News from ABSMIDS | AHA certified workshop on Basic Life Support

The Dental Education Unit, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Intern’s Academic Club of ABSMIDS along with the Resuscitation Training Cell & Department of Anaesthesiology, KSHEMA jointly in association with IIEMS, Kottayam, organised an AHA certified workshop on Basic Life Support from 8th to 12th June 2021 at Adhyayan Hall, 7th floor, ABSMIDS, Deralakatte, Mangalore.

The BLS training program was headed by Prof. (Dr.) Sripada G Mehandale, Head, Dept. of Anaesthesiology and Prof. (Dr.) Gayathri Bhat, Anesthetist & Chief Coordinator, Resuscitation Training Cell, KSHEMA. The team included expert trainers from various medical institutions - Dr. Sushmita Patil, Dr. Shruthi, Dr. Sandhya BS, Mrs. Shanthi, Mr. Sunil along with coordinators from IIEMS- Mr. Emil and Mr. Azo.

The BLS workshop was attended by 236 participants including 83 interns from ABSMIDS. The intensive training program comprised of lectures from certified trainers, video presentations, hands-on CPR on mannequins, followed by theory and practical exams.

The program was co-ordinated by Dr. Padmaraj Hegde, Dr. Gopinath Thilak PS from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.