30-09-2015.
To,
Dr. Nagda Madam,
Director (ME & MH)
SUB: Report of CME on
Dementia conducted by geriatric services at LTMMC, SION on 23rd September 2015.
Resp. Mam/ Sir,
On the occasion at world Alzheimer’s day which
happens on 21st sept. Geriatric services at LTMMC, SION conducted
CME on Dementia on 23rd sept. 2015 from 1 pm onwards in medicine
seminar hall.
Program was
as follows:-
1. Overview
of Dementia Dr. SangeetaPednekar Professor
Medicine
I/C Geriatric Services
2. Approach
to Dementia Dr. Uma Sundar Professor Medicine
I/C Neurology
3. Patient
Interview Mr. Prakash
Borgaonkar Director, Helpage India.
4. Patient
Education Program Dr.
DharmendraPandey Asst. Professor
Geriatric Services
5. Vote of
thanks Dr.Utkarsh
Deshmukh Asst.
Professor
Geriatric
Services
Unique thing of this program was around
30-35 senior citizen patients with their relatives were involved in active
participation and patients education in this program.
Dr. Sangeeta Pednekar professor medicine and I/C
Geriatric services did welcome and introduced importance of conducting this
program. Mr. Prakash Borgaonkar, director of Helpage India was a guest speaker.
He gave patients education about prevention & remedies for treatment of
dementia in Marathi & Hindi. He also
gave services provided by helpage india to senior citizens.
This session was more interactive with patients
& relatives.
Dr. Sangeeta Pednekar spoke on overview of Dementia
which included epidemiology , symptoms , risks factors & how to prevent
& detect early. Dietary importance was stressed upon by her.
Patients & relatives were explained in Hindi
& Marathi which was educative.
Videos were shown about early detection and
treatment. Helpage India video about its services to elderly were presented and
appreciated by patients and relatives.
Patients were given booklets for exercise, for
memory improvement was appreciated.
Dr Uma Sundar I/C Neurology delivered a lecture on
“Approach to dementia”, which was informative for our PG students.
Patients were given snacks and dry fruits for
boosting brain. Photos of this CME are attached herewith.
Please click here for Photo Gallery
With your guidance we continue to organize more
patient educative programmes for Senior Citizens in future.
Thanking you.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Sangeeta J. Pednekar
M.D.
(Medicine) FICP
FAIMER Fellow 2013
Professor, Medicine
Asst. Coordinator MEU
I/C Geriatric Services
LTMMC & LTMGH,
Sion, Mumbai – 400022
Mobile No.: 9821577430