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Meet focusses on sharing of paediatric practices

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Indian and American doctors aim for better childcare

Paediatricians must share their knowledge, says Renee Jenkins
Tuberculosis, asthma and abuse among
children will be discussed

— Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy

Mutual exchange: (From left) Reception Committee Chairman H. Paramesh; Vice-President of IAP Ajau Gambir; President of IAP Naveen Thakar; and President of American Academy of Paediatrics Renee Jenkins, at the programme in Bangalore on Friday.

Bangalore: “Our primary focus should be to better education so as to take better care of our children,” Renee Jenkins, President of the American Academy of Paediatrics, said here on Friday.

She was speaking at the inauguration of the three-day Continuing Medical Education Program 2007, jointly organised by The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) and the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP).

The programme aims to help paediatricians from U.S. and India improve the quality of care in paediatric practice.

Ms. Jenkins said that the CME, with a theme of education and opportunities, is well set in Bangalore, which is known for cutting edge technology development.

Dr. Jenkins said that in the U.S., paediatricians were working on advancing the national agenda for children. “We have to set an agenda in place to make sure our children are healthy and thriving. The AAP is concerned not just about children in the U.S. The world is a smaller place now and AAP has extended its reach beyond U.S. borders,” she added.

She stressed on the need for paediatricians to share knowledge. “Collaboration is the key. Indian paediatricians may have solutions to the challenges that we have. Sharing our experiences is vital in this regard,” she said.

Naveen Thacker, president of IAP, said that the CME is designed to engage Indian and American paediatricians in an educational and cultural exchange on the practices of medicine in both countries. Topics such as tuberculosis, asthma, child abuse, adolescent medicine, immunisation and neonatology have been selected, recognising the unique approaches to the diagnosis and management of paediatric problems in both the countries. “A million newborns die of asphyxiation every year in the country. IAP requests AAP to launch the Neonatal Resuscitation Project, similar to the one launched in China,” he said. Swati Bhave, IAP-AAP coordinator, also spoke. Aarol Alden, Chief Executive Officer, AAP; Ajau Gambhir, Vice-President, IAP; Srinath Mugali, president, IAP - Karnataka branch; Jagadish Chennappa, president, IAP - Bangalore branch; H. Paramesh, chairman, reception committee, were present on the occasion.

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