The featured speaker, Dr. Bana Bihari Mishra, Senior Consultant and Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon, KIMS, Bhubaneswar delivered a lecture on “Cardiovascular diseases and its prevention” in the Faculty Development Program 2019. He updated on the various symptoms of the cardiovascular diseases. He also highlighted on the prevention and precautions for the cardiovascular diseases. In an interactive session he suggested everybody to have regular check up and keep internal happiness, satisfaction and friendly environment to prevent themselves from the fatal effect of cardiovascular diseases.