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Editorial … | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26th February 2013, Tuesday Time for the medical profession to act: The proposed Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2013 The Government now proposes to empower itself to remove the President or other office-bearers of Medical Council of India if found indulging in serious offences of "moral turpitude", as reported in the Indian Express. To this effect, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is considering changes in the law governing the MCI through the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2013. The changes suggested by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare include restricting the tenure of the President of the elected-body of MCI to a maximum period of four years for two continuous terms instead of 5 years and an unlimited number of terms as was earlier. These changes are called for as the government has no control over the elected body under the present law governing it. The MCI had been dissolved by the Govt. and a Board of Governors was appointed to run the apex body. The current Board of Governors is in its second term, which will end in May 2013, after which a new board of governors would need to be appointed. The new bill also proposes to make mandatory renewal of enrollment of doctors every 10 years in the registers maintained by the body or state councils. The proposed Bill, under review of the Ministry of Law & Justice, will go to the Union Cabinet for its approval before it is passed in Parliament. Once it becomes an Act, doctors enrolled with Indian Medical Register or the State Medical Register for 10 years will have to apply for renewal within a year. The grounds for removal of the office-bearers include being declared insolvent, being physically and mentally incapable, being declared by a court of having an 'unsound' mind or conviction in an offence which, according to the central government, comes under "moral turpitude". Financial or other interests, that could prejudice function, will also lead to removal. If the Govt. thinks that the president, the vice-president or an office-bearer of the MCI have abused their position and which renders their continuance in office "detrimental to overall public interest", he/she can be removed from office. The bill also proposes removal on the grounds of being found guilty of "proved misbehavior". However, the person would be given "reasonable opportunity" of being heard in the matter before being removed from office. Issues: Why we must unite and oppose many of the amendments 1. Why only four years and two terms? Whys not this clause for member of parliaments, chief ministers and prime ministers? 2. Why re-registration every ten years. Why all this against allopathic profession. Re-registration will mean compulsory CME and that would mean start of paid costly CME’s in long run like in United States. Why other medical profession pathies are spared? 3. Medical profession is already included under CPA. 4. On one hand we say doctors should not advertise, commercialize, indulge in marketing but they will be under CPA. Why double edged sword against doctors. 5. Govt. is coming with BSc community health courses as parallel to allopathic system. They could have strengthened MBBS courses or start MD courses in every rural district or they could have started compulsory two years MD rural health after MBBS in a rural area. 6. Why Govt. has not declared Dr B C Roy National awards for the past many years after 2008. 7. Why the powers of removal of the president with the government?. Can the President of India remove the Prime Minister. Its the court or the parliament which decides the course of action. Such powers with the government will make MCI elected body ineffective. In democracy its the elected body who elects the president or the vice president. They only have powers to remove them. Removal of office should be the jurisdiction of the Courts and not the government. If such clause is not removed the office bearers will never work under freedom but will always be under the pressure of the government.
Dr KK Aggarwal |
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National News | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kerala doctor invents syringe that is not reusable Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 (PTI): A Kerala based doctor today claimed he has developed a "cheap, effective and eco-friendly" medical syringe that can never be reused. Dr Baby Manoj, who works as a radiologist in Kozhikode, has invented the syringe - Peanut Safe Syringe - which has been recognised by National Research Development Corporation, an undertaking of the Union Ministry of Science & Technology, as the Best Invention Award for the Year 2011. Medical mistakes in Indian movies Dear all, eMedinewS is starting a special series on ‘Medical mistakes in Indian movies’. We invite all our readers to share with us the following information:
Send us the clippings or description of the scenes. This would be a start to a special campaign to rebuild the image of the medical profession. Certificate courses in 2D and 3D Echocardiography/Fellowship Diploma in non invasive cardiology Contact Dr KK Aggarwal, Moolchand Medcity, email: emedinews@gmail.com |
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Be Human Stop Child Abuse (Team IMA for CMAAO) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(http://behumanstopchildabuse.emedinews.in/) Isolated examination or laboratory findings combined with a disclosure of sexual abuse, specific behavioral changes usually confirm sexual abuse. |
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Valvular Heart Disease Update | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What is transcatheter aortic valve replacement?
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a potential option for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are considered inoperable for surgical aortic valve replacement. |
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From the Desk of Vice President (Elect) IMA (Dr KK Aggarwal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prosthetic valve obstruction
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International News | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Contributed by Dr Monica and Brahm Vasudev) 'Risk' varies in HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer: Study Deintensification of chemotherapy might not be the best option for all patients with oropharyngeal cancer whose disease is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV). (Source: Medscape) HIV linked to sudden loss of hearing Having HIV appears to increase the risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, at least among younger patients, researchers reported. (Source: Medpage Today) White matter hyperintensities linked to Alzheimer's disease A new study adds to a growing body of evidence pointing to small-vessel cerebrovascular disease as an important contributor to Alzheimer's disease (AD). (Source: Medscape) USPSTF wants routine HIV screening Routine HIV screening – a proposed recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force -- is likely to remove important barriers that leave about 25% of HIV-positive people unaware they have the virus. But it would be only the first step in getting all HIV-positive people in the U.S. into care. (Source: Medpage Today) New lung screen criteria may be more sensitive Using different selection criteria for lung cancer screening may catch more disease than the currently recommended criteria, researchers found. A modified model from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) trial had a significantly better positive predictive value than criteria from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) -- 4% versus 3.4%, P=0.01 -- without a loss of specificity, Martin Tammemagi, PhD, of Brock University in St. Catharines in Ontario, and colleagues reported. (Source: Medpage Today) |
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@DrKKAggarwal: Guidelines about Eating Malnutrition and wrong dietary habits have been identified as major risk factors for ill... http://fb.me/1UzlKZM8B @DrKKAggarwal: What are the three qualities of a charismatic leader? Please watch my #askdeepak video reply http://tinyurl.com/ax3yowd |
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Spiritual Update | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dr KK Aggarwal, Group Editor in Chief, IJCP Group of Publications and eMedinews) Why is Gayatri Mantra one of the main mantras in any pooja? A ny activity should always engage the 3H model - of heart, the head, and the hand. The same has been advocated by the western scholars. The concept means that while doing any work one should ask the head for choices, then refer these choices to the heart to choose one and finally order the hands to do the action. |
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Infertility Update (Dr Kaberi Banerjee, IVF expert, New Delhi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What are the benefits of minimally invasive surgery?
An obvious benefit of minimally invasive surgery is that any scars are much smaller than in traditional "open" surgery. A laparoscopy requires one incision below the belly button, then one to three other incisions along the hairline of your lower belly. These incisions are usually 1/4–1/2 inch in length. Hysteroscopy leaves no scar because the instrument goes through the natural opening in the cervix (neck of the womb) from the vagina into the uterus. |
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Tat Tvam Asi………and the Life Continues…… | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dr N K Bhatia, Medical Director, Mission Jan Jagriti Blood Bank) Cryoprecipitate Description
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Laugh a While (Dr GM Singh) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New hearing aid
Seems an elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years. |
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Medicolegal Update | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dr Sudhir Gupta, Additional Prof, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS) What is the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 1990? Doctors and scientists have long sought to understand life in early civilizations through the excavation of burial grounds and exhumation of human remains. In the United States, the attempt to understand early cultures led to the exhumation of the remains of Native Americans, many of which ended up in the nation’s museums and archaeology labs. In an attempt to prevent the desecration of Native American graves, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act was introduced in Congress in July 1990 and subsequently passed into law.
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(Press Release for use by the newspapers) Growing young is feasible
We all want our kidneys to last for a lifetime. We all should show our love for kidneys by adopting a 10-step program for protecting kidney health, said Padma Shri & Dr. BC Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India & National Vice President Elect IMA.
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Dr Veena Aggarwal, Dr Arpan Gandhi, Dr Aru Handa, Dr Ashish Verma, Dr A K Gupta, Dr Brahm Vasudev, Dr GM Singh, Dr Jitendra Ingole, Dr Kaberi Banerjee (banerjee.kaberi@gmail.com), Dr Monica Vasudev, Dr MC Gupta, Dr Neelam Mohan (drneelam@yahoo.com), Dr Navin Dang, Dr Pawan Gupta(drpawangupta2006@yahoo.com), Dr Parveen Bhatia, (bhatiaglobal@gmail.com), Dr Prabha Sanghi, Dr Prachi Garg, Rajat Bhatnagar (http://www.isfdistribution.com), Dr. Rajiv Parakh, Dr Sudhir Gupta |