Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 8: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today inaugurated 38th Annual Conference of North Zone Orthopedics Association (NZOA) at auditorium of GMC Jammu.
The three-day event is being organized by the Post Graduate Department of Orthopedics, GMC Jammu in collaboration with JKIOA.
Principal GMC Jammu Dr Sunanda Raina, Secretary NZOA Dr Harpal Singh, HoD Orthopedics GMC Jammu Dr Anil Gupta, foreign delegates, faculty members and students were present on the occasion.
The theme of this annual conference cum workshop is ‘Solutions to Controversies’ which will provide valuable insight into some pressing issues in Orthopedics.
During the conference cum workshop, eminent faculty across the country and abroad would be delivering deliberations focusing on the theme. Foreign delegates from Israel, UK, Thailand and Indian delegates from various parts of the country are participating in the conference who will be sharing their expertise in the field of Orthopedics.
Addressing the medical fraternity, the Advisor said that sharing of knowledge is very important in today’s world and hopefully this conference would provide a platform to the participants to discuss the future developments and new practices in this field.
He said that it is very important to know that what is happening in the world, what kind of new innovations are taking place especially in the medical world to get informed of them and use them while giving treatment to the patients.
The Advisor held brief interaction with the delegates and discussed the advancement being made in the field of Orthopedics in the world. Later, he also interacted with the medical students pursuing their studies in GMC Jammu in different departments.
Earlier, the day started with six workshops aimed at improving the skills of Orthopaedic Surgeons in various aspects of Orthopaedics. The workshops on Spine, Club Foot , Pelvis & Acetabulum, Hip Arthroplasty and Proximal Femoral Osteotomy were convened by Dr Ram Chaddha (Mumbai) , Dr Anil Mehtani (New Delhi), Dr Ramesh Sen (Mohali), Dr C S Yadav (New Delhi) and Dr N K Magu respectively.
The welcome address was given by Prof Anil Gupta, HoD Orthopaedics GMC, Jammu.
To conclude the occasion Prof Sanjeev Gupta gave a vote of thanks.
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