Bhubaneswar: AMRI Hospitals Bhubaneswar organized LAPCON 2023, a unique live endoscopy surgery workshop, on 27th May, 2023, at the hospital, under the aegis of the Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists (IAGE), Odisha Chapter.
Senior members, including IAGE President and leading gynecological Prof (Dr) P.C. Mahapatra, association Patron, IAGE’s Odisha Chapter President, Prof (Dr) Tushar Kar, and Secretary, (Odisha Chapter), attended the workshop.
The workshop’ Organizing Committee, comprising Organizing Secretary, Dr Harpreet Kaur, Joint Secretaries, Dr Monica Gupta and Dr Shibani Devi, along with Treasurer, Dr Bharat Bhushan, managed and coordinated not only the live surgeries, but also every other aspect of its supervision.
Dr Kaur, who is also Senior Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecological Surgery, at AMRI Bhubaneswar, said that at LAPCON 2023, nationally acclaimed surgeons from Odisha and other parts of India performed surgeries on cases of fibroids and endometriosis, which was witnessed by other doctors present.
“We had keen and productive interaction with all delegates and surgeons present at the workshop. As expected, we had active participation from a large number of surgeons and other doctors associated with the discipline,” Dr Kaur said. She added that the purpose of the workshop is to demonstrate different aspects of endoscopic surgeries and developing trends in the field.
“This will help both practicing surgeons and aspiring doctors to gain awareness on different surgical techniques. We believe the workshop has been an instructive platform to discuss cases and problems associated with endoscopic surgeries so that doctors can improve surgical skills. This will go a long way in positively influencing patient outcome,” Dr Kaur explained.
