CME on Venous Thrombo Embolism

Ludhiana, April 25, 2016: Department of Critical Care Medicine, DMCH in collaboration with Departments of Anaesthesia, Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and allied super-specialties organized a ‘CME on Venous Thrombo Embolism (VTE-CON @DMCH) under the aegis of Ludhiana Chapter of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Organizing Chairperson and Principal, Dr Sandeep Puri told that venous thromboembolism (VTE) comprising deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolismis a frequent cause of death in bed ridden sick patients.. VTE disease may be fatal in acute phase or lead to chronic disease with disability, but is often preventable also. Dr GS Wander extended warm welcome the guest speakers and participating delegates. Sh. Prem Gupta, secretary DMCH managing society was the chief guest for this CME.
Dr PL Gautam, Organizing Secretary said that said the purpose of organizing this conference is to update the participating delegates about latest management techniques of treating Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) disease. Dr. Rajesh Mahajan and Dr. Suneet Kathuria told that the scientific programme was blended to cover preventive, clinical diagnostic dilemmas, therapeutic issues and interactive case sessions with experts. Eminent national faculty included Dr Suvraj John, Dr Ashish Bhalla, Dr. Bishav Mohan, Dr. Rajeev Gupta, Dr. Raval Jindal, Dr. Neeru Sahni, Dr. Sheeba, Dr. Gaurav, Dr. Bhullar and others. Major trauma surgery, joint replacement surgery, spinal cord injury, different types of malignancy and blood transfusion are strong provoking risk factors for the development of VTE. Cigarette smoking, obesity and pregnancy also increase the risk of VTE. venous thrombo embolism is a potential fatal complication in critically ill and hospitalised patients. Methods to prevent and treat this potential fatal complication was the theme of the panel discussion.