Hyderabad: A two-day national workshop on gastrointestinal (GI) diseases was organised by Indian Motility and Functional Disease Association (IMFDA) at Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) on Sunday.
The workshop, attended by 200 delegates from across India, five International and 35 national faculty, also had a symposium on bloating — a common symptom among Indians. Doctors said a cordial relationship between a doctor and patient was needed to treat bowel diseases. Patients need time to understand their problem so that the ailment can be properly diagnosed. Doctors at KIMS said diagnosis should be
done with minimal investigation.
“The conference is an effective platform for young gastroenterologists to improve their understanding about GI tract disorders, which are due to abnormal motility of muscles in the digestive tract,” said KIMS MD and CEO Dr Bhaskar Rao.
Australian gastroenterologist Dr Geoffrey Hebbard, senior physician from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), Lucknow, Prof Uday C Ghoshal, Dr Kok Ann Gwee from Singapore and Dr Nitesh Pratap from KIMS were among the noted specialists who participated in the workshop.