International Recognition for Innovative Research on Infantile Epilepsy

Dr. Nancy Sahni , Chief Dietician , PGIMER held an Innovative recipe completion amongst the bearers of hospital Kitcehn to encourage them to think out of box and prepare healthy therapeutic recipes from locally available resources and at affordable price.

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The National Institute of Nursing Education (NINE) and the Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, organised a Breast Cancer Awareness Day programme at Ayushman Aarogya Mandir, Sarangpur

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Second best chapter award at 58th Annual Nutrition conference of NSI held at Coimbatore in Avinashilingam Institute of Higher Education of Women on 9th and 10th October , 2026 .

The CME concluded with "PGIMER Chandigarh at a Glance", followed by feedback and a vote of thanks. The organisers expressed confidence that the discussions will help strengthen India's capabilities in radiopharmaceutical research, innovation and patient care.

Sportsmanship, Well-being and Organ Donation: A Winning Combination to Save Lives” — Prof. Vivek Lal, Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh

The programme listed Telangana Chief Minister Shri A. Revanth Reddy as Chief Guest

Addressing the participants, Prof. Subho Chakrabarti, Head of the Department of Psychiatry, PGIMER Chandigarh, thanked all the participating departments, faculty members, residents, students, healthcare workers, caregivers and supporting organisations for their enthusiastic involvement.

S. Shamsher Singh Ji, Founder and Chief Sevadar of Prabh Aasra, Mohali, addressed the gathering as the Chief Guest.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Subho Chakrabarti, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, PGIMER, Chandigarh, said, “Mental health care must extend beyond symptom management to helping individuals rebuild confidence, discover their strengths and participate meaningfully in society".

*The workshop brought together faculty and facilitators Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Dr. Manmeet Kaur, Dr. PVM Lakshmi, Dr. Tanya Seshadri, Dr. Tom Thomas, Dr. Dheeraj, Dr. Prasanta Tripathy, Dr. Sachin Barbde, Dr. Vikas Kumar and Dr. Vineeth Rajagopal , representing expertise across public health, participatory research and community-based interventions.

Ms. Prerna Puri, IAS, Secretary Education, Chandigarh Administration, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest for the inaugural function

EFICon 2026. Highlighting the academic contributions of the conference, Prof. Sonu Goel, Professor, Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, PGIMER, and Organising Secretary, EFICon 2026, said that the conference provided multiple platforms for researchers topresent and discuss their work through panel discussions, symposiums, plenary sessions, oralpresentations and poster presentations.

Speaking on the occasion, *Prof. (Dr.) Kajal Jain,* Head, Department of Anaesthesia and Course Coordinator, DM in Trauma Anaesthesia and Acute Care, apprised the participants about recent changes in the algorithmic approach to life-saving interventions. She stressed the urgent need to create high-powered, multidisciplinary teams to ensure rapid response and better outcomes in trauma care.

From Data to Decisions: Institutionalising Data-Driven Leadership at the Centre of Public Health Dialogue “Without data integrity, there is no data-driven leadership,” said Dr. V K Paul, Former member NITI Aayog at EFICON 2026

Swachhata Awards ceremony recognises sanitation staff, healthcare workers, campus residents and children for their role in a cleaner PGIMER

The programme was graced by Prof. Sonu Goel, State Convener (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh & Chandigarh), NAMS, along with Prof. Ashok Kumar, Medical Superintendent and Prof. Sanjay Jain Dean Academics, PGIMER.

A major highlight was the presentation “Hidden in Plain Sight: Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Adolescents” by Dr Bhavneet Bharti, Professor & Head, Social Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, PGIMER, in which she shared preliminary observations from an ICMR-supported school-based study on ACEs.