RECAP- 2ND Day - 4TH JAN. 2013

RECAP- 2^ND Day - 4^TH JAN. 2013

The second phase of DYUTI International Conference on Global Public Health started at 9:15am. Officially there were 2 plenary common sessions at the golden aureole and then concurrent session 4 was held at various venues in the campus.

Prof. Jed Metzger, professor from Nazareth College, USA, chaired the first plenary session held at golden aureole. The main topic for discussion was Emerging Paradigms in Global Public Health. 

The second plenary session was also held at golden aureole. The discussion was mainly focused on Public Health Practice Scenarios. This session was chaired by Prof. Raju Varghese, from university of Maryland, Baltimore, USA. The chair concluded the session by describing the system of medicine in kerala and the usage by people.

After lunch concurrent sessions were held at 4 main venues. 

Concurrent sessions organized at Golden Aureole was chaired by Rev. Joye James and there were 4 presentation in the venue based on the topic Public Health Governance. 

The second concurrent session was held at Fr. Jose Alex hall. Dr. Cherian P. Kurian chaired this session. The main topic for discussion was public health concerns. 

The third concurrent session on the topic life skills and social work initiatives was held at majestic hall. The session was chaired by Dr. Sr. Lizzy P.J. 

The 4^th concurrent session was held at imperial hall it was chaired by Fr. Saju M.D. the topic for discussion was public health challenges and interventions and presentations were made by Mr.Kiran Thampi, Dr. Rajalakshmi, Nagesha H.V, Neha Dwivedi and Dr.Leena Leon. 

With the panel discussion on life style diseases at the golden aureole the sessions of the day came to an end. This session was chaired by Mr. SonyKutty George. The discussions mainly focused on the diseases like cancer and diabetics, which are pronouncements of the careless lifestyle of the new generations. The discussion also focused on the opportunities for the social workers in cancer care by giving positive strokes and family support to the patients to do away with the negative thinking and traumatized atmosphere attached to the illness. Social support plays a significant role in the betterment of the quality of life of the patients. The Indian systems of Medicines especially Ayurveda and Yoga could play significant role in controlling the life style diseases of the modern age by dynamic integration of body and mind and environment.

In the evening, the students of Rajagiri exhibited a beautiful blend of the cultures in India in the form of dance, songs and theme based programs in the cultural eve, TARANG held at the open stage darshanam.