Organ donation awareness talk at CARE Hospital, Nagpur |
Dr. Ravi Wankhede, Director of MOHAN Foundation Nagpur Centre was invited by the CARE Hospital, Nagpur to sensitize the Critical Care Unit staff of the Hospital on the subject. The program was held on 16th December 2013.
He was introduced by Dr. Ashwinikumar Khandekar, Consultant Nephrologist at Care Hospital. Dr. Wankhede stressed the need for staff working in the Critical Care Unit to be alert for any patient who could end up as Brain dead. He informed the audience that Brain dead could serve to donate several organs and save as many lives. He emphasized the need of the close liaison between the different departments of the hospital as well as with other hospitals.
There was a lively question answer session following the presentation. Vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. Ravi Mannidar the Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. Kalpana, Transplant Coordinator also spoke about her short experience and the need to display posters depicting the subject in the waiting area of the Hospital. |
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