CME on Testicular Tumour

CME on Testicular Tumours on 2nd March, Sunday, 10 AM at Auditorium, Cancer Institute, Adyar, You are invited

Job oppurtunity for General Surgeons at Vellore in SSC

Job oppurtunity for General Surgeons at Vellore in SSC for an Ex Service men hospital at vellore run by Indian Army, urgently required one General Surgeon ( M.S General Surgery) for a period of Five years on Short Service Commission basis. Duty hours; 10am to 2pm, at Ex service men hospital in Vellore. Renumeration around Rs40,000 (as perks given in short service commission). Interested doctors may contact Dr.Surendran ( dentist) phone no 9952416822. No exams only direct recruitment.

Job oppurtunity for General Surgeons at Vellore in SSC

For details please see Job oppurtunity for General Surgeons at Vellore in SSC

Medical college library sans facilities

http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/13/stories/2008021357840200.htm

The collection here is not in proportion to the 900-odd students studying in the institution

There is no Internet connectivity, generator or air-conditioning facility

Medical colleges are expected to subscribe to at least 60 Indian journals and 40 foreign ones

MADURAI: Many institutions attach a lot of importance to strengthening library . But this is not the case with the Madurai Medical College library, which has not received the attention it deserves.

The collection here is not in proportion to the 900-odd students. Moreover, facilities here leave a lot to be desired.

B. Kalaikovan, a member of the Tamil Nadu Medical Students’ Association, said, “There is no Internet connectivity, generator or air-conditioning facility. The college collects a decent amount from students at the time of admission that goes to the Library Fund. But whether the fund is being utilised purposefully is doubtful.”
No latest editions

With a lot of research work going on in the field of medicine, textbooks are updated regularly and the latest editions come out every year. But not all these editions are available, which puts the postgraduate students to hardship.

K. Senthil, secretary, Tamil Nadu Government Doctors’ Association, said, “Most of the time undergraduate and postgraduate students are left in the lurch as they do not find the textbooks they want. If this is the case with textbooks, the library falls behind in the journal front also. Each medical college is expected to subscribe for at least 60 Indian journals and 40 foreign ones. But, Madurai Medical College woefully falls short of this figure,” said Dr. Senthil.

Admitting that the library lacked Internet facility, Vice-Principal M. Shanthi, said that the college had got the sanction for Internet at the library.
Nod received

“We have got the nod from the officials to use the Library Fund. As subscribing to international journals is expensive, arrangements are made to subscribe to e-journals and plans are afoot to tie up with the virtual library of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, for which we expect official sanction,” she said.

Ms. Shanthi added that the library would also get generators and air-conditioners soon.

National Seminar on Empowering Differently Abled Persons through Information Communication Technology ICT

Programme

Title: “National Seminar on Empowering Differently Abled Persons through Information Communication Technology ICT”, February 09 to 11, 2008, at INSA, New Delhi

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Timing	Topic	Speaker
08.00 am onwards	Registration
10.00 am to 11.00 am	Inaugural Session
	Welcome Addresses	Dr. M. D. Tiwari Director, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
	About Seminar	Prof. Kamlesh N. Agarwala Indian Institute of Information Technology
	Inauguration of the Seminar by the Chief Guest & Guest of Honour	H.E. Dr. A. R. Kidwai, Governor, Haryana Hon’ble Dr. Buta Singh Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, New Delhi
	11.00 am - 11.30 am Tea
	11.30 am – 01.00 pm
Session I	Current Situation and Response	Chairman : Dr. Shiv Lal Co- Chairman : Prof. Ramesh Chandra
Topic I	An overview of the situation: Policy Framework; Strategic Approaches; Government Initiatives	Dr. Dharmendra Kumar Director, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped
Topic II	Legal Dimensions and ICT	Hon’ble Mr. Justice Madan B Lokur Judge, Delhi High Court
Topic III	Rehabilitation issues for persons living with HIV and Aids [PLHA].	Dr Shiv Lal ADG Director NICD
Topic IV	Ensuring access to services and building awareness for community empowerment	Dr. M R Surwade Director Humaclin
	Rapporteur- Questions (Participants)
	01.00pm - 02.00 pm Lunch
	02.00 pm – 03.30 pm
Technical Session IA	Parents Perspective	Chairman : Prof. Shobini Rao Co-Chairman : Dr. C.P. Srivastava
Topic I	Meet the differently abled: 1 on 1	Mr. Gurmel Singh
Topic II	Coping, understanding, place in society, information of services for MH child	Dr. Shanti Auluck MUSKAAN New Delhi
Topic III	Networking of parent societies and role of ICT in providing direct support to the parents in coping and access to rehabilitation facilities	Dr. V K Gautam Vice President PARIVAR
	Rapporteur- Questions (Participants)
Technical Session IB	Rehabilitation Engineering	Chairman : Dr. R.K. Chauhan Co- Chairman : Prof. R. Bhattacharya
Topic I	Developing Hardware-Software suite for AMAL (Adaptive Modular Active Leg)	Prof. G. C. Nandi Dean (Student Affairs) Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
Topic II	ICT and Rehabilitation Engineering: Changing Digits	Dr. Pradip Poonekar Prosthetic Surgeon
Topic III	Assistive Technology for all categories of differently abled	Dr. V N Shukla Director, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida
Topic IV	Assistive Technology for visually impaired	Dr. H K Sardana CSIO Chandigarh
	Rapporteur- Questions (Participants)
	03.30 pm to 04.00 pm Tea
	4.00 pm to 5.30 pm Papers of delegates	Chairman : Prof G. N. Pandey Co-Chairman : Dr. V.K. Gautam
Topic I	An overview of the present situation of use of technology for empowering differently abled persons	Action for Ability Development and Inclusion (AADI) New Delhi
Topic II	An Introspection: ICT for Visually Challenged	Saji Mathews NIVH
Topic III	Information Society Empowering Differently Abled Person	Ms. Chhavi, M D University , Rohtak
Topic IV	Virtual classroom based model for human resource development for rehabilitation of persons with	Mr. A K Abraham All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore communication disorders

Sunday, February 10, 2008

	10.00 am – 11.30 am
Technical Session IIA	Rehabilitation Medicine	Chairman : Prof. Satish Chandra, USA Co-Chairman : Mr. Govind Saran
Topic I	Neurological Impairments	Prof Sanjay Wadhwa Professor & Head, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, PGI Chandigarh
Topic II	Visual Impairments	Dr. Asim Kumar Sil Netra Niramay Niketan
Topic III	Orthopedic Impairments	Dr V S Gogia St Stepehn’s Hospital New Delhi
Topic III	Hearing and speech impairments	Dr. Nadini C Singh National Brain Research Center Manesar
Topic IV	Differential Ability in Psychiatry: Current Perspectives & Implications	Dr. G. Venkatasubramanian Assistant Professor of Psychiatry National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore
	Rapporteur- Questions (Participants)
Technical Session IIB	Social Rehabilitation and CBR	Chairman : Dr. Neeradha Chandramohan Co- Chairman : Prof. G.C. Nandi
Topic I	Cognitive retraining through Television enabled IT	Prof. Shobini Rao National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore
Topic II	ICT in Social Rehabilitation	Prof. R. Bhattacharya Head Department of Socio-Economic Rehabilitation, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped
Topic III	Global Information Society - Moving towards an Inclusive Society	Mr. J K Mehta Founder General Secretary PARIVAAR
	Rapporteur- Questions (Participants)
	11.30 am to 12.00 Noon Tea
	12.00 Noon – 01.30 pm
Technical Session IIIA	Psychological Rehabilitation	Chairman : Prof. Dayanand Dongaonkar Co-Chairman : Dr. M. Nallegowda
Topic I	ICT in coping and education of families with physically differently abled persons	Dr. Neeradha Chandramohan Director, National Institute for Multiple Disabilities
Topic II	ICT in coping and education of families with mentally differently abled persons	Dr. Kiran Rao Professor & Head, Department of Mental Health and Social Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore
Topic III	ICT in continued psychological support for parents and rehabilitation professionals	Dr. T. C. Sivakumar Asst. Professor & Head, Department of Community Rehabilitation & Project Management, National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Hyderabad
	Rapporteur- Questions (Participants)	Chairman : Dr. Ratnesh Kumar Co-Chairman : Dr.M.R. Surwade
Technical Session IIIB	Educational Rehabilitation
Topic I	Education for the visually impaired	Dr. Anuradha Mohit Director, National Institute for the Visually Handicap, Dehradun
Topic II	Information Communication Technology for Educational Audiology & Education of Persons with Hearing Impairment	Mr. Rajeev Jalvi HOD Audiology Mr. Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped
Topic III	Empowering Deafblind People with Information Communication Technology (ICT)	Mr. A. S. Paul Director, Sense International
Topic IV	Suggested framework for a nationwide network of Telerehabilitation	Dr. S. B. Gogia President, Indian Association for Medical Informatics, New Delhi
Topic V	Role of JR Handicapped University in providing educational rehabilitation in persons with disabilities	Mr. S S Mishra/Mr. A C Mishra JR Handicapped University Chitrakoot
	Rapporteur: Questions (Participants)
	01.30 pm – 02.30 pm Lunch
	02.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Technical Session IVA	Vocational Rehabilitation and Recreation	Chairman : Dr. T. R. Kem Co-Chairman : Dr. G.A. Joshi
Topic I	Vocational Education	Dr. P. V. Prakasa Rao Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education, Bhopal
Topic II	Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities in India	Mr. R. Narasimham Consultant Vocational Rehabilitation, Chennai
Topic III	Vocational Rehabilitation	Mr. Baldev Gulati President Navprerna New Delhi
Topic IV	Towards a Passion Driven Life	Mr. George Abraham SCORE Foundation, New Delhi
	Rapporteur: Questions
Technical Session IVB	Human Resource Development	Chairman : Prof. Harish C. Rai Co-Chairman : Dr. Anuradha Mohit
Topic I	Training of general physician and specialists	Dr. Ratnesh Kumar Director, National Institute for the Orthopedically Handicapped, Kolkata
Topic II	Manpower development in PMR specialty	Dr. Ganesh Joshi Asst. Professor in PMR/Medical Education Composite Regional Centre for Persons with Disabilities, Bhopal
Topic III	Human resource development in allied professions for rehabilitation	Dr. M. Nallegowda Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi
	TEA

Monday, February 11, 2008

	10.00 am – 12.00 Noon Valedictory Session & Operationalization of the Strategic Approach	Chairman : Dr. M. D. Tiwari Co Chair : Dr. M. R. Surwade, Dr. G. A. Joshi
Objective	To define modalities for Operationalization of the strategic approach developed during the Seminar
Methodology	From among the participants of the Seminar a small working group will be formed who would review the outcomes of the seminar and workout the road map. The composition of this working group will be multidisciplinary
12.30 pm LUNCH

GLAUCOMA UPDATE March 8 & 9, 2008 L V Prasad Eye Institute

SMS News 05 Feb 2008

SMS News : TNGDA - Health Secretary Talks Success

1. Promotion Violations 3 out of 5 reverted
2. Transfer Violation Reader 4 out of 8 orders modified to suit seniors
3. DMS Violations 8 out of 23 cancelled
4. DMS / DPH Transfer counselling 2nd week
5. DME Reader Transfer PG Counselling from 22.02.2008

State Secretary

TNGDA Jan 2008 News Letter

Click here to see Our January 2008 News Letter

Service Eligibility for former Contract Medical Consultants

Medical Books in India - Listings, Review and Online Purchase: RxPG TargetPG All India 2008

Medical Books in India - Listings, Review and Online Purchase: RxPG TargetPG All India 2008

Collector orders enquiry into charges against health inspectors, village nurses

Collector orders enquiry into charges against health inspectors, village nurses Staff Reporter

Deputy Director to give report within a week after studying the facts

Tuticorin: Collector R. Palaniyandi on Thursday ordered an enquiry into the charges raised by the Government doctors’ association against health inspectors and a few village health nurses at Mullakadu Primary Health Centre and vice-versa.

The year-long ‘proxy war’ going on between Government doctors and other employees in the Health Department, affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Government Employees Association, came to light a few days ago when the TNGEA put up a gigantic hoarding in front of the said PHC saying that they were going on an agitation against Medical Officer M. Sanatanamari’s atrocities.

In the meantime, the doctors’ association had levelled charges that the agitation was a consequence of the Medical Officer issuing a memo to the staff of PHC seeking an explanation for their poor performance with respect to the implementation of various Government-sponsored programmes.

The doctors pointed out that the association members had already lodged a complaint with the police against the Health Inspector of Mullakadu, M Terrance, who was involved in this incident also.

The complaint was lodged against Mr. Terrance for allegedly abusing the then Medical Officer of Mudivaithanenthal Primary Health Centre, E. Pradeep Prem Kumar, at a meeting conducted at Pudukottai to review the status of chikungunya outbreak.

Speaking to The Hindu, the Collector said that the Deputy Director, S. Uma, was asked to give a report within a week, after studying the facts.

“The Deputy Director has also been asked to appraise the status quo of the earlier complaint lodged by the doctors association against Mr. Terrance,” he added.

Renew Your Medical Council Identity Card

Dear Doctors,

If your Medical Council Identity card validity time is closing up, you can apply for its renewal. Browse the following website and download the application form via printer and apply in advance www.tnmedicalcouncil.org

Renew Your Medical Council Identity Card

Dear Doctors,

If your Medical Council Identity card validity time is closing up, you can apply for its renewal. Browse the following website and download the application form via printer and apply in advance www.tnmedicalcouncil.org

Human Rights Law Network Fellowships

TWO RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Public Health and Intellectual Property

Agricultural Biotechnology and Intellectual Property
____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ________
Deadline for applications: 30th January 2008

The People's Patents Group (PPG) of the Human Rights Law Network, New Delhi seeks applicants for a 6 month Research Fellowship in Public Health and Intellectual Property and Agricultural Biotechnology and Intellectual Property.

Background

The Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) is a collective of lawyers and social activists, dedicated to the use of legal system to advance human rights.

HRLN collaborates with social movements, human rights organizations, and grass-roots development groups to enforce the rights of, amongst others, farmers, tribal, HIV positive and affected people, people with disabilities, prisoners, etc. The primary focus of HRLN's People's Patent Group is:

To explore the possibility of the use of legal tools like Public Interest Litigation and legal interventions to protect the rights of the poor and needy.

To undertake legal research in the area of Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), public health and agriculture/ food in India and influence policy and law making process.

Publish policy papers and policy documents

Organize seminars for sharing knowledge and advocating on key policy issues.

Duration

The research fellowship will have fixed duration of 6 months.

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria are as follows:

Applicants must:

Have completed or be completing degrees in law, economics, public health, agriculture, biotechnology or a related discipline.

Have excellent written and spoken English

Prove the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and with a range of professional workers and individuals in the community.

Demonstrate an interest in this discipline (Publications, paper presentations, etc)

Key Responsibilities

The research fellow is expected to, among others:

Assist on ongoing research projects including briefing papers, Public Interest Litigations, Publications, etc

Travel to various parts of the country for empirical research

Participation & representation in national and international events

Prepare reports on programme activities and projects administered under the Programme.

Work on a publishable working paper on the issue of his/her interest.

The Terms and Conditions of the Research Fellow

1.. A written agreement containing the terms and conditions of the research fellowship will be signed between the Human Rights Law Network and the research fellow.

2.. The research fellow will receive a stipend of Rs. 8000 per month. There shall be no other additional remuneration, subsidy, Compensation or entitlement from the Human Rights Law Network to the research fellow.

3.. Except where otherwise indicated to the Research Fellow in writing, travel expenses( to Delhi) will be the responsibility of the research fellow except expenses incurred relating to work in the organization.

4.. At the end of the research fellowship, the fellow will be required to prepare a written exit report evaluating the fellowship.

Application:

The following documents should be emailed:

1.. Detailed CVs.
2.. Letter of interest.
3.. 2 References.

To:

hri.delhi@hrln. org

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

31jan, 14mar, 15apr[d] Call for Papers to 3 WIDER Project Workshops

We have pleasure in announcing three `call for papers' by the World
Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations
University (UNU-WIDER). (Apologies for any cross-posting. )

Details can be found at:

http://www.wider. unu.edu

Call for Papers to 3 WIDER Project Workshops

Beyond the Tipping Point: Development in an Urban World, submission
deadline 31 January 2008.

Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Concepts, Measurements,
and Impacts, submission deadline 14 March 2008.

Southern Engines of Global Growth: China, India, Brazil, and South
Africa (CIBS); Financial Flows and Capital Markets, submission
deadline 15 April 2008.

World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United
Nations University (UNU-WIDER) undertakes multidisciplinary research
and policy analysis on structural changes affecting the living
conditions of the world's poorest people; provides a forum for
professional interaction and the advocacy of policies leading to
robust, equitable and environmentally sustainable growth; and
promotes capacity strengthening and training for scholars and
government officials in the field of economic and social policy
making. WIDER is the first research and training centre of the United
Nations University (UNU), established in Helsinki, Finland in 1984.
www.wider.unu. edu

WHO Fellowship programme: Call for nominations

Dear

We have been training doctors and other health professionals under
the WHO Fellowship programme. During the biennium 2006-2007, about
550 health professionals were awarded WHO Fellowship in prestigious
institutions within the country and in foreign countries such as
Thailand and Australia.

2. Building up on the experience of the last two biennium i.e. 2004-
2005 and 2006-2007, we propose to send more number of health
professionals, nurses, radiologist, laboratory technicians and para-
medical staff under the aforesaid fellowships programme, to WHO
Collaborating Centres in India for courses in various specialities as
enclosed at Annexure - I.

3. There shall also be slots in foreign institutions indicated in the
Annexure - II.

4. Kindly send nominations of interested officers especially those in
the field of public health. It is our experience that the applicants
are generally from big cities. We would like to afford equal
opportunities to those who have been serving in rural areas or sub-
divisional / district hospitals and have first hand experience of
public health issues. Similarly adequate representation should be
given to female officers and officers belonging to SC/ST category.

5. Efforts should be made to utilize the additional skills acquired
by fellows undergoing WHO sponsored training in their day to day
functions to improve the health services in the country.

6. The last date for submission of forms is 10.02.2008. Necessary
direction may please be given to the concerned supervisory /
controlling authorities so that the applications are forwarded in
time. In case of selection, the applicants should be relieved as per
the requirements of the course.

7. Copies of application form are also available on our web site –
www.mohfw.nic.in

With regards,
Yours sincerely,
Sd/- (Aradhana Johri)

World Congress of Anaesthesiologists 2008

++ DON'T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER online FOR THE wca 2008 ++

Invite you to participate in the 14th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, which takes place in Cape Town, South Africa during 2nd-7th March 2008.
++ Advance registration closes on the 13th February 2008, after this date registration will only be possible on site in Cape Town from the 1st March 2008 ++
The World Congress Faculty will present a whole week of lectures and discussion sessions covering a wide range of topics in anaesthesia and related medical fields. See the full topic list here http://www.wca2008.com/A_Topics_detailed.asp
++ Register online before 13TH February TO SECURE YOUR PLACE AT wca 2008 ++
Your registration includes:
Access to all WCA Scientific Sessions
Complimentary airport meet and greet service
Free transfers to and from airport, venue and hotels
Inclusive congress lunch and refreshments
Go here to register now http://www.wca2008.com/C_registernow.asp
++ GAIN CME POINTS AND HAVE A MEMORABLE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE ++
The Congress has received significant CME accreditation points from the AMA, UEMS, ANZCA MOPS, HPCSA. Detailed information regarding point allocation is available from http://www.wca2008.com/A_CMEaccreditation.asp
The congress features innovative learning formats, exceptional networking opportunities and an industry exhibition. These details, together with information on 'once in a lifetime' sightseeing and safari adventure tours can be found at www.WCA2008.com
I strongly encourage you to attend what promises to be a stimulating and highly participative learning experience.
David Morrell
Chairman WCA 2008
Options Eurocongress UK Limited
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GOOD NEWS FOR PG/SUPERSPECIALTY ASPIRANTS

Our state TNGDA is seriously taking note of loss of PG seats in service qouta in TN Govt Medical Colleges after 50% of total seats have been allotted for AllIndia quota and planning to take necessary steps to favour service candidates aspiring to pursue higher studies. While forwarding postgraduate / super specialty applications for All india PG exams, Central institutions like AIIMS-Delhi, PGI-Chandigur, SGPGI-Lucknow, JIPMER-Pondichery etc and DNB courses in various institutions, Dean/JDHS/DDHS of concerned institution shall forward exam applications, because of time delay in forwarding these applications before mentioned last date through Directors (DME/DMS/DPH) concerned, as it is followed presently. More over, once medical officer is selected, he shall be relieved by Dean/JDHS/DDHS of concerned institutions or concerned Directors(DME/DMS/DPH), instead of referring the case to Govt (Secretriat), where it would take weeks before getting relieved and last date for joining course would have lapsed by then. We also bring to the notice of preparing service candidates that 5% of seats are allotted routinely in all central institutions for rural service quota for candidates serving in rural areas where there is less than 5000 population. In almost all Primary Health Centers in our state, where total population of the head quarters ( revenue village panchayat or locality, where PHC campus is located ) is less than 5000, service candidates are eligible to join the PG courses in central institutions like AIIMS, PGI and SGPGI etc, under this quota (where competition would be very less comparatively). But certificates to this effect need to be obtained from District collector, usually, or Concerned revenue officials, as given in application in prescribed format. (No such quota available for super specialty)