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| Interview |
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‘We
have suggested five As to combat anaemia’
Dr Sudipto Roy is currently national president
of Indian Medical Association (IMA). He is a former
member of the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly
associated with several social service organisations.
He is also the honorary advisor of SARAJU, a centre
for medical care. In an interview with Joy Roy
Choudhury, Dr Roy spoke about the community health
and development projects that have envisaged the
vision of health for all and have been appreciated
at various national and international platforms
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| Conversation |
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‘Every
patient is a VIP at MIOT’
Mallika Mohandas, chairman, Madras Institute of
Trauma (MIOT) Hospitals Ltd, Chennai has a multifaceted
personality and is an epitome of never say-die-spirit.
Her relentless efforts in establishing MIOT as
a centre for excellence in healthcare services
has borne fruit this year, with MIOT hospitals
registering a turnover of 45 crores from six crores
in 2000. Besides, the hospital also received the
‘Niryat Shree Award’ from the Federation
of Indian Exports Organisations (FIEO) in the
2002-2003 for ‘Excellent Performance in Health
Care Export’. In an interview with Sapna
Dogra, Mallika Mohandas shares her experiences
of bringing the hospital to its present stature.
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| Disease Management |
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Autism
beyond diagnosis
In this concluding article on autism, Dr N P Karthikeyen
& Subathra Jeyaram advise parents on ways
to come to grips with the diagnosis and to initiate
the process of managing an autistic child
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| Research |
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‘Genomic
profiling will change the management of breast
cancer’
‘The
new age challenges are to be met jointly by healthcare
industry and educational institutes’
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| Oncology |
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Pharmacist
role in oncology care
The conscientious practice of an oncology pharmacist
benefits every cancer patient, write Mahtab Hassan,
Govind Shah, Vijay Roy and Dr Puneet Gupta
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| In News |
GSK
Biologicals and IAVI partner to develop AIDS Vaccine
New
drug for Multiple Myeloma approved for use in India
AHLL
to expand network in Maharashtra, Gujarat &
MP
PD Hinduja
Hospital reates awareness on Trans Radial Interventions
Transasia
wins ‘Emerging India Awards-2005’
NM Medical
launches diagnostic and preventive health checkup
centre |
| Pharma |
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Needle
free injection technology
Needle free technology offers the very obvious benefit
of reducing patient concern about the use of needle,
feel Vivek Ranjan Sinha, Aman Trehan and Pramil
Tiwari
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| Management |
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Cashless
transaction and receivables management
One of the main activity of the marketing department
of a hospital is to tie-up with different corporates,
TPA, CGHS, ministry of defence, different state
and central government organisations for provision
of credit treatment facility or cashless service
at the hospital, which are re-imbursed by the concerned
party at a later date.
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| Ethics |
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How
ethical is medical advertising?
Prior to 2000, most doctors regarded “advertisement”
of their clinics / skills/ facilities as unethical.
The Medical Council of India (MCI) - the paramount
body that governs the conduct of medical practice
in India - forbids such an act.
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