Ruby Hall Clinic conducts conference on emerging technology in the laboratory
Pune, 7th February 2020: Hospital laboratories are often the most bustling place of any hospital, performing hundreds of thousands of diagnostic tests each day. Two out of three times, these very tests are deciders when it comes to the course of treatment for patients. With emerging technology, we now have access to a multitude of new and novel medications, medical devices, imaging modalities, and minimally invasive procedures, which have transformed the practice of medicine. This technology has extended into laboratories as well, and have the potential to alter the way healthcare is provided as a whole. Drawing attention to this very facet, Ruby Hall Clinic conducted a conference — “Expanding Horizons with Emerging Technology in the Laboratory”. It was organised on the 5th and 6th of February 2020 at Hotel Sheraton Grand.
This educative symposium took the initiative to gather world class experts both from academic and the medical industry on a common platform to share practical case experiences along with an innate understanding of how clinical practice is changing and how to make the best use of means and methods available today. The event which awarded 4MMC credit points was attended by medical practitioners, students and technologists and saw the presence of esteemed faculty such as Dr. Nita Munshi, Dr. Vaishali Patil, Dr. Taher Chharchhodwala, Dr. Rupali Suryawanshi, Dr. Aniruddha Puntambekar, Dr. Harshal Patil, , Dr. Aul Patil and Dr. Geeta Gole from the Lab and Dr. Prachee Sathe, Dr. Mahavir Modi , Dr. Manish Machve, Dr. Vijay Ramannan, Dr. Abhijeet Lodha, Dr Pooja Lodha, Dr. Himesh Gandhi, Dr Manoj Srivastava, Dr Vineet Shah, Dr Sujay Hegde, Dr Mansi Munshi-Girme, Dr Meghana Chawla, Dr. Makhle, Dr Zirpe among others. Dr. P.K. Grant, Dr. R.B Gulati, Dr. Kishor Pujari, Dr. Sanjay Pathare and Dr. Rebecca John inaugurated the symposium.
Dr. Nita Munshi, Director — Laboratory and Quality, Ruby Hall Clinic; and Chairperson of the Conference commented, “In a hospital, an estimated 70% of medical decisions are based on pathology and laboratory results making it the medical specialty that nearly every practicing physician relies on every day, specially in an era of evidence based medicine. Technological advances in instrumentation and methodology continue to enhance and improve the laboratory’s ability to expand the types of testing we can provide, and we’ve seen first hand how this makes all the difference in the continuum of care provided. In such a fast-paced environment, utilising technology to help improve the accuracy of a diagnosis is paramount. This conference therefore becomes all the more important at such a crucial time when the healthcare industry is seeing a paradigm shift.”
“The entire healthcare industry and providers landscape is going through a transformation that’s being driven by technological advances. Herein lies tremendous opportunity to tap into this pool of information which ultimately has the power to ensure optimal outcomes for all patients accessing health care, whether for simple situations or for complicated, potentially life threatening situations. At Ruby Hall Clinic, we’ve always believed in reaping the benefits that technology has to offer, and the quality of results churned out by our laboratory on a daily basis is indeed commendable. Seminars such as this are the need of the hour and I congratulate Dr. Nita Munshi and team for making this a reality and taking a step to change healthcare for the better!,” concluded Mr. Bomi Bhote, CEO, Ruby Hall Clinic.
