Coastal Talk News | Udupi
A two-day National Level Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme on “Basti Vikara with special reference to Chronic Kidney Disease” was held on October 24 and 25 at Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda, Hospital and Research Centre, Kuthpady. The programme was organised by the Department of Roga Nidana evam Vikriti Vijnana under the Ayurgyan scheme of Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV), New Delhi, and was sponsored by the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.
Dr. Muralidhar Sharma, Professor Emeritus of the college, inaugurated the programme by lighting the lamp and delivered the keynote address. Principal Dr. Mamatha K.V. presided. Vice Principal (Clinical) Dr. Niranjan Rao was present. Dr. Nagaraj S., Head of the Department and Organising Secretary, welcomed the gathering, and Dr. Saritha T. proposed a vote of thanks.
In the scientific sessions, Dr. Srinivas Vinayak Shenoy, Associate Professor of Nephrology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, spoke on the challenges and management strategies of chronic kidney disease. Dr. Praveen N. Shastry of Manipal HealthMap spoke on the radiological diagnosis of kidney, ureter and bladder (KUB) disorders, and Dr. Naveen Chandra N.H. of the SDM Centre for Research in Ayurveda and Allied Sciences spoke on their laboratory diagnosis. On the second day, Prof. Dr. S.N. Gupta, Vice Chancellor of Maganbhai Adenwala Mahagujarat University, Nadiad, Gujarat, delivered two sessions on understanding and managing chronic kidney disease in Ayurveda. Dr. Prasanna N. Mogasale spoke on the clinical anatomy and pathophysiology of Basti Vikara. A panel discussion with the resource persons followed.
Around 50 Ayurveda teachers from Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh participated. The programme aimed to bring together the classical Ayurvedic understanding of urinary disorders and modern diagnostic methods, in view of the rising burden of chronic kidney disease. At the valedictory function, Dr. Surekha Pai, Medical Superintendent, Alva's Ayurveda Hospital, Moodubidire, delivered the valedictory address. Dr. Mamatha K.V. presided. Dr. Sadanand K. welcomed the gathering and Dr. Arun Kumar M. proposed a vote of thanks. Dr. Geethanjali compered the programme.
