HANDS-ON TRAINING IN MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES

CREDENCE DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE, MOULALI

Tentative Schedule :   Training starts on 10^th September 2018

HANDS-ON TRAINING IN MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES

10 AM – 5 PM

S.NO	DAY	MORNING	AFTERNOON
1.	1	DNA Extraction	Conventional PCR and Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
2.	2	Real-time PCR	Discussion & Questionnaire
3.	3	RNA extraction	Conventional PCR and Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
4.	4	Real-time PCR	Discussion, Questionnaire and Wrap up

Program Coordinator:                         Mr. M. Pavan Kumar

Faculty:                                                Dr. V. Lakshmi

                                                                        Dr. R. Ashok

Dr. Chaitanya Veena

Technical Assistants:                           Mr. Gopi Suresh Oggu

                                                                        Mrs. Naga Priyanka

Venue:                                                             Credence Diagnostic Centre, D4 – 7 ,

Industrial Estate, Moulali

Faculty, Post Graduates & Lab Technicians and others from a scientific background can apply.

Training will be for 10 delegates at a time.

Course Fee:                        Rs.8,000/-

                                    (to be paid in cash)

Training certificate will be issued to the participant.

Kindly contact Mr. Pavan Kumar for any further details – 9030880603

HISICON 2018 CONFERENCE HYDERABAD

                            HISICON 2018  CONFERENCE  HYDERABAD

                National Conference of the Hospital Infection Society of India \

                                              4^th to the 6^th October 2018

                 At-  Marigold By Green Park Hotel  Hyderabad

                 Preceded  by  8 parallel  CME/ Workshop events across the city

This is a conference focused on Infection control and prevention , consists of key note addresses, symposia, debates, recent trends and advances on various aspects of infection control and prevention and  interactive sessions on risk assessment in infection control.

The conference would be a learning experience for clinical microbiologists, infection control practitioners, hospital epidemiologists, infectious disease physicians and nursing infection control personnel

HISICON 2018 Website

The last date for the abstract submission is 1^st August 2018

The last date for early Bird registration is extended to 30^TH May 2018

We would be applying for credit points for all days of the Workshop and Conference with the Telangana Medical Council

Contact the conference secretariat for brochure and other details

Conference Secretariat

                                   

                 Dr. Ranganathan N Iyer

                 Organising secretary  HISICON 2018

                 Consultant Clinical Microbiology ID & Infection control

                  Gleneagles Global Hospital

                  Lakdi-ka- pul

                  Hyderabad- 500004

                  Tel No ( work) : 040- 30244505

                  Mobile : 9849690680

                  E mail : ranganathaniyer@yahoo.com   ranganathaniyer799@gmail.com

COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS

All the members can share their views and suggestions for the  betterment of the functioning of the association and conduction of the conferences. You can submit  your message in the "comments"section below this post - you have to write your name and address with designation along with your comment. The comments will be published  after verification. Comments with personal grievances , allegations or derogative remarks or harsh words will be excluded as a rule. Any personal grievances shall be addressed to the secretary through email/phone but not here, as this is a general forum to reflect the varied ideas. 

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SUGGESTION FROM DR, K.R.L. SURYAKIRANI : 

 

Dr. K.R.L.Suryakirani

Ex-Officio President of IAMM TAPC Chapter 

Professor and Head

Department of Microbiology

Rangaraya Medical COllege, Kakinada. 

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As a senior member,ex-treasurer,ex vicepresident and ex president of the association,I have a few suggestions for the organising secretaries of the future conferences.

 

I had been attending conferences of IAPM AND IAMM State chapters.There are always some discrepancies arising in one way or other in the prize paper sessions. In this connection I take the liberty to give a few guidelines  for smooth conduction of prize paper sessions.

 

1. Three judges to be contacted prior to the conference for each of 4 prize sessions namely Dr.C.S. bhaskaran,B S Lakshmi,BK Rao and RMC prizes.Two judges for each of the free paper sessions.if sufficient number of judges are not awailable they can  be repeated.Momentos can be given only once in the valedictory.

judges should confirm their acceptance  and stick to the time allotted.

 

•  (Editor's Note : The proposal of three judges for prize paper sessions, is already raised in the general body meeting by Dr. Nagamani, HOD of Gandhi Medical College, and it has been accepted by the general body.)

 

2.the judges should not be from the same institution as that of participants ,to avoid the impression of biased judgement.

 

3.the judges should be given the copy of the guidelines given by sponsorers along with the marks sheet.They should give their individual marks,compare at the end of the session.they should total the marks,take an average and decide.the judges have to write the name of the winner duly signed by all three of them.

 

it is better to announce the  name by the judges at end of the session itself.though the prize is given in valedictory.this will avoid all embarrassment to the judges and organisers later on.

 

4.The objections regarding judges by the participants/audience/judges themselves should be sorted out before the start of the session and avoid discussions at a later date.

 

5.The participants should take the judgement as final and accept with grace and sportive spirit ,without bakdoor comments to avoid embarrassment for the winners.

 

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Conference Report : XXI IAMM TAPC Chapter Annual Conference 2018

IAMM TAPC CHAPTER 21^ST ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE REPORT

19^th, 20^th & 21^st January 2018

NARAYANA MEDICAL COLLEGE, NELLORE

Theme: Invisible Invaders to Amazing Alleles

            The IAMM TAPC Chapter 21^st Annual State Conference 2018 with the theme “Invisible Invaders to Amazing Alleles” was organized by the Department of Microbiology, Narayana Medical College, Nellore from 19^th to 21^st January 2018 headed by Dr. P. Sreenivasulu Reddy, Prof & HOD, Department of Microbiology, Narayana Medical College as the Organizing Secretary.

            On 19^th January 2018, Pre Conference CME cum workshop was conducted on “ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING METHODS” which was attended by faculty and post Graduates of various colleges and hospitals of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu. Dr. V. Lakshmi, Director, Credence Diagnostic Centre; Professor, Department of Microbiology, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Hyderabad, enlightened the delegates with the topic on “An Update on CLSI Guidelines for AST” which was followed by the Inaugural function of the CME. Demonstration on “Antibiotic Resistance Detection Methods” was conducted by the faculty of Department of Microbiology, Narayana Medical College.

            In the post lunch session, Dr. K. Sridharan Satyamurthy, SRMCRI, Chennai delivered a guest lecture on “EUCAST Guidelines on interpretation of AST Methods”. The CME concluded with guest lecture on “VITEK 2 & Expert Analysis” by Dr. R. Lakshmi Kiranmayi, Scientific Support Manager, bioMerieux – India.

            The Day 1 of the Conference, 20^th January 2018, started with “Dr. K. Rajyalakshmi Oration” by Dr. V. Lakshmi on the topic “Simple and Rapid Assays – My Passion”. It was followed by Inaugural function of the conference which was presided by the Presiding officer, Dr. G. Veera Nagi Reddy (Principal, NMC) followed by the guest of Honor, Dr. C.V. Rao (Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Dr. NTRUHS), Dr. Raja Rao (Chairperson AP Medical Council), Dr. G. Ashok Reddy (Observer AP Medical Council), Dr. K.R.L Surya Kirani (President of IAMM TAPC Chapter), Dr. D.S. Murthy (Secretary of IAMM TAPC Chapter), Dr. B. Ramakrishna Rao, (Medical Superintendant, NMCH), Dr. Sreeram Satish (Additional MS) and Dr. P. Sreenivasulu Reddy, Organizing Secretary of the Conference. The speakers emphasized on the importance of Clinical Microbiologists in preventing antibiotic resistance. The inaugural function was attended by all the delegates.

            Following the inaugural function was the Presidential Oration on “Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy: Techniques and Applications” by Prof. Dr. K. R. L. Surya Kirani. This was followed by 4 paper presentations under the Dr. C. S. Bhaskaran Prize Paper Category.

The Post lunch session started with a guest lecture on “Challenges in the Diagnosis of Fungal infections” by Dr. Anupama Jyothi Kindo, Prof & HOD, Department of Microbiology, SRMCRI, Chennai. Senior and eminent persons in the field of Microbiology - Dr. V. Lakshmi, Dr. Sree Ramarao, Dr. Subbarayudu, Dr. Krishnamurthy and Dr. Jyothi Padmaja were felicitated. This was followed by 4 paper presentations under the Sri. B. K. Rao Memorial Prize Papers for the post graduates. The session ended with General Body Meeting by electing a new Executive Body. The day ended with Cultural Program and Banquet.

The last day of the conference started with 5 paper presentations under the RMC Senior Faculty Prize Papers followed by P.G Pedagogy (Guntur Medical College Prize) presentations by Post Graduates of Guntur Medical College (Guntur), Andhra Medical College (Vizag), Gandhi Medical College (Secunderabad), Santhiram Medical College (Nandyal) and Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences (Narketpally). There were 5 paper presentations by Junior Faculty under Smt. B. S. Lakshmi Junior Faculty Prize Paper Category. Around 150 Post Graduates participated in the P.G Quiz (Dr. Satyanarayana Prize) conducted by Dr. D.S. Murthy, Secretary of IAMM TAPC Chapter followed by lunch and 40 poster presentations (Sri ISN Murthy Prize). Scientific session ended with 50 free paper presentations. A total of 314 delegates attended the conference. A total of 107 scientific papers were presented under various categories. The total Conference was an academic feast to all the delegates attended.

            The conference ended with a valedictory note and vote of thanks by Dr. P. Vasundhara, Co-Organizing Secretary of the Conference followed by the distribution of certificates to all the delegates. Dr. P. Sreenivasulu Reddy, Prof & HOD, Department of Microbiology, NMC, had been elected as President of IAMM TAPC Chapter. 

MINUTES OF THE GENERAL BODY MEETING 

LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS

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