IAMM TAPC CHAPTER XXI ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE : 2018

INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGISTS,

TELANGANA AND ANDHRA PRADESH COMBINED CHAPTER

(IAMM TAPC CHAPTER)

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XXI IAMM TAPC CHAPTER ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018

(19/01/2018 - 21/01/2018)

NARAYANA MEDICAL COLLGE, NELLORE

Organising secretary : Dr. P.Sreenivasulu Reddy

HOD, Department of Microbiology

Narayana Medical College, Chinthareddy Palem,

Nellore-524003

Mobile:  9848756474,   9492905474

Email :  nmctapc@gmail.com

19-01-2018 : Pre-conference CME and Workshop :

Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Methods

20-01-2018 - 21-01-2018 : Conference

Theme : “Invisible Invaders to Amazing Allelles”

• CONFERENCE BROCHURE : PAGE 1
• CONFERENCE BROCHURE : PAGE 2
• CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

IMPORTANT DATES (Updated) :

Last date for submission  for Dr. C.S.Bhaskaran Medal :  15-11-2017

Last date for submission of abstracts : 30-11-2017

Early bird registration :  31-10-2017

Registration Fee  & Payment details : SEE BROCHURE

No delegate fee for members above 65 Years of age.  (But, they should submit the registration form and Please mention  the age clearly in the registration form)

• All members MUST  quote their membership number of IAMM TAPC Chapter. Please check the directory for your membership number. (check :  DIRECTORY )
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• No compliment for the accompanying person.

                

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PRIZE CATEGORIES

•   DR.C.S. BHASKARAN AWARD : –PGs (any age) and Junior faculty below 35years -enclose age proof (DOB certificate)
•  Sri B.Krishna Rao Memorial Prize for Postgraduates—All PGs .No age restriction
• SmtB.S.Lakshmi memorial prize for Junior Faculty-- All Assisstant professors and consultants in corporate sector
•  The Rangaraya Medical College Senior Faculty Award  :All Medical microbiologists with>10 yrs of teaching or Practical Experience
• Dr.Satyanarayana Memorial Prize For PG Quiz
• Smt M. Lakshminarasamma Memorial prize for Best Outgoing PG of DrNTRUHS
• Guntur Medical College prize for PG pedagogy – Topics and colleges will be communicated later (check website)
• Sri I.S.N.Murty Memorial Prize For Posters : MD/  MSc(Medical Microbiology) can participate

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Certain Technical Guidelines : (Please refer to detailed guidelines below as a separate downloadable file) : GUIDELINES - FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS AND POSTERS

·  Covering letter and declaration(see template on the website) must for all .

·   First page : Abstract for all categories (see the template on the website) : must for all

·  For Dr.C.S.Bhaskaran Awad only : Full text : Submitted as a hard copy (print out) in five sets AND soft copy though email or CD in a document (*.doc or *.docx format) ONLY) ; Main article should not bear the identification of the author(s). They should not mention the institute or place of work or name of the guide anywhere in the text of main article (e.g. in the Material and Methods or results or discussion). The article file should only contain : the title followed by the full text of the paper.

·  The papers not qualified for the Prize Paper Presentations will be included to be presented in the Free Papers Session.

·  General guidelines for Posters :The participants of the poster presentation are requested to make the posters in the size of 3ft x 3ft ONLY. They are also requested to bring the drawing pins necessary for mounting the posters. The font size should be adjusted in such a way that the poster shall be comfortable to read from a distance of about 3ft.

TIME GIVEN :

·     prize category Presentations : 10 minutes (8+2 min)

·     Free paper presentations :  6 minutes (5+1 min)

·     PG Pedagogy : 10 min only

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IMPORTANT LINKS AND GUIDELINES :

• CONFERENCE BROCHURE : PAGE 1
• CONFERENCE BROCHURE : PAGE 2
• CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
• GUIDELINES - FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS AND POSTERS
• TEMPLATE : COVERING LETTER
• TEMPLATE : ABSTRACTS
• GUIDELINES CHECKLIST FOR PG PEDAGOGY
• CHECKLIST FOR EVALUATION OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

 

IAMM Laboratory Capacity Survey

Communication from : Dr. B.L.Sherval,  Secretary, IAMM National Body : 

Sub : Laboratory Capacity Survey

Dear Sir/Madam,


The Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (IAMM) (http://www.iamm.in/) with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (https://www.cdc.gov/) is working together to identify in-country diagnostic resources and to create a database of important public and private sector laboratories across the country. This will include both human and veterinary labs that exhibit capacity for public health purposes (e.g. testing capacity for epidemic prone disease, participation in outbreak investigations and potential public health emergencies).


Although, India has a few robust laboratory networks with good public health competencies, the diagnostic and network capacities available outside these established networks are often under-utilized during public health events and emergencies. To address this issue, IAMM has taken up the responsibility to review the current laboratory diagnostic capacities in and outside the network. This information will be used to highlight the strengths of each laboratory and to identify key areas that can be further supported to strengthen the lab. This will ultimately lead to enhancement of capacity, optimization of resources, and a robust country-wide lab network for important communicable diseases.


Understanding the importance of this initiative, you are kindly requested to participate by providing basic information about the capacity and function of your institution/laboratory (see questionnaire attached). It would be much appreciated if you return the completed questionnaire at labreview.iamm@gmail.com by the 25th April, 2017.


If you have any queries regarding filling out this form, you may kindly contact Ms. Richa Kedia (at richakedia2017@gmail.com) between 9.30 AM and 5.30 PM on any working day.


Your contribution to this far-reaching endeavor will be greatly appreciated.


Thank you again for your contribution.

With Warm Regards

Dr B L Sherwal

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XX IAMM TAPC Chapter Annual State Conference : Report

XX IAMM TAPC CHAPTER ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE - 2017

RANGARAYA MEDICAL COLLEGE, KAKINADA

21^ST-22^ND JANUARY 2017

SECRETARY’S REPORT

The XX IAMM TAPC Chapter Annual Conference  was  organized by the Department of Microbiology, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada on 21^st and 22^nd January 2017.  Dr. K.R.L.Suryakirani, Professor and Head of Microbiology, Rangaraya Medical College (RMC) is the organizing secretary of the conference. 

The programme started with an half day CME on “ ROLE OF MICROSCOPY IN CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY”. Dr. Ranganathan Iyer, Consultant Microbiologist, Global Hospitals, has shared  his practical experience through his presentation on   staining techniques in Microbiology.  Later there was a talk on Histopathology in Infectious diseases, by Dr. C.V.Lakshmi, Asst Professor of Pathology, Rangaraya Medical College. Her lecture was followed by demonstration of  various histopathology slides relevant to clinical microbiology.  

The  Inaugural ceremony of the  conference was   held at 11.00 AM on 21^st  January 2017. The ceremony  was attended by Dr. Vasanthi Kabra, President of IAMM TAPC Chapter,  Dr. D.S.Murty, Secretary of IAMM TAPC Chapter,  Dr. K.R.L. Suryakirani, Organising Secretary of the conference,  her team , executive members of IAMM TAPC CHAPTER,  and other delegates. Dr. M.Satyavani,MD, Former Professor and Head of Microbiology, RMC was the guest of honor; Dr I.V.Rao, M.D., Former Director of Medical Education and Vice Chancellor of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, was the chief guest.   Dr. K.Babji, MS,MCh(Neuro) , Director of Medical Education (Academic)  was the special guest for the ceremony.  Dr. O.Satyanarayana and Dr. Kasturi, Treasurer, IAMM TAPC conducted the proceedings. Dr  P.Balamurali Krishna,  Professor and Head of Microbiology, Gayatri Vidya Parishad, welcomed all the guests  and gave a poetic commentary of the proceedings.  Dr. D.S.Murty, Secretary of IAMM TAPC Chapter presented the report and mentioned  the development of website, ongoing membership drive and  other  activities like PG write up competitions held during last year.  The coference souvenir  and CD were released by Dr Raghavender Rao, Vice Principal, RMC. The  IAMM TAPC Chapter  Annual News Bulletin was released by Dr. Y.Nageswara Rao, M.S, Superintendent , Govt General Hospital, RMC. All the guests delivered their messages  and emphasized the role of clinical microbiology in the  patient care. A special emphasis was made regarding the development of virology laboratories in the state to handle the epidemics like swine flu. 

 Dr. Rajyalakshmi Memorial Oration was delivered by Dr. M.V.Ramanamma  on “Applications of  Flow Cytometry in Clincial Microbiology”.  Later there were presentations for Dr. C.S.Bhaskaran Medal and  Dri B.Krishna Rao memorial prize for post graduates.  General body meeting was held in the evening at 5.30 PM. The venue of the next conference was decided in the general body meeting. The next conference  will be conducted by :  Narayana Medical College, Nellore with Dr. P. Sreenivasulu Reddy, Professor and Head as the Organising Secretary. It was also resolved in the general body meeting  to institute  presidential oration in the state conference too from the next year onwards. several members suggested that the PG examination can be conducted in two days , with key focus on clinical microbiology and also that the peripheral postings of the PGs can be strictly followed. These things will be circulated on the website for a consensus from HODs and for communicating to the university. Dr. K.R.L.Suryakirani, Organising Secretary of the XX IAMM TAPC Chapter Annual State conference was elected as the next  President of IAMM TAPC Chapter. 

The second day of the conference started with the   PG pedagogy  (Guntur Medical College prize )on “Microscopy- Different techniques and Advances” – 5 post graduates from 5 colleges have presented in the stipulated time of 10 minutes each and were evaluated adapted microteaching guidelines. All the senior retired professors  of RMC were felicitated after the pedagogy competition.  Later  postgraduate quiz (Dr Satyanarayana Prize) was conducted by Dr. D.S.Murty, Secretary of IAMM TAPC Chapter. Dr. V.Lakshmi, Professor and HOD of NIMS, Hyderabad delivered a guest lecture on “Recent Advances in the Diagnosis of Arboviral Infections”.  

The  other competitions (RMC Prize for Sr. Faculty ,  Smt. BS Laxmi Prize for Junior Faculty,  Sri ISN Murthy Prize for Posters and Free papers) were held afterwards. The conference ended with the valedictory and awarding prizes to the winners in various competitions. 

Visit the following links : 

1. List of the prize winners

2.  Minutes of the General body meeting

3. Photogallery of the conference

   

XX IAMM TAPC Annual State Conference : Minutes of the Generalbody Meeting

XX IAMM TAPC CHAPTER ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE - 2017

RANGARAYA MEDICAL COLLEGE, KAKINADA

21^ST-22^ND JANUARY 2017

MINUTES  OF THE GENERAL BODY MEETING HELD  AT 5.30 PM ON 21^ST JANUARY 2017

The agenda  and points discussed in Genera body meeting  were as follows : :

1.      Decision regarding  next conference (2018) :  Dr. P. Sreenivasulu Reddy, Professor and Head of Narayana Medical College, Nellore proposed that he will conduct the  XXI IAMM TAPC Chapter Annual Conference in 2018 at Narayana Medical College, Nellore. The proposal was accepted by the  general body. The dates will be decided later after the  announcement of examination calendar of the university. 
 

2.      Treasurer’s report : Dr. Kasturi P., Treasurer of IAMM TAPC  Chapter presented  the Treasurer’s report.  The general body approved it. 
 

3.      Memberships and membership fees :  The general body at length discussed  various aspects and arrived at the following decisions : 

a.      The life membership fees will be enhanced to Rs 1500/- from Rs. 1000/-  w.e.f. 1^st March 2017

b.      Annual memberships will no longer be  permitted.

c.       All the postgraduates are required to take  3-year PG membership  (no change in the fee of Rs. 500/-) that is valid for 3 years.

d.      All senior residents are eligible to take a  life membership.

e.      All those who are applying for life membership are recommended to take the National IAMM Membership also. That is also a prerequisite for participating in some of the competitions (refer to guidelines). 
 

4.      Dr. Ranganathan  Iyer proposed institution of presidential oration in the state conference too. The general body accepted it and it is decided to allot a slot of 40 minutes (35 min actual talk + 5 min introduction) on the first day of the conference after inaugural ceremony. Organising committee will bear the TA and DA for the same. 
 

5.      Dr Iyer also proposed conduction of midterm CME :  the general body declined the proposal as there were already  several zonal CMEs going on in different parts of the state and  it is mandatory for the postgraduates  to attend  those CMEs. 
 

6.      Electing the executive body :  Dr. K.R.L.Suryakirani will be the President of IAMM TAPC Chapter  and taken over the charge from Dr. Vasanti Kabra.  The other members of the executive body will be    elected  during the general body  meeting to be held  in 2018 at Narayana Medical College, Nellore. An announcement will  be released to that effect  in  October 2017. 
 

7.      Donations for the prizes : many of the existing prizes have fixed deposits and interest generated on them is being utilized for giving the awards. However, some awards are being brought by the donors themselves  at the time of conference. Dr. K.R.L.Suryakirani madam announced that she will deposit the amount for the prizes already instituted by her.  It is decided to write a letter to the  other donors too to deposit the amount at the earliest as a fixed deposit with the IAMM TAPC Chapter.  For institution of any new prizes, the tariffs are already fixed in an earlier general body meeting at vizag (cash prizes = minimum deposit of Rs. 50,000/- and medal = Rs. 1,00,000/-). 
 

8.      Using  National body PAN number : Dr. Prasanthi, vice-president mentioned that, in the general body meeting at the national conference (Chandigarh),  a  subcommittee  has  been  constituted  to  amend  the  IAMM constitution  regarding use of PAN Cards,  life membership, or any other  issue related to the account affiliations.  The point is noted by the general body. 
 

9.      PG Examination and curriculum : many members recommended that PG practical examination may be shortened for two days, yet to cover the important aspects of practical microbiology. Members felt that it is better to switch over to the practical aspects that are of immediate relevance in the present day context of diagnostic microbiology.  A  message to highlight similar problem was circulated on the website few years back and a two day schedule designed by Dr. P. Sreenivasulu Reddy, HOD of Narayana Medical College  is also available on the website. We will revive it and recirculate seeking the advice of all the heads of the departments and a consolidated opinion of the members can be transmitted to  the university for approval.  Some also pointed out the  issue that the PGs are to be given peripheral postings as per the existing guidelines to increase clinical exposure.
 

10.  Incorporation of medical education concept into the annual conference :  Good discussion took place about how to incorporate the topics of medical education  into the discussions or deliberations at the conference. But a consensus has not reached. It needs further discussion through online/whatsapp or emails for forming a final opinion.

IAMM NATIONAL DIRECTORY UPDATE INFORMATION : SEPTEMBER 2016

Message from : Dr. Anju Kagal, Treasurer, IAMM

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Dear Members, 

As we are preparing a new directory of life members of IAMM , It would be nice if you had  a chance to update your particulars . I am going to forward an attachment which I have attempted to put in alphabetic order. Please go through the Excel sheet and help with the following:

1. If you want anything changed please send me a separate mail, with the following details 

 a.) Membership number 

b.) Current name (surname first DO NOT mention designation here) 

 c) Residential  address (this address should be where you want your journal sent Please mention the  PIN code or the journal will not be delivered. ) 

c)  Your current designation  and detailed address of your office. 

d) Email address 

e ) Mobile number 

f.) Changes you want (name spelling, address etc) in the details. (these MUST NOT be done on the excel sheet) but sent by email .Please highlight the changes in color.

Many members' email addresses and mobile numbers do not exist in the current list, so even if you do not want to make any changes in b) c) and d)  please mention those with your Life membership number 

Please also contact your colleagues in your departments, whose email addresses may not be in this email and share the excel sheet with them, so they can get back to me.

If any of you know the founder and initial members details please also let me know how I can contact them ,email/phone numbers because in many cases the details are incomplete.If you can, please  help them to update their details .

  Over the years many members maybe deceased, so if you do know of any of them (even though you may not know their membership numbers) please inform the treasurers Office . 

Anju Kagal

Treasurer, IAMM

Dept of Microbiology,

B.J.Medical College

Pune 411001

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Email ID of Dr. Anju Kagal :  treasureriamm@gmail.com

Download the excel file of the old national directory here : click here