Bengaluru: The First Ever National Conference for Allied Health Sciences fraternity, organized by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, and Allied Health Science Colleges of Karnataka, is being held in the NIMHANS Convention Centre on February 2 and 3, 2020. Theme: Allied Health Education in the Evolving World of Healthcare Delivery
The two day event will bring together nearly 2400 delegates including leading scientists, researchers, faculty and students from 15 Allied Health Sciences programmes from across India under one umbrella to deliberate on the latest innovations, research as well as the cutting edge technologies in the field. The delegates will be encouraged to brainstorm on evolving an uniform curriculum for allied health science courses in view to keep pace with the rapid developments seen in healthcare sector of the country.
The two day conference is being preceded by 18 pre-conference ‘Hands on Workshops’organized in 12 different locations in Bangalore on same day simultaneously attended by 1200 delegates. The Workshops will be on 15 specific Allied Health Science streams such as radiotherapy, cardiac care technology, etc.
Shri. Tejasvi Surya, Member of Parliament, Bengaluru South is the Chief Guest and Ashish Jain CEO, Healthcare Sector Skill Council, Government of India is the Guest of Honour, and the event is presided over by Dr.Sacchidanand SI Vice Chancellor, RGUHS.
The largest gathering of AHS professionals at AHSCON 2020 will have 60 reputed speakers, 42 scientific sessions, 100 poster presentations. As part of the conference, an exhibition of models pertaining to various Allied Health Science specialties will be on display at the venue to create awareness among the public about the role played by Allied Health Professionals in healthcare and training on healthcare startup as well as seeding funding for the same is provided for the best startup ideas.
Allied Health Science professionals play a critical role in patient care. They are one of the main pillars of healthcare ecosystem and they work in variety of settings such as hospitals, laboratories, research institutes and community settings. They provide optimal care with a high degree of proficiency as technologists, scientists and administrators in various specialties including optometry, medical laboratory technology, renal dialysis, etc.
Allied Health Science professionals are in great demand world wide as the health care industry is growing rapidly at 20% per annum. The health care industry currently is at USD 280 billion added to it there is an acute shortage of qualified healthcare professionals in India.
