Pancreatitis is one of the most important Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. There are two forms of pancreatitis - acute and chronic. The two most common causes of acute pancreatitis are alcohol abuse and small gallstones.
A multi-centric research project to estimate the burden of pancreatitis and major gastrointestinal disorders in India is going on in collaboration with departments of Surgical and Medical Gastroenterology with funding from ICMR under task-force scheme.
A CME was conducted in hybrid mode (online & offline) as an advocacy measure to improve engagement of clinicians and hospitals involved in management of pancreatitis and other major gastrointestinal disorders.
Prof. (Dr.) Bertha Rathinam, HoD Anatomy was the chief guest. Dr. Manisha Srivastava and Prof. (Dr.) Arun Kokane joined as guests of honour. Dr Rajnish Joshi (HoD Medicine) was also present.
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Additional Professor, AIIMS Bhopal (also Principal Investigator of the project) explained the current epidemiology of Pancreatitis.
He sensitized the audience on the need for patient-centered outcome 'disability adjusted life years (DALY)'. This was followed by session by Dr Saumya Jaganath Mahapatra, Assistant Professor, Medical Gastroenterology, AIIMS Delhi on the medical management of acute & chronic pancreatitis. He explained the pathway from acute to recurrent to chronic pancreatitis. Dr. Vishal Gupta, Additional Professor & HOD of Surgical Gastroenterology explained the role of surgical interventions.
He gave emphasis on need for early care by team of critical care specialist and medical interventions when sterile inflammation is going in acute pancreatitis. He showed videos of pancreas surgery through intraabdominal and retroperitoneal approaches.
Dr Saransh Jain, consultant medical gastroenterologist explained the diagnostic dilemma in both acute and chronic pancreatitis by comparing the differential diagnoses of characteristic abdominal pain mimicking as acute pancreatitis.