FAIMA organises FAIMACON 2022, largest medical conference for young doctors

New Delhi: In an attempt to motivate the resident doctors who continuously work for catering to the patients across the country, the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) recently organized the largest medical conference of young doctors- FAIMACON 2022.

Held at Hotel Raddison Blu, Delhi Aerocity on August 21, the theme of the conference was "Next Normal" in the Post COVID era. The idea behind this theme was to let people know about guidelines and developments that have taken place in the Post-Covid era.

Apart from resident doctors from various specialties, the conference also witnessed the presence of several Medical Directors, Presidents and Past Presidents of Medical organisations such as Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Delhi Medical Council (DMC), motivational speakers and many more.

FAIMACON conference was inaugurated in the Presence of the National President of IMA, Dr. Sahajanand Prasad Singh, Dr. Suresh Kumar, the Medical Director of Lok Nayak Hospital, Dr B L Sherwal ( Director Safdarjung hospital) and Dr R K Dhamija ( Director IHBAS), Delhi Medical Council National President Dr. Arun Kumar Gupta, Dr. Prem Aggarwal, past president of DMA, and Dr. Vinay Aggarwal, Past President of IMA.

The conference started with FAIMACON National Quiz and Poster Presentation and it was followed by an workshop on Basic Life Support (BLS) course. Speaking about the same, Dr Rafia Khan, National Spokesperson of FAIMA said, "We wanted to impart how a common man can save the patients' life if suddenly the patient collapses. Sometimes the Bystanders can also save the life. We informed all the young doctors about the recent guidelines regarding Basic Life Support. Besides, we also gave them opportunities to practice using hands on mannequin."

Dr. Prakhar Dagar from Safdurjung Hospital, who is a renowned singer in the medical fraternity and especially known as a Bhajan singer, took part in the musical concert of the conference.

During the event, which witnessed 150 plus delegates and young doctors, National Healthcare Excellence Award was distributed to more than 50 young medicos belonging to various specialties. Not only the Postgraduate students, but the awards were given to young junior residents and medical students who are currently pursuing their MBBS course.

The decision regarding the distribution of awards was taken by a jury headed by Dr Arun Gupta, president of DMC. Dr. Rohan Krishnan, President of FAIMA Doctors Association was also part of the jury. There were several nominations for the awards for various categories, informed Dr. Khan, National Spokesperson of FAIMA.

"It was a tough decision. In Medical Field you cannot say who is the best but it was a way to encourage the doctors further in their profession," she added.

Speaking about the conference, Dr. Khan added, "FAIMA has been working for the betterment of the resident doctors. We especially address the issues about the resident doctors who are treating patients day-in and day-out. We had resident doctors from various specialties to share their experiences. Additionally, we were graced with the auspicious presence of Medical Directors, Presidents of IMA and DMC."

"We were overwhelmed since they took out their precious time to attend the conference. Basically our conference was in order to bring resident doctors from various specialties under one platform," she added.

While expressing his experience regarding FAIMACON, Dr. Khan added, "I have no words to describe. We were so lucky and fortunate to have such people under one platform together. Also, these young doctors made the conference really happening and vibrant. We were happy to see such young and fresh faces coming up for the conference and they participated with full enthusiasm and energy."

Several doctors including Dr. Ajay Kumar, Dr. Suresh Kumar, Dr. R.K Dhamija, and Dr. Vinay Aggarwal, Past President of IMA gave speeches on the occasion. Apart from the academic sessions, poster session and FAIMCON quiz, the doctors also had the opportunity to listen to motivational speakers such as Ira Singhal, UPSC topper.

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