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Rewind 2011

1. conducted commonwealth of various medical associations under the flagship of IMA,which  will improve the communication and liaison between 29 medical associations in planning our actions to secure better peaceful and vibrant ambience to our fraternity. 2. organized a socio-political  meet of sarpanchs to secure their trust and confidence and thus conveyed our strong protest against BRHC.  3. It’s great to join our hands with UNICEF in fight against “childhood diarrohea” and plan to organize sensitization workshops in needy areas.  4. we have lent support to great Anna hazare in our fight against corruption and we have taken support of another great sunil gavaskar to strengthen our concern for dwindling female sex ratio. 5. Established our neo trade union wing –IMA HBI to energise   the wider national platform to voice our opinions effectively and to involve all healthcare establishments dynamically.  6.  Utilised all  national & Intern...

NCHRH Bill placed in Parliament for setting up regulatory body for medical education, health services

   The National Council of Human Resources in Health (NCHRH) Bill allows doctors who hold the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) status to work in India. They can also join medical college as faculty.) Monday, December 26, 2011, 08:00 Hrs [IST] The National Commission for Human Resources for Health Bill, 2011 (NCHRH Bill), for establishing an overarching regulatory body for medical education and allied health science, has been introduced in Parliament. The bill has been introduced by union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. The proposed Commission would subsume the existing councils like Medical Council of India (MCI), Dental Council of India (DCI), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and Nursing Council of India (NCI). The bill seeks to consolidate the law in certain disciplines of health sector and promote human resources in that sector and provide for mechanism for the determination, maintenance, coordination and regulation of standards of health education throughout the c...

P.G. COURSES NOW IN IMA.

Dear doctors, its great oppurtunity to pursue post graduate certificate and fellowship courses in - clinical psychiatry ,clinical cardiology,diabetology and basic endoscopy(hands-on) courses in our IMA AP state branch, which have been  well planned and organised with best academic faculty. For details,contact the course directors of IMA : DR.PRABHAVATI - 98480 53978 , dreprabhavathi@gmail.com , DR K ASHOK REDDY ,93910 41531 ,   kashokreddy60@gmail.com   ,     DR M S HARIBABU , 98490 30585 ,   mskindoc@yahoo.com       DR PULLA RAO ,   98480 34519      Other courses : MRCGP , FCGP , DIP.FAMILY MEDICINE(DFM)

INSURE FOR PROFESSIONAL RISK BY PPW SCHEME...

all IMA members who have clinics,nursinghomes are advised to take separate PPW policies for their establishments and individually. establishment policy covers the professional risks arised by doctors,paramedic staff and other staff of establishment. where as the individual policy covers the  professional indeminity risk for doctors where ever he or she executes the  treatment i.e in his own hospital or another hospital as consultant.

Doctors can store medicines to dispense to their own patients...but they cant sell.

Can a GP store in his clinic the drugs needed for the purpose of dispensing to his own patients? QUESTION—I have my own practice in the form of a single doctor clinic. Can I start a small pharmacy/ drug store inside my clinic to sell/ dispense medicines I prescribe? Do I need a drug license for the same? ANSWER— 1—In terms of MCI Regulations, 2002 and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, you are allowed to dispense medicines to your own patients and to store necessary medicines for that purpose in reasonable quantity. You do not need a licence for the same. 2—Please note that the words used by you are tricky and you should avoid using them. A wrong word or term used can invite unnecessary trouble. You should never talk about “starting a pharmacy/ drug store to sell/ dispense medicines”. Medicines kept by a general physician for his own use (for dispensing to his patients) do not constitute a pharmacy or drug store. When you dispense medicine to your patients, you don’t sell...

be united. go to the authorities in unision if any harassment.

dear doctor media provokes the govt and public, regarding implementation of fire safety regulations in hospitals. in connection with this, if any hospital facing any harassment please intimate to the under signee, immidiately.   for detailed fire safety act implications plz go through the IMA web site. HBI is for you & with you

NCHRH BILL-2011 TO BE INTRODUCED IN WINTER SESSION.

More than two years after it was announced by the President during the joint session of Parliament in 2009, the National Commission for Human Resources for Health (NCHRH) Bill, 2011 is likely to come in the Cabinet on Tuesday. After receiving the vetted draft bill from the law ministry last month, the bill was sent to the Cabinet early this month. “After the proposed bill is cleared by the Cabinet, it will be introduced during this session,” a senior official in the health ministry said. The NCHRH Bill aims at creating a super medical authority by scrapping all other regulatory bodies. Once passed, all independent bodies like Medical Council of India (MCI), Dental Council of India (DCI), Pharmacy Council of India and Nursing Council of India will come under the over arching council. With an aim to help facilitate foreign National doctors practice in India — a new clause — has been put in the bill. As of now these doctors could come to teach or research on charitable basis only to I...

fire on tin roof:

All  hospitals  having more than 3 floors or 10000 sft. plinth area, should follow fire safety regulations.  minimum things  they should install -  Fire extinguishers at all strategic positions. provision of  water and sand in all emergencies. periodic checking of electric systems and equipments. increase the usage of solar and LED lighting. periodic training and mock drill by hospital staff.

APPA.. APPA... ALL THE WAY TO SUCCESS ...

IM’A’PPA APPA’s success is IMA’s victory! ·         Inception of “Hospital board of India ” at national level to safe guard the interests of private medicare. If any new medical graduate wants to start private practice, he has to comply with 200 acts & regulations at local,state and national level. The authorities thinking that all private doctors are bandicoots. The common man feels that he has been thoroughly exploited by private doctors. The media provokes ill feelings towards private health care system. Almost all doctors are in pathetic situation and gloomed in the oblivion of insecurity. Economical insecurity, emotional insecurity and professional insecurity… what could be done to provide peaceful ambience to the medical fraternity? Then comes the visionary of Indian medical association under the agile & shrewd leadership of DR.N.APPA RAO. He envisioned and structured the socio-political trade arm   of IMA at national, state and b...