Indian Myeloma Congress 2020 organised by NIMS
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Mobile app launched
for Myeloma patients and doctors
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An awareness walk was
held at NIMS Hospital campus
Third Indian Myeloma Congress
2020 has been held at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, from 10-12 of
January 2020.
In this conference, updates in the diagnosis and management of
multiple myeloma ( a type of blood cancer) have been discussed. More than 270
doctors from all over India and as well as the USA has attended.
Morning awareness walk followed by patient awareness program on
myeloma disease conducted by the organizing committee. More than 100 myeloma
patients and international and national doctors participated. Questions from
the patients were clarified by the doctors.
During the inaugural session, NIMS Director Dr
K.Manohar attended as chief guest. Dr K Manohar said infrastructure,
diagnostic services, PET scan has been updated in the hospital. Now
patients can avail bone marrow transplant services which cost more than 10 lac
rupees will be done free of cost in the NIMS under the state-sponsored Arogya
Sree program and Telangana government is one providing these services
especially to the poor patients which are not available in many states of
India.
Indian Myeloma academic group (IMAGE) president Dr Pankaj
Malhotra said- Collaboration with international and national doctors will lead
to better management of myeloma patients and will be continuing such activities
in the future as well.
IMAGE secretory Dr Uday said- IMAGE has launched a mobile application named
“care4myeloma” for the patients and as well as doctors and requested to utilize
the services. This app serves in many Indian Indian languages including Telugu.
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| NIMS doctors and Indian Myeloma group faculty unveiling the Mobile app for Myeloma Doctors and Patients. |
NIMS, Medical Oncology Head Dr Sadashivudu said- 20 years back these myeloma disease
affected patients would die within 2- years and with the recent advances these
patients living more than 10 years. He suggested utilizing the services
providing in the medical oncology department NIMS. Chemotherapy as well as bone
marrow transplantation services being done in the medical oncology department
for multiple myeloma.
Faculty of Medical Oncology department Dr Stain, Dr Meher
Lakshmi, Dr Rachana, Dr Siva Prasad and resident doctors Dr Venkatesh, Dr Uday,
Dr Sarita, Dr Abhishek, Dr Ravi Teja, Dr Deepthi, Dr Sumanth, Dr Kishore and Dr
Kiran was the members of the organizing committee.
Photo Caption - from right to left - Dr.Sadashivudu, Dr.Manohar,
Dr. Vincent Rajkumar, Dr. Nikhil Munshi, Dr. Pankaj Malhotra, Dr.Sunder
Jagannadh, Dr.Shaji Kumar, Dr. Rachana, Dr.Shiva Prasad
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