ABOUT US

ABOUT US

The Indian College of Cardiology, Kerala Chapter (ICC-K) was initiated in the year 2011.The main objective of Society is to improve the basic understanding and scientific knowledge and prevention and management of all types of cardiovascular diseases. The membership is open to Cardiologists/Cardiac Surgeons/Cardiac Anaesthetics/Physicians. The Indian College of Cardiology Kerala Chapter has more than 150 members currently. ICC-K conducts periodic scientific meetings twice per year - a midterm meeting and annual conference. The chapter also awards the "Best Paper Award" to the young cardiologists who present free papers during the annual conference.
The Official Journal of the ICC-K, the Kerala Journal of Cardiology (KJC) had its modest beginning in 2017 with Dr Abhilash SP at its Hon. Editor. Presently Dr Sajan Ahmad Z is the Hony. Editor of this prestigious journal. The KJC is being published yearly. ICC-K hosted the Annual National ICC conference in 2008, 2013 and 2019. These meetings were conducted excellently and set the standards for the subsequent meetings.
Every year, the society donates up to two lakh medical aid to poor patients. Every year, world heart day is observed in a befitting manner throughout Kerala state under the auspices of ICC-K. Many programs were conducted in different parts of Kerala under the leadership of ICC-K members. The present focus of ICC-K is Research and Prevention of CVD.