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“Medical fraternity is accountable to patients”

— PHOTO: M. MOORTHY.

MAKING A CALL: Kamini A. Rao, Chairperson of International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics’ Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights Committee, lighting a lamp to mark the State conference of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in Tiruchi on Saturday. (From right) S. Kasturi, president, Tiruchi Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society, and R. Vijaya, president, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology are also seen.

TIRUCHI: Medicos should come together to provide a platform for young practitioners and networking private-pupil partnerships to enhance students’ academic amenities, said the Chairperson of International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics’ (FIGO) Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights Committee, Kamini A. Rao.

Speaking at the first State conference of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry organised by the Tiruchi Obstetrics and Gynaecology Society (TRIOGS), Dr. Kamini observed that medicos from southern States must get together to upgrade their knowledge by attending conferences and strive to come forward in terms of networking with national organisations.

Doctors must be accountable to the patients and women.

On ‘Dakshin,’ the annual southern state conference, Dr. Kamini said that the ‘Dakshin’ had brought four southern zones together and the ‘Yuva,’ the youth wing of Federation of Obstetrician and Gynaecological Society of India (FOGSI), had been furthering the goal of FOGSI by showcasing the academic talent of doctors below 40 years.

Briefing on the role of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (TNPFOG), its secretary Jayam Kannan said that the federation would strive to reduce the maternal mortality rate by undertaking researches and studies in pregnancy-related complications.

The TNPFOG would also guide medical students and practitioners in fetching fellowships and scholarships for academic support.

The president of TNPFOG R. Vijaya and president of TRIOGS S. Kasturi also spoke. The two-day seminar had sessions on ‘infant of HIV positive mother,’ ‘Luteal support-optimal approach,’ ‘Infertility – are we gatekeepers?’ ‘Demand for Caeserean Section,’ ‘IVF in older women’ and ‘Surrogacy.’

A general body meeting with the members of TNPFOG was also conducted.

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