Global pediatric meet organised by Apollo Hospitals in partnership with Boston Children’s Hospital

The two-day meet from November 4-5 synchronised all pediatric sub-specialties for the benefit of practicing pediatricians and shined light on advances in clinical care for improved patient outcomes

In an effort to facilitate knowledge sharing and showcase cutting-edge advances in pediatric care, Apollo has collaborated with Boston Children’s Hospital, USA to organise PediSync 2023 , a key conference for pediatricians. The two-day meet from November 4-5 synchronised all pediatric sub-specialties for the benefit of practicing pediatricians and shined light on advances in clinical care for improved patient outcomes.

PediSync 2023 featured a lineup of experts such as Dr Aditya Kaza from Boston Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Dr Ravi Thiagarajan, Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Dr Kyung Rae Him, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School. The conference had lectures, interactive sessions and panel discussions to highlight research and insights and unearth rich clinical takeaways for participants. The meet addressed key themes such as infectious diseases among children, pediatric intensive care, pediatric surgical concerns and robotic surgeries among children and see participation from leading and emerging practitioners.

Suneeta Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group, said, “Apollo Hospitals is pleased to partner with Boston Children’s Hospital and bring together top minds from the pediatric space for this conference. We recognise that children are an especially vulnerable category and pediatric care requires doctors with not just expertise but also acumen. We see PediSync 2023 as a platform that will spotlight cutting-edge pediatric practices and facilitate vigorous exchange of knowledge and insight to fashion care models that are both contemporary and child-friendly. This conference is also aimed at underscoring the role of research in fostering a culture of innovation that is vital for improving clinical outcomes among children.”

Dr Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director, Apollo Hospitals said, “Apollo has been a leader in pediatric care and has been the first to establish an integrated ecosystem – from fetal medicine to transplant. We were the first hospital in India to perform the first successful pediatric liver transplant in 1998 and have since performed over 500 successful pediatric liver transplants. Highly complicated pediatric robotic, pediatric and neonatal cardiac surgeries, bone marrow transplants, kidney transplants are performed with outcomes comparable to the best published international outcomes. Our holistic services combined with unmatched commitment of our specialists has set us apart in pediatric care and we want to share this experience and expertise with the entire community. This conference is not just an opportunity for us to foreground advances in pediatric care but also demonstrate our ability to unify experts on a reputed academic platform and discuss critical concerns.”