Delegate: Dr. Alisha Chaudhury, Dr. Satyajit Acharya, Department of Sleep Medicine, SUM Ultimate Medicare, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Affiliation:
Dr. Alisha Chaudhury MD (Pulmonary Med), IDCCM, EDIC, FSM, Consultant, Dept. of Critical Care, Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine, SUM Ultimate Medicare, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Dr. Satyajit Acharya DNB (Pulmonary Medicine), Post Doctoral Fellow in Pulmonology, Associate Consultant, Dept. of Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine, SUM Ultimate Medicare, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Short Bio:
We are currently working as Consultants in the Department of Sleep Medicine at SUM Ultimate Medicare Hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. We have a fully functional Level 1 polysomnography laboratory and dedicated OPDs where we see patients, diagnose sleep disorders and follow them up regularly. Our goal is to treat sleep disorders rather than just identify them while simultaneously increasing public awareness of the condition.
Activity:
Activity 1 September 2024
A small video clip released on News 7 tv channel regarding tips for good sleep and hot recognize sleep disorders early.
Activity 2 October 2024
Sleep is a vital part of physical and mental health, and sleep disorders can cause a number of health problems. Raising awareness about sleep disorders can help people recognize symptoms and get the help they need.
Conducted public awareness programs at Institute of Physics & Gas India Authority Limited.
SUNNO 2.0 – National CME on Nutrition where we discussed Sleep & Nutrition – interesting facts and importance.
Activity 3 March 2024
A great program organized by East Coast Railways, India on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2025. A good interactive discussion about “Sleep & Women: A Guide to Improved Health” with a large enthusiastic crowd. There was a gathering of approximately 200 people and importance of sleep and women health was emphasized. Women are more likely to have insomnia and other sleep disorders as compared to men. Changing hormones during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause can affect how well a woman sleeps.
Activity 3 March 2025
World Sleep Day celebrations in our hospital with interactive sessions with the crowd. We even distributed badges for the event.
Interview at SOA radio FM regarding insights on importance of good sleep
Activity 4 April 2025
Nandighosh TV
https://www.youtube.com/live/5vytneoam60?si=3uCCERDV_vDq2oTs
Stressed on importance of good sleep and created awareness about different sleep disorders like OSA, Insomnia. Gave references from Indian mythology about prevalence of sleep disorders.
Activity 5
We have started a social media page named SLEEPWISE GUIDE. The goal is to create awareness about sleep, its importance, various disorders and bust age old myths. We have been posting many flyers on different aspects of sleep. Sharing both Instagram and Facebook page link.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Fx1zDi6Vv/
https://www.instagram.com/sleepwiseguide?igsh=YnJ4YnFsbGFuMWRk
