Medical experts from across the globe will soon share the platform at four-day 56th annual gastroenterology conference, 'ISGCON-2015', in the city. Secretary of organizing committee of ISGCON 2015, Dr Ajay Kumar Jain, said the conference will have numerous technical sessions for four days. The event, scheduled to start from November 19, is expected to witness participation by more than 1,500 delegates from various countries, including Spain, UK, USA, Australia, Scotland, Japan, Germany, Canada and Finland. The conference is being organised by Choithram Hospital and Research Centre and GI Club of Indore.

Dr Ajay Jain from Choithram Hospital And Research Centre, Indore present insights on Managing Upper GI Bleeding: Taking Right Decision. Acute gastrointestinal bleeding is a potentially life-threatening abdominal emergency that remains a common cause of hospitalization. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is defined as bleeding derived from a source proximal to the ligament of Treitz.

In order to clarify the myths related to organ donation and how organ transplant can help the needy, a workshop on ‘Importance of Organ Donation’ was held at IIM Indore on July 24, 2017. The workshop was organized by a team of doctors from Choithram Hospital and Research Centre along with support from Indore Society of Organ Donation. Dr. Ajay Kumar Jain, Head, Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation and Director, Choithram Hospital and Research Centre, Indore was the speaker for the workshop.

Gastroenterologist Dr Ajay Jain said, “The patient had a steady progress since the transplant and had recovered satisfactory to be discharged. It would take him at least a month more to get back to his regular chores. However, he will have to continue immunosuppressants and come for regular check-up at the hospital.”

Stressing on the need to encourage people in donating organs, Choithram Hospital and Research Centre (CHRC) director Dr Ajay Kumar Jain here on Monday said that around 6,000 people awaiting organ transplant die every day in the country due to unavailability of organs.