1. SBD ANATCON’18 - 41st Annual conference of Association of Anatomists, Tamil nadu

The 41st Annual conference of Association of Anatomists, Tamil nadu - SBD ANATCON’18 was conducted by the Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath institute of higher education and research under the auspices of Indian Association of Anatomists - Tamil nadu on 13th and 14th of October 2018 at the Sree Lakshi Ammal Auditorium of Sree Balaji Dental College Hospital, Chennai. The conference was organized with Prof. Dr. G. Sumathy, Organizing Chairman and Dr. B. Sathyapriya & Dr.B.Chandrakala, as Organizing Committee Members.

The conference was embarked with an inauguration ceremony with the Guest of Honour, Dr. Kanagasabai, Vice Chancellor of BIHER flanked by Prof Dr Bhuminathan, Registrar of BIHER, Prof Dr Ragavendra Jayesh, Principal of Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital and Prof. Dr. S. Kamalesh, Emeritus Professor, Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital. Prof. Dr. Girija, President, Association of Anatomists, Tamil nadu and Prof Dr. Senthil kumar, General Secretary, Association of Anatomists, Tamil nadu were also present in this occasion. The Guest of Honour, Dr. V. Kanagasabai delivered the inaugural address followed a series of lectures by eminent clinicians and anatomists.

The conference was a successful gathering of over 450 delegates and eminent speakers from various reputed organizations and their paramount talks enlightened the delegates. The experts from various specialties shared their knowledge and experiences on the following topics:

• ‘Role of three primary colours in teaching third week of human embryo development’ by Dr. Rajan, M.S., (PhD)., Prof & Head, Department of Anatomy, Arupadai Veedu Medical College& Hospital, Puducherry.
• “The Anatomical Basis of Cardiac Surgical Practice” by Dr.Jacob Jamesraj, M.S., Mch., Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, MMM Hospital, Chennai.
• “Teaching with Models” by Dr. Martin Lucas, M.D., Prof & Head, Department of Anatomy, K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore.

The conference was useful for the 450 delegates including the clinicians, anatomists, basic medical scientists and research scholars. The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University has awarded 20 credit points for this conference under category 2

The Inauguration ceremony of SBD ANATCON’18 - 41st Annual Conference of Association of Anatomists, Tamil Nadu on 13th and 14th October, 2018.

Release of Souvenir in SBD ANATCON’18 - 41st Annual Conference of Association of Anatomists, Tamil Nadu on 13th October, 2018.

Dr. Rajan, M.S.,(PhD)., Prof & Head, Department of Anatomy, Arupadai Veedu Medical & Hospital, Puducherry.delivered a Guest Lecture entitled ‘Role of three primary colours in teaching third week of human embryo development’ in SBD ANATCON’18 - 41st Annual Conference of Association of Anatomists, Tamil Nadu on 13th October 2018.

Dr.Jacob Jamesraj, M.S., Mch., MMM Hospital, Chennai delivered a Guest Lecture entitled “The Anatomical Basis of Cardiac Surgical Practice” in SBD ANATCON’18 - 41st Annual Conference of Association of Anatomists, Tamil Nadu on 13th October 2018

Dr. Martin Lucas, M.D., K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore delivered a Guest Lecture entitled “Teaching with Models” in SBD ANATCON’18 - 41st Annual Conference of Association of Anatomists, Tamil Nadu on 13th October 2018

Dr.G.Sumathy, Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy was elected as the President of the Association of Anatomists, Tamilnadu for the year 2018 and the same was handed over by the yesteryear President of the Association of Anatomists, Tamilnadu.

Culture event by 2nd year BDS students at SBD ANATCON’18 - 41st Annual Conference of Association of Anatomists, Tamil Nadu on 14th October 2018.

2. Sprouts 2018 - An Educational Field Trip

The sixth & seventh grade Students of Navadisha Montessori School came for an educational field trip ‘Sprouts 2018” on 24th March 2018 to the department of Anatomy. The school children were excited to explore the museum, histology lab and the dissection hall of the department. This programme was a more like a “Hands-on Science” workshop that involve tactile and kinaesthetic learning unlike “In-school Science” workshops that move from classroom to classroom. This educational field trip offered an opportunity to motivate and connect students to appreciate and understand classroom concepts, which increase a student’s knowledge foundation, promoting further learning and higher level thinking strategies The first year BDS students were actively involved in this programme and educated the children about the various systems in the human body through three dimensional models and charts. Useful recommendations were made to the class teachers sixth & seventh grade Students of Navadisha Montessori School to guide students on further field trips so as to enrich their knowledge on Human Anatomy.

The Staffs from the Department of Anatomy and the First year BDS students interacting with the school children in the programme “Sprouts 2018 – An Educational Field Trip” from Navadisha Montessori School on 24th March 2018

3. Colloquium on Clinical Neuroanatomy and Essence of Microanatomy

The Colloquium on Clinical Neuroanatomy and Essence of Microanatomy was conducted by the Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Bharath institute of higher education on 26th of September 2020 through Zoom Video Conferencing Application. The conference was organized with Prof. Dr. G. Sumathy, Organizing Chairman and Dr. B. Sathyapriya & Dr.B.Chandrakala, as the Organizing Committee Members. The conference was embarked with an inauguration ceremony with the Guest of Honor, Prof. Dr.Deepthi Shastri, President, Association of Anatomists, Tamil nadu and Prof. Dr.Senthilkumar, General Secretary, Association of Anatomists, Tamil nadu flanked by Prof. Dr Bhuminathan, Registrar of BIHER and Prof Dr Ragavendra Jayesh, Principal of Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital. The organizing chairman Prof. Dr. G. Sumathy, delivered the inaugural address followed a series of lectures by eminent clinicians and microbiologists. The conference was a successful gathering of over 295 delegates and eminent speakers from various reputed organizations and their paramount talks enlightened the delegates. The experts from various specialties shared their knowledge and experiences on the following topics: 1. “Blood Supply of CNS and its Clinical Correlation” by Dr. G.P.Pal, M.S.,DSc.,FAST.,FAMS., FASc., FNASc., Emeritus Professor, Department of Anatomy, MGM Medical College & Hospital, Indore. 2. “Histology in Nutshell” by Dr.J.P.Gunasegaran, M.Sc., PhD. Professor, Department of Anatomy, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (A Unit of Madras Medical Mission), Puducherry.

Dr. G.P.Pal, M.S.,DSc.,FAST.,FAMS., FASc., FNASc., Emeritus Professor, Department of Anatomy, MGM Medical College & Hospital, Indore delivered a Guest Lecture entitled “Blood Supply of CNS and its Clinical Correlation” in COLLOQUIUM 2020 on 24th September 2020

Dr.J.P.Gunasegaran, M.Sc., PhD. Professor, Department of Anatomy, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (A Unit of Madras Medical Mission), Puducherry delivered a Guest Lecture entitled “Histology in Nutshell” in COLLOQUIUM 2020 on 24th September 2020

4. CME Programme on Emotional Wellbeing and Coping during Pandemic

Public health actions, such as social distancing, are necessary to reduce the spread of COVID-19, but they can make us feel isolated and lonely and can increase stress and anxiety. Emotional well-being plays a significant role is maintaining positive mental health. As students may be impacted in multiple ways by COVID-19 and the closure of colleges, it is critical that we are mindful of their emotional well-being and having conversations with our students around COVID-19 can be difficult. Hence this CME Programme on Emotional Wellbeing and Coping during Pandemic was conducted by the Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, and Bharath institute of higher education on 5th of December 2020 through Zoom Video Conferencing Application. The conference was organized with Prof. Dr. G. Sumathy, Organizing Chairman and Dr. B. Sathyapriya & Dr.B.Chandrakala, as the Organizing Commitee Members. Dr.Yogesh Kanna Sathyamurthy, BTech., MS., PhD (Nerurosceience), Associate Professor of Nerurosceience, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, delivered a speech on Emotional Wellbeing and Coping during Pandemic for the first year BDS students. His valuable speech encouraged and helped the students deal with anxiety, fear of isolation and face uncertainties during the pandemic period.

Dr.Yogesh Kanna Sathyamurthy, BTech., MS., PhD (Nerurosceience), Associate Professor of Nerurosceience, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, delivered a speech on Emotional Wellbeing and Coping during Pandemic for the first year BDS student

5. Symposium on Neuroanatomy Neuroanatomy has been deemed crucial for clinical neurosciences. It has been one of the most challenging parts of the anatomical curriculum and hence this webinar series was planned to improve the skills of students and to promote a deep learning.

Symposium on Neuroanatomy was conducted by the Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, and Bharath institute of higher education on 6th, 13, 20th & 27th of October and 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th of November 20202 through WebEx Video Conferencing Application. The webinar series was organized with Prof. Dr. G. Sumathy, Organizing Chairman and Dr. B. Sathyapriya & Dr.B.Chandrakala, as the Organizing Committee Members.

The aim of this webinar series is to deepen understanding of topographical anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous system and to understand relevant clinical, functional and radiological anatomy of the central nervous system.

The experts from various specialties shared their knowledge and experiences on the following topics:

• 1. “Cerebral Hemispheres” by Dr. Vishali, M.Sc.,Ph.D Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College & Hospital, Chennai on 6th October 2020.
• 2. “Brain Stem – Part I” by Dr. Kayal Vizhi, M.Sc.,Ph.D Professor, Department of Anatomy, Pt. Bhagawat Dayal Sharma PGIMS,Haryana, on 13th October 2020.
• 3. “Brain Stem – Part II” by Dr. Kayal Vizhi , M.Sc.,Ph.D Professor, Department of Anatomy, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma PGIMS, Rotac, Haryana on 20th October 2020.
• 4 “Blood supply of Brain – Part I” by Dr. Aruna, M.Sc.,Ph.D Professor, Department of Anatomy, Rajahs Dental College & Hospital, Chennai on 27th October 2020.
• 5. “Blood supply of Brain – Part II” by Dr. Aruna, M.Sc.,Ph.D Professor, Department of Anatomy, Rajahs Dental College & Hospital, Chennai on 3rd November 2020.
• 6. “ Blood supply of Spinal Cord ” by Dr. Ganesh Lakshmanan, BHMS., M.Sc.,Ph.D Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Dental College & Hospital, Chennai on 10th November 2020.
• 7. “Cerebellum” by Dr. Karthik Ganesh, M.Sc.,Ph.D Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Dental College & Hospital, Chennai on 17th November2020.
• 8. “Ventricles of Brain” by Dr. Jayakumari, M.Sc.,Ph.D Professor, Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital, Chennai on 24th November 2020.