CHAIRPERSON MESSAGE

• Drug formulary, we will make it more accessible and widely availableand useable easily by every member, subscriber and institutions
• Artificial Intelligence for Pediatricians– Primer and intermediate levels workshops 3 each. we will put our thrust in AI this year – Dr Deepak and Dr Gaurav will Coordinate. One zonal representative each
• Our CPU magazinewill see the activity once again with more articles and quizzes. Dr Deepak, Dr Basavaraj and Dr Sanjay Srirampur and editorial Team will coordinate along with zonal EBM
• ICMR and National virtual Centre Clinical pharmacology network’s(NVCCPN) Prescribing Skills course for pediatrician – / collaborate with Drug formulary, and rational use medicine (RUM) – centers, to be legally valid.                      (NMC reports very poor prescription skills in Residents’ young doctors also)
• Infonars to continue
• Tech Tips monthly twice to continue
• Website Maintenance and upgradation
• Digitalization Workshops to continue if budgets feasibility
• Explore conducting next National Conference

“Prescribing skill”

• A digital robust and accessible to all members prescription facility
• It has been recognized by the National Medical Commission (NMC) as a “Must Know” entity in its curriculum for Medical Graduates.
• A pilot study conducted among first-year resident doctors on the assessment of prescribing skills revealed the unpreparedness for the rational prescription.
• Inappropriate prescribing results in insufficient or delayed recovery, increased risk of preventable harm/adverse drug reaction, development of antimicrobial resistance, and increased cost of therapy to the patient.

To consider a  abridged Course layout – proposed

I.&nbspHealthcare System

Module 1: Health ecosystem, Health care setting, National Health programs

Module 2: Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940; Rules, 1945 and Drugs Schedules, amendments thereof, Fixed Dose Combinations, Over the Counter drugs, AYUSH Drugs, Nutraceuticals and Health Supplements

Module 3: Healthcare setting, National Essential Medicines List, Health Insurance schemes including Ayushman Bharat

II.&nbspPrinciples of Prescribing

Module 4 : Fundamentals of prescribing, Good prescribing practices

Module 5 : Medication History

Module 6 : Formulation and appropriate Route of Administration  

Module 7 : Relevance of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics for Safe & Effective Medication

Module 8 : Documentation

Module 9 : Communication Skills in Prescribing

Module 10 : Improving Adherence

Module 11 : Principles of antimicrobial prescribing

III.&nbspPrescribing in Medical emergencies

Module 12 : Common Acute Poisoning

Module 13 : Management of Shock

IV.&nbspAdverse Drug Reactions

Module 15 : Basic Principles of Adverse Drug Reactions

Module 16 : Adverse Drug Reactions –  Management and Prevention

Module 17 : Adverse Drug Reaction –  Reporting

V.&nbspPrescribing in special patient groups

Module 20 : Prescribing for children

Module 22 : Prescribing in renal and hepatic impairment

VI.&nbspTherapeutic Groups

Module 28 : Prescribing for Pain Management

VII.&nbspTherapeutic Groups

Module 29 : Prescribing Antimicrobial rationally for common conditions

Module 30 : Dermatology Disorders

Module 31 : Prescribing for ENT disorders

Module 32 : Prescribing for Ophthalmological Disorders

Module 33 : Prescribing in Asthma

Module 34 : Prescribing for Community Acquired Pneumonia & Symptomatic cough management

VIII.&nbspTherapeutic Groups

Module 35 : Common Gastrointestinal Disorders

Module 36 : Common Psychiatric Conditions (Anxiety, Depression)

Module 37 : Common Psychiatric Conditions (Schizophrenia, Bipolar Affective Disorder)

Module 38 : Epilepsy, Dementia and Migraine

Module 39 : Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gout

Module 40 : Prescribing in Palliative and End of Life care

1. Elective Modules

Approach to hemoglobinopathies

Diagnosis and management of PCOS

Anti-Tuberculosis drug prescription

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), Post Kala – azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL)

Transfusion reactions, Approach to G6PD deficiency and thrombocytopenia

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