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 Press Release Mid-ESICON2025

Tricity becoming diabetic and obesity capital in the country, say Doctors

Chandigarh, June 1:

Endocrine Society of India (ESI) organised its conclave, Mid-term ESICON 2025 at Hotel Hyatt Regency, here today to discuss the intricacies of treatment of diabetes, obesity and the environmental impact on human metabolism.

Lt Gen (Dr) Narendra Kotwal, organising chairperson of ESICON and national President of ESI emphasised the endocrine disruptors and metabolic health is entirely dependent upon our environment which is impacting the well being of the people.  Endocrinology, as a rapidly evolving specialty, sits at the confluence of clinical insight and cutting-edge research, and recent advances in molecular endocrinology, diabetes care, obesity, bone health, and reproductive endocrinology have redefined our approach to patient care.

Gen Kotwal advised the people to Eat Less, Walk More, Smile More, and Live in the present moment, besides making special efforts to protect our environment. He said that new research is revealing many endocrine disruptors like plastics that are impacting the metabolic health of the people.

Dr. Sachin Mittal, organising secretary of mid-term ESICON informed that according to the Indian Council for Medical Research, Chandigarh has the highest prevalence of obesity among adults in India, at 13.6% compared to the national average of 11.8%. 

Dr. Gagan Priya informed that another area of concern is growing obesity among different age groups quoting the National Family Health Survey which found 32 percent male and 41.4 percent of the women in tricity, aged 15-49, fall into the obese category, making them the fattest across 26 states and Union Territories in the country.

Former PGI HoD of Endocrinology Dr. Anil Bhansali, blamed the north India's population's propensity towards consuming junk and fried food, sedentary and stressful lifestyle, sleep deprivation, and obesity.  He added that people cannot control their weight because of their uncontrolled desire to keep eating.

Yes, according to several sources, the Chandigarh Tricity area (Chandigarh, Mohali, and Panchkula) has a high prevalence of diabetes, and it has been considered the "diabetic capital" of India. A study indicated that Chandigarh had the highest prevalence of diabetes (13.6%) among 15 states and UTs in India. Furthermore, a study found that the prevalence of diabetes in Chandigarh was almost double the national average. The urban poor in Chandigarh have a significantly higher prevalence of diabetes (26.9%) compared to the national average.

In the concurrent 15 sessions during the day, nearly 400 physicians attended the Conclave with almost 145 specialists faculty from around the country who touched upon diverse vital issues of obesity, thyroid, cario-renal-metabolic health, pediatric and adolescent endocrinology, and diabetes among pregnant women, informed Dr. Sachin Mittal, Organising Secretary of Mid-term ESICON 2025.

Dr. Gagan Priya, also the Organising Secretary of mid-termk ESICON informed that early in the morning, the President of Endocrine Society of India, Lt Gen (Dr) Narendra Kotwal, flagged off the walkathon at Sukhna Lake, in which various doctors and locals joined the walk to generate awareness about impact of environment and use of plastic that severely impact human health.

 Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, head of the Endocrine department in PGI, said that it is unfortunate that tricity has become the leading hub of diabetes prevalence in the country

Dr Dharminder Nagar, Managing Director, Paras Health, was the chief guest on the occasion who advised that endocrinologists should now be focussing more on holistic treatment of the human beings instead of focussing on few diagnostic parameters only.  He commended the endocrinologists for their commitment to improve health and well-being of people.

On this occasion, the Year Book of Endocrine Society of India written by Dr. Gagan Priya was also released.

Some of the leading endocrinologists participated in this one day conclave,  including  Dr Sanjay Badada HoD, PGI Pinaki Dutta PGI , Dr Muralidharan, Dr Anil Bhansali ex-PGI, Lt Gen. Dr Narendra Kotwal, Dr Nikhil Tandon, HoD, AIIMS, Dr. Ganpathi Bantwal.

The sessions included diabesity symposium, metabolic health, pregnancy and osteoendocrinology, diabetes, obesity, cardio-renal-metabolic health, pediatric and adolescent endocrinology, etc.

 

 

Press Release 2 / Mid-ESICON2025

Endocrine Society of India holds walkathon

Chandigarh, June 1: Led by Lt Gen Dr Narendra Kotwal, President of Endocrine Society of India, doctors from across the country participated in a walkathon to highlight the impact of environment on human health at the Sukhna Lake.

Dr Sanjay Bhadada, head of endocrinology department in PGIMER, along with Dr. Kaushik Pandit, Dr Sachin Mittal and many others participated in the walkathon.

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Inaugural Session"

Launch of Year Book: L-R Dr Sachin Mittal, Dr Kaushik Pandit , Lt Gen Dr Narendra Kotwal, Chief Guest Dr Dharminder Nagar, and Dr Gagan Priya, 

Morning Walkathon by doctors at Sukhna Lake

Fwd: Press release Baru Sahib

Akal Academies introduce AI Skills for children in rural Punjab

March 26: In a groundbreaking initiative, Akal Academy, a chain of 130 schools in rural Punjab, delivering value based education, has teamed up with renowned US-returned AI expert, Dr. Sandeep Singh Sandha, to impart Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills to its students. This new age program was blessed by Dr. Davinder Singh, President Kalgidhar trust at village Jiwan Arian

From the new academic year 2025-26, students of grade VII to XII across over 100 Akal Academies in Punjab, will have the opportunity to learn from Dr. Sandha, an IIT Roorkee alumnus who did his doctorate in AI from the University of California, Los Angeles.

"We are grateful to Dr. Sandha for agreeing to mentor and skill our students in AI, ML, Robotics, Drones, and 3D Printing," said a spokesperson, of Akal Academies, Dr Neelam Kaur, Advisor Education and Health, Kalgidhar Trust, Baru Sahib. "This shall benefit over 15,000 students and aligns with our mission of providing value-based education," she said.

 

Having led AI research at Abacus.AI, Amazon, ARM, Teradata, IBM, and Oracle,Dr. Sandha's expertise in AI has been recognized globally, with his research being implemented in production, ranging from controlling robots to designing precision agriculture strategies.

It was at California that his research work on Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically the Mango library, is used in designing commercial CPUs powering billions of devices, including Samsung and iPhone smartphones.

Dr Sandha serves as a program committee member for top AI conferences and as a reviewer for leading journals in the field, and has over 50 research papers and articles in prestigious computer science journals. 

He has devoted himself to giving-back to his motherland and has returned from US in January this year to settle in his village home in Punjab, and has initiated Punjab AI-Excellence Programme and is not only mentoring school students but also guiding the IITs across the country on AI.

In his meeting with Dr. Davinder Singh, President Kalgidhar Trust, at his residence Dr Sandha shared that it's time that we bring the advancements in AI to our middle and senior school students for making them and the state of Punjab future ready. World wide AI is now a routine may it be agriculture, healthcare, education, industry and research. It is time that we gear-up to reap its benefits

Both, Dr. Sandha and his life partner, Dr. Inderjot Kaur, who did her Masters from North Carolina State University and Ph.D. and post-doctoral from Mississippi State University, who also empowers the students of Punjab for acquiring higher education in Universities abroad, have left their well paying jobs in USA to give back to their birthplace, Punjab, and the country.

About Kalgidhar Trust

Kalgidhar Trust is a registered non-government organisation committed to empowering the school children through value-based education, which runs over 100 Akal Academies that impart world-class education upto Class XII, as also the Eternal University at Baru Sahib, and Akal University at Talwandi Sabo, besides undertaking humanitarian service activities. https://www.barusahib.org

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Dr Davinder Singh, President, Kalgidhar Foundation, along with advisor Bhavneet Singh Bhalla, met Dr Sandeep Singh and Dr Inderjot Kaur, for their selfless service to teach AI to Akal Academies

Press Release Virtual Health Care

AI to redefine patient health care industry, says Harvard Professor Dr Jag Singh

Chandigarh:  Dr Jagmeet (Jag) Singh, a Harvard University professor says that digital devices and artificial intelligence shall make virtual care of patients a reality and more sustainable, at the release of his book "Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reinvention of Healthcare" in the city yesterday.

Based on his extensive research over the years at Harvard Medical School, Dr Jag Singh, an electrophysiologist in cardiology, said that AI is being now evolved to empower the doctors to provide highly personalized care to the patients on the basis of the individual's data captured through different types of senors and wearable devices.

Dr Jagmeet Singh, cardiologist, physician, scientist, author, and Professor of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA, was in Chandigarh for the release of his book "Future Care".

Dr Jagmeet (Jag) Singh who has been working through his research on device technologies and electrical therapies for cardiac disorders, feels that rapid digital transformation holds a lot of promise in not only in drastically improving the way the health care is delivered, but improving human lives.

With AI and ChatGPT, even the role of the cardiologists will change 30 to 40% in a next decade with the metamorphosis that the medical field is undergoing with digital transformation, and expanding the role of the cardiologists to even predict the medical emergencies that a patient might have with AI, and take appropriate preventive measures.

"Every organ in human body can be potentially monitored remotely through sensors to enable doctors to proactively intervene in advance, Dr Jag Singh said. There are already several sensors available to detect heart failure 13 days and lung cancer as early as six months in advance, he said.

There are more than 500 wearable devices that can be synced with smart phones to give early warnings and inform the doctors for corrective measures.

Padam Bhushan awardee, Dr. T.S. Kler, a renowned interventional cardiologist, formally released the book of Dr. Jagmeet Singh and said that the medical community will have to upgrade itself to provide better and sustainable health care to the critical patients, and save their lives.

"Future Care" makes an interesting read since it is all about patient stories and Dr Jag Singh's personal encounters with disease management and how timely intervention through AI help and data analytics could save lives.

The book also talks about the new hybrid models required to help hospitals of the future to go virtual and adapt a hybrid model in patient care and remotely monitoring large number of patients through AI based diagnostic tools.

Dr Jag Singh reiterates that the essence of our research is to improve lives through forecasting and averting emergencies and disease through timely interventions.

Addressing some of the city's discerning audience including several senior cardiologists, diagnostic experts, and medical professionals, Dr Jag Singh advised them to adapt the new technologies to their advantage and patient care.

Notable among those present during the function included renowned radiologist Dr. Ladbans Kaur, cardiologists Dr. U.P. Singh, Dr. H.K. Bali, Padamshree Dr H.S. Chawla, Dr. T.S. Mahant, eye specialist Dr. S.S. Grewal, Punjab's DGP Sanjeev Kalra IPS, among others.

Caption: Chief Guest Padmabhushan Dr TS Kler second from left, author Dr Jag Singh (second from right),  Padamshri Dr H S Chawla, Dr HK Bali, released the book