CME ON VARIOUS CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS
Mangalore Chapter
A CME was organized by IHMA Mangalore chapter on 30.3.08, Sunday at Fathima Retreat Hall. The first session was on Importance of Hematological and Biochemical investigations- its relevance in day to day practice. Prof. Dr. G.K.Swethadri, MBBS, DCP, MD, MRCP, Professor of Pathology, Fr Muller Medical College was the resource person. Dr Swethadri emphasized the importance of investigations and it relevance in our day to day practice.

The second session was on Chest X- ray- basics. The resource person for this session was Dr Devadas Acharya, MBBS, MD, DNB (RADIODIAGNOSIS), Associate professor, Dept of Radiodiagnosis. Dr Acharya made his session very interesting and lively by interacting with the participants.

There were around 110 participants. Dr Swethadri was presented with a memento by Dr Shrinath Rao, Vice Principal, FMHMC. Dr Acharya was felicitated by Dr Shilpi Rastogi.

The CME was well organized by the active and dynamic team of IHMA, Mangalore chapter. Dr Prasanna Kumar, Secretary welcomed the gathering and Dr Praveen Raj, NWC member proposed the vote of thanks. National Secretary General Dr Roshan Pinto was present during the sessions.
 

Dr.Prasanna Kumar
Gen. Sec. Mangalore Chapter

Indian Homoeopathic Medical Association (IHMA)
Mangalore chapter
Activities:
1.Conducts CME programmes for practioners and Homoeopathic students with the objective of upgrading clinical efficiency of Homoeopathic community. Recently held CME was on 20.07.2007. The CME was attended by more than 150 participants from in and around Mangalore.

The speaker for the first session was Dr Habib Khan, Asst Professor, Fr Muller Medical College and Hospital and a well known paediatrician of the city. His presentation on approach to fever and cough in paediatrics highlighted some diagnostic clues and management followed by interaction. Second session was by Dr Sanjeev Lazar from Kanhangad was on Homoeopathic approach in paediatric cases.

2.Distributed Malaria preventive medicines to General public mainly to apartments and hostels. Members of IHMA Mangalore chapter are regularly distributing Homoeopathic preventive medicines to prevent one of the most prevalent epidemics of Mangalore i.e. Malaria. On Sundays members of IHMA are following up these cases and reminding them to take the medicines as per the directions.

The medicines are given in a 1 dram bottle with printed sticker outside which reads- “Preventive Medicine- IHMA, Mangalore”. With this programme the IHMA aims to propagate the system of Homoeopathy as well as to bring to the notice of district health officials regarding the efficacy of our medicines in preventing certain epidemics. IHMA also plans to extend these programmes to some large government establishments like KSRTC.