Professional medical meetings have nearly a 200-year history and are established platforms for learning. This editorial highlights the 21 st Annual Conference of the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI 2021), which was conducted amid the global pandemic, and discusses the advantages, disadvantages, and future of such hybrid academic meetings. The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently reset the way we learn and do our academic meetings.
Medical education took a backseat during the initial phases of the pandemic, but has made a strong comeback possibly in a better format. Available from: ĬOVID-19 has changed the way we live, and it has impacted almost all the professional activities of health-care profession. Highlights on Pediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI) 2021. The impact of COVID-19 on the conduct of medical conferences: A paradigm shift
How to cite this URL: Ramakrishnan S, Gupta SK. How to cite this article: Ramakrishnan S, Gupta SK. Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Saurabh Kumar Guptaĭepartment of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IndiaĬlick here for correspondence address and Highlights on Pediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI) 2021
They have gone back with updated knowledge and they should share and disseminate this in their regional areas for the benefit of sports and benefit of Football in particular.The impact of COVID-19 on the conduct of medical conferences: A paradigm shift Now that you have imparted the Attendees from the Best – what do you expect the Attendees to do when they get back home? Emergency Medical services would be a part of it and professional organization of such a Conference gives one the initial push. There are some big events coming up in India – the AFC U-16 Finals (2016) to be followed by the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The Asian Football Confederation is always ready to help any Member Association whenever called upon. Will India be lucky enough to host such another educational AFC event in the near future? Kushal Das had similar concerns but his professional attitude, experience and exposure helped us to address all the issues together to make it a grand success.Īt the end, I am a relieved man today and this was the most successful AFC Medical Conference ever. I have always had the confidence on India and stayed a firm believer that India would be able to pull it off. In such a situation how did you manage to pull it off? So I feared that most of the Speakers may not be able to leave their families. Add to that this time of the Year, most of the kids all over have their Examinations scheduled. You can’t ignore the fact that Christmas and the New Year Celebrations are around the corner. I had many sleepless nights and stayed worried whether the Speakers would be available and whether the overseas Participants would be able to make it. The postponement did bring about some concerns in terms of financial aspects as well as the availability of the Experts as they had already planned their Calendar. The Conference did suffer initial hiccups with the H1N1 virus having postponed the Event once. The Conference was organised in a professional manner and what was expected was delivered. The large audience present at the Closing Ceremony is testimony of the fact and interest level of the Participants. In comparison to the four previous Conferences, where does this one stand?Īmong all the five AFC Medical Conferences held so far, this was the best and most outstanding in terms of participation, quality of experts and topics delivered. In an exclusive chat with Guru dubbed the 5 th AFC Medical Conference as the “best among the five Medical Conferences so far. NEW DELHI: The success of the 5 th AFC Medical Conference can be gauged by the comments of Dato Gurcharan Singh, Chairman, AFC Medical Committee and the Scientific Committee.