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Symposium on Pediatric Rheumatology

A full day symposium on Pediatric Rheumatology for postgraduate students and pediatricians was organized jointly by The Professor B. A. Bharucha Foundation and Department of Pediatrics, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai. The program was attended by over 140 students and practising pediatricians.

Date : Sunday 23rd June 2002
Time : 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
Venue : Auditorium, 3rd floor, Jaslok Hospital, Dr GD Deshmukh Marg, Mumbai - 26

Program

Dr. Y. K. Amdekar, Consultant Pediatrician, Jaslok and Lilavati Hospitals, acted as an expert for the entire program.

8.00 to 8.45 am Registration
8.45 to 9 am Welcome and Inauguration Dr. R. K. Anand
Consultant Pediatrician, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
9 to 9.15 am Classification of Chronic Arthritis: Changing Times and Changing Terms Dr Susan D'souza
Senior Registrar, Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai
9.15 to 10.15 am A Stepwise Approach to a Child With Arthritic Pain Dr. Raju Khubchandani
Consultant Pediatrician, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
10.15 am to 11.30 am Rheumatology Beyond The Joints
Skin Dr. Deepak Parikh
Consultant Pediatric Dermatologist, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai
Eye Dr. Karobi Lahiri
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai
Kidney Dr. K. P. Mehta
Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
Biopsies and Histology Dr Shaila Khubchandani,
ConsultantHistopathologist, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
11.30 am Tea Break
11.45 am - 1 pm Panel Discussion: The Laboratory In Rheumatology- A Slave Or Master Dr. Sujata Sawhney
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi
Dr. Camilla Rodrigues
In-charge, Department of Laboratory Medicine, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai
Dr. Nimish Nanavati
Consultant Rheumatologist, Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai
Moderator: Dr. Khubchandani
1 pm Lunch
2 pm Chronic Arthritis: Management Principles Dr. S. Sawhney
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi
3 pm onwards Cases, Cases and More Cases (Interactive Case Scenarios) Dr. S. Sawhney, Dr. Raju Khubchandani, Dr Susan D'souza