7th Edition of ‘Spectrum 2018’- a Symposium on Cardiovascular Inaugurated
Mangaluru: The Seventh edition of a one-day Scientific Fiesta “Spectrum-2018”, a symposium on Cardiovascular Therapies and Research Update was inaugurated amidst eminent cardiologists and medical professionals today, January 6, 2018, at Hotel Taj Gateway in the city. The programme which is focusing extensively on “Interventional and Non-Interventional Cardiology” with emphasis on day-to-day management of cardiac cases was inaugurated with the traditional lighting of the lamp by Chief Guest A J group of Institutions Chairman Dr A J Shetty along with other dignitaries on the dais, namely Dr Ashok Hegde-Dean-AJIMS; Organizing Chairman Dr B V Manjunath, Organising Secretary Dr R Purushotham, Dr Annaiah Kulal-the observer for the symposium from Karnataka Medical Council.
Addressing the gathering, Dr AJ Shetty said, “Looking at the relevance and importance of a symposium, I am happy that activities like these are being conducted because I firmly believe that they are important in removing cobwebs in the brain and keeping them at bay. I encourage more doctors to participate and gain from such programmes. We need to stress the importance of keeping oneself updated no matter what field they belong to and added that the future graduates are the ones who “learn, unlearn and relearn. A cardiologist needs to be aware of the developments in the field of cardiology. There is a need for more of such programmes to be conducted on a larger scale to achieve professional excellence, and I thank the organizing committee for ably putting up such a well-organized event.”
The one-day event will include lectures and interactive sessions including two quizzes- one on clinical cardiology and another on ECG. Eminent speakers from all over India, USA and Canada are participating in the event. Nearly 250 delegates from Karnataka and neighbouring states have registered for the event. Dr Manjunath delivered the welcome address and Dr Purshotham proposed the vote of thanks. The programme was compered by Dr Bhabani Sahoo- DM Cardio-Final Year.
During the seminar, there were talks on: “Is Diabetes a CV Disease?”; “Structural Heart Disease”; “The Future on Interventional Cardiology”; “OCT in my Clinical Practice and Challenges with Calcified Coronary Lesions”; “Stroke and AF: NOAC for All”; “Pharmacological Management of Heart Failure, What’s New?”; “Latest Trials which Impacted Our Clinical Practices”; and “Can We Predict Future Coronary Events?”. The valedictory function was held at 5 pm on the same day.