Academy Today January-March 2013

1. From the Desk of Dr. C. P. Bansal, IAP President 2013 ........................................................................................... 2

2. From the Desk of Dr. Vijay N. Yewale, IAP President 2014 ...................................................................................... 4

3. From the Desk of Dr. Ashok Kumar Rai, IAP Vice President 2013 ........................................................................... 5

4. From the Desk of Dr. Rohit C. Agrawal, IAP President 2012 .................................................................................... 6

5. Your Honorary Secretary General Reports ............................................................................................................. 7

6. IAP Awards 2012 .................................................................................................................................................. 9

7. Reports of Final Rounds of IAP Quizzes .............................................................................................................. 18

8. Pedicon 2014 - Announcement; Registration Form, Call for Papers; Call for Nominations for Late Dr. Shantilal C. Sheth Oration 2014 ......................................................................... 19

9. Call for IAP Trainee Fellowships 2013 .................................................................................................................. 23

10. Report of Pedicon 2013, Kolkata ......................................................................................................................... 24

11. Report of the Golden Jubilee Projects of IAP ........................................................................................................ 25

12. Report of IAP PALS Group .................................................................................................................................. 31

13. IAP’s Safe Injection Practices Program ................................................................................................................ 32

14. Letter to Union Health Minister on Childhood Obesity ........................................................................................... 33

15. Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication ........................................................................................................... 34

16. An Appeal from IAP for Polio Eradication ............................................................................................................. 36

17. Bouquets ............................................................................................................................................................ 37

18. Almanac ............................................................................................................................................................. 39

19. Announcement from Indian Journal of Pediatrics ................................................................................................. 40

20. IAP Books ........................................................................................................................................................... 41

21. IAP Special Days & Weeks .................................................................................................................................. 44

22. Announcement of Standard Treatment Protocols .................................................................................................. 45

23. Form for Reporting of Information by HODs / Professors ..................................................................................... 46

24. Obituary ............................................................................................................................................................. 47

25. IAP Vaccination Reminder Service ....................................................................................................................... 49

26. IAP IDSurv Project .............................................................................................................................................. 51

27. Notice for IAP Election – 2014 ............................................................................................................................ 55

28. IAP Membership Form ........................................................................................................................................ 70

Contents

IAP BULLETIN | Volume 9 | Issue 1 | Jan-Mar 20132

From the Desk of Dr. C. P. Bansal, IAP President 2013

Dear Fellow Academicians,

I wish to sincerely thank all of you, for giving me an opportunity to serve the Academy in the capacity of the President IAP 2013 - our Golden Jubilee Year. I am aware that each New Year brings fresh expectations and I am confident that we would be able to meet them by working together harmoniously.

The year began with a very successful “PEDICON 2013” at Kolkata. The state of art venue equipped with latest technology was an asset to a very well crafted scientific programme. Science halls were named after senior Pediatricians, one from each zone. It was only possible because of meticulous planning, and hard work put in by the organizing team. I congratulate the Organizing Team of Pedicon 2013 and the IAP Secretariat for excellent coordination to make this mega event a grand success. Former President of India, His Excellency, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam made his spell binding presence in the Inaugural function of Pedicon and Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia gave his superb talk through video teleconference.

The members of the central science committee of Pedicon 2013 specially Prof. Piyush Gupta, tried their best to select the most suitable faculty for science sessions, with an objective to avoid the same faculty in more than one session in the conference and I am happy that we could majorly achieve that. Many new talents got the opportunity to present their knowledge from the platform of IAP’s prestigious National Conference in its Golden Jubilee year.

I sincerely thank pharmaceutical companies for supporting Pedicon 2013 generously without interfering with the science program of Pedicon. Prof. M. K. Bhan gave the prestigious S. L. Sheth Oration. It was great to enroll the participation of President AAP Prof. John McInerny and Executive Director of AAP Prof. Jonathan Klein staying through the duration of Pedicon.

An attempt was made to share our concern about teenage suicides with the society at large. The Golden Jubilee run with the theme “Prevent Teen Suicide” was very well appreciated. A joint inaugural function was held for all new programmes under IAP Action Plan 2013. All former Presidents of IAP were felicitated during the Presidential

Dinner. The GJ Blazer and the GJ tie remained attraction of the entire Conference.

The dream Projects of the team 2013, IAP Mission Uday, aimed at reducing Under 5 mortality and IAP Mission Kishore Uday designed for dealing with issues of adolescents took very good start at Pedicon and will soon be launched in various parts of the country. As we know there is paucity of trained health care personnel in our country. IAP team 2013 plans to create a pool of trained Child Health Workers through its program IAP TOUCH (Training of Untrained Child Health Workers). The National ToT was held at Gurgaon and the program will be rolled out in IAP branches. BLS awareness program is another important program designed for non-medical and paramedical health workers and has already taken off.

We are starting a unique initiative of Indian College of Pediatrics to streamline our academic activities. This initiative is taken with a group of academicians from various parts of the country. Presently, members are working on various aspects of this autonomous body. You are requested to contact me or Arvind Saili for any contribution for or feedback on this project. Our new e-bulletin, CHILD INDIA is already released. Its first issue has been appreciated by many.

The Basic and Advanced NRP is already running and going great guns, the advanced NRP is being very much appreciated by members. Some of the popular IAP program like Respiratory Tract Infection - Group Education Module, Asthma Training Module, Science of Vaccinology, TIPS, Golden Hour Emergency Medicine Course and Experts in Diarrhea Management, and Pediatric sleep project will continue in the Golden Jubilee year. Presently we are in the process of revising the modules of these popular programmes.

Few much needed and long overdue amendments in the constitution were passed in the SGMs held on 18th January at Kolkata, and on 6th March at Mumbai. I welcome one extra executive board member from Goa; a unique state with 100% members as members of central IAP. E-voting will soon be a reality.

IAP has a strong fifty plus members Executive Board and a

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wide network of over 300 state, district and city branches. It is through active involvement of these members and branches that IAP achieves its objectives. I request you to get actively involved in generating community awareness and participate in health programmes especially parent education.

Communication is the back bone of any organization. We need to communicate with each other more often. IAP has started teleconferencing among Office bearers and various committees. I need your positive feedback and constructive criticism and guidance in the remaining 240 days of my tenure.

I find myself fortunate to be surrounded by an efficient group of 50 executive board members and office bearers. Please feel free to send your inputs and suggestions to improve functioning at various levels. Your feedback is very important for me to understand how we are moving to achieve our mission: “Commitment for improvement of the health and well-being of children”.

I wish you a very happy, eventful and fruitful year 2013.

Yours in Academy service,

Dr. C. P. Bansal


From the Desk of Dr. Vijay N. Yewale, IAP President 2014

Dear fellow members,

Season’s Greetings!

At the outset, I thank you for reposing faith in me by electing me as the IAP President Elect for the year 2013.

We are 50! The Golden Jubilee celebrations which began at the Kolkata Pedicon will continue till the next Pedicon at Indore. A lot has been achieved by the academy in last 50 years and we need to strengthen further and inch towards the goals set. MDG 4 goals is our Nation’s commitment and let us contribute to our best ability and help the nation march towards the same. The ambitious IAP action plan 2013 envisages a public private partnership and is a golden opportunity to showcase the world our strength and commitment towards child health.

Academics and advocacy are the two important areas the

IAP has been working since inception and it is heartening to share that the IAP now is being looked at as a force to reckon with by the government and is involved in policy meetings from time to time.

At the same time, unfortunately, IAP has been in the media for wrong reasons and we need to introspect and look at the IAP-industry relationship and ensure that the ethics and values are upheld at all times.

Finally would appeal to each one of you to make suggestions, indulge in constructive criticism so that the functioning of the association improves.

IAP is of all the member, by all the members and for all the members!

Dr. Vijay Yewale


Dear fellow academicians,

Greetings from Varanasi!

It gives me immense pleasure to talk to you through academy today. I wish all the members of our beloved IAP a happy, prosperous & joyous new year 2013. My heartfelt thanks to each member of IAP, executive board members & office bearers for electing me to serve this great academic organization of country in its Golden Jubilee year as National Vice President. Friends, I assure you that I would try my best to uphold the dignity & ideals of this great organization.

I believe that you must have enjoyed Golden Jubilee conference at Kolkata. I must congratulate our beloved President C. P. Bansal; organizing chairman, my respected senior Dr. Ritabrata Kundu; organizing secretary, my close friend Dr. Jaydeep Chaudhary & off course, ever smiling Treasurer Dr. Arup Roy for their untiring effort to make this conference a grand success. I am also thankful to my friend Dr. Manoj T. Rathi for meticulous planning of Golden Jubilee celebration.

Dear colleagues, our honorable President Dr. C. P. Bansal has started various innovative projects for the academy, eg. Mission Uday, Mission Kishore Uday, IAP Touch, GEM, ACPP etc. Mission Uday will really prove a major milestone in reducing under 5 mortality. IAP Touch is a unique & much needed program for medium & smaller cities, where trained health workers are lacking.

I request our esteemed members to mail us their invaluable ideas & suggestions, so that we can make it the strongest academic organization of World. Each & every member of IAP has a lot of talent & potential within them. Please use those hidden potential to make this IAP stronger & stronger. William James, the founder of modern Psychology, once said:

“Most people live – whether physically, intellectually or morally – in a very restricted circle of their potential being. We all have reservoirs of life to draw upon, of which we do not dream.”

From the Desk of Dr. Ashok Kumar Rai, IAP Vice President 2013

I am quoting the words of great Indian Philosopher Patanjali written in a book:“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all of your thoughts break their bonds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction & you find yourself in a new great & wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties & talents become alive & you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.”

The IAP should come forward with well defined & concrete policies pertaining to child health issues. Urban poor children needs a lot of attention & our members should serve these children at least once in a month. As an IAPian, I strongly believe that IAP should have a good liaison with Government as well as very positive presentation in society.

This golden jubilee year is very important to all of us, reminding us of our responsibility towards child health. Girl child, overcrowded transportation of children to school, long school hours & health education in school curriculum (especially in sec. education) needs attention of our academy.

I will like to congratulate immediate past President Dr. Rohit Agrawal for great academics in 2012. I am very much fortunate to work with energetic & visionary President Dr. C P Bansal; brilliant, humble President elect Dr. Vijay Yewale; most efficient secretary general Dr. Shailesh Gupta, Treasurer Dr. Pravin Mehta, great academician Dr. Piyush Gupta. I will also like to congratulate Dr. Naveen Thacker & Dr. Vineet Saxena for excellent performance of IAP NRP FGM project.

Once again, I would like to thank you for electing me as National Vice President of this prestigious academy. Let us all work together for mission statement & IAP action plan of our visionary President.

I assure you of my full commitment for the cause of IAP.

Jai Hind! Jai IAP!!

Dr. Ashok Kumar Rai


From the Desk of Dr. Rohit C. Agrawal, IAP President 2012

I congratulate and compliment IAP for entering into the 50th Golden year of its existence and wish for a million years journey ahead. IAP ushered into a new era at the Golden Jubilee Pedicon at Kolkata with new dimensions and new promises, the promise of accomplishing the unfinished agenda of child mortality reduction. Mission Uday – a mission with a vision was launched and rolled out, probably a beginning step to address various child health issues like neonatal mortality, malnutrition, pneumonia and diarrheal deaths, poor state of immunization, etc. which are the main culprits in the country’s child mortality rate. Last year, through national pneumonia congress, IAP formulated consensus pneumonia management guidelines both at office and community level, which not only will go a long way in saving the lives of children from pneumonia deaths but also generated appreciation and attention with various national and international agencies towards IAP.

IAP is witnessing two major changes in this Golden year; one the electoral format, from postal ballots to e versions. Lets hope and wish this new avatar succeeds in putting to rest the allegations, mass collections, discontentment and legalities amongst the contestants. The second ‘Constitutional reforms’. Lets pray that they come true for the interest of the academy and its member IAPians.

Undoubtedly, strengthening routine immunization and preventing deaths by VPDs by optimal utilization of newer vaccines are important tools to achieve MDG-4. Recently held ‘elimination of measles and rubella’ meeting called by WHO and IPA at Nepal is testimony to it. Unfortunately,

many medical health professionals including some of our own members are trying to bring obstacles in the immunization programs of the Govt. and IAP alike, under some or the other pretext like cost, lack of disease surveillance data, AEFIs or conflicts of interest. The worst being approaching and crying foul with the lay press and media, which are ever ready to cook their stories on such fuel. I can assure you this will not only be detrimental but disastrous for IAP and poor children of the country as well.

I will end my message with two good news to share. On 13th January, I on behalf of IAP and as IAPs representative was invited by the HE Honorable President of India to participate in the 2nd anniversary of “Polio free India” celebration at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This testifies that IAP is considered as a stakeholder agency in polio eradication by the Govt. and the President of India. Indeed it was a matter of great pride for IAP and me as well. Recently in the last month, IAP was invited by the Indian Govt. to participate in the “Call to Action for child survival – World Summit” at Chennai. Though I could not, IAP was duly represented by the president Dr. CP Bansal and Dr. Panna Choudhury, the past president floating the IAP flag atop.

Lastly friends, I wish the newly elected team under the able leadership of Dr. C. P. Bansal strive more hard and scale more heights than the last one for the cause of “IAP”, “child” and the “Child Health Issues”

Long Live IAP!!

Dr. Rohit C. Agrawal


at the EB meeting, as also in the Conference Inaugural program and the President’s dinner. The 50th General Body meeting of IAP, was similarly a well attended event. A major and progressive decision taken by the general Body was the implementation of electronic voting in IAP elections from the year 2013, a milestone in the Golden Jubilee year of IAP. The much awaited Special General Body Meeting called to discuss amendments to the Constitution of IAP which could not be held at Gurgaon due to lack of time, was held at Kolkata, and the constitutional amendments suggested by the constitutional amendment committee and members of IAP were incorporated in the existing Memorandum of Associations of IAP. The new constitution was shared through webmail with all members of IAP, and is submitted to the charity commissioner for endorsement. The IAP UG Quiz and IAP PG Quiz were also successfully conducted at Kolkata.

Several administrative meetings were held at Kolkata and good decisions were arrived at. The Pediatric association of SAARC changed its office from India to Nepal, and the President of IAP (host of the SAARC symposium) was chosen as the President of PAS. Several areas of collaboration were discussed with AAP leadership, and meetings with the office bearers of IAP branches and chapters were successfully conducted. Uniquely, all Golden Jubilee projects of IAP were Inaugurated together at a well attended program. A 50 years commemorative film on IAP was screened at the President’s dinner. The film is being further developed with inputs received from members, and with more scenes of Pedicon being shot. IAP’s beautiful 50 years logo was also released at President’s dinner.

Eleven text books or specialty series books from IAP were released at the Pedicon 2013 Inaugural function. These books were printed at IAP National Publication House, Gwalior. IAP was able to provide these books on a complementary basis to all members of IAP Executive Board through the good offices of IAP National Publication House and the Publishing House, Jaypee Brothers. The functioning of the International Publication House of IAP at Indore, is being very efficiently managed by a committed team and a reprint of PALS and BLS manuals has been coordinated by the team at IPH.

Dear Valued members of IAP,

Greetings from Central IAP office !

The year 2012 was indeed a great year for Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Under the leadership of the Immediate Past President, Dr. Rohit C. Agrawal, the year began with the successful organization of 49th National Conference in January 2011 at Gurgaon, and went on to see the development and conduct of several academic modules in different branches of IAP.

The first three months of the Golden Jubilee year of IAP, 2013 have been equally wonderful. Pedicon 2013 was declared a super success by almost everyone, and on all fronts. The well crafted science was received very well by delegates. Faculty that had never spoken on the National Platform were given an opportunity to showcase their abilities at Pedicon 2013. The participation of Past President of India, Shri. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Deputy Chairperson of the Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Prof MK Bhan added luster to the conference. IAP doyen, Prof. Shanti Ghosh was awarded a Plaque for ‘Life Time’ achievement in the Inaugural function of Pedicon. Delegates at the conference were gifted a Golden Jubilee tie or scarf, and past presidents, executive board members, guests and dignitaries were given a golden jubilee blazer. A Golden jubilee run organized by the Golden Jubilee committee and the local organizers was a huge hit and saw some stalwarts of IAP run for the cause of adolescents and teen suicides. The Organizing team, led by the Organizing Chairperson, Organizing Secretary and the Treasurer deserve a collective pat on their backs for their contribution to this success. They hosted more than 7000 delegates over 5 days, without confusion at any level. The organizing team has already shared a decent amount from the conference surplus with Central IAP office.

The meeting of the Executive Board held in January at Kolkata, led by a very Proactive President, was well participated-in by enthusiastic EB members, and took very important decisions with far reaching and good consequences for IAP. Several new committee were formed and details of the Golden Jubilee projects were discussed. The leadership of AAP were special invitees

Your Honorary Secretary General Reports


IAP has launched several new projects in the Golden Jubilee year carried forward some action plans of 2010 and 2011 into 2012. Some of these are detailed in the following paragraphs.

The IAP NNF NRP FGM project is steam rolling ahead, having facilitated the training of over a lakh NRP providers in the private and government sector since 2009. In 2013, the NRP ToT at Kolkata trained over 70 members in the conduct of Advanced (complete) NRP courses, based on NRP 2010 guidelines of AAP, modified for Indian settings. IAP intends to roll out the program for Pediatricians and Neonatologists in 100 centers in the country in 2013, creating approximately 3600 providers of complete NRP. The project has begun with Instructor updates in major cities, where existing instructors are refreshed with skills and methods for conducting advanced NRP trainings.

The programs of IAP Action Plan 2012, namely, Experts in diarrhea management, Asthma Training Module, Science of vaccinology, Problem solving in Pediatric Infectious diseases, Pediatric sleep project, and Respiratory Tract Infections - Group education module will be conducted in some branches of IAP in 2013. The IAP booklet, ABC of Asthma book will be printed and made available for IAP members in 2013. PALS and BLS activities continue successfully and with great vigor, as in the previous years. The PALS group has successfully conducted BLS program for the community, at several centers.

The dream Project of the team 2013, IAP Mission Uday, aimed at reducing Under 5 mortality, had its first program at IAP Gwalior, and IAP Mission Kishore Uday designed for dealing with issues of adolescents had its inaugural launch at IAP Nashik. To address the issue of paucity of trained health care personnel in India, IAP has launched a program to create a pool of trained Child Health Workers through its program, IAP TOUCH (Training of Untrained Child Health Workers), which has its ToT at Gurgaon. BLS for the community is another important program designed for non-medical and paramedical health workers and is being conducted through several branches of IAP.

Indian College of Pediatrics is a unique concept to streamline the academic activities of IAP, beginning with the fellowship programs of sub specialty chapters. IAP

started an e-bulletin, CHILD INDIA in 2013 and the first issue was greatly appreciated. is already released. IAP participated in the measles - rubella initiative of the SEARO region of IPA, and has written to the Government to take part in the initiative to eliminate Measles and Rubella from the Indian Subcontinent.

984 new members were enrolled in 2012, and 683 new members were enrolled in the first three months of 2013. The total members as on March 31, 2013 are 21,111. An amendment in IAP constitution now allows Pediatric Postgraduates to apply for Life membership of IAP, if their qualification is obtained from an MCI / Government / UGC recognized Institute, with or without registration of the qualification with MCI or State Medical council. This amendment will increase the number of Life members of IAP.

Electronic voting will remove the many drawbacks of paper ballot voting in IAP elections. IAP members have been reminded since 2012 to update their personal data (especially the cell phone number and email address) at central IAP office to facilitate their registration for electronic voting on website. Details of the process of electronic voting were provided in the September 2012 issue of Academy Today. The process is being detailed again in this issue, along with the election notice.

A directory of members of IAP has been printed and is being distributed to all members through hand-delivery. This handy book will be a very useful desktop reference for members. IAP is celebrating its 50th year of existence in 2013, and the Golden Jubilee committee constituted in the IAP EB of 2012 has prepared a detailed plan for celebrations through all IAP branches.

We thank our Immediate Past President, congratulate our current President, and wish very well for the President elect of IAP. IAP has truly attained the maturity and strength of a 50 year old mother organization, with the visions of her Presidents, hard work of its office bearers and executive board members and the love and cooperation of its members from all over the country.

Long live IAP! Jai Hind!

Dr. Sailesh Gupta


Award Winning Research Papers

Dr. S. S. Manchanda Neonatology Research Award

SSM/10. TRANSCUTANEOUS BILIRUBINOMETRY FROM A SHIELDED SKIN PATCH IN NEAR TERM AND TERM NEONATES RECEIVING PHOTOTHERAPY: IS IT USEFUL?

Lakshmi Murli, Anu Thukral, Jeeva Sankar Dept. of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi – 110029 Email: [email protected]

Dr. V. Balagopal Raju Endowment Award (1st Prize)

VBR/04. ORAL ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION FOR ACUTE DEHYDRATING DIARRHEA IN CHILDREN OLDER THAN 5 YEARS – A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Ruchita Negi, Pooja Dewan 62-A, R-Block, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095 Email: [email protected]

Dr. V. Balagopal Raju Endowment Award (2nd Prize)

VBR/09. EVALUATON OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF NEONATAL & CHILDHOOD ILLNESS (IMNCI) ALGORITHM FOR DIAGNOSIS & REFERRAL IN UNDER FIVE CHILDREN

Vikas Gupta Dept of Pediatrics, Pt. BD Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak Email: [email protected]

Dr. S. T. Achar Endowment Award

STA/04. COMARISON OF 20% MANNITOL vs 3% HYPERTONIC SALINE IN CHILDREN WITH RAISED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE DUE TO ACUTE CNS INFECTIONS: A PILOT RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Ramesh Kumar R Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh - 160012 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

IAP Awards – 2012

Dr. James Flett Endowment Award (1st Prize)

JF/10 HIV TRANSMISSION IN EXCLUSIVELY BREASTFED BABIES OF HIV POSITIVE MOTHER ON ARV PROPHYLAXIS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Pawan Kumar Barolia, Prena Batra Dept. of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095 Email: [email protected]

Dr. James Flett Endowment Award (2nd Prize)

JF/12. ELECTRONIC MEDIA-ITS EFFECTS ON ACADEMICS, HEALTH AND BEHAVIOURAL VALUES OF SCHOOL GOING TEENS

Swetha Reddy Y., Roopa Mangshetty Dept. of Pediatrics, M.R. Medical College, Gulbarga Email: [email protected]

Award Winning Poster Papers

1st Prize:

NEO/2 (P) EFFECT OF LACTATIONAL TRAINING ON THE WEIGHT PATTERN IN THE NEONATAL PERIOD

Noella Maria Delia Pereira, Rahul Verma, Nandkishor Kabra Torrefiel, 127, Carter road, opposite Joggers park, Bandra -west, Mumbai - 400050. Email: [email protected]

2nd Prize:

NEO/38 (P) MAGNESIUM SULPHATE AS A NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT FOR PERINATAL ASPHYXIA IN TERM NEONATES

Raj Prakash, M. R. Savitha Department of Pediatrics, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka Email: [email protected]

3rd Prize:

ID/16 (P) PEDIATRIC EMPYEMA THORACIS: WHAT HAS CHANGED OVER A DECADE?

Suresh Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Devi Dayal, Joseph L. Mathew, Meenu Singh


Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Centre, Postgraduate institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India Email: [email protected]

4th Prize:ADOL/16 (P) A STUDY OF GROWTH, NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG MALE ADOLESCENT LABOURERS STUDYING IN CHILD LABOUR SCHOOLS IN RAIPUR CITYAshutosh Sharma, S. Phuljhele, S. Panigrahi, V. Kurrey Dept. of Pediatrics, Administrative Block, Dr. B. R. A. M. Hospital and Pt. J. N. M. Medical College, Raipur, C. G. Email: [email protected]

5th Prize:GD/7 (P) STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF BODY MASS INDEX AND WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE WITH BLOOD PRESSURE IN 10-18YEAR OLD SCHOOL CHILDREN.Rajni Priyanka Kujur, Prof. Swapna Chakraborty Department of Paediatrics, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata Email: [email protected]

Recipients of IAP Best Subspecialty Chapter/ Group Awards - 2012

Prize Name of the Chapter/Group

1st Prize IAP Neonatology Chapter

Chairperson : Dr. Anjali A. Kulkarni

Secretary : Dr. Ranjan K. Pejaver

Treasurer: Dr. Rhishikesh P. Thakre

2nd Prize IAP Infectious Diseases Chapter

Chairperson: Dr. Ritabrata Kundu

Secretary: Dr. Abhay Kantilal Shah

Treasurer: Dr. Jaydeep Choudhury

3rd Prize IAP Dermatology Group

Chairperson: Dr. V. Anandan

Secretary: Dr. Madhu Rengarajan

Treasurer: Dr. C. Vijaya Bhaskar

Recipients of IAP Best Branch Awards - 2012

Prize Name of Branch

1st Prize IAP Maharashtra State Branch

(Category: State With > 350 Members)

President: Dr. Kedar S. Malwatkar

Secretary: Dr. Shyamkant T Choudhari

Treasurer: Dr. Vaibhav J. Pustake

2nd Prize IAP Kerala State Branch


President: Dr. M. R. Nair

Secretary: Dr. Jose Ouseph

Treasurer: Dr. Shimmy Paulose

3rd Prize IAP Tamil Nadu State Branch


President: Dr. V. Sivaprakasam

Secretary: Dr. S. Yoganandan

Treasurer: Dr. G. Kirubakaran

1st Prize IAP Assam State Branch

(Category: State With 201-350 Members)

President: Dr. Golap Chandra Deka

Secretary: Dr. Manab N. Baruah

Treasurer: Dr. Dipangkar Hazarika

1st Prize IAP Kochi (Cochin) Branch

(Category: With > 200 Members)

President: Dr. M. A. Mathew

Secretary: Dr. Naushad MS

Treasurer: Dr. K. G. Vijayan

2nd Prize IAP Twin Cities Branch


President: Dr. Vikramjit Singh Wasu

Secretary: Dr. Cherukuri Nirmala

Treasurer: Dr. Altaf Naseem


3rd Prize IAP Mumbai Branch


President: Dr. Kamlesh K Shrivastava

Secretary: Dr. Murlidhar D. Mahajan

Treasurer: Dr. Parag Tamhankar

1st Prize IAP Kanpur Branch

(Category: With 101-200 Members)

President: Dr. Rashmi Kapoor

Secretary: Dr. Anurag Bajpai

Treasurer: Dr. Bhavana Papnai (Tiwari)

2nd Prize IAP Nagpur Branch


President: Dr. Jayantkumar V. Upadhye

Secretary: Dr. Rajkumar C. Kiratkar

Treasurer: Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh

3rd Prize IAP Gwalior Branch


President: Dr. Anant N Ketkar

Secretary: Dr. Yogendra S Verma

Treasurer: Dr. Suhas B. Dhonde

1st Prize IAP Krishna District Branch


President: Dr. C. Mallikharjuna Rao

Secretary: Dr. Madhavi Majety

Treasurer: Dr. A. Rudra Nagendra Rao

2nd Prize IAP Amravati Branch


President: Dr. Satish V. Agrawal

Secretary: Dr. Nitin N. Bardiya

Treasurer: Dr. Naresh B. Tayade

3rd Prize IAP Ahmednagar Branch


President: Dr. Shahnaz M. Ayub

Secretary: Dr. Sagar R. Wagh

Treasurer: Dr. Ramdas T. Bangar

1st Prize IAP Madhya Kerala Branch


President: Dr. M. N. Venkiteswaran

Secretary: Dr. Shimmy Paulose

Treasurer: Dr. M. A. Thomas

2nd Prize IAP Nizamabad Branch


President: Dr. J. Shivaraj

Secretary: Dr. Kottooru Srisailam

Treasurer: Dr. Ajja Srinivas

3rd Prize IAP Sagar Branch


President: Dr. Arvind Goswami

Secretary: Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Treasurer: Dr. Sanjyot J. Maheshwari

1st Prize IAP Wayanad Branch


President: Dr. Achamma Joseph

Secretary: Dr. AM Yashwanth Kumar

Treasurer: Dr. D Madhusoodanan

Recipients of IAP Child & Adolescent Health Care Week Awards - 2012


1st Prize IAP Kerala State Branch


President: Dr. M. R. Nair

Secretary: Dr. Jose Ouseph

Treasurer: Dr. Shimmy Paulose


2nd Prize IAP Maharashtra State Branch


President: Dr. Kedar S. Malwatkar

Secretary: Dr. Shyamkant T. Choudhari

Treasurer: Dr. Vaibhav J. Pustake

3rd Prize IAP Tamil Nadu State Branch


President: Dr. V. Sivaprakasam

Secretary: Dr. S. Yoganandan

Treasurer: Dr. G. Kirubakaran

1st Prize IAP Mumbai Branch


President: Dr. Kamlesh K. Shrivastava

Secretary: Dr. Murlidhar D. Mahajan

Treasurer: Dr. Parag Tamhankar

2nd Prize IAP Bangalore (BPS) Branch


President: Dr. Kishore Baindur

Secretary: Dr. Prabhakar M. Veturi

Treasurer: Dr. Ravishankara M

3rd Prize IAP Twin Cities Branch


President: Dr. Vikramjit Singh Wasu

Secretary: Dr. Cherukuri Nirmala

Treasurer: Dr. Altaf Naseem

1st Prize IAP Nagpur Branch


President: Dr. Jayantkumar V Upadhye

Secretary: Dr. Rajkumar C. Kiratkar

Treasurer: Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh

2nd Prize IAP Kanpur Branch


President: Dr. Rashmi Kapoor

Secretary: Dr. Anurag Bajpai

Treasurer: Dr. Bhavana Papnai (Tiwari)

3rd Prize IAP Thrissur Branch


President: Dr. R. Raveendra Varma

Secretary: Dr. Menon NK Sunil Kumar

Treasurer: Dr. Rakheesh P.

1st Prize IAP Amravati Branch


President: Dr. Satish V. Agrawal

Secretary: Dr. Nitin N. Bardiya

Treasurer: Dr. Naresh B. Tayade

2nd Prize IAP Krishna District Branch


President: Dr. C. Mallikharjuna Rao

Secretary: Dr. Madhavi Majety

Treasurer: Dr. A. Rudra Nagendra Rao

1st Prize IAP Cuddalore Branch


President: Dr. B. Kamalakannam

Secretary: Dr. V. Murugan

Treasurer: Dr. M. Senthilkumar

2nd Prize IAP Nizamabad Branch


President: Dr. J. Shivaraj

Secretary: Dr. Kottooru Srisailam

Treasurer: Dr. Ajja Srinivas



President: Dr. Arvind Goswami

Secretary: Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Treasurer: Dr. Sanjyot J Maheshwari



President: Dr. Achamma Joseph

Secretary: Dr. A. M. Yashwanth Kumar

Treasurer: Dr. D. Madhusoodanan


Recipients of IAP ORS Week & Day Celebration Awards - 2012


1st Prize IAP Maharashtra State Branch


President : Dr. Kedar S. Malwatkar

Secretary : Dr. Shyamkant T. Choudhari

Treasurer : Dr. Vaibhav J. Pustake



President : Dr. M. R. Nair

Secretary : Dr. Jose Ouseph

Treasurer : Dr. Shimmy Paulose



President : Dr. Golap Chandra Deka

Secretary : Dr. Manab N Baruah

Treasurer : Dr. Dipangkar Hazarika

1st Prize IAP Manipur State Branch

(Category: State With < 50 Members)

President : Dr. L. Ranbir Singh

Secretary : Dr. H. Jashobanta Singh

Treasurer : Dr. C. H. Shyamsunder Singh

2nd Prize IAP Tripura State Branch


President : Dr. Nilratan Majumdar

Secretary : Dr. Sujit Kumar Chakrabarti

Treasurer : Dr. Jayanta Kumar Poddar



President : Dr. M. A. Mathew

Secretary : Dr. Naushad MS

Treasurer : Dr. K. G. Vijayan

2nd Prize IAP Thiruvananthapuram Branch


President : Dr. Elizabeth KE

Secretary : Dr. Hazeena KR

Treasurer : Dr. S. Geetha

3rd Prize IAP Twin Cities Branch


President : Dr. Vikramjit Singh Wasu

Secretary : Dr. Cherukuri Nirmala

Treasurer : Dr. Altaf Naseem

1st Prize IAP Gwalior Branch


President : Dr. Anant N Ketkar

Secretary : Dr. Yogendra S. Verma

Treasurer : Dr. Suhas B Dhonde



President : Dr. Jayantkumar V. Upadhye

Secretary : Dr. Rajkumar C. Kiratkar

Treasurer : Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh

3rd Prize IAP Kanpur Branch


President : Dr. Rashmi Kapoor

Secretary : Dr. Anurag. Bajpai

Treasurer : Dr. Bhavana Papnai (Tiwari)



President : Dr. Satish V. Agrawal

Secretary : Dr. Nitin N. Bardiya

Treasurer : Dr. Naresh B. Tayade

2nd Prize IAP Raipur Branch


President : Dr. Rubina Bano

Secretary : Dr. Arun Agrawalla

Treasurer : Dr. Chandravikas Rathore


3rd Prize Jalandhar Academy Of Pediatrics (IAP Jalandhar Branch)(Category: With 51-100 Members)

President : Dr. Nidhi Malhotra

Secretary : Dr. Puja Kapoor

Treasurer : Dr. Anupama Saggar

1st Prize IAP Nizamabad Branch


President : Dr. J. Shivaraj

Secretary : Dr. Kottooru Srisailam

Treasurer : Dr. Ajja Srinivas

2nd Prize IAP Madhya Kerala Branch


President : Dr. M. N. Venkiteswaran

Secretary : Dr. Shimmy Paulose

Treasurer : Dr. M. A. Thomas

3rd Prize IAP Dibrugarh City Branch


President : Dr. Pritikar Dowerah

Secretary : Dr. Aukifa Khamim S Islam

Treasurer : Dr. Lemanstar Bura Gohain

1st Prize IAP Tellicherry (Thalassery) Branch


President : Dr. V. S. Jeevaraj

Secretary : Dr. Johny Sebastian

Treasurer : Dr. Ashok

2nd Prize IAP Wayanad Branch


President : Dr. Achamma Joseph

Secretary : Dr. A. M. Yashwanth Kumar

Treasurer : Dr. D. Madhusoodanan

3rd Prize IAP Chhindwara Branch


President : Dr. Jagmohan R. Shrivastava

Secretary : Dr. Vinamra P. Malik

Treasurer : Dr. Laxmi Narayan Sahu

Recipients of IAP Teenage Day Celebration Awards - 2012


1st Prize IAP Tamil Nadu State Branch


President : Dr. V. Sivaprakasam

Secretary : Dr. S. Yoganandan

Treasurer : Dr. G. Kirubakaran






3rd Prize IAP Maharashtra State Branch


President : Dr. Kedar S. Malwatkar

Secretary : Dr. Shyamkant T Choudhari

Treasurer : Dr. Vaibhav J Pustake

1st Prize IAP Tripura State Branch





1st Prize IAP Mumbai Branch


President : Dr. Kamlesh K Shrivastava

Secretary : Dr. Murlidhar D Mahajan

Treasurer : Dr. Parag Tamhankar

2nd Prize IAP Kochi (Cochin) Branch






3rd Prize IAP Thiruvananthapuram Branch


President : Dr. Elizabeth KE

Secretary : Dr. Hazeena KR

Treasurer : Dr. S. Geetha

1st Prize IAP Nagpur Branch


President : Dr. Jayantkumar V Upadhye

Secretary : Dr. Rajkumar C Kiratkar


2nd Prize IAP Thrissur Branch


President : Dr. R. Raveendra Varma

Secretary : Dr. Menon NK Sunil Kumar

Treasurer : Dr. Rakheesh P

3rd Prize IAP Kottayam Branch


President : Dr. Shaji K. Thomas

Secretary : Dr. D. Balachandar

Treasurer : Dr. Liziamma Jose Kokat








President : Dr. C. Mallikharjuna Rao

Secretary : Dr. Madhavi Majety

Treasurer : Dr. A. Rudra Nagendra Rao

3rd Prize IAP Gulbarga Branch


President : Dr. Roopa B. Mangshetty

Secretary : Dr. Prashant R. Kulkarni

Treasurer : Dr. Sandeep V

1st Prize IAP Cuddalore Branch


President : Dr. B. Kamalakannam

Secretary : Dr. V. Murugan

Treasurer : Dr. M. Senthilkumar

2nd Prize IAP Madhya Kerala Branch





3rd Prize IAP North Arcot Branch


President : Dr. V. Balraj

Secretary : Dr. S. Narmacda

Treasurer : Dr. K. V. Arulalan

1st Prize IAP Vatakara (Badagara) Branch


President : Dr. M. V. Haridas

Secretary : Dr. Prashanth Pavithran

Treasurer : Dr. T. Saseendran

2nd Prize IAP Wayanad Branch






Recipients of IAP World Breastfeeding Week Celebration Awards - 2012


1st Prize IAP Kerala State Branch





2nd Prize IAP Tamil Nadu State Branch


President : Dr. V. Sivaprakasam

Secretary : Dr. S. Yoganandan

Treasurer : Dr. G. Kirubakaran

3rd Prize IAP Maharashtra State Branch


President : Dr. Kedar S Malwatkar

Secretary : Dr. Shyamkant T Choudhari

Treasurer : Dr. Vaibhav J. Pustake



President : Dr. Golap Chandra Deka

Secretary : Dr. Manab N. Baruah

Treasurer : Dr. Dipangkar Hazarika

1st Prize IAP Manipur State Branch


President : Dr. L. Ranbir Singh

Secretary : Dr. H. Jashobanta Singh

Treasurer : Dr. C. H. Shyamsunder Singh

2nd Prize IAP Tripura State Branch










2nd Prize IAP Mumbai Branch


President : Dr. Kamlesh K Shrivastava

Secretary : Dr. Murlidhar D Mahajan

Treasurer : Dr. Parag Tamhankar

3rd Prize IAP Ahmedabad Branch


President : Dr. Rajesh K Parikh

Secretary : Dr. Nishchal V. Bhatt

Treasurer : Dr. Kamal K. Parikh

1st Prize IAP Kottayam Branch


President : Dr. Shaji K Thomas

Secretary : Dr. D. Balachandar

Treasurer : Dr. Liziamma Jose Kokat



President : Dr. Jayantkumar V. Upadhye

Secretary : Dr. Rajkumar C. Kiratkar


3rd Prize IAP Coimbatore Branch


President : Dr. Ushamani K. Elango

Secretary : Dr. S. Jayaprakash

Treasurer : Dr. Meenakumari Mohan









President : Dr. C. Mallikharjuna Rao

Secretary : Dr. Madhavi Majety

Treasurer : Dr. A. Rudra Nagendra Rao

3rd Prize IAP Raipur Branch


President : Dr. Rubina Bano

Secretary : Dr. Arun Agrawalla

Treasurer : Dr. Chandravikas Rathore

1st Prize IAP Madhya Kerala Branch





2nd Prize IAP Cuddalore Branch


President : Dr. B. Kamalakannam

Secretary : Dr. V. Murugan

Treasurer : Dr. M. Senthilkumar



President : Dr. Arvind Goswami

Secretary : Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Treasurer : Dr. Sanjyot J. Maheshwari






1st Prize IAP Tellicherry (Thalassery) Branch


President : Dr. V. S. Jeevaraj

Secretary : Dr. Johny Sebastian

Treasurer : Dr. Ashok

2nd Prize IAP Barmer Branch


President : Dr. Rajkishor B. Maheshwari

Secretary : Dr. Pankaj Agarwal

Treasurer : Dr. Nand Lal Gupta

2nd Prize IAP Vatakara (Badagara) Branch


President : Dr. M. V. Haridas

Secretary : Dr. Prashanth Pavithran

Treasurer : Dr. T Saseendran

3rd Prize IAP Dharmapuri Branch


President : Dr. S. Perumal

Secretary : Dr. M. Sundaramurthi

Treasurer : Dr. K. V. Pugalendhi Raja


A) Pediatric Quiz for Postgraduates

The 6th IAP Pediatric Quiz for Postgraduates was conducted at the Golden Jubilee Pedicon 2013 held at Science City, Kolkata on the 20th January 2013. Dr Sailesh Gupta and Dr. Saheli Misra conducted the quiz.

The five teams were represented by:

East Zone : Dr. Debasish Nanda & Dr. Snehamayee Nayak of SCB Medical College, Cuttack

West Zone : Dr. Saumil Desai & Dr. Abhishek Madhura of Govt. Medical College, Nagpur

North Zone : Dr. Saptrishi LG & Dr. Vinod G of PGI, Chandigarh

South Zone : Dr. S. Vignesh Kumar & Dr. G. R. Jaikumar of Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai

Central Zone : Dr. Dasratha Ramaiah & Dr Sarika Mopala of Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

The quiz was won by Dr. Saptarshi LG and Dr. Vinod G. and Dr. Debasish Nanda and Dr. Snehamayee Nayak were runners.

Reports of Final Rounds of IAP Quizzes

B) 25th IAP Pediatric Quiz for UndergraduatesThere was active participation from audience which was appreciated.

The 25th IAP Pediatric Quiz for Undergraduates was conducted at the Golden Jubilee Pedicon 2013held at Science City, Kolkata on the 19th January 2013. Dr Santosh V. Kondekar and Arunaloke Bhattacharya conducted the quiz

The five teams were represented by:

East Zone : M. Sarthak Swarup & Subhankar Mohapatra of SCB Medical College, Cuttack

West Zone : Kavisha Chaudhari & Kuntal Sen of Grant Medical College, Mumbai

North Zone : Bhavna Seth & Neha Taneja of Lady Haringe Medical College, Delhi

South Zone : Aparna Ramachandran & Sreekanth K. Menon of Calicut Medical College, Calicut

Central Zone : Rohit Gupta & Anshuman Elhence of King George Medical College, Lucknow

The quiz was won by Kavisha Chaudhari & Kuntal Sen.

There was active participation from audience which was appreciated.


PEDICON 2014 (Announcement)



Call for ‘Free’ & ‘Award’ Papers

The Scientific Committee invites delegates who wish to give a presentation during the PEDICON 2014, the 51st National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, to be held from January 8-12, 2014 at Brilliant Convention Center, Indore to submit the ‘Abstracts’ of their scientific studies.

Paper Category: Free Papers

The mode of presentation of free papers will be decided by the scrutinizing committee from amongst the abstracts received and authors will be informed accordingly. The papers not taken for ‘Oral’ will be taken for ‘Poster’.

The text of the ‘Abstract’ should contain not more than 250 words. It should be structured as far as possible in the following manner (Except Case Reports): (a) Introduction (b) Aims & Objectives (c) Material & Methods (including statistical methods where relevant) (d) Results (e) Conclusions.

Instructions:

1. Abstracts can be submitted via email ID: [email protected]

2. The deadline for sending in abstracts is 30th September 2013. This deadline will be strictly observed.

3. Abstracts or full papers sent by hardcopy will not be accepted.

4. Please quote your Central IAP membership number (mandatory).

5. Papers from non-members will not be accepted. 6. You must have acknowledgement of the receipt of

paper from Central IAP for the papers submitted by you.

7. Please mention the category of paper according to Sub-specialty given below:

Adolescent Pediatrics (ADOL)

Cardiology (CAR)

Community Pediatrics (CP)

Endocrinology (ENDO)

Gastroenterology (GE)

Genetics (GENE)

Growth & Development (GD)

Hematology – Oncology (HO)

Infectious Diseases (ID)

Intensive Care (IC)

Neonatology (NEO)

Nephrology (NEP)

Neurology (NEU)

Nutrition (NUT)

Respiratory (RESP)

Rheumatology (RHE)

Miscellaneous (MISC)

(B) Paper Category: Award Papers

Research papers are invited in following categories of awards.

(Mandatory: Read the award rules before submission of your paper, which may be obtained from the Central Office on request. The papers not submitted as per award rules will be rejected.)

Dr. S. T. Achar Endowment Award (One Prize) for the best paper on “Pediatrics”.

Dr. James Flett Endowment Award (Two Prizes) for the best papers on “Social & Preventive Pediatrics”.

Dr. S. S. Manchanda Neonatology Research Award (One Prize) for the best paper on “Neonatology”.

Dr. V. Balagopal Raju Endowment Award (Two Prizes) for the best papers on “Child Health”.

Instructions:

1. The hard copy of the SUMMARY as well as FULL paper in 4 (FOUR COPIES) should be submitted to Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Kailas Darshan, Near Kennedy Bridge, (Nana Chowk), Mumbai 400007 along with the declaration certificate as prescribed in the award rules.

2. The SUMMARY should not be more than 250 words.

3. The FULL award paper should be in the style of “Indian Pediatrics”.

Announcements for Pedicon 2014


4. The title of the paper should be brief but adequately descriptive.

5. The text of the summary should be structured as far as possible into the following manner (a) Introduction (b) Aims & Objectives (c) Materials & Methods (including statistical methods where relevant) (d) Results (e) Conclusions.

6. The papers not accepted for award competition will not be presented in any other category.

The last date for submission of Award Papers and Free Papers to Central IAP Office is September 30, 2013.

Notification of selection of Papers:

The Scientific Committee will review abstracts and notification of acceptance / rejection will be sent to the first authors indicated in the papers, by November 30, 2013. Please contact the IAP office at [email protected] if you do not hear by this time.

Presentations:

The Scientific Committee will consider abstracts for an ‘Oral’ or ‘Poster’ presentation. All presentations must be in English.

Best poster awards:

All posters in the subspecialties mentioned in the list, will be considered for the “Best Poster Awards”. Judging will be based on scientific merit, visual presentation and the potential significance of the clinical research. Detailed instructions for poster paper presenters will be sent after the selection process is complete.

Registration:

Authors who have been notified that their abstract is accepted for oral or poster presentation will please note that they ought to register for the PEDICON 2014, as per the prevailing fees at the time of registration.

Publication of papers:

The papers that have been accepted for publication will be published in proceedings of PEDICON 2014. IAP holds all publication rights including copyright unless otherwise intimated to the authors by IAP in writing.

Dr. Sailesh Gupta, Hon. Secretary General, Indian Academy of PediatricsKailas Darshan, Kennedy Bridge, Nana Chowk, Mumbai-400007 (India)Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.iapindia.orgFax: (022) 23851713, Telephones: (022) 23887906, 23887922, 23889565

Hon Surg Cmde Late Dr. Shantilal C. Sheth Oration at PEDICON 2014

Nominations of IAP members / Non-Members who have excelled in the field of “Child Health & Care” including, Community Pediatrics are invited by the Central IAP Office for award of Hon Surg Cmde Late Dr. Shantilal C. Sheth Oration at the 51st National Conference of IAP to be held from January 8-12, 2014 at Brilliant Convention Center, Indore (PEDICON 2014). The nomination should be duly proposed and seconded by the IAP Members giving one page justification for the nomination of the proposed person and should be submitted along with a detailed biodata of the nominee in SIX COPIES. The nominees should give a statement in writing along with the nomination, duly signed by the nominee, stating that he / she has read the rules for award of Hon Surg Cmde Late Dr. Shantilal C. Sheth Oration and that the decision of the committee appointed by the Executive Board of IAP for award of this nomination will be accepted by him / her as final and binding on him / her and shall not ask for disclosure of marks of any nominee and / or nominations of other nominees for the oration. The nomination without signed statement of the nominee shall be considered as invalid nomination. The last date for submission of nominations is 30th September 2013.


The applications on prescribed form are invited from the members of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics for award of Trainee Fellowships for training in pediatric subspecialties. Age No Bar. The IAP will sponsor the candidates to various departments for training in India. The training shall be for a period of 4/8 weeks. The IAP will be awarding the Trainee Fellowships as follows:

• Dr.S.R.AmarnathFellowship(2ofRs.5000/-each)

• BibiSunderKaurFellowship(2ofRs.5000/-each)

• IAPFellowship(2ofRs.5000/-each)

• Dr.K.IndirabaiFellowship(1ofRs.5000/-)

• Non-paid fellowship (no restriction on number ofcandidates or number of fellowships to be availed).

The application form can be obtained from the Central IAP Office on request. The duly completed application should be submitted along with detailed biodata of the applicant in SIX COPIES to the Central IAP Office. The applicants should give a statement in writing along with their application, duly signed by the applicant, stating that he / she has read the rules for selection of candidates for these traveling fellowships and that the decision of the committee appointed by the Executive Board of IAP with regards to selection of IAP candidates for award of trainee fellowship, will be accepted by him / her as final and binding on him / her and shall not ask for disclosure of marks of other candidate for the trainee fellowship. The application without signed statement of the applicant shall be considered as invalid application. The last date for submission of application is 31st August 2013.

Traveling / Research Fellowships in India 2013

Book Release during Pedicon 2014Only Books published by Central IAP and / or IAP National Publication House at Gwalior, alone or together with other approved Publication houses, will be released during the Inaugural function of PEDICON, as per the decision taken by the Executive Board at its meeting held on 18th & 19th January 2012 at Gurgaon. Henceforth publications from private publishers, and not approved by Central IAP / IAP National Publication House / IAP Executive Board will not be released during Pedicon.


Report of PEDICON 2013 50th National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics

The Golden Jubilee Pedicon was organized by West Bengal Academy of Pediatrics in Kolkata from 17 to 20 January 2013 at Science City Convention Centre. The theme of the conference was “50 years of Child Care: Mission Achieved and Vision Ahead”. It was attended by about 7000 delegates from all over India. It was also attended by delegates from Bangladesh, Nepal, UK, USA, New Zealand, Middle Eastern countries and Ukraine.

The Presidential Dinner was hosted on 16 January 2013 at the serene Gold Acre of P C Chandra Greens just opposite Science City. The memorable occasion was graced by many past Presidents of IAP. They were felicitated and the Golden Jubilee Logo of IAP was released. Pandit Tanmoy Bose entertained the audience with his classical percussion ensemble Taaltantra.

On 15 and 16 January 2013 twelve Pre-conference workshops were arranged in various hospitals in Kolkata. All the workshops were very well attended.

The six scientific halls in Science City were named remembering the five stalwarts from five zones – Dr. L. S. N. Prasad, Dr. P. M. Udani, Dr. P. N. Taneja, Dr. J. N. Pohowalla, Dr. S. T. Achar and the main auditorium was named after Dr. Tapan Kumar Ghosh.

The scientific extravaganza was set rolling with CME on 17 January 2013. Four concurrent CMEs were organized on CME for Post Graduate Students, Basic Pediatric CME, Advanced Pediatric CME and CME on Allied topics.

Chief Guest Hon’ble Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam inaugurated the Golden Jubilee Pedicon on 17 January 2013 evening by floating 50 lamps. He enthralled the huge audience with his inspiring speech. Dr Dilip Mahalanabis, the man who pioneered ORS graced as Guest of Honour and released the souvenir. To mark the occasion a book on 50 years of Pedicon was also released. Dr. Shanti Ghosh, past President of IAP was decorated with lifetime achievement award. It was followed by FIAP and other awards and book releases. The evening ended with classical dance recital by Dona Ganguly and her troupe.

This year 700 faculty members participated in the scientific deliberations which covered every aspects of

pediatrics. Many new speakers could be inducted this year as the policy of one session for each faculty member was followed. The packed halls during the scientific sessions were very encouraging. Late Dr. Shantilal C. Sheth oration was delivered by Dr. M. K. Bhan. The Pedicon Swarna Jayanti oration was delivered by Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Though he could not come in person, but he delivered the oration live from his office in Delhi by teleconferencing. The lively interaction with him was memorable. The two plenary sessions were on MDG 4 and on the theme 50 years of Child Care: Mission Achieved and Vision Ahead. The deliberation of the stalwart from Pakistan, Dr. Zulfikar Bhutta will be remembered for a long time. Pediatric association of SAARC countries met for a symposium on typhoid on 18 January 2013 where members from various SAARC countries participated.

The morning of 18 January 2013 started with the “Dream Run”. Members ran for the cause of “Prevent Teen Suicide, Prevent Thalassemia”. About 300 enthusiastic members participated in the run in the early winter morning. The atmosphere took a festive look with banners, festoons, the horse carriage and a band in the forefront. At the end of the days delegates enjoyed the gala banquets in the majestic arena of Nicco Park.

The Golden Jubilee Pedicon was a welcome change in many respects. Besides the one speaker one session norm, the speakers in the CMEs and conference were offered complimentary registration. None of the scientific sessions in the main scientific hours were sponsored by any pharmaceutical company. Neither the scientific halls were named after any pharmaceutical company. The conference also touched modern day innovations. It was the first medical conference in India which had its own downloadable app. The whole conference zone was also covered by wifi network.

I on behalf of the organizing committee express heartfelt thanks to all the members and partners for making this Golden Jubilee Pedicon a memorable event and a memory to cherish.

Dr. Jaydeep Choudhury Organizing Secretary, Pedicon 2013


The ‘Golden hour Emergency Management’ Course Chair Persons: Dr. C. P. Bansal, Dr. Soonu UdaniIAP Coordinator: Dr. Sailesh GuptaNational Convener: Dr. Anand ShandilyaNational Coordinator: Dr. Bhavesh Mithiya

The ‘Golden hour Emergency Management’ Course (GEM) is a course that logically follows the PALS course. The PALS course deals with identification of a sick child and initial stabilization based on the Appearance, Airway, Breathing and Circulation IRRESPECTIVE of the cause of illness. This refers to the first hour of contact. The GEM deals with management of emergencies based on the diagnosis in the emergency department after initial stabilization till the child is shifted to the PICU for further care.

The PALS module is running successfully all over the country and is very popular. The most frequent question after a PALS course asked by the participant is what next. The GEM is the logical next step.

The module will be based on the structure of The Advanced Pediatric Life Support Course done by the AAP. The major difference is that the course is far more detailed and caters to the Indian scenario.

It caters to the needs of the grass root pediatrician who manages emergencies in small set ups.

The Module consists of various system modules which has 30 minute sessions per topic of which 20 minutes are spent in a talk and 10 minutes of audience interaction.

The afternoon sessions are devoted to skills stations. The course will run over 2 days with about 12 talks depending on local needs and 4 Skills stations.

This course has been running successfully since 2007. Since the module has undergone a revision (presentations and manual) a TOT was held during PEDICON 2013.

Through the good offices of Dr C P Bansal we have got sponsorship for equipment for the 5 zones We have 5 zonal coordinators who will conduct 5 zonal courses in 2013 to train faculty and then conduct courses independently in their zones subsequently.

The Faculty:

The Faculty will consists of a team of six of whom one is a pediatric surgeon and one an intensivist. The others should be PALS trainers with experience in Emergency Medicine.

Report of the Golden Jubilee Projects of IAP


IAP TOUCH - “IAP’s Training Of Untrained Child Health Attendant” Background and Introduction: Neonates and pediatric patients need highly specialized nursing skills because of their special needs. In our country 46% of inpatients and 81% of outpatients seek medical care in private sector. On the other side it is harsh reality that practically majority of private pediatric hospitals/nursing homes and clinics are run with semi-trained or untrained paramedic staff. At some level this affects the overall quality of care. In view of the general shortage of qualified trained paramedic personnel in the country and its disproportionate distribution amongst the government and private sectors, the possibility needs to be examined of entrusting some limited public health functions to nurses, paramedics and other personnel from the extended health sector after imparting adequate training to them in structured way in vernacular language. Thinking in the same line the Indian Academy Of Paediatrics is embarking on it’s ambitious and innovative project “IAP TOUCH Workshop” for the training of untrained pediatric staff (IAP’s Training Of Untrained Child Health Attendant).

In the year 2007, Indian Academy Of pediatrics Gujarat chapter conceived the project TRUMPPS with aim to give a structured training to the vast pool of crucial manpower, to boost our efforts in decreasing the infant mortality rate (IMR), under-5 mortality rate(U5MR), to strengthen the implementation of national health policies with special reference to child health and increase the overall standard of pediatric health care. To pass on the benefit of this project to wider section of society in the year 2013 the


Indian Academy Of Paediatrics has taken up this project on national scale under the “IAP Golden Jubilee Action Plan” with aim to impart structured formal training of this vast –vital workforce of paramedics from private healthcare setups.

Through this program, we wish to address issue concerned with the child healthcare and child survival in a most comprehensive manner through some state-of-the-art workshops and interactive sessions including workstations. This program aims:

• Orient staff to pediatric nursing skills.

• Giving them hands on training

• To help in reduction in IMR, NMR & Under 5 mortality rate and Childhood morbidities.

• To strengthen the implementation of national health policies

• To prepare SOP in Indian context.

• To act as model for replication in other specialties.

The IAP TOUCH Team:

• National Chairperson: Dr. C. P. Bansal, Dr. Digant D.Shastri

• NationalCo-Chairperson:Dr.VijayN.Yewale

• National Convener: Dr. Anant N. Ketkar. Dr. DineshTomar

• NationalCoordinator:Dr.RakeshC.Bhardwaj

• NationalJtCoordinator:Dr.HemantJoshi

• KeyAdvisor:Dr.AnupamSachdeva

• IAPCoordinator:Dr.SaileshG.Gupta


The IAP BLS Project The Objectives:

1. Create awareness and provide hands on experience through simulation on manikins to members of the IAP and other medical fraternity on the role of CPR in a case of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

2. Create awareness and provide hands on experience through simulation on manikins to the family members and friends of the IAP members and other medical fraternity on the role of CPR in a case of Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

3. Create awareness and provide hands on experience through simulation on manikins to members of local media on the role of CPR in a case of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. In return expect the information to be dissipated in the local media / press to other members of the public.

4. Identify potential instructors and train them to further provide training to masses in their local areas. This would also need equipping them with manikins and other resources for training.

The Training Module:

1. To conduct the BLS awareness programs through at least 30 city branches accross India chosen by the CIAP in 2013. There would be three components of the one day activity:

a) A four hour BLS training session for the members of the IAP, invited by the local IAP branch

b) A two and a half hour BLS training session for the families, friends of the Pediatricians and members of the public invited by the local IAP branch

c) An press conference / press release by the city branch to the local electronic and print media regarding the importance of the BLS project and vision of the IAP

The IAP plans to support these programs by providing the following in each activity:

1. Forty BLS books for the HCP delegates

2. Forty SLP books for the laypersons

3. Financial support of Rs thirty thousand to the IAP branch to organize the event. This would be used for local venue arrangements, A-V aids LCD projections, laptop, one day meals, faculty travel reimbursements, and a comfortable overnight stay for the faculty in case of far reaching cities.

4. The city branches and the local IAP would be free to approach the sponsors to meet deficits if any.

5. Manikins may be provided to these branches through the IAP PALS group to conduct more such independent activities.

Expectations:

1. Awareness of CPR and the need for early by stander CPR to a victim of Sudden Cardiac arrest.

2. Improving the chances of a victim getting the bystander CPR after these programs, improving the chances of intact survival.

3. Creating local resource personnel to continue spreading the BLS skills in the community.

4. Enroll volunteers / philanthropic organizations / government setups to support these programs and provide logistics support.



Professional Assistance / Welfare SchemeThe Objectives:

The scheme shall be known as PAS “Professional Assistance Scheme”. ONLY the fellow/ life member of central IAP shall be the beneficiary of this scheme on yearly basis. The scheme shall assist the member ONLY as far as the issues related to medical negligence are concerned.

The Scheme:

This scheme shall be assisting the members by:

1. Medico-legal guidance in hours of crisis by a committee of subject experts.

2. Expert opinion if there are cases in court of law.

3. Guidance of legal experts. A team of Legal & med-legal experts shall be formed which will help in guiding the involved members.

4. Support of crisis management committee at the city / district level.

5. Financial assistance as per the terms of agreement.

The Funds:

The fund contribution towards the scheme shall be decided in consultation with the indemnity experts. The same will depend on the type & extent of practice, number of beds in case of indoor facilities & depending upon the other liabilities.

Admission Fee

1 Pediatrician with OPD Practice Rs. 1000

2 Pediatrician with Indoor Practice/Surgeon Rs. 2000

3 Pediatrician with super specialty Rs. 3000

4 Pediatrician visiting other hospitals Rs. 4000

Annual Fee for Individual

Annual Fee for Hospitals Establishment

1 Pediatrician with OPD Practice Rs. 60/- per lakh Rs. 340/- per lakh + 1 rupee/OPD Pt+ 5 rupee per IPD patient +Service tax 10.3 %+ 7.5 % of basic premium

2 Pediatrician with Indoor Practice Rs. 115/- per lakh

3 Pediatrician with Indoor Practice / Surgeon Rs. 230/- per lakh

4 Pediatrician with super specialty Rs. 340/- per lakh

5 •Rs.1000/-(Onethousand)peryearshallbecollectedto develop the fund of the IAP towards emergency assistance, risk management and conducting trainings, CME, workshops etc.

•Pediatricianvisitingotherhospitalsshallhavetopay5% extra.

•Forunqualifiedstaffextrachargesof8%shallbecollected.

•Theadditionalchargescanbeincludedforotherbenefits like OPD/ indoor attendance, instruments, fire, personnel injuries etc.



All the doctors working in the hospital (Junior, Senior, Temporary, Permanent etc) shall be the members of the IAP and this scheme, if the hospital wants to avail the benefits of this scheme. The scheme can cover untrained hospital staff by paying extra amount.

Telephone Help Line setting up and manning will be done.

Planning will be done to start the Diploma / Fellowship Course on med-leg issues to create a pool of experts. Efforts will be made to spread preventive medico-legal aspects with respect to record keeping, consent and patient communication and this shall be integral and continuous process under taken.

Expected outcome:

The members will be benefitted not only financially but can also have stress free, safe practice and guidance in hours of crisis.

The services:

A trust / committee / company / society shall look after the management of the collected fund. The Financial assistance will be like Medical Indemnity welfare scheme, where indemnity insurance part shall be covered by government / IRDA approved companies or any other private company. Compensation / cost / damages awarded by judicial trial shall be looked after by government / IRDA approved companies or any other company.

Medical Indemnity experts will be involved so that we have better vision & outcome of the scheme. If legal notice / case are there against a member he should forward the necessary documents to the concerned person. Reply to the notice / case should be made only after discussing with the expert committee. All litigations related to medical practice EXCEPT the criminal cases shall be covered under this scheme. The scheme will also NOT COVER the damages arising out of fire, malicious intension, natural calamity or similar incidences.


IAP Mission Uday Project1) Vision & Goals - The Vision of the IAP Mission Uday

is that every child is protected against Diarrhea, Pneumonia and other VPDs, is well nourished and has access to preventive and treatment measures, with ultimate goal to reduce Under 5 mortality to achieve millennium development goal 4.

The project aims to create a pool of Resource Persons who can update the knowledge and enhance skills required in child survival interventions of Pediatricians and other concerned Health Care Personnel to deal with these killers more effectively and efficiently with evidence based science.

Specific Goals are to:

1. Make measurable progress to reduce mortality from Pneumonia and Diarrhea in children less than 5 years of age by 65% by 2015 compared to 2000 levels

2. Make measurable progress to reduce the incidence of severe pneumonia by 25% in children less than 5 years of age by 2015 compared to 2000 levels

3. Taking Steps for elimination of Measles and Rubella and strengthening RI.

4. Strengthening identification and management strategies of Severe Acute Malnutrition and Nutritional Anemia( as per government directives)

5. Reduce morbidity and mortality due to common pediatric diseases like Malaria, Tuberculosis, Dengue, Typhoid and other local epidemiologically important diseases.

2) Key Components of the Project

A. To Disseminate IAP National Consensus Guidelines for common pediatric diseases which cause significant morbidity & mortality and (IYCF) Guidelines

B. Targeted Interventions in high priority districts identified by Government and IAP

C. Advocacy Meetings

D. Surveillance - Expanding IDSURV, establishing AEFI surveillance network,

E. Awareness and media campaign

3) IDSurv - To achieve its goal, the project also includes IDSurv, one of the best & real time reporting systems of infectious Disease Surveillance Network and AEFI, as a core part of this project. The main objective of this surveillance network is to develop an early warning system for pediatric infectious diseases in India, to generate data on burden of infectious diseases in India and to generate data on severe AEFI.

All IAP Uday Resource persons and IAP Uday Volunteers in each district will be trained on how to use IDSURV during their respective workshops and after successful completion of the training, they will have an access to IDSURV with a specific given user id and password to capture above mentioned data electronically. For more details on IDSurv please logon to http://www.idsurv.org

4) 1st Regional TOT - The first Regional TOT (Training of Trainers) of IAP Mission Uday was successful launched at Kolkata on 15th January, 2013 during the PEDICON. The two day workshop (15th & 16th Jan,2013) was planned very meticulously with interactive sessions on diseases like Diarrhea, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Dengue Malaria & Typhoid. Expert faculties were invited to share their vast knowledge on the respective diseases with the delegates. All the delegates attended the two day session very enthusiastically and interactively.

5) 1st District Level TOT - After the grand and successful launch of IAP Mission Uday at Kolkata during PEDICON, the first District level TOT was organized at Gwalior (M.P) on 24th February, 2013. With the help and support of Expert faculties, the workshop was successfully organized. After the successful completion of the workshop all the delegates were awarded with a certificate and were designated as “Uday Resource Persons”.

6) Implementation & Roll Plans for the Future - The project is planned for 3 years with an Objective to create awareness amongst health care providers



regarding the preventable pediatric diseases causing high under five mortality rates. Below mentioned are the plans for the future.

1. To conduct IAP Mission Uday in 50 High priority districts where under five mortality is high.

2. To empower all the Pediatricians and others who are involved in Health care delivery, to deal with common Pediatric diseases.

3. To train everyone on how to use IDSurv and to develop a real time reporting and monitoring system for the progress of ongoing intervention for disease reduction and early detection of outbreaks in order to initiate investigation and control measures.

4. To organize Uday Workshop and train approx. 30

Resource person in the selected 50 high priority districts in each year.

5. To train 300 health professional as IAP Uday Volunteers in 50 districts in each year.

6. To train 500 ANMs and ASHA workers in 5 districts in each year. GSK (GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS SA) & GOI (Government of India) has agreed to provide support to this project. Through this project we propose to develop an efficient, cost effective and sustainable system for on-going training and monitoring of IAP Uday program. We hope that this program through network of dedicated Regional and District Resource persons plan to put a sustainable system in place.

IAP-PALS has become a movement in India. The credit goes to all the past conveners along with the faculty who have given their valuable time towards it. Many PALS courses have been done but the need of the hour is to ‘Reach the Unreached’.

We need to have courses in the districts and the north of north zone and the East Zone. The East zone is severely hampered by a paucity of facilitators, poor infrastructure and great distances. Andhra Pradesh is the only state to have all districts covered with a PALS course. However, it is not difficult to have this replicated in the other states. The PALS team is ever willing for this and there have been many instances where PALS members have given up 4-5 days of practice for a 2 day course. The district office bearers need to take the initiative in holding the course. All

Report of IAP PALS Group

they need to do is to contact me, the PALS instructor they may know or the central IAP office. Be assured, we are only a call away.

Nurses PALS also need to be given much importance. We have now set up a standardized course which will be uniform all over the country. It is a simple one day course with hands on training.

BLS is now being given due importance under the Presidential Action Plan 2013 and the PALS group is in the forefront in its implementation. I request each and every member to come forward and help in our mission

Dr. Arif AhmedNational Convener IAP-PALS


IAP’s Safe Injection Practices program


Date: April 20, 2013

To,

Honorable Shri. Ghulam Nabi Azad Ji,

Minister of Health and Family Welfare,

Government of India

Dear and Respected Sir,

As we lead-up to World Immunization Week this April, countries of the world have the opportunity to demonstrate commitment to a common goal: that all children have a healthy start to life. We pediatricians share that same commitment.

We congratulate the Government of India for tremendous progress in immunization and the related gains in child health. Routine immunization rates are good at 74 % (Unicef 2011 data). By reaching every child with vaccine, India has stopped polio, and has dramatically reduced measles in just over a decade.

This decade, we must build on these gains and stop measles entirely. We have made so much progress already with an effective, inexpensive vaccine, and we can now go the distance and eliminate measles as a threat to our children. This requires even more commitment from all of us.

Globally, about 430 children are still dying of measles each day. Almost half of those deaths occur in the South-East Asia region. Even where national immunization coverage is high, we are missing children – perhaps in the same communities- too often. Measles is one of the most infectious diseases known, and moves very fast. We can and must move faster.

Reaching all children with measles vaccine gives us an opportunity to also reach them with rubella, in a combined vaccine. Congenital rubella syndrome can be completely prevented, and as a pediatrician we fully support efforts to prevent infant and childhood disability and the associated health, social and economic costs. By preventing measles and rubella together for about Rs. 10/- we produce significant savings for our country and communities.

Respected Sir, Indian Academy of Pediatrics fully supports Indian Government’s efforts to eliminate measles and to use the opportunity to eliminate rubella as well. We stand with you to support your efforts to promote immunization during World Immunization Week, and thereafter. We urge you to make a strong statement about India’s intention to ensure every child is vaccinated, and relegate diseases such as measles and rubella into their rightful place in history.

To this end, we will support the Government’s effort to increase routine immunization in the Public and Private health sectors, create awareness amongst members of the Pediatric fraternity to objectify elimination of rubella along with measles, to promote the use of combine measles and rubella vaccine and to increase awareness amongst parents about the importance of vaccination against measles and rubella.

Dr. C. P. Bansal Dr.Sailesh Gupta

President Hon. Secretary General

CC: Dr. Anuradha Gupta, Dr. Ajay Khera, Unicef India, WHO India, IMA Secretary, IAP office bearers, All members of IAP ACVIP

IAP Task Force for Prevention of Childhood Obesity writes to the Union Health Minister


International Pediatric Association Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication



Dear All,

As you know India has become wild polio-free in January 2011, and is now on the verge of certification of polio eradication. Since we have actively participated in all polio eradication related activities of the Government of India (GoI) / NPSP in the past; it is our utmost duty to strengthen the ongoing program in the final stages. Hence, friends we humbly urge all of you to please ensure the following:

– Any child brought for immunization should not leave your facility without receiving a polio dose, OPV or IPV, if indicated by the schedule!!

– We must encourage administration of all OPV doses during the ongoing campaigns, NIDs or SNIDs of GoI / NPSP;

– We should avoid discussion on the sensitive issues like VAPP with parents, media personnel or at any non-academic public forum;

– The current IAP recommendations on polio immunization are one suggested way to the practitioners on how to best utilize available polio vaccines (OPV and IPV) in their office practice. However, they may use even GoI schedule in a given child, if earlier is not feasible;

– We should continue to report all AFP cases to designated authority since AFP surveillance is a critical component of GPEI and essential to rapidly detect poliovirus circulation/importation in the country;

– Please strengthen ‘Universal Program of Immunization (UIP)’ of GoI by reporting adverse events following immunization (AEFI) to the designated authority or to IAP’s IDSurv;

– We must also aggressively counteract any misinformation campaign against vaccines and vaccination programs in the media.

Thanking you,

Sincerely,

Dr. C. P. Bansal Dr. Vijay N. Yewale President, IAP President Elect, IAP

Dr. Sailesh Gupta Dr. Vipin M. Vashishtha Hon Secretary General Convener, IAP ACVIP

An Appeal from IAP for Polio Eradication


Dr. R. K. Anand (Mumbai) has been awarded Life Time Achievement Award by IAP Mumbai Branch. He is a Co-chair of the International Advisory Council of World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action. He is also given ‘Soul of Breastfeeding Award’ by WABA.

Dr. Subhash C. Arya (New Delhi) has been awarded Life Time Achievement Award by IAP West Delhi Branch on the occasion of the Pediatric Conference of North India held in October 2012.

Dr. Asha Benakappa (Bangalore) has been awarded “Chandana Vahini Award - 2012” for health by Doordarshan, Government of Karnataka.

IAP takes pride in congratulating President 2013, Dr. C. P. Bansal on his appointment to the Prestigious position of President of the International Body, Pediatric Association of Southeast Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

Dr. C. P. Bansal, President IAP 2013 and Dr. Panna Choudhury, Executive Director of IAP 2013 attended the meeting on “India’s Call to Action for Child Survival and Development” organized by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India from February 7-9, 2013 at Tamil Nadu.

Dr. M. K. Bhan (New Delhi) has been awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.

Dr. Swati Y. Bhave (New Delhi) has been invited for the following sessions at the World congress 2013 of IAAH (International Association of Adolescent Health) at Isthumbul Turkey 10-13 June 2013. She is presenting a symposium on anger management. Her 3 research papers on exam anxiety in teens and youth, life skill education for teachers and parents and sexuality education through question box approach have been accepted for poster paper presentation.( She is Vice President of IAAH - regional for South East Asia and middle east for 2010-13 )

Dr. Samir Dalwai (Mumbai) is appointed as a member of the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. Honorable Bombay High Court has appointed him as Chairperson of the committee to decide the matter of an Autistic Child who was thrown out of a Mumbai School.

Dr. D. Gunasingh (Chennai) has be awarded Best Teacher Award by Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University.

Dr. Sandhya Khadse (Pune) was invited for the TREAT ASIA networking meeting at Malaysia from October 12-13, 2013. She is also awarded Dr. Anandibai Joshi Puraskar for her outstanding services given to poor patients at Sassoon Hospital.

Dr. Nandini Mundkur (Bangalore) has been awarded Sambandh Award for Excellence in the Field of Disability by Rotary Bangalore West.

Dr. H. Paramesh (Bangalore) has been awarded “Athi Vishistha Paryavaran Mitra Award” by the Academy of Respiratory Medicine & Environmental Medical Association of India during their 19th National Convention held from May 3-5, 2013. He was invited to give guest lecture on ‘Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution on Lungs’ in this conference.

Dr. Vinod K. Paul (New Delhi) Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi has been conferred with the ICMR Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research for 2009. It is the highest award for health sciences research by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Dr. K. N. Prasad (Kerala), Vice President Elect of Kerala IAP is awarded prestigious Dr. E. N. Suresh Best Doctor Award.

Dr. Arun Shah (Muzaffarpur) is included in Marquis 30th Pearl Anniversary Edition of Who’s Who in the World 2012 for his contribution in Child Welfare Activities. He is also honoured as a Pediatrician of the Year by IAP Bihar Branch during Annual State Pedicon 2013 on 2nd March at Patna.

Dr. Naveen Thacker (Gandhidham) is appointed as the Organizing Chairperson of the 15th Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics and President – Elect of the Asian Pacific Pediatric Association (APPA).

IAP Color Atlas of Pediatrics was sent to Doody’s Book Review Service, USA which is the most reputed company who review all medical books and their review is very well

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respected in the world. The book has got 4 Stars. Dr. A. Parthasarathy is the Editor-in-Chief of this book.

Further to the interviews facilitated at the IAP Pneumonia Congress in November 2012 with Dr. Rohit Agrawal, Dr. Mrudula Phadke and Dr. Sailesh Gupta, Modern Medicare Magazine in its December 2012 issue published a two page report headlined ‘Required Amendments for NRHM’ in its ‘Special Focus: Rural Healthcare’ section.

Thank You IAP ColleaguesIAP Central Office is thankful to the below named IAP Colleagues, who are appointed as IAP’s experts for

Training in Immunization to be done by Indian Academy of Pediatrics and Public Health Foundation of India for wilingly donating their faculty resource fee of Rs.1 lakh each, to Central IAP. This donation of Rs.5 lakhs will be utilized for the IAP BLS Project launched in the Golden Jubilee Year. We thank -

Dr. Rajiv Kumar Bansal (Jaipur) Dr. Piyali Bhattacharya (Lucknow)Dr. Satish V. Pandya (Vadodra)Dr. Arun Kumar Shah (Muzaffarpur)Dr. Jeeson C. Unni (Kochi)

IAP Kota branch is first branch in Rajasthan to have its own IAP building in Rajasthan. Around 60 members of this branch have contributed personally in installments to make this dream come true. This bulling is now used for community health services and other social activities. We have plan to start regular daily free health check-up and health education for poor and down trodden children as our ultimate aim. CMHO of Kota Dr. Gajendra Sisodia has promised to provide us medicines and vaccines for this noble cause. As first phase of this project we have started Sunday clinic from 14 April for 2 hrs 12 noon to 2 pm. Two members on each Sunday will provide their services. A roster of duties is made and NGO’s of Kota city are being involved to spread awareness regarding this free service in IAP building We are sure that within 6 months we will achieve our target of educating labor class of the surrounding areas.

Dr. Samir MehtaPresident IAP KOTA BRANCH


Hubli, May 31 – June 1, 2013 4th Spring Summer National PEDNEURO WORKSHOP – 2013 Enquiries to: Dr. KMP Suresh Email: [email protected]

Istanbul, June 11-13, 2013 10th World Congress of International Association for Adolescent Health Enquiries to: Website: www.iaah2013.org

Bangalore, July 28, 2013 CME on Diagnostic Dilemmas in Clinical Practice Enquiries to: Dr. H. Paramesh Email: [email protected]

Chennai, August 22-25, 2013 38th Annual Tamilnadu State IAP Conference Enquiries to: Dr. P. Sudhakar, Organizing Secretary Email: [email protected]

Melbourne (Australia), August 24-29, 2013 27th International Pediatric Association Congress of Pediatrics Enquiries to: Website: www.racp.edu.au; www.kenes.com/icp

Ahmedabad, August 24-25, 2013 National Conference of Pediatric Rheumatology Society Enquiries to: Dr. Nidhish Nanavaty, Organizing Secretary Email: [email protected] Website: www.nepr2013.org

New Delhi, August 28-Septmeber 1, 2013 Kunwar Viren Oswal Course in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Liver Transplantation and Nutrition Enquiries to: Dr. Anupam Sibal Email: [email protected] Phone: (011) 26925858 Extn. 2054, 2053

Goa, September 27-29, 2013 Biennial National Conference of Indian Academy of Allergy Enquiries to:Dr. Ramesh Ramaiah Belagutti, Vice President, IAA Email: [email protected]

Sofia (Bulgaria), October 3-6,2013 2nd International Multidisciplinary Forum on Palliative Care (IMFPC 2013) Enquiries to: Email: [email protected]

Belgaum, October 18-20, 2013 South Pedicon 2013 Enquiries to: Dr. Babanna K. Hukkeri Email: [email protected]

Lucknow, October 26-27, 2013 UP Pedicon 2013 Enquiries to: Dr. Sanjay Niranjan, Org. Secretary Email: [email protected]

Hong Kong, November 1-3, 2013 Update in Pediatric Reparatory Diseases 2013 & Pediatric Respiratory & Critical Care Workshop Enquiries to: Email: [email protected] Website: www.pae.cuhk.edu.hk/PRD 2013

Hyderabad, November 8-10, 2013 RESPICON – 2013 (Silver Jubilee National Conference of IAP Respiratory Chapter) Enquiries to: Dr. Sanjay Srirampur / Dr. P. Venkateshwar Rao / Dr. S. Srikrishna, H.No. 3-4-178, Gurukrupa, Lingampally, Kachiguda, Hyderabad 500027

Singapore, November 17-20, 2013 8th World Congress on Developmental Health & Disease Enquiries to: Email: [email protected]

Mahabaleshwar, November 22-24, 2013 15th National Conference of IAP Pediatric Intensive Care Chapter (NCPCC 2013) Enquiries to: Dr. Sanjay K. Ghorpade Email: [email protected] Website: www.ncpcc2013.com

Vadodara, December 7-8, 2013 39th Annual Conference of Academy of Pediatrics, Gujarat Enquiries to: Dr. Sanjeev Goel / Dr. Bakulesh Chauhan Email: [email protected]

Hong Kong, December 12-15, 2013 4th Asia Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting Enquiries to: Website: http://www.iofbonehealth.org/hongkong-2013

Hyderabad, December 13-15, 2013 NECON 2013 Enquiries to: Dr. J. Venakteswara Rao Org. Secretary, NEOCON 2013 Email: [email protected]

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Dr. K. C. Chaudhuri Foundation and IJP Awards for 2012

The names of Awardees are as follows:

1. Vth Dr. K. C. Chaudhuri Oration 2012 : Dr. O.N. Bhakoo, Former Professor & Head, Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, PGIMER, Chandigarh Topic of Oration : Current Challenges and Future Prospects for Neonatology in India

2. Competitive Grand Rounds 2012

I AIIMS, New Delhi Presenters : Dr. Nishant Verma and Dr. Meenakshi

Bothra Case Summary : Aromatase deficiency in an

adolescent Girl

II KKCTH, Chennai Presenters : Dr. R. Ganesh and Dr. N. Suresh Case Summary : Different Genes – Different

Diabetes Mellitus – Lessons Learnt from Monogenic Diabetes

Best Thesis Awards 2011

I Dr. Shruthi K Bharadwaj from JIPMER, Puducherry. Therapeutic Hypothermia (TH) Using Gel Packs for term Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) in Resource Limited Settings: A Randomized Controlled Trial From 2009-2011. Guide : Dr. B. Vishnu Bhat

II Nalini Ashwathaman from CMC, Vellore. Observational Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Mannitol in Reducing Resistant Edema in Children with Nephrotic Syndrome. Guide : Dr. Indira Agarwal

III Priya G. from UCMS & GTB Hospital, Delhi. Whole Milk vs. F-75 for Early Stabilization of Severely Malnourished Young Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Guide : Dr. Dheeraj Shah

Announcement from Indian Journal of Pediatrics


A Review of books Published by IAP National Publication House, Gwalior, and released at the 50th National Conference of IAP at KolkataIAP Specialty Series Pediatric Cardiology

With reduction in infant mortality from preventable causes in many parts of India and the developing world, it is increasingly apparent that pediatric heart diseases are likely to surface as an important priority. Most postgraduate programs in the country are unable to provide structured training in pediatric cardiology because very few facilities have a pediatric heart program. Additionally, many practicing pediatricians have not had training opportunities in Pediatric Cardiology.

This book is written to address the practical needs of practicing pediatricians and postgraduate students. Conceptual framework and core information is provided in key areas in pediatric cardiology. The whole book is written in an easily understandable style. A number of experts from within India and selected authors from overseas have contributed individual chapters.

Pediatric cardiology is a relatively new specialty and numerous advances happen in a relatively short period of time. The second edition has retained the basic structure of the first edition. The individual chapters have been revised to incorporate important advances that have occurred in the last 4 years. The second edition retains a strong clinical focus.

It is hoped that the second edition will continue to help bridge the gap in knowledge between pediatric heart specialists on the one hand and practicing pediatricians and postgraduates on the other.

IAP Specialty Series Pediatric Endocrinology

This book IAP Specialty Series on Pediatric Endocrinology helps provide a clinical approach to common pediatric endocrine disorders. The various sections addressed by experts in the field cover common Pediatric Endocrine

problems seen in a general pediatric clinical practice. Each topic is elucidated with case scenarios and provides an algorithm to its clinical approach and management. This book is designed so as to be used as a clinician’s handbook rather than a reference textbook.

IAP Specialty Series Pediatric Gastroenterology

Pediatric Gastroenterology in India has made giant strides in the last few decades. We have moved from Malnutrition, ICC and ORS to Obesity, metabolic liver diseases and liver transplantation. From a handful of trained personnel in few tertiary centers, we now have qualified specialists in almost all regions of India. Advanced laboratory support now enables diagnosis of uncommon gastrointestinal and liver diseases. The professional competence and technological capabilities available in India in our field are far ahead of any other developing country, and even comparable to the West.

It is time this expertise translates into better medical care of all children in our country. Sharing of knowledge with practicing pediatricians and students is the only way this can be achieved. This book is a small step in that direction. This is the second edition of the book and almost all chapters have been revised and three new chapters have been included. A number of experts have graciously contributed to this book.

IAP Specialty Series Pediatric Intensive Care

If we can say one thing honestly about this book, it’s that it is definitely a ”new and improved” version of the 1st edition. This exercise involved everyone in the pediatric critical care community in India. Old and experienced, young and enthusiastic—all were involved in presenting to the Academy a good quality comprehensive book on Pediatric Intensive Care. Many other subspecialists have also contributed to important chapters.

We hope that this book will be of use to residents, academic institutions and private practitioners alike as the chapters are detailed, yet have clarity and important key messages. We have incorporated the latest guidelines on most topics while keeping in mind the various levels of care available in the country.

IAP Books


Management has been discussed with alternatives for resource poor situations as well as for tertiary care institutions. Almost every topic has been covered and chapters on Nursing and End of Life Care have been added as being of paramount importance for a holistic approach towards the care of a very sick child and the family. The Indian Pediatric Critical Care community is making huge strides in India and this book is one more milestone in our path to deliver quality care to each and every child in India.

IAP Specialty Series Pediatric Rational Antimicrobial

This book is a comprehensive attempt to discuss the latest antimicrobial therapy in children in the Indian setting. The book is divided into four sections. The first section deals with basics of microbiology and discusses detailed pharmacology of all available antimicrobial drugs. This edition includes details of recently introduced antimicrobials such as colistin, tigecycline, daptomycin and echinocandins. The second section focuses on use of antimicrobials in various clinical settings including respiratory tract infections, gastrointestinal infections, skin and soft tissue, bone and joint infections among others as well as tuberculosis, malaria and HIV. The third section discusses antimicrobial therapy in various case scenarios to sensitize the readers to the ever-increasing problem of irrational antimicrobial therapy and consequent antimicrobial resistance. The fourth section is a ready reckoner for antimicrobial doses, preparations, side effects and drug interactions. All chapters have been written and revised by well-known academicians and an effort has been made to include relevant latest information and guidelines. It is hoped that this book will be a useful resource for postgraduates and practicing pediatricians alike.

IAP Textbook of Pediatric ICU Protocols

Textbooks of pediatric critical care tend to be too exhaustive in pathophysiology and somewhat difficult to read and understand for an average reader. Ready availability of a manual describing an easy-to-implement protocol-based approach to commonly seen potentially life-threatening pediatric emergencies would be of great use to residents, pediatric consultants and even physicians taking care of

critically ill or injured children. With the above-mentioned goal in mind, under the action plan of IAP this book entitled IAP Textbook of Pediatric ICU Protocols was conceived to be edited by national experts in this vast field of pediatric intensive care. Contributors have been many intensivists and academicians from all over the country. Evidence-based and practice-oriented protocols have been used in an easy-to-read format with flow charts and diagrams as much as feasible.

It is hoped that this manual / IAP Textbook of Pediatric ICU Protocols would be available in all emergency rooms and pediatric intensive care units as well as in various medical colleges and would be used to improve the outcomes of critically ill children.

IAP Textbook of Pediatric Radiology

We present to you the IAP Textbook of Pediatric Radiology which is a unique source of information on conventional pediatric radiology. In this era where newer modalities of imaging like ultrasonogram, CT, MRI are gaining more importance, books focusing on clinical pediatric radiology are less, especially in developing countries such as India. Conventional radiology is not discussed in detail even in newer editions of well-accepted textbooks. Here we have classified the chapters system-wise so that the search can be made more easy. All systems including neonatology have been elaborated in a clinically oriented approach. There is also a chapter on rare and interesting case scenarios.

The value of this book is further enhanced as all the authors are pediatric veterans who are also the renowned teachers in various medical colleges in India. With the limited time available to the practitioners, the ability to quickly obtain updated information is an absolute necessity. Hence, we do hope that this book would be of immense help for UG and PG students, practicing pediatricians and teaching faculties alike.

Atlas of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (APID)

It is the first of a kind attempt by a developing country from Asia to present a gallery of over 300 crystal clear colorful pictures of pediatric infectious diseases to its readers.


The lucid images are illustrated by the description of the disease in the picture with precise notes on management, contributed by leading experts in their specialty fields. The images have been classified as per organ systems with addition of Sections on Ophthalmic Infections, Infections in Musculoskeletal System, Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and Ear, Nose and Throat Infections. Host age and immunity play an integral role in the manifestation of a disease as depicted by Sections on Infections in Neonates and Infections in the Immunocompromised Child. Infections requiring cure under the surgical knife in addition to the medical line of management have been dealt with separately.

The differential diagnosis for febrile children presenting with rash is extensive, especially in tropical countries such as India. A special section has been created for correct clinical diagnosis of various rashes associated with fever due to infectious etiology. This ready reckoner for a spot diagnosis of infectious diseases will certainly find a place in the bookshelves of students, libraries and office chambers of practicing physicians.

Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (TPID)

Infectious disease is one of the most significant parts of pediatric education. Its importance has increased in recent years for several reasons. Re-emerging infections like Rickettsia are more commonly seen presently. With various support systems of intensive care, nosocomial infections are on the rise.

This book gives a comprehensive account of all the different types of infections faced both in hospitals and

communities. With each passing day, the prevention of diseases has become a priority for which immunization has also been included. The book will be useful for both the students and practicing pediatricians, who will find all relevant and necessary discussion in it.

Textbook of PEDIATRICS 5th Edition

An innovative time-tested project of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, already sold more than 10,000 copies. Contributions from more than 200 national experts and luminaries in their respective fields of interest and expertise spread over 21 chapters. Entire text revised and updated keeping in view the present needs and possible future requirements of practitioners and students of pediatrics. Crisp, concise and yet comprehensive text. Presents the subject in a simplified and practical manner. Includes details of recommended growth charts, consensus recommendations on immunization and IAP National Immunization Schedule 2012, recommended by the IAP Committee on Immunization. Provides current protocols for management of various infectious and non-infectious diseases, as recommended by various Chapters and Groups of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Major thrust on preventive pediatrics, so as to familiarize the young pediatricians with current as well as future strategies in this field. A book of great utility for the students, teachers and practitioners of pediatrics in India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries. Dedicated to children and adolescents—the future citizens of India whose care and nurture are our goal, concern and commitment.


ORS Day & ORS Week

It is proposed to celebrate “ORS DAY & ORS WEEK” during July 2013. You may select any suitable dates for celebration of the week, which should essentially include 29th July 2013 as the “ORS DAY”. ORS Theme is “ORS – Strategies to change behaviours in the community”. Please participate in a big way for making it a great event. The last date for submission of report to the Central Office for award competition is 30th November 2013. This report should be submitted on a CD / DVD in the format prescribed by Central IAP Office on or before the last date. Kindly note hard copy of the report will NOT be accepted. A new and shorter version of the format for reporting is created. Kindly send your report only in the new format. The reporting form can be downloaded from IAP website or requested from Central IAP Office – email: [email protected]

World Breastfeeding Week

The World Breastfeeding Week will be celebrated from August 1-7, 2013. The Theme for this year is “Breastfeeding Support: Close To Mothers”. Please participate in a big way for making it a great event. The last date for submission of report to the Central Office for award competition is 30th November 2013. This report should be submitted on a CD / DVD in the format prescribed by Central IAP Office on or before the last date. Kindly note hard copy of the report will NOT be accepted. A new and shorter version of the format for reporting is created. Kindly send your report only in the new format. The reporting form can be downloaded from IAP website or requested from Central IAP Office – email: [email protected]

IAP Child & Adolescent Health Care Week (and Teenage Day & Daughter’s Day) (CAHCW)

The branches are free to select their own week according to their convenience during the month of November 2013. The week so selected for celebrating IAP Child & Adolescent Health Care Week should essentially include 14th November 2013. The Theme is “A healthy India begins with a healthy ME”. IAP Executive Board in its

January 2013 meeting decided to celebrate the 1st Day of CAHCW as “Teenage Day”. The theme for the Teenage Day is “Better SAFE than sorry”. A new Special Day has been added to IAP CAHCW called “Daughter’s Day”. This day will be celebrated on the Sunday which falls on the CAHCW. The theme for Daughter’s Day is “Our Daughters – Our Treasures”. The Central Office invites entries for best CAHCW celebration award competition. This report should be submitted on CD / DVD in the format prescribed by Central IAP Office on or before 30th November 2013. Kindly note hard copy of the report will NOT be accepted. A new and shorter version of the format for reporting is created. Kindly send your report only in the new format. The reporting form can be downloaded from IAP website or requested from Central IAP Office – email: [email protected]

Best IAP Branch Awards 2013

The Central IAP invites entries from IAP Branches for Best Branch Awards competition for the year 2013 in a prescribed format (may be obtained from Central Office). This report should be submitted on a CD / DVD in the format prescribed by Central IAP Office on or before 30th November 2013. Kindly note hard copy of the report will NOT be accepted. A new and shorter version of the format for reporting is created. Kindly send your report only in the new format. The reporting form can be downloaded from IAP website or requested from Central IAP Office – email: [email protected]

Best IAP Chapter Awards 2013

The Central IAP invites entries from IAP Chapters / Groups Awards competition for the year 2013 in a prescribed format (may be obtained from Central Office). This report should be submitted on a CD / DVD in the format prescribed by Central IAP Office on or before 30th November 2013. Kindly note hard copy of the report will NOT be accepted. A new and shorter version of the format for reporting is created. Kindly send your report only in the new format. The reporting form can be downloaded from IAP website or requested from Central IAP Office – email: [email protected]

Celebration of IAP Special Days And Weeks


IAP Healthy Lifestyle Day

IAP Healthy Lifestyle Day will be celebrated on any one day of the IAP Child and Adolescent Week, when IAP branches will focus on healthy lifestyle for children and adolescents. Report will be submitted as part of the IAP Child and Adolescent Week on one CD / DVD in the prescribed format to Central IAP office on or before November 30, 2013.

IAP Golden Jubilee Celebration week

IAP Golden Jubilee Celebration week will be observed from November 14 to November 21, 2013, when IAP branches will honor Past Presidents of the branch with memento and Golden Jubilee Tie / Scarf, play movie on 50 years of IAP, which will be provided by Central IAP office on request, and engage the electronic and print media in disseminating information about initiatives and programs of IAP, conduct rallies for health awareness issues of

children and adolescents, launch new initiatives from the IAP branch, run membership drives, academic programs, and conduct health camps and charitable activites. Report will be submitted as part of the Golden Jubilee celebration week report on one CD / DVD in the prescribed format to Central IAP office on or before November 30, 2013.

IAP Charity Day

IAP Charity Day will be celebrated on November 14 (Children’s Day), when IAP branches will perform charitable acts and conduct charitable programs for the needy child populations. This Day will be celebrated as part of the Golden Jubilee Celebration week of IAP. Report will be submitted as part of the Golden Jubilee celebration week report on one CD / DVD in the prescribed format to Central IAP office on or before November 30, 2013.

Standard Treatment Protocols

Dear Member,

We are happy to share with you that Prof Ashok Deorari along with his team of AIIMS WHO CC have created standard treatment protocols for WHO SEARO through a process of consultation based on evidence based guidelines of WHO HQ’s. The entire package is available on the following link http://www.newbornwhocc.org/STP.htm

The same is converted as point of care Tool by two undergraduate Medical students at AIIMS, following pilot run one can access them free as AAPs for

1. iOS system - iphone / iPad type SickNewborn in iTunes to download

2. Android Google play - Type AIIMS (you need Samsung Galaxy II / III, HTC, Sony phone)

We are sure it will improve the neonatal care making it more evidence based.

Enjoy it !!

Dr. C. P. Bansal Dr. Sailesh Gupta President, IAP Hon. Secretary General


Indian Academy of [email protected]; Kailas Darshan, Kennedy Bridge, Nana Chowk, Mumbai - 400007

Data of Heads of Departments of Pediatrics / Neonatology (Please type or write in BLOCK letters / Fill digitally and email)

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Institute Address: _____________________________________________________________________________

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Pin: ______________________________________ State ___________________________________________

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Telephones ( Std Code _____________________ ) (Off) ______________________________________________

Fax ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Yours sincerely,

Signature of HOD / Prof. of Pediatrics / Neonatology

Date: _________________________________

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Form for reporting of information by HODs / Professors


Lt. Col. Dr. Dilip Vasudeo Gokhale,

MD, DCH, DHA

Born 16th Aug 1946 in Pune, was third among 4 siblings. Father (Vasudeo Gokhale) was a Scholar & Agriculture research Scientist

Mother was a homemaker and professionally trained Harmonium Player.

Schooling: Initial schooling in Wai, Mahabaleshwar & Aurangabad

MBBS from Govt Medical College Nagpur – 1971,

DCH (Nagpur) 1973 & MD (Pediatrics) – Mumbai (1986)

Commissioned in the Indian Army on 21st Aug 1972 and his first posting was in Military Hospital, Cardio Thoracic Centre (M H CTC) Pune.

He served in the army for 24 Years and was posted at various locations like MH Nasirabad, Delhi, INHS Aswini Colaba (Mumbai), MH Merrut, MH Deolali, 164 MH Binnaguri & finally retired as one of the senior classified specialist (Pediatrics) in the Indian Army from M H Kirkee (Pune).

Post his relieving from the Army, he settled in Nasik and set up his consultancy here. Parallely he also got involved with Prabodhini School, a school for special children. He took up the task of professionalism in the administration of the school and personally conducted classes / courses for teachers / staff handling these special children, He did this by way of various presentation OHP slides, diagrams and details of the brain structure which helped his students to empathize well with the special children. He was associated with Prabodhini school till his last days as vice president of their board of trustees.

He was an Active member of IMA and IAP Chapter in Nasik,

The rebirth of Social Security Scheme at IMA Nasik was his brain child and worked proactively till he breathed his last for which people shall remember him for days to come.

Late Dr. Imantaram Agrawalla was President of IAP Odisha State Branch in 2007, Chairman of Reception committee of Pedicon 2008, recipient of the Purbanchal Sisu Bisengya Siromoni Award, fellow of Indian Academy of Pediatrics and was the election officer Odisha for two terms. He is an academician par excellence. His absence is a great loss for Odisha which cannot be filled up in near future.

Following his retirement, he was settled at Khetrajpur, Sambalpur. For last two months, he was treated at Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar. On the morning of 04th February 2013 he breathed his last leaving his bereaved family in great sorrow. It is an irreparable loss to the family of IAP-Odisha State Branch.

IAP-Odisha State Branch mourns at the unexpected sad demise of Our Popular Ex-President Dr. Imantaram Agrawalla and we pray for his great soul to rest in Peace.

Obituary


He was President at IMA Nasik in 2000-2001

He was also honored with the Dhanwantri Award

His patients loved him and recently one of them (a 9 year old Girl) said that now that her Doctor is not there, she will not fall sick anymore in the future.

He was a avid lover of Indian Classical Music and appreciated also old hindi film Music. He could play the tabla and could sing well. One of his cherished moments during his army days was accompanying Manna De on the Tabla in a special programme held for the Indian Army in Pune in 1973. He was also a competitive Badminton Player during his days in the Army.

Personal Traits: Methodical, Articulate and Disciplined Person with a great Sense of Humor

Family:

Wife: Mrs. Pradnya Gokhale is a mathematician. Captioned the Vidharba Hockey Team in her University Days. Retired from Boys Town School in 2009. She continued to be a active athelete even today.

Daughter: Shubhangi Gokhale – Joshi

An Journalist by qualification and a performing vocalist (in classical and semi classical music). Married to a Naval Officer (Indian Navy), She has 2 children and they are based at Vishakhapatanam at the moment.

Son: Sameer Gokhale

Banker for 13 years is based in Pune. His wife Ruchira is a senior HR Professional. They have a 7 Year old daughter.


Dear IAP Colleague,

It gives us great pleasure to announce the successful start of the IAP-ImmunizeIndia national, free of cost vaccination reminder service. Many new parents are enrolling daily from across the country and already thousands of timely reminders are being sent every month. The image below is a simple illustration of how to enroll a parent into the service by sending just one SMS from the parent’s phone to 566778.

Many thanks to Dr. Maulik Shah for creating this illustration

We are confident that the project will save thousands of lives in the next couple of years and is on track to be one of the most successful such vaccination reminder programs in the world.

We are confident that the project will save thousands of lives in the next couple of years and is on track to be one of the most successful such vaccination reminder programs in the world.

Please register parents for the service starting today. Forward this email to your colleagues and friends from the medical fraternity and ask them to do the same.

3 timely reminders will be sent for each essential vaccination for 12 years

Reminder example - “Rekha is due for a vaccination this week, please do not forget to visit your doctor”

Reminders do not advertise, recommend or promote any vaccine brands or products. Reminders also never mention the name of any doctor. This is a non-profit, free of cost service, supported only by grants and donations from individuals and institutions.

Let us use the service to increase immunization rates and fulfill our mission of serving the children of India. Please send any questions to [email protected]

For more information, please visit the website of the service at http://iap.immunizeindia.org

Thank you for your support,

Dr. C. P. Bansal Dr. Sailesh Gupta President, IAP Hon. Secretary General

IAP Vaccination Reminder Service



A Novel Infectious Disease & AEFI Surveillance Network

Indian Academy of Pediatrics in collaboration with its Kutch branch has started Infectious Disease Surveillance Project for Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPDs) and AEFI (Adverse Event Following Immunization) reporting system. The Objectives of the project are to develop an early warning system for pediatric infectious diseases in India, to generate data on burden of infectious diseases in India and to generate data on severe AEFI.

How to register?Open www.idsurv.org, Click on sign up. A panel will open. Click on register.Enter your details and click on submit.Your account will be validated by the administrator and password will be sent to you by SMS and email.

What to report?

Currently we have 10 diseases under surveillance:

Meningitis Diphtheria

Pneumonia Pertusis

Enteric Fever Hepatitis

Measles Dengue

Mumps Chickenpox

* For Case definitions refer to resources section on IDsurv.org

How to report?

At present there are 4 ways to report an infectious disease case

• Through website www.idsurv.org

• Through mobile site m.idsurv.org

• By sending SMS through your registered mobile number

• By calling our IVR system

Reporting a case using www.idsurv.org

Open www.idsurv.org. Click on login and a panel will open. Enter your User-name & Password. You will be redirected to your account. Click on Report a Case. Select the diagnosis. Enter Patient details. Enter all other details and click on submit. A reference number will be generated for the patient and given to you.

Reporting a case using mobile site m.idsurv.org

Open m.idsurv.org. Enter Log in details. Select diagnosis and enter other details. Click on submit. A reference number will be generated for the patient and given to you.

IAP IDSurv Project


Reporting a case using SMS

You can report a case by using SMS (Short Messaging Service) by sending and SMS from your registered mobile number in the following format:

IT space IDS space 4 letter code of the disease space Age in months space Sex space Severity of Disease space Microbial Diagnosis Established space Immunization status space Outcome

* For further information refer to resources section on IDsurv.org

Reporting a case using IVR

To report a case using IVR system, call using your registered mobile number and follow the instructions. *For sending SMS and using IVR most updated numbers are available on our website www.idsurv.org

Why should I report?

Cases reported by you would help in generating data regarding disease burden in India.

Cases reported by you can be viewed and edited by you. It can serve as your personal Infectious Disease records system. These can be viewed & analyzed by you anytime anywhere by logging into your account.

What happens to data reported by me?

Data reported by you is immediately reflected in your account and you can view it by clicking on View/update cases reported by me. You can also edit data later or even delete the case if the final diagnosis changes. The data reported through all the methods is integrated in real time and immediately updated on the website. Doctor’s name, Patient’s name and Patient’s con-tact details will be visible only to the person who has reported the case and it shall not be divulged on the website.

The data is analyzed periodically by experts and utilized to generate disease burden and also presented in scientific fora.

An early warning system is being integrated on the website wherein if heavy activity of particular disease is noted from a specific geographical area, an alert by email and SMS is sent to all members on IDsurv network from that area.

Total number of cases reported on IDsurv since March 2011 (3430 cases)

IAP IDSurv Project


Surveillance data till 4th December

IAP IDSurv Project


IAP IDSurv Project


INDIAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Office of Chief Election Commissioner: 888 - Saraswati Vihar, Gurgaon – 122002, Haryana.

Email ID: [email protected]; [email protected] M-9810146249

Dr Ramesh Kumar Goyal Dr Ajay Gambhir Dr George F Moolayil Dr Ketan Parikh Chief Election Commissioner Election Commissioner Election Commissioner Election Commissioner

Dear IAP Members,

IAP General Body Meeting held at Kolkata, in January 2013 had decided to conduct all future IAP elections by electronic voting i.e. voting on net or via mobile phone. The process is secure and user friendly. In a matter of minutes you can cast your vote in a hassle free manner. You are requested to register yourself to be eligible for e-voting.

On 4TH May,2013 in Executive Board Meeting at Khajuraho, it was again discussed and most of members suggested that the as the IAP members are not acquainted with new system. So change over should be take at least one year overlapping both ballot and e-voting. This year as a special provision those who could not get registered themselves, up to 31-8-2013, due to any reason, shall get an postal ballot paper with attached form for e-voting registration, which has to be returned along with vote. From next year no ballot paper will be sent to anyone.

Only eligible Fellow/ Life/ Ordinary members of the Society who have paid their annual subscription for the current year, shall be eligible to offer themselves as candidates for election or to propose or second the candidature of any member or to participate as a voter in the elections. Members must ensure that their subscriptions are paid up before they offer themselves as candidates, proposer, seconder or voter as the case may be.

IAP Election Commission will accept the nomination papers of the candidates and shall have no role in publication of bio-data of candidates. A candidate has to approach Hon. Secretary General, CIAP / Editor of Academy Today / Editor for IAP Website for publication of bio-data after the list of candidates is finalized by IAP Election Commission. Editor of Academy Today / Website will decide about format and size of bio-data to be published as per guidelines set by Executive Board.

A members may file as many nominations as they desire,

but only for one post, however payment may be made only once and the photo copy of the payment proof should be attached with all such nominations. The name of the candidate should be mentioned on the nomination as registered with IAP. No other change in the name will be allowed. The nomination papers will be scrutinized by the IAP Election Commission to decide about its validity or otherwise. The geographical State of the candidates will be determined as per the address recorded with the Central IAP as on March 31, 2013.

After scrutiny the Chief Election Commissioner shall publish on website and forward the list of valid candidates for information to the contesting candidates. Any eligible candidate not desiring to contest the election must send his written request to withdraw his nomination on or before the date of withdrawal i.e. 20TH July 2013 before 5 PM.

All the eligible members on IAP membership list as on March 31, 2013 are eligible to cast their votes. Each voter shall be entitled to cast one vote for each post. Prior registration is a must for e-voting. A member can vote via net or registered mobile number as per procedure given in notification.

The Candidates as well as Proposers & Seconders of the nominations are required to give a self-attested photo copy of their photo identity viz. PAN-Card / Passport / Driving License / IAP Identity Card /Aadhaar Card or Voter ID Card (any one) along with the nominations. Only one of the above mentioned photo-ids will be accepted. Any other proof of photo-id unacceptable.

Few important definitions for reference are -

A. Registration - This is a one-time procedure to acquire voter’s authenticated mobile number and mail ID by EC to get them enabled to cast their vote. This may be done through internet or filling a form sent along this notification. The Registration process will continue

Notice for IAP Election 2014


up to August 31ST, 2013 for the current election. It can be done by submitting a duly filled registration form and a self-attested copy of Photo Identity viz. PAN-card / Passport / Driving License / IAP Identity Card /Aadhaar Card or Voter ID Card (any one).

B. Verification - This process is to verify the members details filled in the registration form and is done by Central office of IAP. This will be done by calling the member, Secretary of respective branch or by other modality as seems appropriate by IAP office. You are requested to respond to the call from IAP office for the purpose.

C. Authentication for e-voting - After verification by CIAPO the member’s voting right will be activated which is called Authentication. Information of activation will be sent on registered mobile and mail ID. The member will be eligible to vote only after Authentication and Activation.

A soft copy of the list containing the names and addresses of Fellow, Life and Ordinary Members of the Society shall be supplied on request at Rs.5000/- per copy. Any change of address after March 31, 2013 will not be accepted for the purpose of IAP Election 2014.

The candidate is required to pay applicable ‘Nomination Fee’ as mentioned below:

Nomination Fee for the post of President-Elect Rs. 20,000/-

Nomination Fee for the post of Hony. Secretary, Jt. Secretary and Treasurer Rs. 10,000/-

Nomination Fee for the post of Executive Board Member Rs. 5,000/-

The Nomination Fee should be paid by a crossed bank draft drawn in favor of “Indian Academy of Pediatrics” payable at Mumbai or by cash. The Nomination Fee should accompany the Nomination Paper failing which the Nomination shall be disqualified. The Nomination Fee is non-refundable.

Nomination Paper duly filled-in and addressed to The Chief Election Commissioner at address given below should reach his office NOT LATER THAN 5.00 PM. ON 29th JUNE 2013 along with the nomination fee.

All correspondence / enquiries / queries should be addressed to Dr. Ramesh Goyal, The Chief Election Commissioner, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 888-Saraswati Vihar, MG Road, Gurgaon-122002 (Haryana).



(Subject to change under unforeseen circumstances)

S. No Time Date

1 Freezing of Voter List 5 PM 31-03-2013

2 Starting of receiving of Nomination Papers 9AM 10-06-2013

3 Last Date for receiving of Nomination Papers 5 PM 29-06-2013

4 Scrutiny of Nomination Papers 12 Noon 30-06-2013

5 Declaration of the Provisional candidate list 5 PM 01-07-2013

6 Last date for withdrawal of nomination 5 PM 20-07-2013

7 Declaration of final list of candidates 5 PM 21-07-2013

8 Closing date for receiving of registration (both by internet and Physical forms at CIAPO/ECO)

5 PM 31-08-2013

9 Final list of both e-voters and postal voters to be received from CIAPO to EC

5 PM 16-09-2013

10 Last date of sending information to member for activation to vote (after authentication)

5 PM 30-09-2013

11 Starting date of e-voting and posting of ballot papers 9 AM 1-10-2013

12 Receipt of application for duplicate ballot paper 5 PM 21-10-2013 to 09-11-2013

13 Last date of receiving postal ballots and e-voting 5 PM 29-11-2013

14 Counting and Declaration of results 9 AM 30-11-2013 onwards

IAP Election - 2014 Schedule


Numbers of the post for the IAP election 2014 shall be as follows as per eligible voter list on 31-3-2013

National Posts No. of Vacancies

Code of the post (via mobile voting)

Term of Office

President - Elect 2014 One NAP One Year From 1-1-2014 to 31-12-2014

Honorary Secretary 2014-15 One NAS Two Years From 1-1-2014 to 31-12-2015

Joint Secretary 2014-15 One NAJ Two Years From 1-1-2014 to 31-12-2015

Honorary Treasurer 2014-15 One NAT Two Years From 1-1-2014 to 31-12-2015

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

STATE (Numbers of members) Code of the post

No. of vacancies

for executive members

Term of office

Andhra Pradesh (1335) APEX THREE One Year

Assam (240) ASEX ONE One Year

Arunachal Pradesh(7)/ Sikkim (7)/Manipur(32)/ Meghalaya (26) / Mizoram (7) / Tripura(31) / Nagaland (8)

NEEX ONE One Year

Bihar (389) BHEX ONE One Year

Chandigarh(98) / Jammu & Kashmir (81)/ Himachal Pradesh (56) JKEX ONE One Year

Chhattisgarh (210) CGEX ONE One Year

Delhi (1057) DLEX TWO One Year

Goa (98) GAEX ONE One Year

Gujarat (1115)/ Daman & Diu(1) / Dadra & Nagar Haveli (5) GJEX TWO One Year

Haryana (535) HREX TWO One Year

Jharkhand (188) JHEX ONE One Year

Karnataka (1487) KAEX THREE One Year

Kerala (1649) KLEX THREE One Year

Numbers of the post for the IAP election 2014


Madhya Pradesh (757) MPEX TWO One Year

Maharashtra (2689) MHEX FOUR One Year

Orissa (341) OREX ONE One Year

Punjab (393) PBEX ONE One Year

Rajasthan (748) RJEX TWO One Year

Tamil Nadu(1762) / Pondicherry(39) / Andaman & Nicobar (3) /Lakshadweep (0)

TNEX THREE One Year

Uttar Pradesh (1387) UPEX THREE One Year

Uttara Khand (136) UKEX ONE One Year

West Bengal (1037) WBEX TWO One Year

Total Voters - 17956

Other members not included in voter list are- Army (Post) Officer-(2), Foreign (74), Address Incomplete- (177)


Eligibility for the different Posts-(As per Clause of constitution of IAP). Please note in case of any disputes amended version (on 6-3-2013) of IAP constitution shall be referred.

1. Clause 14.3- The President-Elect, the Secretary General, joint secretary and the Treasurer a shall be elected by all the Ordinary/Life/Fellow members of the Society from amongst themselves.

2. Clause 14.4- The Ordinary/Life member contesting for the post of President Elect should have been a member of the Society for 10 complete years consecutively as on 1st January to be eligible to contest for the ensuing election and should have served on the Executive Board or as Office Bearer or both for a period of 2 complete years before contesting for the post of President Elect. The Editors in Chief of Indian Pediatrics and Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics, Honorary Secretary, Joint Secretary, Treasurer and Organizing Secretary of Pedicon will not seek election for the post of President elect till the completion of their present term in the office. *These changes in the constitution will not affect the eligibility of candidates to re-contest for the future elections who contested before these changes.

3. Clause 14.6 - A member contesting for the post of the Honorary Secretary General should have been a member of the Society for 7 complete years consecutively as on or before 1st January to be eligible to contest for the ensuing election and should have served on the Executive Board for two complete years before contesting for the post of the Secretary General.

4. Clause 14.7 - A member contesting for the post of the Joint Secretary and Treasurer should have been a member of the Society for 5 complete years consecutively as on or before 1st January to be eligible to contest for the ensuing election and should have served on the Executive Board for two complete years before contesting for the post of the Treasurer of the Society.

5. Clause 14.8 - The Ordinary/Life member contesting for the post of Executive Board member should have been a member of the Society for 5 complete years consecutively as on 1st January to be eligible to contest for the ensuing election. The term of the elected members to the Executive Board other than the

Eligibility for the different Posts for the IAP election 2014

Office Bearers shall be of a period of one year, and there shall be a ceiling of three years of continuous membership and there shall be a gap of one year for them to become eligible to contest again for Executive Board membership. This is not applicable for the post of Office Bearers. The maximum period a member can be a member of Executive Board after excluding the post of Office Bearer shall be 6 years which shall include the period of Vice President ship.

6. Clause 14.9 - The Secretary General and the Treasurer shall be residents of Mumbai or Navi Mumbai or Thane city, Joint Secretary shall be from Delhi, Gurgaon, Bahadurgarh, Sonepat, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Noida.

7. Clause 14.12 - The Executive Board members shall be elected as follows:

The Executive Board members from each State will be elected by the members of the respective States only. The number of State wise Executive Members shall depend on the strength of eligible voters from the concerned States which will be as follows:

100 to 500 One Executive Board Member

501 to 1250 Two Executive Board Members

1251 to 2250 Three Executive Board Members

2251 and above Four Executive Board Members

Maximum numbers of Executive Members from any state can be four.

The number of Associate Life members, Associate members and Post Graduate Student members will not be counted while calculating the membership strength of each state for this purpose.

8. Clause 14.13 - Any member who has any complaint about the election shall give the same in writing addressed to the President of IAP within 21 days of the declaration of the result.

9. Clause 14.14 - An Election Tribunal consisting of the President as the Chairperson and two Immediate Past Presidents in order shall be constituted to go into the complaint and the decision of the Tribunal shall be final if there is a difference among the members of the election tribunal, the decision shall be by majority.

10. Clause 14.15 - Any dispute shall be subject to Mumbai jurisdiction.


Following are the components of the Code of Conduct –

1. Eligibility as Candidate

• A nominee should have been a member of IAP for the requisite number of years, as laid down in the IAP ‘Memorandum of Associations’ and in the election notice

• A nominee should not have any monetary dues to IAP pending against his name

• A nominee will declare conflict of interest (being on the advisory committee or in any other capacity of pharmaceutical company) with pharma companies along with the nomination form, and will resolve the conflict of interest (resign from their position in pharmaceutical company), before filing the nomination.

2. Electioneering – the following actions are disallowed by contestants –

• Advertisements in lay press about election, any kind of press release, and interviews on any subject

• Placement of banners with personal names anywhere in the country

• Hosting of official dinner / cocktail parties for fellow members from IAP

• Negative propaganda about fellow contestants

• Use of pressure, inducement or coercion to get votes from fellow IAP members; Only an appeal through emails / print media like letters, brochures and IAP official publication like Academy Today for votes is allowed, before the last date for submission of appeal in Academy Today, as decided by the Election Commission.

• Impersonation of an eligible voter of IAP

• Suspected mass voting will be investigated.

3. Participation as faculty or delegate in programs of IAP / Pharmaceutical companies -

• For the post of Executive Board member this code will apply to his / her state of election; for

Code of Conduct for the Candidates in IAP Elections

the post of President, Secretary, Treasurer and Joint Secretary, this code will apply to the entire country.

• After the release of final list of contestants, the contestants will not participate as faculty in any academic program hosted by Pharma company.

• The contestants will not be faculty / organizing team member of any IAP program after the release of the final list of contestants. Those contestants who are in the committee of the IAP programs can continue to coordinate the programs but cannot be faculty for the program.

• Contestants can be delegates at academic programs organized either by IAP or by Pharma Industry (with exception of Infant Milk Substitutes Industry), but must pay for their own travel, accommodation and registration.

4. Sponsorship from Pharmaceutical companies is disallowed for contestants –

5. For posting / personal distribution of electioneering material such as letters and pamphlets

• Breach of Code of Conduct will be considered if –

• A written / email complaint is received about the conduct of a contestant from a member of IAP and confirmed by the EC after investigation.

• A breach of code of conduct is observed by any of the Election Commissioners

• The breach is proved with documentary proof (audio/visual/print/electronic)

• A documented breach of code of conduct by a contestant will invite disqualification of his / her candidature by the EC, with 2/3rd majority.

• Any impersonation or other fraud will be reported to the Police / Medical Council of India / other appropriate authority in the Jurisdiction of the suspected fraud.


Dear IAP Members

IAP General Body Meeting at Kolkata, in January 2013 has decided to conduct all future IAP elections by electronic voting i.e. voting on net or via mobile phone. This is one of the foremost pending reforms of IAP. A live demo of electronic voting was given in the Executive board meeting at Mumbai in October 2012. The process is secure and user friendly. In a matter of minutes you can cast your vote in a hassle free manner. The process has two parts:

(1) Registration for e-voting; and (2) Casting of the vote. A life member of IAP has to register once only. The steps of e-voting process are explained below:

A. Registration (electronically or physically) - All the members have to register (electronically or physically) for e-voting.

B. Authentication - This part will be done by Election Commission or any designated agency as per decision.

C. Actual E-voting (online or mobile)

A. Registration Methods

a. Electronic

1. Click on the URL link: https://samvoting.com/iap/

2. After logging in, click on “Click here if you are not registered Register”

3. On the next page search your name by entering your First OR Last Name as given in IAP records and your state. Alternatively your name can be searched by entering your mobile number (as it exists in IAP records) in the specified field. Confirm your name, address and other details in the data and click on Register.

4. On the next page, fill all the required columns and attach the scanned copy of one of the following. Passport, Driving license, IAP ID card or PAN card. Uploading of photo ID may take some time (depending on the speed of your system) *

5. Click on - I agree to the Terms and Conditions

6. Now click Register

7. On successful registration you will get a message

on your registered mobile and e mail ID for the confirmation of the registration.

b. Physical – Please send the duly filled attached registration form to the Election Commissioner’s office or IAP Office, Mumbai on the address given below with one self-attested photo ID with address proof (Copy of Passport, Driving license, IAP ID card, Voter ID card, Aadhaar Card or PAN card). Filling all the columns in the registration form is mandatory.

B. Authentication to Vote After receiving your registration form, either

electronically or physically, by the election commissioner’s office it will be verified as per official records. You are requested to keep your registered mobile number on for the next few days for a verification call and answer all the questions asked by the caller. This verification call will not take more than two minutes. You are also requested to answer all the questions as given in registration form. Any wrong information may disqualify you for the authorization to vote. After satisfactory confirmation report, your account will be activated for voting. Information of activation to authorize to vote will be sent on your registered mobile and mail ID.

C. Actual E-Voting You will get information on your registered mobile and

mail ID whenever the election is scheduled. You are eligible for the e-voting. This information shall also be published in Academy Today.

You can vote either by online or mobile voting method -

I. Online voting method Please visit the site after receiving information of activation to authorise to vote for actual e-voting-

1. Login again using the same URL - https://samvoting.com/iap/

2. Click on If you are already registered click here Login

3. Click on Find Member Number

4. On the next page search your name by entering your First OR Last Name as given in IAP record and your State. Alternatively your name can be searched by entering only mobile number in the specified field, if it has been given to CIAP earlier. Confirm your name, address and other details in the data and Click on Retrive

Information about IAP Election for Executive Board of 2014


5. After confirming your particulars, click on Login given against your particulars.

6. In the next window your IAP number will be displayed. Here click on Generate password by clicking on ‘Click here to generate One Time Password (OTP).

7. Password will be sent on your registered mobile and email id. This OTP will be valid for only One Hour.

8. Enter the password you have received in given space for password and click on Login

9. Now E-voting page will open. Click on Start –E-Voting

10. Choose candidates of your choice by clicking on the checkbox and then click Proceed

11. In the next step you can either change your choice of candidates or confirm.

12. In this last step you may click on Yes or No. By Clicking on yes you will receive Congreatulations! You have successfully submitted your vote. this message on the screen. This confirmation will also be sent to your registered mail ID and mobile number.

II. Mobile voting method

1. After successful registration and receiving of activation confirmation, voter can vote by sending SMS SAMIT EVOTING on 9246356765.

2. The voter will receive a reply SMS having names of the candidates and their code written against their name.

3. Chose the code of the candidates you want to elect and SMS it on 9246356765.

4. Example given as below

S No Candidate For The Post of President 2013 Vote Code For SMS To Be Written And Sent To 9246356765

1 Dr. Rathnaswami SAMIT<SPACE>NP<SPACE>1

2 Dr. Harnarayan SAMIT<SPACE>NP<SPACE>2

3 Dr. Singh SAMIT<SPACE>NP<SPACE>3

Candidate For The Post of Hony. Secretary 2014

1 Dr. Dakshina SAMIT<SPACE>NS<SPACE>1

2 Dr. Nariani SAMIT<SPACE>NS<SPACE>2

Candidate For The Post of Executive Member Delhi 2013

1 Dr. Mishra SAMIT<SPACE>ED<SPACE>1

2 Dr. Venkatesh Rao SAMIT<SPACE>ED<SPACE>2

3 Dr. Rajesh SAMIT<SPACE>ED<SPACE>3

4 Dr. Chandra Hari SAMIT<SPACE>ED<SPACE>4

If choices are Dr.Harnarayan, Dr.Dakshina, Dr.Venkatesh Rao and Dr. Chandra Hari - Send SMS to 9246356765- Samit NP 2, NS 1, ED 2 4

On 4TH May,2013 in Executive Board Meeting at Khajuraho, it was again discussed and most of members suggested that the as the IAP members are not acquainted with new system. So change over should be take at least one year overlapping both ballot and e-voting. This year as a special provision those who could not get registered themselves, up to 31-8-2013, due to any reason, shall get an postal ballot paper with attached form for e-voting registration, which has to be returned along with vote. From next year no ballot paper will be sent to anyone.

Election CommissionersDr Ramesh Goyal Dr Ajay Gambhir Dr Ketan Parikh Dr George Moolayil [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] M-9810146249 M-9811557085 M-9821010035 M-9961806888

Address for Correspondence: Dr Ramesh Goyal, 888-Saraswati Vihar, MG Road, Gurgaon-122002 OR Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Kailash Darshan, Kennedy Bridge, (Nana Chowk) Mumbai-400007


General Questions-

1) What is E-Voting?

Ans. E-Voting is voting through an electronic system where IAP member can vote either via internet or SMS. This is as per the resolution passed at the GBM held at Kolkata in Jan 2013. This completely replaces the Postal Ballot. GBM has authorised IAP for setting up an electronic platform to facilitate IAP member to cast vote in electronic form. Accordingly, IAP has set-up an electronic infrastructure to facilitate IAP member to cast votes in electronic form through internet and Mobile phone (SMS).

2) How will I benefit from the e-Voting System?

Ans. Substantial reduction in administrative cost, hassles free, eco-friendly, fast and obviates the need for viz.,

• Postal correspondence

• Verification of signatures

• Counting of votes

• Storing of physical ballot papers

• Accuracy in counting of votes.

• Elimination of postal ballots getting lost in-transit.

• Paperless mode of casting vote.

• Sufficient time for IAP member to vote till the end of voting cycle.

3) Is there any User manual to understand the login and usage process?

Ans. Yes. You can download the User manual from https://samvoting.com/iap/

4) Is there any charge for using e-Voting system of IAP?

Ans. No. IAP does not levy any charge on the IAP member for using the e-Voting system.

5) Is there any User manual to understand the login and voting process?

Ans. Yes. You can see the User manual from (https://samvoting.com/iap).

6) Will I get postal ballot also?

Ans. On 4TH May,2013 in Executive Board Meeting at Khajuraho, it was again discussed and most of

Frequent Asked Questions (FAQ) about IAP E-voting

members suggested that the as the IAP members are not acquainted with new system. So change over should be take at least one year overlapping both ballot and e-voting. This year as a special provision those who could not get registered themselves, up to 31-8-2013, due to any reason, shall get an postal ballot paper with attached form for e-voting registration, which has to be returned along with vote. From next year no ballot paper will be sent to anyone.

7) Can I change my mobile number or mail ID?

Ans. It can only be done before registration is completed. Once the registration is done it can‘t be changed/altered.

8) Can I vote from mobile number which is not registered?

Ans. No, you can‘t.

9) Can Anyone know whom I have voted for?

Ans. No, your vote is confidential and can‘t be known to anyone.

10) What happens if I have entered wrong code for the candidate?

Ans. It will not be accepted by the system till you feed the right information.

The system asks you to confirm your choices with valid codes only.

11) What happens if I lose or change my mobile?

Ans. Nothing will happen unless you change your mobile number.

12) In case of problem whom should I contact?

Ans. You may contact Chief Election Commissioner‘ Office or the address of contact person provided in the notification of the election/web site of IAP election..

13) What happens if my internet connection or electricity goes off during the process of voting?

Ans. You may re login for the process. Your voting remains incomplete till the whole process is completed.

14) Whether typing in upper/lower case or small/capital letters makes any difference?

Ans. No. You may use any case as the reporting in not case sensitive.


15) What is to be done if I receive failure of delivery massage on casting of the vote?

Ans. You may re login and complete the process again.

16) Can I vote for the EB candidates of other states?

Ans. No. you will only see national candidates and EB candidates of the state mentioned in your address.

17) How can I reduce the size of my id proof file to less than 2 MB?

• Size of the attachment filemust not bemorethan 2 MB. To check the sizes of file please right click on the file. New list will open in which click on Property and check the size of the file.

• If the size of the file is more than 2 MB, toreduce the size click on the attachment file and bring cursor on open with and select -paint. In the paint window click on Resize button. New window will show Pixels button to click. Fill 1000 in horizontal: and click on box given with Maintain aspect ratio there. Now click on OK. Save this file on desktop by using Save As and save the file as a jpeg file. This file can be uploaded in registration form.

18) How can I make sure that my casted vote has been counted for the election?

Ans. You will receive a confirmation mail and SMS accepting your vote.

19) Can I vote even after due date?

Ans. No.

REGISTRATION-

1. How can I register myself for electronic for e-voting?

A. Registration (electronically or physically) - All the members have to register once (electronically or physically) for e-voting.

B. Registration Methods

a. Electronic

1) Click on the URL link: https://samvoting.com/iap/

2) After logging in, click on - Click here if you are not registered - Register

3) On the next page search your name by entering your

First OR Last Name as given in IAP records and your state. Alternatively your name can be searched by entering your mobile number (as it exists in IAP records) in the specified field. Confirm your name, address and other details in the data and click on Register.

4) On the next page, fill all the required columns and attach the self-attested scanned copy of one of the following- Passport, Driving license, IAP ID card or PAN card.

5) Uploading of photo ID may take some time (depending on the speed of your system) *

6) Click on - I agree to the Terms and Conditions

7) On successful registration you will get a message on your registered mobile and e mail ID for the confirmation of the registration.

b. Physical – Please send the duly filled attached registration form to the Election Commissioner‘s office or IAP Office, Mumbai on the address given below with one self-attested photo ID with address proof (as above). Filling all the columns in the registration form is mandatory.

2. When I can register myself for voting?

Ans. The process is ON, and you can register by any one of two ways as given above.

3. Can I register myself during the voting?

Ans. Yes, till the scheduled date given in the election information brochure.

4. Is the registration process needed every year?

Ans. For the life members this is to be done only once unless there is a change of address/mobile number or mail ID required by you.

5. Can I register two times?

Ans. No

6. Can I register two mobile numbers or mail ids?

Ans. No

7. What is the remedy if someone else has been registered in my name?

Ans. There is verification system by the CIAP. You are


requested to inform CIAP or Election commissioner‘s office as soon as you discover this, with your self-attested ID proof for rectification.

8. What happens if I do not answer to the verification call or give wrong answers?

Ans. This is for the verification of the authenticity of the voter. To activate your ID for voting this is required step in case of verification needed. So you are requested to spare 2 to 3 minutes for this. You will not be eligible to vote if your verification is incomplete.

VOTING-

1. Is time period for e-Voting same as Postal Ballot?

Ans. Yes. The time defined as per election notification is applicable for e-Voting.

2. Can a IAP member modify a vote already casted before the closing of e-Voting cycle?

Ans. No. Vote once casted will be considered final and cannot be modified.

3. Will proxy be able to cast vote in e-Voting System ?

Ans. e-Voting System brings flexibility, convenience and ease of operation for the IAP member to cast vote through internet or by SMS. Thus, eliminating the need to appoint a proxy.

4. How can I participate for e-voting by internet?

Ans. Actual E-Voting

I. You will get information on your registered mobile and mail ID whenever the election is scheduled. You are eligible for the e-voting. This information shall also be published in Academy Today.

II. You can vote either by online or mobile voting method -

Online voting method

III. Please visit the site after receiving information of activation to authorize to vote for actual e-voting-

IV. Login again using the same URL -https://samvoting.com/iap/

V. Click on If you are already registered click here Login

VI. Click on Find Member Number

VII. On the next page search your name by entering your First OR Last Name as given in IAP record and your State. Alternatively your name can be searched by entering only mobile number in the specified field, if it has been given to CIAP earlier. Confirm your name, address and other details in the data and Click on Retrieve

VIII. After confirming your particulars, click on Login given against your particulars.

IX. In the next window your IAP number will be displayed. Here click on password by clicking on - Click here to generate One Time Password (OTP).

X. Password will be sent on your registered mobile and email id. This OTP will be valid for only 30 minutes.

XI. Enter the password you have received in given space for password and click on Login

XII. Now E-voting page will open. Click on Start –E-Voting

XIII. Choose candidates of your choice by clicking on the checkbox and then click on

XIV. In the next step you can either change your choice of candidates or confirm.

XV. In this last step you may click on Yes or No. By Clicking on yes you will receive Congreatulations! You have successfully submitted your vote. this message on the screen. This confirmation will also be sent to your registered mail ID and mobile number.

5. How can I participate for e-voting by mobile?

Ans. Mobile voting method

1. After successful registration and receiving of activation confirmation, voter can vote by sending SMS SAMIT EVOTING on 9246356765.

2. The voter will receive a reply SMS having names of the candidates and their code written against their name.

3. Chose the code of the candidates you want to elect and SMS it on 9246356765.

4. Example given as below


difficult for a hacker to view. You can also click the lock icon in the Address bar to see more information about the secured website Click on following URL https://samvoting.com/iap/

open page and click on

See SSL certificate and generate daily certificate of anti- hacking reports respectively.

2) Can I reuse the password received for the first time by me for e-Voting?

Ans. No. The e-Voting system will have new password for every login.

3) What if someone steals my password?

Ans. The password cannot be stolen. It is One Time Password (OTP). A new Password is generated by the system every time automatically whenever you click on “Generate Password” and will be sent to your registered mobile and mail ID. It can be used only once within 60 minutes only.

4) How secure is the data provided by me?

Ans. It is completely safe and will not be shared with any unauthorized person.

S No Candidate For The Post of President 2013 Vote Code For SMS To Be Written And Sent To 9246356765

1 Dr. Rathnaswami SAMIT<SPACE>NP<SPACE>1

2 Dr. Harnarayan SAMIT<SPACE>NP<SPACE>2

3 Dr. Singh SAMIT<SPACE>NP<SPACE>3

Candidate For The Post of Hony. Secretary 2014

1 Dr. Dakshina SAMIT<SPACE>NS<SPACE>1

2 Dr. Nariani SAMIT<SPACE>NS<SPACE>2

Candidate For The Post of Executive Member Delhi 2013

1 Dr. Mishra SAMIT<SPACE>ED<SPACE>1

2 Dr. Venkatesh Rao SAMIT<SPACE>ED<SPACE>2

3 Dr. Rajesh SAMIT<SPACE>ED<SPACE>3

4 Dr. Chandra Hari SAMIT<SPACE>ED<SPACE>4

If choices are Dr.Harnarayan, Dr.Dakshina, Dr.Venkatesh Rao and Dr. Chandra Hari -

Send SMS to 9246356765- Samit NP 2,NS 1,ED 2 4

6) What does <space> mean for mobile voting?Ans. This is standard symbol to keep one space in between

two words or letters.

7) What will happen if more than one space are used in mobile voting?

Ans. The system will accept it, provided there are no other error.

8) If I have voted by mobile, can I vote again by internet or vice versa?

Ans. You can vote only once. Either by internet or mobile. After voting by one process the another process will not accept the vote.

SECURITY-

1) How will I know if e-Voting website is secured?A. If you are visiting the website with a secure connection,

you will be able to identify the website through the site’s certificate. A secure or encrypted website address will begin with HTTPS rather than HTTP, and you will see a lock icon in the Address bar. Secure connections use certificates to identify the website and to encrypt your connection so that it will be more


NOMINATION FORM (PLEASE FILL-UP THE FORM IN BLOCK LETTERS)

Name of the Office for which the Candidate is Nominated........................................................................................

Name of the Candidate (in full) .............................................................................................................................(As registered with IAP) (see Instructions)

Candidate's Address ..............................................................................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................

District ................................................................................ STATE .....................................................................................................

IAP Membership No. of the Candidate ...................................................... since ...................................................................................

Telephones (STD CODE................) (OFF) ...................................................... (RESI) ...........................................................................

Mobile .............................................. Email: ........................................................................................................................................

Offices held by the candidate in Central IAP & Year(s) ............................................................................................................................

Name of the Proposer .........................................................................................................................................................................(As registered with IAP) (see Instructions)

Proposer's Address ..............................................................................................................................................................................

Membership No. of the Proposer ..........................................................................................................................................................


Mobile .............................................. Email: ........................................................................................................................................

Proposer's Signature & Date .................................................................................................................................................................(see instructions)

Name of the Seconder ........................................................................................................................................................................(As registered with IAP) (see instructions)

Seconder's Address .............................................................................................................................................................................

Membership No. of the Seconder .........................................................................................................................................................


Mobile .............................................. Fax ............................................. Email: ....................................................................................

Signature of Seconder & Date ...............................................................................................................................................................(see instructions)

Place: ______________________

Date: Signature and Name of candidate

DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE“I hereby declare that I consent for nomination for the post as mentioned above. All information provided by me is true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief. Nothing has been hide deliberately. I shall abide by rule and regulations as per constitution of Indian Academy of Pediatrics. I understand that Election Commission has provided adequate information, in case of any discrepancy rules and regulations of the constitution of IAP shall apply. I also declare to practice the code of conduct and declare “conflict of interest” prescribed by CIAPO/election commission of IAP.”

INDIAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Office of Chief Election Commissioner: 888 - Saraswati Vihar, Gurgaon – 122002, Haryana.

Email ID: [email protected]; [email protected] M-9810146249


Paste recent photo of

candidate here

Nomination form for IAP Election 2014


INSTRUCTIONS-

1. Please make sure about eligibility for the applied post and eligibility of proposer and seconder.

2. A member shall be ineligible for contesting more than one post.

3. Fill complete form in capital letters. Incomplete form will be rejected.

4. Read carefully all the details given in election notice before filling the form.

5. Make sure all particulars given are true, correct and as per record of CIAP office.

6. Others as per requirement.

CHECK LIST OF ENCLOSURES-

1. Self-attested photo copy of valid ID of- ( Signature should be same as given on ID)

A. Candidate- Passport / IAP ID Card / PAN number card / Driving license/Voter ID Card/Aadhaar Card

B. Proposer- Passport / IAP ID Card / PAN number card / Driving license/Voter ID Card/Aadhaar Card

C. Seconder- Passport / IAP ID Card / PAN number card / Driving license/Voter ID Card/Aadhaar Card

2. Photo of Candidate

3. DD as required

4. Others as per requirement.

Last date and time for application-

The complete nomination form should reach on or before 5 PM, dated June.29, 2013 at office of The Chief Election Commissioner, IAP, 888-Saraswati Vihar, MG Road, Gurgaon-122002 (Haryana).


Name of the Applicant: .................................................................................................................................................. (Surname) (First Name) (Middle Name)

Date of Birth: .......................................................... Sex: Male / Female ........................................................................

Complete Postal Address for Communications from IAP Office:

......................................................................................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................................................................................

State: ..................................................................... Nationality: ....................................................................................

Telephones (ISD CODE) .......................................... (CITY CODE) .................................................................................

Resi: ....................................................... Off: .................................................... FAX: ..................................................

Mobile: ................................................................... Email ID: .......................................................................................

Medical / Pediatric Qualification Name of the University Qualifying Year

1

2

3

4

5

Degrees Registration No. & Registering Authority (e.g. MCI or State Medical Council): ....................................................

......................................................................................................................................................................................

Name, and IAP membership no. of the Proposer : ..........................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................Signature .........................................

Name, and IAP membership no. of the Proposer : ..........................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................Signature .........................................

Place: ______________________Date : (Signature of the Applicant)

I am enclosing herewith photo copies of the following documents with this application:

1) Photo copies of the M.B.B.S. & Post Graduation Certificates as (as per degrees listed in your application).

2) Photo copies of the degrees registration certificates with State Medical Council OR Medical Council of India (as the case may be).

3) Certificate from the HOD stating that the applicant is a bonafide student of his/her Medical College (if the application is for “Student” Membership).

IAP Membership Form


Membership Privileges

The Society provides –

Facilities to Students, Scholars and Institutions for the study of or Research in Pediatrics in any of its aspects by way of scholarships, fellowships, grants, endowments, etc.

Either through itself or in cooperation with other bodies or persons fellowships, prizes, cer tificates, diplomas of proficiency in the science of Pediatrics and conduct such tests, examinations or other scrutiny as may be prescribed from time to time.

Free of cost or at subsidized cost its official journals, books, periodicals or publications on pediatrics and allied subjects which the society thinks is desirable for the promotion of its objects.

Opportunity to its member to par ticipate in Conferences, Lectures, Meetings, Seminars, Symposia, Workshops, Continuing Medical Education Programs, etc.

Opportunity to become members of its Branches / Subspecialty Chapters / Groups / Cells / Committees.

Affiliations / Collaboration –

The Society is affiliated to International Pediatric Association (IPA), International Society of Tropical Pediatrics (ISTP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Asian Pacific Pediatric Association (APPA), Asian Society for Pediatric Infectious Disease (ASPID), Pediatric Association of SAARC (PAS), Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)

Categories of Membership –

(1) Student Member: Applicant who has passed M.B.B.S. and doing Post Graduation can enroll himself/herself at 50% of the prevailing rate of life membership at the time of admission and pay the balance 50% within 4 years or earlier. On making

full payment, he/she will be entitled to change the “Student” Membership category to either “Associate Life” or “Life” depending on the graduation / post graduation status.

(2) Associate OR Associate Life Member: Applicant who has passed M.B.B.S. only, have an option to become Annual Member i.e. “Associate” Member (renewable every year) OR “Associate Life” Member by paying life membership amount in one lump sum.

(3) Ordinary OR Life Member: Applicant holding M.B.B.S. and Post Graduation (such as D.C.H., M.D. (Ped), D.N.B. (Ped) or any other degree recognized by the Executive Board of IAP as equivalent are eligible to be “Ordinary” Member (renewable every year) OR “Life” Member by paying life membership amount in one lump sum.

How to Apply for Membership –

Application should be made in the prescribed form. Along with the application for membership of IAP, photo copies of the following documents should be submitted-

Photo copies of the M.B.B.S. & Post Graduation Cer tificates as (as per degrees listed in your application).

Photo copies of the degrees registration cer tificates with State Medical Council OR Medical Council of India (Not Mandatory).

Cer tificate from the HOD stating that the applicant is a bonafide student of his/her Medical College and that the Institute is recognized by the Medical Council of India for Pediatric Postgraduate training. (if the application is for “Student” Membership).

Membership Fee –

The Membership Fee Structure is as follows:


Category of Membership

Admission Fee Membership Fee Total Amount Payable

Student Rs. 500/- (payable at the time of admission)

Rs. 5000/- (Total payable Rs. 5500/- at the time of admission i.e. 50% of the current life member-ship amount and admission fee) and balance Rs. 4500/- on or before completion of 4 years of Student Membership).

Rs. 10,000/-

Associate Rs. 500/- Rs. 1000/- Rs. 1,500/-

Associate Life Rs. 500/- Rs. 9500/- Rs. 10,000/-

Ordinary Rs. 500/- Rs. 1000/- Rs. 1,500/-

Life Rs. 500/- Rs. 9500/- Rs. 10,000/-

The Membership Fee should be paid by a crossed bank draft drawn in favor of “INDIAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS” payable at Mumbai. Add Rs. 100/-, if IAP Photo Identity Card is desired. Alternatively, you may wire transfer the amount. Our banking details are as follows:

Name of the Bank Bank of Baroda

Name of the Branch Opera House Branch

Branch Address Modi Chambers, Opp. Royal Opera House Theatre, Pandit Paluskar Chowk, Opera House, Mumbai – 400 004, Email:[email protected], Phone: 23888748, Fax:23889258

Name of the A/c or Beneficiaries Name Indian Academy of Pediatrics

Account number 04090100001666

Type of A/c Saving Account

MICR No 400012052

RTGS/NEFT IFSC CODE BARB0OPERAH

Beneficiaries full Address: Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Kailas Darshan, Kennedy Bridge (Nana Chowk), Mumbai – 400 007

Online payment facility is also available on IAP Website. Kindly visit: www.iapindia.org, go to the link, Online payment, you will visit the membership application page of eventavenues (online payment service provider), follow the instructions to pay online with your credit card, debit card or cash card.

Academy Today January-March 2013

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