Hyderabad to host CSI2021, the 73rd Annual Conference of ‘Cardiological Society of India’

City of Pearls, Hyderabad to host the 73rd Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India _ CSI2021 _ from December 2nd to 5th at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre. More than 1000 cardiologists, scientists, engineers, healthcare professionals will participate in the conference over three days and will deliberate on modern advancements in heart care.

The following dignitaries participated in the press conference on Wednesday. Dr P S Banerjee, Scientific Chairperson, Dr Dayasagar Rao, Organizing Chairperson, Dr. P P Mohanan, President, CSI, Dr Rajendra Kumar Jain, Organizing Secretary, Dr Debabrata Roy, Hon General Secretary, Dr K. Narasa Raju – Chairperson Reception Committee and Dr. Mrinal Kanti Das, Immediate past president, CSI.

The Covid-19 pandemic has challenged global healthcare to up to the standards, and cardiologists were among those doctors who were pitted against the most challenging scenarios in these times of great distress. In addition to the novel coronavirus, world in the recent years is witnessing a rise in the instances of young and healthy people falling victims to heart attacks, leading to sudden deaths.

Commenting on the conference, Dr P S Banerjee, Scientific Chairperson, CSI2021 said, “Cardiological Society of India is always at the forefront in assessing newer challenges before heart specialists and in adapting latest technological and scientific practices to overcome them. The advent of Covid-19 forced cardiologists to evolve better with their approach to treating heart patients infected with the virus. Additionally, with the support from the scientific community CSI is constantly developing means to detect potential heart risks in advance among people, and this will help reduce the danger among the younger population.”

“Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is taking the world by storm! The Cardiological Society of India, along with scientists and engineers will be working towards developing ‘Deep Neural Networks’; and achieving the target of accurately predicting heart risks in advance by the year 2030. CSI will also work with the Government of India and its Health Ministry, and provide necessary inputs to reaching the goal efficiently,” added Dr Rajendra Kumar Jain, Organizing Secretary of the conference.

A total of 89 sessions will be organized over three days, to deliberate on various advancements in the field of heart care. Close to 350 faculty members from within India and overseas will take in these sessions physically and virtually. In addition to the physical delegates attending the events, it is estimated that nearly 10000 participants will follow the proceedings online from around the World.