Madhya Pradesh State PCS

• 11 Jul 2022

World Class Hernia Conference

Why in News?

• From July 9 to 10, 2022, a two-day world-class Hernia Conference of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Vidisha and Hernia Society of India was held at Jahanuma Palace in the capital, which was inaugurated by the Medical Education Minister Vishwas Kailash Sarang on 9 July.

Key Points

• More than 500 doctors and medical students from different states of the country participated in the two-day conference. The conference also featured a live telecast of the robot surgery in Ahmedabad.
• Speaking on the occasion, Minister Sarang said that 'Medical Knowledge Sharing Mission' has also been launched by the Medical Education Department in Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country to launch this mission.
• Through this Mission, the latest techniques, innovations and research of medical education and medical treatment at the national and international level are being extended to the doctors and medical students of Madhya Pradesh.
• Minister Sarang said Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country where a medical incubation center has been set up. The incubation center is being developed at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, which will give an opportunity to doctors and medical students of the state to research and develop new medical devices.
• The Minister said that in order to promote the use of medical robotics in the field of surgery, training will be given for the use of medical robots in various surgical procedures of orthopedic, urology, neuro surgery by entering into MoUs with various government and private sector medical institutions of the country.
• In Madhya Pradesh, the use of 3D printing will be used in surgery by producing replicas in the context of development of prosthesis, specific diseases of teeth, bones and various organs, which will lead to better results.