KIMS PG Student Bags Chairman’s Appreciation Award at 31st Biennial Hybrid Conference of IAL

Dr. Abirami C, a 2^nd year postgraduate in the Department of DVL, KIMS, brought laurels to the institution by presenting an oral paper titled ‘Innovations to the rescue: Connecting the dots’, which bagged the prestigious ‘Chairman’s Appreciation Award’ at the 31^st Biennial Hybrid Conference of the Indian Association of Leprologists (IAL) held in Hyderabad from April 16 – 18, 2021. Numerous novel innovations to improve and lessen the morbidity of leprosy patients were proposed. Dr. Abirami also presented an e-poster titled ‘Life with Hansen’s disease: An introspective study into the quality of life’ emphasizing the importance of psychological analysis and counseling amongst patients seeking treatment for leprosy.