‘Social media help mobilise communities, voice concerns’
July 8, 2021
Social media help mobilise communities, organise protests and collectively voice concerns, said broadcast journalist Najia Ashar on Wednesday during a dialogue titled ‘The Power of #Hashtags: Navigating the Social Media Landscape’.
The aim of the fifth instalment of the Ziauddin University’s interactive ‘ZU Dialogues’ was to get opinions and analyses of experts on how strong a hashtag is, how much influence social media have on their users, the right and positive use of social media, and how we can bring an optimistic change in our society by using social media.
Answering a question about social media trends, Najia, who is also the president of Global Neighbourhood for Media Innovation, said: “They create a community of voices to talk about specific topics. The great thing about hashtags is that they bring communities together during natural disasters, tragedies and sufferings.
ZU puts spotlight on essentials of CBCT
Karachi: Ziauddin University (ZU) recently held a lecture in Continuing Dental Education (CDE) lecture on the topic, ‘Essentials of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) for Dentists.’
Dr Ayesha Hanif, Faculty, Department of Periodontology, Ziauddin College of Dentistry, ZU planned and facilitated the lecture. The guest speaker for the session was Dr S M Abdullah Salman, Assistant Professor, Baqai Medical University.
The event aimed to highlight the indications, advantages, and disadvantages, identify anatomical landmarks, 3D imaging, and its judicial usage, and manoeuvre through various anatomical planes and treatment planning with CBCT. The organisers ensured the maintenance of Strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The participants were then encouraged to use the software and work around it. The participants provided encouraging and very positive feedback for the session.