Day: February 19, 2023

Pledge to Advice Quit Tobacco – Interaction with Doctors And Paramedics Of Bhardwaj Hospital

PLEDGE TO ADVICE QUIT TOBACCO – Interaction with doctors and paramedics of Bhardwaj Hospital

Schedule: 18th February 2023 Time: 2:30 pm onwards

An interactive session with enthusiastic members staff of Bhardwaj Hospital Sector 29, Noida as part of #oraloncologyconnect CME and #advisequittobacco was conducted

The program was arranged by Mr. Kunwar Chauhan and his team of MAX Vaishali Sales.

The program was coordinated by Dr. Saurabh Gupta  administrator of the Hospital and Dr. Abhishek Kumar, a Physician with a special interest in tobacco related diseases.

The Interactive oral oncology connects sessions were attended by 53 doctors and paramedics.

Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch. Director HN MAX Hospital, Founder of ICanCaRe, and MASTER trainer convenor for Tobacco Courses interacted with the participant and gave the following messages to them

  • ORAL CANCER IS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM and all MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TSHOULD JOIN HANDS TO CONTROL THIS EVER INCREASING DISEASE
  • Tobacco is a disease and not just an habit, it has to be treated as a disease.
  • Tobacco cessation is possible – Medical Treatment is available
  • SPECIALISED TOBACCO CESSATION SPECIALIST are now available and they should be consulted for cessation.
  • Courses are available and delivered by ICanCaRe for the doctors and paramedics.
  • Every hospital should have ORAL CARE and TOBACCO CESSATION CENTRE at prominent visible location.

Dr Pawan Gupta emphasized that it is a moral duty of all health care professionals to ADVISE QUIT TOBACCO to all their patients and others also.

There was special interest in knowing about tobacco-related cancers and how to control the same. especially in chewing tobacco which is so rampant in India. Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch. Director of Cancer Surgeons, MAX Hospital, Patparganj, and Vaishali, made them aware that quitting tobacco is possible and that one can quit tobacco with proper intervention by a Tobacco Cessation Specialist. TRISCaRe the innovative mouth opener device was also demonstrated. Dr. Pawan apprised that besides being a fine surgeon he is also the MASTER TRAINER of Tobacco Cessation courses run by Gujarat University and conducted by ICanCaRe.

The main emphasis was on involving the first echelon doctors for controlling the biggest killer cancer of India which is head and neck cancers and prevention with tobacco cessation and early detection by regular examination.

#MAX #oraloncologyconnect #icancare #icancareacademy #pawangupta #tobaccomarshal #advisequittobacco #savetheyouth

 

Oral Oncology Connect – Interaction with IMA- Hapur

ORAL ONCOLOGY CONNECT – Interaction with IMA- Hapur

Schedule: 18th February 2023 Time: 9:30 pm onwards

An interactive session with enthusiastic members of IMA – Hapur was conducted as #oraloncologyconnect CME at the Hotel Golden Tulip, Hapur

The program was arranged by Mr. Arun Bhargava and his team of MAX Patparganj Sales.

President Dr. N.M.Singh presided over the meeting with Secretary Dr. Vimlesh directing the session and Dr Hariom conducted the meeting. The Chief Guest for the occasion was Dr. Sunil Kumar, CMO of Hapur. . The program was conducted efficiently by Dr. Hariom, a Physician with a special interest in gastro-intestinal diseases.

The Interactive oral oncology connects sessions were attended by 56 doctors and moderated by Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch. Director HN MAX Hospital, Founder of ICanCaRe, and MASTER trainer convenor for Tobacco Courses.

The panel of Specialists from MAX consisted of Dr. Meenu Walia, Dr. Manoj Tayal, Dr. Satyam Taneja.

Experts from IMA – Hapur included Dr. Sanjeev Kumar ENT Surgeon, Dr. Shyam, General Surgeon, Dr. Praveen Kumar, Neurosurgeon, and Dr. Ankit Goel Dental Surgeon.

Dr. Meenu Walia Senior Director and Head of Clinical Oncology of MAX East Zone Introduced MAX  Facility and its vision for holistic care for cancer patients. This was followed by a presentation on the Radiation oncology facility and managing a Gynecological malignancy at MAX by our experienced Dr. Manoj Tayal Director of Radiation Oncology, Surgical expertise at MAX defining the patient outcome with team involvement by Dr. Satyam Taneja M.Ch., Director, Surgical Oncology, and Dr. Kanika Gupta Sr, Director Gynaecological Malignancy at MAX.

 The Oral Oncology Connect panel discussion saw some interesting cases being discussed with participation from the floor and experts and specialists giving their opinions.

The patient outcome is defined by teamwork, with the machines, facilities, and skilled and trained specialists at MAX. Special care is taken for patient outcomes with an emphasis on cosmetic, functional, and psychological rehabilitation. Scarless surgeries for head and neck cancers pioneered by Dr. Pawan Gupta and ably supported by the radiation department headed by Dr. Manoj Tayal have brought an enormous change in the way cancer is being treated nowadays. Technologies like Photodynamic therapy, Sentinel node in HNC, and new age radiation technologies like VMAT, IGRT, and IMRT. SRS, SBRT, and brachytherapy are all present under one roof at MAX Patparganj. Addition of the Truebeam linear accelerator with all the modern-day armamentariums of on-board in-room imaging including CBCT, MVCT, and Exact-trac systems, the scope of radiation treatment has greatly widened the scope of cancer care at MAX Patparganj. Quality assurance (QA) of radiation treatment remains the keystone which is strictly implemented with the present-day best practices using the best QA equipment. The team of Radiation Oncologists under the leadership of Dr. Manoj Tayal is well supported by a team of medical physicists, radiation therapy technologists (RTTs), and well-trained nurses.

 

There was special interest in knowing about tobacco-related cancers and how to control the same. especially in chewing tobacco which is so rampant in India. Dr. Pawan Gupta M.Ch. Director of Cancer Surgeons, MAX Hospital, Patparganj, and Vaishali, made them aware that quitting tobacco is possible and that one can quit tobacco with proper intervention by a Tobacco Cessation Specialist. TRISCaRe the innovative mouth opener device was also demonstrated. Dr. Pawan apprised that besides being a fine surgeon he is also the MASTER TRAINER of Tobacco Cessation courses run by Gujarat University and conducted by ICanCaRe.

The main emphasis was on involving the first echelon doctors for controlling the biggest killer cancer of India which is head and neck cancers and prevention with tobacco cessation and early detection by regular examination.

#MAX #oraloncologyconnect #icancare #icancareacademy #pawangupta #manojtayal #meenuwalia #tobaccomarshal