Dr. Anura Jayasumana, a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University, USA, visited the Kochi and Amritapuri campuses in early 2016.
Amrita School of Pharmacy, Kochi, has released the tentative examination dates 2016 for B. Pharm., Pharm. D. and M. Pharm. programs.
A 67-year-old woman, Amaloor Pavam, underwent a rare medical procedure at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) to repair the damaged aortic valve of her heart without opening of the chest. The non-surgical procedure, called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), was performed by a team led by Dr. C. Rajiv, Professor of Cardiology, AIMS, Kochi. The team performed this procedure for the first time in Kerala.
In connection with World Kidney Day 2016, the Department of Nephrology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, organized various public awareness programs in Kochi, especially in schools aimed at educating teachers and parents about how to recognize symptoms of kidney disease in children at the earliest.
Amrita School of Dentistry, won accolades in 13th National Post Graduate Convention of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
In the recently held XIII Annual State Conference of the Kairali Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathologists at Hotel Dunes Cochin during March 5-6, 2016, Dr. Lisha Mathew, Second-year Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, won the BEST SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION AWARD in the case reports category
Dr. Liju George, second year MD Resident, Department of Microbiology, Amrita School of Medicine, received first prize for her poster titled “Evaluation of Gene Xpert MTB/RIF Versus Smear Microscopy and Liquid Culture in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kochi, Kerala” at a Continuing Medical Education (CME) organised by Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram & Academy of Clinical Microbiologist on February 27, 2016. She was guided by Dr. Sadia Khan, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Amrita School of Medicine.
To drive home the importance of antimicrobial stewardship in the face of rising drug resistance, a Continuing Medical Education (CME) on Good Antibiotic Prescription Practices was held on February 21, 2016 at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.
On the occasion of World Cancer Day 2016, the Department of Oncology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, along with Canserve Society, organized a cancer awareness program on February 4, 2016.
Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) and Govt. of Maharashtra has applauded the efforts of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in conducting Behaviour-based study and for drafting the Kerala Antibiotic and Infection Prevention Policy.
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