Welcome to Indian Chest Society.
The Indian Chest Society (ICS) is a not for profit registered society with the Society of Registrars (Registration No. 192-1980, dated 18th July 1980), for Respiratory/Pulmonary Physicians and other Physicians with interest in the specialty of Respiratory Medicine. A committee of eminent Chest Physicians, who were also the founding members\ took up the task to prepare the constitution of the society. The first General Body Meeting was held on 11th September 1981 at Hotel President, Mumbai, and the Constitution was adopted.
Goals & Objectives
Indian Chest Society is the organization of qualified Chest Physicians and physicians interested in the field of Respiratory medicine. We are a non-profit making organization devoted to research, academic, educational and patient welfare activities in respiratory medicine.
The main objective of the Society was to generate and disseminate knowledge on respiratory medicine through following activities
- Promoting the dissemination of Knowledge and Research in the field of Respiratory Medicine
- Organizing academic conferences, meetings and workshops at International, National, Zonal
- and sub-zonal levels, to bring together the medical fraternity & members of their health care team for the pursuit of knowledge and facilitation of good practices in Respiratory medicine
- Organizing Patient awareness and educational programmes at various levels to spread knowledge and understanding of the importance of Respiratory diseases
- Facilitating the creation of trained Medical manpower, required for handling the need of the patients requiring Respiratory & Critical services
- Supporting the creation and nurture of appropriate technical manpower required to perform and assist in various Diagnostic and Therapeutic activities related to the field of Respiratory & Critical care medicine
- Running courses for the members and other practitioners in the field of Respiratory medicine.
- Collaborating with other National and International Societies for the achievement of common goals and facilitate exchange knowledge
- Promoting basic and advanced research in Respiratory medicine and to create disease registry of various Respiratory diseases in the country.
- Playing an advocacy role with the Government and other Non-Governmental Organizations for the betterment of the speciality.
- Doing such acts may be deemed necessary to fulfill the objectives of the Society and its development.