Dr. Prithika Chary as Chairperson for Mental health in the Rotary Club of Madras Temple City heard the story of a 22 year old girl who had received a heart transplant 9 years ago in an earlier meeting. Being a consultant Neurologist & Neurosurgeon in Kauvery & aware of an active transplant program in our hospital, she was inspired to dispel ignorance on this. She is also Honorary Advisory member of The Duchess Club a 22 year old women’s club started by 5 ladies to empower women. She felt since women are often decision makers in health matters in the family, they could be educated on this.
So she made all three organisations partner together to celebrate Organ Donation Day (13th August) through a awareness program on organ donation. Doctors explained about brain death & criteria for organ donation & aftercare post-transplant & the transplant coordinator covered FAQ. But the most effective message was conveyed when a liver & heart transplant recipients shared their before & after stories.
It was a warm, intensely human, emotional function which touched the soul of over 100 members of Duchess Club, Rotarians & press & media. Many took a pledge & collected cards to become organ donors.
Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet, a leading multi speciality healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, organized two Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs focused on Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Scopes Airway Tracheostomy Workshop. The events witnessed the participation of renowned medical faculties from across the city.
The CME programs, held recently, were aimed at fostering the continual growth and enhancement of medical professionals, particularly in the specialized fields of Pulmonology, Heart and Lung Transplant and Critical Care Medicine. These educational initiatives are part of Kauvery Hospital’s ongoing commitment to promote knowledge exchange and the latest advancements in healthcare.
In order to raise awareness on the sound scientific/ medical foundation of breastfeeding, Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet and Happy Mom Healthcare organized a program on Indian Breastfeeding Practices. The program was launched by Dr T S Selvavinayagam, Director of Public Health, Government of Tamil Nadu. The event was also held in observance of World Breastfeeding Week 2023, and the theme for this year is “Enabling Breastfeeding – Making a difference for Working Parents.”
Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet hosted the Clinical Neurophysiology Workshop. The workshop had interesting discussions on Role of Clinical Neurophysiology and EEG Findings with practical sessions.
Dr Swaminathan Sambandam, Lead Multi Organ Transplant shared insights on how robotic technology is used in Transplant surgeries while Dr Abirami K, Nephrologist spoke about Kidney Transplants.
