IMA HQs to host ICON 2015

New Delhi, 24 July, 2015: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) HQs will be hosting ICON 2015, IMACGP International Conference of Family Medicine from 25th to 26th July, 2015 at Hotel Country Inn, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad.

The theme of the conference is ‘Strengthening family parctice culture’. The conference will focus on the problems faced by General practitioners and Family physicians.

Addressing a Press Conference today Padma Shri Awardee, Dr A Marthanda Pillai, National President, IMA and Padma Shri Awardee, Dr KK Aggarwal, Hony Secretary General, IMA, in a joint statement said that a family doctor is the link between the patient and the specialist; hence, the concept of a family doctor is the need of  the hour. All family doctors should be assigned to multiple families on retainership basis.

A highlight of the conference will be the session on Dengue fever by Dr S Arulrhaj, Past National President, IMA, Chief Patron, IMACGP and Dr VK Monga, Dean Elect IMACGP. Up till now, we have known that there are four strains of the dengue virus, which cause dengue fever: DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4. But, a fifth type of the virus, DENV-5, was isolated in October 2013. This new variant of the dengue virus has been linked to only one outbreak in humans, which occurred in Sarawak state of Malaysia.

Dr Aggarwal further added that over the last two decades, the medical profession has learned that one should not panic in dengue fever. Most patients will not require platelet transfusions. The only solution is to keep the difference between upper and lower blood pressure more than 40.

The Conference will also highlight the problems faced by smaller medical establishments owned by medical doctors. These establishments provide cost-effective medical care. The medical profession has expressed its concern regarding Insurance Companies who have established the requirement of minimum 10 beds for insurance cover.  Most such doctor-owned medical establishments have fewer than 10 beds.

For the first time, doctors will be able to listen to a talk at 23 different locations of the country through Video Conferencing, addressed Dr B B Wadhwa, Organising Secretary , ICON 2015.

Dr Banshi Saboo, Diabetologist will talk about Common Myths in Diabetic Management.

Lifestyle diabetes is now an epidemic in the society. This type of diabetes can be reversed.

Other highlight of the conference is now strain of Multi Drug Resistant Malaria which has been shown in Myanmar.