Saigenesis april to june 2017 by Dept of Medical Informatics

Vol. 7 Issue – 2: April – June 2017 1

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Topic Message from Dean’s Desk Editorial Publications Editor / Reviewer Awards and Recognitions Scientific Events Faculty Development Programs Scientific Society Meeting CSF (CRRI’s Scientific Forum) New Appointments Death Audit Meeting Scientific Write-ups Interesting Case Reports New Appointments Students Support Activities Post Graduate news Undergraduate News Swaccha Bharath Observation of Health Days Outreach Camp and Activities Cultural Activities Annual Day Community Extension Via E- Learning Editorial Board

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Disclaimer: The views expressed by the Authors in the Articles published in “Saigenesis” are their Own. The Editorial Board is in no way responsible for any liability arising out of the contents/Text of this Publication. 2

MESSAGE FROM DEAN’S DESK The second quarter of this year from April to June 2017, in SSSMCRI, has been quite vibrant and eventful and you, I am sure, will be convinced of the same when you will be through, with this issue of „Saigenesis‟. „Celestra 2017‟, the heavenly spectra of the Cultural, Literary and Sports activities of the institution started with in a befitting manner with the participation of our enthusiastic and over joyous students on 18th April, which were concluded with the Annual Day Celebration, on 21st April; thanks to our managent for encouraging such activities and thanks to beloved Hon Vice chancellor for instilling energy in the students on the occasion. A mile stone was achieved on 22nd May, when our institution got the unique distinction as one of the only 100 TRUENAT DMCs across the country by RNTCP/ICMR. Our departments of TBCD and Microbiology must be congratulated for the same. The newly established Medical Research Unit (MRU) of SSSMCRI, initated the innovative practice of screening a short videoclip on selected Research/ Educational inventions under the banner of Scientific Video Forum'(SVF), every Thursday during lunch break, which has become one of the popular „Student Enrichment Programs‟ in the campus and is of immense benefit to the students „International Yoga Day‟ was celebrated on 21st June in the campus with students and staff carrying out Yoga Practice and also a function was organized where in inspiring lectures were delievered by Yoga experts. All of these activities have made the entire campus Green from inside and a few showers of mid May rain have made the campus Green from outside also!

With wishes Prof P F Kotur Dean

EDITORIAL

The massive size of the SAIGENESIS Issue during the current quarter stands as a testimony to the level of buzzling activities springing at the campus. The academic machinery fueled by inspiration from all levels is moving the wagon at a faster pace. It is very pleasing to witness the welcoming advancements being accomplished at Research level as well as at Student empowerment level, the perfect resipe for excellence.

Dr.Semmal Editor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chief Professor, Department of Physiology

PUBLICATIONS 1. Shrivastava SR. Holistic health. Primary Healthcare: Open Access. 2016; 6(4):e118. 2. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Improving the health standards of women and girls trapped in conflicts: An urgent need. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017; 10(1):264-265. 3. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Adopting mobile technology to improve maternal care in rural and low-resource settings. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017; 10(1):266-267. 4. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Improving patient safety standards in hospitals: A global public health concern. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017; 10(1):275-276. 5. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Zika Virus Disease: The current status and necessity to implement Strategic Response Framework. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(1):277-278. 6. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Switching from trivalent to bivalent OPV: A landmark step in the global eradication of Polio. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(1):278-279. 7. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Supporting and encouraging breastfeeding through strengthening of the existing legal provisions globally. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(1):280-282. 8. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Ensuring health system resilience following a public health emergency: World Health Organization. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(1):282-283. 9. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Improving adolescent health by meeting global standards set by the World Health Organization. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(1):284-285. 10. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Strengthening reproductive and sexual health services to minimize the risk of Zika virus associated complications in newborn. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(1):287-288. 11. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination accomplished from the South-East Asia Region: World Health Organization. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(1):289-290. 12. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Polio continues to be a public health emergency of international concern: Current updates. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(1):291-293. 13. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Training midwives and other cadre of health workers using a solar-charged device in Ethiopia. Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research. 2017;22(2):170-171. 14. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Morocco succeeds to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem: World Health Organization. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2017;22(1):46. 5

15. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Ensuring early detection of cancer in low and middle income nations: World Health Organization. Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences. 2017;5(1):141-142. 16. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Uniting the efforts of stakeholders to end tuberculosis globally by 2030. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):297-298. 17. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Accelerating progress to achieve the Sustainable development Goal target 3.3 worldwide. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):299-300. 18. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Improving urban health standards: Promotion of equity and development of healthier cities for sustainable development. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):301-302. 19. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Terminating the status of Public Health Emergency of International Concern for Ebola outbreak in West Africa: What does it mean? What next? Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):303-304. 20. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Moving ahead from leprosy elimination to leprosyfree world by 2020. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):305-306. 21. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. The public health concern of mental illnesses: Strengthening of the mental health sector. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):307-308. 22. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Addressing the public health concern of depression and anxiety disorders: Financial perspective. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):309-310. 23. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Advocating for the implementation of the updated guidelines for the management of Hepatitis C infection universally. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):311-312. 24. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Radiation exposure in pediatric imaging: Justification, Optimization, and Risk communication. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):313-314. 25. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Aiming for malaria elimination: World Health Organization. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):315-316. 26. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Ensuring the universal adoption of Health Equity Assessment Toolkit to minimize health inequalities. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):317-318. 27. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Conditional cash transfer to improve the status of the girl: Indian perspective. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):319-320. 28. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Addressing the public health challenge of HIV infection among the vulnerable population group of transgender: An urgent global need. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):457-458. 29. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. World Health Organization advocates for a two point strategy to achieve eradication of Yaws from the endemic nations. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):475-476. 30. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Limiting pesticide access to minimize suicide incidence. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):477. 6

31. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Exploring the geographical burden and responding to the threat of the spread of dengue infection to the unaffected nations. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):481-482. 32. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Childhood cancers in low-resource settings: Reinforcing the need for intensification of efforts. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):488-489. 33. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Advocating for the community empowerment and family support to improve the quality of care to Schizophrenia patients. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2017;10(2):490-491. 34. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Ensuring global patient safety by minimizing medication-related errors: World Health Organization. Biology and Medicine (Aligarh). 2017;9(3):e126. 35. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Discouraging the practice of tobacco initiation among children & adolescents through promotion of smoke-free films. International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2017;8:34. 36. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Childbirth rights for pregnant women: Success for Poland and inspiration for other nations! International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2017;8:42. 37. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Encouraging collaborative efforts between environment and health sector to arrest climate deterioration. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2017;22:59. 38. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. World Health Organization validated websites provide reliable information on vaccine safety. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2017;22:78. 39. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Discouraging the practice of child marriage in Cambodia: United Nations Population Fund. MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences. 2017;3(2):106107. 40. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Role of public health laws in the advancement of right to health on an international scale. MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences. 2017;3(2):107-108. 41. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Reinforcing the need to invest in health related research and development activities. MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences. 2017;3(2):108-109. 42. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Scope of gender bias in health sector: Insights for policy makers. MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences. 2017;3(2):109-111. 43. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Addressing the root causes for child marriage in Costa Rica by involving young advocates: United Nations Population Fund. MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences. 2017;3(2):112-113. 44. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Aiming to achieve universal health coverage and improve health standards among migrant populations. MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences. 2017;3(2):113-114. 45. Shrivastava SR, Shrivastava PS, Ramasamy J. Advocating for the sexual and reproductive health and human rights of women. MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences. 2017;3(2):115-116. 46. Thresa SS, Ramasamy JD, Shrivastava SR. A cross-sectional study to assess the knowledge and practices about breastfeeding among women in Sembakkam village, Kancheepuram District. International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health. 2017;6(4):707-714. 7

47. Thresa SS, Ramasamy JD, Shrivastava SR. A descriptive study to assess computer related health problems among software professionals. Biomedicine. 2016;36(4 suppl):163-165. 48. Barman DD, Nair VK, Karnaboopathy R. Estimation of stature from measurement of the percutaneous length of radius in adult Tamil males. Journal of South India Medico-Legal Association. 2017;9(1):51-54. 49. Muthukumar T, Konduru RK, Manikandan M, Asir J, Iqbal N, Bazroy J, et al. Scope of integrated teaching in a medical college: A study from South India. Journal of Medical Society. 2017;31:12730. 50. Barman DD, Nair VK, Karnaboopathy R. Study of the trend of poisoning in a tertiary care hospital in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2017;39 (1):19-24. 51. Annadurai K, Mani G, Danasekaran R. India - An emerging epicenter of medical tourism. Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University. 2017; 6(2):135-136. 52. Annadurai K, Selvasri S, Ramasamy J. Self medication: Predictors and practices among rural population of Nellikuppam village, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University. 2017;6(1):90-98. 53. Ramasubramanian C, Mohandoss AA, Namasivayam RK. Employability of mentally ill persons in India: A self-report- based population study. Ind Psychiatry J 2016; 25:171-8 54. Kurhekar PM, Prasad TK, Rajarathinam B, Raghuraman MS. Capnographic analysis of minimum mandatory flow rate for Hudson face mask: A randomized double-blind study. Anesth Essays Res 2017; 11: 463-67. 55. Raghuraman M.S. Intrathecal nalbuphine - Will it gain wider acceptance? - A narrative review. Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia 33 (2017) 289â&#x20AC;&#x201C;293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egja.2017.04.003 56. Raghuraman M.S. Comments on an article of EgJA in press. Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia 33 (2017) 311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egja.2017.04.002 57. Raghuraman M.S. Comment on Assessment of Aspiration-Induced lung Injuries among Acute Drug Poisoning Patients; Loghman Hakim Hospital, Poisoning center International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine. 2017;7(1): 81-2. 58. Raghuraman, M.S. Comment on: "Intranasal Dexmedetomidine for Procedural Sedation in Children, a Suitable Alternative to Chloral Hydrate" Pediatr Drugs (2017). doi:10.1007/s40272-017-0245-1. 59. Lavakumar S, Arivazhagan N. Drug utilization pattern of antibiotics in an Intensive care unit in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Kancheepuram district, TamilNadu. International Journal of Current research. May 2017; 9(5):51440-2. 60. Jayashree Veerasamy, Karthika Jayakumar and Gurulakshmi R.B. Profile of Hepatitis A and E in flood victims of rural Chennai. IJCMS, 2017; Vol. 3(6): 773-777. 61. Sriram R, Prasanna S. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of rapidly growing mycobacteria isolated from cases of surgical site infections by microbroth dilution method at a tertiary care center. J Mar Med So. 2017; 19. 62. Sivakumar Annamalai, Lavanya Mohanam, Veena Raja, Alwin Dev, Venkataraman Prabhu. Antiobesity, antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of Diallyl trisulphide (DATS) alone or in combination with Orlistat on HFD induced obese rats. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2017; 93: 81â&#x20AC;&#x201C;87. 63. Ilanchezhian , Shanmuga Priya, Suganya and Balaji Rajagopalan A study to evaluate the renal function parameters in preclampsia IJPSR, 2017; Vol. 8(1): 213-216. 8

64. Ilanchezhian,Suganya,Rajini Samuel, Balaji Rajagopalan. Albumin/Creatinine Ratio to detect Renal dysfunction in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 43(2), March - April 2017; Article No. 29, Pages: 152-155 65. Ilanchezhian,Shanmuga Priya , Rajini Samuel, Balaji Rajagopalan A comparative study of blood glucose level measurement between glucometer, semi-autoanalyzer and autoanalyzer Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 43(2), March - April 2017; Article No. 126 66. Vijay Kautilya D, Shruti P Hegde, Pritika Rajashekharen, Khatija Begum. Cross sectional survey on the awareness of pesticide labels & pesticide safety pictograms among paddy farmers in South India. Journal on health science & surveillance system. 2016;4(4):158-166 67. Vijay Kautilya D, Shruti P Hegde, Pritika Rajashekharen, Khatija Begum. Knowledge, attitude & practice of pesticide safety measures among paddy farmers in South India. Indian journal of forensic medicine & community medicine, april – june 2017;4(2):139-144. 68. Gurumani, Rajprakash, Roopak.An interesting case report of fronto cutaneous fistula.Int. Journal of Otolaryngology. pISSN 2454-5929/ eISSN 2454-5937 EDITOR / REVIEWER Dr. Saurabh Shrivastava, Associate Professor, Community Medicine was selected as a Peer Reviewer for the following Journals, Indian Journal of Medical Research (13.04.2017), Journal of Medical Society (19.04.2017), Healthcare in Low-resources Settings (28.04.2017), Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (01.05.2017), Education for Health (05.05.2017), Journal of Behavioral Health (14.05.2017), Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research (22.05.2017), Journal of Injury and Violence Research (31.05.2017), Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (03.04.2017, 10.05.2017, & 01.06.2017), Dr Rajesh Kannan N, reviewed a manuscript, titled “Psychological distress among children after flood in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu” for the Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences. Dr. Pradeep Dhanasekharan, Assistant professor, Department of Surgery contributed to GENERAL SURGERY MCQ‟s Questions & Answers with detailed explanation book, AIIMS MAY 2017. TARGET JIPMER MAY 2016 and TARGET JIPMER DECEMBER 2016.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Dr. Saurabh Shrivastava, Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine has been appointed on 23.04.2017 for the Editor Post of a Special Issue by the Primary Healthcare – Open Access journal, with the theme being “Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease”. Dr. Saurabh Shrivastava, Associate Professsor, Department of Community Medicine, was selected on 17.04.2017 for the International Medical Education Leadership Fellowship Programme of the “Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research” (FAIMER) for the years 2017-2019 at PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore. Dr. Harshavardhan B, Senior Resident, Department of Radiology was appointed as reviewer of the Journal of Radiology Case Reports (JRCR) on 25th April 2017. Dr. Gurubharath I, Professor and Head, Department of Radiology attended the Board of Studies for MSc AHS at Chettinad University on April 2017. Dr. Gurubharath I, Professor and Head, Department of Radiology was appointed as Coordinator for Institutional website of SBVU. Dr.Semmal, Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Delivered a Special Invited Guest Lecture titled "Insights Related to Medical Science in Ancient Indian Literary Scripts” at the 11

Singapore Tamil Writers Forum, Singapore on 29th April, 2017.

Dr.Semmal, Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Delivered a Special Invited Guest Lecture titled "Imparting Medical and Health Education Using Ancient Literary Works” at Paris, France on 3rd June 2017.

Mr.Glad Mohesh, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology participated in the 10th IAEC meeting of Sri Venkateshwara Engineering College as Link nominee of CPCSEA on 26th May 2017. Mr.Glad Mohesh, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology participated in the 30th IAEC meeting of Human Biologicals Institute, Ooty as Socially Aware Nominee of CPCSEA on 28th June 2017. Officiating as Chairperson in Academic / Scientific Events Dr. S Gurumani, Professor and Head, Department of ENT, Chaired a session in “MECFEST 2017”- Live Cadaver Workshop organised by upgraded Institute of Otolarynglogy and Institute of Anatomy, Madras Medical College on 23.6.2017.

Dr Swayam Jothi, Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Chaired a scientific session at “National conference in Radiological and Endoscopic Anatomy and Recent Advances” at Shree Balaji Medical College and hospital on 16th&17th June 2017.

Jothi, Professor and Dr.Swayam Head; Dr.Kafeel Hussain, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy won the Best paper award “RAENCON2017” held at SBMCH on 16th&17th June 2017.

Dr.Jeyakumar Jeevan, Professor, Department of Dermatology, chaired a session on “IMMUNOFLOURESCENCE IN AUTOIMMUNE BULLOUS DISEASES” at CME on HISTOPATHOLOGY conducted by Tamilnadu IADVL group & SIG Dermatopathology in Kanchi kamakodi child trust hospital, Chennai on 18th June 2017. 13

SCIENTIFIC EVENTS Resource Persons in Academic Events Dr. Maduram A, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, was a resource person and gave a talk on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Essential Documents in Clinical trials and guidelines in protocol writing at Good Clinical Practices workshop on Clinical trials and Bioethicsâ&#x20AC;? on 21.03.2017 at SSSMCRI and at MGMCRI on 23.03.2017. Examiner / Evaluator Dr. S. Gurumani, Professor and Head, Department of ENT, went as an external examiner for M.S.ENT at Government Kurnool Medical College from 31.5.2017 to 2.6.2017 and Sadhan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad from 12.6.2017 to 14.6.2017. Dr G Sridhar, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, went as an external examiner for M.Sc Medical Microbiology, SRMC, Porur, Chennai from 15.6.2017 to 17.6.2017. 14

Mr.Glad Mohesh, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology went as an External Examiner for SRM University for BSc. Optometry on 17th June, 2017 Dr. Gurubharath I, Professor and Head, Department of Radiology went as an examiner for MSc & BSc RIT – AHS at Chettinad University on 22nd May 2017.

Presentation in Academic / Scientific events Dr Karthika Jayakumar, Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, gave a guest lecture on “Profile of Enteric Coccidian Infection in India” during CME at Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai on 29.6.2017. Dr.Swayam Jothi, Professor and HOD, Department of Anatomy presented a scientific paper titled “Attitude and Aptitude of Referred batch students”, Dr.Sathialakshmi, Professor, presented a scientific paper titled “Morphometric study of talar articular facets of calcaneum and its clinical importance”,Dr.Kafeel Hussain, Assistant Professor presented a scientific paper titled “Immunohistochemical study of the effect of TSH of C cells”,Dr.Sunita Bharati, Assistant Professor presented a scientific paper titled “Morphometric study of foramen magnum”. Mr.Hemant.K, Tutor presented a scientific paper titled “study of lymphoid tissue of appendix” in the National conference in Radiological and endoscopic anatomy and recent advances at Sree Balaji Medical College and hospital on 16th and 17th June, 2017.

Participation in Academic / Scientific Events Dr.Swayam Jothi, Professor and HOD, Dr.Sathialakshmi, Professor, Dr.Kafeel Hussain, Dr.Sunita Bharati Assistant Professors and Mr.Hemant.K, Tutor, Department of Anatomy, participated in the National conference in Radiological and endoscopic anatomy and recent advances at Sree Balaji Medical College and hospital on 16th and 17th June, 2017.

Dr. Karthika Priya S, Tutor, Department of Microbiology, attended “Apollo Infectious Disease Conference” held at Chennai, on 10th & 11th June 2017. Dr.Rajesh kannan N, Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, attended Symposium on „Lurasidone – Recent Updates‟ at Residency towers, Chennai on 12.05.2017. Dr.Rajesh kannan N, Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, attended CME on „Schizophrenia management‟ at Hotel Accord Metropolitan, Chennai on 28.05.17.

Dr. Lavakumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, attended a National workshop on “Pharmacoeconomics” at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry on 16th & 17th June 2017 Dr.Vinod K, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, attended a Conference & workshop on “Advanced Interventional Management of Pain” held at New Delhi from 6th to 9th April 2017. Dr S.A.Mohamed Arif, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, attended live workshop on “Pain Management” at Sri Balaji Action Medical Instiute, New Delhi from 31st March to 5th April 2017. Dr Anupriya, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, attend the “Basics in Chronic Pain Management” at Daradia Pain Clinic, Kolkata from 10th to 21st April 2017. Dr.Shesha Divya Krishna, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, had participated in the “Airway Conference” at Puducherry, on 18th June 2017. Dr Mohan Ram Kumar, SR, Department of Ophthalmology attended “Reticon” National conference on retina at ITC Grand chola on 23rd April 2017. Dr Machireddy R Skharreddy, PG, Department of Ophthalmology attended “Cataract Catalyst 2017” on 29th & 30th April at ITC Grand chola conducted by Sankara Netralaya. Dr Machireddy R Sekharreddy, PG, Department of Ophthalmology attended hands on workshop on “Phaco & Femtolaser” on 29th & 30th April at ITC Grand chola conducted by Sankara Netralaya. Mr. Ilanchezhian, Tutor; Mr. Sarguru, Tutor, Department of Biochemistry, attended CME on “Vitamin B 12 looking beyond obvious” at SRM medical college hospital and research centre Kattankulathur, on 10th May 2017. Dr.Latha.R and Mr. Glad Mohesh, Assistant Professors, Department of Physiology attended the Workshop on "Human Bioethics" held on 26th April, 2017 organized by Division of Research and Department of Clinical Pharmacology at JIPMER, Pondicherry. Mr.Ratchagan, Tutor, Department of Physiology participated in Hands-On Workshop on "Laboratory Animals in Scientific Experimentation and Research - LASER" on 26th April, 2017 conducted by Department of BRULAC & DRC, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Chennai Dr.S.Vijayakumar, Dr.Sowmya, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, attended the “12th World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology” held in Bengaluru from 4th-7th May 2017.

Dr.Gurumani, Professor and Head; Dr.Raj Prakash, Associate Professor; Dr.Pragadheeshwaran, Assistant Professor, and Dr.Roopak, M.S.ENT Post Graduate, Department of ENT, attended “MECFEST 2017- live cadaver workshop” organised by the upgraded Institute of Otolaryngology and Institute of Anatomy, Madras Medical College on 22.6.2017 and 23.6.2017. Dr. Saurabh Shrivastava, Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, attended the “On-Site Training Session on Educational Innovation Project” as a part of FAIMER fellowship at PSG Coimbatore between 10.06.2017 to 17.06.2017.

Dr.Sowmya Dogiparthi, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, attended CME on HISTOPATHOLOGY conducted by Tamilnadu IADVL group & SIG Dermatopathology in Kanchi kamakodi child trust hospital, Chennai on 18th June 2017. Dr.Sowmya Dogiparthi, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, attended workdhop on “BOTOX” conducted in Dermalaya skin clinic, Chennai on 27th May 2017. Dr. Naseem N, Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, attended CME on “Update in Hematology” at Dr Mehta‟s Multispeciality Hospital, Chennai on 29.04.2017. Dr.Naseem N , Professor and Head ; Dr. Priyanka , Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology attended Mid Year Teaching Programme on “ Histo Onco Report Formats – What Information 18

Does The Clinician Need To Treat The Patient” held at Hotel Ambassador Pallava , Chennai organised by Lister Metropolis on 3.6.2017 & 4.6.2017. Dr. Priyanka, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology attended CME on “GYNAEC ONCOPATHOLOGY-All embedded” held at Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chennai on 17.6. 2017. CME, Seminar, Symposium, Workshop, Quiz & Conferences conducted Department of Microbiology organised a CME on 12th June, 2017 titled as “Emerging viral infectious disease”. Guest lecture on Zika virus was given by Dr. Rahul Dhodapkar, Professor, JIPMER. CME on “Emerging viral Infectious Diseases” held at SSSMCRI on 12 th June 2017

Department of Biochemistry, Organised a CME on 29.04.17 titled as “Glucose transporters in diabetes mellitus- friend or foe?. Guest lecture was given by Dr. S.V. MYTHILI, Professor & Head, Department of Biochemistry, SBMCH.

Department of Otorhinolaryngology organised a CME on 28.4.2017 titled “Basic Essential in FESS”. The guest lecture was delivered by Dr.Thalapathyramkumar, Professor of ENT, Salem Government Medical College.

Department of Microbiology initiated True NAT –“In Country Study” on 22nd May 2017

TRUE NAT IN COUNTRY STUDY INITIATION ON 22ND MAY 2017 – SSSMCRI WAS ONE AMONG 100 CENTRES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS MEDICAL EDUCATION UNIT (MEU) The “Specific Learning Objective Workshop” was conducted by the Medical Educational Unit from 03.05.2017-04.05.2017, various faculty members participated in the academic exercise. The “Small Group Teaching Workshop” was conducted by the Medical Educational Unit from 21.06.2017-22.06.2017, various faculty members participated in the academic exercise. MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT (MRU) In order to streamline the research activities and to improve the research outcome of the institute, under the directions of Dean, the Medical Research Unit was constituted on 27.04.2017. SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY MEET The scientific society meeting for the month of April was held on 9th May, 2017 at Seminar Hall 4th floor, Hospital block. Presentations made were, A case of Testicular adrenal rests. By DR.Harshavardhan.B, Dept. of Radiology; A rare case of Childhood cutaneous TB By Dr.Sowmya, Department of Dermatology; An Interesting chest skiagram for discussion By Department of Respiratory medicine. The scientific society meeting for the month of May was held on 25th May, 2017 at Seminar Hall 4th floor, Hospital block. Presentations made were, kerato acanthoma – case report by Dr.Senthil.N.Ganesh, Department of Pathology; Difficlut asthma by Department.of pulmonology; 21

Agenesis of corpus callosum -by Dr.Anand, Department of Radiology; Golden hour intervention by Dr. Eeshan, Department of Orthopaedics. The scientific society meeting for the month of June was held on 29th June 2017 at Seminar Hall 4th floor, Hospital block. Presentations made were, Medical masquerader of surgical abdomen by Dr. R.Bharanikumar, Departmen of Paedicatrics; X-ray chest for diagnosis-- quiz for PGs, Department of pulmonology; Study of c cells of thyroid gland by Dr.Kafeel Hussain, Department of Anatomy. CSF (CRRI’s SCIENTIFIC FORUM) The CSF meeting was held on 12th April 2017 at Seminar Hall 4th floor, Hospital block. Presentations made were, “An interesting case by Dr. Jaseem Ahmed, Department of general surgery; Complication of Pancreatitis – Imaging approach by Dr. Arun Muthukumar, Department of Radiology; “An Interesting case by Dr. Joshua, Department of General Surgery. The CSF meeting was held on 10th May 2017 at Seminar Hall 4th floor, Hospital block. Presentations made were, |Top 10 in asthma” by CRRI of Respiratory Medicine; “wolf! Wolf!” by Dr. Balasubramaniam, Department of Internal Medicine, “Role play on paediatric Asthma”- Facts versus fiction, CRRI, Department of Paediatrics. The CSF meeting was held on 14th June 2017 at Seminar Hall 4th floor, Hospital block. Presentations made were, “Post operative earth quake” by Dr. Sapna, Department of OBG, “Diagnostic dilemma in seizures” by Dr. Suryanarayanan, Department of Paediatrics,” An Interesting chest skiagram for discussion” by Dr. Jhanaki Priya, Department of Pulmonology, “Blunt injury abdomen and Splenic trauma, Department of General Surgery. DEATH AUDIT MEETING The death case audit meeting for the April – June 2017 quarter was held on 25th April, 4th June, 27th June, 4th July and 27th July 2017 at Seminar Hall 4th floor, Hospital block. All the faculties, Postgraduates and Junior Residents attended the meeting. SCIENTIFIC WRITE UPS: EPIDERMOID CARCINOMA ARISING IN CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS-A RARE CASE REPORT Dr. Shubhra Sharma. MD Pathology IInd Yr PG , Prof. Naseem Noorunnisa INTRODUCTION-Chronic Osteomyelitis may be the result of reactivation of acute bacterial osteomyelitis, tuberculosis, or specific fungal infections. Sequelae include sequestra ,sinus tract formation , pathological fracture and development of squamous cell carcinoma . Epidermoid Carcinoma is a rare complication of fewer than 2% of cases of chronic osteomyelitis. Carcinoma has also been associated with burns, draining osteomyelitis ,scars (Marjolin‟s ulcer), chronic ulcers. The Most common bone involved is tibia followed by femur and humerus. Commonest Organism associated Staphylococcus, Enterobacter, Streptococcus and Bacteroides. 22

GROSS AND CLINICAL PRESENTATION-We received above knee Amputation specimen measuring 60*12*8cm . Ulcero proliferative growth noted in the medial aspect of tibia measuring 3*2.5*2 cm. Ulcer is 30 cm away from proximal resected margin. Multiple scars of healed sinuses seen around the knee joint. Patient presented with complaints of pain and pus discharge from the ulcer left leg. MICROSCOPIC FEATURESIst Biopsy- Section shows areas of necrosis, inflammatory infiltration and unhealthy granulation tissue, and fragments of sequestrum amidst which are scattered irregular islands of malignant well â&#x20AC;&#x201C; keratinised squamous epithelial cells with pleomorphic nuclei along with foci of keratinisation in the form of keratin pearls. Well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma probably developed in a osteomyelitic sinus tract. IInd Biopsy- Sections from the tumour show fibrocollagenous connective tissue diffusely infiltrated by sheets and irregular clusters of malignant squamous epithelial cells along with numerous Keratin Pearls .Focal areas show dense collection of acute and chronic inflammatory cells, probably representing sinus tract . Devitalised bony spicules are scattered amidst the tumor tissue ,Tumour extends upto the superficial skin in most areas. Proximal resected margin is free of tumour infiltration. Section taken from the healed sinuses show attenuated epithelium of a skin and dermis is replaced by a collagenous scar tissue. DISCUSSION-Both benign and malignant squamous epithelial changes are associated with osteomyelitis, which supports the concept of Malignant transformation over time .The reparative response to chronic inflammation leads to squamous epithelialization of the sinus tract. Squamous cell Carcinoma is diagnosed by the identification of proliferating and infiltrating keratinising pearls of atypical squamous epithelium with abnormal mitoses,cellular dysplasia , and both lymphatic and vascular invasion. Tumours associated with osteomyelitis-Squamous cell carcinoma -Angiosarcoma -Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma -Myeloma -Osteosarcoma -Adenocarcinoma -Basal cell carcinoma

INTERESTING CASE REPORTS: Interesting case operated by Department of Surgery A 14 years old Rapunzel from Ammappettai A 14 year old girl presented to us with an upper abdominal mass and discomfort for 6 months. She gave a positive history of trichophagia for several years. Imaging confirmed the diagnosis of Trichobezoar extending into the small bowel. She underwent psychiatric evaluation and was found to be of normal IQ and with no other psychiatric illness. Gastrostomy was done and the entire mass was retrieved along with the duodenal extension of the bezoar, making her one among the youngest cases of Rapunzel Syndrome without evidence of mental retardation reported in the world.

Pre op picture of the girl

Intra-operative picture of the trichobezoar

The retrieved trichobezoar

Something Fishy About that Neck A 35 year old male presented to our OPD with complaints of pain and swelling in front of the neck for 3 months. He was evaluated outside and was diagnosed to have a Thyroid Neoplasm based on imaging. Re-evaluation at our institute found the source of the trouble to be a paraoesophageal abscess secondary to an oesophageal perforation. The perforation was due to a fish bone that had lodged itself in three months back during the course of a hastily consumed spicy fish curry meals.

Pre-op photo of the patient

Xray neck of the patient showing the foreign body

Intra-operative picture of the fish bone tip in the paraoesophageal space

The retrieved fish bone

The retrieved fish bone NEW APPOINTMENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Dr. J. Kanmani joined as a tutor in the Department of Community Medicine on 03/04/17. Dr. A. Jospine Amala joined as a tutor in Department of Community Medicine on 18/05/17. Dr. M. Suyambu Raja joined as a tutor in Department of Community Medicine on 01/06/17. Dr. Mali Kalpana Ramanna joined as a tutor in the Department of Pharmacology on 23.06.2017 Dr. Thirunavkarasu joined as Associate Professor in Department of General Surgery. Dr. Praveen Kumar M joined as Senior Resident in Department of Radiology.

STUDENT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES The Department of Community Medicine conducted the Parent teachers meeting for the 7th semester on 29.04.2017. Mentor Mentee meeting on 29th May‟17 and comprehensive information of all the mentees was collected and students were counseled depending on their performance. Parent teachers Meeting for the 6th Semester was conducted on 24.06.2017. POSTGRADUATE NEWS Dr.Seetharaman, 1st year PG attended the International Conference on Challenges in Management of Lifestyle Diseases and presented an oral paper titled “A study to assess the pattern of lifestyle related factors among school children of Chrompet” at SRM Medical college, Chennai on 31.03.17 & 01.04.17. Dr. Sona, Final year PG and Dr. Indrabala, 1st year PG participated in the observation of World Health Day on 07.04.2017. Dr. Indrabala gave a health talk on the prevention of suicides and about dealing with the stigma associated with mental illness. PG dissertation committee meeting was held on 26th April, 2017 and the PG orientation Programme – I was conducted on 12th June 2017. 27

Dr.Pushkar Chaudhary, Dr. Senthil N Ganesh, Dr. Shubhra Sharma First yr PG‟s, Department of Pathology attended CME on Update in Hematology at Dr Mehta‟s Multispeciality Hospital, Chennai on 29.04.2017. Dr. Senthil N Ganesh, 1st year PG, Department of Pathology presented “An Interesting case of Keratoacanthoma” in Scientific Society Meet on 25.5.2017.

Dr.Syed Ahmed, 2nd year PG, Department of Pathology won prize in quiz competition in Scientific Society Meet on 25.5.2017. Dr. Pushkar Chaudhary, 2nd year PG, Department of Pathology attended the CME “35th ANNUAL NATIONAL CME” at J.N. Medical College, Belgavi held from 7th to 10th June 2017 and presented poster on “ Study of Thyroid Swellings Using Bethesda System and its correlation with Histopathology at Tertiary care centre .

Dr. Pushkar Chaudhary , 2nd year PG attended CME on “GYNAEC ONCOPATHOLOGY-All embedded” at Department of Pathology, Institute Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology Egmore, Chennai held on 17.6. 2017.

Mock exam was conducted for Post Graduate students examining patients as per MRCS OSCE scoring pattern.

UNDERGRADUATE NEWS Mr.Vijay Madhaiyan, 3rd year MBBS and Ms.Srinidhi, 2nd year MBBS, were nominated for Young Scientist Award competition conducted by Institutional Research Board of Chennai Medical College, Hospital & RC in participation with TNSCST and NCSTC. Poster presentation on TrueNAT was conducted on 19th & 20th June 2017 for IV semester students by the Department of Microbiology & TBCD. It was moderated by Dr. Karthika Priya, tutor, Department of Microbiology.

TRUE NAT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; POSTER PRESENTATION BY IV SEMESTER STUDENTS on 19th & 20th June 2017

SEMINAR PRESENTATION BY IV SEMESTER STUDENTS

UG NEWS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; IV & VI SEMESTER STUDENTS ACCOMPANIED BY DR. PRASANNA ATTENDED QUIZ CONDUCTED IN THENI MEDICAL COLLEGE ON 23RD JUNE 2017

Two UG students participated in the UG Quiz Program of TANPSYCON 2017 held at Salem MEDICAL COLLEGE, on 4th June 2017.

SURGERY T20 QUIZ was conducted for UG Students on June 10, 2017.

The Department of Ophthalmology conducted the Ophthalmology Quiz on May 27th 2017, 6th semester student Ms.Vishnupriya won the prize in the quiz competition. The Department of Forensic Medicine organised student seminar on 28th April 2017, Mr. Prtihviraj. R, (Firearms, their types, components of firearms and their MLI); Ms. Sanchana Chandrasekhar, (Firearm injuries and their MLI) Presented in it.

STUDENT SEMINAR

The Department of Forensic Medicine organised student seminar on 26th May 2017, Mr. Lokesh .S. (Head Injury, skull fractures and their MLI); Miss Miss Ramyashree (Intra cranial haemorrhages and their MLI) Presented in it. The Department of Forensic Medicine organised student seminar on 29th June 2017, Mr. Nizamuddin (Electrocution and lightning injury); Miss Indhuja.S (Road Traffic Accidents and their MLI) Presented in it. The Department of Forensic Medicine organised the student debate on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Euthanasiaâ&#x20AC;? on 23.06.2017.

STUDENT DEBATE ON EUTHANSAIA

The Department of Biochemistry organised an e-Poster presentation competition participated by 18 teams on 6 different topics related to Diabetes Mellitus. Two best e-posters were selected and awarded prize on the guest lecture day (29/04/17) 1st Prize awarded by Respected Dean to Sindhura and Swathi I MBBS

2nd prize awarded by the guest lecturer to Ananya and Deeksha I MBBS

The Department of Pathology, celebrated World Blood Donor Day and conducted Poster competition for Undergraduates, CRRIâ&#x20AC;&#x;s and allied Health Science students on 14.6.2017.

Under Assistance from the Anatomy Department, Ms. DuVichita, Ms. Deeksha, Ms. Maria & Ms. Gayathri attended Intercollegiate Quiz at SBMCH on 15.6.17 The Department of Anatomy conducted the Special Seminars Symposia on Uterus and itâ&#x20AC;&#x;s Adnexae for III table students on 17.04.17. The Department of Anatomy, conducted the Symposia on Kidney and suprarenal gland for IV table students on 29.05 17. The Department of Biochemistry conducted Problem Oriented Learning - Diabetes Mellitus for I MBBS students (2016-2017 batch) on 08/05/2017.

The Department of Biochemistry, organized BIO SEMINAR for I MBBS students (2016-2017 batch), Sree Harie Won 1st prize, SABITH & AKSHAYA received 2nd prize from Dr. Venkadathri, Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacology on 09/05/2017. BIO SEMINAR-Megaoblastic anemia by Tejaswi I MBBS

BIO SEMINAR- Renal Function Test by Shashank I MBBS

BIO SEMINAR- Myocardial Infarction by Madhumithra I MBBS

BIO SEMINAR- Thalassemia by Tanushri I MBBS

BIO-SEMINARS for the I MBBS: prize distribution awarded by Dr. Venkadathri, Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacology. Sree Harie I MBBS receiving 1st prize for Bio-Seminar from Dr. Venkadathri

SABITH I mbbs receiving 2nd prize for Bio-Seminar from Dr. Venkadathri

AKSHAYA I MBBS receiving 2nd prize for Bio-Seminar from Dr. Venkadathri

SOMESHWAR I MBBS receiving 3rd prize for Bio-Seminar from Dr. Venkadathri

RAJASHRI I mbbs receiving 3rd prize for Bio-Seminar from Dr. Venkadathri

The Department of Biochemistry, Organised “BIO –ROLE PLAY” for I MBBS STUDENTS during the month of MAY 2017. BIO –ROLE PLAY Topic: Vitamin A deficiency

BIO –ROLE PLAY Topic: Phenylketonuria

BIO –ROLE PLAY Topic: Alkaptonuria

BIO –ROLE PLAY Topic: Vitamin C deficiency

The Department of Biochemistry conducted “E-POSTERS ON ZEBRA FISH”, for I MBBS students on June 2017 . Ms.Tanushri, Mr.Ashwin, Ms.Subeksha, Mr.Hariganesh, Mr.Jaswanth, Ms.Swetha, Mr.Anaga Pragash, Mr Hemanth & Ms Sindhuja and other studnets participated in it.

BIO ART was conducted by the Department of Biochemistry for I MBBS students during June 2017. Ms Kajal, Ms Alankrita, Ms Sowbha, Ms Ashika Jainab, Ms Snehalatha & Mr Mistina Mano

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The Department of Physiology, conducted the Zebrafish poster competition for 1st year MBBS students on various arenas of research going on in zebrafish on 25th May, 2017. The first three best poster presentations were awarded with Book awards and certificates.

2. The Department of Physiology conducted a Physiology quiz â&#x20AC;&#x201C; COGNITO 2017 competition for 1st year MBBS on 26th May, 2017, total of 12 students in four teams participated and first three places were awarded with books and certificates.

3. The Department of Physiology, conducted Essay Quest competitions for 1st year MBBS students every month since the month of March, in which students were requested to write an essay on the works of Nobel Laureates born in that month during the past and the winners were awarded on the day of the quiz competition.

4. Department of Physiology, conducted Essay Competitions for the all the MBBS and AHS students to celebrate WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY on the topic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Physiological changes after blood donationâ&#x20AC;? on 14th June, 2017. Awards and certificates were given for first three places.

5. The Department of Physiology, has been conducting Student seminars for 1st year MBBS students after every module, and the best speakers were awarded on 26th May, 2017.

SWACCHA BHARATH Various Departments conducted special events related to Swatch Bharath. Students and Faculty members of various departments participated in it. An intra-college online essay competition was organized by the department of Forensic Medicine on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go Green-Go clean Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan in the between 14- 24 June 2017

I MBBS students involved in cleaning the campus

World Environment Day was celebrated on 5th June 2017

OBSERVATION OF HEALTH DAYS INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY 21/06/2017 The International Yoga day was celebrated on 21.6.17. All departments and students participated in the training program. Talk on “Scientific perspective of Yoga” was deliverd by Dr.R.Lavanya, Dr.Kalavathy, Sky world communication service centre, Chennai

. WORLD HEALTH DAY – 07/04/2017 Theme: “Depression: Let’s talk.” The World Health Day was observed at our hospital on April 7th, Friday, 2017. As this year theme was „Depression: Let‟s Talk‟, in coordination with the Department of Psychiatry, World Health Day was observed on April 7th in Hospital Block, SSSMC&RI. Dr. Anusha, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry welcomed the audience and the Dean addressed them with a key note on depression. Symptoms of depression and need for the early treatment was discussed by Dr. Rajesh Kannan, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry. Dr. Indra Bala, First year PG, Community Medicine gave a brief health talk on prevention of suicides and dealing with the stigma associated with mental illness. This was followed by a role play on depression by Interns and poster presentation by students, interns and nursing staff. Poster presentation competition was also organised. Best posters were awarded with prizes. 48

WORLD HEALTH DAY: DEPRESSION LET‟S TALK PROG

World Health Day 2017 “Let‟s talk” on depression was observed at RHTC Sembakkam on 7th April 2017 by the department of Community Medicine. A health talk using charts were organised. Interns posted at RHTC explained about the risk factors, signs and symptoms of depression, under the guidance of Dr. Muthukumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Medical officer, the beneficiaries were also explained regarding the management of depression and the social stigma prevailing around it. World Health Day (2017) was observed in Thiruporur UHTC on 7h April by the Department of Community Medicine. A health talk was organized for the welfare of the patients attending the centre and also the health care personnel in the center. The health talk was done by the CRRIs‟ posted in the centre, under the guidance of Dr. Gopinath.T.T, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, and the Medical Officer. Patients and health personnel were educated regarding the importance of depression and its impact in our community and the measures taken to prevent it. World Malaria day-25/04/17 Theme: “A push for Prevention” World Malaria Day was observed at Sembakkam RHTC on April 25th 2017 by the Department of Community Medicine. A health talk using charts was organised for the welfare of the patients attending the centre. Health talk and a video on malaria awareness were shown to the participants by the interns posted at RHTC, under the guidance of Dr. Muthukumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine and the Medical Officer. Participants were explained regarding the mosquito breeding sites and measures of mosquito management. World No Tobacco Day – 31/05/17 Theme: “Tobacco – A threat to development” 49

World No Tobacco Day was observed at Sembakkam RHTC on May 31st 2017 by the Department of Community Medicine. A health talk using charts was organised for the welfare of the patients attending the centre. Health talk and an demo using experimental model on impact of smoking on human lung shot by CM- CRRIs were shown to the audience under the guidance of Dr. Muthukumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine and the Medical Officer. Participants were explained regarding the health effects of tobacco use and its management. World No Tobacco Day was observed in Thiruporur UHTC on May 31st by the Department of Community Medicine. A health talk was organized for the welfare of the patients attending the centre and also the health care personnel in the center. The health talk was done by the CRRIs‟ posted in the centre, under the guidance of Dr. Gopinath.T.T, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, and the Medical Officer. Patients and health personnel were educated regarding the side effects of tobacco and its impact on community and the need to minimize its consumption. World Hypertension day- 17.05.2017 Theme: “Know your numbers” World hypertension day was observed at Sembakkam RHTC on 15th May 2017 by the Department of Community Medicine. A health talk using charts was organized for the welfare of the patients attending the centre. Health talk using charts on risk factors and clinical features of hypertension was explained to the participants by the interns posted at RHTC, under the guidance of Dr. Muthukumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine and the Medical Officer. Participants were also explained about the complications of hypertension and importance of medical adherence, physical activity & diet restrictions. World Environment day -05/06/2017 Theme: “connecting people to nature” World Environment day was observed at Sembakkam RHTC on June 5th 2017 by the Department of Community Medicine. A health talk using charts was organized for the welfare of the patients attending the centre. Health talk using charts on global warming was explained to the participants by the interns posted at RHTC, under the guidance of Dr. Muthukumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine and the Medical Officer. Participants were also explained about the health hazards of environmental pollution. Department of Pathology and Microbiology celebrated World Environment Day on 5.6.2017. All the faculties of Pathology and Microbiology department and IV semester student‟s cleaned two wheeler parking area in the college premises on 5. 6.17 and 6.6.17. World Blood Donation Day- 14/6/17 Theme: “Donate blood, Donate now, Donate often” World blood donation day was observed at RHTC, Sembakkam on June 14th 2017 by the Department of Community Medicine. A health talk using charts was organized for the welfare of the patients attending the centre. Patients were educated about the do‟s and don‟ts of blood donation by the interns posted at RHTC, under the guidance of Dr. Muthukumar, Assistant Professor, 50

Department of Community Medicine and the Medical Officer. Participants were also explained about the age limit and other criteria for blood donation. They were also explained about the importance and benefits of blood donation.

OUTREACH CAMPS & ACTIVITIES The Department of Community Medicine in coordination with specialists from various clinical departments, and paramedical staffs conducted 35 outreach camps at Guduvancherry, Anbagam (Pananagattupakkam), Mullipakkam, and Manampathy. The Department of Surgery conducted 6 health camps on April (5th,8th,12th,17th,19th,24th); 8 health camps on May (3rd,8th,10th,13th ,15th, 17th, 22nd, 31st) The Department of Ophthalmology conducted Outreach programs inclusive of 22 Camps and screened 142 patients. The total number of cataract surgeries done for camp patients is 21. The Department of Radiology conducted Outreach programs, 3 camps on 7th April, 5th May and 2nd June. The Department of orthopaedics conducted health camps on 5th April, 7th April,5th May,24th May,2nd June,7th June. The Central Clinical Laboratory Biochemistry Technicians participated in the Medical camp conducted on 7th June 2017.

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES CELESTRA, a Deeper Insight by Mr.Akshay Lal and Mr. Arul Anand, 6th Semester MBBS College life is what makes one‟s youth charitable and livelier, thanks to the undying memories that are made along with gaining knowledge. Cultural and sports events are those times that creates a perfect setting for the above said words like it has happened in the previous years, even this year saw an event of that sort , studded with supreme glory and shouldered the legacy of the previous year . The 2014 batch MBBS students ''GENEZENS'' were given the charge of organising this “CELEBRATION”. The intra college „sports and culturals' was given the name ''CELESTRA 2K17'' An epitome of ecstacy, which means ''Celestial Radiance''. The fiesta was contested by the mighty 6 houses -AMBER YELLOW,AMETHYST PURPLE,EMERALD GREEN,SAPPHIRE BLUE,RUBY RED & ZIRCON BROWN . The sports events started off with a grand inauguration and innovative attractions on 23rd March. The event gained momentum rapidly in the coming days , by now the mood of the festivity has spread to the whole of people inside the campus students of all batches were seen actively taking part in all the sports activities. After an amazing stint of sporting excitement, the stage is now set for the cultural events. 18th, 19th, 20th of April were the scheduled dates which were destined to witness the phenomenon. The stint of 3 days went on incredibly great, with the likes of literary events, fun games, cultural events and so on. It was a perfect setting for students to stage their talents and they did just that without failing to enjoy the fun and excitement that the event has brought along. The events were judged by the faculties from every departments of clinical and non clinical wing. The gala started with the off stage events beginning with the first team event the colourful Rangoli at the college block followed by the solo event Painting. the other off stage events which took place were Mehendi, Vegetable Carving, Wealth Out Of Waste and Face Painting. To add more spice to the fest, Treasure Hunt was conducted during the noon. A lunch break of 30 mins was availed. The afternoon section saw the inception of literary events for the first time in college history. The events conducted were Haiku, Creative Writing & Cine Quiz. The crowd pulling attraction of literary events was ''THE DEBATE'' where the words battled to win the supremacy and gave the 53

crowd a lot of energy to cheer the first day up. The last off stage event conducted was MAN VS WILD which showcased the strength and never give up moments of the participants. Fun events were conducted at the end for the students and faculties to mark a good ending for the introductory day of CELESTRA 2K17. The second day marked an introduction to the on stage events conducted on a grandstand surrounded by eye catching lights, tunes added some mellow mood to the fest by crooning some popular tracks added a great platform for the students to showcase their talents to a jam packed audience. Tube light was the first event conducted followed by Jail break which gave many hilarious moments for the judges and the audience. Channel Surfing was something new to the pack which was well accepted and presented by the contestants. An hour break was given to refresh their minds and for a good appetite to continue the energy of the gala. The scenes of the movies were reborn on the stage by the participants of six different houses with the event Spoof It Up. The platform was entertained with the group event Antakshari. When words fail, music speaks. The stage witnessed the origin of many singers and attracted lots of crowd with the breath taking melodies and energetic vocals of the students in the platform Solo Singing. When the music began, everyone started to dance. The stage was rocked with the moves of dancers which mesmerised the crowd which added more intensity to the event Solo Dancing. An end to day 2 was even more interesting with premiere of Short Film captured by the students and was premiered as a second show for the audience which made CELESTRA 2K17 different from the previous years culturals. Students presented the themes in a professional way and the drama was very intense which made crowd watch every single scene of the short films. Day 3, the end of the cultural era. Day 3 marked with the event Minute to Win It which hits your heart to a high rate with the tasks among which face the cookie gained lot of cheers and laugh among audience. The contest to prove the real Tamizhan was conducted in the form of Tamizhanda, strictly an event in Tamil only. During every show an interval is a quite common thing, advertisements are telecasted during the interval time, an event named Adzap was organised to dramatise several products advertisement in a humorous way. A very famous event Connexion was conducted later followed by the all awaiting group event Variety Show where a stage is set for students to show their talents in an half an hour length event. Music, Dance, Drama, Action and other elements were mixed and presented to the crowd. The most awaited event of CELESTRA 2K17 The Group Dance where teams have a rebellion to win the jackpot. It lived up to its expectations in a grand manner. Great levels of enthusiasm and commitment were shown by the participants and they received a roar of applause. The last solo event conducted was Footloose where the participants adapted to the tunes played and entertained the audience with their moves. Swing along to the tunes of the DJ, dance like there is no tomorrow and party the night away with a groove. The end of CELESTRA 2K17 in the form of the energetic DJ &VJ NIGHT. DJ night was the perfect end for the era and stage was at high intensity dancing to the beats and tunes played 54

by the DJ. The final day built up an enthusiasm and await among the students about the results and winners which was announced on the next day (21st April) at the ''College Annual Day'' and prizes were distributed.

ANNUAL DAY Write-up by Ms.Hoormika, 6th Semester MBBS This year has certainly been an amazing when it comes to making historical landmarks in the history of the college. So far in this glorious stint of period since the commencement of this college, this year saw the first ever ANNUAL DAY. This was apparently proved to be a great finish for the annual cultural meet as it continued.... It is obvious that Well began is a Half done piece of work ... As the saying goes Our Annual Day was an extravagant success.... Well planned and well executed ... Series of events were been planned and executed which made the day as special as possible... The most expected day of ours was about to be inaugurated by the evening ... The awaited morning's few hours was been planned to entertain our staff members by accommodating an interesting event for them to get involved (Off-stage & On-stage events) . As planned the events took place with absolute coordination. The often point of interest was 'COOKING EVENT for STAFFS (off-stage event) , followed by on-stage events with ultimate fact of fun along with respect for our staff members . Followed by: Inauguration, Prize distribution of culturals, sports, Literary & Academics. Guest performances by the UG students, PG students, Faculties, Staffs & College band. Batch & Team photo sessions. The actual bliss started then, the ever first ANNUAL DAY OF SHRI SATHYA SAI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE was been Inaugurated with a pure feel of happiness and pride by our Dignitaries Our very own Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. K R Sethuraman along with our Respected Dean Dr Premanath Kotur , Respected Medical Superintendent Dr. Vijayalakshmi, Our Respected Vice Principals, Our Respected Sports Chairman Professor Dr. Vijaya Kumar Nair and Our Respected Cultural Chairman Professor Dr. Balaji Rajagopalan. Following the proud moment, another hour of smiles and victories of both curricular as well academic excellences was been recognised and appreciated by PRIZE DISTRIBUTIVE EVENTS of CELESTRA 2K17 . The prizes were been distributed by the dignitaries. The ' first of all factor ' started with the Sports section of excellence.... The SPORTS CHAMPIONS were been given by our dignitaries and was been proudly held by EMERALD GREEN. The SPORTS RUNNERS UP was another proud team AMETHYST PURPLE. The event that lights up the whole of the campus can be non-other than our CULTURAL EVENTS, Spreading up smiles and colours and lights all over the limits of SSSMC & RI .... The CULTURALS CHAMPIONS were the sparkling AMETHYST PURPLE TEAM and the CULTURALS RUNNERS UP was EMERALD GREEN. The heart core being the LITERARY & ACADEMICS, all the excellences prizes were been distributed... University top rank holders were been rewarded for their relentless hard works.

To lighten up the atmosphere Guest performances were been performed by our UG & PG students, faculties, staff members & the COLLEGE BAND. The bliss of every student's life is that 'NOSTALGIC FEEL' when u look back at your college life and the time spent out there in college.... The best way of regaining them is by CAPTURING THEM.... The day came to a tranquil conclusion with RESPECTIVE BATCH AND TEAM PHOTO SESSION. The bliss and the feel of innocence of college life has been captured to be cherished at last with a thought of 'TO BE CONTINUED....' in every one's simple mind & heart .... . COMMUNITY EXTENSION VIA E – LEARNING On 15-06-2017, Dr.Mohanambal, Professor and Head, Department of OBG participated at the Panel Discussion (Vivadha Medai) (கர்ப்பிணிகள்- அசைவ உணவு ைாப்பிடுவது தவறா) conducted by the SUN Televsion Network. Contents are available in the Internet as well.

Dr.Semmal Explained about Pituitary Gland for the General Public Via a Science Program Broadcasted by All India Radio

EDITORIAL BOARD PATRONS : Chancellor –Shri. M.K. Rajagopalan Madam Chairperson– Smt. Gowri Rajagopalan Director – Dr.Prashanth Rajagopalan CHIEF ADVISORS: Vice - Chancellor- Prof. K.R.Sethuraman Dean – Prof. Dr P.F. Kotur Vice Principals – Dr. K.N.Viswanathan (Clinical/ PG Studies) ; Dr. Karthika Jayakumar (Pre / Para Clinical) EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: 1. Dr.Semmal Syed Meerasa, Prof & Head Physiology – Editor –In-Chief 2. Dr. Swayam Jothi , Prof & Head, Anatomy 3. Dr. Sundaramurthy, Prof & Head, TB & Chest 4. Mr. Glad Mohesh, Asst Prof, Physiology 5. Dr. Lavakumar S, Asst. Prof , Pharmacology 6. Dr. Gomathi, Asst. Prof , Pathology 7. Dr.Karthika Priya, Tutor, Microbiology 8. Dr. Pragadeesh, Asst. Prof, ENT 9. Dr. Vijay Kumar, Senior Resident , DVL 10. Dr. Raja, Asst Prof, Orthopaedics 11. Mr. Suresh Kumar, Technical Staff STUDENTS COMMITTEE: 1. Mr. Ajay Dev - Jubiliants 2012 2. Ms. Shruthi.K - Jubiliants 2012 3. Mr. Rishabh Vardhanan – Genezens 2014 4. Ms.Hari priya – Genezens 2014 5. Mr. Arunachalam Ashwin - Warriors 2015 6. Ms. Srinidhi - Warriors 2015