India 2023: Dr.Manvir Bhatia | MD, DM Neurology, Director-Neurology, and Sleep Centre

Delegate: Dr.Manvir Bhatia

Affiliation: MD, DM Neurology, Director-Neurology, and Sleep Centre

Short Bio: Dr. MANVIR BHATIA is a Senior Neurologist and Sleep Specialist with > 30 years of experience. Dr.Manvir is the Director of Neurology Sleep Centre, New Delhi. She is currently the Vice President of the Indian Society for Sleep Research. She is the author of the book-“The Sleep Solution” the first non-fiction book on sleep, in India.

She received a scholarship for the 10,000 Women Entrepreneurs’ program – Goldman Sachs and ISB Program at ISB, Hyderabad. She has been awarded Indira Gandhi Mahila Ratan Award and also awarded by AAPIOS (American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin) on 4th June 2017, Boston, for “Extraordinary Contribution in Sleep Medicine” .

She has conducted awareness programs on Sleep Disorders in the community , talks in media and celebrated World Sleep Day for > 20 years.

She is a member of the national and international organizations on neurology and Sleep medicine.

Activity: The World Sleep Day event was celebrated at the India International Centre New Delhi on 5th March 2023 by Dr. Manvir Bhatia and core team of the Neurology & Sleep Centre.

An incredible outpouring of knowledge over a fluid 90 minutes from several wonderful speakers on a vast array of topics ranging from sleep, diet, health & wellness, and fitness, grateful for the opportunity to educate and empower, to enable one to facilitate an informed decision-making process concerning one’s health.

We have invited Dr Anoop Misra- Chairman Fortis CDOC Hospital for Diabetes and Allied Science New Delhi India,he delivered a talk on “Diet as medicine in obesity and diabetes”

and Dr Anju Ghei-VP Head Preventive Health at VLCC Healthcare Limited, New Delhi, India she spoke on ” Diet and Nutrition”

Body composition analysis was offered along with dietary counselling and display of devices, masks etc. Patients were asked to share their experience and awards given for highest weight loss achieved and longest PAP user.

This was attended by 50 patients ,who have sleep issues, osa, insomia and some were PAP users.

Overall, the event was very much appreciated.

2.A podcast to create awareness about sleep will be posted this month ,” Science of Sleep ” by Dr.Bhatia by Dr. SMIT on you tube .

3.Dr Bhatia has also launched training programs for Sleep Lab assiStant with the Health Care Sector Skill council of India and also a Sleep Tech training program with Philips.

Dr.Bhatia’s mission is to keeps on providing knowledge about sleep through social media platforms to all the people suffering from sleep issues as Good Sleep leads to Good Mental, Physical and Emotional well being.

Location: INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

Date of Activity: 5th March 2023

Submitted by: Dr.Manvir Bhatia