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Diabscreen Kerala is a major diabetes awareness project of P.Kesavadev Trust. The Diabscreen Kerala team, headed by Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev, conducts diabetes awareness, prevention, and treatment programs at various geographical locations in collaboration with regional organizations.
An initiative by P.Kesavadev Trust.
Jothydevs Professional Education Forum (JPEF) and P Kesavadev Trust hosted the 9th Annual Global Convention 2021 virtually on 9, 10 and 11 July 2021 along with its academic partners DiabetesIndia, American College of Physicians India Chapter and Indian Medical Association -AMS Nemom. The 9th JPEF 2021 was designed with the theme, Saving Lives, Making The Impossible Possible! in view of one of the greatest challenges during the pandemic- diabetes. The event evolved realistic solutions for the same and focused on the management of Covid, post-Covid sequel, Covid and diabetes and much more. The event presented 5 orations, 7 symposiums, 3 workshops. The CME, marking the 100 years of insulin discovery, sought to outline the momentous advancements that insulin discovery has contributed to the empirical knowledge about diabetes management. The 3-day virtual convention touched upon broad scientific sessions including, diabetes and women, types of diabetes, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), insulin, OHAs, newer drugs, expensive life-saving therapies in diabetes Obesity, diet, Artificial Pancreas, Vaccination, Diabetes Kidney Disease (DKD), exercise and physical activity, vitamin D, telehealth, Time In Range, Point of Care, trials in diabetes, diabetes and tuberculosis, hypertension and diabetes, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, lipid-lowering therapies, rheumatological manifestations in diabetes, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Gut, Brain and Microbiota, associated endocrine conditions in diabetes, peripheral vascular disease in diabetes, diabetes and cancer, Periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome, diabetes and urologic diseases, diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy, diabetic foot, diabetes erection and dysfunction, and much more, by an admirable line of faculty from US, Canada, UK, Israel, Egypt, Germany, Slovenia, Australia and across India. The scientific highlights of the event were lectures by Dr. Sreekumaran Nair, Director Mayo Clinic Center for Translational Science Activities, Dr. Tadej Battelino, professor of pediatrics at the Ljubljana Faculty of Medicine, and the head of Department of Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the UMC - University Childrens Hospital Ljubljana, Slovenia, Dr. Pratik Choudhary, Prof of Diabetes, University of Leicester, UK, Dr. Satish Garg, Professor, Pediatrics-Barbara Davis Center, University of Colorado Hospital, Dr. Hari Parameswaran, Division of Hematology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA, Dr. V Mohan, Chennai, Dr. Anoop Misra, New Delhi and many more covering almost all the areas of diabetes. The convention also offered a platform for doctors, dietitians, researchers and allied healthcare professionals to present their original scientific research conducted in the field of diabetes. Best oral presentations and e-posters were selected and awarded. The award for best oral presentation was bagged by Dr. Riddhi Dasgupta, for his presentation, Metabolic and metabolic signature of Covid-19 associated new-onset diabetes (NOD) presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA): A prospective study from Eastern India. The award for the best poster was bagged by Dr. Vishal Madanlal Chaudhari for his poster, Patient Satisfaction with Teleconsultation in Diabetes Care during the Pandemic: An Observational Survey. JPEF 2021 hosted two challenges for the general public, including the workout challenge and breakfast challenge which was won by Baby Sahana and Ms. V C Vinaya respectively. The three-day virtual educational feast with 150 faculty witnessing the participation of around 12,500 delegates.