Live Hernia CME Workshop, Patna

A single day Hernia CME Workshop was organized at IGIMS, Patna on 18th March 2023. It was endorsed by ASI, Bihar Chapter and Hernia Society of India. Dr Vijay Mittal was the Organising Chairman and Dr Sanjay Kumar was the Organising secretary.

Dr Sarfaraz J Baig and Dr Sumeet Shah were the invited faculty. It was attended by 130 delegates, comprising of practicing surgeons, and residents. Five live surgeries were demonstrated. TARM for Incisional hernia, Bilateral TEP for Rec. Inguinal, IPOM PLUS, Open Rives Stoppa repair and TAPP. Two guest lectures on Preop preparations for Ventral hernia and Demystifying TEP. A Quiz on Hernia surgery for residents with token cash prize was also done. It was well attended and appreciated by the delegates.