National Workshop on Pediatric Critical Care Nursing Conducted at KSHEMA

A national-level workshop on Pediatric Critical Care Nursing was organized by Justice K S Hegde Charitable Hospital and the Dept. of Pediatrics, K S Hegde Medical Academy (KSHEMA), at NUMEDISIM, K S Hegde Hospital in two batches on 12th and 30th January 2024. The program was conducted in association with the Central IAP-Intensive Care Chapter and the Indian Academy of Paediatrics, DK Branch. The workshop was led by national faculty members Dr. Muthiah Periyakaruppan, Pediatric Intensivist, Dr. Mehta’s Multispeciality Hospital, Chennai, and Dr. Swathi Rao, Pediatric Intensivist and Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, KSHEMA, who also served as the course coordinator.

A total of 50 delegates, including in-house nurses and participants from Fr. Muller Medical College, Yenepoya Medical College, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences and other hospitals in Mangalore, attended the workshop. The sessions included two lectures followed by hands-on workstations which focused on essential skills for managing critically ill children.