NEWS LETTER National Academy of Burns- A National Association of Professionals involved in the Burn Care in India (Regd. Office : A-122, Vikaspuri, -110018) www.thenabi.org

Patron Exec. Director President Vice President Hony. Secretary Treasurer Padmshri Prof. J.L. Gupta Dr. S.P. Bajaj Dr. R.P. Narayan Dr. Ravinder Tah Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava Dr. P.S. Bhandari New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi Ludhiana New Delhi New Delhi 09811488283 098102 57546 Ph.: 011-26109078 +919814030556 09868392781 09868392779 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

No. 18 December 2013 New Delhi

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Honorable members of NABI, Season's greetings and Happy New Year. We are bidding farewell to the year 2013 and are ready to welcome the New Year 2014. Indeed it is a joyous occasion to be the President of this august body of NABI and enjoy the support of its esteemed members but the joy vanishes when I realize the responsibility attached to it. I dream of having the power to wipe away tears from the eyes of each and every burn victim, take away their misery and rehabilitate them back in society. Is it a dream or will be a reality in the time to come. Recently, we celebrated festival of lights Deepawali and I was expecting sizeable reduction in casualties. But this year was no better than the previous years. In spite of mass awareness campaigns by print and electronic media, we had 289 burns patients due to fire crackers this time. I was further saddened when Deputy Inspector General of Police of Northeast, an expert in handling arms and explosives, could not handle fire crackers properly on Deepawali and had to be rushed to Delhi for treatment of burns. It is distressing that we still have to travel to 2000 kilometers to get proper burn treatment in the 21st Century. I consider myself as a tiny lamp braving the winds in the dark night trying to spread the light of knowledge of burn management. I am not alone in this crusade- your active and whole hearted support will dispel the darkness of apathy and ignorance of burn management. Let us learn the science of burn management and master the art of burn healing by attending NABICON 2014 in full strength. Please ignite the millions of lamp and spread the light of wisdom of burn care all over. I cherish your active support and my heartfelt gratitude is not enough for that. I salute your commitment for better burn care in our country. I welcome you all to the forth coming NABICON 2014 in New Delhi. With immense regards. Yours truly, Dr. R. P. Narayan

SECRETARY'S MESSAGE Esteemed NABI members, Greetings from New Delhi. Notwithstanding the unrelenting efforts of professionals dedicated to burn care, the 'prevalence' of burn injuries continues to be unacceptably high. The eventual outcomes leave a lot to be desired and achieved. The dignitaries continue to articulate high sounding flowery, rosy words from the podiums, convey their innate desires of accomplishing feats and fathoming depths to better the pathetic state of burn care still prevailing in our country. Some seem to never tire of bragging about the strides made in this front! However, the ground reality has an utterly different tale to tell. How is this dream of uplifting the burn care and curbing the incidence going to be realized without the 'unconditional' support and grants from the Local, State and Central administration that are perhaps still not sensitized to this age old misery? Long term plans obviously would include establishment of new state of the art burn centers in each zone equipped with trained manpower and machine. Nonetheless, certain 'immediate' measures would go a long way in improving the present dismal state. A huge majority of burn victims are still being managed by our general surgery colleagues across the length and breadth of our country. It is this existing work force that needs to be targeted. They need to be sensitized, trained, updated in skills, knowledge and provided with requisite armamentarium. The entire staff needs to show exemplary dedication. Burns should be made an integral topic in the curriculum of MBBS, MS (Gen Surg) and MCh/DNB (Plast Surg) and a minimum of 8-10 lectures should be mandatory each year for each course. It should be compulsory to include questions on burn care in all theory and practical exams. Otherwise students would continue to ignore and close eyes to the subject of burn care. Unfortunate victims should not be 'thrown' to isolated, secluded corners of the wards. There is not even one lecture/paper, leave aside a dedicated session to burns management in any meeting, of any allied specialty, in any part of the country. Our own Plastic Surgery Teaching Programs, CME's, Tutorials etc. which are now being held so frequently all round the year hardly ever include burn care. I may only request, urge and plead to the organizing chairmen to compulsorily dedicate an entire session to 'burns' in such gatherings. After meeting 'n' number of young plastic surgeons and PG's, it is so very disheartening and demoralizing to pen that not even one young plastic surgeon is willing to take up the burn care. This field perhaps is not 'lucrative' for them. It is sardonic to learn that at a recently held 2 day didactic course on burns, a handful of delegates comprised of largely some friends which were also outnumbered by the faculty. I can only once again request the HOD's at all institutions to motivate & sensitize the budding plastic surgeons towards this aspect. We also need to win over our friends from General Surgery and persuade them to join NABI. The aim is to make an amalgam of "Burns Fraternity" with an attitude & aptitude to deal with & heal the agony of burn victims. NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (2)

Although we have had a decent number of new applicants joining the academy in past few years, almost all have been on personal insistence of a select few NABI members. It is worth noting that hardly any general surgeon has applied for nearly 3 years now. Why can't each NABI member coax and cajole just 2 general surgery colleagues each year to join our academy and strive with us in the quest for betterment of burn care? NABI on its part has swiftly sustained the good work this year as well. Two hugely successful CME's were organized, all awarded Professorships and Fellowships have been duly completed, next issue of IJB is likely to be in your shelves soon, newly launched dynamic website www.thenabi.org is updated and is functioning well, all correspondences have been swiftly done, and the eagerly awaited next annual Conference is round the corner, scheduled from 7th-9th Feb 2014 at New Delhi. I make a closing appeal to all members to please fill the NABI Directory proforma published once again on the last page of this newsletter to enable me to realize one more goal I had envisioned for myself of publishing an updated directory during my tenure as Hony Secretary of NABI. I would once again quote Robert Frost: "And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." Wishing you and your family a very happy, prosperous and peaceful 2014. LONG LIVE NABI. Prabhat Shrivastava

NABICON 2014 22nd Annual Conference of National Academy of Burns India is scheduled to be held at New Delhi, India from 7th -9th Feb 2014. The CME on 7th Feb 2014 shall be held at Old Lecture theatre 1 & 2, Safdarjung Hospital and VMMC, Ring Road, New Delhi-110029, while the venue for the proceedings on 8th-9th Feb 2014 would be SCOPE Convention Centre, Ground Floor, Core 8, SCOPE Building, CGO Complex, Behind Nehru Stadium, 7, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The organizing committee is dedicated to make this meeting memorable & scientifically exceptional under the guidance of the current NABI President Dr. R.P. Narayan. Renowned International and National faculty has consented to be there to share their experiences. Please register in large numbers and submit your abstracts to contribute towards the success of the meeting. For further details, kindly write to: Dr. R.P. Narayan, Conference Secretariat-NABICON 2014, 2nd Floor, Dept of Burns, Plastic & Maxillofacial Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital and VMMC, New Delhi-110029. Contact: +91-9899566118; E-mail: [email protected] , Fax: 011-26109078 Website: www.nabicon2014.org , www.thenabi.org

Notice for Executive Committee Meeting to be held during NABICON 2014

The agenda for next EXCO meeting scheduled to be held from l Secretary's report 02.00 pm onwards on Friday, 07th Feb 2014 during NABICON l Treasurer's report & Accounts 2014 a t first floor, Dept. of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029 is as under: l Editor's report & Accounts.

l Meeting called to order & Welcome note by the President. l Announcement of Fellowships and Awards.

l Condolence, if any. l Any other matter with permission of the chair.

th l Approval of minutes of the last EXCO Meeting held on 25 l Concluding remarks and thanks by the President. Jan 2013, Friday, at Baroda Medical College Auditorium, Vadodara during NABICON 2013.

Notice for General Body Meeting to be held during NABICON 2014

The agenda for the next GBM of NABI scheduled to be held from l Announcement of Fellowships and Awards. 04.00 pm onwards on Saturday, 08th Feb 2014 during NABICON l Achievements of the members. 2014 at Auditorium, SCOPE Convention Centre, Lodhi Road, th New Delhi is as under: l Any matters arising out of the EXCO meeting held on 07 Feb 2014. l Meeting called to order & Welcome note by the President. l Any other matter with permission of the chair. l Condolence, if any. l Elections: l Approval of minutes of the last General Body meeting held on 26th Jan 2013, Saturday, at Baroda Medical College -President Elect (2014-15) : 1 Auditorium, Vadodara during NABICON 2013. -EXCO members (2014-17) : 2 l Secretary's report. l Installation of the New President. l Treasurer's report & Accounts. l Concluding remarks and thanks by the President. l Editor's report & Accounts. NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (3)

21st Annual Conference of NABI-'NABICON 2013'

The 21st Annual Conference of National Academy of Burns- India was held at Baroda Medical College Auditorium, SSG Hospital, Vadodara-390001, Gujarat India from 25th -27th Jan 2013. The theme of the conference was 'Improve Burns Care-Together We Can'. The Conference was organized by the President NABI Dr. Umesh Shah in association with Gujarat State Chapter-The Association of Surgeons of India and Gujarat State Surgeons' Association. A full day CME was conducted on 25th Jan 2013 which included topics ranging from basics to advanced and recent concepts in burn management. The meeting was attended by more than 300 delegates who included a large number of general surgery colleagues as well befitting the Conference theme. Delegates also comprised a large number of nurses, physiotherapists, post graduates and nursing students. Besides few reputed burn experts from the globe, the invited Faculty comprised of who's who in Burn care from all over the country. The scientific deliberations by this galaxy of stalwarts coupled with active audience participation made the sessions very interactive and informative. The Conference was inaugurated on 25th Jan 13 by the Chief Guest Mr. Prithwiraj Sur, Executive Director, IOC-Gujarat Refinery, while Padma Shri Dr. Ashok Gupta was the Guest of Honour. Dr. Bhimandas Bilwani oration was delivered by Patron Prof J.L. Gupta, Safdarjang-NABI Professorship talk was given by Dr. V. Jayaraman, and Lok Nayak Hospital visiting Professorship talk was delivered by Dr.Tina Palmeri, President of American Burn Association. Dr. Madhuri Gore, Mumbai delivered the Mumbai NABICON Burns Research Award oration. Besides, there were many Guest lectures, competitive free papers and a large number of posters on various aspects including prevention, management, rehabilitation and research. Business meetings of NABI were also held as scheduled. Dr.Umesh Shah, President NABI thanked one and all for coming in large numbers to make the Conference a success.

Patron NABI Padmashri Prof J.L. Gupta lighting the lamp President Dr. Umesh Shah addressing the audience Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava, Secretary NABI being welcomed over the dais

Padmashri Prof. Mathangi Ramakrishnan Dr. Swarn Arora being felicitated by Dr. Rajeev Ahuja receiving the plaque from being felicitated by President Dr. Umesh Shah President Dr. Umesh Shah President Dr. Umesh Shah

Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava, Secretary NABI Padmashri Dr. Ashok Gupta, Chief Guest Dr. Mary Babu presenting the Guest lecture announcing the awards addressing the audience NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (4)

Dr. S.P. Bajaj delivering the Guest Lecture Dr. P.K. Bilwani delivering his invited talk Dr. Rajeev B. Ahuja delivering the Guest Lecture

Dr. Karoon Agrawal presenting his Guest lecture Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy delivering his invited talk Dr. R.P. Narayan delivering the Guest lecture

Dr. Rajeev Ahuja, Dr. P.S. Bhandari and Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava presenting the memento Dr. V. Jayaraman receiving the Safdarjung Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava chairing the Lok Nayak oration to Dr. Tina Palmeri, USA Professorship plaque and certificate from Dr. R.P. Narayan

Dr. A.K. Singh, Dr. Sunil Keswani and Dr. Vinita Puri Dr. Madhuri Gore receiving the Mumbai Nabicon Dr. R. Bharat delivering his Guest Lecture chairing the Mumbai NABICON Oration Burns Research Award from Dr. Sunil Keswani

Dr. Shobha Chamania making her presentation Dr. Sunil Keswani presenting his lecture Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava, Secretary NABI presenting his Guest lecture

Dr. B.P. Sarma making his presentation Dr. Vithal Lahane presenting his talk Dr. R.K. Shrivastava delivering his talk NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (5)

Minutes of the General Body Meeting of NABI held on 26th Jan 2013, Saturday, during NABICON 2013 at Vadodara, under the Chairmanship of Dr. Umesh Shah The meeting was attended by the following: 1. Dr. J.L. Gupta 2. Dr. P.K. Bilwani 3. Dr. S.P. Bajaj 4. Dr. S.N. Sharma 5. Dr. R.K. Shrivastava 6. Dr. Anup Dhir 7. Dr. G.V. Sudhakar 8. Dr. K.L. Bora 9. Dr. M. Tamane 10. Dr. Shailesh Ranade 11. Dr. N. Suresh Joshi 12. Dr. Ganapathy Krishnan 13. Dr. B.P. Sarma 14. Dr. Arun Bhatnagar 15. Dr. M.F. Shaikh 16. Dr. I.A. Khan 17. Dr. Jayesh P. Sachde 18. Dr. Anurag Chitranshi 19. Dr. J.H. Pandya 20. Dr. Atul Shah 21. Dr. Shashank Shringarpure 22. Dr. Hitesh P. Dhruv 23. Dr. M.G. Bhaloder 24. Dr. Shailendra Singh 25. Dr. Hiren Desai 26. Dr. Yogesh Bhatt 27. Dr. A.K. Singh 28. Dr. Pramod Kumar 29. Dr. Brijesh Mishra 30. Dr. Vipul Kumar 31. Dr. Pradeep Goil 32. Dr. K. Vyas 33. Dr. Shashank Chauhan 34. Dr. Anshumali Misra 35. Dr. Thakur Thussu 36. Dr. Yuri Dias 37. Dr. Prasanna N.S. 38. Dr. Anand Kale 39. Dr. R. Ravindra Bharathi 40. Dr. Sudarshan Tomar 41. Dr. Omkarnath Deshpande 42. Dr. K.M. Ramakrsihnan 43. Dr. Piyush Doshi 44. Dr. V. Ravichandran 45. Dr. Alok Garg 46. Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy 47. Dr. Rajeev Ahuja 48. Dr. Karoon Agrawal 49. Dr. V.P. Choudhary 50. Dr. Seema Rekha Devi 51. Dr. Sujata Sarabhai 52. Dr. Ashim Kumar Roy 53. Dr. R.P. Narayan 54. Dr. V.K. Tiwari 55. Dr. Shardendu Sharma 56. Dr. RavindraTah 57. Dr. Shalabh Kumar 58. Dr. S.K. Gupta 59. Dr. V. Jayaraman 60. Dr. C. Balasubramanian 61. Dr. V. Devasenan 62. Dr. R. Bharat 63. Dr. H. Vora 64. Dr. Santosh Raibagkar 65. Dr. Sandeep Sharma 66. Dr. Sanjay Kucheria 67. Dr. P.L. Agrawal 68. Dr. Pradeep Atadoria 69. Dr. Sanjay Soni 70. Dr. Sushan C. 71. Dr. Rajeswari 72. Dr. Shobha Chamania 73. Dr. Jayant Kumar Dash 74. Dr. S. Arora 75. Dr. Vinita Puri 76. Dr. Venkateshwaran 77. Dr. A.K. Choudhury 78. Dr. Nimmi Lalwani 79. Dr. Umesh Shah 80. Dr. P.S. Bhandari 81. Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava Members who had informed of their inability to attend this meeting: None The meeting began as per the agenda which had already been circulated to all EXCO AND GB members both electronically, and via NABI Newsletter No.17, Dec 2012 issue. 1. Meeting called to order and Welcome note by the President: President Dr. Umesh Shah welcomed all the members to the GB meeting. He requested the Secretary to proceed as per the agenda circulated. 2. Condolence to the deceased members: Secretary read out a condolence note for Dr. Deepak Ahuja of Kanpur who left for heavenly abode last year. The GB rose & silently prayed for a minute to the Almighty to grant courage to the bereaved family members & give them strength to bear with this irreparable loss. 3. Approval of minutes of the last GBM held on 04th Feb 2012, Saturday at IHC, New Delhi during NABICON 2012, under the Presidentship of Dr. V.K. Tiwari: Minutes had already been published and circulated in the latest NABI Newsletter No.17, December 2012 issue, by the Secretary to all NABI members individually by post and on all available personal e-mail ID's. The minutes were unanimously accepted and approved by GB. Proposed by Dr. S.P. Bajaj and seconded by Dr. S.N. Sharma. 4. SECRETARY'S REPORT a) Mid-Term CME of NABI: Secretary informed that the Mid-Term CME was organized by Dr. Vithal Lahane at Latur, Maharashtra on 14th Oct 2012 under the aegis of NABI. The pictorial CME report as submitted by the organizers has been published in the NABI Newsletter No.17, Dec 2012 issue. The audited Income-Expenditure statement received from Dr. Lahane reflected a deficit of Rs. 16,263/-- and is with the Treasurer, NABI. A cheque of Rs. 16,263/-- and the certificate has already been awarded to Dr. Vithal Lahane during the inauguration ceremony yesterday evening. b) 20th NABICON: The GB lauded the efforts of Dr.V.K.Tiwari and his team for organizing the 20th Annual Conference of National Academy of Burns- India (NABICON 2012) from 3rd-5th Feb 2012 at IHC, New Delhi. The detailed pictorial report has already been published in the NABI Newsletter No.17, Dec 2012 issue. c) Savings from Conferences: NABICON 2011, 21st-23rd Jan 2011, Chennai: The audited Income-Expenditure Account for NABICON 2011 submitted last year by Dr. V. Jayaraman reflected a deficit of Rs. 56,967/--. Secretary informed that a cheque of Rs.1,00,000/- (No. 248095, dated 26.06.2012 in favour of NABI) received in July 2012 from Dr. V. Jayaraman was given to the Treasurer Dr. P.S. Bhandari. NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (6)

Although the savings given to NABI do not meet the criteria of '10% of Total Expenditure amount', the EXCO has examined the issue, accepted the accounts and applauded the efforts of Dr. Jayaraman.It was informed that EXCO has also accepted and agreed to Patron Prof. J.L. Gupta's direction of placing the entire amount in a FD earmarked for 'NABI Headquarter fund'. GB also agreed and unanimously approved &accepted the decisions. NABICON 2012, 3rd -5th Feb 2012, New Delhi: Secretary informed that the EXCO has examined the audited Statement of Income-Expenditure Account for NABICON 2012 organized by Dr. V.K. Tiwari. It reflects the Income as Rs. 46,12,054/- and the expenditure also as Rs. 46,12,054/-. The amount given to NABI is shown as Rs. 2,97,000/--. Although the savings given to NABI from NABICON 2012 also did not meet the criteria of '10% of Total Expenditure Amount', the EXCO has accepted the accounts. Secretary further informed that regarding utilization of this amount, EXCO has also accepted and agreed to Patron Prof. J.L. Gupta's direction to the Treasurer Dr. P.S. Bhandari of placing the entire amount in a FD earmarked for 'NABI Headquarter fund'. GB also agreed and unanimously approved &accepted the decisions. d) New memberships of NABI: Secretary informed that due to sustained efforts in the membership drive, a large number of new Full-Life/Associate-Life NABI members have been enrolled in the year 2012 as well, nearly an encore of each of the past 3 years. The membership drive is continuing to pay dividends. Treasurer has confirmed that the entire membership fee received has been credited to NABI account. He added that individual membership numbers have also been assigned to each new applicant subsequently. All have been individually welcomed to NABI through a hard copy, on their personal e-mails and through the latest NABI Newsletter as well and all the memberships have been approved by EXCO. The names and addresses of all 63 new applicants were displayed by the Secretary. Dr. Prabhat once again sought the support of each member in this quest of membership drive by enrolling at least two new members each in 2013. The GB approved all the new memberships and appreciated the persistent efforts of the Secretary for the successful membership drive this year as well. e) NABI website: Secretary informed that the NABI website www.thenabi.org has been functioning very well and excellent encouraging inputs are being received regularly from a large number of members. He added that the site has been updated till 23rd Jan 2013. An amount of Rs. 12,420/-- has also been paid towards web hosting and domain name for the period of three years (from 18th July 2012 -18th July 2015). He once again requested the Editor to submit the soft-copies of all issues of IJB since 1993 for uploading. It was again pronounced by the secretary that soft copy of report of any other NABICON / CME with pictures, earlier Newsletters etc may be submitted at [email protected] for uploading on the site. He solicited the constructive remarks from the viewers for improvement of the site. The GB applauded and appreciated the relentless efforts of the Secretary for the successful creation, maintenance and up gradation of the website. f) Report of NABI Training Fellowship: Secretary informed that Dr. Sandeep Rana of Hisar has successfully completed the training as a Fellow of 'Phoolan Devi Gupta-NABI Training Fellowship' awarded to him last year. He has submitted his report as well. The training was obtained at Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi. The EXCO has unanimously accepted and approved the report, and Dr.Sandeep has already been awarded the Fellowship certificate and a cheque of Rs. 10,000/-- during the inauguration ceremony yesterday evening. g) Seed money for NABICON 2014: It was unanimously 'Resolved that an amount of Rs. 10,000/-- shall be provided as seed money to 'NABICON 2014' account' by NABI. Dr. R.P. Narayan, President-Elect NABI and Chairman, Organizing Committee, 22nd Annual Conference of the National Academy of Burns-India (NABICON 2014) was authorized to open a savings bank account in the name of 'NABICON 2014' at Bank of Baroda, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi and the account would be jointly operated by Dr. R.P. Narayan and Dr. Rakesh Kain as Co-signatories'. The Secretary's report was unanimously accepted and approved by the General Body. Proposed by Dr. S.P. Bajaj and seconded by Dr. K.L. Bora. 5. TREASURER'S REPORT AND ACCOUNTS Treasurer Dr. P.S. Bhandari informed the GB that all fixed deposits have been renewed and all the originals received from Dr. R.P. Narayan. He added that a good amount of money has been received through a large number of new memberships this year as well @ Rs. 3500/- each. Dr. Bhandari further informed that besides the cheques of Rs. 1,00,000/-- from NABICON 2011 and Rs. 2,97,000/-- from NABICON 2012, two cheques were received by him from Dr. S.P. Bajaj in favour of NABI in October 2012 (one for Rs. 4,21,042/-- and another for Rs. 5,83,531/--) amounting to a total of Rs. 10,04,573/--.He added that Dr. Bajaj has clarified to the EXCO that these cheques have nothing to do with NABICON 2000 which he had organized. Regarding utilization of this amount, EXCO has agreed and accepted the suggestion given to him by Patron Prof. J.L. Gupta to place the entire amount in a FD, and also to ensure that this FD must also be earmarked for 'NABI Headquarter Fund'. Dr. Swarn Arora sought clarification once again if this ten lakh sum is the 'savings' of the NABICON organized by Dr. S.P. Bajaj in the year 2000. Dr. Bajaj responded and told the GB that this amount has nothing to do with NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (7)

NABICON 2000. Patron Prof J.L. Gupta pronounced to the GB that this is the largest sum of money given to NABI so far in 21 years and all must appreciate this. He stressed that the sum would be placed in FD for 'NABI Headquarter Fund'. GB decision: Accepted and approved. Treasurer's report was unanimously accepted and approved by the GB. Proposed by: Dr. S.P. Bajaj and Seconded by: Dr. G.V. Sudhakar 6. EDITOR'S REPORT AND ACCOUNTS Dr. Vinita Puri informed that in July 2012, Dr. M.F. Shaikh handed over the password for the ID [email protected], the address list and the hard copies of issues of 1993, 2003-10. A new 'NABI-Journal Account' has been opened in Mumbai in August 2012 with Rs. 10,000/- as seed money from her savings, as no finances were received either from the previous Editor's Journal Accounts at Ahmedabad or from NABI. Dr. Shaikh has informed during yesterday's EXCO meeting that some files/papers/records, printer, camera etc got destroyed in the accidental fire last year in his office. Dr. R.P. Narayan has clarified that Patron Prof. J.L.Gupta's suggestion to refund Dr.Shaikh's contribution towards publication of IJB can be discussed only after Dr. Shaikh submits an audited statement of 'NABI's Journal account' for the year 2011-12, which has not yet been received. Further, EXCO has decided that that any balance from the previous editor's 'NABI Journal account' at Ahmedabad should now be transferred to NABI account. GB accepted and approved both these decisions. Dr.Vinita further informed that i) IJB shall now be published by Wolters Kluver/Medknow ii) MOU has been signed between the publisher and the Editor which would be renewable each year iii) The present balance sheet reads Rs. 1,40,000/- after having disbursed the startup fee to the publisher iv) IJB is online since Dec 2012- the web address is www.ijburns.com and articles can be submitted at www.journalonweb.com/ijbv) IJB will now have an open access online version vi) The upcoming issue is expected to be released in next 2 months vii) the Editorial office is now situated at Dept of Plastic Surgery, Near ward 16, 2nd Floor, Gynae wing, Old Bldg, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai-400012. Editor's report was unanimously accepted and approved by the GB. Proposed by: Dr. V.K. Tiwari and Seconded by: Dr. P.K. Bilwani 7. ANNOUNCEMENT OF FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS i) Mrs. Phoolan Devi Gupta-NABI Award for Outstanding work in any field of Burns for 2013:Dr. Umesh Shah, Vadodara. ii) Mrs. Phoolan Devi Gupta-NABI Traveling Fellowship for 2013: Dr. Deepak Khatri, Vadodara. iii) Bhimandas Bilwani Oration for the year 2013: Prof. K. Mathangi Ramakrishnan, Chennai. iv) Safdarjung Hospital-NABI Professorship for the year 2013: To be announced later by Prof Karoon Agrawal. v) Lok Nayak Hospital visiting Professorship for the year 2013: Dr. Peter Maitz, Australia. vi) Mumbai NABICON Burns Research Award for 2013: Prof. K. Mathangi Ramakrishnan, Chennai. vii) Mid-Term CME for 2013:a)Dr. K.L. Bora, Dhule, Maharashtra and b) Dr. Jayant Dash, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. The total sanctioned financial support of Rs. 25,000/-- would be split equally, subject to fulfillment of all the criteria for the same by both the awardees viii) Honorary membership of NABI: No recommendations received. ix) NABI Best Paper Award for 2013: Shall be decided after 'NABI Best Paper Session'. GB approved all the above awards and Fellowships. 8. ACHIEVEMENTS OF MEMBERS GB applauded for the accomplishments of NABI members achieved during 2012 read out by the Secretary. Dr. Rajeev B. Ahuja, New Delhi: Elected unanimously as the 'President Elect' of the International Society for Burn Injuries at the 16th Congress of ISBI from 9 13th September 2012 at Edinburgh, UK. It is for the first time in the history of the world body that any person has been elected from a low or middle income country. Dr. Lalit Makhija, New Delhi: Elected unanimously as the 'President Elect' of the Society for Wound Care and Research at 6th Annual Conference of SWCR from 30th Nov - 2nd Dec 2012 at Bareilly. 9. ANY MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THE EXCO MEETING HELD ON 25TH JAN 2013 Disbursal of award money to foreign awardees: Secretary informed that after due consultation with CA, only two options are available to disburse the award money to any overseas awardee- i) A cheque in Indian currency OR ii) A DD in Dollars. EXCO has taken a decision that the award money to overseas awardees shall henceforth be disbursed only as a DD in Dollars equivalent to award money + the remittance fee to be paid by NABI. EXCO has decided against giving any cash to any foreign awardee. GB decision: Approved. Award Money for various Fellowships/Orations/Awards: Treasurer informed that EXCO has discussed the issue of the interest generated from the corpus of various awards each year being added back to the corpus for past many years, while the award money each year being disbursed from the current account of NABI. He conveyed NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (8)

the EXCO decision that the Treasurer would consult NABI CA to clarify and make clear if there has been any unintentional/accidental violation of any Rules and Regulations, the rectification measures thereof, and the 'correct manner/ means of withdrawal' for disbursing the award money. GB decision: Approved. 10. ANY OTHER MATTER WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR: Presentation of report of Chairmen, Various committees of NABI: Secretary informed that Dr. Arvind Vartak, Chairman, Ethics Committee, Prof. P.K.Bilwani, Chairman, Burns Prevention Committee and Dr. Shobha Chamania, Chairman, Nursing Committee have presented their reports to EXCO and all reports have been approved by EXCO. GB Decision: Approved. Proposal by Patron Prof. J.L.Gupta: Patron Prof J.L.Gupta reiterated that the entire savings of all Conferences/CME/donations should henceforth be deposited in FD by the Treasurer NABI and all such FD's should be earmarked to build corpus for 'NABI Headquarter Fund'. GB Decision: Approved. Proposed by: Dr.Bilwani and Seconded by: Dr.S.P.Bajaj 11. ELECTIONS: Secretary informed the GB about the posts falling vacant this year. a. President-Elect (2013-2014) : One (Dr. R.P. Narayan would take over as President from Dr. Umesh Shah) b. EXCO members (2013-2016) : Three (Dr. Seema Rekha Devi, Dr. Deepak Nanda & Dr. Sanjeev Sharma finish their term of 03 years) NOMINATIONS received were as under: PRESIDENT ELECT (2013-2014): One S.No. Name of the candidate Proposed by Seconded by 1 Dr. V.P. Choudhary Dr. R. Bharat Dr. P.K. Bilwani 2 Dr. RavindraTah Dr. V.K.Tiwari Dr. S.N. Sharma 3 Dr. Arun K. Choudhury Dr. Swarn Arora Dr. Shobha Chamania Withdrawals:None; Elections held;Result: Dr. RavindraTah declared elected. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS (2013-2016): Three S.No. Name of the candidate Proposed by Seconded by 1 Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy Dr. Sujata Sarabhai Dr. Seema Rekha Devi 2 Dr. Ravi Chandran Dr. Mathangi Ramakrishnan Dr. V. Jayaraman 3 Dr. Arun Bhatnagar Dr. K.L. Bora Dr. Tamne 4 Dr. Venkateshwaran Dr. Nimmi Lalwani Dr. Rajeswari 5 Dr. I.A. Khan Dr. Yogesh Bhat Dr. S.N. Sharma Withdrawals: Dr. Ravi Chandran; Dr. Venkateshwaran-Not eligible Elections held: Result: Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy, Dr. Arun Bhatnagar and Dr. I.A. Khan declared elected. 12. INSTALLATION OF THE NEW PRESIDENT Dr.R.P.Narayan was installed as the new NABI President and was decorated with the President's medallion by Dr.Umesh Shah. 13. PAST PRESIDENT'S MEDALLION TO OUTGOING PRESIDENT Secretary Dr.Prabhat Shrivastava honoured Dr.Umesh Shah with the Past President's medallion. 14. CONCLUDING REMARKS The President and the Secretary thanked all the members for making it convenient to attend the meeting, for their valuable suggestions & inputs, and for extending full cooperation towards smooth conduction of the meeting.

DR.UMESH SHAH DR.PRABHAT SHRIVASTAVA President Hon. Secretary NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (9)

Mid-Term CME of NABI Dhule, Maharashtra held on 29th September 2013

In its academic pursuit to further the burn education and spread awareness regarding various preventive and treatment aspects of Burn injuries, especially amongst doctors working in a peripheral setup, NABI endorses and provides yearly financial support to Continuing Medical Education programs conducted by NABI members each year. Treading on the same path, two Mid-Term CME's of NABI were organized in 2013. A brief pictorial report is being published here. The Mid-term CME of NABI was organized at Dhule on 29/09/2013 in association with Indian Medical Association,Dhule branch and Association of Medical Specialties Maharashtra State, Mumbai under the Chairmanship of Dr.K.L.Bora. Total 160 delegates registered for the CME and two credit points were awarded by Maharashtra Medical Council, Mumbai.Dean Dr. B.G.Patil, Principal ACPM Medical College, Inaugurated the function. Dr. Arvind Vartak, Dr. Mrs. Vinita Puri, Dr. Jiten Kulkarni, Dr. Ramakant Bembde, Dr. Avinash Yelikar, Dr. Rajendra Nehte and Dr. K.L. Bora delivered lectures on various aspects of Burns care. The CME was given wide publicity by local T.V. Media and Print Media about first aid and prevention of Burns. Meet of organizing members with 25 press reporters was organized to educate public for prevention of Burns, especially during Diwali and 'Phataka' Burns. Delicious breakfast and lunch were served.

Lamp lighting by Dr. Avinash Yelikar, Dr. K.L. Bora Inaugural speech by Dr. K.L. Bora and other dignitaries

Dr. Arvind Vartak delivering his Guest Lecture Dr. K.L. Bora presenting his talk NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (10)

Dr. Avinash Yelikar making his presentation Dr. Ramakant Bembede delivering his talk

Dr. Rajendra Nehete addressing the audience Dr. Vinita Puri delivering the Guest Lecture

Dr. Jiten Kulkarni making his presentation Dr. K.L. Bora presenting the memento

Dr. Arvind Vartak being presented Dr. Ravi Wankhedkar addressing the audience a token of thanks from the organizers NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (11)

Mid-Term CME of NABI Bhubaneshwar, Odisha held on 5thOctober 2013

A full day Mid Term CME of NABI with the theme "Primary care of a burn victim" was organized by the Department of Burns, Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneshwar on 5th October 2013. Dr. Arun K. Choudhury was the Organizing Chairman and Dr. Jayant Kumar Dash was the Organizing Secretary.

More than 150 delegates registered for the CME. A large number of General Surgery colleagues also participated besides plastic surgeons from all over the state of Odisha. The CME was inaugurated by Hon'ble Minister of Health, Govt of Odisha Dr. Damodar Rout. It was given a wide coverage in the electronic media highlighting the role of NABI in disseminating the knowledge in prevention and proper care of burns.Talks given by the eminent faculty in the field of Burns and Plastic Surgery encompassed practically all aspects of burns management. The didactic lectures were delivered by Dr. S. Baliar Singh, Dr. Falguny Ray, Dr. Arun Choudhury, Dr. Sunil Keswani, Dr. Prabhat Shrivasatava, Secretary NABI, Dr. Atul Shah, Dr. Akshay Rout, Dr. Subrat Jena, Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Naik, Dr. Laxmikant Mishra and Dr. Pruthviraj Singh.There was active and lively interaction of the delegates with all the faculty after all lectures.

Dr.Jayant Kumar Dash expressed thanks to all specially mentioning the names of Dr. Arun Choudhury, Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava, Dr. Sunil Keswani and Dr. Atul Shah for their valuable support and spending quality time with the delegates from their busy schedules.

Dignitaries on the dais during the Hon’ble Health Minister of Odisha, Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava, Secretary inauguration of the CME Dr. Damodar Rout lighting the lamp NABI lighting the lamp

Prof. Dr. Arun K. Choudhury Prof. Dr. Arun K. Choudhury delivering Dr. P.K. Mohanty, Medical Superintendent, lighting the lamp during inauguration the inaugural address SUM Hospital addressing the audience NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (12)

Dr. S. Baliar Singh delivering Dr. Falguny Ray making Dr. Sunil Keswani presenting the lecture his presentation the Guest lecture

Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava, Secretary NABI Dr. Subrat Jena delivering Dr. Sunil Keswani presenting delivering the Invited Lecture his lecture the memento to Dr. Subrat Jena

Dr. Falguny Ray and Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava Dr. Akshay Kumar Rout Dr. Atul Shah delivering the chairing the scientific session delivering his talk Guest lecture

Dr. Jayant Kumar Dash, Dr. Laxmikant Mishra making Dr. Prabhat Shrivasatva, Secretary NABI Organizing Secretary addressing his presentation receiving the memento from the audience Dr. Jayant Kumar Dash, Organizing Secretary NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (13)

AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS Applications / Nominations are invited from the NABI members for the following Awards & Fellowships for the year 2014: Mrs. Phoolan Devi Gupta Award for Outstanding work in any field of Burns This award is given by nomination only. It will be given to a person who has significantly added to the knowledge of burn care Nationally. Members of the Executive Committee can send the nomination for any individual, giving full details with specific contributions which entitle the person for the award. The award consists of Rs. 5000/-, a certificate & a plaque. Nominations should reach the Secretary NABI by 15th Jan 2014. The award for the year 2013 has been bestowed to Dr. Umesh Shah, Vadodara. Mrs Phoolan Devi Gupta-NABI Traveling Fellowship in Burns This award is for a young person interested in gaining experience by working in a recognized burns unit. Applicant should be below 40 years of age. He/she should be having interest in burn care and should be working in a peripheral hospital not having a burns unit. Along with the application, the candidate should also submit a letter of acceptance from the burns unit where the training is sought. Minimum period of training is 4 weeks. Upon successful completion of the training, the candidate shall be required to submit a report and the certificate of completion of training from the Consultant under whom the training has been sought. The candidate shall be awarded Rs.10,000/- and a certificate in the subsequent NABICON. Applications should reach the Secretary NABI by 15th Jan 2014. The Fellowship for the year 2013 has been awarded to Dr. Deepak Khatri, Vadodara, Gujarat. NABI Best Paper Award From the papers presented in the 'NABI Best Paper Session' at the Annual Conference (NABICON), the one that is adjudged the “Best Paper” will be given this award. The award consists of Rs. 5000/-- along with a certificate. The Best Paper award for the year 2013 has been given to Dr. Siddhartha Talabhaktala, Hyderabad for his presentation on “ALT flaps for bilateral post burn contracture of the hand”. Safdarjung Hospital NABI Professorship This award instituted by the Organizing Committee of NABICON 2001, New Delhi is given to honour a person who has contributed in the field of Burns at the National / International level. An oration by the selected person provides a stimulus for all NABI members to strive hard in improving the management of burns in the country and also gives an opportunity to learn the changing patterns of Burns care. The recipient will be felicitated during the Conference which will consist of a citation, scroll of honour / memento and cash award. The name of the awardee for the year 2014 shall be intimated to the Secretary NABI by the award committee. Mumbai NABICON Burns Research Award This award is intended to be conferred upon any Indian Scientist, Doctor, Nurse or any other individual who makes outstanding contribution to the care of burn victims in any aspects of the burn injury like prevention, treatment, care or rehabilitation by the way of original research which such individual has carried out in order to alleviate suffering of burn victims or has led to improved outcome in the burn care or health in the rehabilitation of burn victims or in any other manner which has helped burn care to be easier, more efficient, cheaper or has led to faster recovery of burn patient. Any full life member of NABI can send recommendation to nominate eligible individual. Nomination should be accompanied by complete bio-data of the nominee, along with the details of the research conducted. A member who recommends the Nominee should attach a note giving reasons why the work should be considered for the award. The nominee should be an Indian Citizen. The nominee need not be member of NABI. Nominee should have carried out the useful research in the field of burns. The research should be preferably conducted anywhere in India. However, in special circumstances the work conducted outside India can be nominated if it is of an outstanding nature. Work can be in any field of burn injury. The awardee shall be requested to present his / her work during the annual conference. The nominations for the year 2014 should reach the Hon. Secretary, NABI before 15th Jan 2014. The Award for the year 2013 has been given to Padma Shri Prof K. Mathangi Ramakrishnan, Chennai. Mid-Term CME of NABI In its academic pursuit to further burn education and spread awareness regarding various preventive and treatment aspects of Burn injuries, especially amongst doctors working in a peripheral setup, NABI endorses and provides yearly financial support of Rs. 25,000/- to CME program conducted by NABI member each year. The applications of the candidates interested in organizing a CME on Burns in the year 2014 should reach the Secretary-NABI before 15th Jan 2014. NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (14)

The Mid-Term CME for the year 2013 was awarded jointly to Dr.K.L.Bora, Dhule, Maharashtra and Dr.Jayant Dash, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. Lok Nayak Hospital visiting Professorship This award has been instituted in the year 2011 by the Organizing Committee of 7th APBC and 17th NABICON. Any NABI member can suggest the name of a distinguished burn surgeon to the nominating committee for the award of the Professorship. The nominations should be sent to The Head, Dept. of Burns & Plastic Surgery, Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi-110002. The decision of the nominating committee shall be final. The visiting Professor shall be invited by the Chairman of the selection committee and shall be required to deliver “Lok Nayak Hospital visiting Professorship Oration” during the NABICON. The name of the awardee for the year 2014 shall be intimated to the Secretary NABI by the nomination committee. The Professorship for the year 2013 has been awarded to Dr. Peter Maitz, Australia. Dr. Bhimandas Bilwani Oration The name of the awardee for the year 2014 shall be intimated to the Executive Committee by Prof P.K.Bilwani during NABICON 2014. Padma Shri Prof K.Mathangi Ramakrishnan, Chennai has been awarded the oration for the year 2013. Honorary membership of NABI No nominations received by the Secretary in 2013.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF MEMBERS Dear members, Please write to me at [email protected] about your accomplishments/ awards/honours/election to any posts etc. in the year 2013-14. I would feel extremely happy and proud to announce them to the world through our Newsletter. We extend our heartiest congratulations to the following NABI members:

Dr. Rajeev B. Ahuja - Invited as Guest of Honour at the 30th anniversary of Chinese Burn Association, 14th to 27th Nov 2013, Beijing. - Delivered a keynote address at European Burn meeting, 29th to 31st Aug 2013, Vienna.

Dr. Atul Shah - Completed LLM form The M S University of Baroda and would receive the Gold medal during convocation on 24th Dec 13.

Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava - Unanimously elected as the Executive Committee Member of Society for Wound care and Research (SWCR) for 2013-15. - Unanimously elected as the Governing Council Member of Indian Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (IAAPS) for 2013-15.

Dr. Ramakant Bembede - Delivered Dr. P.K. Bilwani Oration and received Dr. P.K. Bilwani Appreciation Award for Burns Care at GUJSURGCON 2013-Annual meeting of Gujarat Association of Surgeons at Rajkot on 28th Sept 2013.

Dr. Prashant Varkey - Elected to the Executive Committee of the Asia Pacific Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society at Beijng in 2012. - Elected as the Chairman of the Education Committee of this society at the Annual General Body meeting of APUHMS at Qingdao ,China in Oct 2013.

Dr. Nikhil Panse - Selected for the Kilner Essay award of APSI for 2013. NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (15)

WELCOME TO THE FOLD Dear friends, Greetings from New Delhi. Sustained efforts to keep the extended membership drive at full vigor have paid dividends in 2013 as well. I extend a warm welcome once again to all the new Full-Life/Associate-Life NABI members who have been enrolled so far in the year 2013. Their comprehensive list is published as under. Each new member has already been welcomed individually and has been assigned a Unique Membership number. Please quote this number in any correspondence with the office. I request each NABI member to kindly support me in the ongoing membership drive by enrolling at least 2 new members each in 2014 and in each subsequent year thereafter as well. Warm regards. Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava, MBBS, MS, MCh, FICS, FAIS Hony Secretary-NABI B-302, Prince Apts, Plot No.54, Patparganj, New Delhi-92 Write to me at [email protected] / [email protected] Call me 24 x 7 @ 098683 92781

SNo Membership No. Name Address 1 S147 AL2013 1041 Ms. Sharma Pratibha C/o Mr Mahesh Sharma (Adv), H.No.1128, New Colony, Sehore Road, Near Chirayu Medical College and Hospital, Near Bairagarh, -462030, MP 2 P048 FL2013 1042 Dr. Pati Ajit Kumar Plot No.78, Road No.11, Jagannath Nagar, Near GGP Colony, Rasulgarh, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 3 R042 FL2013 1043 Dr. Rout Debesh Kumar At PO Azimabad, PS Balasore Town, Balasore-756001, Odisha 4 S148 FL2013 1044 Dr. Sahu Satyajit C/o Rabindra Kumar Sahu, At Markandeswar Sahi, Radha Gobinda Lane, Nuasahi, PO/Dist-Puri-752001, Odisha 5 B063 FL2013 1045 Dr. Bisoi Suryakanta C/o Chaitanya Bisoi, At Nuasahi, Jobra, PO: College Square, Cuttack-753003, Odisha 6 M064 FL2013 1046 Dr. Mishra Jiten Kumar At Bambilo, PO Harianka, Dist: Kendrapara, Kendrapara, Odisha, India 7 G063 FL2013 1047 Dr. Giri Sanjay Kumar At Tankapani Road, Plot No.77/717, Jagannath Colony, Lane 2, Backside of Jagannath Ashram, Bhubaneswar-751018, Odisha 8 D040 FL2013 1048 Dr. Dodd Augustus Samuel Grace Kennet Foundation, 8, Kennet Road, Madurai-625016, TN 9 B064 FRL2013 1049 Dr. Brahmbhatt Jayesh Kumar Muljibhai E-2/5, Professor’s Qtrs, New Civil Hospital Campus, Majura Gate, Surat 395001, Gujarat 10 K065 FL2013 1050 Dr .Kapadia Mukesh Kumar Jivrajbhai B-304, Green Arcade, Behind Trinity, Pal-Adajan Road, Surat- 395009, Gujarat 11 S149 FL2013 1051 Dr. Sunkara Pravenn 1-76/1/B/4, Harsha Hospitals, Ganga Enclave, Pet Basheerabad, Medchal Road, Near Kompally, RR District-500067, AP 12 C032 FL2013 1052 Dr. Chauhan Nikhil Onkarprasad Ekveera Hospital, 23-D, N-2, CIDCO, Aurangabad-431003 13 G064 FL2013 1053 Dr. Gupta Sanjay Kumar Langertoli (Cheek Lane), Patna-800004, Bihar 14 K066 FL2013 1054 Dr. Khandelwal Sharad 143, Goyal Vihar Colony, Near Khajrana Ganesh Temple, Indore- 452018, MP 15 G065 FL2013 1055 Dr. Ghatole Prakash Gangadhar 207, Rajendra Chowk, Raviwar Peth, Near Bus Depot, Solapur- 413005, Maharashtra 16 K067 FL2013 1056 Dr. Kadam Sanjay Sahebrao Aadhar Hospital, Shivajinagar, Nanded -431602, Maharashtra 17 O002 FL2013 1057 Dr. Owais Habib 52, Sector 2, Sir Syed Abad Bemina, Srinagar-190010, J & K 18 S150 FL2013 1058 Dr. Samagandi Somashekhar Lingappa Sri Devi Krupa, Gandhinagar, Opposite Water boaster, Bellary- 583101, Karnataka 19 S151 FL2013 1059 Dr. Saklat Zubin Keki 702, Kautilya Apts, 10, Asha Baug, Navsari-396445, Gujarat NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (16)

20 P049 FL2013 1060 Dr. Prasanna N.S. “Sri Sharvani”, CH-37, 1st Cross, Ank Road, Gandhi nagar, A- Block, Shimoga-577201, Karnataka 21 K068 FL2013 1061 Dr. Kumar Vipul A-38, Rajendra Nagar, Near Kailash Hospital, Bareilly, UP 22 K069 AL2013 1062 Dr. Kadam Smita Sanjay Aadhar Hospital, Shivajinagar, Nanded -431602, Maharashtra 23 A050 FL2013 1063 Dr. Agrawal Amit 11-DevPuri Nagar, Raj Mahel Road, Patan-384265, Gujarat 24 G066 FL2013 1064 Dr. Garg Swapnil Flat No. 2, Shah Satnam Ji Speciality Hospitals, Near Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa-125055, Haryana 25 R043 FL2013 1065 Dr. Rajesh M # 672, A Sector, 5th A Main, 7th A Cross, Yelahanka New Town, Bangalore-560064, Karnataka 26 R044 FL2013 1066 Dr. Rawat Kinnari Anurag 201, Pratiksha Flats, 39, Middle Class Society, Fatehganj, Vadodara-390002, Gujarat 27 P050 FL2013 1067 Dr. Perera Chandini 33/3, Jambugasmulla Road, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka 28 B065 AL2013 1068 Mr. Bhaskar Bhuwan C-II/8, MOD Apts, Vasundhara Enclave, Mayur Vihar Phase-III, Near Dharamshilla Hospital, Delhi-110096 29 J027 FL2013 1069 Dr. Jain Ajay Jain Hospital, 1, Manas Nagar, Maholi Road, Mathura-281001, UP 30 R045 FL2013 1070 Dr. Ramasamy L. A-144, Shanthinikethan Apts, Anna Nagar, Madurai-625020, TN 31 G067 FL2013 1071 Dr. Govind S/O Sultan Singh Jandu, 192B, Gali No.05, Aggrawal Colony, Behind Raja Kothi, Hanumangarh Town-335513, Rajasthan 32 M065 FL2013 1072 Dr. Mishra Anshu A-75, 3rd Floor, Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi-110019 33 D041 FL2013 1073 Dr. Deraje Vybhav 77, 5th Street, 1st Main, Bank Avenue, Babu Sapalya, Bangalore- 560043, Karnataka 34 M066 FL2013 1074 Dr. Mulay Amit Mukund Sector 18, Plot 39, ‘Manmeet’, Jijamata Park, Krishnanagar, Chinchumad, Pune-411019, Maharashtra 35 S152 FL2013 1075 Dr. Singh Pruthwiraj At Siadimal, Post-Sunger-765015, District Rayagada,Odisha 36 N022 FL2013 1076 Dr. Nayak Bibhuti Bhusan Qtr No.4R/9, Near AH Cancer Hospital, Cuttack-753007, Odisha 37 S153 FL2013 1077 Dr. Satapathy Dwarika Nath Sonkhari Street, Damodar Bhavan, Berhampur Ganjam, -760009, Odisha 38 N023 FL2013 1078 Dr. Nanda Manish C/O Dr.J.S.Harchand, House No.117, Thakur Kunj, Mandi Dabwali, Sirsa, Haryana

CHANGE OF ADDRESS The following NABI members have submitted their updated/new correspondence address to the Secretary's office in the year 2013: S.No Membership No. Name New Correspondence Address 1. B045-LF09-845 Dr. Binita Jena Consultant, Dept of Plastic Surgery, Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre, Lake Area, Madurai-625107, Tamilnadu, INDIA 2. I004 FL 2012 987 Dr. Iyer Nandini Ramaswamy C1/3, HIG-World Bank Colony, Barra Bypass, Kanpur-208027, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA 3. M005 LF218 Dr. Majumdar Bijay Kumar A/3/41, Prantik, Phase III, Kalitala, M.G. Road, Kolkata-700104, West Bengal, INDIA 4. B062-FL2012-1038 Dr. Poresh Boruah C/O: Mr N. Kakati, House no.16 (Ground floor), Sorbodoy nagar, Chandmari, Guwahati-21, Assam, INDIA 5. C014 LF 77 Dr. Man Mohan Singh Chopra 180-A, Ekta Apartments, Paschim Vihar, Delhi-63, INDIA 6. N020 FL2012 1010 Dr. Prerna Nembang 304/B, Grenville Apartments, Near Millat Nagar Circle, Lokhandwala, Andheri West Mumbai-400053, Maharashtra, INDIA 7. B032 LF 125 Prof. Gautam Biswas CE 96,Sector 1, Salt Lake, Kolkata -700064,West Bengal, INDIA NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (17)

www.thenabi.org - An ALL new NABI website Dear colleagues, An all new dynamic website of NABI www.thenabi.org was conceptualized, designed and launched 2 years ago for National Academy of Burns-India. Multiple sources were painstakingly exhumed by me with the goal of incorporating and collating maximum possible relevant information pertinent today to our academy. Every possible care has been taken in diligently writing the reports, tables, charts etc and placing the pictures. However, omissions/errors, if any, are purely unintentional and accidental in nature. The site has been functioning very well and a large number of excellent encouraging feedbacks have been received. Suggestions from the viewers for improvement are welcome. Happy viewing. LONG LIVE NABI. Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava MBBS, MS,MCh,FICS,FAIS Hony Secretary-NABI [email protected] , 09868392781 Recommendation View the site in Google chrome / Mozilla firefox for smooth transition of pictures.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS UPAPSICON 2014: 11th- 12th Jan 2014 APLAST 2014: 21st - 23rd Feb 2014 22nd Annual Conference of UP Chapter of APSI, Tutorials in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Venue: Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad Venue: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. Contact: Post Graduate Dept of Surgery, Contact: Ms Sreedevi Sunil, Plastic Reconstructive MLN Medical College, Allahbad, UP Surgery Dept, AIMS, Ponekkara, PO, Kochi, Tel: 09335152575, Kerala-682041, Tel: 0484 4001428 [email protected] [email protected] www.upapsicon2014.com www.aimshospital.org ISAPS Course 2014: 16th -19th Jan 2014 ISRM 2014: 28th Feb-2nd Mar 2014 The ISAPS Course for Plastic Surgeons, Venue: Pride International Hotel, Kolkata Venue: Hotel The Lalit, Japipur, India Contact: Dr.Gautam Biswas, Contact: Dr.Lokesh Kumar, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, E-32, Greater Kailash-Part II, New Delhi-48 Tata Medical Center, Rajarhat, New Town, [email protected] , 098117 19949 Kolkata - 700 156 NABICON 2014: 7th -9th Feb 2014 www.isrm2014.com ,Tel +91 9163590963 22nd Annual Conference of National Academy of ABA 2014: 25th – 28th Mar 2014 Burns-India 46th Annual Meeting of American Burns Association Venue: SCOPE Convention Centre, Venue: Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, USA CGO Complex, Behind Nehru Stadium, Contact: ABA Central Office - Chicago New Delhi, India 311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4150 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Contact: Dr.R.P.Narayan, Tel: 312.642.9260, Fax: 312.642.9130 2nd Floor, Dept of Burns, www.ameriburn.org, [email protected] Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, APSICON 2014: 15th -19th October, 2014 Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-29 49th Annual Conference of Association of Plastic [email protected] , 011-26109078 Surgeons of India INDOCLEFTCON 2014: 14th -16th Feb 2014 Venue: PGIMER, Chandigarh 13th Annual Conference of ISCLP and CA Contact: Dr.Ramesh Sharma Venue: KG Medical University, Lucknow, India Department of Plastic Surgery, Contact: Dr.A.K.Singh, Chairman Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and PG Department of Plastic Surgery, Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh 160 012 India King George Medical University, Lucknow-3 Tel. : +91 172 2756792, +91 99142 08837 [email protected] , 0522 2257446 [email protected] , www.apsicon2014.org NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (18) National Academy of Burns – India

PATRON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR G022LF87 Dr. J.L. Gupta B001 LF74 Dr. S.P. Bajaj B-90, Swasathya Vihar, Vikas Marg, Delhi 110 092 A-122, Vikaspuri, New Delhi-110018 Tel : 011-22519334 (M) : 09811488283 (M) : 09810257546 E-mail : [email protected] [email protected]

Executive Council (2013-14) PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT IMM. PAST PRESIDENT N 005 LF 124 T001 LF 319 S027-LF95-608 Dr. R.P. Narayan Dr. Ravinder Tah Dr. Umesh Shah D11 / 141 30-H, Sarabha Nagar, Amish Hospital, West Kidwai Nagar Ludhiana-141001, 3, Ashapuri Society, New Delhi – 110 023 Punjab Akota, Baroda-390020, Tel : 011-2610 9078 +919814030556, 0161-22452220 Gujarat Email : [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] (M) : 09824036044 Email: [email protected]

SECRETARY TREASURER EDITOR S039 LF95 590 B015 LF 20 V10 LF04 750 Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava Dr. P.S. Bhandari Dr. Vinita Puri B-302, Prince Apartments, 30, Prashant Apartments, 261-A, Delana, Plot No. 54, I.P.Extension, I.P.Extension, Central Avenue, Patparganj, New Delhi-92 Patparganj, Chembur, Ph.: 011-22237242 (R) New Delhi-110092 Mumbai-400071 (M) : 09868392781 (M) : 09868392779 (M) : 09323256911 Email : [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

JOINT SECRETARY JOINT SECRETARY G007 LF 49 I003 LF04 740 Dr. Arun Goel Dr. Imran Ahmad House No.1, Sukh Vihar, 3/34, Amir Nishan, Parwana Road, Civil Line, Aligarh-202002, New Delhi-110051 Uttar Pradesh (M) : 09868392778 (M) : 07417528032 [email protected] [email protected] EXECUTIVE MEMBERS 2011– 2014 L004 LF03 727 R 013 LF228S Dr. Vithal Lahane Dr.Ashim Kumar Roy Lahane Hospital, 52 B, Dinanath Nagar, S.N.Pandit Street, Savevadi, Latur, Kolkata-700025, Maharashtra Pashchimbanga (M) : 09890958880 (M) : 09830260261 [email protected] [email protected] EXECUTIVE MEMBERS S069 LF48 G009 LF323 2012– 2015 A028 LF02 721 Dr. R.K. Shrivastava Dr. Pradeep Goil Dr. Savita Grover Prof. & Senior Plastic Surgeon, 60, Moji Colony, B-127, SFS Flats, 267, Type IV, Pradhan Marg Sheikh Sarai, Laxmi Bai Nagar, Malviya Nagar, Phase-I, New Delhi-110017 New Delhi-110023 Jaipur 302017, (M) : 098107 47874 (M) : 09810104297 Rajasthan Res : 011-26013105 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

EXECUTIVE MEMBERS R026 LF06 793 2013– 2016 Dr. S. RajaSabapathy B022 LF95 600 K014 LF6 Head, Dept of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Arun Bhatnagar Dr. I.A. Khan Microsurgery and Burns, 18, Old MLA Quarters, 9/54, Refinery Township, Ganga Hospital, Jawahar Chowk, Jawahar Nagar, 313, Mettupalayam Road, Bhopal-462001, MP Vadodara-391320, Gujarat Coimbatore-641 043, Tamil Nadu. +91-98262 66770 0422-2485000, +91-98422 19328 [email protected] [email protected] NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (19)

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF BURNS-INDIA (National Association of Professionals Involved in the Burns care in India) Regd. Office : A-122, Vikaspuri, New Delhi-110 018. Phone : 5595533 MEMBERSHIP FORM Membership Number (Please fill in duplicate with ball point pen) To The Secretary-NABI. To be filled by NABI office

Sir,

I wish to apply for the membership of the Academy. I am enclosing a DD / multicity cheque No……………………….... ………….………………… drawn on …………………………………..………. bank, dated ……………………………….. in favour of “National Academy of Burns-India”, payable at New Delhi for Rs. …………………………….……………......

(in words) …………………………….……………...... …………………………….……………...... …………………….. Name : ______(SURNAME) (FIRST NAME) (MIDDLE NAME) Residence:______City ______Pincode ______State ______Country ______Phones ______; ______Fax ______(Country code) (City code) (Tel-residence) (Mobile) E-mails ______

Work Place: ______City ______Pincode ______State ______Country ______Phones ______; ______Fax ______(Country code) (City code) (Tel-office) (Mobile) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: 1) ...... Year of passing ...... 2) ...... Year of passing ...... Attested photocopies to be enclosed 3) ...... Year of passing ......

TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED FULL- LIFE (MBBS / MS-General Surgery / MCh- Plastic Surgery / DNB- Plastic Surgery) ASSOCIATE LIFE (Nursing / Physiotherapist / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker / Dietician / Psychiatrist / Research / Others) MEMBERSHIP FEE: - Full Life Member------Rs. 3500/-- - Associate Life Member------Rs. 1500/--

Date ______Place ______Signature of the applicant

Enclosures: DD/ at par cheque Attested copies of the Degrees mentioned Passport size picture

Please Fill in Duplicate and send at the following address (ONLY by Courier/ Speed post/ Registered post): Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava, MBBS,MS,MCh,FICS,FAIS Hony Secretary of NABI, B-302, Prince Apartments, Plot No. 54, I.P.Extension, Patparganj, Delhi-110092, India 91-11-2223 7242 (Resi), +91-98683 92781 (Mobile), [email protected], [email protected] NABI Newsletter, No. 18, Dec. 2013 (20)

CLOSING APPEAL FOR PROPOSED NABI DIRECTORY

Dear Colleagues, The printing of the new updated directory of NABI members still remains mired because of non-submission of NABI Directory Proforma by a large majority of esteemed NABI members. Despite persistently making repeated and sincere requests to one and all through the Newsletters, e-mails, personally and from the podium at all opportunities, it pains a lot to write that till Dec 2013 only 187 members (we are nearly 1200 in strength today) have submitted their NABI Directory Proforma. The issue has also been discussed in NABI meetings wherein it has been largely felt that printing the new directory with the same limited (and many incorrect) contact 'details' which are available at present would not serve the very purpose of this publication. I earnestly request all NABI members to kindly cooperate and send the legibly filled NABI Directory Proforma at the earliest along with their recent coloured passport size picture at my residence address (only by speed post/courier). The proforma can also be downloaded from www.thenabi.org. Online submission along with the scanned picture (minimum 100 KB) shall be preferred. Hoping for a very active cooperation from all members. Sincerely, Dr. Prabhat Shrivastava MBBS, MS,MCh,FICS,FAIS Hony. Secretary-NABI

Please STAPLE your latest PASSPORT PROFORMA FOR NABI DIRECTORY Size picture here. (All fields to be filled with ball point pen in CAPITAL letters only) DO NOT PASTE IT.

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