October 8, 2024

Update on IPSPI Activities


WPIW 2024 (postponed due to General Elections in India) – CME on PID(IEI) was organised by IPSPI India in collaboration with St John’s Medical College Hospital Bengaluru Karnataka & IAP-Bengaluru on July 20, 2024 at Pope Paul Auditorium, SJMCH under the Chairmanship of Dr Fulton D’Souza, Professor &HOD of Dept. of, Pediatrics, St John’s Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru.

The CME was attended by close to 150 delegates and eminent national and international speakers shared their knowledge of diagnosing and managing patients with PID. The distinguished speakers were: Dr Fulton D’Souza Professor & HOD, Pediatrics, St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, B’lore Dr Sushma K, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, B’lore, Dr Ankur Jindal, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Allergy Immunology Unit, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Dr Mukesh Desai, Professor & Head, Pediatric Immunology BJ Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Dr Sanjeeva GN, Professor, Pediatrics, IGICH B’lore Dr Dinesh Kaul Senior Consultant, Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, Ms. Rubby Chawla, Founder and President IPSPI, INDIA, Dr Chandrashekara S, Medical Director, ChanRe Rheumatology & Immunology Center and Research, B’lore, Dr Anand Prakash, Professor & HOD, Pediatric Haematology Oncology & BMT, St. John’s Medical College and Hospital, B’lore, Dr Srinivas V Kaveri, Director of Research, CNRS, France, Dr Vignesh P , Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology) PGIMER, Chandigarh.

The program included difficult case presentations by the Dept. Of Clinical Hematology SJMCH, B’lore and Patient & Doctor Interaction, Case Discussion & Panel Discussion of Treatment of Patients Under NPRD (National Policy for Rare Diseases)

Chief Guests Hon’ble Minister of Medical Education, Govt. of Karnataka, Dr Sharan Prakash Rudrappa Patil, Patron: * Rev Fr Jesudoss Rajamanickam, Director, St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, B’lor And Guests of Honour: * Dr  Subba Rao S D Senior Consultant (Paediatrics) Former Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics, SJMCH, B’lore, * Prof Dr Ramesh Kumar Sahu, MD Prof Radiology department & Medical Superintendent Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai, CHATTISGARH, * Prof Dr Meera V, HOD Clinical Hematology Victoria Hospital, Bangalore, graced the Inauguration function.