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Vol.10 IMAIssue - 8 June-2020, Place Bengaluru, FOCUS Monthly, English, Pages-40, Price.1/- NATIONAL DOCTORS DAY 1st July Our Tribute to Bharat Ratna Late Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy June - 2020, IMA - FOCUS Page No. 36 June - 2020, IMA - FOCUS Page No. 3 President Editorial Dr. Madhusudhana Kariganuru 9448237145 [email protected] Editor Dr. Anitha N. Rao 9448007119 / 9481653362 Dear esteemed members, [email protected] Secretary IMA Focus Dr. H.S. Prabhavathi WISH YOU HAPPY DOCTORS' DAY!!! [email protected] July month belongs to us and we are all set Honorary Treasurer Dr.Veeranna. B. 9448250685 to celebrate 'Doctors' Day'- to commemorate [email protected] the achievements of our legendary physician and the second Chief Executive Editors Dr. S. Srinivasa Minister of West Bengal, Bharat Ratna Late Dr. B.C.Roy. As we have 9341238129 [email protected] resolved to celebrate it on the designated day, i.e on 1st July, IMA KSB [email protected] Dr.Karaveeraprabhu has celebrated the event in a very appropriate way on the same day, Kyalakond 9448036207 in our IMA House in the presence of limited number of members and [email protected] a facility to witness through video conference for the rest. Co-Editor Dr. Naaz Jahan Shaikh Congratulations to the Doctors' day Award winners!. 9980719753 [email protected] “The patient will never care how much you know until they Editorial Board Dr.Yoganadareddy.Y.C. know how much you care.” 9844085120 [email protected] With the number of infected people on the rise everyday and Dr.Shanmuganandan V.C. 9448068720 hospitals teeming with hundreds of people, it has never been more [email protected] Dr. Nataraj R. Rao important to appreciate the efforts that doctors make to ensure that 9481653362 [email protected] patients sufficiently recover from whatever may be ailing them and Dr. Dinesh Hegde 9448153406 [email protected] continue to remain healthy. I feel this is an apt time to enlighten on Dr. Veena Bhat 9480353878 Doctor-Patient Relationship(DPR). DPR is usually developed when a [email protected] Dr. K.S. Karanth physician attends to a patient's medical needs via checkup, 9448328030 / 7019531045 [email protected] diagnosis and treatment in an agreeable manner. The DPR is a State Office Bearers “crossroads” that consists of several concepts, among which we can Dr. M. Venkatachalapathi point out the doctor-patient communication, the participation of the 9448985567 [email protected] patient in decision-making and patient satisfaction. Dr.Gopalakrishnabhat Sankabithilu 9448475196 The relationship between patient and doctor has been analysed [email protected] Dr. M.S. Jayanth since the early 1900's. Prior to when medicine was more science 9448325885 [email protected] than art, physicians worked to refine their bedside manner, as cures Dr. H. Vijayakumar 9448556330 were often impossible and treatment had limited effect. In the [email protected] middle of the century when science and technology emerged, Dr. Sumathi K. Bhat 9845667148 interpersonal aspects of healthcare were overshadowed. There is [email protected] Bidhan Chandra Roy MD DSc MRCP, FRCS; was an eminent Indian physician, educationist, freedom fighter and politician who served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1948 until his death in 1962. June - 2020, IMA - FOCUS Page No. 4 June - 2020, IMA - FOCUS Page No. 5 now a renewed interest in medicine as a social process. A doctor can do as much harm The film Munna Bhai MBBS, remake of the film Patch Adams needs a mention here. to a patient with the slip of a word as with the slip of a knife. It has been shown of-late on TV quite a number of times and many of us have seen it The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient now. The film had nothing to do with morality of doctors; It was just a reminder to who has the disease. each one of us that the purpose of a doctor or any human in general should not be to -William Osler. simply delay the death of the patient, but to increase the person's quality of life. The role of a clown and a physician are the same – it's to elevate the possible and to relieve Have you ever wondered what patients want from an encounter with a doctor? suffering. v Patients want to be able to trust the competence and efficacy of their “Men, who are occupied in the restoration of health to other men, by the joint caregivers. exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the earth.” v Patients want to be able to negotiate the health care system effectively and to -Volatire be treated with dignity and respect. v Patients want to understand how their sickness or treatment will affect their Finally before I conclude, I would like to remind you to observe the Calendar of lives, and they often fear that their doctors are not telling them everything events World Population Day on 11th July, World Plastic Surgery Day on 15th they want to know. July and World Breast Feeding Week during first week of August. Wish you all a v Patients want to discuss the effect their illness will have on their family, safe and peaceful professional environment. The theme of this year Doctors' Day is friends and finances. “Lessen the mortality of COVID-19”. It includes awareness about asymptomatic v Patients worry about the future. hypoxia and early aggressive therapy. We have to learn to live with Corona. So my dear v Patients worry about and want to learn how to care for themselves away colleagues, Stay safe and take care. from the clinical settings. Long live IMA. - Dr Anita N Rao v Patients want physicians to focus on their pain, physical discomfort and functional disabilities. The DPR is an important determinant of quality health care. Until not very long IMA PRAYER ago, it was common for people to regard doctors as members of their families and the J®ègÀÆ ¸ÀAvÉÆõÀªÁVgÀ°, May everybody be happy trust reposed in them extended to matters even beyond the medical needs of the J®ègÀÆ DgÉÆÃUÀåªÁVgÀ°, May everybody be healthy May everybody be free from pain family. Anecdotal information, however suggests that the DPR is becoming strained. J®ègÀÆ £ÉÆë¤AzÀ ªÀÄÄPÀÛªÁVgÀ°, J®ègÀÆ zÀÄBR¢AzÀ ªÀÄÄPÀÛªÁVgÀ°, May everybody be free from sorrow The commercialization and specialization of the practice of medicine has placed a May we be the healing cure J¯Áè D¸É D«ÄµÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß «ÄÃj heavy reliance on technology at the cost of a meaningful interaction between health- Beyond every greed & lure UÀÄt¥Àr¸ÀĪÀªÀgÀÄ £ÁªÁVgÀ°. care seekers and providers at a human level. The pressing demands on the Doctor's FLAG SALUTATION time and the heavy dependence on technology for diagnostic and therapeutic practices has perhaps diluted the personal touch that is so necessary for a conductive We, the members of Indian Medical Association stand here to salute our national ag. doctor-patient relationship. In addition, the DPR is affected by a multitude of Its honour and glory shall be our light and strength and its course shall be our course. sociocultural, economic, political and health system related determinants. Nowadays We pledge our allegiance to it and realizing our responsibilities as the practices like corruption in the health management industry, inequality in the health accredited members of this national organization, we swear care delivery and mushrooming of health insurance have altered the relationship we will dedicate everything in our power to see it y high in the comity of nations. between the Doctor and the Patient. The DPR is a key driver of clinical outcomes – both in promoting desired results and in preventing adverse outcomes. Jai Hind ! Long Live IMA! Bidhan Chandra Roy was born on july 1st 1882 in the Bankipore He was the youngest of the five children of his parents. His mother died when he was 14 years region of Patna, Bihar toAghoreKamini Devi and Prakash Chandra Roy. of age and he learnt to share the responsibility of all household works. June - 2020, IMA - FOCUS Page No. 4 June - 2020, IMA - FOCUS Page No. 5 now a renewed interest in medicine as a social process. A doctor can do as much harm The film Munna Bhai MBBS, remake of the film Patch Adams needs a mention here. to a patient with the slip of a word as with the slip of a knife. It has been shown of-late on TV quite a number of times and many of us have seen it The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient now. The film had nothing to do with morality of doctors; It was just a reminder to who has the disease. each one of us that the purpose of a doctor or any human in general should not be to -William Osler. simply delay the death of the patient, but to increase the person's quality of life. The role of a clown and a physician are the same – it's to elevate the possible and to relieve Have you ever wondered what patients want from an encounter with a doctor? suffering. v Patients want to be able to trust the competence and efficacy of their “Men, who are occupied in the restoration of health to other men, by the joint caregivers. exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the earth.” v Patients want to be able to negotiate the health care system effectively and to -Volatire be treated with dignity and respect. v Patients want to understand how their sickness or treatment will affect their Finally before I conclude, I would like to remind you to observe the Calendar of lives, and they often fear that their doctors are not telling them everything events World Population Day on 11th July, World Plastic Surgery Day on 15th they want to know.