The KGMU Alumni International Seminars

Introduction

This is a new initiative for continued medical education (CME) and continued professional development (CPD). It is an international commitment led by the KGMU Alumni UK. The seminar series is sponsored by Professor Dhavendra Kumar, as part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the alma mater, the King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow. The main aim is to work and learn together for sharing and enhancing the standards of medical education and clinical practice of all Georgians and our contemporaries.

Important information on the KGMU Alumni Seminars

• All seminars will be accessible to all Georgians anywhere in the World, either direct or through Institutional link.
• The Post Graduate and Research Dean and Head of Department of Medical Education, KGMU, Lucknow have agreed to recognise these seminars for the postgraduate courses across all disciplines (MD, MS, MDS, PhD, MSc etc.). All registered students and their teachers/ supervisors would have access to all seminars through the KGMU web-portal.
• All seminars are free and offered through the Zoom (www.zoom.us ) link.
• The seminar can be accessed by any registered member of the KGMU Alumni in UK, USA/Canada, KGMU International group, Australasia, Europe, Africa, or any other similar group.
• Seminars on selected topics will be delivered by experts from primary, secondary and tertiary medical care, including nursing and allied healthcare.
• Prospective speakers are invited to contact us with brief bio-profile (maximum 100 words), full title of the Seminar and three key learning objectives.
• Each seminar will be eligible for 1 hour CME and/or CPD credits.

Faculty Advisory Committee

• Prof. Dhavendra Kumar (Chair), Professor Clinical Genetics & Genomic Medicine, Cardiff Spire Hospital, University of Cardiff & South Wales; Bart’s and The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
• Prof. Shally Awasthi, Head of Department of Pediatrics & Department of Medical Education, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, UP, India.
• Professor Arun Agarwal, Former Head ENT, Past Dean Maulana Azad Medical College, Past President Delhi State Medical Council, Medical Education Adviser Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
• Professor Surendra Varma, Professor Paediatric Endocrinology, University of Lubbock, Texas, USA.
• Dr. Shailja Chaturvedi, Consultant Psychiatrist; Past President of Australian Indian Medical Graduate Association, Executive Committee member of Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin(GAPIO), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
• Dr Ira Pande, Consultant Rheumatology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Honorary Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham, UK
• Dr. Dinesh Goel, Senior Consultant Surgeon, Jackson, MS, USA

The Faculty Advisory Committee has recommended-

• Seminars to commence from August 2020 onward.
• Each seminar to be held on first Saturday of the month at 330pm UK time.
• Each Seminar will be hosted in rotation by the KGMU Alumni team on behalf of Australia, United Kingdom and North America.
• All seminars linked to the central KGMU Alumni hosted by our alma mater, KGMU Lucknow.
• Each session would include two topics of 20 minutes each with 5 minutes for questions and discussions.

Seminar 1- 7th August 2020 ‘Emergency care of Covid-19 patients’

• Intensive and high dependency care for Covid-19 patients Dr. JasbirChabra, Consultant in Critical Care, Preston General Hospital, Lancashire, UK
• The plasma therapy- facts and practical issues Prof. Tulika Chandra, Head of Transfusion Medicine, KGMU, Lucknow, India.

Seminar 2- 4th September 2020 ‘Respiratory manifestations in Covid-19 patients’

• Covid-19 infection- Respiratory perspectives Dr. Himanshu Singh, Honorary Senior Lecture/ Academic Training Lead, Respiratory Medicine, University of Manchester, UK
• Covid-19 infection- Paediatric respiratory manifestations Prof. Shally Awasthi, Head of Paediatrics, KGMU, Lucknow, India.

Seminar 3- 10th October 2020 ‘Neuro-psychiatric manifestations in Covid-19 patients’

• Covid-19 infection- Neurological sequelae- Lucknow experience Prof. Ravinder Garg, Head of Neurology, KGMU, Lucknow, India
• Psychiatric outcomes of Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) survivorsDr. Shail Chaturvedi, Consultant Psychiatrist, Sydney, Australia
• The Covid-19 Neuro-Psychiatry Syndrome Dr. Niruj Agarwal, St. George’s Medical School, London, UK

Seminar 4- 7th November 2020 ‘Laboratory diagnosis of Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) infection’

• Scientific basis of Covid-19 genetic testing Professor Dhavendra Kumar, Bart’s & London School of Medicine, UK
• Mass scale laboratory Covid-10 testing- the Indian scenario Professor Amita Jian, HOD-Microbiology, KGMU, Lucknow, India
• Strategy and outcomes of UK Public Health Covid-19 Laboratory testing Dr. Itisha Gupta, Consultant Microbiologist/Lead Primary Infection Control, Birmingham, UK

Seminar 5- 5th December 2020 ‘Cardiovascular manifestations in Covid-19 patients’

• UK strategy and outcomes for managing Covid-19 cardiovascular complications Dr. Sharad Agarwal, Consultant Cardiologist, Sunderland, UK
• Indian strategy and outcomes of Covid-19 cardiac care- KGMU experience Prof. S. Dwivedi, HOD, Dept. of Cardiology, KGMU, Lucknow, India
• Molecular insights of post viral inflammatory myocarditis Professor Dhavendra Kumar, Bart’s Heart Centre, WHRI, Bart’s and London School of Medicine, London, UK

Seminar 6- Thursday 21 January 2021 “KGMU Alumni Week Student Seminar

Session I- UK participants

• Dr. Ira Pande, Consultant Rheumatologist and Hon. Senior Lecturer, University Hospitals Nottingham, UK- " Clinical approach to Joint Pain"
• Dr. Sanjeev Agarwal, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK- "Surgical approach to chronic joint dysfunction"
• Dr. Itisha Gupta, Consultant Microbiologist, Lead Primary Infection Care, Birmingham University Hospitals, Birmingham UK- "Clinical approach to suspected sepsis"



Session II-Australia participants

• Dr. Yadu Singh, Consultant Physicians/ Cardiologist, Sydney, NSW, Australia- "Chronic heart failure- current practice and new developments"
• Dr. Inderjit Singh, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Sydney, NSW, Australia "Preventable vision impairment- causes and management"
• Dr. Vivek Sharma, Consultant Psychiatrist, Sydney, NSW, Australia " Neuo-psychiatric outcomes of childhood trauma"

Seminar 7- Saturday 06 February 2021 ‘Covid-19 & Gastroenterology Practice”

Moderator: Mr Asif Jah, Consultant Hepato-Biliary Surgeon, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge,UK

• “Covid 19 – Changes in surgical practice and lessons learnt’ Prof Abhijit Chandra, HOD, Dept of Surgical Gastroenterology, KGMU, Lucknow, India
• ‘Gastrointestinal manifestations and complications of Covid 19’ Professor Amit Rastogi, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Kansas University Medical Centre, Kansas City, USA
• ‘Challenges for Endoscopy services in the pandemic era’ Dr Shishu Sharma, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Sheffield Children’s Hospital Sheffield, UK

Seminar 8- 6th March 2021 ‘ Clinical endocrinology- clinical practice and prevention”

Moderator- Dr. Sumita Agarwal, MD FRCPath, Consultant Histopathologist, Stevenage, England, UK

• “Adrenals and Hypertension” Professor Madhukar Mittal, MD, DM, Department of Endocrinology, AIIMS, Jodhpur
• “ Global perspective of newborn hypothyroid screening” Professor Surendra Varma, MD, DSc(Hon), FAAP, FACE, Grover E Murray Professor,Ted Hartman Endowed Chair in Medical Education, University Distinguished Professor & Vice Chair, Pediatrics, TTUHSC School of Medicine, Texas, USA
• “ Vitamin D: Immunity, Inflammation, and Infection” Professor Sudhir Gupta, MD, PhD, DSc (HC), Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California at Irvine, CA, USA

Seminar 9- 3rd April 2021 1230pm 'Clinical and Preventive Oncology’

Moderator- Dr. Udaiveer Panwar, Consultant Oncologist, Plymouth, Devon, UK

• "Managing hereditary breast ovarian cancer- KGMU experience” Prof. Nisha Singh, Professor of Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Queen Mary Hospital, KGMU, Lucknow, India
• “Genetic testing and community breast & ovarian cancer screening” Prof. Ranjit Manchanda, Professor of Gynae-Oncology, Bart’s & London School of Medicine & Dentistry,Queen Mary University of London, UK
• “Role of genomic tests in personalised treatment for breast cancer" Dr. Udaiveer Panwar , Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

Seminar 10- 8th May 2021 1500 (3pm) ‘Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery’

Moderator- Prof. Pramod Luthra, FRCS, Manchester, UK

• "Micro-vascular surgery in today's scenario; where do we stand". Professor Brijesh, Head of Department of Plastic Surgery, KGMU, Lucknow, India.
• “Limb Trauma Reconstruction” Mr Mohammad Zafoor, Consultant Plastic Surgeon Middlesbrough, UK
• " Complexities in case selection in Plastic surgery and managing expectations and Management of Scarring" Mr Nadeem Khwaja, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Head of School of Surgery in Health Education England in the North West, UK
• " The intersection between Plastic Surgery and Psychiatry" Dr Vivek Agarwal, Consultant Psychiatrist at Norfolk and Suffolk

Seminar 11- 12th June 20211500 (3pm) ‘Common problems in Primary Care’ Moderator, Dr. Sapna Tandon, GP, Manchester Programme/ Speakers- To be confirmed

Please contact Prof. Dhavendra Kumar –

• For all enquiries regarding future dates& Zoom links
• Topics and speakers for future seminars
• Volunteers for participation and/or speaking in this International seminar series
• Please email d.kumar@qmul.ac.uk OR genomicmedicineuk@gmail.com with your interest and subject of the Seminar.