35 research papers presented at 3-day physicians’ conference
BATHINDA: The last day of the three-day conference of the Association of Physicians of India, Malwa branch, witnessed participation of over 500 delegates. Secretary of the association Dr Sonia Gupta said more than 35 research papers were presented during the conference which saw the participation of MD students from Rohtak, Solan, Faridkot, Ludhiana, Amritsar and Jalandhar.
“This is the first time that personalities like Dr Randeep Guleria, director Delhi AIIMS, and member board of directors of Medical Council of India, Dr SC Manchanda, former head of department, cardiology, AIIMS Delhi, Dr AS Sekhon, president Punjab Medical Council, and Dr Atul Sachdeva, former directorprincipal, Government Medical College And Hospital, Chandigarh, participated in the conference,” she said.
Organising secretary Dr Vitull K Gupta thanked the delegates and speakers for making it the biggest conference in the region.
On last day of the conference, professor Rajoo Singh Chinna, dean academics, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, discussed the topic “tropical liver diseases”. “Dengue, malaria etc. are the main causes of tropical liver diseases,” he said.
Professor Dr SC Manchanda, senior consultant of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, talked on yoga and medicine. He said yoga worked as a tool or medicine against diseases.
Dr GS Wander, chief cardiologist, Hero DMC Heart Centre, Ludhiana, talked about the guidelines for the prevention, detection, evaluation of high blood pressure.