On Doctors’ Day, Dr. S. Sachidananda Kamath received the Award for Best Doctor in private sector, from Govt of Kerala. The award was presented to him by the Health Minister, Mr. Sivakumar in Trivandrum. Dr. Kamath is the Past President of IMA Cochin, and Chairman of the IMA DTF. The award is for his contributions to the medical field and his social activities. He has numerous awards to his credit from Indian Academy of Pediatrics and IMA at State & National level. He was awarded the best Branch President by National IMA in the last National Conference held at Bangalore. The IMA House at Cochin, the biggest in the country is a testimony to his contribution to the IMA. Dr. Kamath is a very good organiser. He has organised many International, National, Zonal, State and District seminars, workshops and conferences.Congrats Sachi!

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WIMA launches SHE (Students Health Education) in Cochin

FIrSt DoCtorS’ DAy orAtIon : July 1, 2012“Physician’s hand : the cutting-edge tool in Medicine”

Women’s Wing of IMA cochin launched a novel project by name of “SHE”-Students Health Education. A one

day awareness class and workshop for the teenage girls was held at IMA House on 30th June. The

programme was inaugurated by Dr. Abraham Varghese, President IMA cochin, and presided by

Dr. KalyaniDevi, WIMA President. 50 student representatives from various schools

in Edavanacad, Muthukunnam and Kuttamassery parti cipated. Dr. Salini Sudhindran, Secretary welcomed the

gathering and Dr. Soje Kurien delivered vote of thanks. Dr. Gracy Thomas, Gynaecologist (Medical officer- ARSH & President of COGS) conducted an elaborate class for three hours on the various aspects of Adolescent Health like its developmental, medical, emotional & pscycological,nutritional and also the spiritual facets.Mrs. Susan Varghese took an elaborate class on the psychosomatic disorders that can manifest in this age group.Post lunch, there was an interactive session. Helpline numbers were handed over to the students. WIMA plans to continue this programme by giving telephonic guidance and also one awareness class every month so as to cover about 500 students before September.

Sachi honoured

Dr. Aiyyappan Pillai, Surgeon and one of the senior members of IMA cochin was honoured on the occasion. President adorned him with a ponnada as a mark of recognition and respect.

Your health firstFree blood check-up for doctors was also done as a part of Doctors’ Day celebration.

mr. Shibu Baby John, Minister for Labour, Govt. of Kerala and chief Guest on Doctors’ Day arriving in IMA House, accompanied by his Layola college classmates Dr. M. Narayanan, Dr. Sudhindran and Dr. Sunil Mathai. Minister inaugurated the Doctors’ Day celebrations.

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a helping hand to Patients in general Hospital

IMA Cochin supported the Dietary Kitchen at General Hospital by giving one day food for in-patients on July1st, the Doctors’ Day. Dr. Abraham Varghese, Dr. Varghese Cheriyan, Dr. V.P. Kuriyipe, Dr. Junaid Rahman (General Hospital Superintendent) attended.

Dr. Philip John delivered the first Doctors’ Day oration of imA Cochin on July1st. He exhorted Doctors to restore the sanctified place of the Human Hand, the most powerful tool in the practice of medicine; to restore Physical examination, Clinical Diagnosis, and thereby a trusting Patient-Doctor Relationship.

Dear members, Our Dharna in front of the Kakkanad Collecterate on June 25th was a part of the nation-wide strike to protest against the Centre’s decision to set up a National Commission for health, Clinical Establishment Act (CEA) and to bring in some other policy changes concerning the medical field. Hats off to our committed members who sacrificed a few hours of their prime outpatient time on a monday, with the viral epidemic at its peak to be there at the Collecterate. A disturbing news is that the maharashtra government is about to issue an ordinance that allows Ayurveda, homeopathy and unani practitioners to legally prescribe Allopathic medicines provided they completed a one-year course in pharmacology. The necessity of the hour is for us to unite and act before such ordinances are passed. . Effective waste disposal, especially waste disposal from the ever-increasing high rise flats and offices is a pre-requisite to check the spread of communicable diseases. As concerned Cochinites, IMA Cochin with IMAGE, the common bio-medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility of IMA, has put forth a proposal to the Cochin Corporation, that we will put up a similar plant like the one at Kanjikode in palakkad, if the Corporation gives us land free of cost for the same. We are still awaiting their reply. With regards,Dr. Abraham Varghese Dr. Varghese Cherian President Secretary

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Dr. Thomas varghese, Onco Surgeon, Lakeshore Hospital received “Best Innovative Surgeons Award” instituted by Dr. MGR Medical University. He received the award from Dr. K. Mohandas (Vice chancellor, Kerala University of Health Sciences) on Doctor’s Day, in chennai.

Dr. Shalini Kurup received ‘The Best Doctor Award’ instituted by Dr. MGR Medical University, chennai. She works part time in Kochi and part time as a Locum consultant with NHS U.K.

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It is a Sunday morning. For Superintendent of general Hospital Ernakulam, Sunday is like any other day. He goes around the Hospital, checks with kitchen, oversees arrangements of the medical camp, answers unending calls coming into his mobile…. Dr. Junaid Rahman still wears an unassuming expression. The paediatrician, who was State President of KgMOA and Indian Academy of Pediatrics

continues to play the pivotal role in bringing sea-change in the face and heart of the biggest govt. Hospital in Kerala.I met him in his not-so-cosy office in GH. Excerpts from the interview.Dr. V.D. Pradeepkumar : Anyone who is coming to GH after a gap of 7-8 years cannot recognize it as their old General Hospital. There is a quantum leap in quality and services. How did this magic happen in a Govt. institution?Dr. Junaid : Actually it is the fruit of all-out efforts from 2002. I would give the credit of starting the process, to then Collector Mr. Gyanesh Kumar. He identified that various funds totaling 8 crore rupees were remaining unutilized here. It was he who made a plan for the new building under an integrated project. I was appointed as RMO, soon after foundation stone was laid.And you put in your mind and soul….True. I understood that this was going to be a unique project in Kerala. As per the plan, there was to be a shell of 50,000 sq.ft. building. collector gave me a blanket approval to decide about the facilities to be included there. The compactness of the new building with all new facilities under its roof is the result of interaction with doctors and other staff. What magic did you do to complete the project in 2 years time?

Probably it is for the first time, PWD was not assigned such a job. KITcO was entrusted with the work, avoiding middle men, at various levels. When Govt. knew that we were sincere and serious about the job, we got necessary sanction to do that. Finally we saved Rs.1 crore to purchase equipments and gadgets!How did the job affect your paediatric practice?It did. I had some private practice before getting involved in the project. That came to a standstill!

You have achieved considerable cleanliness and quality, which we won’t see in most of the Govt. hospitals. What is the secret?We took a decision to outsource some jobs to keep up quality and opted for contract jobs.How did permanent workers and their unions react?This was going to be a major policy shift. Initially there was stiff opposition from workers. Later, seeing the results and positive feedbacks from public, their opposition died down.How big is GH now?We have 783 in-patient beds and more than 1000 staff. OP which used to be around 1400 rose to more than 2,500 per day.You have been credited with steering GH to NABH accreditation.It started with a policy decision of Ministry of Health. It identified 19 hospitals across Kerala to be readied for NABH accreditation. Due to

stringent criteria, list thinned to 4. Ultimately only GH Ernakulam could succeed. I am happy to say that process of NABH accreditation has enthused sense of responsibility among staff and elevated the level of quality.Do you face any arm twisting by political parties?See, when people understand that we are sincere in giving results, naturally they will support us. All collectors and peoples representatives were very helpful. Number of sponsors are also growing. When someone comes up ready to donate Rs.10,000, we give them a project costing Rs.50,000. Seeing the changes in GH, they usually agree.Dietary kitchen in GH is unique in Govt. Sector in Kerala. How do you sustain it?Everytime, I saw food trolleys moving along corridors of major private hospitals, I used to think why not such a thing in GH also. We mobilized funds for that. Now all in-patients here get free meals for the whole day every day, as prescribed by the four dieticians. We have to spend Rs.20,000 daily to maintain this. We need support from everyone.What about medical college in GH?I am against such an idea. I envisage more superspeciality services here. Ministry seems to be favouring our suggestion for public private partnership for superspeciality services in GH Ekm. Let us wait and see. His work goes on. The lush green garden in front of General Hospital greets everyone to witness a saga of success and dedication. True, GH Ernakulam is now the most coveted show piece of Health Services Dept.

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Members of the cochin IMA along with other Branches in Ernakulam District staged a Dharna in front of the Ernakulam collectorate on 25th June 2012 to protest against NCHRH Bill 2011 and other anti-Doctor Policies of the Government . Dr. S.S. Kamath, DTF chairman seen addressing the Dharna.

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It was an unusual spectacle for onlookers. their Chief Guest was acting like college cameo in the company of his classmates. Occasion was Doctors’ Day. auditorium was packed with doctors, Chief Guest was Minster Shibu Baby John.“Narayanan used to be a topper in Layola and was destined to be a doctor. But it is a miracle that Sunil and Sudhindran too became

doctors. It is still a surprise to me” - exclaimed Minister Shibu Baby John, amidst loud waves of laughter from the captive audience. Doctors’ Day celebration gave an occasion for the old Layola College classmates to rejoice. Minister, Dr. M. Narayanan, Dr. Sudhindran and

Dr. Sunil Mathai enjoyed the moments to the tilt.“I don’t know whether these guys feel I am also a misfit for the mnister’s job”, quipped the Labour Minister who has proved himself as the most efficient and hardworking minister.

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WIMA FEST 2012 - WIMA State convention was conducted on 17th June organized by IMA and WIMA Madhyakerala at The Municipal Town Hall, Aluva. Members of WIMA cochin presented both academic and cultural programmes. For the morning academic session Dr. chitratara presented a talk on ‘cancer Screening in Women’. For the cultural programme hour WIMA cochin presented a few items - a solo song by Dr. Teena Joy followed by a group dance by Dr. Sheela Mohan, Dr. Lissamma Joseph and Mrs. Rani Alex. Yet another item was the comedy Skit presented by Mrs. Susan Varghese, Dr. Lissamma, Mrs. Tina Joy, Mrs. Tessy Raju, Dr. Mariamma Sebastian, Dr. Sheela Mohan and Dr. Shirly John. There was a group song sung by Miss Joana & Miss Kripa, the grandchildren of Dr. Thomas Varghese. Next General Body meeting is scheduled on Tuesday 31st July 2012.

Dr. Salini Sudhindran, Secretary

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Awards were distributed to 10 students (children of IMA members) who secured top ranks in 10th Std. and Plus 2 exams during Doctors’ Day celebration in IMA House.

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Poster ExhibitionSamanwaya, a cultural Organisation, condu cted a poster exhibition to pro-mote voluntary blood donation. Dr. v.D. Pradeep kumar inaugurated the exhi-bition. Also seen are Dr. A.A. Henry and Adv. M.K. Saseendran (Secretary, Indian Authors Forum). A blood donation camp was also conducted in association with IMA Blood Bank.

Ima meDICaL CamPSconducted Awareness class on Infectious diseases at Tripunithura North Residents Association and Oldage Home, Thevara. Medical checkup for patients of “Sradha care centre for Elders” at Poonithura was held.

Medical camp was conducted by IMA and Y’S Mens club in Maradu.

Dr. R. mahadevan, convenor

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