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CME’s , Conferences and Academic Activities

CME with credit hours 

1. In 2020

A. CME on Laboratory Medicine including Current Research and Innovations in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Pathology named "BIOMYPATH" on - 15^th  January 2020  at Library Basement Hall

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Organising Committee

• Dr. Apuca Susan Mathew was the Organising Chairperson
• Dr. Kiran Gopal was the Organising Secretary
• Mrs. Akshaya M. was the Treasurer

1. In 2019

A. Protocol Writing Workshop for first year PG's 2019 - 5^th  to 6^th  August 2019  at Library Basement Hall by Department of Community Medicine

B. CME on TB updates and airborne infection control practices in health care facilities - 26^th  April 2019  at Gallery Hall by Department of Community Medicine

1. In 2018

A. Protocol Writing Workshop for First Year PG's 2018 - 3^rd  and 4^th  August 2018  at Library Basement Hall by Department of Community Medicine

B. PARISTHITHI 2018 - 11^th  to 13^th  June 2018  at Library Basement Hall by Department of Community Medicine

Department of Community Medicine, Dr. SM CSI MCH organised a three day student conclave on Sustainable Health and environment in Health care settings in accordance with World Environment Day 2018. The theme for World Environment day 2018 was : Beat Plastic Pollution : If you can’t re-use it, refuse it”. The Chief Guest for the event was Dr. E James Reynold Daniel.TCMC had granted credit hours of 2.5 hours for the same. Photography Collage competition, Oral Presentation competition, United Nations Mock Assembly, School Health Camp, Environmental Awareness classes etc were conducted as part of the Conference.

Organising Committee

• Dr. Blessed Singh S was the Organising Chairperson
• Dr. Soumya Gopakumar was the Organising Secretary
• Dr. Naveen Sukumaran Nair and Dr Jincy J were the Organising Joint Secretary

Resource Persons

• Mr. E Robinson (Retd. Forest Officer)
• Adv. Leni Kovoor (Environmental Activist)
• Mr. Sujith S L (IMAGE State Co-ordinator)
• Capt. Valsala Narayanan (Quality Manager, Dr. SM CSI MCH)

C. CME on Tuberculosis- 11^th  April 2018  at Library Basement Hall by Department of Community Medicine

Department of Community Medicine, Dr. SM CSI MCH organised a one day Continuing Medical Education on Tuberculosis in accordance with World TB Day 2018 as a joint initiative of the Department of Community Medicine, Dr. SM CSI MCH; District TB centre, Thiruvananthapuram and IMA Karakonam branch.This CME was dedicated solely for the Interns and Consultants at our Institution with a view to orient them to current RNTCP guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Strategy for Elimination of TB in Kerala. A poster Designing Competition for the Medical and Nursing Students of the Institution was also conducted. The theme for ‘World TB day 2018” is : Wanted: Leaders for TB free world. Make history . End TB. TCMC had granted credit hours of 2 hours for the same.

Organising Committee

• Dr. Blessed Singh S was the Organising Chairperson
• Dr. Y Suba Joice was the Organising Secretary

Resource Persons

• Dr. R. Bimal Raj, Dept. of Respiratory Medicine, Dr SM CSI MCH
• Dr. Ajin Sam, MO TB Centre
• Dr. Sindhu M.P, DTO
• Dr. Neena, Consultant, DTC

D. EXPLORO 2018: A Post Graduate Refresher Workshop - 26^thand 27^th  February 2018  at Library Hall by Department of Community Medicine

Dept of Community Medicine, Dr. SMCSIMCH is for the very first time in Kerala organising EXPLORO-2018 : A Post Graduate Refresher Workshop planned to be conducted on the 26th and 27th February 2018.Pioneering in Kerala, this workshop is dedicated solely for the Post Graduates in the Dept of Community Medicine in various colleges throughout the state with a view to orient them to the nuances of their Practical Examinations. TCMC has granted 3.5 credit hours for the same.

Organising Committee

• Dr. Blessed Singh S was the Organising Chairperson
• Dr. Y Suba Joice was the Organising Secretary
• Dr. Naveen S Nair was the Organising Joint Secretary

Resource Persons

• Dr. B G Parasuramalu, Profeesor, Department of Community Medicine, Raja Rajewari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore
• Dr. Anuja U, Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Kollam
• Dr. Rakesh P S, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi

2. In 2016

A. Paediatric Cardiology and Life Style Disease Prevention in Children- 15^th November 2016 at Gallery Hall by Department of Paediatrics

The programme was inaugurated by Dr P. Madhusoodanan, Principal and CMA. Dr Zulfikar Ahmed, Professor in Cardiology, Dr Riyas, Assistant Professor in Paediatrics, Dr Devakumar, Addl. Professor in Paediatrics , Dr Kristin Indumathi, Consultant in Paediatrics, Dr Gireesh G.K, Assistant Professor  in Cardiology, Dr Rajamohanan, HOD and Professor in Paediatrics  and Dr S Baburaj, Professor in Paediatrics  participated as faculty. There were presentations and discussions on childhood onset of atherogenic heart disease, metabolic programming, Dietary intervention in heart disease prevention, dyslipidemia and its control and physical activity as an intervention for coronary Artery Disease. These sessions were followed by discussions and interactive sessions in the afternoon. Totally, 96 doctors participated as full time delegates in the deliberations. The program was given accreditation for “two credit hours “by Travancore Cochin Medical Council (C2 15382/16MC/CME).

B.  Child Nutrition Update – 13^th April 2016, At Gallery Hall by Department of Pediatrics

Dr. K.E Elizabeth, State President of IAP inaugurated the function.  92 delegates have registered for the event. The sessions started with talk on nutritional Anthropometry by Dr. Rajamohanan K. Following which there was a presentation on Breast-feeding by Dr. Baburaj. There was a panel discussion on Breast feeding Hospital initiatives and the panel consisted of Dr. Sulekha (Prof & HOD Sree Mookambika institute of health sciences), Dr. Ramla Beegam (Prof & HOD Community Medicine, Dr. S.M.C.S.I Medical College and Hospital), Dr. Mary Padmini Jasper (Prof & HOD Obstetrics and Gynecology), Dr. S.M.C.S.I Medical College and Hospital) and Mrs. Simi (Clinical Instructor of Nursing college, Dr. S.M.C.S.I Medical College and Hospital). Dr. K. E. Elizabeth gave a talk on Infant and Young Child nutrition. The next talk was on Growth charts by Dr. Riaz who had empathized the need for checking the anthropometry of all children during all visits. Dr. Vijayalekshmi, the principal of Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Trivandrum, gave an interesting talk on Lifestyle Modifications for adolescents.  There was a quiz for the postgraduates on Nutrition.

• Dr. Mohandas MK was the Organizing Chairman
• Dr. Rajamohanan K was the Organizing Secretary

C.  Overview on Pemphigus Vulgaris – 10th April 2016, At Gallery Hall by Department of Dermatology

Inauguration was done by Dr. Glorine Gnanathangam, Rtd Principal of Dr. SM CSI Medical College.The first talk was by Dr. Maya Vincent on Pemphigus and its variants and chaired by Dr.M.Vijayadharan and Dr. K. Prasanna Moorthy. Dr. N.Asokan delivered the lecture on recent concepts in the pathogenesis of Pemphigus chaired by Dr. R. Sreekumar and Dr. M K Padma Prasad. Dr. G. Nandakumar spoke on the pathology of Pemphigus. The session was chaired by Dr. Elizabeth Chacko and Dr. N. Sunderesan. Dr. Abdul Samad K. took a session on Conventional treatment in Pemphigus. It was chaired by Dr. Sobhana Kumary. K and Dr. Rema Devi TJ. A lecture on Dexamethasone Cyclophosphamide Pulse Therapy was given by Dr. S. Pradeep Nair. It was chaired by Dr.  AJS Pravin and Dr. Sree Rekha Panicker. Dr. M S Sadeep spoke on recent treatment modalities in Pemphigus including Rituximab which was chaired by Dr. Anuja Elizabeth George and Dr. Rathish T Pillai. A short postgraduate’s quiz was conducted. The final talk was by Dr. Joan Felicita Samson on Pearls picked from our Pemphigus patients.

• Dr. Mariam Philip was the Organizing Chairman
• Dr. Susamma Ebenezer was the Organizing Secretary
• Dr. Joan Felicita Samson was the  Joint Organizing Secretary
D.Unite to End TB – Way Forward for Health Professionals – 22^nd March 2016, At Library Basement Hall by Department of Community Medicine

Inauguration was done by Dr Sindhu, District TB Officer. 124 participants were registered for the programme. Certificates with TCMC credit hours was distributed to all participants

• Dr M Ramla Beegam was the Organizing Chairman
• Dr Blessed Singh S was the Organizing Secretary
• Dr Y. Suba Joice was the Joint Organizing Secretary

3. In 2015

The Dept of ENT conducted a one day CME Programme – Phonosurgery 2015

The Dept. of Ophthalmology and Paediatrics conducted a one day CME programme – Paediatrics Ophthal Update

The Dept. of Community Medicine conducted a one day CME Programme

4. In 2014

The Dept. of Paediatrics conducted two one day CME Programme – World Breast feeding Week & ORS Fortnight and Infection Prevention Safety in NICU

5. In 2012

The orthopaedics department conducted a two day CME programme Dictum

a) A workshop on “Concepts of Realignment Osteotomies for Osteoarthritis Knee” was conducted on 23rd June at Dr. SM CSI Medical College. Dr.Mangal Parihar (Mumbai) and Dr. P. N. Vasudevan (Palakkad) were the instructors. There were Lectures, Saw bone workshops and live surgeries.70 delegates from inside and outside Kerala attended the program.

b) A seminar on Perthe’s Disease was conducted on 24th June at Hotel SP Grand Days Trivandrum. The Program was Inaugurated by Prof. T. S. Gopakumar, Hon.President of Kerala Orthopaedics Association. The faculty were Prof. Benjamin Joseph, Dr. Hitesh Shah and Dr. Siddesh. N. D from Manipal. The Program was attended by 102 delegates from various parts of South India.

6. In 2010

The Orthopaedics department conducted a 2 days CME programme DICTUM which included

a) A one day workshop – DICTUM 2010 on Coronal Plane deformity corrections in lower limb, on 7th August 2010 . 60 doctors from various states attended.

b) A CME was conducted on 8th August 2010 on Pediatric Lower limb deformities which was attended by 120 doctors from various States of South India.

The Ophthalmology Department

a)One Seminar viz. Kaleidocope in September 2010 Under aegis of KSOS and TOC,

b)The department conducted a CME :”Kaleidoscope” on 5th September 2010 from 9.30 a.m to 3.30 p.m. Many speakers enlightened the participants with topics that proved to be very useful clinically and theoretically.The topics were current modalities in a Management of Congenital Glaucoma and Recent advances in Glaucoma evaluation, How to approach a difficult patient in any setup, Guidelines on spectacle prescription, Nystagmus, Current concepts in Oculoplasty

 CME without credit hours

 

DATE	TOPIC	DEPARTMENT	CHAIR PERSON	SPEAKER
19.07.2022	Epidemiology & management of Monkey pox Risk Communication and preventive measures	Community Medicine	Dr Shiburaj P S, Asso Professor, Dept.of General Medicine Dr Shoba Kurian, Professor, Dept.of Microbiology Dr S Blessed Singh, Professor & HOD, Dept of Community Medicine	Dr Chithra V, 1st year PG, Dept of Community Medicine Dr Ananya S W Final year PG, Dept of Community Medicine
12.02.2022	Decalight	Ophthalmology	Dr Susheela B Nair Honorary Senior Consultant KIMS Hospital, TVPM	Dr Manoj S Senior Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Chaithanya Eye Hospital, TVPM Dr Anitha Prabhakaran Senior Consultant in Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Precise Speciality Eye care
25.11.2021	Epilepsy Symposium Rising awareness making difference	Neurology	Dr Aswini Kumar, Professor & HOD, Dept.of General Medicine	Dr Leena Jeyakar, Consultant, Dept of Neurology Dr Irwin P T, Consultant, Neuro Surgery Dr Shibu Raj P S, Asso. Professor, Dept. of General Medicine Dr Sabu Augustine, Asso. Professor, Dept. of General Medicine
03.11.2021	Polio Eradication & AFP surveillance	Community Medicine & Paediatrics	Dr  Prathapa Chandran C, SMO-NPSP,WHO	Dr Nishima, Final year PG, Dept. of Community Medicine
	MR Elimination and Fever rash surveillance			Dr Sony S Paul ,Final year PG, Dept of Paediatrics
	DPT surveillance			Dr Anju Mirin ,Alex Final year PG, Dept of Paediatrics
10.09.2021	Can we really prevent a suicide	Psychiatry	Dr  Anil Prabhakaran	Dr Anil Prabhakaran
03.06.2021	RADIOLOGIST IN COVID WAR FRONT	RADIODIAGNOSIS	Dr Leena R V, Professor, Cardiothorasic, Radiologist, CMC, Vellore	Dr Laly Alex, Professor & HOD, Dr SMCSI,             Dr Nita Hubert, Professor, Dr SMCSI Dr Abin V L, Senior Resident,      Dr SMCSI  Dr Saikumar S G
30/04/2021	COVID MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES	Dept of General Medicine	Dr Sabu Augustine	Dr Aswini Kumar,  Dr Shiburaj P S
19/11/2020	NEWBORN WEEK CELEBRATION	Dept of Paediatrics
	Welcome & introduction			Dr Sundersingh, Asso. Professor, Dept. Of Paediatrics, Dr SMCSI, MCH
	Health talk-Care of normal newborn babies			Dr Merin, 2nd year PG Student
	Health talk - Breast feeding			Dr Axina Ali, 1st year PG Student
	Conclusion			Dr Sundersingh, Asso Professor, Dept. Of Paediatrics Dr SMCSI, MCH, Karakonam
10/10/2020	MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL GREATER INVESTMENT GREATER ACCESS	Dept of Psychiatry	Dr Christina George, Professor & HOD, Dept of Psychiatry	Dr Manoj Kumar, Consultant Psychiatrist & Director Mental Health Act Trust, Kozhikode
	Felicitation			Dr SreejithCheruvilakom, Senior Resident, Dept of Psychiatry
06-08-2020	BREAST FEEDING - THE FOUNDATION OF LIFE	Dept of Pediatrics and Neonatology	Dr.BennetSylem, President (IAP Trivandrum)
	Introduction			Dr S. BabuRaj ( Prof and HOD, Dept of Peadeatrics, SMCSI MC)
	MAA			Dr.Devika  ( Postgraduate Resident)
	BFHI			Dr.Bobby, Dr.Tinu, Dr.Lini, Dr.Merin, Dr.Anju         ( Postgraduate residents)
	Conclusion			Dr  Sundar Singh, Asso Professor, Dept of Peadeatrics, SMCSI MC
	Felicitation			Dr.BennetSylem (President, IAP, Trivandrum)
04-03-2020	CME ON NEONATOLOGY	Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology	Dr.PMC Nair, President (NNF Trivandrum)
	Pedeatric emergencies			Dr S. BabuRaj ( Prof and HOD, Dept of Peadeatrics, SMCSI MC)
	Neonatal Resuscitation			Dr  Sundar Singh, Asso Professor, Dept of Peadeatrics, SMCSI MC
	Neonatal transport			Dr Sateesh Kumar, Consultant neonatologist, Lakeshore Hospital
	Preterm Nutrition			Dr NousheedAni, Consultant neonatologist, GG Hospital.
24-10-2019	CME on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Research	Department of Pharmacology and Human Ethics Committee	Dr Pradeep S.(Professor and HOD, Department of Pharmacology)	Dr Rajmohan(Professor in Charge), School of Health Policy and Planning Studies, KUHS
29-07-2019	H1N1 influenza	Microbiology	Dr KiranGopal(Assistant Professor)	Dr Sanoj A.V.(Junior Consultant), Government Thaluq Hospital, Malayinkeezhu
27-06-2019	Common Vascular Diseases and Management	Cardiovascular Surgery	Dr Tennyson (Professor and HOD)	Dr M Unnikrishnan(Senior Consultant and HOD), SUT Hospital, TVM
31-10-2018	Think before you leap (to a clinical diagnosis)	Paediatrics	Dr S Babu Raj (Professor and HOD)	Dr Jothis John Johnson (PG Student)
25-06-2018	Vitiligo	DVL	Dr Mariam Philip (Professor and HOD)	Richa Elsa Shibu (House Surgeon)
				AmithaVijayan (House Surgeon)
4–4-2018	1. Emerging Clinical Biochemistry Markers in Cardiology	Biochemistry	Dr S Gopinathan Nair (Professor and HOD)	Dr Jose Jacob
	2. Conventional Markers in Cardiology			Dr Sreekumari S
	3. Clinical Application of Cardiac Biomarkers			Dr DeepuRajendran        (Consultant Cardiologist)
23- 02-2018 and 24-2-2018	CME in Leprosy	DVL	Dr Mariam Philip (Professor and HOD)	Dr SujaiSuneetha
				Dr Balasubrammanian
				Dr Mary Jacob
				Dr PushpaEapen
				Dr LaxmishaChandrashekar
				Dr Renu George
				Mr.Prabhakar
				Ms Sheeba
				Mr Lazarus
				Dr JayaprakashMuliyil
				Dr SantoshRathod
				Dr P NarasimhaRoa
				Dr Lakshmi Rajan
				Ms Madhusmita Das
				Dr Shirley Chacko
				Dr Samuel Raj Pallapti
				Dr Maya Thomas
06-02-2018	Role of MRI in characterizing Sonographically Complex Adnexal Masses	Radiodiagnosis	Dr  Laly Jose (Professor and HOD)	Dr   Kevin Saji Thomas (PG Student)
15-12-2017	1. Antibiotic Stewardship	Microbiology	Dr.  Rema Devi S (Professor)	Dr Kavita Raja(Professor and HOD)
	2. Panel Discussion on "MDR.... a never ending dilemma"			Dr.Bimal Raj R(Pulmonologist and Intensivist)
	3. Breaking the chain of infection in ICU's			Dr KiranGopal(Assistant Professor)
	4. Biomedical waste management			Capt. Valsala Narayanan(Quality Manager)
	5. Demonstartion /Hands on training : Ventilator Care, CVC care, Urinary Catheter Care, Biomedical waste management , CSSD, Hand Hygeine			Mrs.Vijila
				Dr Bewin Oral J(Assistant Professor)
				Mrs.Deepa P.S (Tutor)
				Mrs Ajila Raj
				Dr NeethuKishor(Tutor)
				Mrs Suguna
				Mr.Jobin SR(Assistant Professor)
				Sr. Beena Rose
				Mrs RemaniBai
				Ms Reba
29-11-2017	Pharmacovigilance	Pharmacology	Dr Felicia Prema R (Professor and HOD)	Dr  Pradeep S  (Professor and HOD)
10-08-2017	1. Adult Dengue difficulties and Controversies in management	General Medicine  Microbiology and    Paediatrics	Dr. R. Mohanchand (Professor)	Dr S. Gopakumar (Professor and HOD)
	2. Interpretation of Serology for diagnosis
	3. Paediatric Dengue : Problems and Challenges			Dr.Rema Devi S (Professor and HOD)
				Dr Rajamohanan K (Professor and HOD)
07-08-2017	1. How to overcome barriers for successful Breast Feeding Maternal Aspects	Paediatrics and OBG	Dr.Rajamohanan K (Professor and HOD)	Dr Sumi M Pillai (Assistant Profeesor)
	2. Effectively communicating with the mother for achieving Breast Feeding Policy
				Dr Aparna G (PG Student)
				Dr Goldy SJ (Assistant Professor)
				Ms. Dania Fertodo (MSc Nursing)
22-05-2017	A case of Auto Immune Haemolytic Anaemia	General Medicine	Dr. R. Mohanchand (Professor)	Dr S. Gopakumar (Professor and HOD)
07-03-2017	1. A rare case of Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery	General Surgery	Dr K. Raveendran (Professor and HOD)	Dr ReshmaGopakumar
	2. Cervical Metastasis from clear cell carcinoma – Kidney – A rare case			(Post Graduate Student )
03-02-2017	Endoscopic Modified	ENT	Dr Rejee Ebenezer	Dr Jithin J
	Lathrop for Frontal		(Professor and HOD)	(Post Graduate Student)
	Sinus Disease
08-12-2016	Good Clinical Practice-  ICH-GCP and Schedule Y Training	Pharmacology and Human Ethics Committee	Dr Pradeep S	Sri Subhash , Manager Training Department, SMO Connect Clinical Research Services Pvt. Ltd
			(Professor and HOD)
10-11-2016	Swachh Biology	Pathology	Dr B Jayalekshmi (Professor)	Dr Sundaresan
30-10-2016	Current Management of Asthma	Respiratory Medicine	Dr R Mohanchand	Dr Sreekala C
	Management of COPD		( Professor)	Dr Davis Paul C
	Inhaler Devices in the management of Obstructive airway diseases		Dr Rajamohanan (Professor)	Dr(Col.) K E Rajan
	Recent changes in the management of Tuberculosis		Dr Vipin PV	Dr K AnithaKumari
	Current management of  pneumonias			Dr Reshmi S Nair
	Basics of diagnosis and management of interstitial lung diseases			Dr B Jayaprakash
	Obstructive sleep apnoea – why should sleep apnoea be treated			Dr P Arjun
	Critical care managementfor respiratory diseases – Who When and HowIntroduction to interventional plumonology			Dr P Vivek
				Dr K Madhu
05-10-2016	Hyponatremia – Correct approach to evaluation and management	Nephrology	Dr R Mohanchand	Dr G Ninoo George (Assistant Professor )
			( Professor)
31-08-2016	Role of Microbiology in clinical practice	Microbiology	Dr.Rema Devi(Prof. & HOD)	Dr.KiranGopal
				(Assistant Professor)
01-07-2016	Head injury-Why panic?	Neurosurgery	Dr. K Raveendran(Professor)	Dr.Ebenezer J Dev
				(Prof. & HOD)
03-06-2016	CSF Rhinorrhoea-A case report	ENT	Dr.Rejee Ebenezer(Prof. & HOD)	Dr.Avinash(Post- Graduate student)
29-03-2016	Unexplained Fever-surprise diagnosis	Surgery	Dr.KRaveendran(Prof. & HOD)	Dr.Aneesh(Post- Graduate student)
26-02-2016	Newer treatment for Hepatitis C	Gastroenterology	Dr.Gopakumar(Prof. & HOD)	Dr.Unnikrishnan(Assistant Professor)
27-01-2016	An unusual case of abdominal pain	Medicine	Dr. S K Mathew(Professor)	Dr.Renjith James(Assistant Professor)
12-08-2015	Research Design	Social and Preventive Medicine	Dr.Vijayakumar(Professor)	Dr.Pramod Thomas(Assistant Professor)
17-06-2015	Profile of febrilethrombocytopenia  amongrural patients	Medicine	Dr.Gopakumar(Prof. & HOD)Dr.Mohanchand(Professor)	Dr.S K Mathew(Professor)
29-12-2015	Non AqueousHumor/Non VitreousHumor	Pathology	Dr. Felicia Prema R(Professor)	Dr.Sundaresan(Professor)
11-11-2015	Radiology Quiz	Radiodiagnosis	Dr. Sara AmmuChako(Professor)	Dr.Anitta Susan  Paul(Assistant Professor)

 

 

Academic Activities

• Anti ragging sensitization programme for MBBS students
• Induction Programme for House Surgeons 2017 batch
• Induction Programme for Post Graduates 2021-22
• Research Methodology Under Graduate Workshop 2020-21 
• Induction Programme for Post Graduates 2020-21
• BIOMYPATH, CME on Laboratory Medicine including Current Research and Innovations in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Pathology
• CME on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Research
• Protocol Writing Workshop - 2019 For First Year Post Graduates
• Induction Program for Post Graduates (2019 Batch)
• Induction Program for Post Graduates (2017 Batch)
• Induction Program for House Surgeons (2012 Batch) 

Last updated at: 04-08-2022