The day-long national conference was attended by more than 200 delegates from across the country
AMRI Group of Hospitals recently organised a day-long national conference on recent advances in surgical specialities ‘AMRICON Surgery Update 2016’ in Kolkata. Inaugurating the conference, Dr Chandrima Bhattacharya, Chairperson, West Bengal Medical Service Corporation, said, “We are glad that AMRI Group of Hospitals has taken this initiative to host ‘AMRICON Surgery Update 2016’ in Kolkata. The state has made improvements in terms of health infrastructure.”
AMRI Group has been organising AMRICON for years and this is the sixth edition of the conference on surgery. Around 200 delegates took part in the conference from across the country including eminent medical professionals and faculties from top ranked hospitals from India and abroad.
They were Dr Debashish Ghosh, Consultant Breast & Oncoplastic Surgeon, Royal Free Hospital, UK; Dr Maneesh Sinha, Consultant Urologist, NU Hospitals, Bangalore; Dr Anshuman Agarwal, Senior Consultant, Urology and Robotic Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi; Dr Sanjay Kumar Pandey, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeon, Batra Hospital, New Delhi etc. They all shared the latest trends and innovation in surgery procedures.
Speaking on the occasion, Rupak Barua, CEO, AMRI Hospitals, said, “Organised by AMRI Hospitals, AMRICON is an endeavour to enrich the knowledge sharing bank that would empower us to keep up our commitment to provide the best of medical treatment to our patients. Surgical care has been an essential component of healthcare worldwide for over a century. As the incidences of traumatic injuries, cancers and cardiovascular disease continue to rise, the impact of surgical intervention is increasingly becoming high. Thus, the latest programme of AMRICON Surgery Update focuses on the cutting–edge progressive surgical techniques and advanced technologies, taking in laparoscopy, minimally invasive surgery, cardiac, onco surgery, paediatrics, robotics, and plastic surgery, among others. We have received a very encouraging response from the medical fraternity across the country.”
Dr Bhabatosh Biswas, Vice Chancellor, West Bengal University of Health Services, said: “AMRICON is a good platform for specialists to exchange knowledge and experience. This will ensure high standard of care given to the patients.”
EH News Bureau
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