Viruses constantly change through mutation and sometimes these mutations result in a new variant of the virus. Some variants emerge and disappear whil...e others persist. As far as COVID-19 variants go, “omicron” certainly grabs our attention. Its name alone sounds ominous. The World Health Organization classified it as a variant of concern in late November. The session will cover:
• What really is Omicron Variant?
• What tools to fight Omicron?
• What are the preventive measures?
• What guidelines to be followed In Office and at Home?

About the Speaker: Dr. Aashish Contractor is the Director of rehabilitation and sports medicine at the Sir HN Reliance foundation hospital, and also part of the hospital task force. Their team, takes care of Covid patients at NSCI and Seven Hills hospital (the non-BMC section), both during their stay and for rehab thereafter. Dr. Contractor has been the head of the department of preventive cardiology and rehabilitation at the Asian Heart Institute from its inception in 2002, till June 2014. He had the distinction of being part of the Asian Heart team which treated the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, after his redo bypass surgery in January 2009, and was in charge of his post-surgery cardiac rehabilitation. He is widely recognized as the pioneer of cardiac rehabilitation in India, and set up the first telemetry monitored centre in the country in Mumbai in 2001.

The event will be moderated by Dr. Mukesh Batra, Founder & Chairman, Dr Batra’s Positive Health Clinic Pvt Ltd; Chairman, Health and Fitness Committee, IMC


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