Inauguration on 6th December 2021
Health and Family Welfare Department
"Our Health Our Responsibility"
Knowledge Partner
In partnership with
CURE India
Technology partner
About the conference
Kerala Health has been taking all efforts to control and mitigate COVID 19 pandemic and we continue our efforts to minimize new infections, focus on providing treatment in time and doing fast vaccination. In making SDG a reality, we are now working on the next phase of response to pandemic- ‘Working around COVID. In order to do that we are bringing attention to various other prevailing health issues. Kerala has always been focusing on various measures for disability prevention and we would like to inform you that Clubfoot disability elimination as a program was initiated by the Government of Kerala in 2011.
As we celebrate 10 years of this unique initiative, it’s time we make sure that every child born with clubfoot gets complete care so that no child is left without treatment. Health and Family Welfare Department in partnership with CURE India is taking various activities related to Clubfoot management.
In this context, the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Kerala is organizing an International conference on 6th December 2021 in online mode. The Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan has graciously agreed to inaugurate the conference and will launch a program to make Kerala Clubfoot disability free state. Smt. Veena George Honourable Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Woman and Child Development will preside over the function. Dr. B. Ekbal, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Kerala will deliver a special address.
The conference is organized with technical assistance from World Health Organization, UNICEF and Child Development Centre, Kerala and involvement of all the Departments and our partner Indian Academy of Pediatrics. The National and International experts on clubfoot management will share their expertise in the management of clubfoot. A session for Postgraduate trainees, practicing doctors and para medical staff will also be conducted. A workshop on the management of clubfoot for all the doctors and paramedical staff of clubfoot clinics is organized. Clubfoot clinics will be expanded to forty-four numbers. With this initiative, it is expected that every child born with clubfoot in Kerala will be given appropriate early treatment for clubfoot. The conference is being organized in online mode and we invite you to attend the programme and solicit your active participation.
Conference
Overview
Conference
Goal
Conference
Segments
- Specialist’s lectures for postgraduates and field functionaries
- Paper presentations by Clinical Scientists
- Workshop on “Clubfoot management” for Doctors, Nurses & Paramedical staff
- Dedicated lectures by experts
- The round table: National & International faculty
Planned
Outcome
Conference Overview
The conference theme this year is ‘Making the SDG a reality' and is planned on five days during February and March 2020 – each day dedicated to a specific thematic area like transforming primary health care, maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases and communicable diseases.
Conference
Goal
The conference aims to bring policy makers, program managers, health experts, public health intervention specialists, academicians, front line fighters and civil society across the globe to share the experiences, facilitate cross learnings and plan for future to achieve the SDGs.
Conference Segments
The conference has been been planned with the following segments :
- Panel discussions by International Experts
- Experience sharing by leaders across the globe
- Dialogues among heads of governments and developmental partners
Planned
Outcome
The Conference is expected to result in a concise Monographs on respective themes. It is expected that the outcome document will be endorsed by the participants of the Conference.
Conference Agenda
- Inaugural Programme 6th December 2021
- Session I - Lectures
- Session I - Workshop
- Session II
Inaugural Programme, Monday, 6th December 2021, 11.00 – 12.05
Time (IST) | Event | Dignitaries |
|---|---|---|
11.00-11.05 | Welcome Address |
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11.05-11.15 | Presidential Address |
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11.15-11.30 | Inaugural Address |
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11.30-11.40 | Keynote Address |
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11.40-12.00 | Special Address |
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12.00-12.05 | Vote of Thanks |
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Session I - Lectures
Time (IST) | Event |
|---|---|
12.00 to 15.30 | Hall A: “From Hope to Triumph” - Reduction of disability due to club foot and other Birth Defects (for postgraduates and field functionaries) |
12.00 - 12.05 | Introduction & Address on Clubfoot free Kerala Dr. Rajan Khobragade IAS Principal Secretary, H & FWD |
12.05 - 12.25 | Etiology and Epidemiology of Clubfoot Dr. Sankar V.H. Additional Professor Pediatrics & Consultant Geneticist, CDC |
12.25 - 12.45 | Management of Clubfoot Dr. Shanavas E.K. Additional Professor, Dept. of Orthopedics Medical College, Tvpm. |
12.45 - 15.30 | Paper Presentations Clubfoot and other Birth Defects |
Session I - Workshop
Time (IST) | Event |
|---|---|
14.00 - 15.30 | Hall B: “Translating ideas to Action” Dr. Mathew Varghese Hon. Medical Director, CURE India - Workshop on Reduction of disability due to club foot (for Doctors, Nurses , Paramedical staff) |
Session II
Time (IST) | Event |
|---|---|
16.00 - 16.15 | Address by Smt. Veena George Hon'ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Woman & Child Development, Kerala |
16.15 - 16.30 | Key note address Shri. Vikas Sheel IAS Addl.Secretary & Mission Director, NHM Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India |
16.30 - 17.00 | Kerala- Clubfoot program- Dr. Rajan Khobragade IAS Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Dept. Dr. Manoj J.H Orthopedic Consultant, Clubfoot Clinic, Taluk Hospital, Trikaripur |
17.00 - 17.45 | Club Foot - Non invasive management- Civil society and Government partnership Elimination of Disability from Clubfoot - the CURE India model. Dr. Santhosh George Director, CURE India, New Delhi "The Pirani Score” - How it helps me treat clubfeet more effectively Dr. Shafique Pirani "Clubfoot Management the Public health model" Dr. Mathew Varghese |
17.45 - 18.30 | Plenary Talk - Clubfoot management Ms. Rosalind Owen Executive Director, Global Clubfoot initiative London, UK |
18.30 - 19.30 | Round Table - Clubfoot management - Way forward |
- Dr. Norgrove Penny
Clinical Professor
University of British Columbia, Canada - Dr. Ahmad Hasan
Director of Operations
The LittleFeet Club, USA - Dr. Mathew Varghese
CURE India - Dr. Babu George
Director
Child Development Centre - Dr.Santhosh George
Director, CURE India, New Delhi
- Dr. Shafique Pirani
Clinical Professor, Paediatric Orthopaedics division,
Royal Columbian Hospital,
University of British Columbia, Canada - Dr. Vikas Gupta
Professor, Central Institute of Orthopaedics
VMMC & Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi - Dr. Venkatesan Sampath Kumar
Associate Professor, Dept of Orthopedics,
AIIMS, New Delhi - Moderator : Dr. M. Zulfikar Ahamed
Clinical Professor of Pediatric & Adolescent Cardiology, CDC Kerala
Our Partners
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Government of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, India
