- · 12 lectures online (once in a week) and assignments /self study material
- · Feed back session for clarifications and mentorship programme
- · 3 day offline session at Trivandrum – practice session and laboratory visit
The topics covered in the online programme
1. Basic concepts on genetics, Mode of inheritance and pedigree analysis
2. Chromosomal abnormalities – Clinical Presentation and testing
3. Genetic testing in Clinical practice
4. Genetic Counselling including prenatal diagnosis
5. Approach to Intellectual disability /Dysmorphism
6. Approach to Inborn errors of metabolism
7. Approach to Disorder of sex differentiation
8. Approach to short stature and skeletal dysplasia
9. Down syndrome
10. Prenatal screening and USG detected abnormalities
11. New born screening
12. Recent advances in the treatment of genetic disorders
Offline session will be brainstorming interactive session
· Exercises on Pedigree drawing and analysis
· Dysmorphic child evaluation exercises
· Selection of genetic testing – Clinical scenario and exercises
· Laboratory visit to show the basic genetic laboratory infrastructure
· Genetic counselling exercises for common genetic disorders
· Genetic counselling – Mock sessions
· Guest lectures
· Interesting case
Faculty
1. Dr Shubha Phadke, Lucknow
2. Dr Madhulika kabra, New Delhi
3. Dr Ratna Dua Puri, New Delhi
4. Dr Ashwin Dalal, Hyderabad
5. Dr Girisha K M, Kuwait
6. Dr Prayjnaya Ranganath, Hyderabad
7. Dr Anju Shukla, Manipal
8. Dr Neerja Gupta, New Delhi
And many more Nationalfaculty
The course will start in September 24th 2024 , and offline session will be in the December
Course fee : Rs 10,000
Payment in favor of
INDIAN ACADEMY OF PAEDIATRICS, KERALA
Account Number : 67080109993
IFSC code: SBIN0000861
The information of the payment and registration form should be sent to the
Dr Sankar V H, Genetic Laboratory, Child Development Center, Thiruvananthapuram, 695011
Or send to the number 9074359165 email sankarvh@gmail.com
Course Director
Dr Sankar V H , MD DM, Professor & HOD, Department of Medical Genetics, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram