Vol.No.54. No.09
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AUGUST 29, 2016
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
CSCR's 1 st Annual Symposium on Cell and Gene Therapy
Special Prayers:August 28 - September 03, 2016 Staff and Students' Health Service: Dr. C.E. Eapen and Staff Dr. Henry Kirubakaran and Staff Mr. T.S. Ravikumar and Staff Outpatient Service : Dr. C.E. Eapen and Staff Dr. Rohit Amritanand and Staff Mr. T.S. Ravikumar and Staff Medical Records Department : Dr. C.E. Eapen and Staff Dr. Sanjith Aaron and Staff Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Catholicate of the East Council Members:H.G. Yakob Mar Irenaios Dr. Sojan Ipe Hospital: M.O.S.C Medical Mission Hospital, Kolencherry and others Marathi Mission Council Member: Mr. Robert Moses
therapy. Over a hundred delegates from across the country and fourteen speakers from around the world took part in the event. Dr. Vijay Raghavan, Secretary, DBT and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Secretary, Department of Health Research (DHR) and Director General, ICMR addressed the participants through video link. The first day of the symposium was essentially centred on haematological disorders, musculoskeletal regeneration, and cancer cell and gene therapy. Continued on Page 2
Hospital:Fairbank James Friendship Memorial Hospital, Vadala Mission and others Sunday Services : September 04, 2016 6.00 pm
: Scudder Auditorium Mr. Samson Varghese
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: Hospital Chapel Rev. Dr. Finney Alexander
Days to remember: National Sports Day - August 29 Healthy Ageing Month- September 1 to 30 Obituary: Mr. Ajithkumar Routh, father of Dr. Sumita Danda, Professor & Head, Clinical Genetics and father-in-law of Dr. Debashish Danda, Professor and Head, Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology on 22nd August, 2016. Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved members of the family at this time of grief and loss.
Medical Education Department organises Revised Basic Course Workshop he MCI Nodal centre for National implementation of the competency based T Faculty Development, CMC Vellore AT-COM Module as per MCI Directives. The
conducted the Revised Basic Course Workshop (RBCW) from 2nd to 4th August, 2016 followed by a Sensitisation Programme for Attitude and Communication Module (AT-COM ) on 5th August, 2016. The objective of the programme was to sensitise the participants to the
programme aimed to guide trainers to capacitate medical educators of the 20 affiliated medical colleges to MCI Nodal centre, CMC Vellore. This programme was given 8 CME credit hours from Tamilnadu State Medical Council.
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he Centre for Stem Cell Research (CSCR, a unit of inStem, Bengaluru) organised the First Annual Symposium on Cell and Gene Therapy on 5th and 6th August, 2016. The programme brought together scientists, physicians and several others interested in and responsible for developing this field in the country. Supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the symposium this year focussed on cell and gene therapy in haematological disorders, ocular disorders, skin and musculoskeletal conditions, and cancer
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The key note address was delivered by Prof. Michele De Luca, who discussed the evolution of epithelial stem cell therapy for skin diseases. The second day of the symposium featured various discussions on cell therapy for ocular disorders and genome editing. The proceedings were streamed live to the NCBS / inStem campus in Bengaluru so that a wider range of participants could be accommodated. This facilitated viewing of the presentations in real time and encouraged active participation. CSCR plans to hold similar conferences on an annual basis to help promote this area of research in India through cross-discipline dialogue and collaborations on a diverse range of inter-connected issues relevant to the field.
Cer vical and Oral Cancer Prevention Project covers more ground In a mission to roll out the Cervical and Oral Cancer Project, RUHSA, Christian Medical College organised a training workshop from 18th to 20th July, 2016 at Mungeli Christian Hospital, Chhattisgarh led by Dr. Anil Henry. This project is supported by Global Innovation Initiative, UK and implemented in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, Cornell University, US, Medic Mobile, India and Distance Education Unit, CMC. The objective of the workshop was to initiate a feasible community cancer screening programme at Mungeli Christian Hospital for the most common cancers in India – Oral and Cervical. The Resource persons for the workshop were Dr. Rita Isaac, Professor and Head, RUHSA Department, Dr. Rabin Chacko, Professor and Head, Dental Department, Dr. Biswajit Paul, Associate Professor, RUHSA, Dr. Jachin Velavan, In-charge, Distance Education, and Ms. Shreya Bhatt, Medic Mobile India. Participants of the workshop included Dental surgeons, Gynaecologists, Medical Officers and Nurses from Mungeli Christian Hospital, Evangelical Mission Hospital, Tilda and a local private practitioner in Chattisgarh. The health workers’ training included the ‘Mitanins’ from the public health sector system and Community College nursing students from the Mungeli hospital. The interactive workshop featured practical sessions on Visual Inspection methods for cervical and oral cancer screening, Cryotherapy, and tobacco habit cessation counselling. The highlight of the proposed cancer screening initiative at Mungeli Hospital will be the use of recently launched USAID supported mobile health unit with in-built facilities for community cancer screening.
The Department of Hospital Management Studies and Staff Training and Development (HMSSTD) conducted the first set of contact classes for the 25th Batch of M.Phil (HHSM) participants, from 4th to 30th July, 2016. M. Phil in Hospital and Health Systems Management (HHSM) is a 4-semester Work Integrated Learning Programme, conducted in collaboration with Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore and Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, featuring 4 weeks of intensive contact sessions in Vellore/Mumbai during the first semester and in Pilani, during the second semester. The first contact classes began with prayer by Ms. Saramma Kuruvilla, Sr. Chaplain. Dr. Samuel N.J. David,Sr. Manager and Head, HMSSTD welcomed the batch, motivating them to be ethical leaders who contribute to development of healthcare in the country, following which Dr. Anil Kuruvilla, Assoc. Director (Admin.), highlighted special features of the M.Phil (HHSM) programme which are relevant for all hospital administrators and key players in healthcare.
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Dr. Alfred Job Daniel, Principal, encouraged the participants to make the most of this contact programme and implement it in their respective workplaces, while taking with them the flavour of CMC. The contact classes, taught by various intramural and extramural faculty, were attended by 24 participants representing leading organisations such as CMC Vellore, Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Narayana Hrudayalaya Limited, Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Narayana Hrudayalaya Limited, Wockhardt Hospital Ltd., Philips India Ltd., Bethany Hospital, Lotus Eye Hospital and Institute, Public Health Foundation of India and so on. A Thanksgiving ceremony was organised by the M.Phil (HHSM) participants at the end of the course, during which a memento was presented in appreciation of the organisers and faculty who taught their classes. Obituary: Mrs. Eirene Mills (nee James) entered eternal rest on 18th August, 2016. She was sent to Vellore by the Methodist Missionary Society as Chief Pharmacist and lecturer to medical students. She worked as a pharmacist at CMC from 1946 to 1956, when Dr. Cochrane was Director and Rev. James Mc Gilvray, General Superintendent. In 1956, she returned to England, where she remained Secretary of the Bournemouth Branch of the Friends of Vellore for many years. During this time, she and her husband, John raised many funds for CMC, arranging an annual garden party and a Bournemouth concert. Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved members of her family at this time of grief and loss.
Memoranda Dr. C.E. Eapen, Professor is appointed as Head of the Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences with effect from 16 th August, 2016 for a four year term. Dr. Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Professor is appointed as Acting Head of Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory with effect from 16th August, 2016 until further notice. Dr. Paul V. George, Professor will continue as Head of the Department of Cardiology till the return of Dr. Oommen K. George from sabbatical leave.
Milestones of Achievements The departments of Gynaecologic Oncology, Colorectal Surgery and Medical Oncology carried out CMC’s first procedure on the Hyperthermic IntraPeritoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) machine in May 2016 on a patient with recurrent mucinous carcinoma. The entire procedure of cytoreductive surgery and chemotherapy lasted about 10 hours. Chemotherapy was instilled at 42 Celsius with the abdomen open (Colliseum technique). The machine was rented and may be bought after a few more cases are done.
Congr atulations! • Dr. D.J. Christopher, Professor and Head, Pulmonary Medicine has been invited to be member of Global Burden of Disease India COPD expert group. • In a CME programme held in Chettinad Hospital, Chennai on 17th August, 2016 in Recent Advances in Perfusion Technology, staff and students of CMC won the following prizes: Ms. Dharini S., Jr. Perfusionist Mr. Mark Stenin Raj, Student Ms. Shalini O.A., Intern Perfusionist
1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize
Retirements Mr. G. Srinivassan, Hospital Housekeeping Attendant Gr. I, Hospital Maintenance, who became a part of CMC in 1988, obtained voluntary retirement on 15th April, 2016 after 26 years of service to the institution. His wife, Mrs. Sarala is a Hospital Housekeeping Attendant in KN ward and they have two sons and a daughter. Continued on Page 4
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Mrs. A. Sampangi, Hospital Attendant Gr. I, Maternity Ward, completed 25 years of service to CMC since 1990, when she joined. She obtained voluntary retirement on 1st May, 2016. Sampangi has three sons: her eldest, Mr. Muralidharan is a Hospital Attendant in Laundry, her second son, Mr. Sridhar is a MRO in Urology OPD and her youngest, Mr. Prabhakaran is a Cardiothoracic Technician in Chennai. Erratum: The date of voluntary retirement of Mrs. K. Latha, Secretary, Gr. II, Medical Oncology, mentioned as 4th July, 2016 in the previous issue of CMC Newsline (Vol. 54, Issue 08, published on 22nd August, 2016) to be read as 31st August, 2016. Their services to the institution are gratefully appreciated by the CMC community, as they enter a blessed retirement.
Staff Sports Basketball Tournament 2016 The Staff Sports Basketball Tournament 2016 was held on 19 th August, presided over by Dr. Thomas Palocaren, Professor, Paediatric Orthopaedics. T h e C o l l e g e B a s k e t b a l l Te a m e m e rg e d w i n n e r s o f t h e tournament and the Hospital Basketball Team were the runners-up. Announcement: Mission Interest Group (MIG) meets 1st Saturday of September (03.09.'16) at 12.30 pm at the VIP hall.
Situations Vac ant 1. Assistant Professor with MD Transfusion Medicine for the Department of Transfusion Medicine & Immunohaematology Salary scale: As per institutional rules. Accommodation provided (Partly furnished, depending on availability). 2. Assistant Professor with MD Paediatrics for Paediatric Nephrology under the Department of Paediatric Unit-II Salary scale: As per institutional rules. Accommodation provided (Partly furnished, depending on availability). Apply with bio-data, certificates and testimonial copies, contact phone number, email ID & address to the Principal, Christian Medical College, Bagayam, Vellore - 632 002. email : princi@cmcvellore.ac.in on or before September 03, 2016 for Items 1 and 2. 3. Assistant Warden for Student Nurses Hostel Qualification: Graduate (Only female candidates need to apply. Candidate needs to stay in the hostel. Preference will be given to unmarried / widowed candidates). Apply with biodata, photograph, certificates, testimonial/s to the Dean, College of Nursing, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004 on or before September 10, 2016 for Item 3.
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4. Three Months Competency Based Training for Staff Nurses to work in: 1. Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu (Candidates must have registered with the Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives council). 2. Chittoor Campus, Christian Medical College, Andhra Pradesh (Candidates must have registered with the Andhra Pradesh Nursing council). Qualification: B.Sc. in Nursing / Diploma in Nursing. Preference will be given to the candidate who is trained in Mission Hospital or in School/College of Nursing, which has its own hospital (minimum of 150 beds) for practice and clinical experience of one year in more than 150 bedded hospital. Age limit: 21-30 years. Stipend: Will be given at 2nd and 3rd month of training, as per rules. Prescribed Application form and the terms and conditions for the above training programme are available at www.cmch-vellore.edu, Link: “Vacancies�. Apply with photograph, certificates, and testimonial to the Nursing 4 Superintendent, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004.