Foundation for the Prevention of Disability

and
Spastics Society of Karnataka
and
Centre for Human Genetics
Present
a

Continuing Medical Education Programme on

Clinical Preventive Genetics

Venue: Spastics Society of Karnataka, 31, 5th Cross, Indira Nagar,
1st Stage, Bangalore 560038.
Time: 9-00am-6.00pm.

Date: 28th, March, 2010

Time Topic Speaker

9.00.-9.10am Welcome and Introduction to the Mr. S. P. Acharya, Founder,
Foundation Foundation for the Prevention of
Disability
9.10- 9.20am Key note address Dr. Sharat Chandra, Director,
Centre for Human Genetics,
Bangalore.
9.20-9.50am Birth defects : global burden, Dr. Meenakshi Bhat, Clinical
diagnosis, prognosis and management of Geneticist, Center for Human
genetic disorders Genetics, Bangalore
9.50-10.20am Study of birth defects by molecular Dr. Jayarama S. Kadandale,
cytogenetics. Specialist in Clinical and
Molecular Cytogenetics, Center
for Human Genetics, Bangalore
10.20-10.50am Genetics of Hearing Disorders Prof. Anuranjan Anand,
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for
Advanced Scientific Research,
Bangalore
10.50- 11.10am TEA
11.15- 11.45am Folic acid and other micronutrients in the Dr. G. R. Chandak , Centre for
prevention of birth defects. Cellular and Molecular Biology,
Hyderabad, (AP)

11.50 -12.55pm Prenatal Diagnosis of congenital Dr. Prathima Radhakrishnan,

malformations Fetal Medicine and Therapy Centre
First trimester Ultrasonography Bangalore.

1-2 pm LUNCH

2.05-2.40pm Clinical and genetic aspects of primary Prof. Arun Kumar,

microcephaly: Identification of a new Dept. of Molecular Reproduction,
gene" Development & Genetics
Indian Institute of Science
. Bangalore.
2.45-3.15pm Inborn Metabolic Disorders : prevention Dr. Ananth N. Rao, Consultant,
by Metabolic Screening tests Metabolic Diseases and Research,
Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore
3.15-3.45pm TEA

3.50- 4.20 pm Postnatal Management of Congenital Dr. Arvind Shenoi, Consultant

Defects Neonatologist
Head - Dept of Paediatrics, Manipal
Hospital, Bangalore

4.25-4.55pm Organizational support and Rehabilitation Dr.M.S.Mahadeviah , Honorary

of Disabilities Professor, Kempegowda Institute of
Medical Sciences, Bangalore

5-5.30pm Concluding remarks Dr. P. Raghupathy, Senior

Pediatric Endocrinologist,
Professor of Paediatrics,
Indira Gandhi Institute of Child
Health, Bangalore
Chairman, Sc. Adv. Com,
Foundation for the Prevention of
Disability

 The above mentioned Continuing Medical Education (CME) is open

for registration for Practicing Pediatricians, Post Graduates in
Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and those who have just
finished MBBS.

 Registration will begin at : 8.30am

 Registration fee: Students: Rs. 500/ Professionals: Rs. 1000/

 Mode of Payment: Cash/ Cheque/ DD (Payable to the “Foundation for
the Prevention of Disability”. Debit and Credit cards will be accepted.
 Last date for registration will be 24th March 2010.

 Kindly send your registration details (Your Name, Address, and

Contact Number) through the mail.
Write to Kavita Sharma, Coordinator, FPD,
at kavita.sharma@preventdisability.in

 Participants will be given certificates of attendance.

 Contact through phone: kavita 90087 83511/ 080-41481777 or

Rajeshwari 080-40745905