AIIMSONIANS of UK & EUROPE
Caring, Educating, Innovating
WELCOME TO AIIMSONIANS
of
UK & EUROPE
WELCOME TO AIIMSONIANS
of
UK & EUROPE
WELCOME
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We welcome you on behalf of the AIIMSONIANS of UK & EUROPE.
We are a ‘Community Interest Company’ registered in UK and founded by the alumni of AIIMS New Delhi.
Our mission is to promote health, education, and research by working with academic institutions and medical professionals world-wide.
Our vision is of a world where everyone leads a healthy life.
As AIIMSONIANS we strive for a society where
everyone cares for each other and learns to live in harmony with nature.
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AIIMSONIANS of UK & EUROPE
Our History
Creation of AIIMS
(To be completed)
AIIMSONIANS of UK & EUROPE
Our History
Early history, recent information, and the first Faculty member of AIIMS
To Be Published
AIIMSONIANS of UK & EUROPE
Board of Directors
Saroj Das (President)
Suresh Rao (VP External)
Harsh Arya (VP Internal)
Vacant (Secretary and Treasurer)
AIIMSONIANS of UK & EUROPE
Executive Body
President
Saroj Das
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Vice President (VP), External
Suresh Rao
Vice President (VP), Internal
Harsh Arya
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Joint Secretary, Treasury & Finance
Rohit Sharma
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Joint Secretary, Membership / Social
Tarang Preet Kaur
Joint Secretary, Academic
Sharat Jain
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Joint Secretary, Promotion
Sharat Jain
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Joint Secretaries, IT / Membership / Promotion
Sanjay Sinha
Indu Kumar
AIIMSONIANS of UK & Europe
invites you
to the 2nd International Conference in Birmingham, UK
28/06/2024
18.30: Informal Get together at the venue
29/06/2024
09.00 - 16.30: Academic Program
16.45 - 23.30: Social & Cultural Evening
30/06/2024
Local regional attraction tours (price separate from registration fee)
Venue: Terrace Suite, Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, Birmingham, B15 3TR, UK
(Includes free visit to Botanical Garden any number of times on 29/06/2024)
Deadline date for Abstracts from speakers & Nomination for PKD Merit Award: 03/06/2024
AIIMSONIANS of UK & Europe
Welcome to our Conference.
Dear members, delegates, and participants,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Second International AIIMSONIANS Conference
in Birmingham in June this year.
TARUN SHARMA,
Organising Secretary
AIIMSONIANS of UK & Europe
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AIIMSONIANS of UK & Europe
invites you
to the 2nd International Conference in Birmingham, UK
Delegate's Fee Early Bird till 31/03/24 After 31/03/24
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AIIMSONIAN Delegate £250 £300
Accompanying Adult (Full Day) £125 £175
Accompanying Children (Full Day) £75 £100
Trainees £150 £200
Guests for Evening Banquet (Adult) £75 £100
(Children) £25 £30
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Annual Membership fee: £50
(Only for delegates from the UK & and Europe including trainees)
Life Membership fee: £500
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Deadline date for Abstracts from speakers & PKD Merit Award: 03/06/2024
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AIIMSONIANS of UK & Europe
Payment Details
Account Name: AIIMSONIAN UK & EUROPE
Account Type: Business Account
Currency: GBP (£ Pound Sterling)
Account Number: 77814479
Sort Code: 60-09-35
BIC: NWBKGB2L
IBAN: GB91NWBK60093577814479
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Limited capacity of venue allows 100 attendees only
Book Early
June is busy with hotel reservations.
Online Payment is not active at the moment.
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(15% discount on hotel booking in PARK REGIS,
EDGBASTON PARK HOTEL & IBIS STYLES hotel)
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Events Registration Online
2nd Aiimsonians of UK & Europe Annual Event
Venue: Terrace Suite, Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, Birmingham, B15 3TR, UK
Programme Summary
Fri 28th June
Informal Evening Get-Together (Details TBC)
Sat 29th June 2024
Day Program (8.30 AM to 4.30 PM)
Evening Program (4.45 - 11.30 PM)
Sun 30th June 2024
Daytime Local Sightseeing:
Stratford Upon Avon
Warwick Castle
Cotswold (TBC)
Deadline date for Abstracts from speakers & PKD Merit Award: 03/06/2024
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AIIMSONIANS of UK & Europe
2nd International Conference 28th – 30th June 2024
Venue: Terrace Suite, Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, Birmingham, B15 3TR, UK
Programme for Sat 29th June 2024
0830-0900 Registration: Coffees & Teas
0900-0930 Inauguration
Lamp Lighting (Invited Guests & Representatives of Organising Committee AUE)
Welcome address (Saroj Das, President)
Introduction to the Day (Tarun Sharma, Organising host)
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0930-1630: ACADEMIC PROGRAMME Theme: ‘INEQUITIES in GLOBAL HEALTH’
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​Session I: 0930-1050: Learning from mistakes and moving forward
Chair: Sarita Rao; Moderator: Manal Kumar
0930-0935: Introduction to Session by the Chair (Sarita Rao)
0935-0945: Mayank Goyal (Calgary, Canada) “Acute Strokes – Past, Present & Future”
0945-0955: Sumit Kumar (Dallas US): “Changing the global scenario for Glomerular diseases”
0955-1005: Ashutosh Kacker (US): “Racial disparities in managing Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in the USA”
1005-1015: Vinay Garodia (Delhi): “Harnessing synergies in clinical practice can re-model health care”
1015-1025: Sudha Dhall: “Health inequities in Primary Care”
1025-1035: Akshay Kumar (Delhi): National model for uniformity in emergency care in India
1035-1050: Q & A from the Floor
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1050-1105 Tea & Coffee Break
Session II: 1105-1230: “Innovations reshaping global health & care”
Chair: Indu Kumar; Moderator: Sharat Jain
1105-1110 Introduction to Session by the Chair (Indu Kumar)
1110-1120: Vivek Gupta (Mayo US): “Can web-based platforms improve medical education globally?”
1120-1130: Rajeev Aggarwal (Phoenix US): “How can ‘Breast-feeding Apps’ result in healthier babies?”
1130-1140: Varad Putambekar (Oxford): “Can we re-design screening models for cancer detection?”
1140-1150: V K Sharma (Phoenix US): “How can we create a ‘Start-up’ enterprise in 10 mins?”
1150-1200: Pawan Jain (Midlands): “Can we create a sustainable healthcare workforce for the future?”
1200-1210: Suresh Rao (Cumbria): “Health research: From Eugenics & Biomimetics to Bioethics”
1210-1220: Q & A from the Floor
1220-1230: Comments from the Chairs & Moderators of Sessions I & II
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1230-1315: Lunch Break
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Session III: 1315-1415
“Risks & Rewards of A I in Health versus Healthcare”
Chair: Saroj Das (Imperial College, London),
Moderators: Shitij Kapoor (Kings College London) & Sanjay Sinha (Oxford)
Speakers: Ajay Bakshi (Delhi & Bangalore), Sanjaya Khanal (Lancaster, CA, USA)
1315-1320: Introduction to Session by the Chair (Saroj Das)
1320-1335: Presentation by Ajay Bakshi (Technical Perspective)
1335-1350: Presentation by Sanjaya Khanal (Clinician's Perspective)
1350-1400: Questions from the Floor
1400-1410: Comments by the Moderators
1410-1415: Closing remarks by the Chair
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Session IV: 1415 -1530: Quiz & Chat show: “Mysteries in the history of AIIMS” & "PKD Award Ceremony"
Chair: Harsh Arya (Community Paediatrics, Worcester), Hosted by Suresh Rao (Cumbria)
1415-1420: Introduction to the Session by the Chair
1420-1430: PKD Award Ceremony
Panelists:
One Representative from Silver Jubilee 1997 Batche
Vinay Garodia (Representing ‘The AIIMSONIANS Alumnus’)
Sumit Kumar (Representing ‘AIIMSONIANS of America’)
Tarun Sharma (Organising Secretary, 2nd International AIIMSONIANS of U&E Conference)
Shitij Kapoor (President, Kings College London)
Saroj Das (President, AIIMSONIANS of UK & Europe)
1430 -1450: Quiz
1450 -1520: Panel Discussion on the future role of AIMSONIANS’
1520-1525: Summary of the Session by the Chair (Harsh Arya)
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1525-1540: Tea & Coffee Break
Session V: 1540-1625: 3 Interactive Workshops & Exhibition (parallel sessions)
Co-Chairs: Sharat Jain & Rohit Sharma
3 Separate Workshops (each led by a different Facilitator) & an Exhibition
Workshop A: ‘Speed Mentoring’:
Facilitator: Sanjay Sinha, Oxford (Leads a team of Mentors)
Workshop B: ‘Creating Entrepreneurs’:
Facilitator: V K Sharma Phoenix USA (Leads a team of Innovators in design, and research implementation to apply in the industry for commercialization)
‘Workshop C’: ‘Remodelling Health Services for India’
Facilitators: Akshay Kumar, AIIMS, New Delhi & Varad Putambekar Oxford (Lead their team of 4 to imagine how this may be envisaged)
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1625-1630: Close of Academic sessions (Suresh Rao)
1630-1645: Annual General Body Meeting: Agenda (TBA)
​1645 - 2330 Evening Social Programme & Banquet Dinner
1645-1800: Visit to Botanical gardens included in the registration fee (At Your Leisure)
1800-1830: Group Photograph outside in the Botanical garden (weather permitting) otherwise inside
1830: Reception drinks, Networking & Canape refreshments
1900-1930: Cultural Programme (Hosted by Rajeev Agarwal & Tarun Sharma with DJ Imran)
1915-1930: Classical musical performance on Sitar by Sanjeev Gopal (1986 batch) accompanied
on Tabla by Harjinder followed by a performance on Guitar by Thichen Lama
1930-2000: Starter served
2000-2100: Cultural Programme & Variety Entertainment
2100-2200: Mains (food) served
2200-2330: Dance & Masti
2330: Vote of Thanks
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Gallery
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President's Inauguration Speech
GOOD MORNING & WELCOME TO THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY THE AIIMSONIANS OF UK AND EUROPE.
TODAY, IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO STAND BEFORE YOU AT THIS BEAUTIFUL BOTANICAL GUARDEN IN BIRMINGHAM ON A SUNNY DAY. THIS GATHERING REPRESENTS A REMARKABLE CONVERGENCE OF MINDS, A CELEBRATION OF KNOWLEDGE, AND A TESTAMENT TO OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING HEALTHCARE ADDRESSING INEQUALITIES IN GLOBAL HEALTH.
THANKS TO YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT, WE HAVE OVERCOME OUR DISAPPOINTMENTS WITH DETERMINATION AND RESOLVE TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL.
TO THIS END, WE ARE NOW REGISTERED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CIC. WE HAVE A WEBSITE THAT WE CAN BE PROUD OF.
AND WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PUBLISHED OUR JOURNAL TO BE RELEASED WITH THIS MEETING. ALL OF YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY TO READ AND DIGEST.
WE HAVE A VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE EXECUTIVE BODY.
AND TODAY, WE ARE STAGING THE 2ND AUE CONFERENCE IN BIRMINGHAM – AN INDICATION OF OUR EMPHAIC SUCCESS.
HOWEVER, OUR JOB IS NOT FINISHED YET.
TOGETHER, AS WE EMBARK ON THIS JOURNEY, LET US REFLECT ON THE LEGACY OF OUR ESTEEMED INSTITUTION, THE AIIMS.
THE AIIMS HAS BEEN A BEACON OF EXCELLENCE, NURTURING GENERATIONS OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCHERS, AND VISIONARIES.
OUR ALUMNI, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS AIIMSONIANS, HAVE LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE GLOBAL MEDICAL LANDSCAPE FOR THE POSTERITY.
TODAY, WE GATHER NOT MERELY AS PARTICIPANTS BUT AS TORCHBEARERS OF INNOVATION, COMPASSION, AND COLLABORATION.
WE CONTINUE WITH OUR THEME OF THE CONFERENCE – “GLOBAL HEALTH INEQUALITIES” AND HEALTHCARE BEYOND BORDERS – RESONATES DEEPLY.
WE ARE UNITED BY A COMMON PURPOSE: TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL HUMANITY.
LATER ON, TODAY, WE WILL ENGAGE IN SPIRITED DISCUSSIONS ON “LEARNING FROM MISTAKES”, SHARING INNOVATIONS BY GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH THAT MIGHT ENTICE US TO FORGE PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPLORE NOVEL APPROACHES TO PATIENT CARE, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND MEDICAL EDUCATION.
HARSH WILL PRESIDE OVER THE SESSION TO EXPLORE THE MYSTERIES IN THE HISTORY OF AIIMS, SUPPORTED BY SURESH.
AND TO CELEBRATE THE PLATINUM JUBILEE OF PKD’S APPOINTMENT TO AIIMS, LIKE THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE RECIPIENT FOR THE PKD AWARD FOR THIS YEAR.
FINALLY, WE HAVE A WORKSHOP FOR THE YOUNGER AIIMSONIANS REGARDING MENTORSHIP, HOW TO BECOME AN ENTERPRENEUR, AND REMODELLING HEALTH SERVICES FOR INDIA.
OUR SESSIONS WILL SPAN DIVERSE TOPICS – PRECISION MEDICINE, TELEHEALTH, AI, GENOMICS AND MORE.
I ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO MISS THE SESSION ON AI, AS OUR FUTURE ALMOST CERTAINLY, WILL BE DICTATED BY THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION.
LET US RECOGNIZE THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE MADE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE. THEIR DEDICATION EXEMPLIFIES THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE THAT DEFINES AIIMSONIANS WORLDWIDE. MY UNWAVERING APPRECIATION GOES TO SURESH FOR BEING A FLUENT AND PROLIFIC THINKER AND WRITER.
TO TARUN – A FANTASTIC ENTERTAINER AND ORGANIZER
AND TO HARSH FOR GIVING ATTENTION TO DETAILS: PUTTING DOTS ON THE “I” AND PUTTING THE CROSS ON THE” T”.
AS WE BEGIN THIS CONFERENCE, LET US REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF MEDICAL PRACTICE, ETHICS AND EMPATHY.
LET US EMBRACE CURIOSITY, CHALLENGE DOGMAS, AND CHAMPION EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE. LET US FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE IDEAS FLOURISH AND WHERE MENTORSHIP THRIVES.
IN CLOSING, I EXTEND MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO EACH ONE OF YOU. MAY THIS CONFERENCE BE A CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE – A SYMPHONY OF IDEAS THAT REVERBERATE ACROSS BORDERS, TRANSCENDING LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND DISCIPLINE.
THANK YOU AND LET US EMBARK ON THIS REMARKABLE JOURNEY TOGETHER.
THERE ARE SOME GROUND RULES AND INFORMATION THAT TARUN WILL SHARE AND SURESH WILL TALK ABOUT THE RULES OF THE ACADEMIC SESSIONS. PLEASE ADHERE TO THESE RULES.
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Chairman of the Session on AI
DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, ALAN TURING CRACKED THE ENIGMA CODE, HE BECAME THE FATHER OF MODERN COMPUTER SCIENCE, HE LAID THE CENTRAL CONCEPT OF MODERN COMPUTERS AND DEVISED THE AUTOMATIC COMPUTING MACHINE, WHICH WAS THE FIRST DIGITAL COMPUTER WITH STORED PROGRAMMES.
IN 1985-86, I WAS INVOLVED IN A RESEARCH PROJECT “COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN”. Professor F T DE DOMBAL FROM LEADS WAS THE CHIEF INVESTIGATOR IN THIS PROJECT.
AT THAT TIME THE COMPUTERS, ALTHOUGH A MIRACULOUS INVENTION, WERE VERY SLOW WITH AN INEFFICIENT CPU. SINCE THEN, THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION HAS OVERTAKEN EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIFE.
TODAY, THE POSSIBILITIES WITH AI ARE INFINITE.
THE LAST REMAINING POINT OF TRANSFORMATION IS THE FINAL TRIGGER.
DESPITE, SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN AUTOMATION OF WARFARE AND VEHICLES, THE HUMAN, ATLEAST FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE, WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD THE CONTROL.
IT IS NOT FAR OFF BEFORE THE MACHINES CAN ACQUIRE COMPLETE CONTROL.
IN THIS SESSION AJAY BAKSHI WILL TALK ABOUT THE NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESS: LLM, SLM THAT CHAT GPT, GEMINI AND USE TO PREDICT AND GENERATE AI.
WHEREAS SANJAYA KHANAL WILL TALK ABOUT THE CLINICAL APPLICATION OF AI TODAY.