Chennai:
Tamil Nadu has the highest number of qualified pediatric
neurologists but the number is inadequate when compared with the children
suffering neurological diseases, according to Dr G Kumaresan, organizing
chairman of Neuropedicon 2012.
Dr Kumaresan told Express the focus of Neuropedicon 2012 is
to sensitise the general physician about child neurology as they could play a
key role in identifying the disease at an early stage.
He said in India there are only 150 paediatric neurologists
and most of them are in the city as such the rural population has less access
to them. “The forum’s key purpose is to sensitise general physicians with new
updates as they are the first to diagnose the disease,” he added. Dr Kumaresan
said two-day academic programme tries to cover the various aspects of the fast
growing field of paediatric neurology and brings together the expertise of
renowned British neurologists and our own well-known Indian faculty.
Globally renowned specialists such as Prof Richard Newton,
Prof Richard Appleton, Prof Andrew Morris are participating in the conference.
Prof Appleton also delivered the Dr K Jaganathan Oration on Refractory Epilepsy
in the child.
Mike Nithavrianakis, British Deputy High Commissioner in
Chennai, highlighted the role played by Tamil Nadu in healthcare as it has 20
per cent of finest doctors and consultants. He also said Chennai is slowly
becoming the healthcare hub of the globe.
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