronic kidney diseases: Challenges and solutions | Dr. Ayesha |
| 11:21–11:30 AM | Dyslipidemia in elderly: Challenges and solutions | Dr. Faisal Ahmed |
| 11:31–11:40 AM | Risk Enhancers: ApoB, Lp(a), and South Asian Ancestry | Dr. Iftikhar |
Panel discussion · 10 minutes
ModeratorsDr. Riaz Qureshi; Dr. Rajesh
Panel of expertsProf. Dr. Jalal Achakzai, Prof. Dr. Fawad Farooq, Prof. Dr. Jawaid Akber Sial, Prof. Dr. Qaiser Jamal, Prof. Dr. Masood Hameed Khan, Prof. Dr. Abdul Rauf, Dr. Jay Singh, Prof. Dr. Imran Shaikh, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ishaque, Dr. Khalid Naseeb, Prof. Dr. Fouzia Sadiq, Prof. Dr. Haroon Baber
Session 07 · 12:00–01:15 PM
Scientific Session
| Time | Topic / Activity | Speaker |
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| 12:00–12:10 PM | Secondary Prevention I: Post-ACS/PCI Lipid Management – How Low LDL? | Dr. Ghulam Hussain |
| 12:11–12:20 PM | Low HDL Causes and Management | Dr. Hashim |
| 12:21–12:35 PM | LDL-Lowering After Acute Events – Post Stroke / Peripheral Vascular diseases. Updated LDL Targets & Management | Dr. Mahesh |
| 12:36–12:50 PM | Cholestasis in pregnancy: diagnosis and management | Prof. Farrukh Naheed, HOD GYN/Obs, BMU |
| 12:51–01:05 PM | Chylomicronemia: diagnosis and management | Dr. Atif Sher |
Panel discussion · 10 minutes
ModeratorsDr. Noman Kakepota; Dr. Sajjad
Panel of expertsDr. Jehangir Shah, Dr. Kanwal Fatima, Dr. Ghazanfar Ali Shah, Prof. Dr. Khan Shah Zaman, Dr. Akram Sultan, Prof. Dr. Afzal Qasim, Dr. Pir Ghulam Nabi Jilani, Prof. Ishtiaq Rasool, Dr. Pawan Kumar
Session 08 · 01:15–02:30 PM
Scientific Session
| Time | Topic / Activity | Speaker |
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| 01:15–01:25 PM | Dyslipidemia in Diabetes & Cardiovascular | Dr. Zahid Mian, Director, Baqai Institute of Diabetes & Endocrinology, BMU |
| 01:26–01:35 PM | Pathophysiology of lipids and atherosclerosis | Dr. Lajpat |
| 01:36–01:45 PM | Statin intolerance: myth vs reality | Dr. Amir Hameed |
| 01:46–01:55 PM | Drug interaction and at the interface: navigating antiarrhythmic and lipid lowering therapy | Dr. Reema Qayoom |
| 01:56–02:05 PM | Dyslipidemia and MAFLD | Prof. Nasir Luck, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist |
| 02:05–02:15 PM | Dyslipidaemia and cardiovascular risk: Key consideration in South Asians. (ON ZOOM) | Prof. Vinod Patel from U.K. |
Panel discussion · 10 minutes
ModeratorsDr. Abdul Bari Babar; Dr. Hassan Imam
Panel of expertsProf. Dr. Khawer Kazmi, Prof. Dr. Mansoor Ahmed, Prof. Dr. Kaleemullah Shaikh, Dr. Kubra, Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Memon, Dr. Kashif Shaikh, Dr. Gul Hassan Brohi, Prof. Dr. Nauman Naseer, Dr. Haroon Ishaq
02:30–03:00 PM
Closing Ceremony
03:00 PM
Lunch
Learning Objectives
What you should leave with
Following participation, delegates should be better able to put these into practice.
Certificates of attendance will be provided to registered delegates.
- Interpret common lipid findings within an individual's wider cardiovascular risk profile.
- Discuss when Lp(a) or ApoB assessment may add clinically useful information.
- Recognise features that warrant assessment for an inherited lipid disorder.
- Compare management options in the context of evidence, patient preferences and local access.
- Identify practical opportunities to improve follow-up and continuity of lipid care.
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Faculty
The people behind the scientific conversation
Meet the clinicians and researchers contributing to the conference. Approved faculty profiles will include their current role, institution, area of expertise and session participation.
Conference Convenor
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Convenor
Prof. Dr. M. Nawaz Lashari
- Founding General Secretary, Lipid Society of Pakistan
- Head and Chairman, Department of Cardiology, CHK / DMC / DUHS, Karachi
Faculty
Faculty announcements
Coming soon
Faculty announcements will appear here as participation is confirmed.
Organising Committee & Scientific Committee
Approved committee details will be published here.
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Call for Abstracts
Share findings that deserve a closer look
Original research and carefully examined clinical experience can help identify gaps in lipid care. Bring your work to the people who can put it into practice.
Now Accepting Submissions
Research shaped by the questions we see in practice
We welcome submissions in lipid science and clinical care. Present a clear research question, describe what you did and explain what your findings add to lipid science or clinical care.
Work from clinics, hospitals and research settings across Pakistan is especially valued, because local evidence shapes care that patients here can sustain.
Submission Guidelines
How to structure your abstract
- BackgroundWhy the question matters
- ObjectiveWhat you set out to find
- MethodsHow the work was done
- ResultsWhat you found
- ConclusionWhat it adds to care
Authors & affiliations
Title, all author names and affiliations, with the presenting and corresponding author clearly marked.
Funding & conflicts
Declare any funding sources and conflicts of interest, along with ethics approval or exemption where applicable.
Patient privacy
Exclude all patient identifiers. Clinical cases should have appropriate patient consent.
Ready to submit?
Email your abstract to annuallipidconference@gmail.com with the subject "Abstract Submission". Presenting authors should also register for the conference.
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Venue & Travel
Meet in Karachi
The 1st Annual Lipid Society of Pakistan Conference will take place at Pearl-Continental Hotel Karachi on 10–11 October 2026. Located on Club Road, the venue provides a central meeting point for delegates coming together for the conference.
Venue Information
Pearl-Continental Hotel Karachi
- Address
- Club Road, Karachi, Pakistan
- Conference Dates
- Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October 2026
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Partners & Exhibitors
Support the conversation around better lipid care
The conference offers a setting for organisations working in healthcare, diagnostics and scientific education to connect with its professional community.
Scientific Relevance
Meaningful participation begins with relevance
Organisations should be able to explain how their work relates to clinical care, research, diagnostics or professional education, using accurate and appropriately supported information.
Approved participation opportunities will be presented here with clear inclusions and terms.
Opportunity Areas
Ways to take part
Exhibition participation
A space for delegates to learn about relevant services, diagnostics and technologies.
Conference support
Support for approved conference activities and delegate materials, with defined recognition and written terms.
Sponsored educational sessions
An optional format with transparent labelling and appropriate separation from independent scientific programming.
Partnership details
Partnership and exhibition details will be published once approved. Confirmed organisations will be acknowledged here in their agreed categories.
Interested in partnering with the conference?
Reach the Conference Secretariat for participation enquiries.
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Conference Secretariat
Practical information for your participation
The conference secretariat handles administrative queries relating to participation and event arrangements.
Published programme, registration and venue information is available on the relevant website pages.
Hosted By
Cardiology Department
Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi
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Karachi to host the first annual conference of the Lipid Society of Pakistan
The 1st Annual Lipid Society of Pakistan Conference is scheduled for 10–11 October 2026 at Pearl-Continental Hotel Karachi. Prof. Dr. M. Nawaz Lashari is the conference convenor. Programme and participation information will be added as it is approved.
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Resources
Reading that supports the conversation
Explore selected professional guidance and research relevant to lipid care. These resources provide scientific context and are separate from the conference programme.
2026 ACC/AHA Dyslipidaemia Guideline
Guideline overview.
2025 ESC/EAS Focused Update
Focused update on dyslipidaemia management.
NDSP Research on Dyslipidaemia in Pakistan
Findings from the second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan.
National Lipid Association
Clinical resources.
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