66th Annual Conference of

Association of Physicians of India

Organising Secretary : Dr. BANSHI SABOO (Ahmedabad) Venue : Gujarat University Convention Center, 132 ft. Ring Road, Helmet Cross Roads, Memnagar, Ahmedabad. INDIA

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President Elect Dr. Amal Kumar Banerjee (Howrah) (2011) Dr. Alaka Deshpande (Mumbai) (2011)

Governing Body (2010-2011)

President Dr. Murlidhar S. Rao (Gulbarga) (2011) Vice Presidents Dr. Shashank Joshi (Mumbai) (2012) Hon. General Secretary Dr. Milind Nadkar (Mumbai) (2013) Members Past President Dr. A. K. Agarwal (New Delhi) (2011) Dr. S. Chugh (New Delhi) (2013)

2011 Dr. Narinder Pal Singh, Delhi Dr. Madhukar Rai, Varanasi Dr. Surender Daga, Kolkata Dr. S. Arulrhaj, Tuticorin

2012 Dr. Shyam Sunder, Varanasi Dr. Y. S. N. Raju Dr. B. B. Rewari, New Delhi Dr. Girish Mathur

2013 Dr. Rohini Handa, New Delhi Dr. N. K. Gupta, Kota Dr. J. Mukhopadhyay Dr. Suman Bhandari

Zonal Members North Zone Mid South Zone Dr. Rajesh Upadhyay (New Delhi) (2011) Dr. G. Narsimulu (Hyderabad) (2011) North West Zone South Zone Dr. Gurpreet S. Wander (Ludhiana) (2011) Dr. A Muruganathan (Tirupur) (2011) Central Zone Mid East Zone Dr. Sanjiv Maheshwari (Ajmer) (2011) Dr. K. Tewary (Muzaffarpur) (2011) West Zone East Zone Dr. Ashit Bhagwati (Mumbai) (2011) Dr. Samar Banerjee (Kolkata) (2011) Co-Opted Members Org. Secretary - 2010 Dr. P. D. Khandelwal (Jaipur)

Ex-Office Members Dean, ICP Dr. B. B. Thakur, Muzaffarpur Invited Members Editor-in-Chief, API Text Book Dr. Y. P. Munjal, New Delhi Hon. Editor, JAPI Dr. Siddarth N. Shah, Mumbai

Joint Secretary (HQ) Dr. B. B. Bansode (Mumbai)

Org. Secretary - 2011 Dr. Banshi Saboo (Ahmedabad)

Faculty Council of ICP

Dean Dr. B. B. Thakur (Muzaffarpur) (2012) Dr. K. K. Pareek (Kota) (2011) Jt. Secretary Dr. B. R. Bansode (Mumbai) (2011-13) Dr. Rita Sood (New Delhi) (2011) Dr. Subhash Chandra (New Delhi) (2011) Chairman Dr. Murlidhar S. Rao (Gulbarga) (2011) Vice Dean Dr. O. P. Kalra (Delhi) (2012) Past Dean Dr. Ashok Kumar Das (Pondicherry) (2012) Dr. R. K. Singal (New Delhi)) (2013) Hon. General Secretary Dr. Milind Nadkar (Mumbai) (2011-13) Dr. Pritam Gupta (New Delhi) (2012) Dr. Abhay narian Rai (Gaya) (2012)

President Elect Dr. Amalkumar Banerjee (Howarah) (2011) Member Dr. B N Jha (Muzaffarpur) (2011) Dr. A K Vaish (Lucknow) (2011)

Hon. Editor, JAPI Dr. Siddharth N. Shah (Mumbai) (2012) Dr. R K Goyal (Ajmer) (2012) Dr. Vinay Goel (New Delhi) (2012)

Welcome Address
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Dear Colleagues,
It is our immense pleasure to extend a warm and cordial invitation to this year's Annual Conference of Association of Physicians of India (APICON) meet to confer on the breakthrough and advances made by medical science since we last met. Its our privilege to host the 66th Annual Meeting of Association of Physician of India APICON-2011 in Ahmedabad from 6-9 January, 2011. Those attending it for the first time will find it very informative and useful. In a span of 4 days, the meet packs with Pre-Conference CME, Plenary Sessions, Debates and Workshops. Many fresh and experienced researchers find the APICON meet to be an ideal platform to present their clinical papers. The meet has in the past attracted doctors as well as key representatives from our industry partners from all over India. Once again in APICON 2011, Ahmedabad the leading personalities and Who's Who will unite to exchange knowledge and enjoy the professional networking opportunities. APICON is the largest meet in the field of medicine in India. The participants of the APICON meet traditionally come with their families as we always make arrangements for the spouses and the children to be engaged and entertained when the meet is on. This year too this tradition shall continue as Ahmedabad and its immediate surroundings have many cultural and contemporary venues that are worth visiting. The weather too shall be perfect for sightseeing in January. We look forward to hosting you all at India's newest Mega City Ahmedabad.

Org. Chairman Dr. Shrenik Shah

Scientific Chairman Dr. Amalkumar Banerjee

Chairman - CME Programme Dr. B. B. Thakur

Special Invitee Dr. Siddharth N. Shah

Chief Advisor Dr. Shashank Joshi

Org. Secretary Dr. Banshi Saboo

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Patron in Chief Dr. O. P. Gu pta Dr. Nathubhai Patel Dr. Kirtibhai M. Patel

Org. Chairman Dr. Shrenik Shah Dr. Pankaj M. Shah Dr. Sudhir Shah

Chief Advisor Dr. Shashank Joshi Patrons Dr. R. K. Patel Advisors Dr. M. H. Makwana

Org. Secretary Dr. Banshi Saboo Dr. Harshad Gandhi Dr. Keyur Parikh

Treasurer Dr. Manish Agrawal Dr. Nitin Shah Dr. Sudhanshu Patwari Press & Publicity Dr. Sharad Jain Dr. Shalin Shah Dr. Praveen Garg Dr. Tushar Patel Dr. Gopal Raval Web Committee Dr. Sunil Thanvi Dr. Sumit Dheer Dr. Ketan Patel Dr. Rajesh Mishra Dr. Gaurav Chhaya Food Committee Dr. Javed Vakil Dr. Mukesh Shah Dr. Rais Patel Dr. Pinakin Dalal Dr. Milind Prakashkar Ladies Committee Dr. Ashita Shah Mrs. Titiksha Dhruv Mrs. Smita Shah Mrs. Shilpa Agrawal Mrs. Anuradha Saboo

Registration Committee Dr. Sanjay Gupta Dr. Parthiv Mehta Dr. Sudhendu patel Dr. Nitesh Shah Dr. Bhagirath B. Solanki Executive Committee Dr. V. N. Shah Dr. Bipin Amin Dr. Hemang Baxi Dr. Kaushal Vyas Dr. Amol Agrawal

Venue Management Dr. Jayesh Raval Dr. Mahesh Sanghavi Dr. Rakesh Chhajed Dr. Sunil Wadhwani Dr. Manoj Vithalani Awards Committee Dr. B. C. Kazi Dr. Dhiren Joshi Dr. Ashok C. Shah Dr. Jitubhai Patel Dr. Dileep Srinivasan

Inaugural Function Dr. Ashok Parekh Dr. Raj Mandot Dr. N. D. Khimesara Dr. G. R. Badlani Dr. V. K. Abhichandani Entertainment Committee Dr. Tarun Dave Dr. Jitendra Patel Dr. Parag Parikh Dr. Nehal Sadhu Dr. Prakash Kurmi

Souvenir Committee Dr. Bhupesh Shah Dr. Prakash Darji Dr. Bharat M. Shah Dr. Sanjay Rajput Dr. Deepak Dantara Audio Visual Committee Dr. Atul Parikh Dr. Bhavesh Parekh Dr. Pitambar Sadhwani Dr. Tanish Modi Dr. Satish Chikalkar

Reception Committee Dr. Kavita Parihar Dr. Urvi Parekh Dr. Chintal Vyas Dr. Nitu Parikh Dr. Shaila Shah Accomodation Committee Dr. Vipul Kapoor Dr. Rasesh Pothiwal Dr. Jayesh Thakkar Dr. Surendra Dwivedi Dr. Mustufa Rangwala

Exhibition Dr. Sanjay Shah Dr. Kanu Tibrewal Dr. Ramesh Sadhwani Dr. Satya Gupta Dr. Akhil Patni Transport Committee Dr. Sandeep Shah Dr. Gajanand Mohta Dr. Vipul M. Patel Dr. Arvind Patel Dr. Kamlesh Thakkar

Secretary Scientific Committee Prof. Asha N. Shah Bone / Thyroid Clinical Cardiology Critical Care Diabetes Electrophysiology Dr. Premal Thakor Dr. Samir Dani Dr. Pratibha Dileep Dr. Sanjeev Phatak Dr. Anoop Gupta Dr. Urman Dhruv Dr. Mahadev Desai Dr. Anish Chandarana Immunology Infection Neurology Metabolism Nephrology Dr. Sunil Mehta Obesity Oncology Pediatric Cardiolgoy Pulmonology Rehab Medicine Dr. Ramesh Goyal Dr. Shailesh Talati Dr. Milan Chag Dr. Harjit Dumra Dr. Shailesh Desai Coordinators for Differenet Medical Subspeciality & Superspeciality Emergency Medicine Endocrinology Gastroenterology Hematology HIV Medicine Dr. Maharshi Desai Dr. Parag Shah Dr. Nilay Mehta Dr. Urmish Chudgar Dr. Atul K. Patel Dr. Sapan Pandya Dr. Harsh Toshniwal Dr. Ajit Sowani Dr. Navneet Shah Dr. Himanshu Patel

Welcome to Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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Formerly called Karnavati and home to several independence initiatives, Ahmedabad was founded by Sultan Ahmed Shah in the year 1411 A.D. The city has been the home to most important leaders of India like Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel during the Indian Independence Movement. Ahmedabad is a city which is Busy yet Caring, Fast yet Friendly, Ancient yet Modern, Contemporary yet Cultural. Ahmedabad is the 7th largest city of India. Ahmedabad city is well known for its rich, diversified culture. People of Ahmedabad are very likely to cherish each and every moment of their lives. They believe in living life in a very simplistic manner. They are very passionate about celebrating each and every festive occasion then be it Navratri Festival of Nine Nights or Uttarayan Kite Flying Festival. The people of Ahmedabad are very well known for their hospitality.

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About Ahmedabad

Geography
Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the river Sabarmati in the northern part of Gujarat and the western part of India. It is located at 23'02'N 7235'E1/ 23.03N 72.58. spanning an area of 250km. The average elevation is 53 meters with population of around 7 million.

State of Art Gujarat has the Gujarat University Convention Centre which is located in the heart of the city of Ahmedabad. It is the 3rd largest convention centre of India with the capacity of more than 2500 persons in the main Auditorium and three conference halls of 400 capacity. It has got one of the biggest exhibition hall of 55000 Square Feet area.

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About Venue : (Gujarat University Convention Center)

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Cuisine

Ahmedabad is a great tourist attraction destination, as there are number of interesting places to see in and around the city. Some of the features that perfectly describe the Ahmedabad city are splendid monuments, wonderful museums and

Tourist Attractions

Weather
Pleasant weather with the mercury around 18 22 C for it shall be the middle of winter during the Meet.

gorgeous lakes. 'Adalaj ni Vav' is a unique and ancient structure of step wells. Adalaj is one of the most excellent step wells of Gujarat. It serves as a fabulous retreat during the months of scorching heat. 'Sidi Saiyad's Mosque' built by the salve of Ahmed Shah, is historically important for its twin windows which beautiful carved stone. 'Huthising Temple' is the jain shrine built by Shri Kesaraising Hathising in 1848. Sabarmati Ashram is the famous ashram of Mahatma Gandhi by the Sabarmati River. 'Nal Sarovar' Bird Sanctuary of the city that shelters a varied species of birds such as migratory birds like Ducks, Geese, Pelicans and Flamingoes.

Ahmedabad is a paradise for food lovers. The cuisine of Ahmedabad consists of such yummy lip smacking dishes that you'll be tempted to try out more and more food each time you enter into a restaurant. The typical Gujarati Thali that is served in the restaurants consists of real mouthwatering dishes. The cuisine of Ahmedabad, has a peculiar taste. A prevalent in almost all the food items. Ahmedabad cuisine mainly consists of vegetarian dishes.

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Connectivity

Social Responsibility
APICON supports the environmental policy adopted by the world and follow an environmentally friendly approach by choosing : Cotton congress bags Badges without the plastic badge holder. No Plastic bottles.

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National and International airport with direct flights to Dubai, Singapore, USA, London, Doha, Frankfurt etc., direct trains from almost all state capitals of India.

Boutiques & Shopping Places

Anshu's, Satyapaul, Bhurmika, Monsoon, Shrujan Boutique, Aparajita, Ethnicity, Garvi. ShyamalNamee's, Bandhej, Sanskruti,

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66th Annual Conference of

Association of Physicians of India

Organising Secretary : Dr. BANSHI SABOO (Ahmedabad)

1 & 2, Gandhi Park, Nr. Nehrunagar Circle, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad 380 015. INDIA Tel. : + 91 79 2630 4104 l + 91 79 2630 2104 l : apicon2011@live.com Fax : E-mail
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