Module 1- Welcome note: On the behalf of Medical Learning Hub, Dr Ridima Kamal presented the welcome speech and introduced the esteemed speakers Dr Geeta Kadayaprath and Dr Amit Verma & the moderator Dr Kirti Bushan. She familiarized the audience with the general instructions and the pre poll questions were given.
Module 2- Breast CA: Prevention and early diagnosis: Dr Geeta Kadayaprath, Senior Director Oncology and Oncosurgery, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi. Dr Geeta shared her expertise and insights in the prevention, early screening and diagnosis.
Key points discussed by her were-
- Breast cancer prevalence
- Incidence of Breast Cancer
- Risk Factors
- Etiology
- Significance of early detection
- Relative risk
- Clinical relevance
- Self- breast examination
Module 3- Breast CA: Genetics & Causes- Dr Amit Verma, Senior Consultant Medical Oncology Max Super Speciality hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Max Hospital Gurgaon. Dr Amit Verma imparted the abundance of knowledge in genetics and causes with the audience.
- Genetic relevance
- Genetic factors affecting the breast cancer prevalence
- BRCA gene function
- BRCA testing
- BRCA mutations
- Genetic counselling implications
- Prevention of breast cancer
Module 4- Q&A sessions: Dr Kirti Bushan successfully moderated the event and taken all the astute questions. Dr Geeta and Dr Amit effortlessly answered all the mandatory questions.
Module 5- Vote of thanks- After Q&A session, Dr Ridima Kamal from Medical learning Hub extended the vote of thanks and second poll was raised.
All the audience and participants had a great learning experience!
This educational event is made possible by a charitable grant from Bristol Myers Squibb.
Introduction of panelists
Speaker 1: Breast CA: Genetics & Causes: Dr Geeta Kadyaprath, Senior Director Oncology and Oncosurgery, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi
Speaker 2: Breast CA: Prevention and early diagnosis: Dr Amit Verma, Senior Consultant Medical Oncology Max Super Speciality hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Max Hospital Gurgaon.
Question and answer: 10 min after both speaker's session
Vote of thanks