National CME on “Addiction Psychiatry: Facing the Reality and the Challenges" organized by DDTC,Department of Psychiatry, PGIMER
CHANDIGARH, 14.09.24-The National CME on “ Addiction Psychiatry: Facing the Reality and the Challenges" will be held at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research on 14-15th Sep 2024 by Drug De-Addiction and Treatment Centre, Department of Psychiatry.
Among public health concerns, the disease burden associated with alcohol, illicit andprescription drug problems, is substantial. Substance use disorders are increasing in our society and use among the special populations (like children and adolescents, women, old age etc.,) are also being reported. Earlier there used to be a stereotyped profile of drug users – mostly male, young adult for drugs and middle-aged adult for alcohol, lower class for cheap drugs and upper class for club drugs, something like that. It’s no longer like that. Substance use has broken all barriers – gender, age, class, occupation, personal choices. Children, women, elderly, prisoners, homeless, other marginalized people like LGBTQ… substance use can be a problem in all of these. And we do not talk enough about these.
Substance use in vulnerable populations are associated with higher rates of specific negative outcomes such as violence, legal problems, medication noncompliance, relapse and re-hospitalization; and incarceration; depression and suicide; severe financial problems from poor money management; unstable housing and homelessness; family burden, high rates of sexually transmitted diseases and higher treatment costs.
In the CME speakers who were working in this area from different parts of India talked on different aspects of the substance use in vulnerable populations. The CME was inaugurated by Prof Vivel Lal Director PGIMER. Prof Pratima Murthy Director NIMHANS, Bangalore who has been working with women who use substances for last 3-4 decades talked on extent and risk factors for substance use in women. Prof Subodh B N talked on the assessment and management of substance use in women. Prof Anju Dhawan Chief NDDTC, AIIMS New Delhi who has been working with adolescents who use substances for last 3 decades talked on extent of substance use in children and adolescents. Prof Arun Kanadaswamy talked on assessment and management of substance use in adolescents. There were panel discussion with experts on vulnerable substance populations and question answers from the audience.
This CME was intended as a capacity building exercise aimed at enhancing the diagnostic and management skills of psychiatry trainees and young psychiatrists. The CME was attended by more than 200 participants from different parts of India. The audience were equal mixture of both Students and practising psychiatrists.
The second day will focus on substance use elderly populations, in emergency setting, in jails, in LGBTQ+ population and substance use in NCD.
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8th PGI GI EMERGENCY CONFERENCE Day 2 15th September 2024
CHANDIGARH, 14 09.24-The academic forum conducted by department of gastroenterology PGI Chandigarh successfully brought together leading experts, researchers, and professionals from around the country to share and discuss the latest breakthroughs in the field of gastroenterology. The event featured key presentations, interactive sessions, and advancing the conversation on emergencies in gastroenterology.
Over the course, more than 400 resident doctors have attended the conference, with 13 keynote speakers, and 5 panel discussions were presented. Highlights of the conference included groundbreaking insights in the field of gastroenterological emergencies and critical discussions on the better management of such emergencies.
The highly anticipated conference was officially inaugurated today at Bhargava Auditorium, PGIMER, Chandigarh, marking the beginning of an exciting event focused on emergencies related to Gastroenterology. Prof Renu Vig, vice chancellor of Punjab University graced the inaugural ceremony as a chief guest. In her address, she emphasized the critical role of the “8th PGI GI EMERGENCY CONFERENCE” that plays in shaping the future of Gastroenterology. Prof Sanjay Jain, Dean (Research) and Prof Ashima Goyal (Subdean, academic) were also present.
The first and second sessions comprised of an approach to the management of gastrointestinal bleeding of both upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. Session on upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding was presented by well-known gastroenterologist from Bengaluru, Dr Naresh Bhat and the session was chaired by Dr Ajay Bahl, Dr Sridhar Sundaram, Dr Anupam K Singh and Dr Cherring Tandup. Detailed discussion was done on various causes of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding like ulcers in the stomach, variceal bleeding, bleeding due to tear in the esophagus. Dr Vaneet Jearth , consultant gastroenterologist at PGIMER discussed on portal hypertension related bleeding which is commonly seen in patients with liver disease while midgut and lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding was discussed by Dr Mohan Ramchandani from AIG institute from Hyderabad. The topic was further carried forward to discuss the available modality to tackle gastrointestinal bleeding such as clips, coils, glue, hemospray and medical management by Dr Rajesh Puri, Dr Jayanta Samanta, Dr Sridhar Sundaram and Dr Saroj Kant Sinha.
The fourth session comprised of management of acute pancreatitis in the early phase. Acute pancreatitis is gastrointestinal emergency in which primary care physician has an important role to play. Acute pancreatitis is acute inflammation of pancreas that occurs due to alcohol ingestion, stone in the bile duct, very high calcium levels or triglyceride levels. The initial 72 hrs are crucial for the management of acute pancreatitis. The session was conducted by Dr Pramod Garg from AIIMS, New Delhi where he shared his expert insights with the residents that is going to help in better management of patients.
The discussion was carried forward in the afternoon session which highlighted the luminal emergencies. Dr Govind Makharia from AIIMS, New Delhi discussed about approach to the gut obstruction and its management and Dr Amarender S Puri discussed about acute gut ischemia. Intestinal obstruction can occur due to malignancies, tuberculosis and Crohn’s disease and may require emergency surgery.
The session on acute cholangitis was led by Dr. Praveer Rai under expert panel discussion of Dr. Navneet Sharma, Dr. Pankaj Gupta, Dr. Jimil Shah and Dr. Chhagan Lal. Acute cholangitis is occurred due to obstruction in the bile duct that can lead to mortality. The session included education about the causes and clinical features of acute cholangitis, diagnosis and timely management of acute cholangitis.
The key session of the day was the management of endoscopy related complications which was chaired by Professor Rakesh Kochhar, Dr Atul Sachdev and Dr Satish. Dr Srisha Hebbar and Dr Vinay Dhir delivered their talk and emphasized on safe endoscopy practices and how to manage the complications when they do occur. It was cherished by all residents and multiple queries of budding gastroenterologist were solved.