Dehradun: IMA Blood Bank of Uttarakhand celebrated second and concluding day of its two days 14th Annual Conference, Rakt Pravah – 2023. The academic session started with Poster Presentation in which students from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, Uttarakhand participated which was followed by the scientific session.
In the scientific session the group of eminent speakers namely Dr. Gita Negi, Head, Department of Tranfusion Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand told about the Patient Blood Management. Dr. Aparna Bhardwaj, Professor, Department of Pathology, SGRRIM & HS & SMIH, Patel nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand discussed about “Transfusion Transmitted Infections”. Dr. Manish Raturi, Associate Professor, Dept. of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Swami Rama Himalayan University (SRHU), Swami Ram Nagar, Jollygrant, Dehradun told about “Emerging Trends in Blood
Banking”.
Dr. Snigdha Petwal, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun talked about the “Neonatal & Pediatric transfusion”. Dr. Pradip Banerjee, Senior Resident, Department of Transfusion Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh,
emphasized on “Chimeric Antigen Receptor T- Cell Therapy (CART) & CAR – NK Cell therapy”. Dr. Sanjay Upreti, Director Technical & Operations, IMA Blood Bank of Uttarakhand told about “Requisition & Bed Side Transfusion Practice”. The day ended with the presentation of Mementoes to the Guest Speakers & Panelists of both the sessions.
The Vote of thanks was given by Dr. D. D. Choudhury, Hony. Secretary, IMA Blood Bank Society of Uttarakhand. On this occasion, Dr. B. S. Judge, Hony. Treasurer, & other Governing Body members Dr. S. S. Aswal, Dr. Harish Kohli, Dr. V. P. Chopra, Dr. S. L. Gupta, Dr. S. G. Sethi, IMA Blood Bank Society of Uttarakhand, Dr. C. S. Joshi, State President, IMA UA State Branch, Dr. Arvind Sharma, Past State President, Dr. Hansa Singh, Pase State Vice President, IMA UA State Branch and many other distinguished doctors and guests were also present.
