Meet on advances in critical care

Hyderabad: Emphasising the importance of critical care specialists to have vast knowledge, be well-trained and skilled to treat the sick patients, and stressing the need for more evidence-based data from our country to treat patients in the best way, ‘Reflect 2018’ national conference reviewed and discussed ‘Emerging Evidence in Critical Care Medicine of the Year 2018’ at Citizens Specialty Hospitals which organised it in collaboration with Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM). The conference concluded Sunday. 

The conference was inaugurated by the chief guest, Dr B Karunakar Reddy, the Vice-Chancellor of Kaloji Narayan Rao Health University, the guest of honour, Dr Suresh Chandra Hari, Chief Surgeon (General, Laparoscopic & Bariatric) at Citizen Hospitals. On the occasion, a book titled ‘REFLECT 2018 Emerging Evidence in Critical Care Medicine,’ brought out by the the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Citizens Hospitals, was released. The is a compilation of articles with updates and advances in the critical care medicine by eminent critical care physicians from across the country. 

The book was unveiled at the conference by Dr B Karunakar Reddy, Dr Suresh Chandra Hari, Dr Shyam Sunder, Senior Critical Care Physician, Nilesh Gupta, Zonal Director, Citizens Hospitals, Dr Ravi Kiran, Medical Superintendent, and Dr Srinivas Jakkinaboina, HoD (Critical Care Medicine) Citizens Hospitals. The conference saw in-depth reviews and discussions on various updates and advances in treatment of emergency & ICU cases of all specialty patients. It discussed the following areas, deliberating on the way forward for better outcomes and the steps to be taken to provide better treatment to patients: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS); Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO); Accidents & Emergency; Need for BLS training to all common public; and Infection- Early identification and treatment improves the outcomes.