The
37th Annual Conference of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India was
held in the cyber capital of India-Bangalore from 26th to 30th November
2002, at Hotel Taj Residency. The Conference was inaugurated by Lt.
Governor of Karnataka, Sh. T.N. Chaturvedi and Mr. Veerendra Heggade
was the Guest of Honour. The conference was attended by 540 delegates
from all over the country. There were many faculty members from abroad
including Dr. Ian Taylor, Dr. I. T. Jackson, Dr. J. H. Stevenson, Dr.
A.M. Morris, Dr. E. Biemer, Dr. David Elliot, Dr. K. S. Bhangoo and
Dr. Niri Niranjan. The Conference was preceded by operative workshops
at Manipal Hospital. Workshop featured Cadaveric flap dissection, Breast
reduction, Hypospadias surgery, Rhinoplasty, Endoscopic brow lift and
Laser surgery. The Conference started with the Charles Pinto CME Programme
which was inaugurated by Mr. K. Chandrashekhra, Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv
Gandhi University of Health & Medical Sciences, and it had illustrious
speakers from India and abroad. On all conference days there was a breakfast
seminar conducted by eminent teachers. One of the high points of the
meet was the use and demonstration of the state-of-the art Apple PCs
and Notebooks. The evenings were lively and entertaining.