Dear Friend of the Academy

This is a letter to express our sincere thanks for electing us as the new Executive Body of  I A P.We do hope we shall be able to fulfil some of your expectations.

In this very context, we wish to send you our greetings and wish you all a happy journey in the coming years. Please take the navigator seat as we drive you down Pink City.

Pedia Media existed some years back and in a more robust form. It had a statewide circulation and went to some national libraries and key office bearers. It suffered a temporary cardiac arrest and stayed in suspended animation for some time. It is resurrected now.

We plan to run Pedia Media as a monthly and ma y include:

q       activities of the Branch in the month passed

q       achievements of members ( fellowships,deputations,advanced & specialized courses attended, childrens’ weddings,spouse’s achievements and the like ) – naturally you shall have to get to us with these details so that we may include them in the next bulletin. As an example, Dr B S Sharma has proceeded on a one-month clinical training in Pediatric Bronchoscopy at AIIMS, New Delhi.

q       information on any special new courses offered locally and countrywide

q       main news from Central Office,Mumbai

q       small write ups from members

We invite your suggestions /grievances on the manner it may take and would always like you to be active participants.

The Executive Body has made some headway and I summarize it for you here:

q       MONTHLY CLINICAL MEETS:

We are planning a monthly clinical meet – which we shall be presumptuous to call The Pediatric Clinics of Jaipur.The attempt will be to keep it monthly, mid week,sparing festivals,almost always clinical case based and interactive. Minimal formality, no ceremonies…..caste,creed and sex no barrier ! The food served may be not so lavish and the venue may not always be a hotel or a five star.Maybe we shall settle for our spartan JMA Hall.If we are able to get good sponsorship……let you all be on wings !

q       9^th MARCH 2006:

The first in the series is on 9^th March 2006 at Las Vegas Hotel.Details are in the enclosed circular (circular # I A P /jpr/06-01) – sponsored by Khandelwal Labs

q       17^th MARCH 2006:

The second is on 17 th March – to be notified separately.It is to be held at Hotel Country Inn,Khasa Kothi Circle.It is sponsored by Sanofi Aventis Pharma.The likely topic regarding probiotics.Finer details shall reach you in due course of time.

q       MEMBERS ‘  DIRECTORY:

The other activity planned is a Directory of Members of Indian Academy of Pediatrics Jaipur ( a Directory of Pediatricians of Jaipur ) . Our sincere attempt will be to involve all Pediatricians in the I A P.There is some 50 % membership only at the moment and we wonder how we shall be able to include non-members in our Directory.

Dr BM Raturi has taken up the responsibility and you shall keep hearing from him off and on in this regard. 

Several addresses and phone numbers have changed since the database was developed. This has led to some undelivered mails and some colleagues not getting information.

Please send in your details like updated addresses, telephone numbers,mobile number, email address, passport sized colored photograph (for Directory),date of birth and marriage,spouse’s details and the rest.A form is attached for the purpose. This may be handed over to any executive member.

Even if you are a member already – please send in the completed form so that we may update our data. Please xerox for extra copies.

q       OFFICE BEARERS’ PARTICIPATION :

Some office bearers of I A P Jaipur have made some contributions on a larger scale and these may have policy-making implications. We are highlighting some of these. The idea is that more of us need to get involved and make it a more broad based representation. You all are welcome aboard.

National Rural Health Mission : The President and Secretary joined a meeting in January 2006 on this ambitious Union Health Ministry’s programme. Involved ourselves with Mrs Shubhra Singh , IAS,Project Director NRHM and made valuable suggestions.I A P may act as an outreach body and we may liaison within ourselves for offering support under Public Private Partnership ( PPP ).

IMNCI ( IMCI ) and UNICEF:  The same team attended a State Planning Workshop and Launch of IMNCI in February 2006.

MUMBAI – REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
& TRAFFICKING: The same team attended, on deputation from the IMA Rajasthan Branch, a one day workshop in Mumbai.This was again in February 2006.The theme was Capacity Building & Training for Medical Officers Dealing with Medico-Legal Cases of Victims of Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation & Child Sexual Abuse.The UNICEF and DWCD were co-organizers.

All these activities and involvement have achieved some objectives:

q       putting a local Branch on a wider platform

q       effective liaison with Central I A P , Mumbai

q       coordination and goodwill with allied bodies like the IMA,UNICEF,DWCD and the like.

We invite our members to send in their willingness to join these programs at any level.

q       SPECIAL SUB COMMITTEE AS DIRECTED BY GBM:

As per the decision of the GBM of 20^th January 2006, we have formed a special sub committee to oversee the handing over of accounts from the past executive. Dr Ashok Kasliwal- Convenor (Past President) , Dr A M Kamdar and Dr H S Bhasin ( both past Secretaries) have consented to be committee members. Their deliberations and conclusions shall be conveyed to you in the next GBM.

q       ISCSS  ( ORGANIZED BY RUNGTA HOSPITAL)  - HOTEL CLARKS AMER :

Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Jaipur Chapter is organizing a National Conference on Critical Care Medicine and also a Fundamental Critical Care Course (FCCS) from 6-9 April 2006. Details shall be coming to you soon in the Brochure.A one day session on 7/4/06 is a pure  Pediatric Workshop on Pediatric Critical Care & Emergency Medicine and Mechanical Ventilation.The Conference is being supported by Rungta Hospital, Jaipur.Faculty of national and international repute will be addressing the Conference. The other days have the main Conference running parallel symposia on topics of our interest.

Dr Narendra Rungta has been nice enough to involve us in the Conference.

IAP Jaipur Branch is pleased to be a co-host and co-sponsor to these. The sponsorship is entirely in spirit of participation and organization . There is no financial liability imposed on I A P Jaipur.

There is a special concessional registration enrolment for members of IAP Jaipur and State Branch members a total of 30% concession is announced ( 20 % is borne by the main organizers and the balance 10 % comes from our goodwill participation of IAP Jaipur).An additional 10 % concession is made for residents
( Certificate from HOD needed ). Detailed Brochure follows.

q       I A P MEMBERSHIP AMOUNT BEING DOUBLED SOON :

It saddens us to note that out of the some 300 Pediatricians in Jaipur, we have only some 120 on our rolls. This may translate to under 50 %. Do you feel comfortable about it? We do not. Meanwhile, it may interest you to know that the Executive has proposed a significant increase in membership amount as below and this shall get implemented soon, subject to approval of GBM.Non members will naturally not find a place in the Members’ Directory.

          Life Member                 from Rs 1000/=           to           Rs 2000/=

          Associate Member      from Rs 100/=             to           Rs 200/=

          Ordinary Member          from Rs 60/=              to           Rs 100/=

Please use the attached Membership Form for your own self and disseminate to non-members. Each member make one ! – this is the motto that any Association thrives on.

q       WELCOMING NEWER MEMBERS :

Some members have joined I A P Jaipur recently and we may introduce them to all and extend them a formal welcome.

q       PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS:

Some members of I A P Jaipur have been promoted in their service recently. We wish them good luck as we congratulate them.

Drs Chaman Verma and S D Sharma have taken over Professorship from Associate Professorship.

Drs ML Gupta,BS Sharma,Ashok Gupta,JN Sharma,AJ Mehta and Kailash Meena have been promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor.

q       Dr B C ROY AWARD TO Dr NARPAT SINGH:

We may take this opportunity to felicitate Dr Narpat Singh on this great achievement.

q       OBITUARY PLAQUE FOR Dr R S MATHUR:

Dr R S Mathur passed away recently. We shall make a formal presentation of a plaque to his son, Dr Jaideep Mathur in appreciation of his long association with us and I A P.

q       ANNUAL FAMILY PICNIC :

Sometime down the line, we may get together an Annual Meeting of the I A P. This may take the form of a family picnic and we all may get together on a frolicky note.

q       SUPER SENIOR CITIZEN CATEGORY :

Dr Parmanand Bhargava has received a communication from Central I A P waiving all fees from now on. We convey him our regards on achieving this milestone. Anyone else of us who has achieved this may communicate to Central I A P and to us alongwith proof of age.

q       PEDIA MEDIA COMMITTEE :

We have called up a committee to help us in the day to day activities of Pedia Media and we hope to give you full fare privileges at zero cost.Here is to miles of happy flying.

EDITOR :                                     Dr Ashutosh Jindal  

PATRON :                                    Dr Shakunatala Saxena  

MENTOR :                                    Dr G C Bothra  

ADVISOR:                                     Dr B K Jain  

EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS :          Dr Ashok Kasliwal, Dr Usha Acharya  

EDITORIAL BOARD:                        Dr D Shivpuri, Dr J Singh, Dr Sitaraman, Dr Rajeev Bansal, 
                                                      Dr S D Sharma, Dr B M Raturi, Dr Alok Gupta, Dr Ramesh Sethia,
                                                      Dr Sanjay Arya  

SCIENTIFIC COORDINATORS :        Dr AM Kamdar,Dr Sushil Sanghi,Dr H S Bhasin,
                                                      Dr S Kulshreshtha,Dr Ashok Gupta,Dr Anil Khatri,
                                                      Dr AA Pathan,Dr AJ Mehta,Dr Kuldeep Sahai

There shall be much more to come in the next Newsletter.

Till then, good luck and a good time.

Yours in I A P always

 

Dr Ashutosh Jindal

Secretary

Editor Pedia Media

Declaration : This publication – Pedia Media – a newsletter of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics Jaipur, is an official periodical publication from the I A P Jaipur Branch and is circulated free of cost to members at a no profit basis.The Secretary of I A P Jaipur, Dr Ashutosh Jindal is the Editor.Address for Correspondence : Dr Jindal’s Child Clinic, 400 Vasundhara Colony,Tonk Road,Jaipur 302 018 . Phones : 0141-2700778/79 , Mobile : 98290-51050 , e mail  drjindal@datainfosys.net

  

Circular # I A P – JPR / # 06-01                                                  March 04 2006

Dear Member of I A P Jaipur

I A P Jaipur is hosting its first Clinical CME of the new Executive Body and the details are as below

            Date               09/03/2006  Thursday

            Venue             Las Vegas Hotel, Near Sahkar Bhawan,Jaipur

            Time                9:00 pm

            Topic              Bird Flu – A Perspective and Special Emphasis on Pediatrics

            Duration           45 minutes

         Speakers          Dr Virendra Singh  MD , Professor of Medicine,SMS Medical College,Jaipur

                                 Dr Sudhir Mehta  MD , Associate Professor of Medicine, SMS Medical College,Jaipur

        Moderator         Dr M L Gupta MD  MRCP Ped , Associate Professor,SPMCHI,Jaipur

There is a sizeable agenda preceding the talk.

We have a sincere request – please come in time and enjoy the evening.

The sponsors, M/S Khandelwal Labs have arranged for a presentation on Doxapram in Neonatal Apnea. Dr M L Gupta shall coordinate this talk.

The talk will be followed by pre dinner starters /fellowship and dinner.

The Academy solicits your gracious participation.

Dr Ashutosh Jindal

Secretary