Happenings in March 2019

Dept. of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy

Dept. of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy conducted a Hands-on Training in Winnonlin Software on 23rd Mar. The resource person was Mr. C. Sirajudeen, Manager – Pharmacokinetics & Statistics, Scitus Pharma Services Pvt. Ltd., Chennai. 42 students, research scholars & faculty members from various academic & research institutions across Chennai participated.
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Depts. of Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy

Depts. of Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy conducted a Workshop on T.E.S.T, DruLito & MVD – An In Silico Approach on 20th Mar. Eight M. Pharm. (Pharmacology) students from C. L. Baid Metha College of Pharmacy, Thuraipakkam participated.
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NSS Unit

NSS Unit organized Leadership Training Program for 125 NSS Volunteers on 12th Mar.
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Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing

Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology Nursing observed the International Women’s Day on 8th Mar., with the theme, ‘Balance for Better.’ Awareness programs included song, skit & dance by students of Faculty of Nursing. A quiz program was also conducted. Eight faculty members and 35 students participated. Around 100 women benefited.
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Depts. of Endocrinology and Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing

Depts. of Endocrinology and Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing established a Foot Lab at I floor, outpatient department of G block, Sri Ramachandra Hospital on 6th Mar.
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Dept. of SLHS

Dept. of SLHS observed the World Hearing Day with the theme, ‘Creating Awareness about Hearing Problems’ from 3rd to 5thMar.
The activities included:
Awareness program – 370 UGs of the Faculties of Allied Health Sciences & Nursing and Dept. of Optometry benefited.
Free screening using checklists and Hear WHO App – 492 employees and patients benefited.
Display of posters with facts about hearing and hearing loss.
Radio talk in Rainbow FM by Dr. Heramba Ganapathy, Assoc. Prof. on ‘Significance of Hearing’.
Social media campaign through posts about hearing awareness.
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Pharmacy Education Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Education Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy organized the 10th FDP by conducting a workshop on ‘Effective Implementation of Soft and ICT Skills in Teaching & Learning’ on 2nd Mar. Mr. N. Gopalan, Senior Manager, RIPE Consulting Services (P) Ltd., Chennai and Dr. S. Narasimman, Assoc. Prof. & Vice-Principal, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, SRIHER (DU) were the resource persons. 17 faculty members from various Pharmacy colleges across Chennai attended.
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Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy

Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy conducted Pharmacy Practice Case Reviews -2019 on 28th Feb. The resource person was Dr. Kobi T. Nathan, Asst. Prof., Wegmans School of Pharmacy, St. Johns Fisher College, Rochester, USA. The event included a lecture on ‘Basic Elements in Clinical Case Presentation’ and case presentation competition. 175 delegates across Chennai participated.
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Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy

Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy conducted a Workshop on Molecular Docking Studies in Drug Discovery – CHEMCON 2019 with the theme, ‘Application of Software in Target-based Drug Discovery’ on 26th & 27th Feb. Mr. Vinoth Devaraji, Application Scientist, Schrodinger, Bengaluru was the resource person. 20 delegates participated.
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Sports

Our university students won the Runner-up trophy in Tamil Nadu State Inter University Tennis Tournament 2018 – 2019 conducted by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur from 26th & 27thFeb.
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Our university team won the Overall Championship in the 4th State Level Inter Paramedical Tournament conducted by SRIHER from 13th to 16th Feb.
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