Medanta Medicity, and its Senior Director of Interventional Cardiology, Dr Rajneesh Kapoor organised the 4th Innovations in Cardiology Summit at the Oberoi Hotel in Gurgaon recently. Reportedly, over 500 leading cardiologists and physicians attended the summit from across the globe. The key discussions at the summit included the latest techniques and procedures in interventional cardiology including echocardiography, electrophysiology and clinical cardiology.
The educational content, renowned national and international faculty participation and academic integration of regional thought leaders was one of the key highlights of the meeting this year.
In his inaugural address, Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman and MD of Medanta Medicity, Gurgaon said, “In the past decade, the Indian healthcare sector has witnessed a complete transformation. We are now a hub of technological innovations, advanced research projects and world-class medical services.”
Dr Rajneesh Kapoor, Organizing Secretary of the IIC Summit 2014 and Senior Director, Interventional Cardiology, Medanta Medicity said, “In today’s day and age, an increasing number of people are suffering from heart disease due to common lifestyle factors such as stress, unhealthy eating habits and the dependence on substances like alcohol and cigarettes. Given this scenario, there exists an urgent need not only raise awareness about preventive factors, but also to find solutions to revolutionise treatment. Towards this endeavour, we came up with the concept of the Innovations in Cardiology Summit in 2011, to provide key influencers a platform to discuss, debate and share the major advancements and issues in the field of cardiac care”.
Some of the new developments in cardiology in the recent past have included the development of low cost Indian made stents, CT imaging for aortic aneurysm and the availability of newer cardiac biomarkers.
The IIC conference also featured a special session on medico-legal aspects conducted by the President of Heart Care Foundation of India and the Senior National VP of the Indian Medical Association Dr KK Aggarwal. He spoke about how cases of medical malpractice in cardiology have been increasing in India due to the lack of proper communication. While guiding doctors on ways to safeguard themselves he said, “Whatever you advise your patients, execute it, document it and preserve it for transparency and honest conduct is key”.
Dr Yogesh Varma, Head of Cardiology, GMC, Bhopal said, “The Innovations in Cardiology Summit is a great opportunity for doctors who belong to smaller cities in India to interact with leading national and international experts and present their views on new developments in the field. Cardiac treatment in India has evolved such a great deal over the years and has great potential in the future. I look forward to getting many more such collaborative opportunities in the future”.
Other sessions were conducted by known names like included renowned names such as Dr KK Aggarwal, Dr Miroslaw Ferenc, Dr Khalilullah, Dr TS Kler, Dr RR Mantri, Dr VK Chopra, Dr B Kalra and Dr Rajiv Parakh.