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HIV:
Role of the proboscis?
Organ
Donation and Living Will
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| Oped |
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Voices
Health Minister Dr Anbumani
Ramadoss’s recent pronouncement of upgradation
of medical knowledge of doctors after every five
years by conducting exams has elicited a mixed
response from the medical fraternity. Express
Healthcare Management spoke to the medical fraternity
across the country about the proposed initiative.
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Innovative
Managed Care model to be launched on a pilot scale
A unique Managed care
model comprising of a partnership between family
doctors and the general population through Health
Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) supported by
general insurance companies will be launched on
a pilot scale in Mumbai within the next three
months.
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| Education |
Kovai
Medical Centre introduces US Master’s in hospital
management
In order to introduce
an internationally-recognised Master’s programme
in hospital administration, the Coimbatore-based
Kovai Medical Centre Research and Educational Trust
(KMCRET) has tied-up with the Philadelphia-based
Saint Joseph’s University (SJU) to jointly
offer degree programmes to Indian students. |
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‘Cancer
treatment has evolved to cancer management’
Dr Ajai Kumar is a visionary
oncologist who has pioneered the concept of exclusive
cancer hospitals in Karnataka. He is credited
with establishment of five cancer treatment centres
across the country. He is renowned for making
modern technological advancements, including targeted
therapy accessible and affordable to the common
man.
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IVTPL
announces launch of COSTAR
NPIL
& Dr Phadke's Path Lab launched at Bhakti Vedanta
TOPSGRUP
launches unique emergency response service
Wockhardt
gets intl manager to promote medical tourism
Manipal
introduces ROLL technique for breast tumours
Nair
Hospital partners with Deakin University to train
its nurses |
| Architecture |
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Getting
inspired by Robert Venturi
A couple of weeks back,
an architect friend of mine presented me with a
copy of Robert Venturi's book "Complexities
and Contradictions in Architecture", published
by the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1966.
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| Management |
Management
of osteomalacia in India
NCHEA
to start PG course in hospital engineering
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| Cancer Management |
Guidelines
while practicing chemotherapy
To prevent the risk of
long-term hazards while admixturing chemo drugs,
adequate precautions should taken by pharmacists,
write Vijay Roy, Puneet Gupta and M C Joshi |
| GCP |
‘There
is no need to obtain fresh consent of subjects that
have completed the study’
Our institution has formed
an Ethics Committee (EC). What is the process of
registering EC with regulatory authorities?
Dr Usha Toraskar, Nagpur |
| Conference Watch |
‘From
hospital buildings to healing buildings’
Symbiosis
to host seminar on medico legal systems & healthcare
management
Bangalore
to host exhibition of medical devises & hosp
equipment |
| Disease Management |
Preventive
genetics for inherited birth defect patients
Genetic disorders have
become important public health concern with advancement
in medical care. Familial and birth defects, when
not diagnosed at an early stage, can be most devastating
for the individual, family and the entire society.
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| Products |
Products
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| Technology |
Leveraging
technology for improving quality and efficiency
in healthcare
While there is
no simple solution to balance healthcare quality
and costs, linking information systems with bar
code or radio frequency identification (RFID) labels
offers numerous opportunities for tangible improvements
and savings throughout the healthcare system. |
| Trends |
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Positive
trends in the treatment of autism
Autism is a developmental
disability, the result of a neurological disorder
that affects the functioning of the brain. It
is characterised by profound disturbance in the
emergence of social relations, apparent as early
as the first months of life and almost always
by three years of age.
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