Blessings from President of India (Convocation 2005)
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IN HOUSE JOURNAL OF SANJA Y GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, LUCKNOW: May 2004-May 2005 I Blessings from President of India (Convocation 2005) GPGI celebrated it's x- convocation on 14th January 2005 with enthusiasm and fervour.H. E. Dr. A.P.J. SAbdul Kalam the President of India was the chief guest of the function. Addressing the degree holders, faculty and august audiance, the president gave a call to make India disease free by the year 2020. He underlined the need of providing cost effective and readily available medicare services to people living even in the rural areas. The President lauded the Institute's achievement in the field of liver transplant and stressed the need for' having high reliability centres for successful liver transplant in India. He appealed the medical community to work towards enhancing abilities in the field of biosciences, bioinformatics, biotechnology and also nanotechnology. He stressed the need for providing cost effective medicare. He appealed all this while narrating a case history of his close friend. The President presented the Prof. S.S. Agarwal Award for the best research publication by a student, to Dr. Geeta Upadhyay who did her Ph:D in Endocrinology under the guidance of Prof. MM Godbole. Mahamahim Sri T.V. Rajeshwar, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Visitor to SGPGI awarded degrees to sixty passing out students in various fields. inaugurated the seminar. of Uttar Pradesh H.E. Sri Vishnu Deliberations were made on Kant Shastri was the chief guest on CME on CAPD various topics related to endocrine the occasion. Inaugurating the disorders. Dr. S.K. Singh, Head of function, the Governor said, that we he department of Nephrology the department of Endocrinology, all must recognise our acheivement Torganised a two day CME and Banaras Hindu University and strive to better our results. He workshop to commemorate two discussed osteoporosis at length. further added, "Life is about give years of treating CAPD (Continous He said that there were no early and take and there is nothing bigger Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) warning sign of the disease and it than giving life." could attack anyone above the age patients in SGPGI on 3rdMay 2004. of 40. Women are its worst victim Guest of Honour, Prof. H.L. Professor D.G. Oreopoulos, as after menopose there is a decline Trivedi, Institute of Kidney disease Toronto, Canada, the father of in hormones like oestrogen and and transplantation, Ahmedabad progesterone. Dr. R. Murlidharan, CAPD program was guest of spoke about the new discoveries in Honour. Speaking on the occasion, Senior Consultant of the field of kidney transplant. Dr. Oreopoulos said that apart from Endocrinology at the Fortis Heart educating people to go for home Institute, Chandigarh spoke about dialysis as it's cheaper, the doctor's the management of osteoporosis, should also educate the people specially bisphophonates and PALS for Children about the management of patients humanparatharmone which on dialysis. He further said that reduced the risk of fractures. Dr. sixty percent of the kidney patients Anil Singh of Indira Gandhi Post in the country were suffering from Graduate Institute, Patna delivered he department of Critical Care diabetes and heart ailments and a lecture on hypothyroid. The TMedicine, SGPGI organised they could onlybe treated by alternative method of the insulin 'Pediatric Advanced Life Support CAPD as they could not go for delivery system was also discussed. (PALS) course on 21 sl_22ndAugust, kidney transplant. 2004 under the auspices of the Dr. .Eesh Bhatia of SGPGI spoke Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Sri Vishnu Kant Shastri, the then about interpretation of Governor of Uttar Pradesh who was investigations done to assess Dealing with emergencies is a the chief guest of the function thyroid status. Dr. Sushil Gupta, routine for pediatricians. To be able lauded the achievements of the also from SGPGI presented an to quickly identify and promptly department of Nephrology. Prof. interactive session wherein he manage the sickest of these children R.K. Sharma, the head of the discussed diseases related to who are in danger of dying, was the department informed that out of parathyroid gland and prime objective of this course. fifteen lakh patients suffering from Osteomalacia. Several such courses have been end stage renal disease every year, held all over India under the only two percent could go for a The update was a part of continuing auspices of the Indian Academy of transplant. medical education programe on Pediatrics (following the guidelines important & common hormon of the American Heart related disease. Association), This course was held Endocrine in SGPGI, for the first time. Kidney Update Transplant Day 40 delegates from all over northern India attended this educative he department of course. The teaching faculty were T Endocrinology organized he department of Nephrology from Chandigarh, Delhi and "Diabetes Endocrinology Update- Tcelebrated the fifteenth year of Kanpur. The emphasis was on 2005" on 12th& 13thFebrurary. The it's Kidney transplant program on hands on training and the practical Director Prof. Kartar Singh 5th June 2004. The then Governor aspects of management. 2 Alchohol & Gastroenterology edical and social aspects of cirrhosis of li ver, chronic Malcoholism were discussed at pancreatitis and of death in hospital. length in the conference "Alchohol One third to two third of cases of &Gastroenterology" cirrhosis of liver in various regions conceptuaIised by Prof. Kartar of the country were cause of alcohol Singh, Director, SGPGI and with lower frequency in West prominent gastroenterologist of Bengal (15-16%) than in northern national repute. Gastroenterologists were discussed. Various help and southern parts of the country from various places of India .groups and web based VRL to help (25-60%). It also showed that including Murribai, Delhi, Pune, alcoholics were briefed. Economic cirrhosis takes away several lives Cochin, Jodhpur, Kolkata etc. implications of alcoholism in social at young age. Other problems participated in the conference perspective were also discussed. In caused by alcohol includes fetal Pathogenesis of clinical spectrum of a survey, recently conducted all alcohol syndrome, psychological, alcohol related diseases like over India (including AIIMS, PGI, social, economic and mental hepatitis, pancreatitis, effects of Vellore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jodhpur problems, suicide, accidents, etc. alcohol in gastrointestinal tract, etc.) by Dr V.C. Ghosal, the The program was well attended by pharmacological and non or.ganizing secretary of the medical fraternity, public and pharmacological methods for the conference, it was found that media. treatment of alcohol dependence alcoholism is a common cause of SGPGI Breast Health ProGram" & 1st SGPGI Breast CoursE GPGI Breast Health Program Breast Group (IBG); and SGPGI, program. The course was aimed for Scommitted to create awareness Lucknow. surgeons,oncologists, about breast problems and their radiotherapists and other health treatment. It is also committed to Contemporary and contentious professionals involved in breast create state of art screening, themes were identified for cancer management and research, diagnostic, treatment facilities for deliberation like the Sentinel with emphasis on interactive patients and women at risk, Lymph Nodes Studies-a procedure scientific sessions and video imparting training to breast available at few centers, including demonstrations. surgeons, conducting CME's in SGPGI, that can help avoiding breast oncology and carrying out operating on arm-pits in a breast Website ww.sgpgibreasthealth.org research. cancer patient. This is Breast was launched during the Conservation approach to breast inauguration of the course. As part of its commitment to cancer which is a relatively new ~------------------------- Life is a hospital, in which every conduct CME' s on breast oncology concept of breast cancer patient is Possessed by the SGPGI Breast Health Program the management and Comprehensive desire of changing his bed. One 1st SGPGI BREAST COURSE was Breast Cancer care protocols. would prefer to suffer near the also organised. It was supported by fire, and another is certain he prestigious international and Eminent national and international would get welL if he were by the national bodies, namely the VICC faculties includings Prof. Raimund window. ,Geneva; Breast Surgery Jakesz from Vienaa and Dr. Justus International (BSI); the Indian Appfelstaedt particiapted in the Charles Baudelaire 3 automatic ally. Thus, the patient can Acute Pain move around with this device and Institute's be pain free all the time. Recognition as Services Regional Cancer Patients with PCA become self Centre PS deals with the management sufficient and manage their own of pain after any surgical pain. They don't have to bear the procedure During surgery, great agony of calling nurse/doctor for care is taken for management of pain relief with its associated pain. However, following surgery problems. pain is highly neglected. Anil Agarwal One has to be sensitive to this important component of the Osteomalacia postoperative period. Department of Anesthesiology started this APS e Ministry of Health & Family service on 16th October, 2002 and Welfare, Government of India young team of five doctors of has already taken care of the most has recognized Sanjay Gandhi Post the Institute have brought distressing postoperative symptom A Graduate Institute of Medical together the expertise