The 73rd Annual Conference of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association and Asian Radiology Forum, held in Gandhinagar, was inaugurated by Vijaybhai Rupani, Chief Minister, Gujarat. Also present during the ceremony was Nitinbhai Patel, Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister, Gujarat.
Top leaders and experts from the national and international radiology fraternity present to grace the occasion were Dr Hemant Patel, National President – IRIA and Organising Secretary IRIA 2020; Dr Harshad Shah, Organising Chairman IRIA 2020; Dr Dinesh Patel, Organising Chairman IRIA 2020; Dr Mohan K; Dr Asutosh Dave, Organising Secretary IRIA 2020; Dr C Amarnath, Organising Secretary IRIA 2020; Dr Rajeev Singh, Secretary-General IRIA; Dr Ankur Shah, Chairman Scientific Committee IRIA 2020; and Dr Deepak Mehta, Chairman Scientific Committee IRIA 2020.
IRIA 2020 kick-started its sessions with the inauguration of the ICRI, IRIA’s academic body. The focus of IRIA in the last few years has been improving radiological education and encouraging budding radiologists. After the auspicious lamp lighting ceremony, the new office bearers for the year 2020 were introduced and felicitated.
Dr Hemant Patel, President, IRIA felicitated Dr Lalendra Upreti, Elected Chairman, ICRI and Dr Shailesh Lunawat as Secretary ICRI who further introduced the other office-bearers.
Dr Upreti from ICRI spoke about the vision for the current year and how the team would ensure improved education this year. He also spoke about the success of their budding radiologist training programmes that were organised last year to inspire and buy young and aspiring radiologists in the country.
