2016-2017 CME

CME’s-Continuing Medical Education (2016-2017)

LOGS is a dynamic society and is always promoting academics to a great extent as is evident from the various CMEs conducted from time to time. Total 22 CMEs were conducted in the year 2016-2017. Meetings of the managing council also took place a no.of times. A GBM was also held according to the constitution.

CME on infertility was conducted in association with Bloom IVF Centre, Fortis, Mohali.

  • Venue Hyatt Regency from 8.00pm onwards.
  • The 1st speaker was Dr. Pooja Mehta. She talked about “Stimulation in IUI &IVF”.
  • The chairpersons were Dr.Venus Bansal & Dr. Ruchika Sofat.
  • The 2nd speaker was Dr. Nandita Palshetkar. Her talk was on “Optimising IUI Results”.
  • The chairpersons were Dr. Neelam Sodhi, Dr. Kavita Bhatti & Dr. Vidhu Modgil.
  • The 3rd speaker was Dr. Hrishikesh D pai & he talked about “All that was new in IVF”.
  • The chairpersons this session were Dr. Iqbal Ahuja, Dr. Saroj Aggarwal & Dr.Suman Puri.
  • The moderator was Dr. Ginny Gupta. This event was attended by approx. 150 people & was very interactive.

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12/05/2016 A seminar was conducted on “Violence against Women”


Keeping in mind the corporate social responsibility, a social awareness programme was held by LOGS under the aegis of FOGSI’s VAW cell. A seminar was conducted on “Violence against Women” with the help of zonal coordinator Dr. Reena Wani. The mastertrainer was Dr. Lila Vyas from SMS medical college, Jaipur. Four talks were held followed by panel discussion. The talks were on:

  • The current Scenario.
  • The laws pertaining to sexual abuse, involvement of doctors.
  • Collection of evidence and protocols to be followed.Demonstrate the safe kit at workshop.
  • Medical, surgical & psychological management.

The talks were given by Dr.Lila Vyas, Dr. Saroj Aggarwal, Dr.Vidhu Modgil & Dr. Narjit Kaur.

  • The panel was moderated by Dr. Saroj Aggarwal. the panelists were:
  • Dr. Renu Chatwal (Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana)
  • Dr. Lila Vyas (the mastertrainer)
  • Dr. Ashima Taneja (HOD, obgy deptt., DMC & H)
  • Dr. Sunita Goyal (HOD, obgy deptt., CMC & H)
  • Mr. S.S. Saini (Legal consultant)
  • Dr. Varinder Pal Singh (Forensic expert)

The panel discussion was highly appreciated by the public. Approx. 70 people attended the event held in IMA hall, at 3.00pm followed by high tea. The sponsors were Spectra div., Sun Pharma. KAVACH programme booklets were also distributed.

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28/05/2016 CME was held on “Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy”

  • It was a WEBINAR by Glaxo Smithkline.
  • Venue was Maharaja Regency, Ludhiana.
  • Time 3.00pm to 5.00pm.
  • Also a talk was given by Dr. Maninder Singh, DFPO addressing the social issues concerning MTPs.

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18/06/2016 CME was held by USV Pharma to launch a new product called “Mychiro”

  • Venue Park Plaza, 8.00 pm onwards.

The scientific agenda was :

  • Welcome note by Dr. Saroj Aggarwal.
  • A talk by Dr. Poonam Rastogi on “PCOS & infertility – overview”.
  • A talk by Dr. Vaneet Kaur on “Role of inositols in infertility related to PCOS”.

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26/06/2016 CME held by Jagsonpal Pharma

  • Venue Park Plaza, time 9.00am to 3.00pm.
  • The CME was conducted under FOGSI endometriosis committee.
  • The guest faculty was Dr. Urvashi Jha & Dr. Ramandeep Kaur from Fortis, Delhi.
  • 70 registrations were made, the talks by the guest speakers as well as by local faculty were well appreciated by the public.
  • CME was accredited with four credit hours by the Punjab Medical Council.
Time Topic Speaker
10.00am to 10.10am Aetiopathogenesis of endometriosis Dr. Neelam Sodhi
10.10am to 10.20am Non invasive diagnostic modalities of endometriosis Dr. Vaneet Kaur
10.20am to 10.35am Teenage endometriosis Dr. Ginny Gupta
10.35am to 10.50am Recurrent endometriosis Dr. Tapasya Dhar
10.50am to 11.10am ART and endometriosis Dr. Kavita Bhatti
11.10am to 11.25am Scar endometriosis Dr. Kanupriya Jain
12.00pm to 12.20pm Advances in medical management of endometriosis Dr. Saroj Aggarwal
12.20pm to 12.40pm Surgical management of endometriosis Dr. Urvashi Jha & Dr. Ramandeep kaur
12.40pm to 1.00pm Video presentations on surgeries Dr. Ramandeep Kaur

1.00pm to 2.00 pm – lunch

Panel discussion Moderators Panelists
2.00pm to 3.00pm Dr. Vidhu Modgil
Dr. Venus Bansal
Dr. Urvashi Jha
Dr. Ramandeep Kaur
Dr. Sunita Goyal
Dr. Sunil Juneja
Dr. Suman Puri
Dr. A.S. Rattan

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01/07/2016 National Doctors Day

  • LOGS (Ludhiana Obstetric & Gynecological Society) celebrated ‘national doctors day’ in a novel way by organizing a walk and a plantation drive in which they planted fruit trees in a govt. school .
  • Go Green flag was waved and the children were motivated to maintain the trees.Dr. Saroj Aggarwal , president of the society said that keeping the environment clean and green should be the responsibility of every citizen.

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30/07/2016 CME was conducted in hotel “Fort Klassic” by LOGS in association with Bayer Zydus Pharma.

  • The moderator was Dr. Zeenie Girn, the speakers were Dr. Vanie Thapar and Dr. Nupur Sharma from Chandigarh. The chairpersons were Dr. Ashima Taneja, Dr. Neelam Sodhi and Dr. Vidhu Modgil.
  • 40 members attended the meeting.

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01/08/2016 Inauguration of ‘Breast Feeding Week’

  • CME held by LOGS in association with LAP (Ludhiana academy of Paediatrics) on the occasion of inauguration of ‘breast feeding week’
  • Venue Maharaja Regency, Time 8.00pm onwards.

There were two talks:

  • First was “ When to deliver fetus early” by Dr. Saroj Aggarwal (President LOGS).
  • Second was “Late pretem – Am I ready ?” by Dr. Naveen Bajaj (President LAP).
  • Also there was panal discussion on breast feeding in which paediatricians and the obstetricians participated equally, Dr. Ashwani Singhal was the moderator.
  • Dr. Rajinder Gulati, Dr. Neeraj Thapar, Dr. Inderpreet Sohi, were the panelists from LAP.
  • Dr. Gitanjali, Dr. Venus Bansal, Dr. Anantjeet Kaur & Dr. Gursimran were the panelists from LOGS.
  • Deputy Commissioner Dr. Rishi Pal singh was the chief guest.
  • More than 100 people attended the CME.

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07/08/2016 Celebration of “Breast feeding week” from 1st Aug. to 7th Aug.

A social and public awareness programme was done by LOGS for celebration of “Breast feeding week” from 1st Aug. to 7th Aug. It was a first of its kind programme and an innovative idea to hold talks in 7 different hospitals of Ludhiana, one per day to teach the nurses and the paramedics about the advantages of breast feeding to the mother and baby. The event was supported by Johnson & Johnson.

  • 1st August, 2016
    Pahwa Hospital, Gill Road, Ldh.Talk on ‘breast feeding’ by Dr. Saroj Aggarwal (President LOGS)
  • 2nd August, 2016
    Talk on “breas feeding’ by Dr. Vidhu Modgil in Suman Hospital, model town, Ludhiana.
  • 3rd August , 2016
    Talk on the same topic by Dr. Anantjeet Kaur in Chugh meternity Hospital, Ludhiana.
  • 4th August, 2016
    Talk on same topic by Dr. Gitanjali Kaur in Pal Hospital, Ludhiana.
  • 5th August, 2016
    Talk on ‘breast feeding’ by Dr. Harpreet Puri in Puri Hospital, Model Town Extn., Ludhiana.
  • 6th August, 2016
    Talk held at Didar Hospital, Gill Road, Ludhiana.Dr. Narjit Kaur explaining the advantages of breast feeding to the mother and baby.
  • 7th August, 2016
    Talk held at Mittal Hospital, Model Town, Ludhiana.Dr. Saroj Aggarwal explained the technique of breast feeding as well as the advantages of the breast feeding to the mother and baby.
  • The breast feeding week thus concluded.

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20/08/2016 CME held by Abbott in Park Plaza Hotel, Ludhiana.

Topics:-

  • FOGSI’s positional statement on ‘Duphaston’ by Dr. Vanie Thapar.
  • The chairpersons in the session were Dr. Neelam Sodhi and Dr. Saroj Aggarwal.
  • A guest lecture by Dr. Aman Dua (dermatologist) on “Vaginal rejuvenation by laser”.
  • Moderator was Dr. Ginny Gupta.

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02/09/2016 CME held at Maharaja Regency, Ludhiana.

  • Time : 2.00pm to 5.00pm
  • Topic : Infertility
  • 1st talk : Was by Dr. Jasmine Kaur on “ What is new in ART”.
  • 2nd Talk: Was by Dr. Mandeep Kaur on “Induction of ovulation protocols in IVF”.
  • Both the speakers were from Nova IVI Centre, Jalandhar.
  • The chair persons were Dr. Rama Sofat and Dr. Sunita Goyal.
  • The moderator was Dr. Saroj Aggarwal.

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17/09/2016 CME held in Park Plaza at 3.00 pm.

  • Webinar by GSK on “Management of Hypothyroidism – Tips & Tricks” by Dr. Ambrish Mittal (Endocrinologist Medanta Hospital).
  • Another endocrionologist from DMC & Hospital, Ludhiana was also invited to be the moderator.
  • He was Dr. Naveen Mittal who answered all the queries from the audience.

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20/09/2016 General body meeting (GBM) and CME held in IMA house

  • Topic was “Anemia in pregnancy”.
  • The talks were by Dr. Joseph John (CMC & H) , Dr. Alka Sehgal (Gynaecologist, GMC, Sector 32, Chandigarh )and Dr. Anita Tahlan (Haematologist GMC, Sector 32, Chandigarh).
  • The session was very interactive.
  • The session was moderated by Dr. Vidhu Modgil (Secretary, LOGS ).
  • The annual accounts details was told to the audience by Dr. Ginny Gupta (Treasurer, LOGS).
  • The annual report of activities of LOGS in the form of managing council meetings, CMEs and cultural programmes was read by Dr. Saroj Aggarwal (President, LOGS).
  • Further activities for the next year were planned.
  • Stress was laid upon holding more of social activities in which public could be benefitted.
  • The question raised was whether to pay annual fee to FOGSI for those members who do not pay annual charges to LOGS.

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14/10/2016 on PCOS

  • CME was conducted in hotel Park Plaza from 2.00pm to 5.00 pm on the topic “PCOS”.
  • The guest faculty was Dr. Geeta Mediratta from Ganga Ram Hospital Delhi. She spoke in detail about PCOS
  • Panel was moderated by Dr. Ashima Taneja HOD, Deptt. of Gynae obs DMC & Hospital, Ludhiana.
  • The panelist were Dr. Rama Sofat, Dr. Kavita Bhatti , Dr. Ramanbir Singh (endocrinologist), Dr. Rakesh Goyal (endocrinologist) and Dr. Aman Dua (Dermologist).

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13/11/2016 CME held by Alembic Pharma.

  • ‘Evolve’ symposium was held at Radisson blu Hotel, Ferozepur road, Ludhiana.
  • A galaxy of speakers and chairpersons were invited from various places in India to be a part of the conference.
  • A full day conference was held from 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM and also four PMC credit hours were accredited.
  • 170 delegates attended the seminar.

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22/12/2016 CME cum cultural event held by LOGS

  • CME cum cultural event held by LOGS at T 5 , Ferozepur road, Ludhiana from 2.00pm to 6.00pm.
  • Scientific deliberations were held on infertility from 2.00 to 4.00 pm.
  • The speaker was Dr. Mandeep kaur from Nova IVI centre, Jalandhar. Her talk on ovulation induction protocols was followed by a panel discussion.
  • The panelists were Dr. Minni Ahuja, Dr. Ruchika Sofat, Dr. Vijaydeep kaur & Dr. Mandeep Kaur.
  • Dr. Vanie Sharda, infertility specialist discussed the case scenarios of infertility patients with the panelists.
  • Music and Dance programme was organized by LOGS to celebrate “Merry Christmas” and welcome the “New Year”.
  • A life time achievement award was given to Dr. Jagjit Kaur from Pal Nursing Home for her contribution to the department of Gynae. and Obs. since the year 1975.

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20/01/2017 CME held by GSK pharma

  • CME held by GSK pharma in association with LOGS on 20/01/2017 in “Hotel A” Ferozepur road, Ludhiana at 8.00PM
  • First talk was on “hypothyroidism in pregnancy” by Dr. Savita Jain from Oswal Hospital, Ludhiana.
  • The second talk was on “Total Laproscopic Hysterecotmy” by Dr. Ashish Ohri from Arogya Hospital, Ludhiana.
  • 40 people attented the session followed by dinner.
  • The speakers and the chairpersons were felicitated by giving them potted plants by the President LOGS.

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19/02/2017 A CME was held in Hotel Park Plaza from 7.30 PM onwards.

  • The speaker was Dr. Navneet Magon.
  • The chairpersons for the first talk were Dr. Iqbal Ahuja(Gynaecologist), Dr. Aruna Dhar (Gynaecologist) & Dr. Anand Sehgal (urologist).
  • The chairpersons for the second talk were Dr. Gitanjali Kaur & Dr. A.S. Rattan.
  • This CME was attended by approx. 70 people & well appreciated.

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05/03/2017 Women’s Day celebration was done on Sunday

  • Women’s Day celebration was done on Sunday (05/03/2017) in place of 08/03/2017.
  • A fitness programme was held in Rakh bagh, Civil lines, Ludhiana in which, four type of activities were done by the doctors at 7.00AM.
  • Aerobics class taken by Dr. Poonam Kochar, Dr. Kheema Sethi & Dr. Atima Gupta.
  • All other doctors joined the footsteps and enjoyed.
  • Cycling was also done by a few members.
  • There was a talk by Dr. Vinu regarding healthy diet.
  • Another talk was by VLCC people for skin and hair care tips.

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08/03/2017 A CME was held in IMA hall, Ludhiana from 2.00pm to 5.00 pm.

  • The 1st speaker was Dr. Saroj Aggarwal, President LOGS. Her topic was IUGR and its management.
  • The 2nd topic was by Dr. Deepak Bansal (Radiologist & fetal medicine specialist), he spoke about “Ultrasound in IUGR”.
  • The session was very interactive.

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19/03/2017 Topics was Hormonal Contraception

  • A CME held in Hotel Maharaja Regency, Ferozepur road, Ludhiana from 2.00PM to 6.00PM. Attended by 80 people.
  • The topics covered were related to hormonal contraception.

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02/04/2017 A CME was held in Hotel Radisson Blu, Ferozepur road, Ludhiana from 9.00AM to 4.00PM

  • More than 100 people attended the CME which was held under the aegis of Punjab Medical Council. Four credit hours were allotted by PMC for the CME.
  • The Guests invited from PMC were Dr. Manoj Sobti & Dr. Kulwant Singh.
  • The guest faculty was Dr. Shantha Kumari & Dr. Bhaskar Pal, the local speakers were Dr. Ginny Gupta, Dr. Gitanjali Kaur & Dr. Venus Bansal.
  • The moderators were Dr. Zeenie Girn & Dr. Bhawna Sachdeva.
  • Elections for the next tenure were also held, the election commissioners were Dr. Iqbal Ahuja, Dr. Anantjeet Kaur & Dr. Vaneet Kaur.
  • Dr. Saroj Aggarwal was elected President for next tenure of 2 years & Dr. Manu Singla as the treasurer.

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