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Friday 23rd September 2022 at 12:05 AM

One week important programs in CMC

Ludhiana: 23rd September 2022: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

Adverse drug reaction (ADR) monitoring centre of CMC, Ludhiana concluded one week programs in training doctors, nurses and pharmacists in reporting ADR of various medicines using the available tools like toll free helpline number 1800 180 3024 of Pharmacovigilance Program of India (PvPI), ADR PvPI app or submitting one page ADR form to ADR centre of CMC, Ludhiana. The series of program are part of annual week of PvPI (Nov 17-23), which is being run under aegis of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India. Dr. William Bhatti, Director, CMC inaugurated the prize distribution session and quiz on ADR. Dr William interacted with budding doctors to inculcate the culture of reporting ADRs in routine practice. He awarded First prize in e-poster of ADR to Sia Datta who designed poster on  theme of the week “Encouraging reporting of ADRs by patients”. Dr. Jeyaraj D Pandian, Principal, CMC highlighted the importance of reporting ADRs especially for all new drugs to improve patient safety. Dr. Dinesh Badyal, Vice Principal (Med Edu) & Coordinator of ADR centre informed that CMC centre has been reporting ADRs from CMC and nearby institutes for 11 years. Dr Badyal informed that patients can also report ADRs by using forms available in 10 local languages from website https://www.ipc.gov.in/ mandates/pvpi/pvpi-updates.html. Dr. Badyal and Dr. Prabhjot Kaur, Patient Safety Pharmacovigilance Associate in the centre imparted hands-on training on filling & submitting ADR forms. The ADRs forms collected are contributed to national centre in Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission which are further contributed to WHO database. They informed that doctors can also access detailed information on ADR of drugs on http://vigiaccess.org/. The quiz VigiBuzz 2022 on ADsR is won by Riha Gupta and Ishita Gupta. 

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An Awareness Walk by CMC Hospital Ludhiana

300 medical and nursing students participated

Ludhiana: 26th September 2021: (Pardeep Sharma IPTA//Punjab Screen)::

When life becomes difficult due to the scorching heat, then comes the month of September. In this month itself, the mission of getting rid of this heat is tied. A slight winter is starting to knock. The satiating sweats are becoming a thing of the past. Consciousness awakens in the season from this sweetness. Consciousness of life This month has been chosen to create awareness about being in childhood. In this heena there are things to prevent from this cancer. Efforts are made intensified. CMC Hospital also organized a speech for the same purpose. 

The theme was that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The mission of eradicating the cancer-born doctor and awakening consciousness is getting stronger. To spread awareness among the society and community, the Department of Pediatric Surgery organized Childhood Cancer Awareness Campaign from Ash Bag to CMC. This event was also very successful.

300 medical and nursing students participated in this walk. Also 50 senior doctors and faculty of Nursing College also participated. ADC Urban Development Shri Sandeep Kumar IAS was the chief guest and also inaugurated the walk.

Dr. Trija Jeevan, Principal, College of Nursing, DMC was also present in the program and participated in the walk. A small cultural program was also organized at Rakhbagh and testomones were given to children who survived childhood cancer.

The walk was also welcomed by the Nature Group at Jagraon Bridge, Raj Kariana Store at Field Ganj Market and Kalvari Church on Brown Road. Many local people also connected with it. Rose petals were showered by Calvary Church and other NGOs on the way to the participants.

Dr Vishal Michael explained the early signs of childhood cancer and emphasized that no child should die of childhood cancer. Dr William Bhatti informed that patients can avail CM fund and PM fund and should not worry about the cost of treatment as many NGOs also help childhood cancer patient. The Department of Pediatric Surgery has all the advanced facilities for the treatment of childhood cancer. Refreshments and snacks were arranged at the CMC for all the participants of the walk. The walkathon was organized by Dr. Vishal Michael, Dr. Tanvi Goyal, Dr. Nikhil, Dr. Swati and Mr. Varun Henry.   

Poster Competition on International Childhood Cancer

 15th September 2021 at 11:09 PM

Awareness month celebrated by CMC Hospital

Ludhiana: 15th Seotember 2021: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

Postercompetition on International Childhood Cancer  Department of Paediatric surgery organized poster competition on childhood cancer awareness with department of Paediatricnursing on 15th September 2021. 46 nursing student made postersabout childhood cancer awareness.  Dr.William Bhatti, Director, Professor and head, Dept. of Paediatric surgeryaddressed the gathering about common Paediatric cancers and need for awarenessin community .He also emphasized on importance of early detection andtreatment. He mentionedduring his speech about the comphrensive care given by department of PaediatricSurgery from last 50 years.  Dr. GurmeetChaudhry, Head of Department and Professor, Dept. of Paediatric Medicine toldthat September is celebrated as international childhood cancer month. She alsotold that white spot in eye, lump in abdomen , unexplained fever, weightloss,  fatigue, easy bruising andbleeding are common signs of cancer in childhood. Unlike adult 80% childhoodcancers are completely treatable if detected early. Dr. Parvez David Haque, HOD,Dept. of General surgery also attended the event and took the lead in the Lamp LightingCeremony. Dr. Reena Jairus, Principal, College of nursing and Prof Mrs. Premlata, Head ofChildcare Nursing as well as Mrs Jatinder Kaur from paediatric nursing,  Dr. Vishal Michael  and Dr. Tanvi Goel  from Department of Paediatric surgery also spokeat the event about the theme: Together we fight, We will be Better as also theimportance of nursing in childhood cancers. Prof. Balqis Victor from the College of Nursing distributedprizes to the award winners for best posters.

CT University organized Cancer Awareness and Check up camp

Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 4:38 PM

More than 2000 people from 100 villages participated

Ludhiana: 17th April 2017: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

CT University Ludhiana in association with World Cancer Care Organization organized Cancer Awareness cum Check Up Camp in association with World Cancer Care Organization on 16 April 2017. The camp was majorly emphasized on Medical Check Up and distribution of medicines free of cost. There were six buses equipped with ultra modern equipment at this event. The Camp was inaugurated by S. Charanjit Singh Chani Chairman CT Group, S. Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal Chairman World Cancer Care, S. Jaswant Sigh Grewal Advisor World Cancer Care, Mr. Dharminder Dhillon MD world Cancer Care, Mrs. Parminder Kaur Co-Chairman CT Group, and Dr. Davinder Singh Sandhu Cancer Specialist.

More than 2000 people from approximately 100 villages participated in the camp. Besides people from Jagraon, Ludhiana, Raikot and Moga cities also came to take benefit of this camp. CT University provided free buses for patients to bring them to the camp. It is to be noted that the Malwa region topped the cancer list, with 14,682 of the 33,318 deaths in 2015. The unusually high incidence, especially in the cotton growing districts of south-western Punjab, has been linked to the use of pesticides by cotton farmers, among other factors. Malwa consumes 75% of the pesticides used in Punjab, shows the State Council for Science and Technology’s State of Environment Report. Under its CSR initiative, CT University and World Cancer Care organized this camp to help the poor and underprivileged people of this region. CT University is a multi-disciplinary, student-centric, research-focused University offering a full range of academic programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. CTU’s multi-disciplinary curriculum provides students a strong foundation in disciplines in the Design and Innovation, Humanities and Linguistics, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Pharmaceutical and Allied Medical Sciences, Education, Management, Hotel Management, Airlines, and Tourism while enabling them to expertise in their own field. Education at CTU is design to develop students with the breadth of vision, knowledge, skills and attitudes required to succeed in the careers of the 21st century.

Given Information, S. Charanjit Singh Channi (Chancellor, CT University and Chairman, CT Group) said CT University is a multi-disciplinary, student-centric, research-focused University offering a full range of academic programs at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. CTU’s multi-disciplinary curriculum provides students a strong foundation in disciplines in the Design and Innovation, Humanities and Linguistics, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Pharmaceutical and Allied Medical Sciences, Education, Management, Hotel Management, Airlines, and Tourism while enabling them to expertise in their own field. Education at CTU is design to develop students with the breadth of vision, knowledge, skills and attitudes required to succeed in the careers of the 21st century. He said, “We such initiatives, we also make sure to aware and work for our society.”

NSS volunteers of GADVASU observe “World AIDS Day”

Took collective pledge to fight against HIV/AIDS

Ludhiana-10-December, 2013: (Rector Kathuria//Punjab Screen):

More than 60 active volunteers of National Service Scheme of College of Fisheries and College of Dairy Science & Technology of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana  observed “World AIDS Day” and participated in seminar on the topic “Getting to Zero – Zero New Infections, Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths” in Lecture Hall of College of Fisheries. Dr Syed Shabih Hassan, NSS Programme Coordinator, GADVASU told that volunteers made awareness campaign in the campus and took collective pledge to fight against HIV/AIDS in the society and envisaged to organize many campaign/rallies during the month of December every year. Awareness campaign was organized in collaboration with Society for Conservation of Flora and Fauna (SCFF).  Dr. Hassan deliberated how the disease is transmitted, which part of the world and Indian states are epicentre of HIV/AIDS, estimated number of HIV/AIDS vulnerable children and adults in the world as well as in India, He motivated volunteers to work towards Zero AIDS infection in the state as well as national level and to sensitize people about AIDS consequences and make the Punjab state free from HIV/AIDS.  He explained the initiatives taken by World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the role played by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, State AIDS control societies, various national and international leading NGOs for eradication of HIV/AIDS menace from India. Dr. Hassan appreciated NSS volunteers who have played a pivotal role in educating the people by organizing and participating in many HIV/AIDS mass awareness campaign and rallies in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Ropar, Amritsar, Taran Taran, Patiala, Mohali and Sangrur district of Punjab and adjoining areas of Himachal Pradesh during different occasions under the aegis of National Service Scheme. Out of active NSS volunteers, 10 volunteers have been chosen to  investigate and vigilance on possible number of injecting drug users (IDU) in the campus. Dr. Hassan appealed to volunteers to contact social, health care, educational, political, religious organization, medical practitioners, educated people and activists to eliminate step motherly treatment, isolation of AIDS patient in society and to provide adequate amenities to existing HIV/AIDS positive patients in the society. There is a need to make collective efforts to achieve the goal of getting to zero infection by inviting an active working platform of NGOs, politicians, leaders, educated people, government`s officials, medical practitioners to educate the public. Dr. Amit Kumar of college of dairy science & technology and representative of SCFF were also present the occasion. 

Walk-a-thon for cancer awareness: a success

Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 2:03 PM

Ludhiana, 26^th October, 2013: (Shalu Arora and Rector Kathuria): The festival season has set in the city in a completely different manner this year. The morning walkers in Rakh Bagh and Rose Garden area were up for a surprise when there were more than 300 people to give them company. Can Fight Cancer (CFC)- a society formed with the objective of raising awareness against cancer and emphasizing the importance of early detection and adopting a healthy lifestyle, had organized a walk-a-thon in this area of the city. There is no doubt about the fact that the city, the general public and our society need more and more of such events. A brief introduction about the society was given by Mr Jagjit Sood and Mrs Meetu Nayyar who are the founder members.

Flagged off by Mr. Bharat Bhushan Ashu, MLA and Dr Abraham G Thomas, Director CMCH, the walkathon was felicitated by the presence of Mayor Mr Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria, Mrs Deepika Bhalla and Mr Narinder Sharma. The walk was attended by cancer survivors, their families, families of those unfortunate patients who succumbed to cancer, political leaders, administrative leaders, health care professionals from CMC Ludhiana, senior citizens, KVM students/staff, members of Freemasons Club, members Himalayan Yoga Foundation and other healthy volunteers at 6:30 A.M. The convoy reached the Rose Garden at 7:15 A.M. Once at Rose Garden, a small quiz and interactive session was organized by Dr Kunal Jain with the objective of raising awareness and spreading the message of “Early Detection”. KVM students and general public actively participated in the discussion. Mr Anil Sood, a cancer survivor himself, emphasized the need to carry this momentum forward and continue such campaigns on a larger scale.

The environment seemed to be fully charged with the spirit of young and old alike to take cancer head on despite the losses most of the participants or their loved ones had suffered, either physically, emotionally or financially. It was a tribute to all the efforts of the medical fraternity, the survivors to thwart and overcome this condition and a salute to their bravery, determination and willpower. People from all walks of life expressed solidarity with the cause by marching along the scheduled route which ended at the Rose Garden.

Mr. Bharat Bhushan Ashu applauded the efforts of the society and expressed the need to hold such events more often. A healthy population is important for building a healthy nation. The message that the event is giving is not only awareness against the disease and importance of early detection but also encouraging people to adopt a healthy lifestyle.’

The event was organized with help from CMCH who had the biggest contribution in numbers for this event to express solidarity. Dr. Abraham G Thomas, Director of CMC gave a brief overview of history of CMC and cancer facilities available at the hospital. Dr Kanwal Masih, Medical Superintendent CMCH said, “when our efforts are complemented by the efforts of society at large, no disease seems unbeatable”. Mr HS Gohalwaria added that the incidence of cancer is increasing at an alarming rate and the action that we take today can make all the difference in future.

Cancer Survivorship was highlighted by Mrs Veena Mittal who fought a victorious battle with the disease almost 20 yrs back. She said “cancer is such a disease about which we think that it cannot touch me. While having this attitude we forget that the disease is not going to seek permission before coming. It will just come. Support from family and community is vital for victory.” Mr Sikander Lal Jain also praised the efforts of the society and CMC. Dr N K Chaudhary, Head of Surgery department at CMC Ludhiana also emphasized on the fact that knowledge is empowerment and so is early detection. Dr M Joseph John from CMCH emphasized about a united effort for success in fight against cancer.

Mr Varun, a member of CAN FIGHT CANCER, has seen his mother battling the disease very closely to emerge victorous. He says, ‘To say that cancer is challenging is just an understatement. The challenges are manifold – physical, emotional, social and financial. Fighting the disease is only one part of the battle. More resources, research, and increased public awareness are needed to improve the quality of life of cancer survivors”. Transport back to the starting point and Ambulance facilities were made available by CMC Ludhiana.

Finally the walkathon was put to a close with a declaration by the society President Dr. R.P.Jain with a vote of thanks and to have such events frequently not only in the city but also to spread the geographical coverage and expand the work of the society beyond the local limits of Ludhiana into all the nooks and corners of the country and even globally over time. The society motivated and united by a common feeling that “knowing it exists is not enough, get informed and pass it on”aims at collaborating with volunteers in different regions as well as through the use of the online platform (www.canfightcancer.com) in order to utilize the immense power inherent in cyberspace for this noble cause.