Second Annual Pediatric Endocrinology Meet at Advanced Pediatrics Center PGI

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Chandigarh 05^th November:- The 2^nd Annual Pediatric Endocrinology Update was organized by the Department of Pediatrics at the Advanced Pediatric Center, PGI, Chandigarh. About 80 delegates from all over the country participated in this meeting. Prof. Meenu Singh inaugurated the CME. Eminent endocrinologists, pediatricians and pediatric endocrinologists including Prof. Anil Bhansali, Prof. Jayashree M, Prof. Indu Verma, Dr. Rama Walia, Dr Rakesh Kumar and Dr Harvinder Kaur from PGI, Dr. Muralidharan from Fortis hospital, Mohali, Dr Senthil Senniappan from Liverpool, UK, Dr Raja Padidela from Manchester, UK and Dr Carles Gaston-Massuet from London, UK deliberated on disorders of glucose metabolism in children. Dr. Devi Dayal, the organizing secretary said that the focus of this CME, the second of the annual series, was Diabetes and Hypoglycemia. The participants felt that the prevalence of diabetes in India has increased tremendously in the past decade and concerted efforts from governments and medical fraternity are required to stem this rise.

On this occasion, the recently formed society named as "ACT for Diabetes", largely managed by parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes was launched. The aim of this society is to financially help children with diabetes from low income families and to provide platforms for advocacy of rights of these children.