The MMI Narayana Multi-speciality Hospital, Raipur, in association with Indian Academy of Paediatrics on Sunday organised Raipur’s first Paediatric Cardiology Conference ‘Pedicard 2014’ a Press release issued by the hospital said.
The day-long scientific program was aimed at bringing together medical experts in the field of cardiology and child care to share knowledge and find innovative ways to manage congenital heart diseases. The program was attended by over 200 medical experts, which include cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, anaesthetists and paediatricians.
The event strived to create synergies between cardiologists and paediatricians to jointly work towards addressing congenital heart diseases in children, which in most cases goes unattended due to lack of awareness, a press release issued by the hospital stated.
Various topics across the spectrum of paediatric cardiology were covered in the event which included live transmission of cardiac procedures, exchange of ideas, presentation of case studies, management of congenital heart disease, cardiac surgery for children in pre-operative period, cure and palliative care among children.
Commenting on the first of its kind initiative in Raipur, Vineet Saini - Facility Director, MMI Narayana Multispeciality Hospital said, “Symposiums such as these are organised in larger metros where experts from various departments use this as a platform to interact with each other for insightful knowledge sharing.
However, with the encouragement of chairman Dr Devi Shetty and support from Indian Academy of Paediatrics, they were able to make this conference a reality in Raipur. This was the first ever conference organised exclusively on paediatric cardiology aimed at offering quality treatment output for children with complex heart conditions, he said.
Renowned medical practitioners from the hospital including Dr Sumanta Padhi, Dr Nishant Chandel, Dr Sunil Gouniyal, Dr Alok Swain, Dr Kinjal Bakshi and Dr Arun Agrawala also formed part of the speaker list.