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& Head of Dept |
Prof. Abid Z. Farooqi,
FRCPI |
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Phones: 051-9260112; 9261170 ext 2530 |
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Residence: 12
Chaklala Scheme 1, Rawalpindi
Phone: 051-5592464 |
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Out-Patient Clinics: Tuesday, Thursday& saturday
Ward Rounds: Monday & Friday |
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Private Practice:
1st Floor Mushtaq Mansion, Fazal-ul-Haq
Road
Blue Area, Islamabad
Phone: 051-2278928
Email:
afarooqi@dsl.net.pk |
Assistant
Professor of Rheumatology |
Dr. Wajahat Aziz, FCPS, MRCP(UK) |
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Phones: 051-9260112; 9261170 ext 2530 |
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Out-Patient Clinics:
Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Ward Rounds: Tuesday & Thursday |
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Private Practice:
Khayal Plaza (above
Islamabad Diagnostic Centre)
Near Ali Medical Centre
F-8 Markaz, Islamabad
Phone: 0333-5130994
Email:
wajahataziz@hotmail.com |
Clinical Nurse Specialist |
Miss. Ayisha Ghufran, B.Sc |
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Phone: 051-9261170 ext 2443
Email:
ayishag@yahoo.com |
Physiotherapist |
Mrs. Samira Malik |
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Phone: 051-9261170 ext
2218 |
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Email: samiramalikpk@hotmail.com |
Physiotherapist |
Mr. Saqlain Shah |
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Phone:
051-9261170 ext 2218
Email:
baqir158@hotmail.com |
Muhammad
Shabbir, Receptionist |
OPD
Waiting Area |
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Muhammad Majeed,
Department Secretary |
Physiotherapy
Session |
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INTRODUCTION TO SERVICES
Rheumatology
A small, but well-organized department offering a comprehensive range of services pertaining to this speciality. Emphasis is placed on proper record-keeping and ensuring minimum inconvenience to patients who generally need long-term follow up. We specialize in dealing with all sort of musculoskeletal aches and pains along with potentially fatal connective tissue diseases including all sort of vasculitides. The department has more than ten international publications to its credit.
Out-patient services are organized on a two-tier level. The ‘Filter Clinic’ is the first contact point for all patients. Patients are seen in turn by one of the Medical Officers who does an initial assessment, organizes investigations (if needed) and arranges an appointment for the patient to be seen by either the Consultant or the Senior Medical Officer at a later date. If the patient turns up on the appointed date and time, he / she is ensured of the complete attention by an experienced doctor and thus get the best possible medical help. We respect the privacy of each patient and hence only one patient is allowed to be present in the doctor’s room at one time. In case the patient misses his / her appointment and turns up at another time, he / she is seen in the Filter Clinic once again and another appointment arranged with the consultant at a later date. If at any time, the doctor in the Filter Clinic feels the need for a more expert opinion, it is made available by informing the Consultant / Senior M.O. who then arranges to see the patient the same day. Each given appointment is not only noted in the ‘Appointments Diary’ but also stamped in the patient’s case notes for referral if needed.
In-patient services are available in Medical Ward 5 where 12 dedicated Rheumatology beds are available. Consultant rounds take place on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
The Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist is the anchor person for coordinating patient services in the outdoor as well as indoor. She also has the important task of providing support and explanation to the patients and being available for advice regarding side-effects and monitoring of the potentially toxic drugs that are used in the treatment of rheumatic diseases.
Specialist Training in Rheumatology
This department is one of the few in the country that are recognized for postgraduate training in Rheumatology. The College of Physicians & Surgeons, Pakistan has granted accreditation to us for FCPS (Rheumatology). This is a two-year training programme for which the entry requirement is the possession of FCPS (Medicine) or equivalent. Two trainees are inducted per year.
Physiotherapy
Mrs. Samira Malik heads a team of three Physiotherapy Assistants and ten Physiotherapy Technicians. Patients need to be referred by a doctor in order to avail this service. Referrals are taken from all departments and medical practitioners working outside the hospital. Each patient is given an appointment to be seen by one of the Physiotherapists. Once an initial assessment has been made, the Assistants or Technicians are asked to carry out the prescribed treatment for a certain number of sessions. This work is done under the supervision of the Physiotherapists. Patients never have to wait in long queues since each is given an appointment for the next day’s session before he / she leaves the hospital premises.
Physiotherapy service is provided through a combination of using electromedical equipment as well as proper physical exercises. Unfortunately we do not have access to a proper hydrotherapy service at PIMS.
Physiotherapists regularly help in the rehabilitation of admitted patients as well whenever a call is sent for their help. It helps a lot if the reason for referral is properly mentioned and a logical case be made for asking such assistance. On-call services are available in the evening for patients admitted within PIMS.
Facilities
In-patient facilities for
rheumatology patients are available in Medical ward
5.. Consultant rounds take place on Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The ward has 12
dedicated rheumatology beds and a separate ‘Infusion
Room’ meant for administering either pulsed steroid
/ cyclophosphamide therapies or biologic therapies
for different rheumatic diseases. There is a
designated room for postgraduate teaching as well.
Specialist
Rheumatology Nurse
The Rheumatology Clinical Nurse
Specialist is the anchor person for coordinating
patient services in the outdoor as well as indoor.
She also has the important task of providing support
and explanation to the patients and being available
for advice regarding side-effects and monitoring of
the potentially toxic drugs that are used in
Rheumatology.
Research
and Academic
PIMS
was the first hospital in Pakistan to offer a
specialized rheumatology service. This department
has been on the fore front of efforts at accredited
postgraduate training for this specialty in
Pakistan. It is with a lot of pride that we announce
the start of the first such training programme in
Pakistan. Two postgraduate trainees will be inducted
each year for a two-year training programme in
Rheumatology. Only those who already possess the
qualification of FCPS (Medicine) are eligible to
apply for this specialized training. The first batch was inducted in July 2009.
List of Publications:
- Ahmed TA, Malik IA, Khan AA, Shah STA, Hameed A, Haleem SA, Farooqi A, Amin SJ. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) in Pakistani patients with systemic vasculitides. J Pak Med Assoc 1994; 44: 272-5.
- Ahmed TA, Malik IA, Saleem M, Khan Ashfaq A, Hameed A, Shah STA, Amin SJ, Farooqi A. Antibodies to the extractable nuclear antigens (ENA) in Pakistani patients with systemic rheumatic disease. J Pak Med Assoc 1995; 45: 12-4.
- Farooqi A. Chronic abdominal sepsis and migratory polyarthritis (letter). Brit J Rheum 1995; 34: 478-9.
- Farooqi AZ, Nasir-ud-Din, Aman R, Qamar T, Aziz S. Corticosteroid use and abuse by medical practitioners for arthritis and related disorders in Pakistan. Brit J Rheum 1997; 36: 91-4.
- Nasir-ud-Din, Farooqi AZ. Rheumatoid arthritis in northern Pakistan: manifestations and disability. APLAR J Rheum 1997; 1: 15-7.
- Farooqi AZ. Fever and connective tissue diseases. Inf Dis J Pak 1997; 4: 15-7.
- Farooqi AZ, Gibson T. Prevalence of major rheumatic disorders in the adult population of northern Pakistan. Brit J Rheum 1998; 37: 491-5.
- Handa R, Farooqi AZ, Haq SA, Wali JP. Wegener’s granulomatosis in the Indian subcontinent. APALR J Rheum 1999; 2: 210-5.
- Ahmed TA, Halim A, Farooqi A, Hussain T, Ikram N, Qureshi, et al. Presenting features in Pakistani patients suffering from the antineutrohil cytoplasmic antibody-classical subtype (c-ANCA) associated vasculitis. J Pak Med Assoc 1999; 49; 54-6.
- Farooqi AZ, Gibson T. Rheumatic diseases: disability and level of care in northern Pakistan. APLAR J Rheum 1999; 3: 314-7.
- Kung AWC, Chao H, Huang K, Need AG, Taechakraichana N, Loh F, Gonzaga F, Siriram U, Nik Ismail NMN, Farooqi A, Rachman IA, Crans GG, Wong M, Thiebaud D. Efficacy and Safety of Raloxifene 60 Milligrams/Day in Postmenopausal Asian Women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003;88(7): 3130–3136.
- Tanwir Khaliq, Anjum Khawar, S. Aslam Shah, Ansar Mehboob, Abid Farooqui. Unilateral Exploration for Primary Hyperparathyroidism. JCPSP 2003, 13(10):588-591.
- Naseer M. Akhter, Rizwan Naseer, Abid Z. Farooqi, Wajahat Aziz, Mussadeq Nazir. Oral enzyme combination versus diclofenac in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee – a double blind prospective randomised study. Clin Rheumatol 2004 23: 410-415.
- Das SK, Farooqi A. Osteoarthritis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Aug;22(4):657-75.
- AZ Farooqi. Guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis beyond the first two years. J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2009: 39: 140-1
- Jamal Zafar, Wajahat Aziz and Muhammad Afzal. Severe recurrent anaemia in a 50-year-old man: a common problem with an uncommon association; a case report and review of literature. JPIMS.Vol. 7, No. 1, 476-478. 1996.
- W. Aziz, D. B. Yates. Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy associated with bacterial endocarditis. Rheumatology 1999 38:375-377.
- Wajahat Aziz, Jamal Zafar, Sohail Aziz. Periodic paralysis – an unusual complication of poorly controlled Diabetes Mellitus. JPIMS. Vol.7, No.2, 547-49. 1997.
- Wajahat Aziz. Efficacy of non selective non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in 29 cases of osteoarthritis – a Pakistani experience. Annals of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. Vol. 3(1), 24-26. 2007
- Wajahat Aziz, Abid Farooqi and Mohammad Arif. Side effects of a non selective non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, in 29 cases of osteoarthritis – a Pakistani experience. Annals of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. Vol. 3(1), 27-29. 2007
- Wajahat Aziz, Saqib Hasan Baig. The Current Pattern of Disease Modifying Anti Rheumatic Drugs Use in Patients Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis. Annals of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.Vol. 4(1), 46-49. 2008.
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