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.
Drs. Devika R. Krishnan and Remya M., Postgraduates in the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Amrita School of Dentistry, have won the best scientific paper award for presenting scientific papers at the 14th CAESOK Midterm Conference and 6th PG Convention, held at Hotel Arcadia, Kottayam, during March 12-13, 2016.
Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi announces the results of the Final Professional M. B. B. S. Degree Examination – January 2016.
Dr. Mohammed Hisham, ICU Clinical Pharmacist, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital Coimbatore, delivered a lecture on January 22, 2016, on the importance of rational use of antibiotics and the role of the clinical pharmacist in this area.
Dr. Sapna Varma N. K., Professor & Head, Deaprtment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Amrita School of Denstistry, Kochi, was an invited speaker at the International Orthodontic Conference held at Srilanka during February 5th-7th, 2016. Her topic of presentation was “The Role Orthodontists In Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.”
In the recently concluded 76th IAPM (Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists) Kerala Chapter Meeting, held on February 13, 2016 at Trivandrum Medical College, two out of the three prizes for the case and poster presentations were bagged by postgraduate students at the Department of Pathology, Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi.
Dr. Neena Baby, Fellow in Pediatric Neurology, Amrita School of Medicine, won the best paper award for her paper titled “Efficacy, tolerability and seizure outcome of ketogenic diet in 74 children with Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy ” in the 17th Joint Annual Conference of Indian Epilepsy Association and Indian Epilepsy Society held at Visakhapatnam during February 12 – 14, 2016.
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