A two-day national conference on liver and digestive diseases was launched by the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) here on Saturday.
The conference was inaugurated by KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta in the presence of KIMS CEO Dr B Panigrahi, Principal Major General Dr PK Patnaik, Dr AC Anand and Dr Mihir Mohapatra. The conference will have 11 interactive sessions where the recent advances during last six to 12 months in the field of Gastroenterology such as luminal (gastro-intestinal tract), pancreas, biliary tract and liver will be discussed.
This conference will enable the participants to interact with leaders in the field of Gastroenterology such as Dr JB Dilawari, Dr Manu Tandan and Dr MK Goenka.
This conference is a result of sincere efforts of Prof Subrat Kumar Acharya and Prof Yogesh Kumar Chawla. A book titled “Progress in Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2019” edited by Dr Naresh Bhatt of Bangalore and Prof A C Anand from KIMS was released on the occasion.