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International Seminar To Mark World Emergency Medicine Day At SUM Hospital

Bhubaneswar: An international seminar was held at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital to observe World Emergency Medicine Day here on Tuesday.

A dozen resource persons, including two from abroad, featured in the day-long seminar.

Among the subjects discussed at the conference were ‘Journey of Emergency Medicine in India’, ‘Paediatric Emergency’, ‘Surgical Emergency’, ‘Obstetric Emergency’, ‘Management of Neuro-Trauma’, ‘Acute Coronary Syndrome’, ‘Pain Management in Emergency Set-up’ and ‘Nursing Practices in Emergency’.

The inaugural programme was graced by eminent neurosurgeon and SOA’s Principal Advisor (Health Sciences) Prof. (Dr) Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Dean of IMS and SUM Hospital Prof. (Dr) Sanghamitra Mishra, hospital’s Medical Superintendent Prof. (Dr) Pusparaj Samantasinhar and Head of Department of Emergency Medicine Prof. (Dr) Sukadev Nayak.

The speakers included Dr Jim Connolly, President, European Union for Society of Emergency Medicine, UK; Dr Luis Garcia-Castrillo Riesgo, President Elect, European Union for Society of Emergency Medicine, Spain; Prof. (Dr) Sanjeev Kumar Bhoi, Professor of JPN Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi; Prof. (Dr) Maitreyee Mukherjee, Head of Department of Emergency Medicine, PGMER, SSKM Hospital; Prof. (Dr) Muralidhar Kanchi, Department of Cardiology, Narayan Hrudayalaya, Bengaluru; Prof. (Dr) Amita Maheswari, Department of Gynaecology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai; Dr A Serma Subathra, Reader, College of Nursing, AIIMS, Bibinagar, Telengana.

Around 170 delegates attended the seminar, while 280 others registered online.

A walkathon was held in the morning to mark the day.

OB Bureau

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