Dr.Srinivasa Raju

New Team IMA  started its year on 28thDecember, 2014 at Ahmedabadalong with the Ordinary Meeting of Central Council. On that day a meeting  of RNTCP-NWG and Disaster Management Cell wasalso held. Some of the Main IMA Central Council Decisions passed on 2 1)Directions are being given to hospitals and doctors not to appoint AyushDoctors as RMO/Assistant. Strong action should be taken against those violatingthe directions. 2)Hon’bleSupreme Court has said in one of the judgments that although it is unethicalfor doctors to resort to strike but the Supreme Court cannot put a stay to anysuch strike. IMA central council resolved that though strike is a right butshould be the last resort. 3)IMAhas asked for defined protocols for medical professionals for organizingmedical and surgical camps. IMA is against any unrealistic targets given togovernment doctors. 4)IMAcondemned cut commissions and corrupt practices any of the IMA member. IMA willnot support any member indulge in co...

At the outset,we must congratulate Dr.P.venkateswarlu &Dr.krishna reddy -president&general secretary duo of -IMA AP state,Dr.G.Samaram- past national president IMA, Dr.PSN murty &Dr.Ravindranath--president&secretary duo of -IMA VIJAYAWADA, for their swift responsible action in facilitating the inauguration of  IMA AP state office(temporary) in the compound of  VIJAYAWADA IMA HALL on 25-1-2015,which was followed by IMA AP state leaders meet,where the deliberations were focused on future planning&action of IMA AP state. The leaders came from all 13 districts and actively participated in discussions to show the needy direction and momentum to the IMA AP state. Dr.N.Appa rao - chairman of national leaders forum & founder of the IMA AP-Dr.N.Appa rao  FSS scheme, clarified and cleared the apprehensions regarding welfare schemes and their financial security. He also disclosed that these type of fears were also expressed by telengana IMA people. Dr...

1.       For doctors there are  MCI ethics regulations but for corporate culture they do not come under MCI 2.        Corporate hospitals today are not under any medical regulations 3.       Doctors are not suppose to hire agents or touts but all corporate establishments have marketing departments. 4.       A doctor can be prosecuted under a criminal complaint but a company cannot. 5.       A doctors is not allowed to give rebates and commissions but to a corporate medical establishment there is no bar 6.       A doctor can not advertise but for a medical establishment there is no bar. 7.       If an estimate give is for 50,000 and bill comes to 150,000 the corporate culture is not blamed. The one who is blamed is the treating doctor. [The author Dr K K Aggarwal is HSG of IMA H.Q.  and President Heart Care Foundation of India]