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INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES Dentofacial Aesthetic Rehabilitation - Dental Satellite Conference

Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, UK, Conducted a Joint International Conference on the 28th of November 2012, Pondicherry. The Conference was based on ‘Quality Assurance and Patient Safety’ and the main theme was ‘Patient First’. In this regard, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences organized a Dental Satellite Conference based on the theme ‘Dentofacial Aesthetic Rehabilitation’. Mr. Stuart Hislop and Dr. Craig W. Barclay, speakers from RCPSG, UK and Dr. A. Kumaraswamy and Dr. Sandesh Mayekar, speakers from India were invited to talk on various aspects. With the blessings of the God Almighty, invoked in the form of a dance performed by Ms. Ranjani, Dr. Vijayalakshmi,

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Principal of IGIDS and the Scientific Advisor of the conference committee welcomed the gathering. The program was inaugurated by Dr. Munirathnam Naidu, Founder Vice

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of Oral Oncology patients with implant and non implant methods respectively. Dr. Sandesh Mayekar and Dr. A. Kumaraswamy delivered lectures on Craniofacial Esthetics and Troubleshoot in implants and Pink esthetics respectively.

Graduation Day

The year 2006 was a historical year in the expansion of the Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth family. The dental wing which was attached to Mahatma Gandhi Medical College earlier, cleaved

Chancellor, Meenakshi Ammal University was the chief guest for the day. The presiding officer Dr. Muthurangan, Dean, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College felicitated the gathering. The dignitaries released a DVD on procedural videos on dental esthetics, implants and gingival esthetics. The inaugural

program came to an end with the vote of thanks delivered by Dr. Carounanidy Usha, Chairperson of the Dental Satellite Conference. The scientific session commenced with the lectures by Mr. Stuart Hislop and Dr. Craig W. Barclay who spoke on Dental Rehabilitation and Aesthetic Reconstruction in Cancer patients and Dentofacial trauma and on Dental management

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off as a separate dental college, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences on 22nd September 2006. This institute had its humble beginning with annual intake of 100 students. In 19.08.10 the undergraduate courses were recognized. As per notification dated 20.07.2009 of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Dental college has been brought under the purview of the deemed to be university. The first graduation day was celebrated on 23.11.2012 for the first and second batch students (2006 & 2007) together of total 101 graduates. Dr. Ravi David Austin, Dean, Rajah Muthiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University was the chief guest for the day. Dr. Vijayalakshmi K, Principal, IGIDS, welcomed the gathering and delivered the

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Annual Report. Dr. Muthurangan, Dean, MGMC&RI and Dr. K.R.Thiyagarajan, Prof & Head, Dept. of Orthopedics, MGMC& RI presided over the function. The college anthem formed with the theme of “Stars of tomorrow” was sung by Miss. Nalini Devi, Miss Ranjani and their team. The chief guest released “Annals of IGIDS” a booklet of the events and

Professional excellence of the faculty and students of IGIDS from 2006 to 2012. All the graduates were awarded with the Degree Certificates and the meritorious students in both the batches were awarded with medals and momentos for each academic year. The parents of graduates also spoke on the dais about their offspring’s journey in the institute. Dr. Carounanidy Usha, Prof & Head, Dept. of Conservative dentistry & Endodontics and the Editor in Chief of the Institutional Journal, Journal of Scientific Dentistry gave the Oath for the graduated students. Dr. Ramesh, Prof & Haed, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and the Vice Principal of IGIDS delivered the Vote of thanks. The grand function came to an end with the graduation day dinner.

In Pursuit Of Professional Excellence Awards

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of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontia chaired a Faculty scientific session at the 27th IACDE and 20th IES National conference at Dubai between 06.12.12 and 09.12.12.

Presentation In Academic/ Scientific Events

certification at Ivoclar Vivadent, Shaan, Leichenstein from 02.12.12 to 10.12.12. He bagged the best participant award. Dr. Sivasenthil S, Senior lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics attended BPS preconference

course at 40th Indian Prosthodontic Conference and 8th Biennial meeting of Asian Academy of Prosthodontics, at Chennai between 05.12.12 and 09.12.12. He got second prize in the preconference questionnaire.

Officiation As Chairperson In Academic / Scientific Events

Dr. Senthil M, Reader, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry, chaired the scientific sessions titled “Affordable, accessible and quality oral health care” in the 17th National conference of IAPHD held at Chettinad Health City between 24.11.12 and 26.11.12. Dr. Shivasakthy M, Senior lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics chaired the Scientific paper presentation session for Postgraduate students at 40th Indian Prosthodontic Conference and 8th Biennial meeting of Asian Academy of Prosthodontics, at Chennai between 05.12.12 and 09.12.12. Dr. Carounanidy Usha, Prof & head, Department MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

Dr. Carounanidy Usha, Prof & head, Dept. Of Conservative dentistry and Endodontics delivered a guest lecture on “What next for interns – Career opportunities” at Adhi Parasakthi Dental College and hospitals, Melmaruvathur on 06.11.12. Dr. Senthil M, Reader, Dept. of Public Health Dentistry, presented a paper titled “Prevalence of Forensic odontology usage in identification of individuals and dissolving crime investigations – A retrospective study in Puducherry in the 17th National conference of IAPHD held at Chettinad Health City between 24.11.12 and 26.11.12. Dr. Shivasakthy M, Senior lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics presented a scientific paper titled “Current evidence on the luting agents for all ceramic restorations –

A review” at 40th Indian Prosthodontic Conference and 8th Biennial meeting of Asian Academy of Prosthodontics, at Chennai between 05.12.12 and 09.12.12. Dr. Sivasenthil S, Senior lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics presented a scientific paper titled “Platform Switching” at 40th Indian Prosthodontic Conference and 8th Biennial meeting of Asian Academy of Prosthodontics, at Chennai between 05.12.12 and 09.12.12. Dr. Carounanidy Usha, Prof & head, Dept. Of Conservative dentistry and Endodontics delivered a guest lecture on “Are we really treating caries” at IDA, Mayiladuthurai on 30.12.12.

Participation In Academic/ Scientific Events

Dr.Baburajan, Prof & head, and Dr. Srinivasan, Professor, Dept of Prosthodontics attended Hands-on ‘D-Sign’ Ivoclar basic workshop at CADET Chennai between 05.10.12 and 06.10.12. Dr. Vineela Katam Reddy, Senior Lecturer, Dept of Periodontics presented a poster ‘Stabilization of free gingival Volume 6 Issue 4 Oct - Dec 2012

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graft by using different techniques – a comparative dentistry’ at the 4th International Dental Conference And Trade Exhibition Conducted by Joint Malaysian Dental Association Southern Zone and Melaka Manipal Medical College, Maleka, Malaysia between 06.10.12 and 07.10.12. Dr.Sivasenthil, Senior Lecturer, Dept of Prosthodontics, attended the workshop on “Soft tissue LASERS” at Famdent, Chennai on 16.10.12. Dr. Sivasenthil & Dr. Shivasakthy, Senior Lecturers, Dept. of Prosthodontics; Dr. Vineela Katam Reddy, Senior Lecturer & Dr. Lakshmi Priya, Tutor, Dept. of Periodontics; Dr. Jayaraj, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Pedodontics, attended the Famdent Neotech Show 2012 Dental Convention at Chennai Trade and Convention Centre between 19.10.12 and 21.10.12. Dr. Srinivasan, Professor, Dept of Prosthodontics attended hands-on course on ‘Managing Soft Tissue Aesthetics with Dental Implants’ at Raja Rajeswari dental college, Bengaluru on 25.10.12. Dr. Srinivasan, Professor, Dept of Prosthodontics and Dr. Sridevi & Dr. Siddharth Shankar, Readers, Dept of Periodontics, attended the 19th National Conference of Indian Society of Oral Implantology at Bengaluru between 25.10.12 and 28.10.12. Dr. Vijayalakshmi, Principal, attended the “Simplify lingual” – a Lingual orthodontic course at Maruthi Dental College, Bengaluru on October 2012 All faculties of IGIDS participated in the Dentofacial Aesthetic Rehabilitation - Dental Satellite Conference (Part of Patient First Joint International Conference) held on 28.11.12 at Hotel Ananda Inn, Puducherry. Dr. Sanguida.A, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Pedodontics, attended the FDI-IDA CDE program at Hyderabad on 01.12.12 and 02.12.12. Dr. K. Vijayalakshmi, Principal, and Dr. Jayaraj, Senior lecturer, attended a CME on Community based cleft care on 05.12.12 at Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai. Dr. Srinivasan, Professor, Dept of Prosthodontics attended 40th Indian Prosthodontic Conference and 8th Biennial meeting of Asian Academy of Prosthodontics, at Chennai between 05.12.12 and 09.12.12.

Appointments & Promotions

Dr.Arun Jacob Silas, appointed on 16.10.2012 as Prof & Head, Dept. of Pediatrics & preventive dentistry. Dr. Saravana Kumar appointed on 13.12.12 as Professor, Dept. of Periodontics. The chronicle accords a warm welcome to the newly joined faculty Dr.Ramesh, Professor & HOD, Dept. of OMFS has been promoted as Vice-Principal 6 Issue 4 The Chronicle Volume Oct - Dec 2012

Dr. Srinivasan, Dept. of Prosthodontics, has been promoted from Reader to Professor w.e.f 03.10.12. The chronicle congratulates the faculty on their promotion.

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Dr.Balaji N, Dr.M.Viswanthan, Dr.Ilangkumaran, Post graduate students, Dept. of Prosthodontics attended M F P 2012 - A lecture series on maxillofacial prosthesis at Karpaga Vinayaka Institute of Dental sciences on 12.10.12. Dr.Aravindh Raaj, Postgraduate student, Dept of Periodontics and Oral Implantology done a poster presentation titled “Soft tissue laser- A versatile approach in periodontal therapy” at Indian Society of Periodontology, 37th Annual National Conference 2012 held at Shimla between 12.10.12 and 14.10.12. Dr.Raghuraaman, Postgraduate student, Dept of Periodontics and Oral implantology done a poster presentation titled “Wilcodontics” at Indian Society of Periodontology, 37th Annual National Conference 2012 held at Shimla between 12.10.12 and 14.10.12. Dr.Gayathri Priyadharshini , Postgraduate student, Dept of Periodontics and Oral implantology done a poster presentation titled “Nanotechnology – a boon to periodontics” at Indian Society of Periodontology, 37th Annual National Conference 2012 held at Shimla between 12.10.12 and 14.10.12. Dr.Vivek, Post graduate student, Dept. of Pedodontics presented a paper titled “Drill Less Advances in Dentistry” at Famdent Neotech Show 2012- Dental Convention held at Chennai between 19.10.12 and 21.10.12 Dr. Arunkanth, Post graduate student, Dept. of Pedodontics presented a paper titled “Sizzling Beats Makes Silent Kids” at Famdent Neotech Show 2012- Dental Convention held at Chennai between 19.10.12 and 21.10.12 Dr. Manimegalai, Post graduate student, Dept. of Pedodontics presented a paper titled “Herbs in Dentistry” at Famdent Neotech Show 2012- Dental Convention held at Chennai between 19.10.12 and 21.10.12 Dr.Aparna.K, Dr.Poorani.R, Dr,Saravanakumar. V, Postgraduate students, Department of Oral Pathology, attended XXI IAOMP National conference between 26.10.12 and 28.10.12 at Goa. Dr.Balaji N, Dr.M.Viswanthan,Post Graduate students, Dept. of Prosthodontics attended 30th Tamilnadu State Dental Conference between 23.11.12 and 25.11.12 at Coimbatore. Dr Ilangkumaran, Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, presented paper on “Virtual implant softwares” at 30th Tamilnadu State Dental Conference MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

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between 23.11.12 and 25.11.12 at Coimbatore. Dr.Vivek, Dr. Arunkanth, Dr. Manimegalai, Postgraduate students, Dept. of Pedodontics attended attended a CME on Community based cleft care on 05.12.12 at Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai. Dr.Aparna.K and Dr.Poorani.R, Postgraduate students, Department of Oral Pathology, attended Immunohistochemistry Workshop on 06.12.12 at SRMC Chennai. Dr.Balaji N, Post graduate student, Dept. of Prosthodontics presented a paper titled “ Evaluation of internal fit and marginal discrepancy of all ceramic crowns fabricated by two CAD CAM methods - in vitro study” at 40th IPS & 8th Biennial Meeting on Asian Academy of Prosthodontics held at Chennai Trade centre between 05.12.12 to 09.12.12. Dr. M.Viswanathan, Post graduate student, Dept. of Prosthodontics presented a paper titled “ Evaluation of taper in prepared mandibular first molar teeth for full crowns by dentist in private practice - in vitro study” at 40th IPS & 8th Biennial Meeting on Asian Academy of Prosthodontics held at Chennai Trade centre between 05.12.12 to 09.12.12. Dr. R. Ilangkumaran, Post graduate student, Dept. of Prosthodontics presented a paper titled’Two body wear resistance of four layered acrylic teeth and Nanocomposite teeth – A comparative in vitro study” at 40th IPS & 8th Biennial Meeting on Asian Academy of Prosthodontics held at Chennai Trade centre between 05.12.12 to 09.12.12. Dr.Aravindh Raaj, Dr.Raghuraaman, Dr.Gayathri Priyadharshini , Dept of Periodontics and Oral implantology attended Molecular Biology Made easy Module II on 05.10.12 and Module III on 14.12.12 at Ragas Dental College, Chennai. All the postgraduate students of IGIDS participated in the Dentofacial Aesthetic Rehabilitation - Dental Satellite Conference (Part of Patient First Joint International Conference) held on 28.11.12 at Hotel Ananda Inn, Puducherry.

comparison to traditional methods –An in vitro study- 1st prize; Lakshmi K.V, Lakshmi K.V, IV year - Status of Silver amalgam in private practices of Pondicherry – A questionnaire study - 1st prize; Shilpa, Anitha Koshy, Veena, IV year- Direct Metal Laser Sintering – 1st prize; Sumeetha.P, CRRI- Clinical efficiency of reduction of dentin hypersensitivity using different commercially available desensitizing tooth paste- A Randomized Control Trial– 2nd prize; Dhivya Kanya, CRRIAssociation Between Dental Caries, Periodontitis & Body Mass Index, A Cross Sectional Study – 3rd prize; Anjana R, Ajith Baskar and Aishwarya B, 3rd yr - Modified lateral condensation – Obturation technique - 3rd prize; Jihan J, Nailini Devi V, Premavathi P. IV year-Control of C-Factor in Composite Resin Restoration - 3rd prize.

Out Reach Services

Dept. of Public Health Dentistry as a part of social responsibility in October organized a Comprehensive Oral health program at St. Antony’s matriculation school, Nelikuppam, Cuddalore. In this program, Dr. NagadurgaDevi,

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About 111 Students from IGIDS participated in the 30th Tamilnadu State Dental Conference – Students Convention held at Coimbatore on 19.10.12 to 21.10.12 and presented papers and posters and took part in various cultural programs. The following are the prize winners in the conference. Lakshman, CRRI- Cancer & Nanotechnology -1st Prize; Marie Asha Ambroise, CRRI-Correlation of the buccolingual width and incidence of two canals in mandibular incisors-1st Prize; Riya Terasa Augestine, CRRI- Anxiety towards tooth extraction before & after- A Comparitive Study among students of SBV University- 1st prize; Ranjani R, IV year- Evaluation of caries removal efficacy of polymer bur in MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

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MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES CME on “Current Concepts in Pathology”

The Department of Pathology, MGMCRI in association with Tamilnadu-Pondicherry Chapter of Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists organized a CME on “Current Concepts in Pathology” on Saturday 27.10.2012. This CME was accredited by The Tamilnadu Dr.MGR University, Chennai and was awarded 10 credit points.

Organizing Secretary, Prof Dhananjay S Kotasthane, Head, Department of Pathology welcomed the gathering. The guest of honour , Professor Surendra Kumar Verma, Head of the department of Pathology, JIPMER, Pondicherry and the convenor of Tamilnadu-Pondicherry Chapter of Indian association of Pathologists and Microbiologists gave the inaugural address. Prof G Muthurangan Dean, MGMC&RI delivered the keynote address while, Prof M Varadarajan, Medical Superintendant , MGMC&RI felicitated the gathering of about 200 delegates who had come from Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and even distant places like Jaipur and Mumbai. Prof Sumeet Gujral, Consultant in Tata memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Prof S Rajendiran, Ramchandra Medical College, Chennai and

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Prof. Susy Kurian, Consultant, Tata medical centre, Kolkata were the distinguished speakers for the function. Dr K Bhavani, Asst Prof, Dept of Pathology introduced Prof Sumeet Gujral , who in his lecture, “Approach to the diagnosis of Lymphomas”, started with normal histology of lymphnode and then went on to describe the practical approach to diagnosis of lymphomas. He highlighted the importance of colours (pink and blue) and Patterns of arrangement of cells in the lymphnode (diffuse, nodular,mixed) seen on scanner view and low power view of the microscope. He also described size and shapes of various lymphoid cells and their appearance and arrangement in various types of lymhomas. His lecture also covered various Immunohistochemistry markers in the diagnosis of various types on lymphoma in detail. His speech was very illustrious, with many photographs of microscopic view of lymphnode involvement in various types of lymphoma. His talk was extremely useful to the postgraduate students as well as to the consultants. At the end of the speech, Prof Dhananjay S Kotasthane presented a momento and gift to Prof Sumeet Gujral. Dr Aditi Nayak, Asst Prof, dept of Pathology introduced Prof S Rajendiran, who in his lecture on “ Practical Approach to Soft Tissue Tumors” covered the meaning of the ‘umbrella term’ soft tissue tumor. He described patterns and arrangement of cells in various soft tissue tumors and how to make use of this in arriving at the diagnosis. He also described how to avoid false positive and negative diagnosis, faulty diagnosis because of sampling and interpretation error. He also highlighted pitfalls of FNAC and importance of clinical and radiological correlation in the diagnosis of soft tissue tumors. He discussed in detail role of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of soft tissue tumors. His talk also clarified many important and subtle points in differentiating various

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soft tissue tumors.Prof Rajendra Dhaka, dept of Pathology presented a momento and a gift to Prof Rajendiran. Dr K Shanmugasamy, Asst Prof, dept of Pathology introduced Prof Susy Kurian. In her lecture on “Interpretation of endoscopic gastrointestinal biopsies” was extremely useful to the postgraduates and consultants who report gastrointestinal biopsies on day to day basis. She described site specification of biopsies of gastrointestinal tract. She discussed infective, inflammatory and reflux associated pathologies in GI tract. Many microphotographs were shown which were extremely illustrious of different pathologies in gastrointestinal tract. Dr G Koteeswaran, Associate prof, Dept of pathology presented a momento and gift to Prof Susy Kurian

enthusiastically participated and contributed their diagnosis. Another important part of this CME was a poster session in which 58 interesting posters were presented by the delegates. Prathipa K and Sudha Venkatesh from Madras Medical College were awarded 1st and 2nd prize respectively for their poster presentations. Prof. Shanta Ravishankar, Madras Medical college, Prof Bhavana Badhe, JIPMER ,Pondicherry, Prof.Manjiri Phansalkar, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Prof Pradeep Kumar, Laximanarayana Institute of Medicals Sciences and Dr G Koteeswaran,MGMCRI were the judges for the poster session.The CME concluded with the Valedictory function, in which the prizes for the poster session were awarded and mementoes were presented to the Judges for the poster session.

In post-lunch session, the first lecture was on Flow cytometry by Dr Sumeet Gujral. He covered basic principals of flow cytometry with types and applications of flow cytometry especially in the immunophenotyping of lymphomas. He showed various scatterograms and reports of flow cytometry in various cases to show various types of lymphomas.

CME on ‘Ageing and Health’

The Department of Community Medicine, MGMC&RI, conducted a CME programme on 22.11.2012 focusing on Geriatric Health to mark World Health Day2012 in collaboration with Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, Puducherry Chapter with recognition from Dr. MGR University, Tamil Nadu. Padmashree Dr. V. S Natarajan, a pioneer in the field of Geriatric Medicine, graced the occasion as chief guest. Vice-Chancellor, Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Prof. D. R. Gunasekaran and Dean, Prof. G Muthurangan and Medical Superintendent Prof.M.Varadarajan, MGMC&RI were also present. A large number of delegates from various institutions in and around Pondicherry participated in the programme. The programme was organized under the Chairmanship of Prof. Dr.Sharada M.P. and Dr. Partha Nandi was the Organizing Secretary.

The second session in the post-lunch session was “GIST”: Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumors by Prof Susy Kurian. She explained the role of immunohistochemical markers CD 117 & DOG 1.The last session was a slide seminar on soft tissue tumors by Prof Rajendiran who discussed ten interesting cases of soft tissue seminar. The microphotographs of these cases were available on website www.pathoindia.com for preview. This was an interactive session in which delegates MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

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Prof. Padmashiree Dr. V.S. Natarajan Spoke in the topic ‘Special features of Geriatrics’. They say that “Old age is not a matter of years, it is the defined as an age of retirement until effects of ageing, disease and social change”. He stressed more on the diagnostic, therapeutic and social problems faced by the elderly people. He finally requested the medical fraternity to start many geriatric units so as to provide more care to the needy elders to live their second childhood in a more respectful way. The other speakers for the day were Dr.Sharada.M.P. Prof. & Head, Department of Community Medicine, MGMCRI, who spoke on the topic “Community Geriatrics”. Dr.R.B.Galgali, Prof. & Head, Department of Psychiatry. St.Johns Academy Of Medical Sciences Bangalore spoke on the topic “Delirium and Dementia”, Dr.S.Ravichandran, Associate Professor Department of Orthopedics, Deputy Medical Superintendent, MGMCRI spoke on the topic, “Locomotor Disabilities in Elderly”. Dr.Abdoul Hamide, Professor of General Medicine. JIPMER, Puducherry,

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spoke on the topic, “Common Health Problems in Elderly”. Mr. Venugopal Ramalingam. Director, Help Age India, Puducherry showed a video clipping on how they serve and help the old people at Help Age India. The function ended grandly with more than 200 delegates participating in the CME Programme with the following take home information. ‘In the next few years, for the first time, there will be more people in the world aged over 60 years than children aged less than five. By 2050, 80% of the world’s older people will be living in low and middle income. At present, WHO is calling for urgent attention to ensure that, at a time when the world’s population is ageing rapidly, people reach old age in the best possible health. That’s the theme for World Health Day 2012: Good health adds life to years. Population ageing is a global phenomenon that is both inevitable and predictable. It will change society at many levels and in complex ways, creating both challenges and opportunities. On the other hand older people already make a significant contribution to society, whether it is through the formal workforce, through

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hosted the “3rd Indian Pharmacology Society Conference (Puducherry Chapter)” on 18.10.2012. The Guest speaker, Dr. Ruckmani A, Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacology, Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute, spoke on the topic “Role of Pharmacologist”. Participants had come from all the Medical Colleges of Puducherry. Free paper session was held and prizes were distributed.

informal work and volunteering or within the family. Good health must lie at the core of any successful response to ageing. If we can ensure that people are living healthier as well as longer lives, the opportunities will be greater and the costs to society less. Numerous determinants of healthy and active ageing lie beyond the health system. They also start to exert their influence at earlier stages in life. Our response, therefore, needs to tackle issues across the life course and in many social spheres. But the health sector, too, needs to adapt. Overwhelmingly the health challenges in older age are the consequence of particularly non-communicable diseases. We need to develop health systems which can provide the chronic care that these diseases and their risk factors require. Fostering good health in older age is central to the global response to population ageing. Poor health in older age is not just a burden for the individual but also for their families and for society as a whole. It is now up to the global community to take up the challenges it identifies and truly add life to our increasing years”.

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SAF Guest lecture on “Portal Hypertension”

A Guest lecture was conducted on 26.10.2012 by Scientific and Academic Forum (SAF) and Medical Education Unit, MGMC & RI .The speaker was Dr. A.Olithselvan, Senior Consultant Hepatology & Liver Transplantation, Institute of Liver, Pancreas Diseases & Transplant, Global Hospitals & Health City, Chennai. He delivered a guest lecture on “Portal Hypertension”.

Dept of CTVS:

Prof. G.Muthurangan HOD – CTVS successfully operated Mitral valve replacement in a 10 yrs old girl ( diagnosis- RHD with severe Mitral regurgitation), with good support from Dept. of Cardiology & Dept. of Anesthesiology. This type of surgery is rarely being done in young adults in any health center.

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IN PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE Scientific Publications

Inbaraj S D, Somasundaram G, Parameaswari P J. Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors / angiotensin receptor blockers, beta blockers and calcium channel blockers on exercise induced hypertension- a retrospective study. National Journal of Basic Medical Sciences. Apr - Jun 2012 ; 2 (1): 384. Subash K R, Somasundaram G, Rao J N, Bhaarati M G, Cheriyan B V, Kumar S K. Studies on the in Vitro AntiOxidant Properties of a Polyherbal Formulation: Rumalaya Forte. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research Sep 2012; 5(7):1254-7 Umadevi S, Kumar S, Stephen S, Joseph NM. Chromobacteriumviolaceum: A potential nosocomial pathogen. Am J Infect Control Oct 2012;16. PMID:23084472 Pragnesh Parmar, Gunvanti B. Rathod. Basic facts of fire â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A forensic review. International Journal of Current Research and Review Oct 2012;4(19):181-191. Niveditha S, Pramodhini S, Umadevi S, Kumar S, Stephen S. The Isolation and the Biofilm Formation of Uropathogens in the Patients with Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs). Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research Nov2012;6(9):1478-1482. Gunvanti B. Rathod, Pragnesh Parmar. Comparison regarding knowledge, attitude and practice of blood donation between health professionals and general population. International Journal of Current Research and ReviewNov2012; 4(21):114-120. R.Krishnagopal. Outcome of Endoscopic decompression of Retro Calcaneal Bursitis. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 2012;46 (6):659- 663. D.S. Kotasthane, V.D. Kotasthane: Letter to the Editor: Medical Teachers and Students in India should receive training in information Communication Technology. The Internet Journal of Medical Education 2012;2(2). DOI: 10.5580/2c8b. Raghuveer CV and Mangala Goneppanavar. Laboratory diagnosis of Malaria â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A review: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences2012;4(1):453-462. Pragnesh Parmar, Gunvanti B. Rathod. Determination of age by study of skull sutures. International Journal of Current Research and Review2012;4(20):127-133. Bharati D.R, Nandi P, Yamuna TV, Lokeshmaran A, Agarwal L., Singh JB., Basu M., Das P., Pal R. Prevalence and Covariates of Undiagnosed Hypertension in the Adult Population of Puducherry, South India. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology 2012;2(2):191-99. Rajkumar Patil, Mohsin Shaikh, Mohd. Iqbal Khan, Lokeshmaran. Relation of Sleep and Body Mass Index in School 6 Issue 4 The Chronicle Volume Oct - Dec 2012

Children of Pondicherry. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences2010;1359-1364. (ISSN:0975-8585) Pragnesh Parmar, Saiyed Mohammed Ziyauddin G, Patel Pratik R. Study of pattern of head injury in drivers of two wheeler auto vehicle accidents. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology2012; 6(2):248-252. Pragnesh Parmar, Gunvanti B. Rathod. Forensic Onychology: An essential entity against crime. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine 2012; 34(4):355-357. Soma V, Venkatesh C, Soundararajan P. Unintentional childhood injuries: A cause for concern. RJMHS 2012; 1(1):5-6. S.Ghose, D.K. Maurya, M. Gowda, M. Manikandan. Coexisting Covert and Overt Menstruation. The Internet Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2012;16(2). Ghose S, Samal S, Coumary S, Pallavee P, Jenkins A. Utero-vaginal prolapse in primigravida: A case report. Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol 2012;1:50-1. Srinivasan A R, Niranjan G, Kuzhandai Velun V, Pragnesh Parmar, Anish A. Status of serum magnesium in type 2 diabetes mellitus with particular reference to serum triacylglycerol levels. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews 2012; 6: 187-189. Kuzhandai Velu V, Ramesh R, Srinivasan A R. Cirulating MicroRNAs as Biomarkers in Health and Disease. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2012; 6(10): 1791-1795. Vellore AR Srinivasan, VA Raghavan, S Parthasarathy. Biochemical basis & clinical consequences of Glucolipotoxicity - A primer. Heart Fail Clin 2012; 8(4):501-11. S Parthasarathy, Sourav Kumar Bag, and N Krishnaveni. Assessment of airway the MOUTH concept. J AnaesthesiolClinPharmacol 2012 Oct-Dec; 28(4): 539. Akshaya N Shetti, Dr.V.R.Hemanthkumar, Dr.Parthsarathy, Dr.M.Ravishankar. Modified genous positive pressure leak test. http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/forum/topic/ brjanael%3B9549. Sameer Mahamud Jahagirdar, C. Rajesh Prabhu, S. Parthasarathy. Transient Hypertension after an Interscalene Block-The Presentation of a Rare Complication with an Anatomical Explanation. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research [serial online] 2012 December [cited: 2013 Jan 8]; 6:1768-1769. S. Parthasarathy, A. Umeshkumar, Sameer Jahagirdar, M. Ravishankar. Anesthetic Management of a newborn with a Cervical Meningomyelocele. Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology 2012;21(5). S Parthasarathy, M.Ravishankar. Electroacupuncture in Complex regional pain syndrome. Interesting cases in MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

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following surgical mid-trimester abortion. Letter to editor. NJOG2012;7(13). S.Samal, P.Pallavee, P.Sabita. Placental site trophoblastic tumor: A case report. The Internet journal of gynaecology and obstetrics2012;16(3):DOI : 10.5580/2c84. Dr. K.V. Rajan. Accuracy of ultrasound guided FNAC in the evaluation of thyroid nodules. IJCRR Jan 2012. C.P. Ganesh Babu, EMJ Karthikeyan, K. Bharanrasjumar. A study on modified Alvarado scoring system in diagnosing Acute Appendicitis. IJCRR Nov 2012. K.V.Rajan. Randomized controlled trial of single use Cefazolin versus three doses for prophylaxis in acute appendicitis. IJCRR Dec 2012. K.V. Rajan. Anaplastic carcinoma of pancreas – role of palliative surgery. Journal of Pancreas. Shankar Raman R, Kate V, Ananthakrishnan N. A technique to prevent duodenal blowout after difficulty gastrectomies. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology, 10.1007/ s12664-012-0271-4 Maroju NK, Kate V, Ananthakrishnan N. Carcinoma Stomach: The standard of care today.GI Surgery Annual, Volume 19, New Delhi, IASG, 17-36, 2012. Ananthakrishnan N. Safe surgery saves lives – an appraisal of the WHO initiative. Proceedings, International Conference on Quality Assurance & Patient Safety. Pondicherry, November, 2012

Book Publication

Dr. Kartik J. Salwe, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Pharmacology, published a book on “Anti-snake venom property of plant Andrographis paniculata” with Lambert Academic publishing house.

Awards RCPSG Award

Mrs.A.N. Uma, Asst. Prof in Medical Genetics, Dept. of Anatomy, won the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Glasgow Award for the best e Poster presentation titled, “The need for prenatal cytogenetic study on fetuses exposed to CT

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Scan” at the PATIENT FIRST – An International Conference on Quality Assurance & Patient Safety held from 28.11.12 to 30.11.12 at Anandha Inn, Puducherry (Patient First JICON 2012).

SBV Award

Dr.SendhilCoumary A, Assoc. Prof, Dept. of OBGY won the Best Paper award from Sri Balaji Vidhyapeeth for paper titled “Maternal Request Caesarean Delivery-Are we really putting the patient first” at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12.

Felicitations

Dr. K. Yoganarasimha, Prof & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine was felicitated by the Karnataka Medicolegal Society as the ‘Eminent Forensic Expert’ on 24.11.12 during the Annual Medicolegal Conference, held at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore.

Three M.M.Cooper Best Presentation Awards

Mrs. A.N. Uma, Asst. Prof in Medical Genetics, Dept. of Anatomypresented two papers titled, “Cytogenetic study on aborted fetuses - A modified technique” and “Occupational exposure and Oncogenesis in Syndromal cases” respectively and one poster presentation titled, “Endoreplication and Oncogenesis” in the category of Embryology & Genetics and received the M.M.Cooper award for 2011 for her three presentations at the 35th Annual Conference of Association of Anatomist, Tamil Nadu on 13.10.12 at Saveetha Medical College, Chennai.

Dr. G. Vinay, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Anatomy presented a paper titled “A Study of Nutrient foramen in Long bones of Upper extremity” received the M.M.Cooper award for 2011 at the 35th Annual Conference of Association of Anatomist, Tamil Nadu on 13.10.12 at Saveetha Medical College, Chennai.

Orations

Prof K.R.Thyagarajan, Prof & Head, Dept. of Orthopaedics and Past President of POA delivered POA Oration on 04.11.12. It was a source of inspiration for budding orthopaedic surgeon to choose their fellowship training in the field. It is of much value and trade secrets for practising orthopaedic surgeon to combat any problems faced during surgery.

Officiation As Chairperson In Academic /Scientific Events

Dr. Madanmohan, Prof &Head, Dept. of Physiology was felicitated by Association of Physiologists & Pharmacologists of India (APPI), Belgaum branch and KLE university Jawaharlal medical college, Belgaum, for his outstanding contribution towards Physiology and Yoga. 6 Issue 4 The Chronicle Volume Oct - Dec 2012

Dr. S. Selvasundari, Prof & Head, Department of Ophthalmology, chaired a session on “Corneal surgery” at Keratofocus – 2012, a CME program on cornea conducted by Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Govt. Ophthalmic Hospital at Egmore, Chennai on 14.10.12. Dr. S. Krishnan, Prof & Head, Dept. of DVL, chaired a free paper session at CUTICON 2012, Trichy between 13.10.12 and 14.10.12. Dr. Krishna Gopal, Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedics, chaired sessions on free paper presentation in POA(Pondicherry MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

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Orthopaedic Association), 2nd Annual Conference conducted in GRT Sunway, Pondicherry between 03.11.12 and 04.11.12. Dr. Robinson Smiles, Prof & Head, Dept. of General Surgery, chaired scientific sessions at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr.K.Surendra Menon, Prof & Head, Dept. Of Pulmonary Medicine, chaired a session on ‘Newer Diagnostic Techniques for Tuberculosis’ at Pondicherry Chest Society Meeting on 16.12.12. Dr. M Ravishankar, Prof & Head, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, chaired a session on the topic “When Healthcare Hurts” session at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr. T.Tirou Aroul, Professor, Dept. of General Surgery, chaired a scientific paper presentation session at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr. Amritha Ganesh, Assoc. Prof, Dept. of Cardiology, chaired a scientific session at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr. Srinivasan, Prof & Head, Dr.Soundararajan and Dr. Gunasekaran, Professors, Dept. of Pediatrics, chaired scientific sessions at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12 Dr. M.L. Prakash, Prof & Head, Department of Radiodiagnosis, a chaired session at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11. 12 and 30.11. 12 and a session in “Musculoskeletal Imaging” at the 65th annual State IRIA conference held at Le Meridian, Coimbatore from 14.12.12 to 16.12.12.

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Dr. Madanmohan, Prof & Head, Dept. of Physiology, chaired a session on “Advances in Yoga Therapy” at the 7th International conference on “Yoga for the Youth” held at Kaivalyadhama, Lonavala, India between 27.12.12 and 30.12.12.

Scientific Presentations

Mrs.A.N.Uma, Asst.Prof. in Medical Genetics, Dept. of Anatomy, presented a paper and poster titled “Supernumerary Marker Chromosome” and “Cytogenetic Study on CT Scan induced Meromelia fetus” respectively and was judged as the best presentations at the 35th Annual Conference of Association of Anatomist, Tamil Nadu on 13.10.12 at Saveetha Medical College, Chennai. Dr. Kingshuk Lahon, Assoc. Prof, Department of Pharmacology, delivered two lectures, “Fake Medicines” and “Vaccine Pharmacovigilance” respectively at Advanced Pharmacological Workshop conducted by Indian Pharmacological Society (IPS), Mamata Medical College, Khamam on 01.10.12. Dr. M Ravishankar, Prof & Head, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, delivered a talk on “Contemporary Anaesthesia Workstations” at ISA, Pondicherry State conference held in Hotel GRT Sunway, Pondicherry between 03.10.12 and 04.10.12. Dr. T. Sivashanmugam, Assoc. Prof, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, delivered a lecture on “Peripheral nerve blocks – Reemerging techniques & newer concepts” at ISA, Pondicherry State conference held in Hotel GRT Sunway, Pondicherry on 03.10.12. Dr.V.R.Hemanthkumar, Assoc. Prof, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, spoke on “A child with URI – Anaesthesiologist’s Dilemma” at ISA, Pondicherry State conference held in Hotel GRT Sunway, Pondicherry on 03.10.12. Dr.Varun, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Orthopaedics, presented a paper on “Solitary Bone Cyst of D3 Spinous Process –Rare Case Report” at the ISSICON -2012(International Spine Conference) conducted in Delhi from 12.10.12 to 14.10.12. Dr.Vijisha Phalgunan, Asst.Prof, Dept. of Anatomy, presented a paper “Morphometric Analysis of Jugular Foramen in South Indian Population” at the 35th Annual Conference of Association of Anatomist, Tamil Nadu on 13.10.12 at Saveetha Medical College, Chennai. Dr. Parthasarathy S, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, spoke on “Anaesthetic management of Intestinal Obstruction” at ISA sponsored CME held at Hotel ABM Grande, Theni on 21.10.12. Mrs.A.N.Uma, Asst.Prof in Medical Genetics, Dept. of Anatomy, presented a poster on “Oral Submucosal Fibrosis and Endoreduplication” at CME on Current Concepts in Volume 6 Issue 4 Oct - Dec 2012

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Pathology held at MGMC&RI in association with India association of Pathologists and Microbiologists on 27.10.12. Dr. Mangala G, Asst.Prof, Dept. of Pathology, presented a poster on “Unicystic ameloblastoma arising from dentigerous cyst at an uncommon site, Maxillary antrum – A case report” at Current concepts in Pathology CME held at MGMC&RI in association with India association of Pathologists and Microbiologists on 27.10.12. Dr. B. Amirtha Ganesh, Assoc. Prof, Dept. of Cardiology, delivered a lecture on “NSAIDS & CVS risk and Importance of Non Fasting Lipid” at State Physician Meet, Pondicherry on October 2012. Dr. B. Amirtha Ganesh, Assoc. Prof, Dept. of Cardiology, delivered a lecture on “Vitamin D and Its Impications in Cardiovascular Diseases” in Tamil Nadu Cardiology Society of India Conference held at Kumbakonam on October 2012. Dr. Krishna Gopal, Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedics, delivered a guest talk on “Distal Radius Fractures treated with external Fixators” in POA(Pondicherry Orthopaedic Association), 2nd Annual Conference conducted in GRT Sunway, Pondicherry between 03.11.12 and 04.11.12. Dr. Kingshuk Lahon, Assoc. Prof, Department of Pharmacology, delivered an oral presentation titled, “Effect of sub acute administration of celecoxib on antidepressant activity of fluoxetine in albino mice” at East zonal IPS conference 2012, Guhati, Assam held between 09.11.12 and 10.11.12. Dr.SendhilCoumary A, Assoc.Prof, OBGY, delivered a lecture on “Dengue and Malaria in Pregnancy” in annual CME of the Nagerkoil Obs and Gyn Society, Nagerkoil on 16.11.12 and was a panel member for a discussion on ‘Diabetes in Pregnancy- an update’. Dr.SunitaSamal, Assoc.Prof, Dept. of OBGY, delivered a lecture on “Anal Sphincter Injuries in Vaginal Delivery” in annual CME of the Nagerkoil Obs and Gyn Society, Nagerkoil on 16.11.12. Dr. Ramesh Ramasamy, Prof & Head, Dept. of Biochemistry, delivered a guest lecture on “Basics Of Biostatistics” on 21.11.12 at Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College & Research Centre, Puducherry. Dr. Srirangaraj.S, Assoc. Prof, Dept. of Microbiology, presented a poster titled “Absolute Lymphocyte Count and hemoglobin combined in an algorithm to initiate antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings- a study from south India” at the XXXVI National Conference of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists from 22.11.12 to 25.11.12, at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. Dr. Pravin Charles M.V, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Microbiology, presented a poster titled “Etiological agents of ventilator associated pneumonia and its resistance pattern-a threat for treatment” at the XXXVI National Conference of 6 Issue 4 The Chronicle Volume Oct - Dec 2012

Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists from 22.11.12 to 25.11.12, at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. Dr. M Ravishankar, Prof & Head, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, delivered a lecture on “Nontechnical skills for patient safety” at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Prof.Ananthakrishnan N, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, delivered a lecture on, “Safe surgery saves lives – an appraisal of the WHO initiative” at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr.SeeteshGhose , Prof & Head , Dept. of OBGY, delivered a lecture on ‘Patients for Patient Safety’ at the JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr. Sivaprakash B, Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, delivered a lecture titled “Brain-body medicine & health outcomes”, at the JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12 Dr.S.Ravichandran, Assoc.Prof, Deputy Medical Superintendent -Speciality Services gave talks on “Role of irrigation in compound fractures” at the OASISCON 2012, Bangalore, “Complication and Managements in Total Knee replacement’ at the POACON, Nov 2012, Pondicherry , “Locomotion Orthopedic Problems in Geriatric Patients’ at a CME on ‘Ageing and Health’, Nov 2012, MGMCRIPondicherry. He has also attended AAOS (American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons ) CME Annual Meeting , 2012 , San Francisco , California , USA. Dr. C.Venkatesh, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Pediatrics, participated in Pondicherry Pediatric Forum Monthly meeting and gave a talk on “Allergic rhinitis in children and childhood wheeze” on 02.12.12. Dr. Mangala Gowri, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Physiology, chaired an oral presentation session and also presented a paper titled “Heart Rate Variability in Hypertension” at the 24th Annual National Conference of Physiological Society of India held at Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam between 12.12.12 and 14.12.12. Dr. Ramesh Ramasamy, Prof &Head, Dept. of Biochemistry, delivered a guest lecture on “Tools & Techniques in Molecular Biology” on 13.12.12 at Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College & Research Centre, Puducherry. Dr. Mossadeq, Prof & Head, Dept. of Urology, delivered a lecture on “Injuries of Lower Urinary Tract - A holistic view” at Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry in December 2012.

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Dr.V.Veerappan, Professor, Dr.ChandraShekar, Dr.Surendher, Dr.Ashish, Dr.Vinneth, Dr.Abhishek, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Orthopaedics, attended the POA(Pondicherry Orthopaedic Association) 2nd Annual Conference conducted in GRT Sunway, Pondicherry between 03.11.12 and 04.11.12. Dr.R.Pajanivel, Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, attended RNTCP Quarterly Review Meeting on 05.11.12 at Manakula Vinayakar Medical College, Puducherry. Dr.S.Krishnan, Prof & Head, Dept of DVL, attended a “Blood Donation Camp” organized by Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology on 07.11.12. Dr. Srirangaraj. S, Assoc. Prof, Dept of Microbiology, attended a workshop on ‘Molecular diagnosis of Respiratory Infections’ at the V.P. Chest Institute, New Delhi on 21.11.12. Dr. Pravin Charles. M. V, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Microbiology, attended a workshop on ‘Prevention and management of infectious diseases in ambulatory units’ at Indraprastha Apollo hospital, New Delhi on 21.11.12. Dr. Srirangaraj. S, Assoc. Prof and Dr. Pravin Charles M. V, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Microbiology attended the Preconference CME on “Vaccines: Development to Delivery” at Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 22.11.12. Dr. Srirangaraj. S, Assoc. Prof and Dr. Pravin Charles M. V, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Microbiology attended the XXXVI National Conference of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists from 22.11.12 to 25.11.12, at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. The entire faculty from the Dept of DVL attended the BMJ workshop and JICON 2012, conducted by MGMC&RI, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr.P.Karthikeyan, Prof & Head, and Dr.V.Nirmal Coumare, Professor, Dept. of ENT, attended the JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12

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and 30.11.12. Dr.Seetesh Ghose, Prof & Head, Dr.Sendhil Coumary A, Dr.SunitaSamal, Dr.Pallavi, Assoc. Prof, and Dr.Akshyakumarmahapathro, Dr.Anitha, Dr.Jayapriya, Dr.ShwethaGuptha Asst. Professors attended the JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr. Krishnaveni (Professor), Dr. Sivashanmugam (Associate Professor), Dr. Hemanth Kumar (Associate Professor), Dr. Sripriya, Dr. Akshaya N Shetti, Dr. Roshan Singh Dewan, Dr. Antony John Charls, Dr. Gayatri Mishra, , Dr. MithunDuncun, Dr. SulochanaDass(Assistant Professors) andDr. Karthikeyan (Senior Resident) of Dept. of anaesthesiology & Critical Care attended the JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Prof. Ramesh Ramasamy, Dr. Sathish Babu M, Dr. Reeta R & Dr. Sonny Joseph, Asst.Prof, Dept. of Biochemistry, attended a workshop on “Get your research published” conducted by BMJ group under the auspices of SBV University on 28.11.12 held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry. Dr.Rijied T Swer, Dr.Vijisha Phalgunan, Mrs.A.N.Uma, Dr.Sadeesh, Asst. Professors, Dept. of Anatomy, attended the BMJ Workshop and at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr. Madanmohan, Prof & Head, Dr. Henri Balraj Professor, Dr. Ramya, Asst Prof, Dept. of Physiology, attended the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. Prof. Manimekalai K, Head, Dr. Kingshuk Lahon, Assoc. Prof, Dr. Jagan Mohan R, Asst.Prof, Dr. Kartik J Salwe, Dr. Padmavathi S, Dr. Sudarcodi R. Asst.Prof, Dept. of Pharmacology, participated as Organizing members & delegates at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11. 12 Dr.V.Veerappan, Professor, Dr.Surendher Kumar, Dr.Varun, Asst.Prof, Dept. of Orthopaedics attended the SICOT International Conference held at Dubai betweeen 28.11.12 and 30.11.12 Dr. Padmavathi S, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Pharmacology, participated as delegate in Continuing Professional Development Program on “Rational Use of Antimicrobial Agents” conducted by Department of Pharmacology, JIPMER on 29.11.12. Dr. Mossadeq, Prof & Head, Dept. of Urology, attended the “XVII Annual Conference of Tamilnadu and Pondicherry Association of Urologist” held between 01.12.12 and 02.12.12 at Coimbatore. Dr .K.R.Thyagarajan, Prof & Head, Dept. of Orthopedics and president elect of OASIS attended IOACON National Orthopaedic Conference conducted in Chennai between 13.12.12 and 15.12.12 and submitted a memorandum to 6 Issue 4 The Chronicle Volume Oct - Dec 2012

IOA to recognize POA as a State Chapter in IOA. Dr.V.Veerappan, Professor, Dr.Ravichandran, Assoc.Prof, Dr.Chandrasekar, Dr.Surendher, Dr.Vineeth, Dr.Satish, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Orthopaedics, attended National Orthopaedic Conference conducted in Chennai from 13.12.12 to 15.12.12. Dr. Sunitha VC and Dr. Annitha Jayamohan, Asst. Professors, Department of Radiodiagnosis, attended the 65th Annual State IRIA conference held at Le Meridian, Coimbatore from 14.12.12 to 16.12.12. Dr. Srinivasan, Prof & Head, Dept. of Pediatrics attended TIPS workshop as an invited faculty held at Bangalore between 08.12.12 and 09.12.12 and Ahmedabad between 15.12.12 and 16.12.12. Dr. R. Kannan, Assoc. Prof, Dept. of General Surgery, attended the National Conference ASICON 2012 at Kolkata between 26.12.12 and 29.12.12.

Miscellany Conference Organized

Dr. M Ravishankar, Prof. & HOD, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care was the Organizing Chairman of the “Patient First International Conference on Quality assurance and Patient Safety” held at Convention Center, Ananda Inn, Pondicherry, between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12. This international event was sponsored by Sri BalajiVidyapeeth in association with Royal College of Physicians & Surgeon, Glasgow, UK. Prof.Ananthakrishnan N, Department of General Surgery, organized and conducted the workshop on “Get your Research Published” conducted by the BMJ group, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry on 28.11.12.

Ph. D Award

Dr. S. Parthasarathy has been awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) by CMJ University, Meghalaya in November 2012 for his research titled, “A study of the electrocardiographic changes in Normal Pregnant Women”.

Nominations

Prof.Ananthakrishnan N, Department of General Surgery, is nominated as a Member, Advisory Board, Lippincott Academy of Clinical Excellence from December, 2012 Dr.K.Surendra Menon, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, is nominated as Advisor, ICS Talent Search 2013, Mangalore.

Peer-review member

Dr. K.V. Rajan, Asst.Prof, Dept. of General Surgery, has been added as a Peer-review member for the Journal of clinical and diagnostic research. (Pubmed indexed journal)

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DAWN OF THE NEW CHAPTERS We take pride in welcoming the following faculty members who joined the fraternity of MGMC&RI during the fourth quarter of 2012 Appointments:

Dr. Sanath Aithal , M.D,DNB, has joined as a Professor in the Dept of DVL on 07.11. 2012. He graduated from Government Medical College, Mysore in 1984, MD from Karnataka University , Dharwar in 1994 and completed DNB , New Delhi in the same year. He worked in PSGIMS, Coimbatore, PIMS, Pondicherry before joining MGMC & RI. Dr.Kirthinath Jha, MBBS (Hons); MS, Colonel (retd.) Army Medical Corps has joined as a Professor in the department of Ophthalmology. He did his MBBS (Hons) at Darbhanga Medical Colllege, 1978 and MS (Ophthal) at University of Delhi, 1990. He got Fellowship in Anterior Segment Surgery and Keratoplasty from AIIMS, New Delhi. He has worked in Army Medical Corps (from 1983 – 2007) and later as Professor at Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal, from 2007-12 before joining MGMC & RI on 15.11.2012.

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Dr.Jasmina Begum Asst Professor Ob&Gy 03.10.2012 Dr.Thamizharasan Senior Resident Gen.Medicine 17.10.2012 Dr.Pratheesh Ravindran Asst Professor Neuro Surgery 01.11.2012 Dr.Rathi Ramakrishnan Asst Professor OB&GY 14.11.2012 Dr.Raja Ramalingam Asst Professor Paediatrics 05.12.2012 Dr.Yogesh Arvind Bahurupi Asst Professor Comm.Medicine 12.12.2012 Dr.Prashant Mahendrlal Modi Senior Resident Paediatrics 18.12.2012 Dr.Rathan Shetty Asst Professor ENT 21.12.2012

Promotions:

Dr.K.Srikanth, Associate Professor- Ophthalmology has been promoted as Professor. Dr.Nirmal Coumare, Associate Professor- ENT has been promoted as Professor. Dr.Veerappan, Associate Professor- Orthopaedics has been promoted as Professor.

Dr.Hemanth Kumar, Asst Professor- Anaesthesiology has been promoted as Associate Professor. Dr.Kalirattiname, Asst Professor- General Medicine has been promoted as Associate Professor. Dr.Surendher Kuma, Asst Professor- Orthopaedics has been promoted as Associate Professor. Dr.Kannan.R Asst Professor - General Surgery has been promoted as Associate Professor

We congratulate these faculty members on their promotion.

NEW INSTRUMENT During the last quarter of the year 2012, the state of the art “ Optical Coherence Tomography machine (OCT) “ meant for analyzing the details of anterior segment as well the retina was installed in the department of ophthalmology.

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CAMPAIGNS AND COMMEMORATIONS Free Eye Camps

The Department of Ophthalmology (Community Ophthalmology), has been conducting free eye camps in collaboration with District Blindness Control Society since April, 2012. Till now 14 eye camps have been successfully organized and conducted at various places in and around Cuddalore. During the months of October to December 2012, free eye camps were conducted at Lions supreme Thotti Cuddalore, ALC Church, Keelkavarapattu and Kamarajar High School, Neyveli on 1.10.2012, 22.11.2012 and 9.12.2012 respectively. In all, patients and school children were examined. A number of patients from these camps were operated and treated at our hospital at free of cost.

World AIDS Awareness Day was observed on 01.12. 2012, by the Dept. of DVL. Dr.S.Krishnan, Prof and HOD, Dept of DVL, gave a talk to on ‘HIV /AIDS and precautions against HIV/AIDS’, to all gathered at the MRD premises, MGMCRI.

Medical Awareness Programs at MGMCRI

Department of Corporate Health - DMS - Speciality, organized the following medical awareness programs at MGMCRI.

World Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Children’s Day Celebrations

Children’s Day was jointly celebrated by Department of Pediatric Nursing and Department of Pediatrics on 15.11.2012 and various competitions were held to commemorate the same.

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On 25.10.2012, health awareness talk on Breast cancer was given by Prof. Palaniappan, Department of General Surgeon, to the public at the MRD premises, supported by team of

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Surgeons, Obstetrics and gynecologist and Radiologist. Breast cancer awareness program was commemorated by screening around 40 female patients’ who underwent Mammogram within 15 days duration. Prof. M.L.Prakash, HOD, Dept of Radiology was kind enough to extend his support by allotting senior faculty members for Mammography screening.

World Arthritis Day

World Arthritis day was commemorated on 12.10.2012 at our hospital by department of Orthopedics.

Dr.Ravichandran, Dr.Krishnagopal, Physiotherapist Mr.Angukumar were the speakers and Prof.Dr.Thiyagarajan, HOD, Department of Orthopedics was the Organizing Chairman.

World Obesity Day

World Obesity day was commemorated on 26.10.2012, at our hospital to create awareness about obesity related medical problems, Mrs. Meena Ramanathan, Consultant, Dept of Yoga therapy; and a Nutritionist, Mrs. Sri Devi delivered the lectures to the public to control obesity.

Dr.Ravichandran, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics and DMS, delivered a public awareness talk ,on ‘Arthritis - prevention and management’. On the same day Arthritis screening program was carried out for around 200 patients. CME lectures were organized at the ground floor lecture Hall, College Block for the in house faculty members.

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Free Medical Camps Special Medical Camp For Police Personnels.

In collaboration with the Tamilnadu Police Department, Cuddalore, a special camp was organized for the police personnel’s and their family members. They were also introduced to our special Master Health Checkup (MHC) package. Around 450 Members participated in the free medical Camp.

At the Special request of Mrs.Radhika IPS., Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore, free medical Camp will be extended to the other Sub Divisions of Tamilnadu Police Department, Cuddalore Districts. (Virudhachalam,Thittakud i,Neyveli,Chidambaram) . From the month of November to December, 2012, the Department of Corporate Health – DMS Speciality has conducted seven Medical Camps in and around Pondicherry district. On 24.11.2012, a free medical camp was organized at Gramavidiyal , Chidambaram where 625 patients were the

beneficiaries out of whom 321 patients were referred to our hospital for further treatment. On 01.12.12, a camp was organized at Lions club , Parangipettai where 195 patients were the beneficiaries out of whom 34 patients were referred to MGMCRI for further treatment. On 09.12.12, a camp was organized at Police camp , SP office, Cuddalore where 450 patients were the beneficiaries out of whom 78 patients were referred to MGMCRI for further treatment. On 15.12.12, a camp was organized at Gramavidiyal, Ariyankuppam , where 263 patients were the beneficiaries out 6 Issue 4 The Chronicle Volume Oct - Dec 2012

of whom 85 patients were referred to MGMCRI for further treatment. On 16.12.12, a camp was organized at Rajinikanth Rasikar mandram, Cuddalore where 225 patients were the beneficiaries out of whom 155 patients were referred to MGMCRI for further treatment. On 22.12.12, a camp was organized at Gramavidiyal Villiyanur, where 500 patients were the beneficiaries out of whom 300 patients were referred to MGMCRI for further treatment. On 28.12.12, a Mega camp was organized at Kullanchavadi, where 650 patients were the beneficiaries out of whom 400 patients were referred to MGMCRI for further treatment. In all the total number of patients who attended the camp was 2908 out of which 1373 patients were referred to MGMCRI for further evaluation and treatment.

Health Awareness Talk’s

During the month of December, 2012, two Health Awareness Talks were organized by the Department of Corporate Health - DMS – Speciality, in collaboration with Rotary, Lions, and Other Clubs. One health awareness talk was conducted at Lions Club Parangipettai were Dr.S.Ravichandran, Associate Professor, Dept. of Orthopedics and DMS and Dr.Amirtha Ganesh, Associate Professor, Cardiologist spoke to the audience of about 195 people, while another talk was given by were Dr.Anitha. Asst.Prof., Department of O&G at Vanitha Club in Pondicherry

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THE CHRONOLOGY OF The Chronicle – 2012 January • Ceremony of admission RCPSG, UK • College day • Intern’s orientation & training program • 63rd Republic Day February • CME on Sleep related disordered breathing” – SAF • CME on “Perspectives in inborn errors of metabolism”- Dept. of Biochemistry • CME on “Practicing safe medicine, safe patient, safe doctor, safe community” – Dept. of Forensic medicine • Annual Internal Oration by Dr. K.R. Thiagarajan on “Orthopedics – yesterday, today and tomorrow” • Cancer day awareness program • Mental health awareness program March • Medi Quiz 2012 • Annual External Oration by Dr. Sadagopan Thanikachalam on “Vascular ageing and its implications in Asian population” • Patient safety awareness week • Tuberculosis awareness program April • CME on “EBM PRAXIS 2012- Implementing EBM in practice” – Dept of Pharmacology May • Guest lecture on “Present Day Asclepieions” – SAF • Awareness program on Atopy and Asthma June • CME cum workshop on “Heart rate variability – A diagnostic & research tool” – Dept of Physiology • Guest lecture on “Understanding vertigo” – SAF • Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at MGMC&RI • Workshop on “Postgraduate Dissertations” July • Guest lecture on “Causes and management of infertility” – SAF • CME cum workshop on “Stress management: Role of Musical Intervention” – Dept of Music Medicine MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

• UK students elective training at MGMC&RI August • Graduation day 2012 • 66th Independence day • Guest lecture on “Management of hepatocellular carcimoma” - SAF • World Breast Feeding Week • Mental health awareness program • Orientation program for I MBBS students • South Zonal Pharmacology UG meet 2012 September • Harmony – Monthly Bulletin of the Music Medicine unit started • Guest lecture on “Benign prostatic hyperplasia – Past, present and the future” – SAF • Prostate awareness month • National Nutrition Week October • Gandhi Jayanthi Celebration • Inauguration of state of art Inter disciplinary Medical Research Facility • CME on “Current concepts in Pathology” – Dept of Pathology • 3rd Indian Pharmacology Society Conference • Guest lecture on “Portal Hypertension” – SAF • World Breast Cancer Awareness Month • World Arthritis Day • World Obesity Day • 65th National Teachers Training Course November • British Medical Journal workshop on “Publishing your Research” • Patient First –Joint International Conference on Quality Assurance & Patient Safety by MGMC&RI and RCPSG • Establishment of Integrated Counseling and Testing Centre (ICTCPPP) • National CME on “Ageing and health” – Dept of Community medicine • Children’s Day Commemoration December • World AIDS Awareness Day • First batch of SBV students entered internship Volume 6 Issue 4 Oct - Dec 2012

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BMJ WORKSHOP ON PUBLISHING YOUR RESEARCH A Symposium on “How to Conduct and Publish Research Programme” was conducted on 28.11.2012 jointly organized by Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth – a Deemed University, Pondicherry, India and The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, UK in the New Convention centre, Hotel Anandha Inn, Pondicherry. The program was inaugurated by the guest of Honour, Dr. Panna Choudry, Former Editor, Indian Pediatrics; Dr. Trish Groves, Deputy eeditor, BMJ in the presence of Prof.D.Gunasekaran,Vice Chancellor, SBV & Dr.N. Ananthakrishnan, the Course Coordinator and Dr.

how to choose the right journal - Dr. Trish Groves, Deputy editor, BMJ. Designing and conducting research for publicationresearch question, author’s guide to different study designs, clinical trials: protocols and registration etc. - Dr. Anita Jain How to write up a clinical or epidemiological study: IMRAD format, presentation of study designs and data. Guidance on some practical exercises to consolidate the knowledge. - Dr. Anita Jain Ethical issues – research and publication ethics including authorship and misconduct - Dr. Trish Groves Using statistical tests and presenting data effectively - Dr. PSS Sunder Rao,former Head of Biostatistics, Vellore Review process – peer review, interacting with editors and responding to peer reviewers - Dr. Trish Groves How to conduct and write up basic science research - Dr. Arvind Singh Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Scotland Effective communication: basic guide to good medical writing, presenting at conferences, using social media. - Dr. Trish Groves. The session ended with the concluding remarks by Dr. N. Ananthakrishnan,Prof of Surgery, MGMCRI.

Seetesh Ghose, Jt. Organising Secretary.. The workshop was designed and conducted by the British Medical journal group for clinicians and research scholars looking to enhance their publication profiles. The research session was a knowledge treat, delivered by eminent speakers, on the following topics : Why do research and Why publish – career value of publications - Dr. Robin Northcote,Consultant Cardiologist & Registrar, RCPSG Where to publish – types of articles, types of journals,

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JOINT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON QUALITY ASSURANCE & PATIENT SAFETY – 29TH & 30TH NOVEMBER 2012 (JICON 2012) JICON 2012 was held as a joint initiative between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and SBV University, Pondicherry. The two day program started with an inaugural function. The chief guest of the day Dr. Mohandas, Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Health Sciences inaugurated the conference. The dais was decorated by the presence of dignitaries Mr. Ian Anderson – the President of RCPSG, Mr. M.K. Rajagopalan – Chairman of SBV, Dr. D.R. Gunasekaran – Vice Chancellor of SBV, Dr. Muthurangan – Dean, MGMC&RI, Dr. Ravishankar – Organizing Chairman and Dr. Mahalakshmi – Organizing Secretary. The dignitaries felicitated the gathering. The academic session was an eye opener and a real treat of knowledge, with sessions of keynote addresses delivered by eminent speakers, on the topics of Patient safety and Quality of health care. Few of the speakers included Dr. Narottam Puri – Chairman of NABH, Dr. Shakthi Kumar Gupta – Head of the Department of Hospital Administration, AIIMS New Delhi, Prof. Bill Runciman– University of South Australia and Dr. Chandy Abraham – Department of Hospital Administration, Narayana Hrudalaya, Bangalore.

The afternoon sessions saw a series of concurrent focus sessions in 3 halls with variety of talks delivered. Hall A focused on ‘Seamless care across boundaries’, Hall B on ‘Care of the Diabetic Patient’ and Hall C focused on ‘Integrative and Holistic Health care’. The highlight of the session was a panel discussion on ‘Ethical considerations in the setting of modern medical care: “The law, patient & doctor”- The session being chairedby eminent surgeons, physicians and a legal advisor. The second day of the conference started with a set of talks delivered by eminent speakers, on the topics of Patient safety, Quality of care and Reducing medication errors. Following this were a series of concurrent focus sessions held in 3 halls, on the topics of ‘Patient safety Informatics’, ‘Towards Surgical safety’, ‘Patient safety practices and ensuring procedural safety’, and ‘When Healthcare Hurts’. The session on ‘Towards surgical safety’ included a series of interesting talks on ‘Oncoplastic breast surgery’ by Dr. Uma Krishnaswamy from Chennai and ‘Robotic Surgery – is it safe and legal?’ by Dr. Narmada Prasad Gupta from Medanta, Gurgaon. There were also concurrent RCPSG sessions held on Travel medicine and patient safety, with a series of talks delivered by Dr. Kitty Smith and Dr. Michael Jones form RCSPG, England. The competitive poster and paper presentation sessions were also held on the second day with a commendable number of presentations that were evaluated by the learned chairpersons from India, Sri Lanka and England. The concluding plenaries were delivered by Prof. Sam Lingam – Consultant Paediatrician from London and by Prof. Subramoniam Rangaswami – Former Vice Chancellor of Sri Ramachandra University. The Program concluded with a valedictory function, honoring all the National and International dignitaries and the delegates.

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SCHOLARS IN THE MAKING PG Students News Awards

Dr. Umeshkumar Athiraman, postgraduate student, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care was awarded the Best Paper for the presentation titled. “Initiatives to allay the procedural discomfort during establishment of subarachnoid block a randomized controlled trial” at the Patient First International Conference on Quality Assurance and Patient Safety (Patient First JICON 2012) held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry on 30.11.12.

presentation titled, “Urbach-Weithe disease. A rare cause of hoarseness of voice” in AOI 8th South zone & 31st Andhra Pradesh State Conference 2012.

Dr. Sathish Kumar, postgraduate student, Department of Radiodiagnosis won the Best Poster award for his presentation tilted, “Imaging features of horse shoe lung” at the 65th annual State IRIA conference held at Le Meridian, Coimbatore from 14.12.12 to 16.12. 12.

Dr.Prabhu, postgraduate student, Department of Orthopedics, presented poster on “Sequelae of osteomylitis variola-rare presentation” and won the best poster award at the POA (Pondicherry Orthopaedic Association) 2nd Annual Conference conducted in GRT Sunway, Pondicherry between 03.11.12 and 04.11.12.

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Dr. C. Rajesh Prabhu, Postgraduate student, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care presented a paper titled “Transient hypertension following interscalene block – A Case report” at ISA, Pondicherry State conference held in Hotel GRT Sunway on 03.10.12. Dr.G.Arthi, postgraduate student, Department of Anatomy presented a paper and poster titled “Occipital Encephalocele with Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate and Limb Abnormalities- A Case Report” and “An Anatomical Reference of Occipital Emissary Foramina in Adult Human Skulls and MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

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Its Clinical Significance” respectively and the former was judged as the best paper presentation at the 35th Annual Conference of Association of Anatomist, Tamil Nadu on 13.10.12 at Saveetha Medical College, Chennai. Dr Kapil Dalgo Thomas and Dr Dinesh M Post Graduate students, Department of Paediatrics, presented papers titled, “An Unusual presentation of LA Clot in Newborn” and “An Unusual presentation of TGA with ASD presenting at 12 days of age” respectively at the Pediatric Cardiology Society of India National Conference held at Chennai between 13.10.12 and 14.10.12. Dr. Meera.K, Postgraduate student, Department of Anatomy, presented a paper and poster titled “Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia- a Case Report” and “A Study on Double Foramen Transversarium” respectively at the 35th Annual Conference of Association of Anatomist, Tamil Nadu on 13.10.12 at Saveetha Medical College, Chennai. Dr. Siva Sree Ranga Postgraduate student, Department of Anatomy presented a paper and poster titled “A Rare Case of Anencephaly with Down’s Syndrome” and “A Case Study of Sirenomelia with Potter’s Facies” respectively at the 35th Annual Conference of Association of Anatomist, Tamil Nadu on 13.10.2012 at Saveetha Medical College, Chennai. Dr. Pandiamunian J and Dr. Sabari Selvan M R Postgraduate students, Department of Pharmacology, presented free paper titled, “Prescribing pattern of antimicrobial agents in the medical intensive care unit of a tertiary care teaching hospital” and “Evaluation of antidepressant activity of fluoxetine on concurrent administration of in albino mice” respectively in 3rd conference of Indian Pharmacological Society (Puducherry chapter), on 18.10.12, MGMC&RI, Puducherry. Five postgraduate students from Department of Pathology presented scientific posters at the CME on “Current concepts in Pathology held at MGMC&RI, in association with Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists on 27.10.12 namely, Dr.Sujata Mallick (“Diagnostic challenges in parotid tumor – A tale of two unusual cases ”), Dr. Archana.V , (“Invasive cribriform ductal carcinoma of male breast – A case report), Dr.Atul Jain, (“Matrix producing mammary carcinoma–A rare breast tumor”), Dr.Matariswa Smanta, (“Benign cystic hygroma - A case report”) Dr.Indhuja.B, (“Acral lentigious melanoma- A case report”) and Dr Revathy.S (“A case of Congenital eccrine angiomatous hamartoma”) . Dr. Aninda Sidana, postgraduate student, Department of Psychiatry, presented a case report titled “Neuropsychiatric manifestations of frontal lobe tumor” at the annual north zone conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society (ANZCIPS), organized at Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, between 27.10.12 and 28.10.12. Dr. C. Rajesh Prabhu, Postgraduate student, Dept. of MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

Anaesthesiology & Critical attended “The difficult Airway” conference conducted by Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai between 30.10.12 and 02.11.12. He attended the workshop on “Lung Isolation Techniques” at the same conference. Dr. Gaurav Kulkarni, postgraduate student, Department of Psychiatry, presented a poster titled “A case report of catatonic schizophrenia with mental retardation responded & subsequently maintained on high dose of benzodiazepines” at a satellite symposium organized by the Indian Academy of Neurosciences, at Bangalore, on 01.11.12 & 02.11.12. Dr.Prakash, postgraduate student, Department of Orthopaedics, presented a paper on “Primary total knee arthroplasty in genu recurvatum” in POA (Pondicherry Orthopaedic Association) 2nd Annual Conference conducted in GRT Sunway, Pondicherry between 03.11.12 and 04.11.12. Dr.Kiruba Ganesh and Dr.Ram Kumar postgraduate students, Department of Orthopaedics, presented posters on “Lipoma arborances” and “Fibrous dysplasia of claviclerare case presentation” respectively at the POA (Pondicherry Orthopaedic Association) 2nd Annual Conference conducted in GRT Sunway, Pondicherry between 03.11. 12 and 04.11. 12 Dr. L. Ravichandran, MD postgraduate student, Mr. J. Pradeep, Ms. S. M. Vinithra, Mrs. Vanitha Devi E, Mrs. V. Anitharaj and Ms. Jis Mary Mathew, M.Sc, Medical Microbiology, Dept. of Microbiology attended the Annual Conference of International Association of Medical & Pharmaceutical Virologists and International Symposium on ‘Challenges & strategies in the prevention and management of viral infection’, at Kings Institute of Preventive Medicine, Guindy between 9.11.12 and 10.11.12. Six postgraduates from the Department of Microbiology, presented scientific posters at the XXXVI National Conference of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists from 22.11.12 to 25.11.12, at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, namely Dr. Sivaranjani V, (“Bacteriological profile of cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis in a tertiary care hospital”); Dr. C. Deepa, (“Speciation of Enterococci as a urinary pathogen with its resistance pattern: a study from

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Five from Master of Science in Medical Microbiology students presented scientific posters at the XXXVI National Conference of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists from 22.11.12 to 25.11.12, at Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, namely Mr. J. Pradeep, (“Serodiagnosis of scrub typhus in adults: Rapid ICT Vs ELISA”); Ms. S. M. Vinithra, (“Pediatric scrub typhus in & around Pondicherry”); Mrs. Vanitha Devi,(“Proteus OXK agglutination and scrub typhus— a preliminary report”); Mrs. V. Anitharaj,(“NS1 antigen in Dengue serodiagnosis- comparison of rapid ICT with two ELISA kits”) and Ms. Jis Mary Mathew, (“Biofilm formation in a tertiary care hospital, Pondicherry”). Dr.KirubaGanesh, Dr.Prabhu and Dr.Prakash Postgraduate students, Department of Orthopaedics, presented papers titled, “Functional outcome of MIPPO in proximal and distal tibia fractures” , “Comparison of arthroscopic ACL reconstruction using bone patellar bone graft over Hamstring graft using IKDC scoring” and “Rare case scenario Pigmented villonodular synovits of elbow” in SICOT International Conference held at Dubai between 28.11.2012 and 30.11.12. Dr Deepthi Koganti and Dr Raj Thilak, Postgraduates, Department of ENT presented e posters titled, “Blood and Worms. A case of nasal myiasis with atrophic rhinitis” and “Malignant Rhinosporidiosis”, respectively at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 29.11.2012 and 30.11. 2012. Dr Kavin Kardhikh E T, postgraduate Student, Department of Paediatrics, presented a paper titled, ‘Quality of Post Natal Care with regards to Neonates’ at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 29.11.12 and 30.11.12 6 Issue 4 The Chronicle Volume Oct - Dec 2012

Dr Kapil Dalgo Thomas and Dr Dinesh M, Postgraduate students, Department of Paediatrics, presented e posters titled, ‘Colonization of Organisms in Territory Care Neonatal Unit’ and ‘Case Series of Scrub Typhus in Three Members of the Same Family’ respectively at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 29.11.12 and 30.11.12 Dr. Sivaranjani V and Dr. Lavanya S, postgraduate students, Dept. of Microbiology presented e-posters entitled “Stenotrophomonasmaltophila causing blood stream infection- a case report” and “Prevalence of haemolysin producing E.coli and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of uropathogenic E.coli in a tertiary care hospital in Pondicherry” respectively at the Patient First JICON 2012 held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry on 30.11.12. Dr. Gopinath MV, Postgraduate student, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care presented an e-poster on “Ultrasound guided axillary vein cannulation; safe economical alternative for intermediate vascular access” at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 29.11.12 and 30.11.12.

Dr. Tulasi Raman P, Post Graduate student, Department of Pharmacology presented two Eposters on “Patient safety issues in healthcare and their possible solutions” and “Language – a barrier to effective communication and patient safety” while Dr. Mirunalini R, of the same department presented an e-poster on “Counterfeit medicines in patient safety” at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 29.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr. C. Rajesh Prabhu, Postgraduate student, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care presented an e-poster titled “Are routine pre-anaesthetic checks safe enough” at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 29.11.12 and 30.11.12. MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

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Dr. Umeshkumar Athiraman, Postgraduate student, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, presented a paper on “Assessing quality of care in patients undergoing emergency lscs under spinal anaesthesia” at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 29.11.2012 and 30.11. 2012. Dr. Naveen Chandru, Postgraduate student, Dept. of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care presented an e-poster on “Ultrasound guided ambulatory interscalene plexus block- An innovative effective tool for periarthritis shoulder management” at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 29.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr. T. Ganesh, postgraduate student, Department of Surgery, presented a paper titled “Safety checklist in paediatric surgery – implementation and incorporation in practice” at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 29.11.12 and 30.11.12. Seven postgraduate students, Department of Surgery, presented e-posters, namely Dr. Kirti Katherine Kabeer, (“Awareness of foot care practices among patients with diabetes mellitus”), Dr.S. Rajendiran, (“Caecal faecolith presenting as acute appendicitis – a rare case”), Dr. Jigar Patel (“Non – invasiveness is not always true in case of diagnostics”), Dr. A. H. Aasim (“Role of risk manager in patient safety”), Dr. Nikhil Nanjappa (“Incidental thyroid malignancy”), Dr. Nikhil Nanjappa (“Case cancellations”), Dr. P. Senthil (“A case of intestinal tuberculosis with obstruction”)and Dr. M. Palaniappan (“Patient safety oriented optimization of investigation choice in obstructed femoral hernia” ) at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 29.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr.Ramya Thulasi and Dr.Rupal Samal postgraduate students, Department of OG presented an e poster on “HIV in pregnancy-Know Aids No Aids” and “Dengue in pregnancya case series” respectively at the Patient First JICON 2012,

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held at Anandha Inn, Pondicherry between 29.11.12 and 30.11.12. Dr. Sujata Mallick, postgraduate student, Dept. of Pathology, participated in the oral presentation titled, “Prevalence of Bombay blood group among the donors and recipients in a tertiary care hospital in Pondicherry” at APCON in Jamnagar held between 14.12.12 and 16.12.12. Dr.Srinivasan G, Postgraduate student, Dept. of Urology, presented a paper on “BMG onlayurethroplasty for urethral diverticulum” at the ‘Pondicherry Nephrology-Urology Renal Sciences meet in December 2012. Dr.Srinivasan G, Postgraduate student, Dept. of Urology, presented a paper on “Selective Renal artery angioembolization followed by radical nephrectomy for RCC” at the Scientific and Academic forum meet, MGMC&RI in December 2012. Sixteen postgraduate students from Department of Radiodiagnosis, participated in the 65th Annual State IRIA conference held in Le Meridian, Coimbatore from 14.12.12 to 16.12.12, out of which ten students made scientific presentations namely, Dr. Ajit Kumar Reddy ( “Usefulness of color Doppler sonography in differentiation of Benign from Malignant neck nodes”), Dr. A. Jean (“Ultrasound estimation of bone age and its radiographic correlation”) and Dr. Srilatha K (“Spinal intramedullary tuberculoma, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, features of typical, atypical presentations and close mimics”), Dr. Arun Kumar (“Molar tooth Mid Brain / Hind Brain malformations”), Dr. Satish Kumar (“Imaging features of horse shoe lung”), Dr. ShyamSundar (“Von HippelLindau”) Dr. TsellaLachungpa (“Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis”), Dr. Sathyanarayanan (“Identical twins on Rubinstein Taybi Syndrome”), Dr. Siddarth Raghupathi (“Imaging features of Meleoidosis”) and Dr. Vijay Sahadevan (“Lipoma Arborescens”). Dr. S. Abilash, postgraduate student, Department of Surgery, presented a paper titled “A case report on male breast

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carcinoma” at Salem in December 2012. Dr Manigandan G and Dr Dinesh M, Postgraduate Students, Department of Paediatrics, presented papers titled, ‘Consequences of Native Medicine in Children with Viral Hepatitis’ and ‘Incidence of Lipoid Pneumonia in Infants less than 6 months admitted in our PICU’ respectively at the IMACON 2012, 87th Annual conference of the IMA Head Quarters, New Delhi, held at Kanyakumari from 26.12.12 to 28.12.12.

Dr.Balaji Chinnasamy , Dr.Charanya Sivakumar, Dr.Mathiventhan.M, Dr.Naga Jawahar Rajesh, Dr.Ranzeeb Rasheed, Final year Postgraduate students, Department of General Medicine presented papers titled, “An Interesting Case of Deep Vein Thrombosis- A Case Report”, “A Rare Case Report of Pyrexia Of Unknown Origin”, “Cerebral Infarction in a young male due to deficiency of both Protein C & Protein S- A Case Report”, “A Case Report-Multiple Sclerosis”, “Guillian Barre Syndrome with Facial Nerve Palsy” respectively at the IMACON 2012, 87th Annual conference of the IMA Head Quarters, New Delhi, held at Kanyakumari from 26.12.12 to 28.12.12.

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Dr. N. Swathi, Dr. V.Varun kumar, postgraduate students, Department of Ophthalmology attended the EYE – PEP 2012 – Postgraduate Education Program in ophthalmology conducted by L.V. Prasad Eye Institute from 30.09.12 to 07.10.12 at Hyderabad. Dr.Prashanth, Dr.Sankarmohan, Dr.Niyaz, Dr.Bhargav, Dr.Arun, Dr,Thaimanasundaram, Dr.Santhosh and Dr.Karunakaran, Postgraduate students, Department of Orthopaedics, attended POA (Pondicherry Orthopaedic Association) 2nd Annual Conference conducted in GRT Sunway, Pondicherry between 03.11.12 and 04.11.12 Dr. C. Deepa, postgraduate student, Dept. of Microbiology, attended a workshop on ‘Prevention and management of infectious diseases in ambulatory units’ at Indraprastha Apollo hospital, New Delhi on 21.11.12 and a 6 Issue 4 The Chronicle Volume Oct - Dec 2012

Pre-conference CME on ‘Vaccines: Development to Delivery’ at Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 22.11.12. Dr.Rajesh Kumar R, Dr.Tulasi Raman R, Dr. Narayansamy S, Dr. Velvizhy, Post Graduate students, Department of Pharmacology participated as delegates at CME on “Good Health adds life to years” conducted by Department of Community Medicine, MGMCRI, Puducherry in association with IAPSM (Puducherry Chapter) held on 22.11.12. Dr. A. Abirami, Dr. Geetha Jana, Dr. S.P.Santhakumari, Dr. H.Vishnu Priya, postgraduate students, Department of Physiology attended Post Graduate Integrated Lecture Series (PILS) held at Meenakshi Medical College, Kancheepuram between 23.11.12 and 24.11.12. Dr. A. Abirami, Dr. Geetha Jana, Dr. S.P.Santhakumari, Dr. H.Vishnu Priya and Dr. Prem B, post graduate students, Department of Physiology and Dr.Arthi, post graduate student, Dept. of Anatomy attended the BMJ workshop held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry on 28.11.12. Dr.Ramya, Dr.Nichintha, Dr.Rupalsamal, Dr.Rasika, Dr.RamyaTulsi, Dr.Harneet Singh, Dr.Maheswari, Dr.Kalpanadevi, Dr.Sharmila M, Dr.Sowjanya, Dr.MariyamZabeen, Dr.Jannani K.S, Dr.Sangeetha, Dr.Ramya K, attended the BMJ Workshop and Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry from 28.11.12 to 30.11.12. Dr. Nancy Elizabeth, Dr. V. Varun kumar, postgraduate students, Department of Ophthalmology attended the BMJ Workshop and Patient First JICON 2012, held in Ananda Inn, Pondicherry from 28.11.12 to 30.11.12. Dr. Sivaranjani V, Dr. C. Deepa, Dr. Lavanya. S, Dr. L. Ravichandran, Dr. D. Sivagamasundari, Dr. A. Akhila, Dr. Sukanya S and Dr. Valentina Y, post-graduate students, Dept. of Microbiology attended BMJ Workshop Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.12 and 30.11.12 Dr.Vathsalya.R, postgraduate student, Department of Ophthalmology attended speciality postings at Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry between 01.12.12 and 31.12.12. Dr.Sivaranjani V, Dr.C.Deepa and Dr.Lavanya. S, postgraduate students, Dept. of Microbiology, attended workshop and CME on ‘Exams made easy’ conducted by IAMM Tamilnadu and Puducherry chapter in Christian Medical College, Vellore between 10.12.12 and 13.12.12. Dr. Avonuo Keditsu, Dr. M. Divya, postgraduate students, Department of Ophthalmology attended the Postgraduate Education program in Ophthalmology conducted by Regional Institute of Ophthalmology & Govt. Ophthalmic Hospital at Egmore, Chennai between 10.12.12 and 16.12.12. Dr.Kirubaganesh, Dr.Prakash, Dr.Sankarmohan, MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

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Dr.Prashanth postgraduate students, Department of Orthopaedics, attended National Orthopaedic Conference in Chennai between 13.12.12 and 15.12.12. Dr. Prem B, Dr. S.P.Santhakumari, postgraduate students, Department of Physiology attended workshop on “Polysomnography- Hands on Training” held at PIMS on 17.12.12. Dr. Srinivasan G and Dr. Deepak David, Postgraduates in Urology, attended CME in Yelagiri and a CME at Sri

Lakminarayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry in December 2012. Dr. Ravi Cherian Mathew, Postgraduate student, Department of Cardiology, presented a paper titled “Unusual Left Atrial Thrombus in an infant with normal heart after sustained supraventricular tachycardia” and another paper titled, “Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis: Not in Just IV Drug Abusers” at Indian Society of Echocardiography Conference 2012 at Mahabalipuram, Chennai.

A RARE CASE REPORT At 104 freedom fighter undergoes hip replacement member of Indian National Army, formed by freedom fighter surgery at MGMC&RI Subhas Chandra Bose, Sundaram returned to India in the Mr.A.D.Sundaram was operated on 2.12.2012 after he had an accidental fall at his home on December 1. A team of doctors from the Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute performed a high risk hip replacement surgery on a 104 years old freedom fighter in Puducherry. The team led By Dr.S.Ravichandran Joint replacement Surgeon and Dr.Surendarkumar replaced the fractured portion of the hip with an artificial hip prosthesis. Chief. Anaesthetist Dr.M.Ravisankar and Dr.Charles, besides a team of paramedical staff, assisted the surgery. The operation took 45 minutes. The patient started taking steps within two days with help of walking aids and started performing day-to-day activities with five days, said Dr.Ravichandran The centenarian Mr.A.D.Sundaram, approached the hospital with severe pain in his hip following an accidental fall in his house on December 1. Diagnosis revealed a fracture in the ball of the hips while the socket was intact. “We decided to replace the fractured ball with an artificial hip prosthesis. We took utmost care as operating patients older than 60 years may lead to complications, “said Dr.Ravichandran – This is the first hip replacement surgery on a centenarian in Puducherry, if not in Tamil Nadu. “The oldest patient we have operated was 99 years old before this surgery,” said Dr.Ravichandran who has performed about 700 hip and Knee replacement surgeries. A MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

army was disbanded in the 1940s. He has fought in battles in Burma, Singapore and Thailand. The centenarian served as a correspondent of a private school at Akasampatti village in Villupuram for 25 years before setting down in Puducherry. “He has been doing all his daily chores with out any assistance from others till the fall. Sundaram is hale and healthy, with no medical complication. This news is focused to create awareness among the public that Physiological age is not a criteria for denying a surgery and by taking a risk in such a situation is always advisable for better quality of remaining life in old age patient rather than bed ridden.

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CENTRAL INTER-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH FACILITY (CIDRF) Inauguration of state of art Inter disciplinary Medical Research Facility - 29.10.2012

Realizing the need to inculcate the spirit of inquiry among medical and engineering students, enabling up-to-date world class services in health care and infrastructure, Sri Balaji Educational and Charitable Public Trust which had established two Engineering, one Dental and one Nursing College at Puducherry and Tamil Nadu has now established a state of art Central Inter-Disciplinary Research Facility (CIDRF) at its Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry Campus, at an initial cost of about Rupees Fifteen crores. This, much needed research infrastructure at present housed in over six thousand square feet, is to be expanded shortly housing highly sophisticated, ultra modern research equipment with uninterrupted supply of purified water and stabilized power. The centre is fully equipped to carry out cutting edge, frontline research in various areas of healthcare such as personalized medicine including genomics and proteomics; regenerative medicine involving stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells; Insilico Therapeutics consisting of drug design, drug targeting and pharmacogenomics; Developmental Therapeutics representing drug discovery and development and Evidence based traditional medicine including scientific validation of drugs and treatment, using knowledge from native medicine. The research facility is getting staffed with reputed research scientists in various disciplines of medical research who will

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promote translational research through projects funded by various agencies. The facilities will be accessible to all those who need, on certain terms and conditions. The facility was inaugurated by the young and enthusiastic Science and Technology manager of the country Dr. S.R. Rao, Advisor, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. In his inaugural address he emphasized upon patient, doctor, biologist and industrialist to join hand in uplifting health care and quality of life and appreciated the infrastructure created. Earlier, Dr. Balanehru Subramanian, Deputy Director, CIDRF welcomed the gathering while Shri M.K. Rajagopalan, Chairman of the trust and Prof. D.R. Gunasekaran, Vice-Chancellor, SBVU honored the Chief Guest. Dr. G. Muthurangan, Dean, MGMC&RI and Prof. G. Subramanian, Advisor (Research), felicitated all involved. The function ended with a vote of thanks by the CEO Mr. K. Ravishankar.

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SPOT LIGHT - DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY The Department of Cardiology at the Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute was established in 2002. The department provides treatment at affordable rate and quality healthcare to all the patients attending the OPD. The department caters to about 500 - 600 patients per month, who comes from great distance for the treatment. The services offered by our departments are:

1. Non Invasive

a) Electrocardiography b) Echocardiography â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Transthoracic and Transesophageal c) Tread Mill Test d) Holter Monitoring We have three Echocardiography machines, including the state of the art iE 33 from Philips, and Portable SonoSite M â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Turbo for bedside diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

g) Embolizations Procedures including Bronchial artery, uterine artery embolizations and pre-operative embolization for vascular tumours and embolization of AV Malformations. h) Good peri procedure hemodynamic support with the state of art Intra aortic balloon counter pulsation for complex cardiac intervention and cardiac surgical procedure. ( IABP Machine - Arrow International ) The Department of Cardiology has conducted various workshops for advanced interventional procedures with the

2. Invasive

We have the most modern Flat Panel Philips FD10 Catheterization Laboratory where the following procedures are done. a) Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization It includes Coronary Angiogram, Peripheral Angiograms, and Right Heart Catheterization and Hemodynamic studies. b) Primary and Elective Coronary Angioplasties, including complex coronary interventions. c) Temporary and Permanent Pacemaker Implantations d) Device closure for Congenital Heart Disease e) Peripheral Arterial interventions like Subclavian, Carotid, Aortic and other lower limb arterial interventions. f ) Peripheral Venous Intervention including catheter directed thrombolysis for acute DVTs, Venoplasties and IVC filters.

guidance of expertise (National and International faculty) in the concerned field. During the month of October 2012, the Cardiology Department conducted a Peripheral Intervention Workshop for Embolization Procedures for AV malformations and

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Periyakaruppan, MD, DM, Interventional Radiologist from Madurai, the team of cardiologist of MGMCRI, embolized the Porto venous communications with Vascular Plug II, and using coils, which is called as Abernethy II and Park II Malformations. Patient is now absolutely doing well without cyanosis on follow-up.

Dr Sri Ram, Interventional Radiologist from Chennai. The Department also conducted teaching sessions in between the procedures for Post Graduates of Radiology and Cardiology. Percutaneous Trans Mitral Commisurotomy (PTMC) using Jomiva technique is pioneer technique of CMC, Vellore, while it is different from the routine PTMC procedure in other centres. The Cardiology unit did 5 cases of PTMC under the guidance of Prof. Dr G. Rajendran, MD, DM Interventional Cardiologist from PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore. Cardiology department is the first department to offer percutaneous key hole device closures of Congenital heart disease for the people of the surrounding districts. During the month of December 2012, the Cardiology unit had a workshop on Device Closures for Congenital Heart Disease like ASD, VSD and PDA under the guidance of Dr B R J Kannan MD, DM Consultant Interventional Cardiologist from Madurai. It is a non surgical technique by which it can give a cure for diseases with no surgical morbidity. The unit had a rare case of cyanosis due to Congenital Porto Venous communication, presented after ASD Closure, which was first of its kind in the literature, especially after surgery for Congenital Heart Disease and under the guidance of Dr A.L

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Other activities of the department include regular camps, for screening of Congenital Heart Disease, Rheumatic Heart Diseases and Ischemic Heart Diseases. The department is running DM program and is also involved in teaching Undergraduate and medicine postgraduate students.

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INTEGRATED COUNSELING AND TESTING CENTRE from November 1st 2012 , under the guidance of the Chief Coordinator of ICTC-PPP, Dr.S.Krishnan Prof & Head, Dept of DVL and the Coordinator of ICTC-PPP, Dr. Selvaraj Stephen, Prof & Head , Dept of Microbiology.The ICTC was inaugurated by our Dean , Prof.S.Muthurangan . The ICTC provides counseling, free HIV testing services to all patients without discrimination. ART referral services are provided to the positive clients. Upon its commencement , about 550 cases per month have been screened free out cost at the ICTC, which includes the out patients, in patients and pre operative cases .

An “Integrated Counseling and Testing Centre (ICTCPPP)” was established at our hospital, under the guidelines of NACO along with Pondicherry AIDS Control Society (PACS) , by the Departments of DVL and Microbiology,

A “Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic (STI)” was also established by the Dept of DVL , on 01.11.2012 ,where all venereology cases will henceforth be screened and recorded on the STI card , as per NACO Guidelines.

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OUT REACH SERVICES The Department of Community Medicine of MGMC&RI not only carries out learning, training and teaching process but also extends its health care services in the society in collaboration with various agencies and civil society group in and around Pondicherry District with all serious and hearty endeavors to alleviate the sufferings and pain of the most unreached and rural populations by conducting medical and health camps. Besides these the department of Community Medicine also provides constant health promotive, preventive and curative services through its two health care centres namely Rural Health Centre (Seliamedu) and Urban Health Centre (Ariayankuppam).

Manivasakam, were the on site coordinators of the camp. A total of 218 patients were the beneficiaries and around 192 patients were referred to various specialist departments for further investigation and treatment.

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From the month of October to December, 2012, the department of Community Medicine has conducted three Medical Camps in and around Pondicherry district. On 19.10.2012 a multispecialty health camp was conducted in M.G. road, Pondicherry, by the department in co-ordination with the departments of Medicine, Surgery, OBG, Paediatric, Orthopaedics, ENT and Ophthalmology. 142 patients were the beneficiaries and 36 patients were referred to the various departments of MGMC&RI for further evaluation and treatment. Dr. Shib S. Datta, Asst. prof. of Community Medicine was the overall incharge of the camp, Dr. Suganthi, PG, Com. Medicine, and Mr. Manivasakam, Social worker were there to coordinate with the various activities of the camp. On 05.12.2012 another multispecialty medical camp was organized by the department in coordination with various other specialist departments of MGMC&RI at Karikalampakkam, Pondicherry, Dr. Kanagaraja P., Asst. Prof. of Community Medicine, was the monitor of the camp. Dr. Fredrick Stephen, PG. Com. Medicine and Mr.

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The last health camp for the month of December and the year 2012 was organized on 20.12.12 by the department in coordination with the departments of Medicine, Surgery, OBG, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, ENT and Ophthalmology at Mission Street, Pondicherry. 351 people were the beneficiaries and 58 patients among them were referred to various departments for further evaluations and treatments. Dr. Abhijit Boratne, Asst. Prof. of Community Medicine was the monitor of the camp. Dr. Ramya, PG Com. Medicine, and Mr. Manivasakam the medical social worker were the onsite coordinator of the camps.

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The two health centres, namely the Rural Health & Training Centre (RHTC), Seliamedu, and Urban Health & Training Centre (UHTC), Ariayankuppam, are attached with the department of Community Medicine of MGMC&RI since the inception of the Institution not only for providing the preventive, promotive and curative health care in the community but also to provide clinical, managerial and administrative training to the CRRIsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Post-Graduate students of the department. These centres also host various training format for the undergraduate students through the department of Community Medicine as necessary curriculum for undergraduate training in India as per MCI norms. The centres functions every week-day from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm except on Saturday, with activities up to 2.00 pm. The centres provides O.P. services to the local and rural people with the basic and emergency required treatment, laboratory Volume 6 Issue 4 Oct - Dec 2012

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diagnosis and act as referral centre for MGMC&RI for those patients who need further evaluation, investigations and treatment. The O.P. Census of RHTC for the month of October 2012 was 768, among which 573 (325 male & 248 female) cases were new cases and 193 (108 male & 90 female) were old cases. For the month of November 2012 the census decreased marginally to 733 with 454 (323 male & 231 female) new and 279 (153 male & 126 female) old cases. The O.P. census increased in the month of December 2012. 1072 patients were the beneficiaries among which 506 (275 male & 231 female) were new and 566 (289 male & 277 female) were old cases.

The O.P. Census of UHTC for the month of October 2012 was 1256 among which 448 (183 Male & 265 female) were new cases and 808 (378 male & 430 female) were the old cases as the beneficiaries. The O.P. Census for the month of November 2012 was 1151 among which 400 (213 male & 187 female) were new cases and 751 (289 male & 462 female) were the old cases among the beneficiaries. For the month of December the O.P. Census was almost maintained similar with 1156 in total among which 372 (137 male & 235 female) were the new cases and 784 (221 male & 563 female) were the old cases who attended the OPD for getting benefitted. Apart from the O.P. services to the patients attending the health centres, a health education and health awareness session were done on every Thursday in UHTC, Ariayankuppam, basically for all the patients attending and the accompanying persons with them. The various topic covered were general hygiene and sanitation, common communicable diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Balanced diet and nutrition, Hypertension and prevention, family planning, cancer awareness etc. Similarly on every Wednesday health educational and awareness session were organized in the RHTC, Seliamedu. The health education and awareness program conducted in the centres are well appreciated and were attended by the large number of local people as beneficiaries.

CENTRAL LIBRARY During the last quarterly of the year the Central Library added 250 latest books belonging to all Medical Specialties. The number of daily users increased considerably which clearly reflects the utilization of the Library resources.The MCI PG inspection for all clinical departments took place and the facilities like Digital Library System and e-Learning were very well appreciated by the all the Inspectors.

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MEDICAL EDUCATION UNIT Under auspices of the Medical Education Unit of MGMCRI, Dr. Partha Nandi, Associate Professor of Community Medicine, participated in the 65th National Teachers Training Course organized by the Department of Medical Education, (NTTC), JIPMER and held at NTTC hall, JIPMER from 24th September to 3rd October 2012. “A total number of 32 teachers from various medical colleges all over India participated in this training course. During the 10 days training program various interactive methods of teaching and learning methodology including various methods for effective evaluation were taught. Various discussions with interactive and thought provoking sessions were carried out by the mentors and the facilitators of the program which encouraged the active participation of the participants. Discussions were also carried out regarding the mission and vision of MCI regulations 2015. It has been stressed in the training program that small group interactive

teaching processes are much better way rather than traditional didactic lectures, pedagogy etc. And it was emphasized in a big manner that everyone is a learner including the teachers and everyone should continue learning throughout their life no matter how old and experienced he/she is”. - Dr. Partha Nandi, Assoc. Prof, Community Medicine.

INSURANCE / CLAIM DEPARTMENT As per the instruction of the Cuddalore District Collector - screening test for more than 50 sports students were conducted in our hospital. The department of pediatrics consulted the sports students and issued Medical reports. During the month of October –December 2012 under TNCMCHIS more than 180 Surgeries were done. The Department is happy to inform that MGMC&RI has been newly empanelled with Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd for private policy holders and as is also empanelled with PARAMOUNT

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INJURIES OF LOWER URINARY TRACT – A holistic view “… It is the urologist who will have to share, with the patient the burden of any residual urological disability when the thoracic, the abdominal, and even the orthopaedic aspects are probably long forgotten” – Mr. Richard TurnerWarwick The term lower urinary tract denotes the bladder and urethra constituting the vesico-urethral unit which is well protected by bony and soft tissues being susceptible to injury only by external force in the form of blunt, penetrating or due to iatrogenic causes. It is commonly observed in R.T.A and fall from height. Basically injuries to the bladder can be divided into: (1) extra peritoneal (with or without involvement of bladder neck or posterior urethra) and (2) intra peritoneal due to blunt force in full bladder. Uncomplicated extraperitoneal bladder injuries are dealt with urethral catheter drainage for 14 days. Intra peritoneal bladder rupture must be explored and repaired. Posterior urethral injury (prostatic and membranous urethra) associated with pelvic injury is currently termed as pelvic fracture urethral distraction defects (PFUDD)

Signs and Symptoms 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Blood at the external urethral meatus Inability to pass urine Palpable distended bladder Scrotal and / or perineal butterfly hematoma High-riding prostate on DRE

Posterior Urethral Injury Management Protocol Injury Type

Injury Description

Contusion

Stretch injury

Partial disruption

Complete disruption

Classical Intraperitoneal bladder rupture - 6year old male child

Urethrographic Appearance

Treatment

Normal

None

Elongation of urethra without extravasation

Conservative management with suprapubic or uretheral catheterization

Extravasation of contrast agent from the Conservative management with urethra with opacification of the bladder suprapubic or urethral catheterization Extravasation of contrast agent from the urethra without opacification of the bladder and with uretheral separation of < 2 cm Complete transaction with uretheral separation of > 2 cm or extension of injury to the prostate or vagina

Endoscopic realignment or delayed graft urethroplasty Endoscopic realignment or delayed graft urethroplasty

Anterior urethral injury (penile – pendulous urethra and bulbar urethra) can also occur due to different type of impacts like cuts, gunshots, iatrogenic etc, which can be managed as per the broad principle mentioned above.

Learning Issues

1. When facilities in terms of radio-diagnosis, surgical expertise are not available, S.P diversion would be the ideal choice. 2. Stricture, urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction are rather the rule than a mere chance, which mostly depends on the severity of injury. 3. Prudent primary decision averts the morbidity - leaving the sequela, appropriately manageable

- Dr. Mohamed Mossadeq, Prof. & Head, Department of Urology

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STUDENTS FOREVER- Fedorranz We would like to thank Shri. M. K. Rajagopalan, the Chancellor of SBV University & Prof. D.R. Gunasekaran, our esteemed Vice Chancellor, for their encouragement and support. We would also like to thank Prof. G. Muthurangan, our beloved Dean for his incredibly positive mindset and friendly attitude in listening to and executing our ideas and also Prof. M. Varadarajan, the Medical Superintendent, for his valuable guidance. We would like to specially thank Dr. Partha Nandi, Associate Professor in Community Medicine & Staff Advisor, for being a friend and philosopher, who helped us gear up with all that’s required to be an executive batch and a good one at that. Our batch stands united in thanking Dr. Nandi for always being there for us, come-what-may! We, the batch of 2009-10 (Fedorranz), were always hitherto seen as a batch with a lot of talent and immense potential. And when it was August, we knew it was crunch time. Time for us to perform and outlive tags like ‘potential’ and ‘talent’ & give our best shot at being the executive batch. Thus, on the 4th of August, the Students’ Council was sworn in with 20 members. From the outset, we were determined to make an indelible impression in MGMC’s history by being a batch with a difference and more importantly, with a friendly attitude towards other batches. Here is a list of the major happenings after we the Fedorranz took over the Students Council headship.

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6th August, 2012: Freshers Orientation Program

In came the baby juniors and with them, our first task at hand – to organise the orientation program. The program was meant to ensure that the fresher’s have a smooth and cheerful start to the course. The dignitaries spoke on discipline, the excellent facilities at the campus, learning atmosphere and anti-ragging policy of our college. A member of the Students’ Council spoke on behalf of us and allayed all fears of ragging and vowed to be friendly and guide the juniors whenever they approached us. The Vice Chancellor thanked the executive batch for doing a good job and even joked that we don’t have the right to rag the juniors as we ourselves were never ragged. An interactive session was also organized to clear doubts of parents and the freshers.

7th - 11th August, 2012: Adrena 2012

The first intercollegiate cultural festival we attended (with Fedorranz as the executive batch) was ‘Adrena 12’ at Sri Venkateshwara Medical College & Hospital, Pondicherry. It was like a loud announcement of sorts that the Fedorranz have arrived – as we swept through the fest with the highest number of awards. We won the rolling trophies in Literature & Debate (including several prizes in individual categories), Dramatics, Fashion Show, Music and Football. Also we won the overall trophy as the best college at the fest.

15th August, 2012: Independence Day

The 66th Independence Day was celebrated with a sense of pride all around. Our beloved Dean, Prof. G. Muthurangan

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fest) was themed on the Prince of Persia. Like always our college participated in all categories and had a great time at the fest. Our Music Crew performed brilliantly with MGMC winning in categories like Best Song, Best Vocalist (Male) and an over-all 2nd prize at the Indian Music (Alaap) event. Our best performance this year was in the Fashion Show (Dernier Cri) where we won the 2nd place out of the 7 teams that participated. The jury announced ours as the most unique theme (the theme being ‘Seven Deadly Sins’) and was easy the most popular show this year. Our fashion show was complete with dapper beaus and gorgeous belles hitting the ramp with panache and élan respectively. We flaunted six-packs, carried swords, brandished a whip: all in all, uninhibited revelry. The Literature and Debate events also saw us participate with much zeal. We won the second place in Stand-up Comedy and Skit.

unfurled the tricolour to the vibrant notes of the national anthem. The students from The Royal College, Glasgow also joined the celebrations. The day was also marked by the distribution of Commendation Certificates for deserving faculties and employees & Scholarships were awarded to school-going children of employees under the Employees Welfare Incentive Scheme. The day was memorable with wonderful speeches by the Dean and the students’ council President. Soul-stirring renditions of patriotic songs were also performed during the celebrations.

3rd – 8th September, 2012: Spandan 2012

The 27th edition of Spandan (JIPMER’s inter collegiate

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Overall MGMC had an incredible outing this year. All of this materialized only because of the sheer hard work that the Organising Committee and participants had put in for weeks. The students enjoyed the fest immensely – letting their hair down at the pro-show (with bands like Motherjane & Wounded Tranquillity performing) and the DJ show. It was 6 memorable days of unadulterated fun.

12th – 15th September, 2012: Euphoria 2012

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15th of September. Only our Music Team participated at the fest. They rocked the show by winning the best band in the Western Music category and the 2nd prize in the Indian Music category. Our classmate, Romit Boro had the crowd spell-bound with his acoustic-guitar piece ‘Drifting’. He got the first prize in the solo instrumental category. It is to be noted that it is the first time our college has won prizes at a festival the quantum of Euphoria.

22nd September – 11th October, 2012 : Uday-Arun Memorial Trophy The second edition of the tournament was kick-started with great fervour. Also, candles were lighted in fond memory of Uday Kumar & Arun N., departed seniors from the batch of 2008. The tournament showcased incredible sportsmanship with students from the Medical, Dental & Nursing colleges under SBV University rubbing shoulders with each other. The winners & runners up are as follows: Volleyball: Winners – Fedorranz; Runners Up – Leonides Football: Winners – Leonides; Runners Up – Free Radicals Cricket: Winners – Leonides; Runners Up – Xanthronz

2nd October, 2012: Gandhi Jayanthi

It was the 2nd of October and the day when all of us remind ourselves about the Gandhian virtues and way of life. The Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations happened at our college foyer with Gandhian hymns, quotes of Gandhi and verses recited from the Bible, the Quran and the Bhagavad Gita. The event was graced by the presence of our Dean, Prof. G. Muthurangan; the Medical Superintendent, Prof. M. Varadarajan and the Nursing Superintendant, Mrs. Azmath. A floral wreath was placed on the bust of Mahatma Gandhi and was followed by Pushpanjali. - By Fedorranz ( 2009-10 batch)

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SHRI SATHYA SAI MEDICAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE In Pursuit of Professional Excellence: Publications:

Swayam Jothi DoraiRaj .S, Jacintha Antony, Rajeswara Rao N, Sreelekha. Anomalous origin of testicular artery- a case report. .D.IJAS 2012, 3(1):17-18 Swayam Jothi S , Jacintha Antony, Anuradha S,Hemanth Kommuru, Rajeswara Rao N,Sujatha N. Obliteration of the lumen of the vermiform appendix IJAS, 2012, 3(2):33-35. Senthilkumaran. Isolation and Detection of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern and ESBL Production of Escherichia coli In Children with Gastroenteritis. International Journal of Pharma and Biosciences 2012 Oct; 3(4): (B) 32-34. Saurabh Rambiharilal Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava, and Jegadeesh Ramasamy. Vulnerability to disasters – Are we moving ahead?. International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2012; 3(12). Ramesh Varadharajan, Karthika Jayakumar, K. Kalyani, A Study on the Incidence of Singapore ear among the rural population of Chennai. International Journal of Pharma and Biosciences 2012 Oct; 3(4): (B) 796-801. Kalyani.K, Karthika Jayakumar, Sunil Kumar.J. Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Health care workers of Sri Sathya Sai Medical College And Hospital –A Tertiary Care Centre. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (JDMS) Nov- Dec. 2012;3(2): 23-27. Anuradha S, Bharathi.K. Pyknodysostosis affecting only the male siblings of a family - A Rare Case Report International Journal of Pharma and Biosciences. Int J Pharm Bio Sci 2012 Oct; 3(4): (B) 526 - 532 (ISSN 0975-6299) Bharathi.K, Anuradha S, Abdul Khalique. Cytodiagnosis of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of renal pelvis - A Rare Case Report - International Journal of Pharma and Biosciences. Int J Pharm Bio Sci 2012 Oct; 3(4): (B) 136 - 141 (ISSN 09756299) K.Bharathi, S.Anuradha, VC Ajay Chandrasekhar, R.Thirunarayanan. Enterobius Vermicularis Worm Granuloma Mimicking Like a Pseudo Tumor in the Anal Canal: An Unusual Presentation. Tropical Parasitology 2012; 2: 124-6. Syed Hasan Nawaz Zaidi, Pradeep Sukla, Jegadeesh Ramasamy. “Knowledge and perception of community regarding mosquito-borne diseases in a coastal rural area of South India”. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2012:3(4):57-69.

Presentations and Awards in Academic / Scientific Events

Prof.S.N.Mothilal, Prof.

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Orthopedics was awarded Professor Emeritus by the Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University. Mr. Sunil Kumar.J, PhD Scholar/Tutor, Department of Microbiology, and attended a workshop & CME at the VI National Conference of the Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology held from 11.10.2012 to 14.10.2012 at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences & P.G. Institute, Indore and presented a paper on, “Faecolith Examination for Spectrum of Parasitic Association in Association in Appendicitis”. Dr. Swayam Jothi, Prof & Head, Department of Anatomy presented a paper on, ‘Obliteration of the lumen of the Vermiform Appendix’. She also got MM COOPER award 2012 at the 35th Annual Conference of Association of Anatomist Tamil Nadu, at Saveetha Medical College between 14.10.2012 and 15.10.2012. Dr.Eswari, Asst.Prof, Department of Anatomy presented on, ‘Profunda femoris artery and its branching pattern and variation’. She received best paper award for her presentation

at the 35th Annual Conference of Association of Anatomist Tamil Nadu, at Saveetha Medical College between 14.10.2012 and 15.10.2012. Dr.K.Mani, Asst. Prof, Department of Anatomy presented on, ‘Circle of Willis without the Contribution from Hypoplastic Left Internal Carotid Artery’and Hemanth Kommuru, Tutor, Anatomy Department presented on, ‘Submucosal Fat Deposition in appendix’ at the 35th Annual Conference of Association of Anatomist Tamil Nadu, at Saveetha Medical College between 14.10.2012 and MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

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15.10.2012. Prof. S.N.Mothilal Prof & HOD, Department of Orthopaedics attended Asia Pacific Orthopaedics Association Conference, Oct 2012, New Delhi & presented a paper titled, “A rare case of closed isolated Third metacarpophalangeal Joint dislocation of the Hand”. Dr. Swayam Jothi, Prof & Head, Anatomy Department presented an e- poster on, ‘ Patient safety initiative in practice’, at the Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.2012 and 30.11. 2012. Dr.S.M.Murali, Asst.Prof., Department of Orthopaedics presented a paper on, ‘Unusual cause of Ulnar Nerve Palsy’ at

“Prof. R.Thirunarayanan M.S:F.I.C.S. Medical Superintendent of SSMC&RI, has been awarded “Life Time Achievement Award” by The Tamilnadu Dr M.G.R.Medical University on the teachers Day. The Award was given by the Honorable Minister for Health Government of Tamil Nadu for his 40 years after graduation of MBBS, 30 years of Consultant Surgeon, 30 years Under Graduate and Post Graduate Teacher,14 years as Hospital Administrator for conducting more than 200 Medical camps.

World Mental Health Day the Puducherry Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Dec 2012.

Department of Community Medicine in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry observed World Mental

Participations in Scientific Events

Dr. Senthilkumaran, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology participated in the Zonal Task Force (ZTF) TB Workshop held at IMA Kochi between 11.10.2012 and 12.10.2012. Dr.Suthanthira Devi, attended Patient First JICON 2012, held at Ananda Inn, Pondicherry between 28.11.2012 and 30.11. 2012. Dr.T.Sundararajan attended National Trauma Management Course at Sri Ramachandra Medical University in Dec 2012. Dr.S.M.Murali, Dr.J.Jayaprasad, Dr.F.Abdul Khader, Asst.Profs., Department of Orthopaedics, attended Puducherry Orthopaedic Association Annual Conference, Dec 2012. Prof.S.N.Mothilal, Dr.Jamal Mohamed, Dr.T.Sundararajan, Asst.Profs., Department of Orthopaedics attended Indian Orthpaedic Association Annual conference, Dec 2012, at Chennai

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Health day on 10.10.2012. The basic objective for observing the day was to create awareness about mental health disorders among faculty members and 6th & 7th semester MBBS students. Department of Psychiatry conducted Poster competition for staff nurses on, “Depression: A Global Crisis” on 15.10.12. Volume 6 Issue 4 Oct - Dec 2012

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World AIDS Day

Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology along with Department of Microbiology observed the world AIDS day on 01.12.2012. There was an Interactive Session with Patients which was followed by Short Film & Quiz competition for the participants along with prize distribution.

Educational Visit

VI semester MBBS students were taken to TB sanatorium, Tambaram by Dr Kalaivani, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine on 19.10.2012.

Activities of Medical Education Unit (MEU):

MEU organized workshop on ‘Teaching-Learning Methods & Media’ on 21.11.12. Dr.Swayam Jothi gave a lecture on, ‘Teaching Methods’ while Dr.Selvaprabhu spoke on, ‘Teaching Media’.

New Appointments & Promotions:

Dr.Balaji Rajagopalan, Dept. of Biochemistry has been promoted as Professor on September, 2012 and as HOD on December, 2012. Dr. L. Mohana Rupa, joined as Assistant Professor in Pharmacology on Nov, 2012. Dr. R. Vinoth, joined as Statistician, Department of Community Medicine on Dec, 2012. Dr .K. Priya, joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of ENT on Dec, 2012. Ms. Shruthi Jaiswal, joined as Tutor in the Department of Pharmacology on Dec, 2012.

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KASTURBA GANDHI NURSING COLLEGE In Pursuit Of Professional Excellence: Scientific Publications

Renuka.K. Monday Morning Syndrome. Pondicherry Journal of Nursing. Nov.2012; 5(3):18-19. Vijayaraj.R. A Comparitive study to assess the effect of television viewing on the degree of comfort among patients in the orthopaedic and cardiac wards in a selected hospital at Chennai. Pondicherry Journal of Nursing. Nov 2012; 5(3):38-39.

Participation in Scientific Event:

Mrs.Kripa Angeline.A, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Medical & Surgical Nursing, Mrs.Prabavathy.S lecturer, Dept. of Mental Health Nursing, Mrs.Lavanya.S , Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology participated in a CME on “Research Methodology” organized by Sri Venkateshwara Medical College, Puducherry on 15.11.2012 Mrs. Rajeswari.S, Assoc. Professor, Dept of Child Health Nursing and Annapoorani, Lecturer, Dept. of Mental Health Nursing participated in International Workshop On “Cognitive Behaviour Therapy” organized by CARE institute Chennai, SOMI (Society Of Midwives India)& JCIPondicherry French city at Le Royal Park Hotel, Puducherry on 2.12.12 Mrs.Geetha.C, Assoc Professor, Dept. of Child Health Nursing and Ms. Elavarasi. R, Lecturer, Dept of Community Health Nursing participated in a conference on “Nursing Research For Professional Excellence” organized by PIMS college of Nursing, Puducherry on 3.12.12.

Children’s Day and New Born Week

In commemoration of Children’s Day 14.11.12 and New Born Week from 15.11.2012 to 22.11.2012, the Department of Child Health Nursing conducted a model exhibition for the view of the public in the reception hall of MGMC & RI. The exhibition focused on various aspects of child care from new born to school age. The exhibition invited the interest of the antenatal, postnatal mothers and the general public.

Scientific Presentation:

Mrs. Kripa Angeline. A, Associate Professor, Dept. of Medical and Surgical Nursing presented a paper titled “Safe Injection Practices”, and Mrs. Rajeswari.S, Assoc. Professor, Department of Child Health Nursing, presented a paper titled “Home Total Parenteral Nutrition” at the International Conference on “Safe Infusion Therapy” organized by Apollo College Of Nursing, Chennai from 14.11.12 to 15.11.12.The first year PG students also attended the conference.

World COPD Day

In commemoration of World COPD Day on 19.11.12, the Department of Medical & Surgical Nursing in collaboration with Dept of TBCD, MGMC &RI, conducted a camp for

Commemoration World Mental Health Day

Department of Mental Health Nursing commemorated the World Mental Health Day by conducting a poster competition students for B.Sc.(N) and P.B.B.Sc.(N) students on the theme “Depression – A Global Crisis”. Mrs. Prabavathy.S, Assistant Professor, Dept of Mental Health Nursing gave a health talk to the people on ‘Depression’ followed by a video show regarding depression by the PG students at TVR Training College, Puducherry on 10.10.12. MGMCRI u SSSMCRI u IGIDS u KGNC

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screening Bronchial Asthma and COPD at Kirumampakkam Primary Health Centre. The PG and UG students of KGNC performed a skillful assessment and the identified at risk cases were referred to MGMC& RI.

International Diabetes Day

The Department of Community Health Nursing organized a diabetes screening program on 07.12.12 at Seliamedu community area to commemorate the day. The assessment was performed by final year B.Sc.(N) students and the identified cases were referred to MGMC&RI.

Scientific And Academic Forum

The SAF of KGNC organized a lecture on “Selective fetal reduction” by Prof. Annie Annal.M. A quiz was conducted on the theme ‘Antenatal and Intranatal care’ wherein five teams from KGNC participated. Mrs.Revathy, II year M.Sc., (N) presented a case presentation on “Prolapse of the uterus” which was quiet informative.

RRC Activities

On the occasion of “World Blood Donation Day” RRC volunteers of KGNC participated actively in “Voluntary Blood Donation” program collaborated with MGMC&RI on 1.10.2012.Voluntary blood donation program was inaugurated by Dr.S.Kamalam, Director of Nursing, KGNC wherein seven students donated the blood.

Mental Retardation Day

The III B.Sc. (N) students of the Department of Mental Health Nursing performed a mime at Child Psychiatry Ward, SH hospital Pyankulam, Kerala on 8-12-12 .The patients keenly watched it and responded.

Community Health Nursing Special camp

In commemoration of “World Aids Day” on 1.12.2012, volunteers of RRC and 2nd year B.Sc. students of KGNC enacted a role play on the theme, “Getting To Zero”. Nearly 125 patients witnessed the show and were greatly benefited.

KGNC In collaboration with all the departments of MGMC&RI conducted a special camp in association with Rajinikanth Rasigar Mandram on 16.12.12 at Padaleeswar Higher Secondary School to commemorate his birthday. There was a good turnover of 190 people and identified cases were referred to MGMC&RI.

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Miscellany Pondicherry Journal of Nursing

A milestone in KGNC! The untiring effort of Principal has borne fruit. The Principal and Faculty team feel very glad to inform that PJN has been registered and assigned the number International Standardized Serial Number (ISSN) 22790144 by National Institute of Science Communication and information resources, New Delhi on 09.08.2012. In addition it has been registered in Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Office, The News paper of India, New Delhi and Number allotted is No. RN 1 No. POMENG/2012/46220 on December 2012.

campus Dr. K.V. Raman, Director of Health & Family Welfare Puducherry was the Chief of Honor.He distributed the scrolls and the gold medal for toppers. Mrs. Rajeswari Vaidyanathan, former Principal, Sri Ramachandra College of Nursing was the special guest. She delivered the special message and gave away the certificates for the subject wise toppers. The ceremony was presided by Prof.G.Muthurangan, Dean of Faculty MGMC&RI, Mr. Lakshmanaperumal, RMO, MGMC&RI and Dr. S. Kamalam, Director of Nursing / Principal, KGNC felicitated the gathering.

Graduation day

The graduation ceremony of KGNC for the V&VI batch B.Sc. (N) students was held on 22.11.12 at MGMC&RI

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