Yashoda Group of Hospital’s international cardiology workshop ‘Basics and Beyond – 2013 – an Interventional Cardiology Update’ was held at Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC), Novotel, Madhapur, Hyderabad on September 21-22, 2013.
The objective of this workshop was to improve the quality of care using contemporary technology by bringing together all the experts in the field at single platform for knowledge exchange. The 2-day workshop reportedly explored and examined the most complex cases in interventional cardiology in an atmosphere that encourages rigorous exchange between today’s experts and tomorrow’s thought leaders. The workshop featured informed lectures, interactive sessions and debates on the latest trends in interventional cardiology involving regional, national, as well as international faculty from Korea, Japan, France and the US.
The workshop opened up discussions on Future Genetics in Cardiovascular Disease, CT Coronary Imaging, Pitfalls in Chest Pain Diagnosis, Newer Anti-platelet Therapy, Adapting Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, etc.
About 1000 general practitioners, physicians, cardiologists and interventional cardiologists from all over India attended the workshop. Live cases of coronary stenting, using latest imaging modalities like intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed jointly by cardiologists from Yashoda Hospitals and international faculty and relayed at the HICC. All the participants watched the live procedures and interacted with the faculty. The main attraction of the workshop was the latest bio-absorbable stent using OCT guidance.
Dr Pramod Kumar Kuchulakanti, Chairman, Scientific Committee of the workshop said, “Keeping in view the needs of day-to-day practice and the increasing burden of coronary disease, ‘Basics and Beyond’ continues its primary objective of in-depth discussion of coronary risk factors, current insights into therapies besides showcasing live, illustrative surgical demonstrations in collaboration with expert international faculty.”
“The workshop is aimed at updating the recent guidelines about coronary risk factors, need for evaluation of asymptomatic high risk patients, new treatment options for coronary heart disease, heart failure. Attendees will discover the latest guideline and evidence-based management of heart diseases to improve patient care and optimise outcomes using this interactive platform that combines live case presentations and break-out discussions,” he further added.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr G S Rao, Managing Director, Yashoda Group of Hospitals said, “Yashoda Heart Institute is a leader in heart care with a largest team of cardiologists performing approximately 40,000 procedures per annum. We are the only dedicated centre in the region for Heart & Lung Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. The Institute’s success is the result of over 23-year tradition of caring and innovation nurtured by Yashoda Group of Hospitals. This initiative is a small step in keeping with our aim to increase awareness on medical advancements by sharing our vast knowledge gained over these two decades.”
EH News Bureau