Ludhiana, October 26
The 30th annual conference of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India North Western Zone will be held in Ludhiana on October 28 and 29.

It is for the first time that the conference is being held her after eight years under the leadership of Dr Naresh Malhotra, an eminent ENT surgeon who is also the organising chairman and president of the Ear Nose Throat and Head and Neck Surgeons Forum, Ludhiana, and president-elect of this prestigious association. He will be assisted by Dr A.S. Khurana, co-chairman, and Dr Vineet Gulati, organising secretary.

The conference is being organised in the CMC auditorium. About 250 to 300 delegates from Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh are expected to attend the conference.

Addressing a press conference here today, Dr Malhotra said Mrs R.K.Bhattal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, and Minister for Medical Education and Research, will inaugurate the conference.

The scientific sessions include live surgery on ear by renowned ENT surgeon from Bangalore, Dr Vijayendra. Dr Davender Rai from Delhi and Dr Ashok Gupta From PGI, Chandigarh, will be the major attraction. They will endoscopically repair the defect in the skull bone to stop the fluid of brain (csf) leaking into nose .

Dr Alan Kerr from the UK, Editor of Scott- Brown will deliver a lecture on past, present and future of reconstructive surgery of ear.

Fatehgarh Sahib, October 26
Globalisation and changing scenario is forcing young professionals to work in extremely stressful conditions and this has disturbed their social and family adjustments. Unfortunately youths are becoming very individualistic, selfish and money minded due to this stress. To counter this the young professionals should develop the spirit of entrepreneurship and instead of job seekers they should become job providers.

This was stated by Dr Suresh Kumar Chadha, Professor, University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh, here on Monday. He was speaking at a seminar organised at Mata Gujri College Fatehgarh Sahib. The seminar was organised by the MBA Department of the college.

The Principal-cum-Director of the college, Dr Gurmohan Singh Walia, inaugurated the seminar, while Dr Dharminder Singh Ubha, Head of the MBA Department, presided over the function.

Dr Chadha discussed various issues being faced by the students relating to their career. He said in India students run after packages without knowing that a higher package meant more work, which would disturb their family and social life. He said in the USA the corporate houses provided good packages but they assigned projects and there was no hassle as long as one achieved targets.

He gave five tips to the youth to fight mental stress. He said they should encourage innovation, harness knowledge, communication skills, performance and work together by sharing the knowledge.

He said: “There is no substitute for hard work. The young professional should compete with the situation rather than with each other. They should identify the competency of each other and must keep in mind that one is always a learner and have positive thinking and approach. One should not have fixed ideas”.

He said earlier the success mantra was “slow and steady that wins the race” but now it is “fast and consistent wins the race.”

Dr B.B. Goyal, Reader at UBS, in his address, gave detailed information to the students about marketing tactics and how to capture rural market.

Ludhiana, October 26
A seminar on organ donation was organised by the unit of urology and transplant surgery in Dumra Auditorium of DMCH here today.

Mr J. S. Verma, Chief Justice of India (retd) was the guest of honour, who inaugurated the seminar by lighting the lamp. He talked about the Human Organ Transplantation Act and how it could be more helpful to people waiting for organ transplantation. He laid stress on how the legal system could help to promote the noble cause of organ donation and transplantation.

The seminar was held a day ahead of the All-India Transplant Games and SAARC Transplant Games to be held in the Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana on October 27 and 28. The Rotary International also actively participated in the seminar.

In the beginning a welcome address was given by Dr Daljit Singh, Principal, DMCH. A song dedicated to organ donation was sung by a choir of 50 school students.

Dr B. S. Aulakh, urologist, head, transplant surgery, DMCH and Chief Organiser informed, “There is a tremendous need to highlight the bleak situation of organ donation in India. Although organ transplantation started in India during 1971, the donations from cadavers are virtually negligible in India. In the developed countries it constitutes 70-80 per cent of the total transplants carried out. The situation can also be changed here. We need to spread this message by conducting events like awareness walks, seminars, competitions in the schools and colleges. The society will surely come forward as it will give them a chance to help someone even after his death. Even our religions don’t have any restrictions related to cadaver donation.”

Mr Reg Green delivered a talk on organ donation. An American Citizen, who is dedicated to furthering the noble cause of organ and tissue donation, Mr Green said that in 1994, his seven year-old son, Nicholas Green was killed by highway robbers in Italy while they were vacationing. Mr Reg Green and his wife, Ms Maggie Green decided to donate their son’s organs and corneas to seven Italians, waiting for transplants.

Dr Daljit Singh, Dr J Whig, Vice-Principal, Dr Sandeep Puri, Dr S. C. Chopra, Dean, Academics, Dr GPI Singh, Prof and Head, community medicine, Dr L.S. Chawla (former Vice-Chancellor of BFUHS, Faridkot), Ms Jasbir Kaur, Principal, College of Nursing, the faculty members, medical and nursing students of DMCH also participated in the seminar.