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The Department of Internal Medicine, Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital, in association with API Ghaziabad chapter, organised the 1st Zonal CME of the Association of Physicians of India called ‘Pushpanjali Medicine Update-2013 (PMU-2013)’.
Reportedly, a conference of this magnitude was organised in Ghaziabad for the first time.It was dedicated to physicians and general practitioners with discussions on comprehensive topics of relevance in their day-to-day practice. Some of the pertinent topics covered during the conference were:
- Monitoring DMARD’s in rheumatoid arthritis
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Non resolving pneumonia
- Headache-made easy for physicians
- Newer approach to type-II diabetes
- Management of HIV, hypertension, sepsis in 2013
- Symposium of Diabesity (Diabetes and Obesity)
- Introduction to interventional neuro radio imaging
More than 300 physicians and general practitioners, across Delhi and Ghaziabad, participated in the day-long conference and had an opportunity of interacting with eminent national and international faculty at the CPC and Q&A sessions. Each session of the Pushpanjali Medicine Update 2013 reportedly saw an active participation with average attendance of over 90 per cent.
The conference was inaugurated by Dr YP Munjal, Former President, API and Dean, ICP who also delivered the 1st PMU oration and Dr Kamlesh Tiwari, Vice President, API was the Guest of Honour.
The event proved not just fruitful to the participating physicians but also provided a business opportunity to leading B2B companies. A dedicated space was earmarked at the venue for the pharma and allied companies for showcasing their latest product/services.
The event was organised under the guidance of Dr Vinay Aggarwal, CMD, Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital, Dr Vijay Agarwal, Executive Director, Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital and Dr NK Soni, Member, Governing Body, API.
The overall management of event was under the leadership of Dr Prakesh Gera, Organizing Chairman, Dr Gaurav Aggarwal, Organizing Co-Chairperson, Dr NP Singh, Scientific Chairman and Dr Neelesh Goyal, Organizing Secretary.
