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 |
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| Eye | Dr.
Karobi Lahiri Consultant Ophthalmologist, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai |
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| Kidney | Dr.
K. P. Mehta Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai |
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| Biopsies and Histology | Dr
Shaila Khubchandani, ConsultantHistopathologist, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai |
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| 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 |