A Speaker addressing ‘ADOLESCON- 2014’ at DMCH, Ludhiana on Saturday.
Ludhiana, November 15, 2014: With a view to find solutions for the problems being faced by adolescents in the country and to lead them to success in life, a national conference, ‘ADOLESCON- 2014’ started today in Dumra Auditorium, which was organised by Department of Pediatrics in collaboration with Adolescent Health Academy and IAP Punjab. The two-day conference is going to be held on November and 15 and 16.
The first day of the conference began with AHA Poster Walk, in which participants exhibited several issues pertaining to problems associated with adolescence.
In his address, Chairperson of Adolescence Academy of India- Dr J.S.Tuteja said that today, many adolescents are facing problems and are getting into trouble due to several issues, which adversely affect their physical and mental health. Dr Tuteja, further said that problems of adolescents are different from those of children and grown up and to scientifically solve these, special training should be imparted to the pediatricians.
Today’s scientific session began with a lecture on ‘Potential risks for the untapped potential’ by Dr CP Bansal from Indore.
Dr Preeti Galagali from Bangalore spoke on ‘Neurobiology of adolescent brain and clinical implications’ followed by Dr Piyali Bhattacharya’s elaborative lecture on ‘Adolescent Substance Abuse’. The issues pertaining to ‘Managing obesity in clinical settings’ was discussed by Dr Sonia Kanitkar. Dr Rajiv Mohta from Nagpur gave deliberations on ‘Body Image Concerns’
In her lecture, Dr Sangita Yadav spoke on ‘Eating Disorders among adolescents.’
Principal Dr Daljit Singh (Professor of Pediatrics) delivered lecture on ‘Cervical Cancer Prevention’ followed by two consecutive lectures on ‘The adolescent boy: An unguarded treasure’ ‘Managing the mighty-Adolescents and social media’ by Dr NC Prajapati and Dr CP Bansal respectively.
Panel discussion on ‘Common medical conditions’ was held. Dr JC Garg, Dr Naunihal Singh, Dr Anita Sharma, Dr Gurmeet Kaur and Dr Harinder Singh participated in it.
The topics covered during post-lunch scientific sessions include ‘Behavior modification through music therapy’ by Dr Sharada Shelukar, ‘Emotional Intelligence-Practical Implications’ by Dr Anuradha HS, ‘Management of Depression in adolescence’ by Dr Harmesh Singh Bains (Professor & Head of Pediatrics), ‘Study Skills & Exam Stress’ by faculty from the Department of Pediatrics, DMCH
The day got concluded with General Body Meeting to elect the office bearers of Adolescent Health Academy (Punjab) for the year 2014-15
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Date:
Saturday, November 15, 2014