One-day CME on Pharmacovigilance in Ayurveda, ‘Amrita Suraksha 2025’, organized by the Amrita School of Ayurveda, was successfully conducted at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi.
The event featured enlightening sessions by esteemed experts, emphasizing the importance of therapeutic monitoring, adverse event reporting, and institutional pharmacovigilance to ensure patient safety in Ayurveda.
Event Highlights:
Lighting of the Lamp & Inaugural Address – Dr. Jaggu, Additional General Manager, AIMS, Kochi
Opening Remarks – Dr. Ramesh NV, Principal in Charge, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kollam
Expert Sessions:
Introduction to Pharmacovigilance – Dr. Devisree Damodaran, JRF, PPvC-Amrita
Need and significance of therapeutic monitoring (Procedural & Drug) of Ayurveda medicine practices – Dr. Prashant B. Bedarkar, Co-ordinator IPVC, ITRA, Jamnagar
Operational Requirement for Ayush Vigilance – Dr. Princy Louis Palatty, HOD, Dept. of Pharmacology, AIMS, Kochi
Role of Clinicians in Adverse Event Reporting: Building a Safer Ayurvedic Practice System – Dr. Rajmohan V, Associate Professor, GAC, Trivandrum
Pharmacovigilance for Ayush Drugs and Challenges in its Implementation – Dr. Galib R, Associate Professor, Co-ordinator-NPvC, AllA, New Delhi
Patient and Public Involvement in Pharmacovigilance – Dr. P. Rammanohar, Research Director, Amrita School of Ayurveda, Kollam
From Implementation to Impact: Real-World Experiences in Establishing Institutional Pharmacovigilance – Dr. Manoj Kumar N, Vice Principal, VPSV College, Kottakal
