The College of Nursing, AIIMS Nagpur, in collaboration with the Society of Perioperative Nursing India, organized the National Conference on Perioperative Nursing on 18-19 September 2026 at AIIMS Nagpur, on the theme “Advancing Excellence in Perioperative Nursing: Safety, Skills and Innovation.” A pre-conference workshop titled “Surgical Safety Starts with Us: Advancing Perioperative Nursing Practice” was conducted on 18 September 2026, focusing on practical skills and contemporary approaches to perioperative patient safety.
The conference was inaugurated by Dr. Prashant P. Joshi, Executive Director & CEO, AIIMS Nagpur; in the august presence of Dr. Rasika Gadkari, Dean Academics; Dr. Siddharth Dubashi Dean Student welfare; Dr Nilesh Nagdeve, Medical Superintendent; Prof. Dr. Asha P. Shetty, President, Society of Perioperative Nursing India; Prof Dr. Rajini Peter, Principal, College of Nursing and Mr. Rakesh VR, Organizing Secretary. Dr. Prashant P. Joshi, highlighted the crucial role of perioperative nursing in ensuring patient safety and achieving quality surgical outcomes. He also expressed his commitment to supporting and encouraging more such academic and professional events, in keeping with the Institute’s commitment to excellence in patient care and education. Prof. Asha P. Shetty, in her keynote address, highlighted the evolving role of perioperative nurses in patient safety, evidence-based practice, and innovation and technology-enabled surgical care.
The conference attracted 398 participants—245 attending in person and 153 joining online—from across the country, representing nursing professionals, educators, students and healthcare experts. The two-day academic programme featured expert-led plenary sessions, panel discussions, oral and e-poster presentations, case presentations, quiz and reel competitions, providing a platform for knowledge exchange and professional networking. The Minija Joseph award for Best OT Nurse was also presented in recognition of excellence and contribution.
Following a hands-on pre conference workshop with six skill stations, the conference day featured eight scientific sessions. The programme explored key priorities across the perioperative continuum, including newer evidence for prevention of surgical site infections, robotic surgery and AI-enabled monitoring, competency-based preparation of the perioperative nurses, and systems approaches to achieving zero harm in the operating room. Discussions also addressed the expanding role of perioperative professionals in organ donation and transplantation, alongside the safety, wellbeing and working conditions of the operating-room workforce.
Overall, the conference provided a platform to connect evidence, skills, technology, teamwork and leadership, with a shared focus on advancing safer surgical care while strengthening the perioperative workforce.

AIIMS Nagpur congratulates Dr Anuva Kapoor, a final-year MD resident in Community Medicine, on winning three medals at the 22nd National Masters Swimming Championship. Held under the aegis of the Swimming Federation of India, the championship took place at Champion Aquatics Academy, Bahadurgarh, Haryana, from 11^th  -13^th September 2026. She has qualified for the 2^nd Asian Masters Swimming Championship to be held in Bengaluru from 3^rd to 10^th October 2026.

Representing Maharashtra, she won Gold in the 400 metres Individual Medley, Bronze in the 100 metres Butterfly, and Silver as part of the Women’s 4×50 metres Freestyle Relay team.

Her achievement brings pride to AIIMS Nagpur. Prof. Prashant P Joshi, Executive Director & CEO of AIIMS Nagpur, commended her dedication to pursuing sporting excellence alongside the demands of postgraduate medical training and wished her the best of luck for the upcoming Asian Championship. Dr Anuva Kapoor expressed her gratitude to the Executive Director & CEO for his constant support and encouragement.

Nagpur: In a significant milestone for advanced retinal care, the Department of Ophthalmology at AIIMS Nagpur has successfully performed a highly complex surgery on a 13-month-old child suffering from Grade 5 Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) with blindness in both eyes.

ROP is a potentially blinding eye disease that affects premature babies, particularly those requiring prolonged neonatal intensive care and oxygen therapy. In severe cases, abnormal retinal blood vessel development can lead to total retinal detachment and blindness.

Until now, only certain high-end tertiary Private hospitals were equipped to manage such cases of total closed retinal detachments optimally.

Considering the child’s condition and family’s financial constraints, the surgery was offered & undertaken at AIIMS Nagpur. The surgery was successful. This is the first such surgery to have been performed at a government set up in the whole of Central India. These surgeries are technically highly demanding, challenging and require high degree of instrumentation and skill with a state-of-the-art set-up.

Dr. Vandana Iyer, Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon, who performed this surgery last week, mentioned that the child could now see light and perceive objects close to face, is more likely to have some functional Vision in her future life. The parents are very grateful and shall get the other eye operated soon.

Prof. Dr. Prashant P. Joshi, Executive Director & CEO, AIIMS Nagpur, termed this achievement as a big leap forward in Retina surgery at AIIMS NAGPUR.

Dr. Puja Hingorani-Bang, Professor and Head, Department of Ophthalmology, mentioned that this facility completes the continuum of care in ROP management delivery at the institute right from Screening to injections to LASERs, and now, Surgery.

The successful procedure reflects AIIMS Nagpur’s commitment to providing advanced and accessible eye-care services to patients across the region.

संदेश-संदेश- जगत प्रकाश नड्डा, मंत्री स्वास्थ्य एवं परिवार कल्याण एवं रसायन एवं उर्वरक , भारत सरकार

संदेश- प्रतापराव जाधव, राज्य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) आयुष मंत्रालय व भारत सरकार के स्वास्थ्य एवं परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री