DGLIMA ; Indian Medical Association, Dindigul Branch

Activities of Dindigul IMA in a Nutshell

Conducts regular,high quality CME sessions, with scope for active interaction, to keep academic interests alive.

Spreads public awareness on key health issues by organising awareness programmes.

Sensitizes members by sending messages on special days earmarked by National IMA

for specific diseases.

Organises health camps at regular intervals for public welfare.

Observes National Festivals like Independence Day and Republic Day to keep the patriotic spirit alive.

Celebrates Doctors' Day and New Year's Eve as Family Get-together Functions to foster friendship and harmony amidst doctors' families.

Utilises SMS as a powerful tool to communicate with members with speed and clarity.

CME Session Reoprt & Annual General Body Meeting - 2009

CME Session Reoprt - 2010

Jeevan - (Basic Life Support Training Scheme For Tamilnadu - 2009)

A full day Jeevan programme (Basic Life support course) was conducted at IMA Dindigul by our NHB Secretary Dr.Abul Hasan of Erode along with Dr.Ganapathy. There were three sessions (repeats) of the programme over the day to reach the public maximally. Each session had over 50 police personnel and about 150 college students.
The audience interacted with great enthusiasm with both Dr.Abul Hasan and Dr.Ganapathy.
The police personnel were appreciative of the venture and the "hands on" training modules, which they felt had tremendous utility.

RURAL MEDICAL CAMP AT NAGAYANALLUR, A REMOTE VILLAGE (02.05.2010)

We are happy to inform you that we conducted a mega medical camp in the remote village of Nagayanallur, a remote village near Kattuputhur, near Karur. It is the ancestral village of our President , Dr.J.C.Sekar and Dr.J.Rajah, his brohter and EC member. The camp was well publicised and the local MLA, of Thottiam, Mr.Rajasekar paid a visit to the camp. About 428 patients attended the camp and drugs worth Rs.2 lakhs were distributed free.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY AND FELICITATION TO THE OUTGOING TEAM (09.05.2010)

We conducted a Family get together and Investiture ceremony of the new office bearers and felicitated the out going team of office bearers on 09.05.2010. We started the Family get together with children's games and variety entertainment for the doctors and their family members by 4.30pm.

The chief guests were Dr.S.S.Sukumar, President, TNSB, and Mr.M.S.Muthusamy, SP of Police, Dindigul district. The guest of honour was Dr.K.Stalin, Vice President, West zone, TNSB.About 350 doctors and their family members attended the function. Dr.J.C.Sekar, the outgoing President welcomed the gathering. Dr.C.Muralidharan, the outgoing Hony. secretary gave an impressive list of the past 2years, with LCD projector. Dr.T.Dhanaraj, the outgoing Finance secretary gave a brief financial report. Then, our TNSB President, Dr.S.S.Sukumar installed the new team. Dr.V.Thambuswamy, the incoming President, and Dr. J.Amala Devi, the incoming Hony. secretary gave the acceptance speech.

Dr.J.Paramasivam and Dr.S.Mohan Rao, Past Presidents felicitated the outgoing team. Dr.K.Stalin welcomed the new team and he also presented a memorandum to the SP to take action against quackery. Dr.S.S.Sukumar congratulated the outgoing team for their stellar performance and he welcomed the new team. He dwelt on his slogan for the year I- Initiate, M- Motivate and A- Adopt Organ and blood donation an directed the new team to start the work on maintaining a registry for the organ and eye donations. His presence was a great motivating factor for all as he donated blood for 135 times.

The SP,M.S.Muthusamy enjoyed the meet and wished the new team all success. He promised action against quackery.
Dr.S.Anbuselvan, Hony. Finance Secretary. proposed the vote of thanks.
All the VIPs had come with their families.

Dass Forum

Doctors Against Sex Selection (DASS) forum has been formed in our branch with the following senior members

President	:	Dr. J. Amala Devi, Senior Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Vice Presidents	:	Dr. A. Saroja Velusamy, Senior Obstetrician / Gynaecologist
Hony Secretary	:	Dr. Mythilli Chinraj, Dindigul Scans
	:	Dr. Rajkumar, Raj Scans
	:	Dr. Ganesh, Crystal Scans
Ex. Officio Members	:	Dr. J. C. Sekar, President - IMA Dindigul Branch
	:	Dr. C. Muralidharan, Hony. Secretary - IMA Dindigul Branch
Exe. Committee Members	:	Dr. C. A. Mathiselvan
	:	Dr. R. Sridhar
	:	Dr. Jeyanthi Anbuselvan
	:	T. Dhanaraj

The Main Objectives of the forum will be
To Sensitize all the IMA members of the branch against sex selection & female feticide, and about the "PC & PNDT Act"
To use moral influence and peer pressure on the erring doctors ( found to be < 2%) to abstain from revealing the sex of the fetus.
Incase the wrong trend continues, to take stronger action namely suspension from IMA and Boycott by other fellow & IMA Doctors
If everything else fails, to conduct "Sting" operation to raid the premises of the culprit doctor with appropriate authority & the media.

Our Recent Activities
	PPLSSS Seminar	Sirumalai Camp
	CGP for Nurses and Doctors Feb 1st 2009	New Year Celebration 2009
	Breast Feeding Awareness Programme at Dindigul GH	Blood Safety Training Programme
	Madurai CGP	Republic Day - 2009
	Mayiladuthurai Meet	Vellore State Council Meet
	Independence Day 2008	World No Tobacco Day - May 25 2008
	Karur Loga Hospitals Meet	Epilepsy Awareness programme
	Arthur Asirvatham Meet - Anti Malaria	Dr.Chenniappan Meet
	Anand & Ubal Dhas Meet	IMA Gopinath Meet
	IMA Govindarajan Meet	Bone Mineral Density Camp
	Dr.S.S.Rajendran Meet	EC Meet & Dr.Krishnagopal CME
	IMA- Selvamani meet	IMA Vadivel Murugan Meet
	Dr. Durairaj CME	Jeevan
	World Health Day	(Basic Life Support Training Scheme For Tamilnadu - 2009)
	World Tuberculosis Day	(Basic Life Support Training Scheme For Tamilnadu - 2009)
	PNEUMONIA - Interesting Case Studies 8th March 2009	Management of Painful Neuropathy 26th April 2009
	PNEUMONIA - Interesting Case Studies 8th March 2009	Management of Painful Neuropathy 26th April 2009
	Fever in Children - Diagnosis and Management - 24th May 2009	Interesting Procedures in Interventional Radiology - 28th June 2009

	Doctors' Day Mega Free Medical	IMA Samba Health Care Centre
	Camp - 12th July 2009	Family Meet & Awards Function - 12th July 2009
	Current Concepts in Heart Failure - 26th july 2009	Chronic Kidney Disease Management Do's and Dont's
	OSTEOPOROSIS - 6th September