‘Computer-aided teaching cannot replace cadaver demonstration for surgeons’

A continued medical education (CME) titled ‘Journey from Dissection Hall to Multimedia’ was inaugurated by Professor N K Ganguly,Professor Chandrama Anand and PGI Director at Lecture Theatre I of the PGI on Saturday.

The experts spoke about Dr Inder Jit Dewan in whose memory the CME was organised. They also discussed dissection in the classroom,non-imaging and imaging techniques as educational tools.

The participants were of the opinion that despite advantages of multimedia and computer-aided teaching,these tools only complement cadaver anatomy demonstration and cannot replace it in shaping the knowledge of physicians and surgeons.