CME programs are very important to update about the recent advances in medicine-Dr KK Aggarwal
KS Diwan/ royalpatiala.in/ Patiala
A CME and workshop were conducted by Department of Chest & TB and Punjab chapter of Indian chest society under the guidance of Dr H.J. Singh Chairman and Dr Vishal Chopra Secretary on a very important topic of Non-Invasive Ventilation. Dr KK Aggarwal Principal Govt. Medical College, Patiala was the chief guest of this event. Dr KK Aggarwal stressed the need to regularly conduct CME programs which he said are very important to update about the recent advances in medicine.It was attended by 82 participants from all over Punjab including students and staff nurses. It is an underutilized modality.
Non-invasive ventilation is an important and at times a lifesaving modality. Interventions like these, though they may seem simple, are not easy to accomplish. Choosing the right modality for the right patient is the first step.
For this CME the speakers were Dr Vijay Hadda from AIIMS New Delhi, Dr Akashdeep from DMC Ludhiana, Dr Amit Mandal from Fortis hospital Mohali and Dr Himanshu Garg from Gurgaon. They are using these modalities on a day to day basis and have a vast experience in accomplishing non-invasive ventilation. The speakers encouraged the participants to use this modality on a regular basis. They stressed the importance of proper patient selection and the importance of monitoring the patients regularly when put on this modality. A workshop and hands-on training session were also conducted where the participants had an interactive session.
