Medi-news from DR CS RAJU

1. New device launched to reduce mortality rate of Pneumonia affected ICU patients. VAPCare, the first device of its kind in the world, automates today’s manual process of secretion clearance and oral cleansing performed by nurses.The device not only improved patient safety by bringing down cases of mucosal injury, but also increased the effectiveness of secretion clearance. Most importantly, no incident of VAP was reported.It can automatically removes saliva before it reaches the lungs and also pushes anti-microbial liquid into oral cavities. It increases ICU efficiency and eliminates multiple risk factors that are associated with the manual-suctioning process,”

2. Is it illegal for doctors registered in a State Medical Register to practise medicine in another state?Union Health Minister J P Nadda recently (2019 ) stated in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha that the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, prohibits a person other than a medical practitioner enrolled on a State Medical Register to practise medicine in the State.

The minister further said that punishment of imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with a fine which may extend to Rs 1,000 or both is also prescribed. 

As per the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, a doctor registered with any one state medical council gets his name automatically included in the Indian Medical Register and he is thereby entitled to practise medicine anywhere in India.”

The MCI Ethics Committee also observed in a meeting held on September 2, 2004 that “there is no necessity of registration in more than one state medical council because any doctor, who has registered with any state medical council is automatically registered in the Indian Medical Register and also by virtue of Section 27 of the IMC Act, 1956, a person, whose name is included in the IMR, can practise anywhere in India.”