The JPEF Mini CME, October 2021, 'It’s time to prevent covid deaths' was hosted virtually on 25 October 2021, from 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm. The program was set off by Ms.Gopika Krishnan, Director, Academics and Research, Jothydev's Diabetes Research Centre (JDC) with a brief welcome. The scientific sessions began with the lecture on ‘Acarbose in the era of newer OADs” by Dr.Banshi Saboo, RSSDI President. Dr.Arun Shankar, Medical Director, JDC and Dr.Syam D Gopal, Consultant Physician, Sree Narayana Medical Mission Hospital, Varkala were the chairpersons of the session.

Dr.Banshi Saboo virtually inaugurated 'Diabetes Knowledge Library- The door to ultimate virtual education'. Knowledge library is a curated collection of videos initiated by Jothydev's Professional Education Forum (JPEF) under Kesavadev Trust, which is digitally accessible to the public and doctors for reference and academic motives.

Subsequently, there was the launch of the video series 'History of Internal Medicine'. The video series was developed based on a seminar on 'History and Evolution of Internal Medicine in Kerala' organized by Kesavadev Trust as part of the Kesavadev Museum project back on 20 March 2019. Prof. K.V Krishna Das, who is aptly known as the father of internal medicine in Kerala, launched the video series. Dr.MV Pillai (USA), Dr.Manojan K K, Director, Sree Gokulam Medical College, and Dr.Asha Asik, Clinical Head, JDC, Kochi, gave the felicitation.

The last technical session of the event was the panel discussion "COVID-19 in Kerala- sharing the success stories”. Dr.Jothydev Kesavadev was the moderator of the session. Dr.Sunil Prasobh P (Kollam), Dr.Sumesh Raj (Trivandrum), Dr.Boby Moses (Trivandrum), Dr.B Padma Kumar (Alleppey), Dr.Anand Pillai (Trivandrum), Dr.Shiji PV (Calicut), Dr.A.V Raveendran (Oman) were the panelists. The panelists gave insights on rich experiences learned over the past 2 years treating COVID. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Ms.Sunitha Jothydev, Executive Director, JDC. Hundreds of doctors from around Kerala participated in this virtual educational event.