Diabetes Fest 2011: Inter School & Inter College Cultural Competition

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As India prepares to assume its rightful position as one of the leading nations of the world, a major threat is emerging silently that might derail much of the progress we have made over the past few decades. Increasing levels of urbanization and higher levels of income have led to an unprecedented increase in the prevalence of the so called "lifestyle diseases", among which diabetes is a major player. If not detected and treated in time, diabetes can lead to major complications including blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke and limb amputation. It is estimated that India has 51 million people living with diabetes as of 2010, and this number is projected to rise to 87 million by the year 2030. It is even more alarming that people are now getting diabetes in their twenties and thirties; this means that many of them will spend the prime of their productive lives grappling with the disease and its complications.

Is there any way we can prevent our youth from falling prey to diabetes? The answer is resounding "YES". The seeds of diabetes are sown in childhood and adolescence. Unhealthy lifestyle choices made during childhood predispose individuals to the development of diabetes later in life. Conversely, healthy habits inculcated in childhood will remain with the individual throughout his or her life and stand him or her in good stead in preventing diabetes. Our youth need to be provided with the right sort of information so that they can be motivated to make healthy lifestyle choices early in life.

For the last two decades, Dr.Mohan's Group of Diabetes Institutions has been at the forefront of the fight against diabetes in India. Our work has thrown light on the magnitude of the problem of diabetes in India and has also helped in increasing public awareness about the disease. To mark the 20th anniversary of our Institutions, we are organizing the first ever "Diabetes Fest" in India from August 2011 onwards. The fest is open to school and college students and consists of exciting events such as painting, fancy dress, dance and quiz, the details of which are given overleaf. The Diabetes Fest 2011 aims at promoting the message of "Diabetes Prevention" through the adoption of healthy diet and lifestyle choices.

HONOURING 50 YEARS SURVIVORS OF DIABETES BY DR.MOHAN’S DIABETES SPECIALITIES CENTRE, CHENNAI

At a special function on Saturday, September 10th, 2011 at Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre (DMDSC) auditorium, Dr.V.Mohan and his colleagues at DMDSC honoured diabetic patients treated at their centre who maintained good health after 50 years of diabetes and by conferring on them “Golden Jubilee Victory Over Diabetes Award”. During the function, nine such achievers received the awards from the Chief Guest Dr.V.Shanta, Chairman Cancer Institute (WIA) Chennai. His Highness Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, ‘Prince of Arcot’ presided over the function and presented the certificates to the achievers. Dr. S. V. Chitti Babu, Former Vice Chairman T.N. State Council for Higher Education and Former Vice Chancellor of Madurai Kamarajar University and Annamalai University himself a long term diabetes survivor, was the ‘Guest of Honour’.

Dr V Mohan, Chairman, DMDSC who created this award, said “To mark the 20th anniversary of our Institutions, we have instituted this award to honour long term survivors of diabetes who have lived health lives with diabetes for 50 years or longer. A total of 27 patients registered at our centre have lived for more than 50 years with diabetes. Of these 27 patients 14 are still alive of whom 8 are being honoured at this function as the other 6 patients could not make it to the function. 13 other patients survived 50 years when they were last seen at our centre but they have since either expired or are lost presently follow up. In addition, another 275 patients registered at our centre have survived 40 years of diabetes. Thus a total of 302 patients have survived over 40 years with diabetes. These patients demonstrate that diabetes is compatible with a full and long life”. 

Dr. R.M. Anjana, Jt. Managing Director, DMDSC said that “All these 9 patients maintained a regular life style and took their medicines regularly. They also came for regular check up to our centre which help them to live a long and healthy life”.

Dr. Ranjit Unnikrishnan, Vice Chairman, DMDSC said “Despite 50 years of diabetes none of them had any complications of diabetes showing that even after 50 years of diabetes, it is possible to prevent the complications of diabetes and live a long and healthy life”
 

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Honorary Doctorate Degree (D.Sc)

Dr. V. Mohan, Chairman & Chief Diabetologist, Dr. Mohan's Diabetics Speciality Centre receiving the honorary doctorate degree (D.Sc) from, Thiru Surjit Singh Barnala, His Excellency the Governor of Tamilnadu, at the convocation of Dr. M.G.R. Medical University in Chennai on Saturday.

Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Education Academy (DMDEA) launches Cliniminds’ Clinical Research Training Courses – Classroom & E-learning – in Chennai

Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Education Academy (DMDEA), is a unit of Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, set up to offer specialized education and training in diabetes and its complications to doctors, nurses and other paramedical personnel.

Dr. V. Mohan, President, DMDEA, said that DMDEA was glad to launch on 18-Dec-2010 the Educational and Training Courses in Clinical Research (both classroom & e-learning) offered by Cliniminds. Cliniminds is India’s largest and one of the most respected Clinical Research education and training institutes in the world, headquartered at New Delhi. Cliniminds offers over 25 programs in the field of clinical research. Cliniminds offers a wide range of job oriented training and educational programs with strong placement support. Students from Medical, Dental, Veterinary, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Siddha, BSc and MSc graduates with Life Science background are ideal candidates for these unique courses. Cliniminds Chennai centre will cater to students from Chennai and surrounding areas

Mr. Kamal Shahani, Managing Director, Cliniminds mentioned that Cliniminds, with its 15 centres throughout India and in Europe, had trained and placed more than 1500 clinical research professionals within the brief 6-year period since its start in the year 2004. Some special features of Cliniminds’ courses were paid industry internships, videoconferencing lectures, top faculty from industry & academia, world class e-learning software, scholarship programs offered for the deserving students and tie-up with HDFC Bank for educational loans. Cliniminds has technical collaboration with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli. All Cliniminds programs are certified / accredited by the Pharmaceutical Society of India. Cliniminds also provides training to the National Institutes of Health, United States of America for its Indian clinical research sites. Apart from Clinical Research, courses in Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Biostatistics, SAS, Clinical Data Management, Clinical Trials Management, Medical Writing, etc would also be provided both in the Classroom as well as E-learning mode. The duration of these courses vary from 6 months to one year.

Dr. J. Vijay Venkatraman, Head – Cliniminds, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry and Diabetologist & Director, KTVR Group Hospital, Coimbatore remarked that Indian doctors and healthcare professionals have been contributing a lot to the development of science and technology worldwide, particularly in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries. However, guidance and enlightenment about newer avenues for such professionals has been lacking in India. By the year 2014, over 50,000 clinical research professionals would be required to meet the demand of the clinical research industry. With India becoming a favoured destination for Clinical Research, formal education in this discipline is of high demand. To tap this under-explored treasure of career opportunities for all graduates having a science background in this part of the country, Cliniminds has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DMDEA. He was also glad to recall that Cliniminds launched its Tamil Nadu operations by starting its Coimbatore centre as a joint venture with KTVR Vijaydeepa Group on 14-Aug-2010, which is very successful in its educational and placement services in that part of the state. He said that, with these measures, Cliniminds aspired to march towards its long-term goal of supporting original research and development in India.

According to Dr. J. Vijay Venkatraman, who also has a good deal of experience of working for leading players in the Pharmaceutical industry like Accenture and ICON Clinical Research as a Pharmacovigilance Physician & Trainer, the major advantages of Cliniminds programs are:
Practical industry training / internship provided to the students
Excellent placement support
Top faculty from industry and academia
World class E-learning Clinical research education and training software
Cliniminds seamlessly delivers live classroom lectures across all its centres through Cisco WebEx videoconferencing technology. This allows students to receive the best training from the wide range of senior industry trainers irrespective of their location. Scholarship programs are offered for the deserving students.
Approved by HDFC Bank for educational loans.

Dr. Ranjith Unnikrishnan, Director, Medical Studies, DMDEA, announced that the Classes at Cliniminds Chennai centre would start on January 31st, 2011. Cliniminds Chennai centre is located in the heart of the city at Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Education Academy, 6B, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai – 600 086. He expressed hope that, with this development, the society will benefit a lot due to the increased availability of expert care in the field of Clinical research.

Dr. R. M. Anjana, Director, Medical Studies DMDEA, stated that a healthcare team was necessary to provide comprehensive medical care to patients and their families. Establishing such an academy for education will not only increase the number of professionals in the field, but also increase research activities and create facilities for specialized care in Clinical Research, according to her. She also mentioned that the following services are available at the Chennai centre:

• Well-experienced & qualified faculty
• Spacious classrooms
• Videoconferencing facilities
• Library & E-Library
• Course counseling
• Industry internship

The Cliniminds Chennai Centre was inaugurated by Mr. S. Sivakumar, Vice President, Central Services, ICON Clinical Research, Chennai. Dr. Vikram Kukkadi, Clinical Safety Monitor, Abbott Healthcare, Bangalore felicitated the function. Mr. Kamal Shahani, Managing Director, Cliniminds made a presentation on the Career Opportunities in Clinical Research for the participating students. Dr. J. Vijay Venkatraman, Pharmacovigilance Physician and Head - Cliniminds Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, also interacted with the students.

For more information, please contact drmohans@diabetes.ind.in / chennai@cliniminds.com or 97910-90152 / 94422-25311 or 044-43968888 or visit www.cliniminds.com / www.drmohansdiabetes.com