Indo US - UK Conclave on Kidney and Foot complications organised by the Diabetic Foot Research India and supported by the MV Hospital for Diabetes, Royapuram
- The theme of the Conclave was Preserving the kidney and protecting the feet in Diabetes.
Chennai 8
September 2019: The First Indo US UK Conclave on Kidney and
Foot complications organised by the Diabetic Foot Research India and
supported by the M.V Hospital for Diabetes, Royapuram was inaugurated at
Chennai today.
This
conclave will have a brainstorming among experts from India ,US and UK on how
to prevent kidney failure and amputation among people with Diabetes, 10
experts from the US and UK along with 300 doctors from India are
participating in the Conclave being held on September 7 and 8 2019.
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(L to R) Dr Vijay
Viswanathan, Head and Chief Diabetologist M. V Hospital for Diabetes Royapuram
Chennai; Prof Andrew Boulton, President Elect of the International Diabetes
Federation receiving the prestigious 34th edition of Prof. M. Viswanathan Gold
Medal Oration Award 2019 and Dr Jayashree Gopal Associate Dean of the
Prof M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Center.
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During the
inauguration, Dr Vijay Viswanathan, Head
and Chief Diabetologist, M. V Hospital for Diabetes, Royapuram, Chennai ,
highlighted the work done for the past 30 years at the hospital in the
Kidney and Foot clinic and presented the work done to prevent kidney failure
and amputation ,A document on Prevention of Amputation and kidney failure due
to Diabetes by early diagnosis for primary care physicians was released by Prof
Andrew Boulton President Elect of the International Diabetes Federation.
Prof Andrew
Boulton, President Elect of the International Diabetes Federation received the
prestigious 34th edition of Prof. M. Viswanathan Gold Medal Oration Award 2019.
The award comprised a gold medal and a citation were presented by Dr. Vijay
Viswanathan, Head & Chief Diabetologist, M.V. Hospital for Diabetes,
Royapuram.
The award
conferred every year on a distinguished scholar from the field of healthcare.
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(L t R) Dr Vijay
Viswanathan, Head and Chief Diabetologist M. V Hospital for Diabetes Royapuram
Chennai; Dr Jayashree Gopal Associate Dean of the Prof M Viswanathan Diabetes
Research Center; Prof Andrew Boulton, President Elect of the International
Diabetes Federation lighting the lamp
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Dr Vijay
Viswanathan mentioned that this document will help rural physicians to make an
early diagnosis of the kidney and foot complications in Diabetes and prevent
kidney failure and amputation among people in the rural areas of India, Dr Jayashree Gopal, Associate Dean of
the Prof M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Center welcomed the delegates. ЁЯТеЁЯТе
