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Kolkata
to host annual pathologists & microbiologists meet
Kolkata:
Kolkata will host the 51st annual conference of the Indian
Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists (IAPM),
the apex organization of the pathologists and microbiologists
of the country at the Science City Auditorium. ’APCON
2002’ is to be held from December 13-15, 2002.
Dr
(Prof) Subir Kumar Dutta, organizing secretary, APCON
2002 said, "The conference programme and pre-conference
CMEs and workshops have been planned on subjects, which
will be useful in the day to day practice of the microbiologists
and pathologists, and at the same time the latest and
the most sophisticated technology would be exhibited during
the event. IAPM would also organize an exhibition at the
Science City showcasing the latest and most sophisticated
technology in use."
MDRF-ADA
hold post graduate course
in diabetology
Chennai:
The American Diabetes Association (ADA), the world’s
largest professional body in diabetes health care and
research, in association with the Madras Diabetes Research
Foundation (MDRF), Chennai conducted a Post-Graduate Course
on Diabetes in Chennai from recently. The course was organized
by Dr V Mohan, President of MDRF and Dr Rema Mohan, Vice
President, MDRF and inaugurated by Mr Frank Wierichs,
Vice Consul-American Consulate, Chennai.
The
eight scientific sessions included lectures on complications,
management and prevention of diabetes, delivered by eleven
eminent American faculty. In his talk on ‘Diabetes
care in America’, Dr Richard Khan highlighted the
fact that even in the US the guidelines for diabetes care
were being met in less than 50 per cent of the patients,
including those treated by diabetes specialists.
Perinatal
medicine meet
Mumbai:
Mumbai Obstetrics & Gynaecological Society (MOGS)
recently organised a perinatal medicine meet -- "The
cutting edge of perinatology – an evidence based
approach to "routine obstetrics" recently. Dr
P C Mohapatra, Asstt. Prof. from Cuttack highlighted on
the dilemmas faced by doctors and parents while dealing
with a dying baby and talked about ethical and moral issues
facing doctors. He also explained about the role of perinatal
infections and perinatal asphyxia and concluded his talk
saying that the issue of dying foetus has more of questions
than answers and more of controversies than consensus.
Dr
Sadhna Desai, spoke on hematological disorders in pregnancy
and especially the problems it creates in perinatal period.
Dr Renu Chauhan, endocronlogist, P D Hinduja hospital
emphasised on the importance of thyroid testing as part
of pregnancy tests and Dr Gita Gidwani, consultant gynaecologist,
Cleveland Clinic Foundation spoke on the global decline
of teenage pregnancy. Dr D K Tank, spoke on antenatal
surveillance of fetus using the non stress test. The organizing
chairpersons of the programme were Dr N Chauhan, Sion
hospital and Dr Jaydeep Tank. |
