the Programme Schedule

First National Summit of Health and Population Scientists in Nepal
11-12 April 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal
Program Schedule
Venue: SaSa Banquet, Teku, Kathmandu
Time
Sessions
Day I, 11 April 2015, Saturday
9:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 13:00
Registration
Inaugural Session
10:30 - 10:40 Lighting and National Anthem
10:40 - 11:00 Welcome Remarks and Overview of the Summit
11:00 - 12:50 Remarks by guests and chief guest
Vote of thanks
12:50 - 13:00 Closing remarks: Chair of the Session
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
Poster Presentation 1, Posters 1-9
Plenary Session 1: Public Health Challenges (Hall A)
Chairs: Dr BD Chataut, Dr BR Marasini
14:30 - 14:45 Dignity and health: from clinical practice to public health action
Jimba M
14:45 - 15:00 Climate change and public health in Nepal
Karki K & Dhimal M
15:00 - 15:15 Status of Ambient Air Quality in Kathmandu Valley assessed by PM2.5
Dhakal P et al
14:30 - 15:45
15:15 - 15:45 Q& A and Discussion
15:45 - 16:15
Tea Break
Poster Presentation 2: Posters 10-17
16:15 - 17:30
16:15 - 16:25
16:25 - 16:35
16:35 - 16:45
16:45 - 16:55
16:55 - 17:05
Parallel Session 1: NCDs and Traditional Medicine
(Hall A)
Chairs: Prof Dr Madhur Deb Bhattarai, Dr Rishi Ram Koirala
Urinary iodine excretion and thyroid
function status in school age children of
Shakya P R et al
hilly and plain regions of Eastern Nepal
Prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria
in adult diabetic patients attending
Adhikari A
Manipal Teaching Hospital
Depression among patients with type 2
diabetes in Nepal: An analytical crossJoshi S et al
sectional study in clinical settings in Nepal
The Effectiveness of Karela Compared
Kalouni OP &
with Vijayasar in the Management of
Roka DB
Madhumeha
Knowledge diversity and resources of
traditional healers and healing practices
in Western Development Region of Nepal Aryal K et al
Q&A and Discussion
Parallel Session 2: Environmental Health and Tropical Diseases
(Hall B)
Chair Prof Masamine Jimba, Dr Basudev Pandey
Clinical, Serological and Entomological
Features of Dengue Virus Infection
Paudyal P et al
Factors associated with the spread of dengue
fever in eastern Nepal
Parajuli SB et al
Early effects of climate change on vectorborne diseases in Nepal- a systematic review
Dhimal M et al
Knowledge and preventive practices related
to Avian Influenza among poultry workers of
Kamalamai Municipality, Sindhuli
Knowledge and practice on safe use of
pesticides among farmers in rural area of
Kaski district
Q&A and Discussion
17:05 - 17:30
Reception Dinner with Cultural Programme
18:00 - 20:00
Day II, 12 April 2015, Sunday
Plenary Session 2: Social determinants of health, non-communicable diseases, disability (Hall A)
9:00 - 10:00
Chairs: Prof Dr Arjun Karki, Dr Guna Raj Lohani
9:00 - 9:15 Effects of social determinants of health in achieving universal health coverage in Nepal
Shrestha R et al
Ghimire A
Marasini B
9:15 - 9:30 The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in South Asia: a systematic review
Aryal N & Wasti SP
9:30 - 9:45 Burden and determinants of NCD risk factors in Nepal
Aryal K et al
9:45 - 10:00 A Snapshot of 1001 Children Presenting with Cerebral Palsy to a Children’s Disability Hospital
10:00 - 10:15 Q & A and Discussion
10:15 - 10:45
Tea Break
Baskota B
Poster Presentation 3: Posters 18-25
10:45 - 11:45
10:45 - 10:55
Parallel Session 3: Environmental and Occupational Health
(Hall A)
Chairs: Dr Krishna Poudel, Dr Harihar Wasti
Presence of Toxic Heavy Metal in Children’s
Toys in Nepal
Bio-Monitoring of Mercury Contamination
10:55 - 11:05 in Human Body and Policy Influence in
Nepal
Blood lead levels of primary school children
11:05 - 11:15
in Kathmandu municipality, Nepal
Dust and bio-aerosols exposures
11:15 - 11:25 assessment of poultry farm workers in
Kathmandu, Nepal
11:25 - 11:45
Thapa M
Sah RC
Sherchand et
al
Q&A and Discussion
12:45 - 14:00
Lunch
Disability themed community diagnosis of rural
population in Dhulikhel: A different standpoint
Baidya S et al
Alcohol consumption among married women of
reproductive age in Nepal
Thapa et al
Digoxin Prescribing in Tertiary Heart Care Center
Karki R
of Nepal
Short term CVD risk prediction of 40-70 years
Shrestha SM et aged population: a community based crossDhungana RR
al
sectional study in Nargarjun Municipality,
et al
Kathmandu, Nepal
Q&A and Discussion
Parallel Session 5: Diagnostic Tests (Hall A)
12:00 - 12:45
Chairs: Prof Dr JB Sherchand, Prof Dr Subodh Adhikari
12:00 - 12:10 Gastric aspirate shake test for prediction
of Hyaline Membrane disease in preterm Shah et al
babies
Comparison of thin layer agar and
Gautam S et al
12:10 - 12:20 Lowenstein-Jensen culture for diagnosis
of Tuberculosis
Time Interval Between Onset of
12:20 - 12:30 Abdominal Pain and Uncomplicated
Aryal S & Shah
Appendicectomy
JN
12:30 - 12:45
Parallel Session 4: NCDs and Disability
(Hall B)
Chairs: Prof Dr Bhagawan Koirala, Dr Abhinav Vaidya
Q&A and Discussion
Parallel Session 6: Biomedical Research (Hall B)
Chairs: Dr Geeta Shakya, Dr Sameer Mani Dixit
Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus
Supram H S et
spp. colonization in health care workers: The
al
launch of invasive infections?
Determination Of minimum inhibitory
Kshetry A O et
concentration of Vancomycin to Methicillin
al
resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Anemia, Iron deficiency and Iodine deficiency in
Nepalese School Children
Khatiwada S et
al
Q&A and Discussion
Poster Presentation 4, Posters 26-33
14:00 - 15:00
Parallel Session 7 Nutrition, Communicable Diseases
Parallel Session 8: RH Morbidity
Chairs: Dr Tirtha Rana, Dr Dipendra Raman Singh
Chairs: Prof Dr Pushpa Chaudhary, Prof Dr Narbada Thapa
14:00 - 14:10 Tracking implementation of Multi-Sector
Nutrition Plan (MSNP) in Nepal
14:10 - 14:20 Energy Drink: knowledge and perception
of consumers and quality parameters
14:20 - 14:30
HIV infection among wives of labor
migrants in Nepal: a mixed-method study
Health Related Quality of Life, Anxiety
14:30 - 14:40 and Depression among Tuberculosis
Patients in Kathmandu, Nepal
Pomeroy A et al
To determine the risk factors associated with
Ectopic Pregnancy
Study on the Chhaupadi and Delivery System
on Misconceptions on Menstruation and
Humagain B et al
Delivery and their effect on Women’s Health In
Bajura, District in Nepal
The role of reproductive health education in the
Thapa S et al
occurrence of Uterine Prolapse among
Suburban Nepalese women
Devkota et al
Factors affecting post-partum Amenorrhea in
Nepalese women
Q&A and Discussion
Q&A and Discussion
Parallel Session 9 Maternal & Child Health
Parallel Session 10: RH Morbidity
14:40 - 15:00
15:00 - 15: 15
Tea Break
15:15 - 16:30
Chairs: Dr Laxmi Raj Pathak, Dr Mahesh Puri
15:15 - 15:25 Scaling-up an Evidence-based
Intervention for Improving Maternal and Silwal RC et al
Child Health in Nepal
Four ANC check-ups and Institutional
15:25 - 15:35
Delivery in Nepal: The need for Small
Area Estimates
Mehata S et al
Bhattarai N
Pandit C
Dhakal A
Shrestha I et
al
Chairs: Mr Mahendra Shrestha, Ms Durga Mishra
Smoking susceptibility and intention to smoke
among secondary school adolescents in Nepal
Aryal UR
Tobacco history, financial burden of tobacco and
out-of-pocket health expenditure among
smokers admitted to a tertiary care center in
Eastern Nepal
Sagtani RA et
al
Paternal factors are associated in access
15:35 - 15:45 to institutional delivery utilization in
Bhatta DN et al
Nepal
15:45 - 15:55 Predictors of incompletion of
immunization among the children
Shrestha S
residing in the slums of Kathmandu Valley
Choices, shift and continuation of
15:55 - 16:05 temporary contraceptive methods among Parajuli K et al
women of reproductive age in Western
Development Region, Nepal
16:05 - 16:30
Q&A and Discussion
16:30 - 17:00
Award Presentation & Closing
Tobacco use during pregnancy and its associated
factors in a mountain district of Eastern Nepal
Barakoti R et al
Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at
work
Shrestha N et
al
Demand and access to mental health services: a
qualitative formative study in Nepal
Brenman NF et
al
Q&A and Discussion