Thursday, 10 March 2016

PGI Celebrates World Kidney Day

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Chandigarh 10th March:- The Department of Nephrology, PGI Chandigarh has organized a 'Voluntary Screening Camp for Kidney Disease' for 2 days on March 10-11, 2016 in New OPD, PGI. The camp was inaugurated by Vijay Kumar Dev, Adviser to the U.T. Administrator today. Prof. Yogesh Chawla, Director PGI, Prof. Subhash Varma, Dean PGI and Professor A.K. Gupta, Medical Superintendent, PGI along with other officials from Administration and Nephrology Staff were also present on the occasion.  Prof. K.L. Gupta, Head, Department of Nephrology emphasised the need of increasing awareness about kidney diseases and screening so that kidney disease is picked up early in high risk individuals.   

Vijay Kumar Dev appreciated the efforts and congratulated the team for this initiative. Free basic medical examination and blood and urine tests were done in this camp. By the evening the number of individuals screened for Kidney Disease had gone up to 400. 

Besides the above screening camp an audio-visual display was organised in the OPD waiting hall to educate the visitors on Kidney disease and its prevention with question and answers from trained staff of the department.

The Department also organized a 'Kidney Disease Public Interaction Forum' in the evening. A large public gathering consisting of people from all walks of life as well as hospital staff attended this forum. Subject experts from various departments spoke at length about importance of kidneys in overall health status of an individual.  After Dr Gupta enlightened the audience about the purpose of WKD and burden of CKD in India, other problems in relation to Kidney disease were discussed by the respective subject experts. Dr Sanjay Badada, Prof of Endocrinology, discussed diabetes mellitus and obesity, Dr Ajay Behl, Professor of Cardiology  discussed hypertension and coronary disease in relation to CKD and Prof S K Singh Professor of Urology,  discussed renal stone disease and its management Dr Ashish Sharma, Prof Dept of Renal Transplantation discussed the importance Deceased (Cadaver) Kidney donation to meet the shortage of organs . Against the 2 lakh patients of end-stage kidney failure only 10 % get kidney replacement. And among the 1.5 lakh road traffic accident victims if majority contributed the organs after brain death not many people will die with renal failure in India.  Dr  Vivek Kumar highlighted the theme of WKD this year School and College Children: Act early to prevent it.

 

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