The summit brought to the fore the synergy between modern cardiac care delivery and technology adoption for a disease free India
Apollo Hospitals Group recently hosted the first ‘Futuring Cardiac Care Summit’ in Chennai. The summit brought together key partners, expert clinical consultants, prevention specialists and Apollo Hospitals’ leadership to develop targeted recommendations and specific action steps towards reversing the epidemic of heart disease. The summit brought to the fore the synergy between modern cardiac care delivery and technology adoption for a disease free India.
Dr Prathap C Reddy, Founder and Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, said, “Cardiovascular disease is one of the major NCDs and the leading cause of death with India having the highest burden of cardiovascular disease in the world. We need to acknowledge this crisis and take urgent action to prevent and reverse the rise in cardiovascular diseases. The Futuring Cardiac Care Summit is an important step in this direction and provides a platform to bring together the physician and public health community to develop targeted recommendations and specific action steps. This summit is a beginning to initiate a systemic process for developing possible outcomes and planning for the future. Apollo team, as a futurist is willing to explore changes and innovate with you. Together, we will free India from cardiac disease.”
During the summit, Apollo Hospitals Group signed an MoU with Wellysis to set up joint venture in Chitoor, Andhra Pradesh. Wellysis a spinoff company of Samsung SDS South Korea and the MoU was signed to develop, manufacture and commercialise cardiac wellness, diagnostic, monitoring and therapeutic devices, which would have a positive impact on people across the world.
The joint venture will be set up in Chitoor, Andhra Pradesh. The MoU was exchanged by Rick Hongryul Kim, CTO/CMO & Co-Founder, Wellysis and Dr Hari Prasad, Group President, Apollo Hospitals Group in the august presence of Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group.
Also the hospital hosted demonstration of cardiac command centre. The centre will also have facilities for training and development, and a management dashboard for tracking and control. Over 40 such command centres are already live across Apollo Hospitals Group. Any doctor across the country can register for the command centre and gain access to the knowledge and experience of over 300 cardiologists across Apollo Hospitals’ ecosystem.
Dr Sangita Reddy, Joint MD, Apollo Hospitals Group, said, “We hope this summit will help open-up such foresights and possibilities that will lead to a cardiac disease free world. The cardiac command centre with high-end screening tools along with the national cardiac registry will form the foundation of the battle against cardiovascular diseases.”
“The cardiac command centre provides a great opportunity to physicians in urban and sub-urban settings, standalone clinics/nursing homes, national/state medical associations, government institutions, and new-age start-ups in cardiovascular space to join this network and gain access to knowledge and experience of over 300 cardiologists across the Apollo ecosystem to save precious lives,” added Preetha Reddy, Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Group.