Written by INDUS MED NEWS 30 May, 2023 9:29 am .
(RESUscitation, Research, Respiratory EmergenCies and Tropical infections)
The thematic EMHIMACHAL conference was conducted successfully in the lap of Nature at Kufri, Shimla from 25-27th of May. It was conducted jointly by the IGMC Shimla, EMA Himachal chapter, Society of Pulmonary Medicine and INCUS RESURRECT was an academic feast for the residents and physicians of the region showcasing the range and depth Emergency medicine to them. The highlight of the event was the Indian Council of Medical Research Sponsored – ‘acute Care, Lung ultrasound, Airway management, and Non-invasive ventilation (CLAN) translational workshop. The idea of CLAN was to create a workforce trained to deal with prevailing and future respiratory emergencies arising from Coronaviruses and Influenza viruses. This idea conceived by Dr. Vivek Chauhan is truly revolutionary and needs to be replicated in all medical colleges. Workshop was delivered by the National Faculty of INDUSEM.
The attendees belonged to the departments of Medicine, Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, and Pulmonary medicine. Another highlight of the event was a thematic CME on Tropical infections. Tropical infections are a neglected area and topics like Rickettsial infections beyond scrub typhus, Rabies, and the North-South divide of Snake bites in India were discussed.
This event brought together the Departments of Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine on a single platform to deliver the very first EMHIMACHAL conference that was attended by over 200 delegates.
About Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
Himachal Pradesh Medical College at Shimla (HPMC) was established in the year 1966 with admissions of 50 students in the first batch. Indira Gandhi Medical College is affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. With the establishment of Medical College in the State, the hopes and aspirations of the people of the state were met with the standards of health services going on and students benefiting with the advantage of staying home and getting better educational avenues. Medical College then had a modest beginning with makeshift arrangements for hostels etc., but ecstasy of joining the Medical College located in Shimla with its salubrious climate, took away the agony., Himachal Pradesh Medical College was renamed Indira Gandhi Medical College (now popularly known as IGMC in abbreviated form) in 1984. Emergency Medicine Department has been recently created in IGMC Shimla with 7 faculty and 17 Senior Resident posts. http://www.igmcshimla.edu.in/
About Indian Council of Medical Research
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.
The ICMR has always attempted to address itself to the growing demands of scientific advances in biomedical research on the one hand, and to the need of finding practical solutions to the health problems of the country, on the other. The ICMR has come a long way from the days when it was known as the IRFA, but the Council is conscious of the fact that it still has miles to go in pursuit of scientific achievements as well as health targets. https://main.icmr.nic.in/
About EMA
The Emergency Medicine Association was founded in 2015 during the INDUSEM2015 World Congress of Academic Emergency Medicine (WACEM) in New Delhi. EMA is the official voice of competent Emergency Experts, working towards provision of quality emergency care in India. The EMA is an organized Guild of Emergency Leaders in Health and Medicine, focused on developing, practicing and progressing Emergency Medicine. EMA has a strong relation with partner organizations, individuals and institutions across the world, which are geared towards potentiating growth. EMA has the support of the INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative, the Academic College of Emergency Experts in India and the Academic for Clinical Emergency Nursing in India. For More Information: www.emaindia.net
About INCUS
Mission of The International Network for Critical Ultrasound (INCUS) is to assimilate the visual skills of leaders in acute visual medicine at one platform to disseminate the knowledge and skills to the health care professionals across the world to make a difference for those whom we care. Access to diagnostic modalities such as computed tomography is limited across the globe. Point of care Ultrasound (POCUS) is defined as the use of Ultrasound at the bedside of the patient for both diagnostic and therapeutic indications. It is focused, goal directed, reproducible and quick bedside examination of a critically ill patient. The applications of POC Ultrasound commonly include trauma care, emergency medicine, critical care, emergency cardiology and musculoskeletal including guided procedures. https://incusworld.org/index
About Kufri
Kufri is a resort hill station in the district of Shimla, India. It is located 20 km from the state capital Shimla on the National Highway No. 22. On the Kufri Avenue, the main thoroughfare, boutiques and restaurants mix with Indian-style hotels and souvenir shops are to look for during a visit.
