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AN Interdisciplinary Session on Eye Donation Fortnight

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Event name

AN Interdisciplinary Session on Eye Donation Fortnight

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Organizing Department/ Committee/ Others

Department of Ophthalmology

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Type of Event

Eye Donation fortnight

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Level of event

Institutional

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Collaboration / accreditation if any

Karnataka Ophthalmic Society

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Dates/ and Duration

23rd September 2024, 1:00am to 12:30pm

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Venue

Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical sciences, Lecture Hall -1

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Details of delegates/ target audience

3rd year Undergraduates students, Postgraduates students, Head of the Department

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Total Number of delegates/ Audiences attended

Undergraduates -130

B Sc Nursing students -125

Nursing college Staff  -2

Post graduates -15

Head of the Department

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Objectives of the event

SDG 3 & SDG 17

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Brief Report of the Event (in about 200 words)

On the occasion of “Eye- Donation Fortnight” under the aegis of KOS and under the guidance of Dr. Niharika Shetty, Professor and Head, Dr. Prakash, Professor and Unit Chief, Dr. Srinivas, Professor, and in the presence of other faculty members, Post graduate and undergraduate students, Nursing students, non-teaching staff, an  interdisciplinary session was conducted on 23/09/2024 at AIMS BG NAGARA, which aimed at raising awareness about the importance of eye donation, specifically focusing on corneas to combat blindness and vision impairment. This program served as a beacon of awareness lightening the path to understanding the importance of eye donation and dispelling the myths that surround it.

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Feedback Analysis (Brief)

23% is Increase the Knowledge & 22 % is Increase practice

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Outcome

Programme Outcome increase is Knowledge community awareness