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  • Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment and Prevention [Video]
    Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes and can cause blindness if left undiagnosed and untreated. It affects persons with any kind of diabetes - Type 1, Type 2 and gestational. Dr. Raja Narayanan, Principal Investigator IHOPE and Consultant Opthalmologist, Vitreo Retinal Diseases answers questions on the risk factors, treatment and prevention of Diabetic Retinopathy. The video below covers the following topics:  - What is Diabetic Retinopathy  - Symptoms of Diabetic…
  • Coping with Colon Cancer with some Filmi Tadka - Webinar VIDEO
    Mr Ramendra Kumar will speak with Aparna Mittal, founder PatientsEngage on his tryst with Colon cancer, his coping strategies for dealing with the challenges of treatment and how his love for films helps keep the spirits up. Mr. Ramendra Kumar, a motivational speaker and award winning author was diagnosed with Colon cancer in Nov 2021. Since then he has been coping with the challenges of colon cancer and the treatment.   Read about Ramendra Kumar Part 1 and Part 2 or watch the video…
  • How Health Inequalities Impact Equality for Women
    This year on International Women's Day we focus on two aspects, the health related inequities that impact women both as patients and as caregivers. Reflect, share and let us know your thoughts. Did you know that there are many health related inequalities that impact women. There are a few that are captured in the infographic below. Let us recognise these and pledge to take steps to change this   On International Women's day, let us reflect on the biases we still need to break. The…
  • A panel discussion on Kidney Cancer with the profile pictures of the panelists
    Demystifying Kidney Cancer : Key Webinar takeaways
    Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of adult kidney cancer, making up about 85% of diagnoses. And yet it is rarely talked about.  Kidney Cancer is also an area which has seen significant progress in treatment options. Key takeaways from the webinar are given below.  An expert panel talked about kidney cancer and answered questions and concerns that patients have. The panelists are Dr. KL Jayakumar, MD Radiation Oncology. Professor and HOD, Sreemookambika Cancer center,…
  • Webinar: Towards Patient Centred Access To Quality Cancer Care - Challenges
    PatientsEngage and EHA Consortium invite you to an interactive webinar series on Patient Centred Access to Quality Cancer Care. In the first of the series aligned to the UICC theme of "Close the Care Gap", we are very privileged to have an esteemed and diverse panel who will highlight the challenges faced in equitable access to quality cancer care and identify the areas where we still need to make progress. The panelists are Dr. CS Pramesh, Director Tata Memorial Hospital; Convener National…
  • Upcoming Webinar: Stepping Out For Social Inclusion
    Stepping Out For Social Inclusion: A Dialogue For Inclusive Society Socialisation is necessary for everyone. However persons with disabilities and their families face barriers and challenges with respect to social acceptance and inclusion. We speak with parents of young adults with developmental challenges to understand how they have navigated the social barriers over the years, what has worked, what has not worked. When :20th Jan 2022 4PM IST Panelists: - Akila Vaidyanathan - Ruchika Sethi…
  • Upcoming Webinar: Managing Lower Limb Lymphedema on 18th Dec 2021
    Mark your calendars. Share with cancer survivors of cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer and men after prostate cancer and penile cancer. They should all know about lower limb lymphedema, a significant survivorship issue   While there is some awareness on lymphedema after breast cancer, we found that the awareness on lower limb lymphedema was extremely low. Lower Limb Lymphedema affects women with gynaecological cancers like cervical cancer, vulvar…
  • Leave No One’s Health Behind : Invest in Health Systems For All
    The theme for UHC2021 is "Leave No One’s Health Behind : Invest in Health Systems For All". We explore what right to health means for people and what investments need to be made in health systems to enable each one of us to be better informed about health, to be able to be pro-actively engaged with our health and to feel empowered to make better decisions and better choices.  “ The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being…
  • Upcoming Webinar: PCOS Hirsutism and Family Support
    PCOS affects a lot of young women. Living with PCOS symptoms can be very challenging. In our second PCOS webinar, we focus on hirsutism (facial and body hair) issues faced by women with PCOS and the importance of family support to deal with the social issues related to PCOS and hirsutism. Join us as we speak with Dr. Tejal Lathia, Endocrinologist Anjum Sohail, Nutritionist and health coach Dr. Chitra Selvan, Endocrinologist Rakhi Shaha, Senior Executive Prof Mahati Chittem, PhD Associate…