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Abhishek Shankar: Uzbekistan is a great place to visit and would like to thank all of them for their warm hospitality
Nov 20, 2023, 03:23

Abhishek Shankar: Uzbekistan is a great place to visit and would like to thank all of them for their warm hospitality

Abhishek Shankar, Associate Professor of Department of Radiation Oncology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi, shared on LinkedIn:

“TASHKENT FILES

I was invited by the Republic Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Cardiology (RSSPMCC), Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and the Association of Cardiologists of the Republic of Uzbekistan to deliver a lecture in the CARDIO-ONCOLOGY session in a conference titled “Preventive Cardiology: From Primary Prevention to Cardio-rehabilitation in the month of October 2023.

I spoke on “Cancer Treatment and Cardiotoxicity: Prevention and Management in which I covered the basic mechanism of radiotherapy and chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity, early predictive methods beyond functional imaging, and the role of cardio-protectors. This session was attended was approximately 150 participants (cardiologists and Oncologists).

I was invited by Onco-School at the National Cancer Center, Uzbekistan to interact with residents, fellows, and faculties in the morning on the second day. I took the morning Grand Round and discussed Research Methodology and Critical Appraisal of a Manuscript with close to 100 attendees.

I was invited by the chair of our session Professor Djamila Polatova, Director of the Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Clinical Immunology, Republic of Uzbekistan to visit the specialized center.

On the second day of the conference, I was invited by the Tashkent State Dental Institute in Tashkent to interact with medical students from India. I interacted with Indian students, and they expressed interest in learning about Cancer Prevention and Screening. I took a one-hour lecture followed by a discussion on the importance of cancer prevention and screening especially in Indian healthcare settings and about AIIMS, Delhi’s commitment and efforts to ensuring cancer care to all without disparities and inequalities.

Uzbekistan is a great place to visit and would like to thank all of them for their warm hospitality. I want to sincerely thank Dr Alisher for inviting and hosting us in the best possible way.”

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