Happenings in May 2019

SRIHER (DU)

The 3^rd Dr. S. Thanikachalam Endowment Oration was delivered by Prof. Roy K. George, Principal, Baby Memorial College of Nursing and Director-Academics, Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala on ‘Dynamic Nursing Leadership in India: Prospects and Challenges’ on 28^th May 2019.

Faculty of Dental Sciences

The alumni committee of the Faculty of Dental Sciences conducted a Professional Enhancement Talk by Dr. Prazwala Chirravur (Alumni, BDS, 1997-’98), Resident, Dept. of Oral Medicine, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston on 21^st May 2019. 65 faculty members and interns attended.

Depts. of Periodontology and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Depts. of Periodontology and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery conducted a Workshop on Suturing Techniques on 19^th May 2019. Dr. Stuart Orton-Jones, Dentist and International Lecturer from Northamptonshire, England was the resource person. 32 delegates attended the program.

Dept. of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics

Dept. of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics in association with the Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics Association of Tamil Nadu [CEAT] conducted the 5th State Level PG Colloquium titled, Biofilm Warfare – An Evidence Based Symposium on 9^th May 2019. 145 delegates from across the state attended.
The events included:

Webinar on ‘Characteristics of Microbial Biofilm’ by Prof. Giampiero Rossi-Fedele, Assoc. Prof. in Endodontics, University of Adelaide, Australia
Guest lectures by four eminent speakers

Pharmacy Education Unit

Pharmacy Education Unit organized the 11^th Faculty Development Program on ‘Skill Sets in Pharmacy Curriculum’ on 3^rd May 2019. 83 faculty members attended.

Medical Education Unit

Medical Education Unit, an MCI recognized nodal center for Faculty Development Program conducted the 1^st contact session of the 8^th Advance Course in Medical Education (ACME) from 24^th to 28^th Apr. and the 2^nd contact session of the 7^th ACME from 28^th to 30^th April 2019. 25 and 24 participants attended respectively.

SRMC & RI

SRMC & RI, an MCI nodal center conducted a Curriculum Implementation Support Program (CISP) for curriculum committee members of colleges allotted to our nodal center along with our faculty members from 15^th to 17^th April 2019. 30 faculty members attended.

Dept. of Hepatology

Dept. of Hepatology inaugurated Fatty Liver Clinic on 29^th March 2019. CME was conducted on ‘Current Perspectives in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease’. Prof. L. Venkatakrishnan, HOD, Dept. of Medical Gastroenterology, PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore; Prof. Ashish Goel, Dept. of Hepatology, CMC Vellore; Dr. Malathi S., Senior Consultant, Dept. of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai and Dr. N. Murugan, Senior Consultant, Dept. of Hepatology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai were the guest speakers. 100 delegates attended.

Sports

Dr. Ajith Raja, CRI secured the 1st place in ‘Above 5.7 Category’ and 4th place in the ‘70 kg category’ in the Mr. Tamil Nadu State Level Body Building Championship on 26th May 2019 at Kandhasamy Kandar School, Namakkal.