Dr.Jothydev Kesavadev was the invited speaker at a virtual event 'COVID Pearls Series- What a doctor must know!', hosted by Indian Medical Association, Alappuzha Branch on 26 March 2021. The program was inaugurated by Dr.V.G Pradeep Kumar, Member, TC Medical Council, past IMA KSB President. Dr. A. P Mohammed, President, IMA Alappuzha and Dr.P. T Zacharias, State President, IMA KSB, addressed the event. Dr.Jothydev Kesavadedv spoke on 'Covid & Diabetes: challenges in management'. The moderator of the session was Dr.B Padmakumar, Professor of Internal Medicine, Government Medical College Alappuzha.