Dear Friends,
The website of IAMM AP Chapter has been updated. click here
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The details and First Information brochure of the XVI IAMM AP Chapter Annual State Conference are published on the website. Please go through .
• VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF THE PRIZES :
1. DR. RAJAYALAKSHMI MEMORIAL AWARD : invited by the Organizing Secretary
2. DR.C.S. BASKARAN PRIZE
3. SMT B.S.LAXMI MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR JUNIOR FACULTY
4. SRI B.KRISHNA RAO MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR POSTGRADUATES
5. THE RANGARAYA MEDICAL COLLEGE SENIOR FACULTY AWARD
6. DR. SATYANARAYANA MEMORIAL PRIZE for PG quiz : two prizes (1st and 2nd)
7. MEDAL TO PG (MD student) secured highest marks in NTR UHS Examinations
8. PRIZE OF PG PEDAGOGY
In the previous version of the guidelines published on the website, there was a small overlap in the prize categories 4 and 5 which lead to some confusion. The issue has been rectified in the revised version (now available on the website, replacing the old version). Please note it while sending your papers/abstracts.
FILLING IN THE REGISTRATION FORM :
Regarding filling in the registration form, please fill it in legible handwriting. You may also type in the details in the word file and take the printout. Please check carefully regarding the accuracy of the email id, otherwise you may miss important communications.
A NOTE ON MEMBERSHIPS :
Please also mention your membership number clearly. All the new postgraduates are requested to take only PG-3year memberships. PG Annual memberships will not be allowed from this year onwards, with exception of the PGs who are already in final year. They may take PG Annual membership for this year only (for this conference). You are requested to note that only the members are allowed to participate in the competitions mentioned above. The membership form and membership guidelines are available on the website. You may contact the treasurer for any further clarifications. You are requested to check the membership number in the Directory available on the website. If you have applied for the membership after August 2012, and if your name is not yet appearing in the directory, please mention in the registration form (in the box for memberships) that you have applied for and mention the date of your application. You may check the directory every 15 days or so, as it will be updated as and when I receive the input from the treasurer.
Please note that the annual memberships from PGA1101 to PGA1205 will be expiring soon and those memberships are not valid for participating in the competitions at Microconap 2013. They may take fresh PG annual memberships ( if they are in final year of PG) or life memberships (if they finished PG).
I request you to bring to my notice if there are any problems in opening the links on the website of IAMM AP Chapter. As the files are uploaded from my computer and the offline-files stored in my computer automatically open even if some of the online links are not working and I may miss to notice such dead links.
Best wishes
Dr. D.S.Murty
Monday, September 10, 2012
Sunday, July 29, 2012
MINUTES AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE BODY MEETING OF IAMM AP CHAPTER
An executive body meeting of IAMM AP Chapter was held on 25th June 2012, at the Department of Microbiology, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad in the chambers of Dr. P.R. Anuradha, Vice president of IAMM AP Chapter and Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Gandhi Medical College to discuss various issues and the following resolutions were made.
1. REGISTRATION OF THE ASSOCIATION : In accordance with the resolutions passed in the General body meeting at Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool during XV IAMM AP Chapter Annual Conference, 2012, it is resolved to register the IAMM AP Chapter as soon as possible. The PAN Card will also be applied after the registration process is completed. Also it is decided to prepare a letter head, receipt books and rubber stamps for the association. All the executive members have signed the registration form and also submitted the Photos and Photo IDs as required for the registration. It is also resolved to pay the registration and renewal fees from the funds of IAMM AP Chapter.
2. PG Memberships : In furtherance of the resolution passed in the General body meeting during the year 2008, it is resolved to continue ONLY PG Memberships for all the postgraduates that is valid for 3 years by payment of Rs. 500-00. This is going to be implemented from this year 2012. But the PGs who are already in the final year , who have not taken the PG 3 year membership earlier , may take annual membership by paying Rs.250/-, only for the current financial year . The membership is a must for participation of any events or competitions at the conference (The rules, regulations , membership guidelines and membership form will be available on the website). From here onwards only 3 year PG membership and life membership will be continued.
ALL THE POST GRADUATES ARE REQUESTED TO NOTE THIS AND TAKE MEMBERSHIPS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE PASS ON THE MESSAGE TO OTHERS.
3. NEWS BULLETIN : A comprehensive news bulleting with updates once a year will be published. Keeping in view of the increased postal/courier rates, it is resolved to circulate the news letter through email only. The News letter will also be available on the website. This is supplementary to the other regular updates available on the website from time to time.
4. SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE TEACHING/ RESEARCH ACTIVITES : It is resolved to gather information from the research or referral institutes regarding the facilities available and disseminate the same through regular updates on the website.
5. It is resolved to submit a memorandum to the Secretary, IAMM (Dr. Iyer Ranganathan), regarding the delays and non receipt of the journals by many of the life members.
6. It is resolved that the residential address of the secretary for the particular period has to be submitted as the address of communications and also for submitting the same to the registration authorities from time to time.
7. Guidelines for PG pedagogy Competetion at the conference : it is resolved to frame the guidelines for the PG pedagogy based on the guidelines of the Microteaching of the Teaching methodology courses, which will be published in the web site. (The guidelines will be published soon).
8. It is decided to suggest a topic on “curriculum design” in the conferences as a form of a group discussion or a small symposium. Needs to be discussed with the convener of the annual conference.
9. PG Practical examinations : it is resolved to call for opinions from the senior faculty and heads of the departments regarding reducing the duration of PG (MD) practical examination from 3 days to 2 days. The opinions may be submitted with justifications, so that a consolidated opinion can be represented to higher authorities for consideration.
10. Decision to provide TA for the executive members attending the Executive body meetings : An approximate amount of Rs. 10,000 may be needed to meet the expenditure. The matter kept pending for further discussions before a final decision is taken.
11. It is resolved to discuss in the general body meeting about increasing the life membership fee (from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 2000) for the state chapter and also to give some discount in delegate fee for a particular time period (like early bird registration fee for the Life members) for the annual state conferences.
LIST OF THE PARTICIPANTS
1. Dr. K. Sreenivasa Rao, President, IAMM AP Chapter, Professor and Head, Dept of Microbiology, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool
2. Dr. P.R.Anuradha, Vice-President, IAMM AP Chapter , Professor and head of Microbiology, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
3. K. Prasanthi, Secretary, IAMM AP Chapter Asst. Professor of Microbiology, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
4. Dr. Venkataramana, Treasurer, IAMM AP Chapter : Asst. professor of Microbiology, Guntur Medical College, Guntur
5. Dr. D.S.Murty, Joint Secretary, IAMM AP Chapter, Asst. Professor of Microbiology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad
6. Dr. K.Saialeela, Executive Member, IAMM AP Chapter, Professor and Head of Microbiology, Kaimineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally
7. Dr. P.Sreenivasulu Reddy, Executive Member, IAMM AP Chapter, Professor of Microbiology, Narayana Medical College, Nellore
8. Dr. P. Kasturi, Executive Member, IAMM AP Chapter, Asst. Professor of Microbiology, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada
Website : http://sites.google.com/site/iammapchapter/
Email : iammapchapter@yahoo.co.in
1. REGISTRATION OF THE ASSOCIATION : In accordance with the resolutions passed in the General body meeting at Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool during XV IAMM AP Chapter Annual Conference, 2012, it is resolved to register the IAMM AP Chapter as soon as possible. The PAN Card will also be applied after the registration process is completed. Also it is decided to prepare a letter head, receipt books and rubber stamps for the association. All the executive members have signed the registration form and also submitted the Photos and Photo IDs as required for the registration. It is also resolved to pay the registration and renewal fees from the funds of IAMM AP Chapter.
2. PG Memberships : In furtherance of the resolution passed in the General body meeting during the year 2008, it is resolved to continue ONLY PG Memberships for all the postgraduates that is valid for 3 years by payment of Rs. 500-00. This is going to be implemented from this year 2012. But the PGs who are already in the final year , who have not taken the PG 3 year membership earlier , may take annual membership by paying Rs.250/-, only for the current financial year . The membership is a must for participation of any events or competitions at the conference (The rules, regulations , membership guidelines and membership form will be available on the website). From here onwards only 3 year PG membership and life membership will be continued.
ALL THE POST GRADUATES ARE REQUESTED TO NOTE THIS AND TAKE MEMBERSHIPS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE PASS ON THE MESSAGE TO OTHERS.
3. NEWS BULLETIN : A comprehensive news bulleting with updates once a year will be published. Keeping in view of the increased postal/courier rates, it is resolved to circulate the news letter through email only. The News letter will also be available on the website. This is supplementary to the other regular updates available on the website from time to time.
4. SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE TEACHING/ RESEARCH ACTIVITES : It is resolved to gather information from the research or referral institutes regarding the facilities available and disseminate the same through regular updates on the website.
5. It is resolved to submit a memorandum to the Secretary, IAMM (Dr. Iyer Ranganathan), regarding the delays and non receipt of the journals by many of the life members.
6. It is resolved that the residential address of the secretary for the particular period has to be submitted as the address of communications and also for submitting the same to the registration authorities from time to time.
7. Guidelines for PG pedagogy Competetion at the conference : it is resolved to frame the guidelines for the PG pedagogy based on the guidelines of the Microteaching of the Teaching methodology courses, which will be published in the web site. (The guidelines will be published soon).
8. It is decided to suggest a topic on “curriculum design” in the conferences as a form of a group discussion or a small symposium. Needs to be discussed with the convener of the annual conference.
9. PG Practical examinations : it is resolved to call for opinions from the senior faculty and heads of the departments regarding reducing the duration of PG (MD) practical examination from 3 days to 2 days. The opinions may be submitted with justifications, so that a consolidated opinion can be represented to higher authorities for consideration.
10. Decision to provide TA for the executive members attending the Executive body meetings : An approximate amount of Rs. 10,000 may be needed to meet the expenditure. The matter kept pending for further discussions before a final decision is taken.
11. It is resolved to discuss in the general body meeting about increasing the life membership fee (from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 2000) for the state chapter and also to give some discount in delegate fee for a particular time period (like early bird registration fee for the Life members) for the annual state conferences.
LIST OF THE PARTICIPANTS
1. Dr. K. Sreenivasa Rao, President, IAMM AP Chapter, Professor and Head, Dept of Microbiology, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool
2. Dr. P.R.Anuradha, Vice-President, IAMM AP Chapter , Professor and head of Microbiology, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
3. K. Prasanthi, Secretary, IAMM AP Chapter Asst. Professor of Microbiology, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
4. Dr. Venkataramana, Treasurer, IAMM AP Chapter : Asst. professor of Microbiology, Guntur Medical College, Guntur
5. Dr. D.S.Murty, Joint Secretary, IAMM AP Chapter, Asst. Professor of Microbiology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad
6. Dr. K.Saialeela, Executive Member, IAMM AP Chapter, Professor and Head of Microbiology, Kaimineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Narketpally
7. Dr. P.Sreenivasulu Reddy, Executive Member, IAMM AP Chapter, Professor of Microbiology, Narayana Medical College, Nellore
8. Dr. P. Kasturi, Executive Member, IAMM AP Chapter, Asst. Professor of Microbiology, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada
Website : http://sites.google.com/site/iammapchapter/
Email : iammapchapter@yahoo.co.in
Baruch Samuel Blumberg: 28th July
Baruch Samuel Blumberg (July 28, 1925 – April 5, 2011) was an American doctor and co-recipient of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine .
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1976 was awarded jointly to Baruch S. Blumberg and D. Carleton Gajdusek "for their discoveries concerning new mechanisms for the origin and dissemination of infectious diseases"
Blumberg identified the Hepatitis B virus, and later developed its diagnostic test and vaccine.
His birthday is being observed as "World Hepatitis Day" (Read more)
Read the biography of Blumeberg
Read the obituary published in the "New Scientist" , after the death of this great scientist.
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The life and times of a vaccine pioneer
15:49 - 6 April 2011
Roger Highfield, editor of New Scientist magazine
Baruch (Barry) Blumberg, the inventor of the world's first successful anticancer vaccine, has died aged 86.
His lifelong quest to fight the hepatitis B virus earned him a Nobel prize and the resulting vaccine prevented tens of millions of deaths from hepatitis and liver cancer.
I first met Barry in Oxford in the early 1990s, when he was the master of the university's Balliol College.
Late one night I had escorted his daughter Anne back to the college where I was greeted at the door by Barry, who was wearing only pyjamas and a mackintosh.
Typical of his warm and unpretentious demeanour, he immediately invited me in for a chat and a glass of whisky.
I would come to discover over the years that Barry was a truly extraordinary individual: an inspirational scientist, who had not only changed lives but saved them - tens of millions of them; a hard worker, who never retired; a person who was unceasingly curious about just about anything; and someone who was always fun to be with and enjoyed the support of a big, close, loving family.
Barry was born in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1920s, just before the economic depression in 1929. When his family moved to Queens he turned the basement of his parents' house into a laboratory.
At age 17, during the second world war, he was enlisted into the navy, which sent him to do a physics degree at Union College in upstate New York before he served as a deck officer on amphibious ships.
After the war Barry retrained as a doctor, working in Bellevue Hospital in lower New York ("Scenes on the wards were sometimes reminiscent of Hogarth's woodcuts of the public institutions of 18th-century London") before becoming interested in research.
Barry and his team discovered the hepatitis B virus. The team invented (and the Fox Chase Cancer Center patented) the vaccine in 1969, but it would take some time before they could interest a pharmaceutical company to help develop and produce it.
Where national hepatitis vaccination programmes have been introduced the impact has been dramatic. In China the prevalence fell from around 15 per cent to fewer than 1 per cent in less than a decade. In Taiwan, the incidence of the cancer fell by about two-thirds after vaccination was introduced in the early 1980s.
In 1976 Barry was awarded the Nobel prize for medicine. Since then he has written up his exploits in Hepatitis B: The hunt for a killer virus, was senior adviser to the president of Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and president of the American Philosophical Society.
Barry was the founding director of NASA's Astrobiology Institute, which focused on study of the origin, distribution, evolution and future of life on Earth and in the cosmos. As he remarked, it was "no mean programme. It addressed the heavy questions."
Barry died suddenly yesterday in California, where he had travelled to be at a NASA meeting.
Read the obituary published in the "New Scientist" , after the death of this great scientist.
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The life and times of a vaccine pioneer
15:49 - 6 April 2011
Roger Highfield, editor of New Scientist magazine
Baruch (Barry) Blumberg, the inventor of the world's first successful anticancer vaccine, has died aged 86.
His lifelong quest to fight the hepatitis B virus earned him a Nobel prize and the resulting vaccine prevented tens of millions of deaths from hepatitis and liver cancer.
I first met Barry in Oxford in the early 1990s, when he was the master of the university's Balliol College.
Late one night I had escorted his daughter Anne back to the college where I was greeted at the door by Barry, who was wearing only pyjamas and a mackintosh.
Typical of his warm and unpretentious demeanour, he immediately invited me in for a chat and a glass of whisky.
I would come to discover over the years that Barry was a truly extraordinary individual: an inspirational scientist, who had not only changed lives but saved them - tens of millions of them; a hard worker, who never retired; a person who was unceasingly curious about just about anything; and someone who was always fun to be with and enjoyed the support of a big, close, loving family.
Barry was born in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1920s, just before the economic depression in 1929. When his family moved to Queens he turned the basement of his parents' house into a laboratory.
At age 17, during the second world war, he was enlisted into the navy, which sent him to do a physics degree at Union College in upstate New York before he served as a deck officer on amphibious ships.
After the war Barry retrained as a doctor, working in Bellevue Hospital in lower New York ("Scenes on the wards were sometimes reminiscent of Hogarth's woodcuts of the public institutions of 18th-century London") before becoming interested in research.
Barry and his team discovered the hepatitis B virus. The team invented (and the Fox Chase Cancer Center patented) the vaccine in 1969, but it would take some time before they could interest a pharmaceutical company to help develop and produce it.
Where national hepatitis vaccination programmes have been introduced the impact has been dramatic. In China the prevalence fell from around 15 per cent to fewer than 1 per cent in less than a decade. In Taiwan, the incidence of the cancer fell by about two-thirds after vaccination was introduced in the early 1980s.
In 1976 Barry was awarded the Nobel prize for medicine. Since then he has written up his exploits in Hepatitis B: The hunt for a killer virus, was senior adviser to the president of Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and president of the American Philosophical Society.
Barry was the founding director of NASA's Astrobiology Institute, which focused on study of the origin, distribution, evolution and future of life on Earth and in the cosmos. As he remarked, it was "no mean programme. It addressed the heavy questions."
Barry died suddenly yesterday in California, where he had travelled to be at a NASA meeting.
World Hepatitis Day: 28 July 2012
Today, 28th July 2012, is being observed as "World Hepatitis Day".
“It’s closer than you think” is the theme of this year’s World Hepatitis Day.
The campaign focuses on raising awareness of the different forms of hepatitis: what they are and how they are transmitted; who is at risk; and the various methods of prevention and treatment.
The date, July 28 was chosen in honour of Nobel Laureate Prof. Baruch Samuel Blumberg, discoverer of the hepatitis B virus, who celebrates his birthday on that date.( The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1976 was awarded jointly to Baruch S. Blumberg and D. Carleton Gajdusek "for their discoveries concerning new mechanisms for the origin and dissemination of infectious diseases")
READ MORE: (Source : WHO and Wikipedia)
World Hepatitis Day, observed on July 28 every year, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis B and hepatitis C and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
“It’s closer than you think” is the theme of this year’s World Hepatitis Day, which takes place on 28 July 2012.
The campaign focuses on raising awareness of the different forms of hepatitis: what they are and how they are transmitted; who is at risk; and the various methods of prevention and treatment.
According to WHO,
Hepatitis A : 1.4 million estimated cases occur annually
Hepatitis B : 2 billion people (estimated) worldwide have been infected with the virus
Hepatitis C : 150 million people are chronically infected with the virus.
Approximately 500 million people worldwide are living with either hepatitis B or hepatitis C. This represents 1 in 12 people, and was the basis for the 2008 World Hepatitis Day Am I Number 12? Campaign.
World Hepatitis Day has been led by the World Hepatitis Alliance since 2007 and on May 2010, it got global endorsement from the World Health Organization as one of only four mandated health awareness days, together with malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
In 2007 the World Hepatitis Alliance was formed to unite worldwide hepatitis B and hepatitis C patient groups and bring more public and political attention to the issue of viral hepatitis.
With input of its members (organizations from around the world working in the field of hepatitis), the newly titled World Hepatitis Day was switched to May 19, and launched with the campaign slogan 'Am I Number 12?' in 2008. ‘Am I Number 12?’ referred to the worldwide statistic that 1 in 12 people are living with viral hepatitis B or hepatitis C, and the slogan was translated into 40 different languages for use by patient organizations worldwide, and also displayed in banner form on several public landmarks.
'Am I number 12' was maintained as the theme for the 2009 World Hepatitis Day, with many alliance members also creating a hepatitis themed '12 asks of government'.
In 2010 the third annual World Hepatitis Day was held, with a new theme of 'This is hepatitis' given prominence. This is hepatitis gave a renewed focus to the human stories behind viral hepatitis. 'This is hepatitis' was retained as the theme for 2011.
In 2012 the ‘This is hepatitis’ theme has been evolved to ‘This is hepatitis… It’s closer than you think’. The new slogan encourages people to recognise how prevalent the condition is, that hepatitis is “closer to home” than many people may imagine, whilst continuing to break down the stigma associated with it.
Following the adoption of a viral hepatitis resolution during the 63rd World Health Assembly in May 2010, World Hepatitis Day was given global endorsement as the primary focus for national and international awareness-raising efforts and the date was changed to July 28 (in honour of Nobel Laureate Prof. Baruch Samuel Blumberg, discoverer of the hepatitis B virus, who celebrates his birthday on that date). The resolution resolves that:
"28 July shall be designated as World Hepatitis Day in order to provide an opportunity for education and greater understanding of viral hepatitis as a global public health problem, and to stimulate the strengthening of preventive and control measures of this disease in Member States;"
World Hepatitis Day dates, names, and themes: (Date-Name-Theme-Campaign message) :
1 October 2004-International Hepatitis C Awareness Day -"You have company" -If you have viral hepatitis, you are not alone
1 October 2005- World Hepatitis C Awareness Day -"Hepatitis C - A Priority Today" -Global prioritisation of hepatitis C awareness, treatment and vaccination
1 October 2006 -World Hepatitis Awareness Day-"Get tested" -If you think you may have been at risk of viral hepatitis, get tested and seek treatment.
1 October 2007 -World Hepatitis Awareness Day -"Get tested" -If you think you may have been at risk of viral hepatitis, get tested and seek treatment.
19 May 2008 -World Hepatitis Day "-Am I number 12?" -Hepatitis affects one in twelve people globally.
19 May 2009 -World Hepatitis Day -"Am I number 12?"- Hepatitis affects one in twelve people globally.
19 May 2010 -World Hepatitis Day -"This is hepatitis" Hepatitis: Get tested-Liver disease is long and complicated, getting tested is quick and simple
28 July 2011 -World Hepatitis Day -"This is hepatitis" -Hepatitis can affect anyone, anywhere. Know it. Confront it.
28 July 2012- World Hepatitis Day -“This is hepatitis… It’s closer than you think” -Hepatitis does not discriminate against age, race or gender. It can affect anyone, anywhere. Know it. Confront it. Get tested.
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The Logo :
The World Hepatitis Day logo is the global symbol for encouraging better awareness, action, and support to prevent and treat viral hepatitis.
Source : Wikipedia
Important Links :
WHO on World Hepatitis Day
WHO Position paper on hepatitis B vaccines
WHO Position paper on hepatitis A vaccines
Saturday, February 11, 2012
XV IAMM AP Chapter : KMC, Kurnool- CME
XV IAMM AP Chapter Annual Conference held at Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool. The Preconference CME held on 6th January, 2012.
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Gallery: XV IAMM AP Chapter - Annual Conference
XV IAMM AP Chapter Annual State Conference held at Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool on 7th and 8th January 2012.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Birth anniversary : Ricketts
February 9th : Birth anniversary of Howard Taylor Ricketts
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Birth anniversary : Shiga
February 7th : Birth Anniversary of Kiyoshi Shiga, famous for the discovery of Shigella dysenteriae.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
WORLD AIDS DAY 2011
The theme for World AIDS Day 2011 : Getting to Zero.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Birth Anniversary of Theodar Escherich
Theodor Escherich (29 November 1857 – 15 February 1911) was a German-Austrian pediatrician and a professor at universities in Graz, and Vienna. He discovered the bacterium Escherichia coli, which was named after him in 1919, and determined its properties.
Please see a poster created by Dr. Amarender Reddy, Dy. Director of IPM. (Click on the photo for larger view)
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Raymond Sabouraud
24th November : Birth anniversary of Raymond Sabouraud. In rememberance of Saboraud, the following poster was prepared by Dr. Amarender Reddy , Dy. Director, IPM, Hyderabad. (Please click on the picture for enlarged view).
Sunday, November 6, 2011
MICROCONAP 2012 : IMPORTANT NEWS
Please see the website for important instructions regarding the prizes and the regulations for presenting papers for various prizes (Click here to visit website)
For registration : Please send your DDs favouring, 'Microconap2012' payable at Kurnool.
The last date for submission of Abstracts/Papers is extended up to : 15th November, 2011
The various prizes that will be given are :
- DR. RAJAYALAKSHMI MEMORIAL AWARD (Previously Dr. Rajyalakshmi Oration) : given to the orator suggested/invited by the Organizing Secretary in the form of silver medal.
- DR.C.S. BASKARAN PRIZE
- Smt B.S.Laxmi Memorial Prize for Postgraduates
- Sri B.Krishna Rao Memorial Prize for Junior faculty
- The Rangaraya Medical College Senior Faculty Award
- DR. SATYANARAYANA MEMORIAL PRIZE : for PG quiz : two prizes (1st and 2nd) (Sponsored by Dr. Rajarajeswari )
- GOLD MEDAL TO PG (MD student) secured highest marks in NTR UHS Examinations (sponsored by DR.M.V. Ramanamma)
- PRIZE OF PG PEDAGOGY : Introduced from this year . Sponsored by the Department of Microbiology, Guntur Medical College, Guntur. Two prizes will be awarded. The money for the prizes will be generated from the interest accumulated from Rs. 50,000-00 donated by the Dept of Microbiology, Guntur Medical College, Guntur. Only final year PGs are eligible to participate. Please send your names to the Organising Secretary. The topics are also announced.
1) Recent advances in the diagnosis of Tuberculosis.
2) Drug resistance in Tuberculosis
3) Malarial vaccines
4) Role of ESBL producers in hospital infections
5) Vector borne viral diseases in India
The guidelines are available on the website in a downloadable and printable format.
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Also on the website, you will find the list of previous annual state conferences.
The directory of IAMM AP Chapter has been updated.
Please check the annual PG Memberships. Several memberships are expired and indicated in Red colour in the Directory. If any of them want to present papers in the State conference, they should take fresh membership or more conveniently, life membership if they finished MD. The details of the membership and membership form are available on the website. For further details, please contact the treasurer of IAMM AP Chapter, Dr. K.Prasanthi, Asst. Professor of Microbiology, Gandhi Medical College.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Nobel Prizes in Medicine and Physiology 2011
The Nobel Prizes in Physiology and Medicine were announced yesterday. The prize was divided one half jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity" and the other half to Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immuni
ty".
Please read the press release and other details :
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2011/press.html?print=1
Related :
Nobel laureate scientist dies days before award
Cancer kills Nobel physician before he hears of prize
ty".Please read the press release and other details :
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2011/press.html?print=1
Related :
Nobel laureate scientist dies days before award
Cancer kills Nobel physician before he hears of prize
Friday, September 23, 2011
NEWS : Sept 2011 : CME Programme at Global Hospitals
Two day CME programme on Quality assurance in Microbiology and Infection control
Quality assurance in Microbiology and Infection control form an integral part of a laboratory and health care setting respectively. This two day educational CME programme focuses on aspects of Quality assurance in Microbiology and Infection control slanted towards accreditation processes and it will help many laboratories structure their preparation for an accreditation process in Microbiology or an infection control programme for a hospital accreditation. It will also help laboratories and hospitals who are already accredited to further strengthen their departments of Microbiology and Infection control as they seek surveillance visits and re- accreditation from national and international agencies.
A serious attempt has been made to choose faculty from amongst those who have been a part of the accreditation process, or those who are assessors for national bodies of accreditation. This will hopefully give a first hand information on the requirements in clinical microbiology and infection control for an accreditation process.
The programme is open to all those who are interested, however medical microbiologists, senior supervisors of laboratories, senior laboratory medical technologists, all those associated with infection control activities HIC Infection control nurses, hospital administrators and other infection control practitioners will benefit from this two day course. Registrations for either of the two days or both days. The course fees are as follows:
A. Quality assurance in Microbiology 15th October : Rs 1000/- per delegate
b. Infection control and accreditation 16th October : Rs 1000/- per delegate
The payment may be made in the form of cash or a demand draft in the name of “ Clinical Microbiology course” payable at Hyderabad . Please send all demand drafts to the following address:
Dr. Ranganathan N Iyer
Consultant Clinical Microbiologist
Global Hospital, Lakdi- ka- pul
Hyderabad- 500004
The course fees will cover two coffees/ teas , lunches on the day/ s along with the documentation for the particular session paid for. It does not cover travel and / or accommodation. All delegates are advised to make their own arrangements for their travel and stay in Hyderabad.
CLICK HERE FOR THE DETAILED SCHEDULEDr. Ranganathan N Iyer MD FRCPath ( UK) DNB DPB MAMS
Consultant Clinical Microbiologist
Tel no ( work): 040 -30244505 Mob: 09849690680 E mail: ranganathaniyer@yahoo.com
Sunday, July 24, 2011
News : Blood Tests to diagnose tuberculosis can be dangerous : WHO
WHO 20 July 2011 :
A 12-month analysis reveals that currently available commercial blood tests for diagnosing active TB often lead to misdiagnosis, mistreatment and potential harm to public health. WHO is urging countries to ban these tests and instead rely on accurate microbiological or molecular tests.
Click here to read full details from the WHO Site
A 12-month analysis reveals that currently available commercial blood tests for diagnosing active TB often lead to misdiagnosis, mistreatment and potential harm to public health. WHO is urging countries to ban these tests and instead rely on accurate microbiological or molecular tests.
Click here to read full details from the WHO Site
Monday, June 20, 2011
OBITUARY : Smt .Dr.M.Saroja Venugopal
One of the Senior microbiologist, Retd. Professor, Dr. M.Saroja Venugopal passed away on 18-4-2011.
She was born in Kodaikanal on 12-5-1941. She did her MBBS from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam in 1963 and MD (Microbiology) in 1969 from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam under the guidance of Dr. C.S.Bhaskaran. She held various positions as faculty of Microbiology.
1963-69 : Tutor in Microbiology, AMC
1969-82 : Asst. Professor of Microbiology, AMC
1978-81 : Training in USA in Microbiology
1982-87 : Professor of Microbiology, RMC, Kakinada
1987-97 : Professor and Head, AMC
1998 : Principal of GMC, Guntur
Retired from Govt Service : in 1998
1998-2005 : Professor and Head, Narayana Medical College, Nellore
2005 - Consultant Microbiologist, DDS Labs, Visakhapatnam
She guided about 20 postgraduates, presented several papers at IAMM Conferences and published several papers in reputed national and international journals.
Her absence is a great loss for the association. The executive body of IAMM AP Chapter and the members express their deepsest sympathies to the bereaved family members of Dr.Saroja Venugopal.
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She was born in Kodaikanal on 12-5-1941. She did her MBBS from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam in 1963 and MD (Microbiology) in 1969 from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam under the guidance of Dr. C.S.Bhaskaran. She held various positions as faculty of Microbiology.
1963-69 : Tutor in Microbiology, AMC
1969-82 : Asst. Professor of Microbiology, AMC
1978-81 : Training in USA in Microbiology
1982-87 : Professor of Microbiology, RMC, Kakinada
1987-97 : Professor and Head, AMC
1998 : Principal of GMC, Guntur
Retired from Govt Service : in 1998
1998-2005 : Professor and Head, Narayana Medical College, Nellore
2005 - Consultant Microbiologist, DDS Labs, Visakhapatnam
She guided about 20 postgraduates, presented several papers at IAMM Conferences and published several papers in reputed national and international journals.
Her absence is a great loss for the association. The executive body of IAMM AP Chapter and the members express their deepsest sympathies to the bereaved family members of Dr.Saroja Venugopal.
***
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
News of IAMM AP CHAPTER : MAY 2011
The meeting of the executive body of IAMM AP Chapter was held on 9-4-2011, in the chambers of the President of IAMM AP Chapter, Dr. G.Krishna Murty, Professor and Head of Microbiology, Guntur Medical College, Guntur. The proposed topics for discussion were circulated through email and website to the members and the suggestions from the members were also considered during the meeting.
The following points were discussed in the meeting :
1. Registration of IAMM AP Chapter in the coming months: As a registered body, the IAMM AP Chapter will have advantages like :
a. Negotiations with the government regarding the grievances of the medical microbiologists.
b. Raising the funds for the association : The issue will be followed up so that the donors shall be eligible for income tax exemption.
2. Designation of the Department as : Department of Clinical Microbiology : the issue will be represented to the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.
3. Hospital infectious committee should be formed in every teaching hospital and Microbiology HOD should be the chairmen of the committee. The initiative is to be taken by all HOD s in the state.
4. Postgraduate Memberships : All the MD Postgraduates in Microbiology should be enrolled as Postgraduate Members of IAMM AP state chapter by paying Rs. 500 (For 3 years). All the HODs of Microbiology are requested to motivate the PGs in this regard. The details and the membership form can be downloaded from the website.
5. Risk Allowance : The executive body will correspond with the Govt. of AP regarding the risk allowance for the microbiologists.
6. XV Annual State Conference of IAMM AP Chapter : Next conference of IAMM AP chapter will be held at Kurnool Medical college under leadership of Dr. K. Srinivasa Rao, Professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool. The dates are : 6th , 7th and 8th January 2012.
7. NEW prize for Postgraduates : A new prize for the PGs was proposed by the President IAMM AP Chapter. The prize amount will be derived from the annual interest generated from Rs . 50,000/- donated by the Department of Microbiology, Guntur Medical College. Two prizes will be given, as cash award. The detailed guidelines will be published on website and notified soon and will be informed (The details of the prizes and guidelines for the prizes can be accessed from the website).
We request all our members to read the above resolutions carefully and send their valuable suggestions to the secretary IAMM AP chapter by post preferably
(Mailing address :
Dr. O.Satyanarayana,
Department of Microbiology,
GGH Campus, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada).
You may also send your comments to : iammapchapter@yahoo.co.in
The following points were discussed in the meeting :
1. Registration of IAMM AP Chapter in the coming months: As a registered body, the IAMM AP Chapter will have advantages like :
a. Negotiations with the government regarding the grievances of the medical microbiologists.
b. Raising the funds for the association : The issue will be followed up so that the donors shall be eligible for income tax exemption.
2. Designation of the Department as : Department of Clinical Microbiology : the issue will be represented to the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.
3. Hospital infectious committee should be formed in every teaching hospital and Microbiology HOD should be the chairmen of the committee. The initiative is to be taken by all HOD s in the state.
4. Postgraduate Memberships : All the MD Postgraduates in Microbiology should be enrolled as Postgraduate Members of IAMM AP state chapter by paying Rs. 500 (For 3 years). All the HODs of Microbiology are requested to motivate the PGs in this regard. The details and the membership form can be downloaded from the website.
5. Risk Allowance : The executive body will correspond with the Govt. of AP regarding the risk allowance for the microbiologists.
6. XV Annual State Conference of IAMM AP Chapter : Next conference of IAMM AP chapter will be held at Kurnool Medical college under leadership of Dr. K. Srinivasa Rao, Professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool. The dates are : 6th , 7th and 8th January 2012.
7. NEW prize for Postgraduates : A new prize for the PGs was proposed by the President IAMM AP Chapter. The prize amount will be derived from the annual interest generated from Rs . 50,000/- donated by the Department of Microbiology, Guntur Medical College. Two prizes will be given, as cash award. The detailed guidelines will be published on website and notified soon and will be informed (The details of the prizes and guidelines for the prizes can be accessed from the website).
We request all our members to read the above resolutions carefully and send their valuable suggestions to the secretary IAMM AP chapter by post preferably
(Mailing address :
Dr. O.Satyanarayana,
Department of Microbiology,
GGH Campus, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada).
You may also send your comments to : iammapchapter@yahoo.co.in
Thursday, April 7, 2011
World Health Day: 7th April 2011
Theme for 2011
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
no action today, no cure tomorrow
The slide is prepared by : Dr. Amarender Reddy, IPM, Hyderabad
(Click on the slide for larger view)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
News : March 2011 (First)
Thank you for the responses regarding the change of the name of the department
(News: February 2011).
The suggestions we received so far (till 10th March, 2011) :
1. Department of Clinical Microbiology
2. Department of Infectious Medicine
3. Department of Infectious Diseases
Please give your feedback.
The meeting of the executive body is planned on : 9th April, 2011
***
The Next (XV) Annual State Conferene (2012):
Dr. K.Sreenivasa Rao, Professor and Head, Dept. of Microbiology, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool came forward with a proposal to conduct the next conference. Final decision of the executive body is pending.
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CONDOLENCES
DR. KOLA RAJYALAKSHMI PASSES AWAY ON 2-3-2011
The Executive body of IAMM AP Chapter and all the members express deepest sympathies to the bereaved family members of Dr. Rajyalakshmi.
She is one of the founder member of IAMM AP Chapter. Her absence is an irreparable loss to the association.
The inspiration showered by her will always be there in the hearts and memories of the microbiologists of our state.
We express our heartfelt condolences to her family.
Please read News Clipping
The Hindu
Andhra Jyothi (Telugu)
(News: February 2011).
The suggestions we received so far (till 10th March, 2011) :
1. Department of Clinical Microbiology
2. Department of Infectious Medicine
3. Department of Infectious Diseases
Please give your feedback.
The meeting of the executive body is planned on : 9th April, 2011
***
The Next (XV) Annual State Conferene (2012):
Dr. K.Sreenivasa Rao, Professor and Head, Dept. of Microbiology, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool came forward with a proposal to conduct the next conference. Final decision of the executive body is pending.
***
CONDOLENCES
DR. KOLA RAJYALAKSHMI PASSES AWAY ON 2-3-2011
The Executive body of IAMM AP Chapter and all the members express deepest sympathies to the bereaved family members of Dr. Rajyalakshmi.
She is one of the founder member of IAMM AP Chapter. Her absence is an irreparable loss to the association.
The inspiration showered by her will always be there in the hearts and memories of the microbiologists of our state.
We express our heartfelt condolences to her family.
Please read News Clipping
The Hindu
Andhra Jyothi (Telugu)
Friday, February 18, 2011
IAMM AP NEWS : FEBRUARY 2011
This is to communicate to all the members regarding certain issues of importance.
The New Executive Body of IAMM AP Chapter : CLICK HERE
Please click here for complete details of the executive body.
There will be meeting of all the executive members is planned to be held at the Chambers of the President Dr. G.Krishna Murty, Professor and Head, Dep. Of Microbiology, Guntur Medical College, Guntur. The initially proposed date (March second saturday) is postponed as we are expecting more response and active feed back from the members regarding the following points that are planned to be discussed.
The things planned to be discussed are :
1. Registration of the Association
2. The PG Memberships :
3. The Name of the Department :
Please mail your valuable suggestions and opinions as soon as possible, preferably by the end of March First week, so that it helps a lot in organizing the ideas.
Added on 10th March 2011 :
The suggestions we received so far (till 10th March, 2011) regarding the name of the dept :
1. Department of Clinical Microbiology
2. Department of Infectious Medicine
3. Department of Infectious Diseases
Please give your feedback.
Update : 10th March 2011
The meeting of the executive body is planned on : 9th April, 2011
***
The New Executive Body of IAMM AP Chapter : CLICK HERE
- President : Dr. G.Krishna Murty
- Vice President : Dr. K.Vishnu Vardhan Rao
Please click here for complete details of the executive body.
There will be meeting of all the executive members is planned to be held at the Chambers of the President Dr. G.Krishna Murty, Professor and Head, Dep. Of Microbiology, Guntur Medical College, Guntur. The initially proposed date (March second saturday) is postponed as we are expecting more response and active feed back from the members regarding the following points that are planned to be discussed.
The things planned to be discussed are :
1. Registration of the Association
2. The PG Memberships :
- The existing rate of the PG 3-year membership is Rs. 500-00. But, several PGs are taking only the annual membership, before presenting papers in the state conference. It is desirable to make the PG-3 year membership compulsary for all the PGs joined from this academic year and heads of the department fo microbiology in various colleges have to take the responsibility of collecting the amount from the newly joined pgs and sending the same to the treasurer . The annual membership may be totally avoided for PGs and can be limited to those who finished MD and not yet taken life membership or the MSc postgraduates who did not get the eligibility for life membership as per the National guidelines.
3. The Name of the Department :
- The Name of the department may be changed to “The Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases” , with more momentum towards the clinical microbiology. Once we get opinions and feedback from the members, the proposals will be presented to the govt authorities and national body.
Please mail your valuable suggestions and opinions as soon as possible, preferably by the end of March First week, so that it helps a lot in organizing the ideas.
Added on 10th March 2011 :
The suggestions we received so far (till 10th March, 2011) regarding the name of the dept :
1. Department of Clinical Microbiology
2. Department of Infectious Medicine
3. Department of Infectious Diseases
Please give your feedback.
Update : 10th March 2011
The meeting of the executive body is planned on : 9th April, 2011
***
Thursday, January 13, 2011
IAMMAPCON January 2011: Web album : Slide show
IAMMAPCON January 2011 : Guntur
The XIV Annual Conference of IAMM AP Chapter was held at Guntur Medical College, Guntur on 7th, 8th and 9th of January 2011. Please watch the slide show. click on the photos for larger view.
The XIV Annual Conference of IAMM AP Chapter was held at Guntur Medical College, Guntur on 7th, 8th and 9th of January 2011. Please watch the slide show. click on the photos for larger view.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Video
Video submitted by : Dr. A.Kishore Reddy, Tirupati
This video taken fromt the wet mount preparation of a stool sample.
Identify this ...
please submit your comments to : iammapchapter@yahoo.co.in
This video taken fromt the wet mount preparation of a stool sample.
Identify this ...
please submit your comments to : iammapchapter@yahoo.co.in
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Invitation for participation in cultural events
Invitation for participation in cultural events"
Dear delegates.
We are going to have an cultural meet on the evening of 08-1-11 at
banquet dinner.
I request all the interested delegates to send their names for participation before 25th of Dec by mail. The various events we have are :
Music - Vocal instrument
Dance - Classical and western
Mimicry
Any other feasible event
once again we extend a warm invitation for participation. This is to facilitate a homely atmosphere of AP Microbiological family get together.
Thanking you,
Yours affectionately,
Organising committee
XIV IAMM APCON 2011.
Dear delegates.
We are going to have an cultural meet on the evening of 08-1-11 at
banquet dinner.
I request all the interested delegates to send their names for participation before 25th of Dec by mail. The various events we have are :
Music - Vocal instrument
Dance - Classical and western
Mimicry
Any other feasible event
once again we extend a warm invitation for participation. This is to facilitate a homely atmosphere of AP Microbiological family get together.
Thanking you,
Yours affectionately,
Organising committee
XIV IAMM APCON 2011.
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