The two day National Seminar on Recent Advancements on treatment of Cerebral Palsy, organized jointly by Sri Vivekananda National Institute of  Rehabilitation Training And Research , Odisha, Composite Regional Centre , Guwahati and Sikkim Manipal College of Physiotherapy, Gangtok in technical collaboration with Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy.

It was a fortunate event for the 300 plus participants who were Graduates, Post Graduates and Special Educators along with doctors from SMIMS and STNM and other stakeholders coming from different parts of the state and various organisations.

The resource persons were

DR SAKTI PRASAD DAS :

Orthopedic Surgeon and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Director, SVNIRTAR ,

Secretary Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy.

Training of disability progress in North East.

Director , National Institute of Locomotor Disability, Ban Hoogly

DR ASHOK JOHARI:

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, from Mumbai.

Ex- President Indian Orthopedic Association.

Ex- President Pediatric Orthopedic Association.

Ex- President Pediatric Orthopedic Society of India.

President Elect SICOT, Editor Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics

DR G SASHIKALA :

 Developmental Medicine Specialist, Bengaluru.

 Ex President of Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy.

DR A K PUROHIT:

Neurosurgeon, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences.

Pioneered Rhizotomy Technique in India.

Founder Member, Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy.

Ex-President, Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy.

DR. K D MALLIKARJUNA:

President of Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy,

Retired as Special Educator, Nizams Institute of Medical Science, Hyderabad.

DR. LANU AIMUL :

Masters in Speech and Language Hearing

Community Based Rehabilitation from Manchester University, UK.

Director, Composite Regional Centre, Guwahati.

DR USHA JOHARI:

Opthalmologist specialised on eye problems in Cerebral Palsy children,

she is Ex-President Bombay Opthalmological Society.

DR ASHA CHITNIS :

Certified Neuro Development Therapy (NDT) Trainer from Mumbai.

Ex- Secretary Indian Association of Cerebral Palsy

DR SANDEEP SAMANTA:

Pediatrician and Superintendent B C Ray Hospital for Crippled Children.

DR MADHAVI KELAPURE :

Consultant Development Therapist from Dinananth Mangeshkar Hopsital, Pune.

Treasurer of Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy.

DR PUJA DHANDE:

Occupational Therapist from Nagpur.

DR PRADIP MAITY :

Consultant Physiotherapist, B C Ray Hospital for Crippled Children, Kolkatta.

DR PARAMVIR:

Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychologist

Composite Regional Centre, Guwahati.

The two days’ workshop was appreciated by the participants who were exposed to the recent trends on management of Cerebral Palsy and made aware regarding the acts governing a person with disability. The resource persons put emphasis on happiness aspect and simplicity prevailing amongst the people of Sikkim. The occurrence of C.P in Sikkim was considerably lower than the country’s average which was mentioned as a positive factor towards health promotion and role of special educators in the state.