Media Release
Udupi, Feb 17: Manipal College of Nursing (MCON), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal organizes the “National Conference on Integration of Genomics in Nursing and Healthcare Practice" on February 16 -17 through hybrid mode.
The inauguration of the conference was held on February 16 in blended mode at the Sharada Hall, MCHP, Manipal.
The chief guest, Dr B Unnikrishnan, dean, Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru, MAHE, focused on the Integration of Genomics in Nursing and Healthcare Practice. He stressed the importance of genomics in nursing research and the role of nursing professionals in genomics to reduce global burden of disease and mortality. He said genomics plays a vital role in risk identification, preventive diagnosis, health promotion and treatment. Dr Unnikrishnan also emphasized the importance of genomic sequencing in developing vaccines for Covid-19 in a short span of time. He congratulated the entire team of MCON for organising this conference.
Dr Judith A Noronha, dean and organizing chairperson of the conference, MCON, Manipal presented the welcome address and introduced the chief guest Dr B Unnikrishnan to the gathering. Dr Shashidhara Y N, professor and head, department of Community Health Nursing, MCON, Manipal and the convenor of the conference gave the overview of the conference.
The traditional lamp was lighted by the dignitaries, Dr Judith Angelitta Noronha, Dr B Unnikrishnan, Dr Shashidhara Y N and the co-convenor Dr Sushmitha Ramona Karkada. The inaugural programme was concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr Sushmitha Ramona Karkada, assistant professor, department of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, MCON, Manipal and co-convener of the conference. The event was compered by Prima J J D’Souza, asst professor, department of Fundamentals of Nursing, MCON, Manipal.
The conference will be having scientific sessions by leading speakers from across the country on the two days including paper and poster presentations. A total of 244 participants are attending the conference from across the different states of the country. The conference was funded by department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, government of India.