A webinar on 'The Anticipated Third Wave in Covid-19 and Prioritization for Children'

Jun 25, 2021

The Department of Paediatrics, K S Hegde Medical Academy in association with DST NU-TEC organized a webinar on 'The Anticipated Third Wave in Covid-19 and Prioritization for Children' on 25th June 2021. Dr Swathi Sunil Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, KSHEMA, delivered a talk on 'Pediatric Covid-19 -the Spectrum' followed by Dr Rohit Bharadwaj, Consultant Pediatrician, Chennai who delivered a talk on 'Pediatric Covid-19 in office practice and updates on vaccines'. Dr. Santhosh Soans, Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics, AJ Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangalore and Past National President, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, delivered a talk on the 'Preparedness for Third Wave-National and State perspective'. Dr. Rathika D Shenoy, Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics, KSHEMA was the Moderator. Prof (Dr) Iddya Karunasagar, Advisor (Research & Patents), Nitte (DU) was the Coordinator. Prof (Dr). Satheesh Kumar Bhandary Vice-Chancellor, Nitte (DU) presided over the proceedings. The webinar was attended by over 500 delegates and was much appreciated.