The 75th Annual Conference of the Bombay Medical Congress at INHS Asvini, Mumbai
The 75th Annual Conference of the Bombay Medical Congress at INHS Asvini, Mumbai
INHS Asvini hosted the landmark 75th Annual Conference of the Bombay Medical Congress on 23 and 24 March 2019 at INHS Asvini, Mumbai. The Bombay Medical Congress has grown from strength to strength over the past seven decades.
The Conference was inaugurated on 23 March 2019 by the Chief Guest Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command. Lieutenant General Bipin Puri, DGAFMS and Senior Colonel Commandant, Army Medical Corps was the Guest of Honour. In addition, a large number of Flag/ General/ Air Officers and dignitaries from Armed Forces and Civvy street attended the inaugural function.
The Presidential address was delivered by Surg Vice Admiral Ravi Kalra, Commandant AFMC and President of the Bombay Medical Congress. The Western Naval Command Oration was delivered by Lieutenant General Bipin Puri, on 'The Dying Art of Clinical Medicine'.
An Inter Medical College Symposium competition was also held with teams comprising undergraduate students of four Medical Colleges of Mumbai and Pune. At the Free Paper Session on 24 March 2019 post graduate residents of various teaching hospitals in the city presented their research work.
Two prestigious orations namely, Menda Salaskar and Cameron Pinto were delivered by Dr Sunil Keswani, Consultant Reconstructive Surgery and Dr DY Shrikhande, Professor and HoD Pediatrics, Pravara Institue of Medical Science respectively. A series of guest lectures were also delivered by eminent speakers in their respective professional fields. The event concluded with a quiz titled ‘SYNAPSE 2019’ on 'Genetics in Clinical Practice' for post graduate residents.