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Volume : XLII No. 3 and 4 March & April - 2005 Editor-in-Chief Dr. K.S.V.K. Subba Rao JIPMER, Pondicherry-6 Editor Dr. R. Anil Kumar Professor JIPMER, Pondicherry - 6
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Report on Gender Mainstreaming in Medical Education LCD Projectors in Lecture Theatres
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National Workshop on Stress and its Management by Yoga Relaxation Techniques A national workshop on stress and its management by yoga relaxation techniques was organised by the Department of Physiology, JIPMER, between 16 th and 18th March, 2005. This workshop was sponsored by the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, New Delhi. Dr. Madanmohan, Director-Professor and Head, Dept. of Physiology, and Organising Secretary of the workshop delivered the welcome address. Dr. K.S.V.K. Subba Rao, Director, JIPMER, inaugurated the workshop, delivered the inaugural address and released the workshop manual. The workshop manual, edited by Dr. Madanmohan, contains summaries of all invited presentations and notes on simple laboratory methods useful for studying the physiologic effects of yoga training. Shri. T.K.V. Desikachar, Founder of Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai, and Mrs. Desikachar rendered a healing chant, imparting serenity and sanctity to the event. Dr. A.K. Das, Medical Superintendent, delivered the presidential address. Dr. K.S. Reddy, Dean, gave his felicitations. Dr. Gopal Krushna Pal, Professor, Depepartment of Physiology, proposed a vote of thanks. Dr. Ramesh L Bijlani, Professor and Head of the Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi delivered the keynote address on the potential value of "Yesterday’s wisdom for a happy tomorrow".
Dr. K.S.V.K. Subba Rao, Director, JIPMER, lighting the kuthuvilakku during the inaugural function. Looking on from left to right. Shri. T.K.V. Desikachar, Founder, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai. Dr. Ashok Kumar Das, Medical Superintendent , JIPMER, Dr. K.S. Reddy, Dean, JIPMER and Organising Secretary Dr. Madanmohan. Other eminent faculty from premier medical and yoga institutes of the country who participated and delivered invited presentations include, Dr. Alok Pandey, Editor of Namah, Shri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry; Dr. A. Malathi, Director-Administration, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore; Dr. Latha, Department of Psychology, University of Madras; Dr. B.C. Koner, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, JIPMER; Dr. Shobini L Rao, Professor, Department of Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore; Dr. K.K. Deepak, Professor, Department of Physiology, AIIMS, New Delhi; Dr. Gopal Krushna Pal, Professor, Department of Physiology, JIPMER; Shri. Girish Jha, Researcher, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi; Dr. C.R. Chandrashekar, Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore; Dr. N. Krishnamurthy, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences; and Organising Secretary Dr. Madanmohan. Forty nine delegates attended the workshop. Delegates included allopathic doctors, practitioners of alternative medicine, postgraduate students in physiology, professors, and young graduate students conducting yoga research. Majority of delegates were from Chennai, Pondicherry, and Karnataka, and 7 from other parts of the country. A public forum was held on the evening of 16 th March. Dr. Madanmohan, Dr. R.L. Bijlani, Yogacharini Meenakshi Devi, Dr. K.K. Deepak, Dr. G.K. Pal and Dr. A.B. Bhavanani were on the panel of experts that discussed at length the issues relating to various aspects of yoga such as learning yoga the right way, misconceptions about yoga and meditation and problems of serious concern such as commercialisation in this field. The audience included the workshop delegates as well as lay public.A panel discussion on the role of yoga in the management of stress and stress-related disorders was held on the forenoon of 17 th March. The expert panel included organising secretary Dr. Madanmohan; Dr.K.R. Sethuraman, Professor of Medicine, JIPMER; Dr. Chandrasekaran, Consultant Physician, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai; Dr. A.B. Bhavanani, Chairman, International Center for Yoga Education and Research (ICYER), Pondicherry; Dr. Lajpat Mehra, Neurotherapist, Mumbai; Dr A. Malathi, Director, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore; and Dr. T.N. Sathyaprabha, Neuro-physiologist, NIMHANS, Bangalore.Dr. Madanmohan conducted two yoga practice sessions during the course of the workshop. These sessions included demonstration of simple yoga relaxation techniques including shavasan, pranayam, and various yogic postures. He was assisted by Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Chairman of ICYER, Pondicherry; Dr. Yogesh Mohan, Senior Resident, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, JIPMER and Mr. Murugesan, Physical Director, JIPMER. Yogacharini Meenakshi Devi Bhavanani, Director, ICYER, Pondicherry, and her team comprising of musicians and young talented children, presented a most memorable cultural dance programme on the evening of 17 th March at Lister Square. This unforgettable programme was a unique and holistic blend of yoga asans, bharat natyam and carnatic sangeet.On the afternoon of 18 th March, simple laboratory tests that can be used in studying the physiologic effects of yoga training were demonstrated. In general, all aspects of the workshop were very well received by the delegates. Dr. C.R. Chandrashekar, Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore, presided over the valedictory function. Inspired by the lucid and insightful exposition of the potential of yoga for mankind in the course of a highly successful workshop, it was decided that a declaration should be made on the occasion. With suggestions from the invited faculty and delegates, organising secretary Dr. Madanmohan made a declaration on yoga titled "JIPMER declaration on yoga, March 2005" during the valedictory function.The key issues that were highlighted and consensus achieved include the following: 1. The human mind is invariably affected in most disease conditions and addressing this is central to the treatment of any condition. 2. Faith constitutes a substantial component of the healing process. 3. Yoga in its broadest sense has the potential to improve the quality of life of healthy individuals, as well as patients with very common conditions such as high blood pressure, mental health problems like depression and anxiety. 4. Treatment of disease based on scientific evidence should be generously complemented by treatment based on faith and patients must be encouraged to harness their own powers for healing. 5. Science is inadequate to examine the complexity of yoga and it would be incorrect to examine the effects of yoga under the framework of contemporary medicine. 6. The issue that yoga, a valuable ancient tool with origins in India, was misrepresented and misunderstood, was also brought out. Experts struck a consensus about the need for changes in health and education policy, which include: 1. Greater collaboration between allopathic practitioners and yoga practitioners in planning and evaluation of patient care. 2. Creating as soon as possible, departments of yoga education, research and therapy at least in tertiary care centres, with adequate numbers of trained personnel to provide yoga therapy to patients who are likely to benefit from the effects of yoga therapy. 3. Increased funding to provide integrated and holistic health care. 4. Greater funding for validating the scientific basis of yoga. 5. Establishing a task force to formally prepare a report based on available evidence as to what types of yoga techniques may be appropriate for which conditions. 6. Formal training in yoga and accreditation of yoga institutes. 7. Inclusion of yoga as part of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education so that doctors are aware of the potential of yoga. WORKSHOP on gender mainstreaming in medical education A workshop on ‘Gender Mainstreaming in Medical Education’ for Vice Chancellors, Deans, Policy Makers and Regulatory authorities in Medical Education was conducted by the Achutha Menon Centre for Health Sciences Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvanantha-puram on 8 th April 2005.The participants were Vice Chancellors of Health Sciences Universities, Deans, Faculty Members of Medical Colleges, Members of International Agencies such as UNFA. The inaugural function was held on 7 th April. Padma Vibhushan Dr. Veliathan inaugurated the workshop. During the inaugural function, the need for gender sensitising medical education was brought. The need has arisen because of the realisation among studies as the health of men and women are affected differently by diseases and the education services need to be sensitised to this issue.During the main workshop on 8 th the participants debated on issues on definitions of Gender, linkages between gender and health, rights ethics and doctor patient relationship.The participants also deliberated on how to incorporate. Gender issues into current medical education. The workshop was very useful in interacting with policy makers on the important issue of gender. Dr. K.A. Narayan, Professor and Head of the Department of P&SM participated in the workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in Medical Education for Vice Chancellors, Deans, Policy Makers and Regulatory authorities in Medical Education at Achutha Menon Center for Health Science Studies, Sree Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram on 7 – 8 th Apirl 2005.1. The JSS conveyed a special meeting for " ICMR studentship project presentations"on 18 th March 2005.The following projects were presented: i. Risk factors associated with empyema thoracis in children. Dayanandhi Guruvammal, (Guide: Dr. Niranjan Biswal, Department of Pediatrics) ii. Evaluation of Helicobacter pylori infection and other risk factors in patients with benign peptic ulcer disease. Dependra Kr. Timshina (Guides: Dr. Vikram Kate & Dr. N. Ananthakrishnan, Dept of Surgery) iii. Evaluation of reverse passive hemagglutination (RPHA) for detection of antigen in serum for diagnosis of cystic echinoccosis. Durga Prasanna Misra (Guide: Dr. S.C. Parija, Department of Microbiology) iv. Adult ischemic strokes: Clinical subtypes and Risk factors: An outpatient Stroke Registry in a neurology clinic. Karthikeyan V S (Guide: Dr. Sunil K Narayan, Department of Neurology) v. Role of socio-economic factors in cataract surgery utilisation in JIPMER, Pondicherry. Prasanna T (Guide: Dr. S.B. Rotti, Department of P&SM) vi. A community based epidemiological study of incidence and prevalence of stroke in Pondicherry town – Burden of stroke in different populations. Rajalakshmi P (Guide: Dr. Sunil K Narayan, Department of Neurology) vii. Correlation between body mass index and blood pressure indices, handgrip strength, and handgrip endurance in healthy adolescents. Ravisankar P (Guides: Dr. Madanmohan, Dr. Kaviraj Udupa & Dr. Prakash E.S. Department of Physiology) viii. Impact of smokeless chullahs on the respiratory morbidity of women in a rural area of Pondicherry. S. Saseendar, (Guide: Dr.S.B. Rotti, Department of P&SM). Durga Prasanna Misra , who did his project under Dr. S.C. Parija, Department of Microbiology, won the award for the best ICMR project presentation. 2. The monthly meeting for March 2005 was conducted on 21 st Monday, Dr. S.C. Parija, Director-Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, JIPMER gave a lead talk on "Entamoeba Histolytica & Entamoeba Disparamoeba of mistaken idendity"The two papers presented in this meeting were: i. A Case of Anderson’s Disease, R.Santosh, K.R.Sethuraman, A.Agarwal, D.K.S. Subramanyam, B. Bhade, Prashant P, Depart-ment of Medicine & Pathology, JIPMER. ii. Microbiological studies in enteric perforation. Madhulika U, B.N. Harish, Mangilal, Dinkar Pai, S.C. Parija, Department of Microbiology and Surgery, JIPMER. 3. Dr. Sanjay Rajagopalan, Associate Professor of Cardiology and Director of Cardiac MRI, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, USA, gave a guest lecture, under the auspices of JSS, on "Current Concepts in Peripheral Vascular Disease" at 3.30 PM in Theatre Pasteur on 23-03-05. LCD Projectors in Lecture theatres Fifteen numbers of Mitshubushi LCD projectors (2000 lumens) have been installed in the following seminar rooms and PG lecture theatres :
Seminar rooms in the Departments of Pharmacology, Pathology and Anatomy have been provided with 3-M projectors. New screens have been provided along with the projectors. These projectors are used by PG students and faculty members for journal club presentations, seminars and lecture theatres. Each UG lecture theatre (Lister, Pasteur, Bernard, Hunter, Charaka and Susrutha) is fixed with a ceiling mounted Mitsubushi LCD projector (2600 lumens) and a PC. These projectors which have remote control facility are used for undergraduate lectures, seminars, conferences and scientific society meetings that are held in these theatres. Seminar rooms in Medical Education department and Library are also equipped with LCD projectors (2600 lumens). Medicine Dr. K.R. Sethuraman, Director-Professor and Head, Department of Medicine delivered key note address on "Biomedical Ethics" on 19 th March, 2005 at Trihelix Auditorium, CLRI, Chennai, as a part of National Conference on "Biomedical Ethics" organised by NOBEL (National Organisation for Bioethics and Law)". He has been inducted into Executive Committee of NOBEL.Plastic Surgery 1. Dr. Agrawal Karoon also attended the 9 th Asian Pacific Congress of the International Confederation of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery held at Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai, from 19th-23rd March, 2005 and presented the following papers:Experience of high flow Craniofacial arteriovenous malformations.
Pulmonary function test in chest wall contracture and its management. He also presented the following posters: Congenital isolated cleft of the earlobe. He chaired a guest lecture session on Cleft Lip and Palate as well during the Congress. Pharmacology Ms. Nathalie Gerard and Ms. Vicky Chaar from INSEREM U-458, Paris, France visited the Pharmacogenomics Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, JIPMER during 2nd-8th March, 2005 under the ICMR-INSERM Memorandum of Understanding. During their stay, Ms. Gerard demonstrated the reverse dot blot technique for the ß-globin gene for the genetic screening of ß-thalassemia. Ms. Chaar imparted training on the genotyping of UGT1A1, and delivered a lecture "UGT Enzymes: Association between Polymorphisms and Pathologies" at Theatre Lister on 7th March, 2005. All the faculty, residents and Ph.D. Scholars from the Department of Pharmacology attended the presentation. Their visit was very useful and provided training in additional techniques in Pharmacogenomics. Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery The latest sophisticated state-of-the-art Heart Lung Machine costing Rs. 89.39 lacs has been acquired, installed and inaugurated on 18th May 2005 in the Department of CTVS, JIPMER, by Prof. A.K. Das, Medical Superintendent and Dr. K.S. Reddy, Dean, while Prof. K.S.V.K. Subba Rao, operated on a patient. This imported equipment has all the necessary facilities for performing all types of open heart operations. The Department of CTVS, JIPMER, has performed 1,881 open heart operations free of cost to the poor patients attending JIPMER. These operations include congenital cardiac defects, valve replacing procedures, tumours of the heart etc. Apart from open heart operations, the Department has performed many other closed cardiac operations, lung and esophageal surgeries. It also provides necessary surgical support to the Department of Cardiology which is performing all interventional procedures like PTCA, Balloon Valve Plasty etc. Microbiology Prof. S.C. Parija, Director Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology was invited to participate in the workshop on ‘Simple Diagnostic Methods in Infectious Diseases’ held at the Department of Microbiology, Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad from 21st April, 2005 to 23rd April, 2005. Prof. Parija inaugurated the workshop which was jointly organised by the Department of Microbiology Medical College, Ahmedabad and Gujarat Chapter of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologist. As a faculty of the workshop, he delivered a talk on Simple Diagnostic Methods in Infectious Diseases during the workshop. Department of Pathology 1. Dr. Seyiechutuo Solo, 2 2. Dr. Debdatta Basu delivered a guest lecture on "Bone marrow trephine biopsy as a diagnostic tool" at the Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata on 21st March 2005. Promotion 1. Mr. S. Gnanaprakasam, Senior X-Ray Technician, 5.4.2005 Assumed Charge 1. Mr. V. Ramasamy, Steno. Grade-I, 5.5.2005 Retirement
1. Shri. K. Sivasubramanian, Private Secretary, 30.4.2005 2. Shri. S. Jayaraman, Foreman, 30.4.2005 3. Shri. S. Shanmugam, Lab. Assistant, 30.4.2005 4. Shri. G. Ponnurangam, Lab. Assistant, 30.4.2005 5. Shri. K.V. Latchoumipathy, MRT (Adhoc), 30.4.2005 6. Smt. N. Meenatchi, Safaiwala, 30.4.2005
1. Shri. O. Lakshmanan, Mortuary Attendant, 5.4.2004. The staff and students convey their gratitude for the contribution made by the retiring staff to the development of JIPMER. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours. |
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