19th International Conference of Telemedicine Society of India, Telemedicon 2023 and 27th International Conference of ISfTeH was held on 3rd, 4th and 5th November 2023 at Park Regis in Goa. The theme being ‘Emerging Technologies Connecting Indian Healthcare System‘ – Presented by Serum Institute of India.

This three day feast of Academics, Scientific Presentations, Fun and Frolic, had so many firsts in the form of Fireside Chat with Mr Devang Mody, CE0 Bajaj Health, First Telemedicon Oration by Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, Founder of Health Parliament & Digital Health Academy, Master Classes by Dr Uma Nambiar, Quiz Competition by Prof. Dr K Ganapathy, Best Hopper to the exhibition arena, State Pavilions by TSI Maharashtra, Goa & Gujarat Chapters, Launch Pad For Saffron Telehealth By Suquino, Healthy Vibes & My DNA, ISfTeH represented in person by President Dr Michele Y Griffith, Prof S Yunkap Kwankam & Dr B K Rana. Highest attended AGM & Valedictory Functions. Telemedicon 2023 saw the first paper based elections in its history. Prof. Dr Meenu Singh presented Telemedicine (Past, Present, and Future) as her Presidential Ovation, Col. Dr Ashwini Goel was felicitated at the same time.

There were 15 sessions on Emerging Technologies, Future Trends In Healthcare And Vaccine Delivery, Government Initiatives, Global Telehealth and Cyber Security, Telemedicine Practices And Challenges, Building Bridges For Better Healthcare, ISfTeH Session, Telemedicine – Back to Space, Innovations, AI 6 Mental Health, Past, Present & Future of Telehealth in India, Platform and Devices, Technology Driven Hospital For Better Patient Care by Mr Behram Khodaiji CE0, Grant Medical Foundation Ruby Hall Clinic, Including a Fireside Chat, panel discussion on Remote Monitoring of Substance Use Disorder (Focussed on adolescents and young adults) by Dr Sreya Chattopadhayay, Mr Jaspal Singh, Director General of Police, Goa, Dr Dheeraj Mehrotra and Tele Ophthalmology Society of India headed by Dr R Kim, in the Serum Hall. Two Master Classes and Two workshops were held by Dr T Senthil and Mr A Kishore Reddy, along with Symposium on surgery in the information age by Dr S K Mishra, Dr Anjali Mishra, Prof. Darwin Caldwell, Prof Rifat Latifi, Mr Rajat Sharma, Dr S K Yadav, Prof Priyanka Bagade 6 Dr B S Ratta. In addition, President /Secretaries of all State Chapters of TSI, Industry Corporate and Institute Member Sessions at the Suquino Hall. Around 50 Technology Partners presented their solutions in healthcare with demos in the industry theatre, Bajaj Hall. Over 50 scientific Papers and Posters were presented at the Google Hall.

The event was Inaugurated by Dr Chandrakant Shetye, MLA and Chairman Infotech Corporation of Goa, in the presence of President TSI Dr Meenu Singh, President ISfTeH Dr Michelle Griffith, and Guest of Honor, Dr Rajendra Pratap Gupta, The Exhibition was inaugrated by Mr Michael Lobo, MLA Goa.

Fun and frolic was at its peak during Dinner Cruise on river Mandovi, Goa with Awards Night for the hidden gems and torchbearers of TSI. Dr T Senthil, Dr Sheila John were crowned as Eyeconic of TSI, Mr A Kishore Reddy the King of Telemedicine Operations, the Digital Medical Eye award went to Mr Ashwin Desai, and Rising Star of TSI was Dr Sanjay Sharma & Prof S Raghavan the Star Engineer of TSI. The Paper Man of TSI undoubtedly was Dr Uma Shankar and the Marathon Man of TSI for holding the fort for four consecutive years went to none other than Dr. Murthy Remilla. The TSI Geek Award was bagged by Mr Repu Daman from the SZchool of Telemedicine and Bioinformatics.

The New-King of TSI Award for painstakingly bringing out TSI News Letter consecutively for three years went to none-other than Dr Sunil Shroff, the incoming Vice President of TSI. Vigyan Guru of TSI went to Dr Uma Nambiar. Dr K Ganapathy was Kaun Banega Telepathy, Quiz Master Award.

Three major sponsors: Serum Institute of India, Bajaj Health 6 Ruby Hall Clinic were conferred the Platinum, Gold 6 Healthcare Partner Award respectively. The rising star of Tele-Radiology of India went to Dr Amit Kharat, CE0 Deeptek, The Star Debutant award for successful launch of their product went to Mr Ravi Amble, Dr V S Hegde for Saffron Telehealth, Mr Srinivas Sardar for Remote Patient Monitoring and Mr Subodh Gupta for launching My DNA. Also for the first time Student Essay Contest was held on the theme subject across India and the Gold Medal went to Dr. Anish Mahashankar Joshi, Silver Medal to Dr Vaibhav Verlekar & Bronze Medal to Dr Arjun Jichkar. The best stall award was presented by Dr R Kim, President TSI 2024 to Serum Institute of India, Mr Dinesh Gundi.

Over 325 delegates attended the meet in Goa, spanning USA, Europe, Asia, length and breadth of India representing ISfTeH, ATA, National Health Authority, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, CDAC, SAC ISR0, Industry and institutes like AIIMS, AIMS, PGI, SGPGI, Apollo, Sankara Nethralaya, Aravind Eye Care, Narayana Hrudayalaya, represented by Dr Devi Shetty and many others.

Winners of the quiz competition were sent their smart watches as awards and the best paper and podium awards, as cash prizes on behalf of TSI. Podium Winners were Dr Uma Nahar Saikia, Dr Sheila John and winners of poster were Dr AnilChauhan and Dr. Hima Bindu Kotamarthy.

Dr B S Ratta
Organizing Chairman
TELEMEDICON 2023, Goa

 

TELEMEDICON 2023 Feedback

Dr. Ganapathy:
Accolades, acclamations, applauses, admirations approvals, awards, cheers, commendations, encomiums, eulogies, endorsements, honours, ovations, praises, panegyrics, paeans thumbs up icons, tributes all freely flowing in all Whats App Groups, from old and young, from veterans and initiates speak for themselves. With my limited vocabulary I am at a loss for words. I would like to join every member of the TSI in thanking the Telemedicon2023 for a fantabulous event. Rattaji obviously did not behave like a Chairman. He was the First among equals. I am also pleased to see the difference of opinion in the various WA groups over the last week. The hundreds of postings indicate a personal involvement. Dissent is the basis of all democracy. Progress is not through consensus. New blood is essential . No one is indispensable. The outgoing TSI team have done a good job. I am sure the current team will steadily raise the bar. We do not want an incremental growth. It should be a radical transformation. This can only happen with a 100% participation. It is better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all !!

Dr. Selvakumar:
Thanks to dr ratta Speakers were off high quality Introduction of dr Ganapathy for quiz was amazing Time management personally by dr ratta was super Food quality was very tasty and rich started by exacises to reduce my calories Overall the the conference was of 7 star ratting Exhibit showcasing was in par excellent ENTERTAINMENT WAS SUPER WITH FUN THANKS to dr ratta again single man show lessons to be learnt from him how to manage such conferences My sincere thanks and appreciattin to old EC team with spl thsnks to dr murthy for excellent management for the last 4 yrs Welcome to the new EC team ism sure this team will tske to greater heights with leadership of dr kim Members absence was only defect in telelmedicon confrence atl we should have double the attendance Nothing more can be done by the TSI in showcasing yearly event I thsnk all the members who attended for the grouth of TSI the meet with there support.

Dr. Raj Raval, Gujarat Chapter of TSI:
On behalf of TSI GUJARAT CHAPTER, I’m thanking Dr.Ratta sir for involving us in organising squad although he knows he was very much able to do own his own. We learnt lot many things from him. He literally took all the pains to deliver wonderful event to us. Contents, New ideas pitching, timings, industries participation, food , cruise….everything were fabulous. We are also thankful to previous office bearers especially Dr. Murthi Ramilla. He has done tremendous work and is source of inspiration for us. With your guidance so many young aspirants have joined TSI. I’m sure you’ll continue your support to TSI wherever require. Thanks once again.

Dr. Satyamurthy:
You are incredible Dr.Selva. Nice to see your remarks. Dr.Ratta was the dream boy organiser of utmost sincerity, commitment and recorded his hattrick of conducting 3 TSI conferences with grand finale of taking you all on Cruise ship which I missed. God bless our group young Margadharshaks.

What is New?

TELEMEDICON 2023, held in the vibrant state of Goa, has concluded on a high note, leaving a lasting impact on the world of healthcare. This year’s event brought together a diverse range of healthcare professionals, technology experts, policymakers, and innovators to explore the cutting-edge advancements in telemedicine and its transformative potential.

Telemedicon 2023: A Resounding Success in Goa And Many First’s in TSI

Under the astute leadership of Dr.BS Ratta, TELEMEDICON2023 stood out and achieved its objective of showcasing a world class event with rich content, exchange of knowledge, global collaboration and wonderful networking opportunities to push the telemedicine forward in our country. There were also many firsts during this meeting:

1. An app helped make this a paperless meeting that was easy to ACCESS and navigate.
2. Fireside Chats
3. First Telemedicon Oration
4. Master Classes
5. Quiz Competition
6. Best Hopper to the exhibition arena
7. Highest attended AGM & Valedictory Functions
8. TELEMEDICON2023 saw the first paper-based elections in its history for Vice President post.

Report of 1st Annual Conference of Telemedicine Society of India (MahaTelemedicon 13) held on 1st September, 2013 at Pune, Maharashtra

The inaugural conference of The Telemedicine Society of India, Maharashtra Chapter was organized by TSI Maharashtra Chapter jointly with the IMA Pune branch on 1st Sept, 2013 at Dr. Nitu Mandke IMA House Pune. Over 200 delegates attended the Conference.The CME started off with a welcome address by Dr.Prakash Marathe Secretary IMA Pune branch.He called upon Dr Bharati Dhore Patil Immediate Past President IMA and Shri L.S.Satyamurthy President Elect TSI to chair the morning session. Abhijit Gupta opened the session with a demonstration of Praxify. The product generated a lot of interest and enthusiasm amongst the audience.

 

Another novel demonstration Health Risk Assessment (HRA) for lifestyle diseases through Telemedicine was made by Dr.B.S.Ratta.A volunteer from the audience underwent the HRA and his report was received on his mobile phone which was shown to the delegates subsequently. Dr. Ratta showed how this tool could be used to detect early cases of Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension, increased Lipids and cardiac disorders at an affordable cost by holding mass camps at work site.

 

The conference was inaugurated by Dr. P.K. Sinha Senior Director (R&D) and High Performance Computing) at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-Dac)Pune, in the presence of Guest of Honour Dr N.K. Dhamija, Deputy Commissioner Training and Nodal Officer Telemedicine , Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(MOH&FW) ,Government of India, New Delhi. The other dignitaries present on the dais for the Lighting of Lamp ceremony were office bearers of Telemedicine Society of India and IMA dignitaries Dr. Prakash Marathe and Dr. Bharati Dhorepatil. Dr P.K Sinha appreciated the role of TSI and spoke on development of cloud computing technology for development of Electronic Health Record (EHR) for every citizen of India linking it to Aadhar cards. With the EHR being central to most health informatics applications, several countries have initiated programs for implementing national EHR infrastructures. Building and implementing such a national EHR infrastructure requires an understanding of healthcare standards, coding systems, and standard frameworks, each of which may vary across borders and/or come from a myriad of sources. He then spoke on Mercury Nimbus- CDAC’s Cloud Enabled EMR/EHR and Telemedicine Suite. In fact Mercury Nimbus was launched in this conference and was well accepted by the audience. Mercury Nimbus was then demonstrated by Gaur Sunder and Praphul Kolte. It consists of three tools; Mercury on Cloud, Cloud Repository and Mercury for Android, specially tailored to cloud/clustered infrastructure. It can be used in Telemedicine scenarios like doctors working in multiple clinics, groups of clinicians working, clinicians at remote end with clinicians at specialist end and HSP-to-HSP interaction.

 

Dr N.K. Dhamija and Dr. S.K. Mishra shared their views on the Central Government initiatives in Telemedicine and healthcare sector including National Medical College Network. Dr. N.K. Dhamija stated that MoH&FW, Govt. of India is laying major emphasis on telemedicine application and there is a huge budget provision for the same to help in bridging the gap between Rural and Urban health divide. He also highlighted the fact that Tele-health Act is on the anvil and National Task Force for standards in Telemedicine will be rejuvenated. Dr. B.N. Mohanty spoke on the Odisha TM Network and it’s functioning in the state of Odisha. He demonstrated how three Government Medical Colleges in the state have taken on all the districts of Odisha to provide medical care through Telemedicine. Dr. Suptendra Nath Sarbadhikari spoke on National Health Portal. He mentioned that it will now be possible for Indian Doctors to upload useful clinical data and interesting medical case reports on the National Health Portal (NHP). This portal is likely to be inaugurated by October,2013.

 

The Afternoon session was chaired by Dr N.K.Dhamija and Dr Suparna Telang. Presentations on Tele-Psychiatry were made by Dr. Suparna Telang and Dr. Animish Chavan. They made a video presentation on use of Tele Psychiatry – SCARF in Chennai. They emphasized that it saves time and money for the patient and the service provider. They discussed various revenue models and a simple software to run a Tele-Psychiatry program. This was followed by a presentation made on Tele Ophthalmology by Dr. Sangeeta Wagh and Dr. Suchetra Kulkarni. Through video-conference with Aravind Eye Hospital of Madurai, they showed how from Ophthalmic camps the images of retina were transferred for opinion to the base hospital and from there treatment offered to the camps. They also made a video presentation on Retinopathy of Prematurity. Mr. B.S. Bedi , Advisor, CDAC and Immediate Past President of TSI spoke on EMR Standardization and it’s Inter-operability. Shri L.S. Satyamurthy, president-elect of TSI and ex-director of Telemedicine, ISRO/Deptt. of Space spoke on telemedicine as a service that can be successfully be adopted for the societal benefits in bringing healthcare to the rural and the under-served population, both in India and in other developing countries. Dr. D.B. Kadam, Professor of Medicine, Sassoon General Hospital and Nodal Officer, Telemedicine (SGH),NRHM(Maharashtra) spoke on how Maharashtra has come on to the Map of Telemedicine. He highlighted the Government Medical College Network and showcased the TM program at Sassoon General Hospital. This was well appreciated by one and all.

 

In the concluding session convenor Dr B.S.Ratta proposed vote of thanks.

29th, 30th Nov & 1st Dec 2013, Jaipur

Venue: S.G.P.G.I.M.S. Lucknow.
Date: 15^th February 2014, Sunday
Time: 8.00 am to 5.30 pm.

TELEMEDICINE SOCIETY OF INDIA- INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS

Time	Programme
08:00 to 09:00am	Registration and Breakfast.
09:00 to 10:00am	Inauguration Programme
09:00 to 09:15am	Welcome Address:    Shri L.S. Satyamurthy, President, TSI
09:15 to 09:25am	Introduction to the event:    Col. Ashwini Goel, Hony. Secretary, TSI
09:25 to 09:40am	Key Note Address:   – To be announced
09:40 to 09:55am	Inaugural Address:    Prof. S.K. Mishra, Immediate Past President
09:55 to 10:00am	Vote of Thanks:    Prof. Nirmal Gutpa, Local Org. Secretary
10:00 to 10:30am	Coffee Break (30 min)
10:30 to 12:00pm	Session I- Theme: – Basic Concepts on Telemedicine (12+3×5′)
	Chair:  Lt. Gen. A.K.Singh / Shri Vimal Wakhlu 1. Introduction to Telemedicine as technology and its role in health care – L.S. Satyamurthy 2. Clinical applications of Telemedicine: B.N. Mohanty 3. Applications in knowledge sharing in collaborative environment: Selva Kumar 4. Models of work spaces for telemedicine applications: Demonstration through Virtual Tour of STBMI- S.K. Mishra 5. e-Learning modules: Opportunities and Challenges: U.C. Ghoshal
12:00 to 01:00pm	Session II- Video/ physical introduction of Natural Resource Center Facilities and Activities (15min) Followed by Tour by STBMI Team Conducted tour (45 min)
	1. High-tech Digital Lecture Theater 2. Surgical Tele-presence Suits (Module I & II) 3. Medical Education Content Development Lab 4. Mobile e-Health platforms: Tools and Kits 5. Integrated Telemedicine Clinic 6. Integrated Digital Operation Theatre 7. SGPGI Telemedicine Enterprise and Network Operating Center(NOC) 8. SGPGI Knowledge Park 9. Pan Africa and SAARC Telemedicine Network Facilities 10. Introduction to softwares a. Telemedicine Appplications (Mercury, Sanjeevani, Televital, Prognosys, Nimbus, Telemedicine, etc) b. Softwares used in medical education content development c. Medical content editing softwares (FCP, Adobe)
01:00 to 02:00pm	-Lunch Break
02:00 to 03:00pm	Session III- Social Theme m-Health (12+3 min each)
	Chair: Prof. R.N. Misra Prof. V.K. Kapoor 1. Introduction to m-Health: How it is different from e-Health and Telemedicine?: B.S. Bedi 2. Global development in m-Health: Historical, Standards and policies: K.Ganapathy 3. m-Health Application Scenarios: e-Learning and socialmedia – Nirmal Gupta
03:00 to 04:00pm	Session IV Theme: Live Demonstration of Telemedicine Applications
	Co-ordinators: P.K.Pradhan/ A.K. Sangal 1. Tele-Education: Online/ Real Time 2. Tele-Consultation: Standard and open systems (Skype, Google, etc.) 3. Clinical information & Telemedicine synergy (medical students, nursing and medical and para-medical professionals)
04:00 to 04:30pm	Coffee break (30 min)
04:30 to 05:30pm	Session V Theme:  Open House Session
	Co-ordinator: Col. Ashvini Goel Panelist:    Shri L.S. Satyamurthy/ Prof. Saroj K. Mishra/ Dr. Bhagwant S. Ratta/ Dr. Col. Ashwani Goel/ Shri Ashok K. Sangal/ Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Singh/ Prof. Selva Kumar/ Shri Vimal Waklu/ Prof. P.K. Pradhan/ Prof. Nirmal Gupta/ Dr. Vinod K. Gupta/ Dr. Sanjay SharmaA distinguished panel of experts will address questions placed in the question pool during the day until 4:00PM
05:30pm	Coffee and Adjourn (30 min)

Dr. B. S. Ratta & Dr. Suprna Telang presented talks on mhealth in Indian scenario & Telepsychiatry respectively.

2nd Annual Conference of Telemedicine Society of India (MahaTelemedicon 14) held on 24th August 2014 at Sangli, Maharashtra.

MahaTelemedicon 14 this year was held in conjunction with Sparsh Advanced Laparoscopy Center and Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College and Hospital , through the aegesis of IMA Sangli. We presented the Journey of Telemedicine in India along with Developing information technology infrastructure for health care.In addition there were sessions on Tele Psychiatry and Mercury Nimbus and its mobile applications .C Snomed was show cased.

The programme was accredited by Maharastra Medical Council with 2 credit hours. Over 350 Delegates were registered and spot registrations added another 25 to the list. It was an eye opener on Telemedicine in this part of Maharashtra and enthusiased many to the field. We are following up to make them as new members. We thank IMA Sangli for its whole hearted support in organising the event.CDAC Pune as usual were the spine of the event.Thanks to the team headed by Shailesh Narvaria, Deepankar Dixit, Santosh Nirmal and Deepak Chaudhary.

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,Wardha
Date: 30^th August 2015
Time: 09.30 am to 4.00 pm.

TELEMEDICINE SOCIETY OF INDIA- INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS

Time	Programme
09:30 to 10:00am	Registration and Breakfast.
10:00 to 12:30pm	Workshop Programme
1:30pm to 4:00pm	Invited Lectures:

Sep. 2015, Karnataka State Chapter, Bengaluru.

16^th-17^th,30^th Oct. 2015 6th International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT, Lalit Ashok, Bangaluru.

10th, 11th & 12th Nov. 2016, Bengaluru.

29th July. 2017, Annual Conference of Mahatelemedicon 2017 along with Ruby Hall Clinic Pune.

SI Maharashtra Chapter and Ruby Hall Clinic jointly organized the International Telemedicine Conference on 9th, 10th and 11th Nov. 2017 at the Sheraton Grand in Pune. The theme of the conference was “Digital Health – Shaping The Future of Health Care” As usual we had a mixed audience including Doctors, Engineers, IT specialist, Regulators, Policy makers, Researchers, vendors, innovators, and a contingent from Russia and Baltic showcasing Telemedicine and communication technologies currently in vogue. The conference was attended by more than 350 participants from India and Abroad. Key topics covered were Telepractices viz. Tele Cardiology, Tele Oncology, Tele Diabetes,Tele Radiology, Tele Psychiatry, Tele Stroke, Tele Ophthalmology, Telemedicine in extreme environment, Virtual clinics, e Labs, e ICU. Presentations were par excellent and good discussions were generated during each sessions, and lots of participants requested organizers for more time. Another highlight was the Indo Russian Forum, represented by 5 Russians in connection with 70th year of Indo Russian Friendship Treaty and the BRICS session both of which were coordinated by Dr. S. K. Mishra our own P. P. TSI and Maharashtra Chapter places on record, its gratitude to the doyen for all his help. Plenary sessions, Legal & Regulatory sessions, Telemedicine Networks around the world were other highlights of the conference.
For the first time Maharashtra Chapter initiated The Awards for Best Mobile App for Virtual Clinic, Best App for Social Responsibility, Best Paper etc.
The Conference was recognized by Maharashtra Medical Council, Mumbai with 4 Credit hours.

EDM, Brochures, Posters were used to spread the message of TelePractices via social media, emails and sms. Local Press covered the event adequately Great Demonstrations like AmbuPod, 108 Ambulance Services, in Maharashtra, Practice Management Apps, Mental Health Demonstration TeleECHO by NIMHANS, Workshop on EHR / Standardizations by CDAC were well received. Keynotes address, by IMA President Dr. Ravi Wankhedkar, led to IMA, committing at National level to hold National Telemedicine Day on 24th March every year, Town Hall meeting with Dr. Khalid Moidu USA drew lot of interest in terms of capacity building in Telemedicine. Healthcare Digital Future by Avaya and Reaching the Unreached in immunization by Serum Institute of Indias Dr. Prasad Kulkarni and Tele Paediatric led by Dr. Meenu Singh and Dr. Dhananjay Mangal were eye openers.

Conference also discussed 3D Printing, Block Chain, Artificial Intelligence and 360̊ Interoperability in Healthcare, State Telemedicine Network, by Odisha & Maharashtra were well demonstrated. Conference partners SIIs Reaching the unreached, Bajaj Allianz showcasing Digitally connected Health Eco system , Telemedicine goes instant by Practo, Healthlink, Hello Doc were very well presented. Tele Neonatology and Tele Orthopaedics were new Telepractices that were discussed in length. Prof. K. Ganapathy session on NeuroSciences and Tele Stroke with Dr. Madhavan from USA went excellent.

Mr. Virender Kumar Chairman DECU – ISRO led the Govt. initiatives in Telemedicine along with Mr. B. S. Bedi, Dr. Supten Sarbhadikari , Mr L.S Satyamurthy and Mr. Gaur Sunder. TCIL’s experience in implementing eHealth projects globally was well expressed and showcased by Mr. A. Sheshagiri Rao. CDAC led by Dr. Hemant Darbari gave future direction of Technology in Healthcare.

Over 50 free papers were presented at the conference.

Presidential Oration by Prof. K. Selva Kumar took the cake. He vividly explained his journey and milestones in Telemedicine and the audience was awe stuck. All the Past Presidents , members of Exe. Committee from the National and State bodies were extremely helpful and joined hands to make Telemedicon 2017 a great success with support from the Headquarters and dynamic President TSI Prof. K Selva Kumar. A citation was given to Dr. Vijay G. Prabhakar and the two Past Presidents Dr. B. S. Ratta and Dr. B. N. Mohanty.

Any omission in the report is not intentional but may be an oversight and the committee seeks pardon. The entire show would not have been possible without the management of Sheraton Grand and event organisers MedVent to whom we are much obliged.

 

Dr. B. S. Ratta.
President
TSI Maharashtra Chapter

Telemedicon 2019 was held at the India Spinal Injuries Center, New Delhi between 29th November and December 1, 2019.

On the occasion of Telehealth Day, Dr. D. Y. Patil college had organized.

• Essay competition for medical students
• Poster competition
• Lectures by Telemedicine luminaries
  • Dr. Amit Kharat
  • Dr. Prachi Sathe
  • Dr. B. S. Ratta
  • Dr. Meghna Chawala
  • Dr. Suchitra Mankar
  • Dr. Anand Halbe

Day 1: Day 1 – Auditorium – 1

Download: 27 may Flow of Events pdf

Date -Time:  Thursday  27th May 2021 5-7 PM   

 

Academic Host: MGM Institute of Health Sciences UHS  Navi Mumbai. TSI, API, ICP

 

Resource Person:  Dr. S.V.kulkarni –AAMT Advanced Acad. of Med.Technology & V.President  TSIM.

 

The program started at the right time with a Context setting  & Intro by Dr. S.V.Kulkarni. 

 

Inauguration: At hands of VC  MGM UHS- Dr. Shashank D. Dalvi. He appreciated the activity & also shared how he benefitted from TM in his own life. He also promised to have many similar programs beneficial to practicing doctors, students, Postgraduates  & the staff. API president Dr.Kamalesh Tewary-Bihar, API Past President Dr.S.Arhulraj -Tuticorin-TN & Dean of ICP  Dr. Rajesh Upadhyay -New Delhi addressed the event & stayed for the time of attractive & useful presentations.

 

Dr.Ratta introduced our President, TSI Dr. Ashvini Goel. In his  Presidential keynote Address  “Relevance of  TM in Covid Pandemic” which was the main attraction of the event, which covered almost all aspects of TM & the journey of TMS India. For many, it was a very new yet practical experience & a treasure house of Information.

 

The event went ahead with the introduction of Dr.B.S.Ratta-PP TSI  on the interesting topic“TM Need of an hour – An opportunity in Calamity” Dr.SV Kulkarni introduced him &Dr.Ratta with his fluent oratory, attractive slides mesmerized the audience.

 

The need for utility in ICU was  beautifully explained by – Dr.Sagar Sinha-Our next-generation torch bearer of technology from MGM Emergency Dept. with practical tips, and tricks in  his scholarly deliberations on “TM in  ICU management“

 

He introduced the next topic “Connected devices In Telemedicine Post Covid “ by  Dr. SV Kulkarni, It was  about the  practical aspects of many devices, also Demosstartions  of remote monitoring devices by Mr.Apte -Avidhart & FIT Kit

 

Many practical questions on utility  & Future of TM during the Q & A session with comments by  Dean Elect of ICP-Dr.Alaka Deshpande, Padmashree Awardee, suggested more such programs with a specific focus  & hands-on Demonstrations 

 

In Summary, it was the first of time academic event for all the strata of a medical professionals. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/v4a8Hfd8QsM-   

Target audience – Practicing Doctors Navi Mumbai, Raigad 

1. ‘Telemedicine Society of India, Maharashtra Chapter 

2. Telemedicine society of India-President-Dr.Ashvini Goel

3. API Navi Mumbai, Konkan ChapterAPI-Thane & Palghar.

4. IMA Navi Mumbai Raigad Medical Association NMDF NMDO

 

Programme:

1	Context setting-Introduction	Dr. S.V.kulkarni	05 min
2	Inauguration	Dr.Sudhir Kadam	05-10 min
3	Welcome address VC  MGM UHS	Dr. Shashank D. Dalvi	05-10 min.
4	Relevence of  TM in Covid Pandemiac	Dr. Ashvini Goel	20 minute
5	TM Need of hour – An opportunity in Calamity	Dr. B.S. Ratta	15 min
6	TM in  ICU management	Dr. Sagar Sinha	15 min
7	Connected devices In Telemedicine Post Covid	Dr. S .V. Kulkarni	15 min
8	Future of TM-QA-Active interactions -Summary	Audience Participation	15 min
9	Vote of thanks	Dean, MGM	05 min

 

Platform – Zoom for Faculty – Link on request only  

YouTube link: – https://youtu.be/v4a8Hfd8QsM-