Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, AIIMS Bhopal conducted a "Workshop on Immunofluorescence in Skin and Renal Pathology" on  March 27, 2023. Residents and faculty from various Medical Colleges in Madhya Pradesh participated in the workshop. Facility for Direct Immunofluorescence in Government sector is presently only available in AIIMS Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh thus dissemination of knowledge in this domain is of extreme importance for the benefit of patients of central India.

The workshop was inaugurated by Professor (Dr.) Bertha Rathinam, Head, Department of Anatomy. At the inauguration, welcome note and brief introduction about the workshop was given by Professor (Dr.) Neelkamal Kapoor, Chairperson of the workshop. An educational video on Immunofluorescence Technique was released on this occasion via QR code.

Dr. Tanya Sharma (Associate Professor Pathology and Lab Medicine), Organizing Secretary, Dr. Sramana Mukhopadhyay Co-Organising Secretary (Associate Professor Pathology and Lab Medicine), Dr E. Jayashankar, Member Scientific Committee (Additional Professor Pathology and Lab Medicine)and Dr Hemlata Panwar, Member Scientific Committee (Associate Professor Pathology and Lab Medicine) carried out the workshop which encompassed demonstration of Direct Immunofluorescence Technique, slide interpretation, slide viewing session and lectures.

Dr. Girish Chandra Bhatt, Additional Professor, Department of Paediatrics discussed the clinical perspectives of renal biopsies and immunofluorescence. Clinical aspects on role of immunofluorescence in cutaneous lesions were discussed by Dr. Adhyatm Bhandari, Assistant Professor, Dermatology.