Continuous Health Education at Satven

Posted by Admin, Friday, August 21, 2015

As part of the healthcare endeavor of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Dr Reddy’s Foundation for Health Education (DRFHE) has been roped in to offer interesting talks and interactive awareness sessions by medical professionals on cancer, diabetes, communicable & non-communicable diseases, lifestyle diseases, cardiovascular diseases and so on. This series is billed “Continuous Health Education”. As part of this initiative a session on “Kidney Awareness” was organized on the 21st of August 2015 at Satven. Dr. Rajiv M, Consultant Nephrologist from Sunshine Hospitals was the speaker on the occasion. Associates learned the following important actions/points when it comes to caring for their kidneys:

• Take care of your weight
• Exercise regularly
• Quit smoking
• Restrict alcohol intake
• Restrict salt and meat
• If you have hypertension or diabetes, control it with medication as suggested by your physician
• Screen yourself if you are a hypertensive or diabetic patient for more than 5 years to ensure your kidney is performing as it should

Other sessions that were conducted in Satven’s premises as part of the “Continuous Health Education” initiative:

• Heart Diseases session on the 19th of March 2015 by Dr. Kalpesh, Cardiologist
• Cancer awareness session on the 19th of May 2015 by Dr. Rama Mohan Reddy, Oncologist, Omega hospitals
• Cancer awareness session for ladies on the 17th of June 2015 by Dr. Rama Mohan Reddy, Oncologist, Omega hospitals
• Diabetes screening on the 14th of July 2015