Department of General Medicine & Medical Education Unit   conducted   a   CME   on   Steroid   Therapy.   Topic: Reducing the of side effects and complications from Systemic Steroid therapy on 10.11.2022. Speaker – Dr.Mark WJ Strachan, BSc (Hons), MBCh(Hons), MD, FRCPE Consultant Endocrinologist, Metabolic Unit,Western, General Hospital, Edinburgh; Honorary Professor,   Universityof   Edinburgh,   UK.  Osteoporosis, adrenal suppression, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, Cushing’s syndrome, psychiatric disturbances and immunosuppression are among the more serious side effects noted with systemic corticosteroid therapy, particularly when used at high doses for prolonged periods.