In continuation of my journey with you all, let me very joyously
inform you that out of many programs envisaged under IAP’s
Presidential Action Plans — "Difficult Adolescent in Office
Practice" has already been launched on 25
th
March at Mumbai and is due to be rolled out across the country soon.
Adolescent issues like sexuality, contraception, delinquency, peer
pressure, school performance, media influence, interpersonal
relationship, depression, etc are being addressed very diligently in
this module. On the same day, ie 25th
March another unique concept of dealing with an unforeseen but
common emergency situation in office practice ie Office Preparedness
for Pediatric Emergencies (OPPE) was launched at Bangalore. It is
too due to be rolled out throughout various IAP branches.
One of the very precious, close to my heart, my
brainchild module is Training in Pediatric Skills (TIPS), a
comprehensive 2 days program. It is being crafted with clinical
precision by a group of experts specially for the postgraduates. The
module was successfully launched on 27
th
April at Hyderabad, where about 60 postgraduate were imparted with
practical skills in clinical Pediatrics. It was highly acclaimed by
one and all.
My dream concept "Seizure and movement disorders
in office practice" which more than often pose diagnostic dilemmas
and therapeutic cum management challenges in office practice, is
getting realized through a team of experts under the stewardship of
Drs. Anup Verma, Neeta Naik and Sujata Kanhere on 6
th
May at Mumbai. The Program would have been rolled out through
various branches of IAP, by the time this issue of the journal
reaches you.
Rationality in Investigation Practices is prudent
for ethical clinical practices; moreover interpretation of
investigation requires a good clinical acumen. This issue is
brilliantly capsuled in another Presidential Action Plan "How do I
Investigate?" by Dr. Ritabrata Kundu and his team from Kolkata. It
is due to be released in various IAP branches.
Friends, after overviewing these 5 new programs
let’s have a review of some old popular modules. ATM, ARCTM and
R-PSPID workshops are going great guns throughout the country. Some
overwhelmed and highly acclaimed modules – RTI GEM, ASOV – now new
improvised SOV; CDMP – now "IAP EXODIA (CDMP improvised)" and "Safe
Injection Practices (SIP)" are getting revised and will be thrown
open to all the branches in the month of May. There are many more
but these many are enough for this write-up and the rest I shall
keep for the next issue.
I am indeed delighted to announce the
organization of National Asthma Congress for the 1
st
time in the history of IAP on 9th
and 10th June at
Hyderabad; where a galaxy of National and International experts will
deliberate A-Z about Asthma over a period of 2 days. Actually this
was to be held in the month of May on the auspices of World Asthma
Day on 7th May but for
the availability of the international faculty it was postponed to 9th
June. However CIAP has asked all the branches to celebrate the
entire month of May as Asthma Month and present their reports to the
CIAP. The best 2 or 3 branches would be recognized and honored at
the National Asthma Congress.
I am happy to inform you that the series of "IAP
Speciality Books" in different subspecialities started by Dr. Nitin
Shah, then IAP President in 2006, are going to get revised as 2nd
edition to be published jointly by IAP National Publishing
House–Gwalior and Jaypee brothers.
Well friends, my journey with you all in academics
will continue throught out the year and I shall catch up with you
all again in the next issue. Till then Good bye!!