News on the death anniversary of Dr.G.S.

As we stepped into our first Clinical year studies at Government Erskine Hospital, we know Dr.G.Subramanian M.B.,B.S., F.R.C.P., Ph.D. as the Professor of Department of Medicine. He was fair complexioned and then known fondly as Dr.GS. His OP and Ward rounds were characteristic: the place was hushed down; he entered the place followed by Assistants, PG students, House Surgeons and others. We watched him with reverence, isn't it? Now a daily has carried his first death anniversary news; view it here:

Found-out Andhaman batch-mate!

For years long when we have been talking about our batch-mates who had lost contact with us after graduation from Madurai Medical College, Madurai. With our sincere efforts, we have now traced out our Andhaman batch-mate, Dr.Taravathy at New Delhi!

Dr.Taravathy 

                                                        

University honouring Batch-mate

Our batch-mate, Dr.K.Kumaresan M.B.,B.S., M.App.Sc. has been recently honoured by M.G.R. Medical University for his meritorious service to the Medical Profession as Visiting Professor (National):

- Receipt of Certificate from Vice Chancellor 

 Certificate

Again from Poet's Valley!

Read here the farewell lines of our batch-mate, Dr.K.Sundram, when we were about to break away from our College to the outer world then in 1978:

Courtesy: Madurai Medical College 1978 College Magazine

IDSP and Doctors' role in it

If every Doctor knows about this IDSP and follows its guidelines, Dengue, and all other infectious diseases with the Non-Communicable diseases also, could be effectively prevented and eliminated. Read about it here.

Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) is the component of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) of India. This programme was started in November 2004. Under this programme the disease case detection at all levels is simpler by using simpler case definitions.With it, diseases incidence data can be retrieved on all levels from Primary Health centre areas to all India level through District and State levels.

Objectives of IDSP:

1) District-based surveillance for Communicable and Non-Communicable diseases.

2) Integration of all existing surveillance programmes.

3) Forecasting of any impending epidemic.

4) Analyzing data and planning for control or eradication of Communicable and Non-Communicable diseases.

   

Uses of IDSP:

1) Linking all health systems - Primary, Secondary, Tertiary care institutions and Private institutions provides high quality IDSP data collection.

2) Informing the immediately superior health personnel avoids the delay in receiving orders from higher authourities for early action to prevent effectively any impending epidemic and thereby for the prevention of resultant morbidity and mortality in the area concerned. 

3) Instant retrieval of surveillance data by Central Government health authourities through the website of IDSP portal for analyzing the health problems in States. This avoids the delay in getting reports from the concerned States.  

   

Expected role of Hospital Doctors in IDSP:

1) Doctors must write provisional diagnosis legibly in the OPD register.

2) They should report about the suspected cases to District Surveillance Officer (Deputy Director of Health Services) over phone; they should also write the addresses of such cases in OPD register. 

3) Doctors should refer such suspected cases to laboratory for the relevant investigations.

Courtesy: Dr.S.Balasubramanian M.B.,B.S., D.P.H.

Batch-mate receiving Best Doctor Award

Our Batch-mate, Dr.T.S.Chandrasekar has received the Best Doctor Award from Tamil Nadu Government for his outstanding services to the Differently Abled Persons, on Independence Day of this year, 2012:

Editor in Poet's Valley

Read here the lines of our batch-mate, Dr.N.Sridhar, the editor of our College Magazine, 1978:

 

Courtesy: Madurai Medical College 1978 College Magazine Editors