Proceedings of International Medical Conference organized by Royal College of Physicians London and Azra Naheed Medical College, Lahore (February 26-28, 2016)

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. at the occasion he said that medical profession should uphold professional ethics and also improve upon time management. Our moral values, he further stated, have degraded. We need to improve our moral values and image with positive attitude and thinking. At times the patients visiting doctors for consultation have to wait for too long. Doctors must realize that the patient's time is also important hence they should be careful while giving appointments so as to avoid unnecessary long waiting time. This international conference, he opined, will help improve medical education and healthcare in Pakistan. It will provide a unique opportunity to Pakistani physicians and delegates from RCP London to have useful discussions and exchange of ideas. It will also create more opportunities from which both Pakistan and UK will benefit. Physicians in Europe benefitted a lot from the contributions of Muslim Physicians in the good old days. Royal College of Physicians London is kept in high esteem and enjoys international credibility maintaining high standards. The standard of medical education in Pakistan was also quite good but there are some issues which needs to be looked into. He specially referred to lack of basic healthcare facilities in rural areas and urban slums, the unhygienic environment which results in more diseases. If we can look after these things, most of our healthcare problems will be solved to a great extent. These issues needs to be looked into by the government and civil society while physicians should also help Government. We need to sign MOUs with institutions overseas for further collaboration in research which needs to be promoted. Speaking about the non-availability of healthcare in far flung areas where young doctors are reluctant to serve has created serious situation. Health infrastructure also needs to be developed and opportunities created so that healthcare professionals could work with devotion in these areas. The Government, President Mamoon Hussain remarked, was seized of this issue and will soon announce special pay package for doctors working in rural areas. He hoped that RCP London will soon start MRCP Final clinical PACES examination in Pakistan. Referring to the travel restrictions imposed on Pa-kistan because of Polio, the President said that it was not fair and needs to be removed. We will take up this issue at various forums. The world needs to …