Gleneagles Global Health City Conducts the 1st National Nursing Liver Conference 2020
- First-of-its-kind Nursing conference in India;
- Over 350 delegates across India
attended the one day conference;
Chennai, January 25th, 2020: Gleneagles
Global Health City, the largest facility of Gleneagles Global Hospitals, hosted
the National Nursing Liver Conference 2020 in Chennai today. The conference
witnessed the enthusiastic participation of nurses across India. It focused on
the theme, Basic
& Advanced Liver Intensive Care- Newer Opportunities for Nurses. Dr T Dileep Kumar, President,
Indian Nursing Council inaugurated the conference and Dr Girdhar Gyani,
Director General, Association of Health Care Providers of India addressed the
gathering.
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| Dr T Dileep Kumar, President, Indian Nursing Council inaugurates the 1st National Nursing Liver Conference 2020 held today at Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai. Also seen in the picture are Dr K Ravindranath, Founder & Chairman of Gleneagles Global Hospitals Group; DrJoy Varghese – Director: Department of Hepatology& Liver transplantation, Institute of Liver Diseases & Transplantation, Gleneagles Global Health City and Dr Jothi Clara J Michael, Director of Nursing (Strategy & Planning), India Operations Division, Parkway Pantai. |
Dr Jothi Clara Michael, Director of Nursing
(Strategy & Planning), India Operations Division, Parkway Pantai,
said “Nurse training in Hepatology has been remarkably low compared to training
in other chronic diseases and there is an urgent need of nurses to be incorporated
into multidisciplinary teams involved in the management of chronic liver
disease patients.”
“Gleneagles Global Hospitals’ liver specialty
Nurses are the first and the last line of defence in liver care management
impacting outcomes, making a difference with the applications of the unique
liver Nursing Care – Continuum model with special emphasis on altruism and
evidence-based nursing practice. This occasion is to celebrate and wish all
liver Nurse Specialists across India who contribute towards quality patient
care, a wonderful future”, added Dr Jothi Clara.
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Mr Bhaskar Reddy V,
Head – Sales and Marketing, Gleneagles Global Health City; Dr Balaji
Pillai, Vice President – Operations, Gleneagles Global Health
City; Ms Rajula Selvakumari, Chief Nursing Officer,
Gleneagles Global Health City; Dr T Dileep Kumar, President,
Indian Nursing Council; Dr K Ravindranath, Founder & Chairman of Gleneagles
Global Hospitals Group; Dr Jothi Clara Michael, Director of Nursing (Strategy
& Planning), India Operations Division, Parkway Pantai; DrJoy
Varghese – Director: Department of Hepatology&
Liver transplantation, Institute of Liver Diseases & Transplantation, Gleneagles
Global Health City and Dr Selvakumar
Malleeswaran, HOD- Liver Anaesthesia & critical care, Gleneagles Global
Health City at the Inauguration of 1st National Nursing Liver
Conference 2020.
The Comprehensive Liver Transplant Program at
Gleneagles Global Hospitals is a pioneer in India and it is one of the largest
centre for a paediatric liver transplant. The current liver transplant team has
performed 2500+ liver transplants, with a success rate of more than 95%. In the
past year, 428 livers were transplanted and 1000+ HPB surgeries were carried
out. Gleneagles Global Hospitals is driven by an unmatched focus on patient
care and constant hunger to deliver innovations in HPB treatment, liver
diseases, and liver transplant.
“Nurses have an important role to play in
complex surgeries in general and liver in particular. The conference will
provide boost to learning and will bring forward the huge contribution by our
nursing staff”, said Dr GirdharGyani,
Director General, Association of
Healthcare Providers India. In honour of Florence Nightingale's 200th
birthday, WHO has declared 2020 the ‘Year of the Nurse and Midwives’. Nursing Now is a global campaign in
collaboration with WHO and ICN (International Council of Nursing) to improve
the health globally by promoting and developing nurse leaders below the age of
35.
We, the 6 hospitals under the umbrella of
Parkway Pantai (India Operations Division) - Gleneagles Global Hospitals and
Continental Hospitals have joined hands with Nursing Now campaign in partnership with ANEI (Association of Nurse Executives in India) and INC (Indian Nursing Council) to achieve
this goal.
Dr
K Ravindranath, Founder & Chairman of Gleneagles Global Hospitals Group said,
“I am happy that National Nursing Liver Conference is being organized at
Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai. This is a great initiative and it is
conducted at the right time to celebrate the Year of Nurses and Midwives 2020.
This is a very important and prestigious program happening for the first time
in the country to go forward in liver care. It is not only a conference but
there are workshops, wet labs and hands-on training. As you all know, any care
in health care is delivered by the nurses; Doctors
advise; Nurses deliver the care.”
He further added, “Providing knowledge and
empowering the nurses to take care of the patients and deliver the best health
care is very important for our country and the world as well. They can get into
these workshops and improve their knowledge and skills and become a better
health care specialist in nursing. I congratulate Dr Jothi Clara, Director of
Nursing (Strategy & Planning), India Operations Division, Parkway Pantai
for organizing the conference, Dr T Dileep, President, Indian Nursing Council
and Dr Girdhar Gyani, Director General, Association of Health Care Providers of
India for their support.”
Dr
T Dileep Kumar, President, Indian Nursing Council stressed on
the importance of high-quality patient care through commitment, compassion and
competence in nursing practice with the foundation of education, research,
innovation, and collaboration.
About Gleneagles Global Health City,
Chennai
Gleneagles Global
Health City, the sprawling 21-acre facility located in Perumbakkam, Chennai is
the largest facility of Gleneagles Global Hospitals India. With a capacity of
over 1000 beds and accreditations from leading agencies, the facility is Asia’s
most trusted and leading Multi-Organ Transplant Centre. The hospital has
undertaken several path-breaking Liver, Neuro, Heart, Lung and Kidney
procedures. It is recognized by several international and national level
accrediting agencies. World-class infrastructure, dedicated staff and a
commitment for medical excellence are the USPs of this facility. The hospital
has several achievements to its credit and continues to work on several
pioneering procedures.
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