Third Sir Dorabji Tata Symposium on "Diarrhoeal
Diseases"
It was held on 21st and 22nd March 2002 at IISc, Bangalore. Briefly, the following were the presentations made:
Click here to download the Abstract of the Third Symposium
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Session I – Clinical Features |
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Chairperson: Dr. Meera D. Meundi |
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Clinical Features of Diarrhoea in the Adult |
Dr. Medha Rao, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore |
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Diarrhoea in the Young Patient |
Brig. P. K. Sarkar, Dr. Devraj Urs Medical College, Kolar |
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Chronic Diarrhoea |
Dr. V. I. Mathanl, New Delhi |
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Discussion |
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Session II – Parasitic Diarrhoeas |
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| Chairperson: Prof. N. K. Ganguly | ||
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Giardiasis - A major Diarrhoeal Disease |
Prof. R. C. Mahajan |
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Parasitic causes of diarrhoea with reference to recently recognized agents |
Dr. Sarman Singh |
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Discussion |
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Session III – Bacterial Diarrhoeas – A |
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| Chairperson: Dr. M. R. Sandhya Belwadi | ||
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Cholera :Current knowledge in the genetic changes in Vibrio cholerae |
Dr. G. B. Nair, ICDDR, Bangladesh |
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Molecular Aspects of Diarrhoeal Diseases due to Escherichia Coli infection |
Dr. Sandhya Viswesaraiah, IISc, Bangalore |
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Shigella Diarrhoea |
Dr. Raman K. Roy, Astrazeneca, Bangalore |
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Discussion |
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Session IV – Bacterial Diarrhoeas – B |
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| Chairperson : Dr. Hema Sridhar | ||
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Diarrhoeal disease due to Salmonella |
Prof. K. B. Sharma, New Delhi |
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Diarrhoeas due to aerobes other than E. coli, V. cholerae, Shigella and Salmonellae |
Dr. H. V. Batra, DRDE, Gwalior |
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Diarrhoea due to anaerobes, Campylobacter and antibiotic associated Diarrhoea |
Dr. Archana Ayyagari, SGPGIMS, Lucknow |
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Discussion |
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Session V– Viral Diarrhoeas |
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Chairperson : Prof. M. S. Shaila |
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Rotavirus Diarrhoeas : Molecular aspect |
Prof. Durga Rao, IISc, Bangalore |
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Molecular Epidemiology of Adult Diarrhoea Rotaviruses |
Dr. T. N. Naik, NICED, Kolkata |
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Diarrhoea due to viruses other than rotaviruses |
Dr. Gagandeep Kang, CMC, Vellore |
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Discussion |
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Session VI– Pathophysiology of Diarrhoea |
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| Chairperson: Dr. Ragini Macaden | ||
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Pathophysiology of Diarrhoea |
Dr. B. S. Ramakrishna |
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Ultra Structural Changes in Intestinal Mucosa in Diarrhoea |
Dr. M. M. Mathan |
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Discussion |
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Session VII
- Food Borne Diarrhoeal Disease
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| Chairperson: Prof. K. B. Sharma | ||
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Food borne pathogens and food poisoning |
Prof. Rama Chaudhury, AIIMS, New Delhi |
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Ensuring Food Safety |
Dr. K. Santhanam, SDTC, Bangalore |
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Discussion |
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Session VIII
- Therapy
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| Chairperson: Prof. P. Balaram/Dr. Anand Kumar | ||
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Treatment of Diarrhoeal Diseases |
Air Marshal S. K. Dham, AFMC, Pune |
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Oral Rehydration and Newer Development in Treatment of Diarrhoea |
Prof. M. K. Bhan, AIIMS, New Delhi |
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Treatment of Diarrhoeas in Traditional Medicine (Ayurveda) |
Dr. Darshan Shankar, FRLHT, Bangalore |
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Session IX – Immunization |
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| Chairperson: Prof. G. Padmanaban | ||
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Current Status of Drug Resistance in Enteric Pathogens and implications for Therapy |
Dr. S.K. Bhattacharya,NICED, Calcutta |
| 2 | Vaccination against Diarrhoeal Diseases |
Dr. A. Ghosh,IMTECH, Chandigarh |
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Passive Oral Immunisation with Immune Goat Colostrum against Rotavirus and its use as Nutritional Supplement for Infants |
Dr. S. D. Kelkar, NIV, Pune |
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Discussion |
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Panel Discussion - Challenges in Community Based Control of Diarrhoeal Diseases |
Moderator: Dr. V. I. Mathan |
| 2 | Closing Session | Dr. H. Sudarshan |