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Sunday Services : October 30, 2016

6.00 pm : Scudder AuditoriumSpecial Service OPTSA

6.30 pm : Hospital ChapelDr. Joe Flemming

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Special Prayers : October 23 - 29, 2016

Purchase : Mr. C. Sunny Kuruvilla and Staff

Stores : Mr. Joseph Selvaraj and Staff

CRS : Mr. Edin Lawrence C. and Staff

Southern Asia Division of Seventh DayAdventistCouncil Members:

Pastor M. Antto JayaseelanMr. Pierson Sam David

Hospital : Metas of Adventist Hospital,Surat and others

General Conference of Seventh DayAdventist (USA)

Days to remember :

World OccupationalTherapy Day - October 27

World Thrift Day - October 30

he 2016 South ZoneConference of the Associationof Clinical Biochemists was

organised by Dr. Victoria Job andteam, Department of ClinicalBiochemistry, on 23rd and 24th

September, 2016. It was attendedmainly by biochemists, laboratorymanagers and postgraduate students.The topics of discussion wereTotal Quality Management ofLaboratories and ClinicalUsefulness of Serum TumourMarkers; Lean and Six Sigma ,Accreditation process, Internal QC,Competency Assessment andRisk Management.

The key note address on Evolutionof EQAS was delivered byDr. A.S. Kanagasabapathy. Specialguest from National AccreditationBoard for Testing Laboratories,Dr. Vandana Jain emphasised CMC’srole in promoting quality. Thesecond day began with an overviewof Clinical utility of Serum Markersin various malignancies of Lung,Breast, Thyroid, Ovary, Cervix,Prostate. Markers in multiplemyeloma, neuroendocrine tumoursand Interferences in these assayswere dealt with.

Workshop on Neurological Emergencies for Nursing Staff

he Departments of MedicalSurgical Nursing (Neuro) and the

CNE & Research College ofNursing, CMC, Vellore, organised aworkshop titled NeurologicalEmergencies- Nurses’ Role on7th October, 2016 at the College ofNursing. Themed ‘Competent Care

in Challenging Situations,’ the objectiveof the workshop was to enablenursing staff to achieve specialisednursing skills in assessment andmanagement of patients, and beempowered to care for these patientsduring Neurological Emergencies.

Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. I Chronicles 16:23

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In the poster session which drew active participation, Mrs. JananiIshwarya and Mr. Bondu Joseph won prizes for their posters. Therewere also stalls with exhibits by diagnostic companies.

The programme saw 170 delegates in attendance and was awarded20 credit points by the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.

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Nursing staff were invited from governmenthospitals, mission hospitals, and hospitals inand around Vellore. During the workshop,the participants learned about emergencymanagement of common conditions such asTraumatic Brain Injury, Acute Ischemic Stroke,Spinal cord Injuries, Brain Herniation,Neuromuscular Emergencies, Seizures and

emergencies in children. These topics were covered in lectures, discussionsand skill training sessions by the medical and nursing faculty. Practical skillstraining facilitators demonstrated Seizure Management, Intracranial PressureMonitoring, Cervical Traction care, External Ventricular drainage System andtrauma Assessment.

The workshop was well attended and received feedback that it was helpfulin terms of providing care during the first hours of a neurological emergency.

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Gynaecologic Oncology Cancer Awareness Month observed

To increase awareness on gynaecologic cancers, the GynaecologicOncology Group (Departments of Gynaecologic Oncology,Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care Unit)organised programmes centred on Cancer Screening in women,common symptoms, danger signs, preventive measures andtreatment options. The awareness campaign was flagged off at CMCVellore, Chittoor Campus, on 3rd September, 2016, by chief guest,Dr.Vijaya Gowri, District Medical Health Officer, Chittoor district.

This was attended by a gathering of 200, including women, high school and college students.

A second event was conducted at Scudder Memorial Hospital, Ranipet, on 10th September, presided over byDr. Lakshmi Seshadri. At the valedictory ceremony of the medical students’ Community Orientation Programme(COP) at Sholavaram village, more public awareness activities were put together by the Community HealthDepartment and Radiation Oncology.

At all the above venues, posters, pamphlets and talks were arranged topropagate cancer awareness. A cancer screening programme for CMC staff wasorganised by the Gynaecologic Oncology Department.

A Cancer Survivors Meet on 1st October brought together both survivors andpatients undergoing treatment. Survivors shared their experiences and motivatedothers with coping strategies. This was followed by a CME on cervical cancervaccines, screening, treatment of precancer and palliative care. This was widelyattended by doctors, nurses and health workers.

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'International Day of Older Persons' honoured

To commemorate International Day of Older Persons, the Departments ofMedical Nursing, Geriatrics and the College of Nursing conducted aone-day workshop on ‘Elder Care and the Family’ on 29th September, 2016.Dr. Shirley David, Professor and Head, Medical Nursing Department, welcomedthe gathering in the presence of Dr. Prasad Mathews, Professor and Head,Geriatrics, Dr. Selva Titus Chacko, Dean, College of Nursing, along with theNursing Superintendent, Dr. Premila Lee.

Varied, appropriate and interesting topics such as ‘Ethics andLegality in Family Care’, ‘Family Support’, ‘Care of the Elder inAcute Care Setting, at Home and in the Community’, ‘End ofLife Care’ and ‘Financial Security for Elders’, were coveredeffectively by a panel of experts in various fields. The participantswere then engaged in two workshop-sessions – ‘Growing oldgracefully’ and ‘Safe houses for the elderly’.

Fifty-three nurses from Tamil Nadu attended the workshop, which was awarded 7 credit hours by the Tamil NaduNursing Council. The participants were appreciative of the content covered and voiced their renewed confidence incaring for older persons.

On 27th September, 2016, all student associations– Students’ Association (SA), Association ofStudents in Health and Allied Sciences (ASHA)and Occupational Physiotherapist StudentsAssociation (OPTSA) – gathered to bid farewell tothe outgoing Principal, Dr. Alfred Job Daniel, and towelcome the new Principal, Dr. Anna B. Pulimood.The occasion was graced by the Director, Dr. Sunil

Chandy, Vice Principals, Dr. Solomon Sathishkumar and Dr. Judy Ann John, Women’s Hostel Wardens, Dr. SunithiAlexander and Dr.Adeline, former Vice Principal (AHS) Dr. Paul Ravindran and Deputy Dean (College of Nursing)Dr. Vinitha Ravindran.The programme began with the traditional ‘Chain Reaction’ where both Principals were escorted from the CarmanBlock to the Scudder Auditorium by a chain of students from the MBBS batch of 2015 and the AHS batch of 2016.This was followed by lighting of the lamp by the Director, Principals and Vice Principals. The Director presented amemento to Dr. Alfred Job Daniel.

The programme was packed with entertainment by theundergraduate student community of CMC (SA, ASHAand OPTSA).The efforts of all students in organising the event,particularly, Mr. Richard Samuel, Vice president of ASHA,Mr. Joshua Christudoss, President of the Students’

Association and Ms. Iana Cornelius, Entertainment Secretary of OPTSA, were appreciated. The evening ended with agroup photo session.

Students bid farewell to Dr. Alfred Job Daniel

Congratulations!• Dr. Joyson Soundarajan, Senior Librarian and Head, Library Services has been awarded the Dr. A.P.J. AbdulKalam Best Librarian Award (Lifetime Achievement) for the year 2016.• Dr. D.J. Christopher, Professor and Head, Pulmonary Medicine, has been invited to the Department of Scienceand Technology (DBT) to serve "Expert group on TB" facilitating TB research in diagnostic, therapeutic and vaccines.• Ms. Shreya Rosa Stephen (Batch of 2012) and Mr. Ahikam Devadason J. (Batch of 2013) won the stateround of the undergraduate IAP quiz held at the CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai on 7th October, 2016. They havequalified for the zonal round.

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Situations Vacant

CMC PROMOTIONS OFFICENew E-mail ID: cmc.promotionsoffice@cmcvellore.ac.in

ObituariesMrs. Jeba Sundarraj, mother of Mrs. Stella Raja, Hospital Auxillary, Urology Out Patient Department andgrandmother of Mr.R.Richard, Staff Nurse, Emergency OR, on 7th October, 2016.Mr. Arulappan, father of Mr.Thirupathy, Hospital Housekeeping Attendant, Radiology, on 10th October, 2016.Mrs. Suhasini, mother of Rev. Subir Lal Nath, Mission Chaplain, Chaplaincy, and mother-in-law ofMrs. Dipti Nath, Voluntary Chaplain, on 17th October, 2016.Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved members of the families at this time of grief and loss.

Mr. O. Manohar, Hospital Attendant Gr.I, Dental Unit II, after 35 years of service since joiningCMC in 1980, retired on 6th October, 2016. He has two sons; his younger son, Mr. Sathish Kumaris a Hospital Attendant in the Maternity Ward.The CMC community thanks him for his dedication to the institution and wishes him a blessedretirement.

Retirement

1. Senior Resident with MCI-recognised postgraduate degree in MD Pathology /MD TransfusionMedicine for the Department of Transfusion Medicine & ImmunohaematologySalary: Rs.44,940 (Consolidated).Accommodation provided (Partly furnished, depending on availability).Apply with bio-data, certificates and testimonial copies, contact phone number, email ID and address with pincodeto the Principal, Christian Medical College, Bagayam, Vellore-632 002, email: princi@cmcvellore.ac.in on or beforeNovember 05, 2016 for Item 1.

2. Junior Research Fellow for the Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology Job code: 1162Qualification: M.Sc. Life Sciences.Salary: As per DST norms.Mode of appointment : Project mode.Accommodation not provided.Interested candidates should send their application on a plain paper together with their bio-data,certificates and testimonial copies, contact phone number, e-mail ID and address with pincode, either by soft copyEmail to: princi.hr@cmcvellore.ac.in or by hard copy to The Principal, Christian Medical College, Bagayam,Vellore - 632 002, on or before November 05, 2016 for Item 2. Note: Please mention the Job Code in theapplication form/email. The application / email without Job Code will not be accepted.

3. Technical Officer for the Centre for Stem Cell Research Job code: 1163Job description: Technical Officer to be responsible for Molecular Biology Techniques, Microscopy and Flow Cytometry(Core laboratory facilities) at the Centre for Stem Cell Research (a unit of inStem, Bengaluru, an autonomous institute ofthe Department of Biotechnology), CMC Campus, Bagayam, Vellore.Qualification : M.Sc. Life Sciences with at least 1 year experience in molecular biology techniques, microscopy and flowcytometry platforms.Salary: Starting at approximately Rs.34, 000, commensurate with qualifications and experience with possibility of longterm employment.Mode of appointment: Project mode. Accommodation not provided.For more details of the position and application form visit www.cscr.inInterested candidates should send their application mentioning with their bio-data, certificates and testimonial copies,contact phone number, e-mail ID. & address with pincode, either by soft copy Email to: cscredu@cmcvellore.ac.inor by hard copy to the Principal, Christian Medical College, Bagayam Vellore - 632 002, on or before November 07,2016 for Item 3.