1. BENGAL UVEITIS SUMMIT 2018
Date: 15/12/2018
Venue: Eastern Command Hospital
The Uveitis Annual Conference had been attended by 87 delegates including the faculties. This being a
working day the attendance could have increased had it been on a Sunday. The program started at 9 am.
The lectures were well accepted, and the following discussions were all the more thought-provoking.
The Panel Discussion conducted by Dr. Parthopratim Dutta Majumder and Dr Dipankar Das raised many
unanswered questions which were never asked before. As one of our National Faculty said Bengal
Uveitis Summit is now the second largest Uveitis Conference after the National Conference in India. We
feel proud to have created a platform to foster and nurture academic discussions and advancements
pertaining to Uveitis and its related aspects at the National level.
2. An evening with Prof. Narsing Rao
Date: 11/01/2019
Venue:Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai
ACME programme on uveitis “An evening with Prof. Narsing Rao” was held on 11th January 2019, 5-8
pm at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai. Seventy nine delegates from Tamil Nadu and other parts of the
country attended the meeting. Prof. Narsing Rao delivered a guest lecture “Approach to diagnosis and
management of posterior and panuveitis”. The lecture was for 45 minutes with excellent deliberation
of the subject. There was also presentation 5 challenging cases of uveitis and scleritis. Prof. Narsing
Rao and Dr. Kalpana Babu, Vice president of USI discussed these cases. The meeting was followed by
dinner.
3. COS - Uveitis Basic Course
Date : 24/02/2019
Venue: PGI Chandigarh
A half day CME was conducted in the North zone at Chandigarh under the aegis of Chandigarh
Ophthalmological Society(COS) in collaboration with USI. This CME focussed on a pertinent
topic like ‘Basics of uveitis for a comprehensive Ophthalmologist.’ It was a well attended CME in
which about 75 Ophthalmologistsactively participated. It was attended by private practitioners
and students from neighbouring medical colleges including Pgimer chandigarh, Command
Hospital Chandimandir, GMC Patiala, DMC Ludhiana, CMC Ludhiana, The faculty included
eminent speakers like Prof. Amod Gupta, Prof. Vishali Gupta, Dr Subina Narang, Dr Reema
Bansal, Dr Ravinder Malhi, Dr Rajeev Gupta, Dr Mohit Dogra and Dr Anirudh.
It was an interactive CME with case based discussions. The second CME of this zone was announced by Dr Ravinder in september 2019 at Ludhiana.
It was an interactive CME with case based discussions. The second CME of this zone was announced by Dr Ravinder in september 2019 at Ludhiana.
4. Common Mistakes in Diagnosis and Management
Date: 24/03/2019
Venue: Aravind Eye Hospital — Coimbatore
Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore and Salem in association with Coimbatore Society of
Ophthalmic Surgeons, under the aegis of Uveitis Society (India), conducted a CME program
on Uveitis – Common Mistakes in Diagnosis and Management on the 24″ of March 2019.
Dr Manohar Babu,CMO & Chief of Uvea Services, AEH, Salem, welcomed the gathering. The
external faculty included eminent national faculty and pioneers in the field of uveitis including
Dr Jyothirmay Biswas, Head of Uvea services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Dr. Parthopratim
Dutta Majumder, Consultant, Uvea services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai and Dr Padmamalini
Mahendradas, HOD of Uveitis and Ocular Immunology, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore.
Dr Anuradha V K, Head of Uvea, AEH, Coimbatore proposed the vote of thanks.The scientific
committee consisted of Dr.Manohar Babu, Dr.Anuratha. Dr.S.Bala Murugan from Aravind Eye
Hospital Pondicherry with the guidance and expert guidance of Dr.S.R.Rathinam, Principal of
Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai.
The conference was met with an overwhelming response and had a total of 191 delegates.The theme of the CME as well as the talks were well appreciated by most of the delegates. The sessions were followed by active participation from the audience and elaborate discussions. by the faculty. An interactive quiz program conducted by Dr Parthopratim Dutta Majumder was really an icing on the cake. The program was accredited with 3 credit points from Tamil Nadu Medical Council and 5 from Dr MGR Medical University.
The conference was met with an overwhelming response and had a total of 191 delegates.The theme of the CME as well as the talks were well appreciated by most of the delegates. The sessions were followed by active participation from the audience and elaborate discussions. by the faculty. An interactive quiz program conducted by Dr Parthopratim Dutta Majumder was really an icing on the cake. The program was accredited with 3 credit points from Tamil Nadu Medical Council and 5 from Dr MGR Medical University.
