29th April 2016, Panjim: CUPART 2016, a conference on current practices and recent advances in Art (INFERTILITY) was hosted by Dr. Kaberi Banerjee from 29th April – 1st May 2016 at Cidade De Goa.
The Conference was inaugurated by Smt. Mridula Sinha Hon’ble Governor of Goa by lighting the lamp along with several other dignitaries like Dr. Dhiraj Gada, Dr. P.C. Mahapatra, Dr. Yakouh Khalaf, Dr. Kedar M. Padte with Dr. Kaberi Banerjee being the organizing chairperson.
Dr. Kedar M. Padte, renowned Gynaecologist from Goa highlighted,” Goa is a land of love and peace and Dr. Kaberi has chosen this place to motivate the upcoming youth to learn more about the advanced techniques in Infertility. I thank her for keeping it free of cost for the students of the GMC to attend CUPART’16 and gain a lot of exposure.”
While other guests like Dr.Dhiraj Gada, Dr. P.C. Mahapatra and Dr. Yakouh Khalaf gave laurels to Dr. Kaberi for her efforts, Dr. Kaberi Banerjee thanked the industry for all the support and encouraging her to deliver good academics through this programme, without which it would not have been possible.
Smt. Mridula Sinha welcomed everyone as the First Citizen of Goa and congratulated the organizing committee of CUPART 2016 as they have helped the society to change the notion when it comes to infertility. She also added, “Though the status of women has been improving from time to time, Women are still blamed if they are not able to give birth. In the Past, People used to think this as an act of God and ignored it, but it is found recently that there are many causes of infertility like job stress and the environmental conditions prevalent now. Infertologists from different parts of India and even the World have come together during CUPART and popularise IVF as a solution to the couples who develop inferiority complex just because they can’t give birth to a child.”
The ceremony ended with a performance given by the special children from Chetna Charitable Trust, Curchorem. The 3 day conference will have discussions on Infertility which is still an enigma to us. The most advance technique gives a pregnancy rate of at best 50 – 60 % per attempt. Definitely there is more to be understood. Even the current knowledge and techniques are not being adequately and appropriately used in our patients. In these days the intention is to understand the concepts and technology better. There would be discovery of newer techniques and concepts that may benefit the patients.
A Very respectable panel of International and national faculty whose experiences will be a wealth of Knowledge to us has been invited for the conference. After the resounding success of CUPART 2011 and 2013, we have decided to host CUPART 2016 in Goa says Dr. Kaberi Banerjee Organizing Chairperson and Medical Director Advance Fertility and Gynaecology Centre, New Delhi.
The Highlights of the conference will include Academic Treat, International & National Experts in fertility, Showcasing young talents, Plenary Lecture, cutting edge lecture, debates, paper & poster presentation.
The workshops will comprise of the basics of IUI, IVF, Laboratory & Endoscopy which would be discussed by eminent practitioners where in the highlights of the panel discussion would be the various options of oocyte cryopreservation along with consequences of social freezing , ray of hope by IUI to infertile couples , showcase of interesting endoscopy videos, how to prevent ectopic pregnancies, infections and other complications of IVF, pros and cons of the ART bill , future of infertility is bright and many such answered questions would be debated upon.
Some of the International faculty members who will be a part of CUPART 2016 are Mr. Yakouh Khalaf , Dr. Sesh Kamal Sunkara, Professor Dr. Safaa Al Hasani, Dr. Jan Grace, to name a few.
Profile - Dr. Kaberi Banerjee
Dr. Kaberi Banerjee is a seasoned Obstetrician & Gynaecologist with more than a decade of experience. She specialises in infertility and IVF and has had rigorous training in the same. She has done over 3000 IVF cycles and specializes in IVF, ICSI, egg donation and surrogacy, along with her expert team of Embryologists and is rated as one of the best IVF doctors in Delhi and a leading infertility specialist in India.
She has done her MBBS and MD in Obstetrics & Gynaecology from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She has obtained her membership from the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (MRCOG), London. She has been trainedfrom the prestigious Guys and St Thomas Hospital, London and is also a member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS).
Dr. Kaberi Banerjee has been a senior IVF specialist/consultant at many prestigious hospitals and centres and at present she works as a clinical director of Advanced Fertility & Gynaecology Centre, New Delhi. Prior to this she has been a Consultant at various hospitals like the Max Hospital, New Delhi, Moolchand Medcity, Delhi and ARGC in London- known for having the .
Before beginning her own practice and consultancy, Dr. Kaberi was associated with AIIMS for years after the completion of her degree at Senior Resident and Research Associate. Following this, she spent a year at Guys Hospital, London, as a Clinical Fellow.
Dr. Kaberi has been associated with various organisations and societies due to her rigorous years of practice and relations. Not only is she a member of Royal college of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists (London) and National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS), India, she also is an active member of the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Delhi, National Association of Reproductive and Child Health of India, AIIMS Alma Mater and many more. She contributes to each society as much as she can by taking out time from her daily schedule.
She has also been a key speaker in her field in many National & International platforms and has produced numerous papers and researches over the years. Some of her papers have been selected to be presented internationally at the 12th World Congress of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York, November 2002.
Dr. Banerjee has received many renowned national awards, including IMA award in IVF in 2007 and Bharat Jyoti Award in 2008, for outstanding contribution in medicine. She is organizing chairperson of CUPART (Current Practices and Recent Advances in ART). This is an International organization to facilitate right treatment and research in fertility & IVF and was founded in 2011 by Dr. Kaberi Banerjee herself.