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Chennai today PHFI organises workshop on diabetes management.

Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Education Academy (DMDEA) today announced the launch and expansion of CCEBDM (Certificate Course in Evidence Based Diabetes Management) to develop core skills and competencies in primary care physicians for the practice of evidence based diabetes management, focused on the management of Type 2 Diabetes. An unrestricted educational grant for this capacity building initiative has been provided by MSD Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (MSD India).

Speaking to the press, Dr K Srinath Reddy, Head PHFI, said “We believe that primary care diabetes physicians are going to play a major role in the evolution of the care of diabetes in years to come and it is our endeavuor to help strengthen education, training, and research in the area of Public Health”

Diabetes is a considerable cause of premature mortality, a situation that is likely to worsen, particularly in low and middle income countries as diabetes prevalence increases. Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), has become a serious health threat with exploding population and changing lifestyle. The training program was attended by almost 200 plus doctors from India.

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Course on diabetes management: Public Health Foundation o f India (PHFI) and Dr M ohan’s D ia-betes Education Academ y (DMDEA) have launched a ce rtif ic a te course in ev i-dence-based diabetes m an-agem ent. An educationa l g ra n t fo r th is in it ia tive has been provided by MSD Pharm aceutica ls Pvt. Ltd. The aim o f th e program m e is to im p a rt tra in in g to p r i-m a ry care physic ians on la te s t advances in th e fie ld o f diabetes m anagem ent.

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PHFI launches diabetes management program with Dr Mohans Academy and MSD India

Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Education Academy (DMDEA) today announced the launch and expansion of CCEBDM (Certificate Course in Evidence Based Diabetes Management) to develop core skills and competencies in primary care physicians for the practice of evidence based diabetes management, focused on the management of Type 2 Diabetes. An unrestricted educational grant for this capacity building initiative has been provided by MSD Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (MSD India), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA.

The institute announced the launch at a press conference which was addressed jointly by Dr KS Reddy, Dr V Mohan, and Mr. K. G. Ananthakrishnan. The course has till date trained more than 1200 doctors, and it is entering in its third cycle in 2013.

In his address, Dr. K Srinath Reddy, who also Chairs Planning Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Universal Health Coverage said, “Strengthening education, training, and research in the area of Public Health is the need of the hour. Primary care physicians are going to play a major role in the evolution of the care of diabetes in years to come. There is a vacuum of trained doctors in the area of diabetes management and this vacuum needs to be filled in by trained physicians.”

EVIDENCE-BASEDDIABETES COURSES TO TRAIN DOCSDC CORRESPONDENTC H E N N A I. J U L Y 21

Aiming t o k eep pace with the quick-spreading d ia-betes epidemic, the P ublics Health Foundation of Indiar has laimched a nationwide set of certificate courses toJ train doc tors a nd health' workers i n evidence-based] diabetes management. '

The content ofthe course,, that w ill equip MBBS doc-tors t o diagnose a nd treat, diabetes effectively even in rural areas, has been devel-' oped by Dr Mohan's Diabe-' tes Education Academy. ̂

An educational g rant from pharma giant MSD is' offered with the course. <

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PHFI, DMDA and MSD India Launch Certificate course in ‘Evidence Based Diabetes Management'

Cycle 3 announced by Dr Srinath Reddy, Head, PHFI and Planning commission’s Chair on Health

Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in consonance with Dr.

Mohan's Diabetes Education Academy (DMDEA) and MSD

Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (MSD India), today announced the launch

and expansion of CCEBDM (Certificate Course in Evidence Based

Diabetes Management) to develop core skills and competencies in

primary care physicians for the practice of evidence based diabetes

management, focused on the management of Type 2 Diabetes.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. K Srinath Reddy, President, PHFI and

Chair of Planning Commission’s High Level Expert Group on

Universal Health Coverage said, “It is our endeavor to help

strengthen education, training, and research in the area of Public

Health. CCEBDM is a multi- stakeholder initiative in partnership

with MSD India and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Education. We believe

that primary care diabetes physicians are going to play a major role

in the evolution of the care of diabetes in years to come. Realizing

the ever expanding number of diabetics in India this is very difficult

in view of the relatively less number of Diabetologists/

endocrinologists; this vacuum needs to be filled in by trained

physicians. We have already reached out to a vast number of

doctors who have benefitted through this and we intend to reach

out to more doctors in cycle - III, which is ambitiously larger than the previous cycles.”

Dr. V Mohan, M.D., FRCP (London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ireland),

Ph.D., D.Sc. FNASc, Chairman & Chief Diabetologist, Dr. Mohan's

Diabetes Specialties Centre said, “Diabetes is a condition that

cannot be cured but can be controlled. It has been shown that

people with controlled diabetes are less liable to develop the

complications of the disease. Education (for both physicians and

patients) is important because one cannot have good control

without education in the management of diabetes .Our CCEBDM

course with educational grant by MSD has been received very well

by various federations and we have been able to make such rapid

progress in training doctors in diabetes. A program which can

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increase the number of physicians equipped, trained and

empowered to manage the disorder in a better way is highly warranted.”

Talking about MSD's commitment to helping address treatment

barriers for diabetes, Mr. K. G. Ananthakrishnan, Managing

Director, MSD India said “We are honoured to partner with

prestigious organizations such as PHFI and Dr. Mohan's academy

and support this programme. With around 62.4 million diabetes

patients in the country, this disease requires a comprehensive,

multi-stakeholder approach in order to help address challenges and

barriers to treatment. Supporting diabetes education and

awareness initiatives are an essential part of MSD's ongoing

commitment to fighting this growing epidemic. An initiative like this

will help further educate physicians on the best ways to improve

patient outcomes in managing diabetes heath care. This is in line

with MSD's commitment to India and to putting patients first.”

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Certificate c ourse in ‘Evidence Based

Diabetes M anagement’C henna i, J u ly 22:

P ub lic H ea lth F oundation o f In -d ia (P H FI) and Dr. M ohan 's D ia be -te s E duca tion A cad e m y (D M D E A ) anno un ced the launch a nd e xp a n -s io n o f C C E B D M ( C e r t i f ic a te C ou rse in E v idence Based D iabe -te s M an a ge m en t) to deve lop core sk ills a nd com pe tenc ies in p rim ary ca re p hys ic ia n s fo r the p rac tice o f ev idence based d iabetes m an a ge -m ent, focused on the m anagem ent o f Type 2 D iabe tes . An educa tiona l g ran t fo r th is ca p a c ity bu ild ing in i-tia tive has been p rov ided by M S D P h a rm a ce u tica ls Pvt. L td. (M S D Ind ia), a w h o lly ow ned subs id ia ry o f M erck & Co., Inc., W h iteh o use S ta tion , N ew Jersey, USA.

T h e a im o f th e p ro g ra m , C C E B D M , is to im p a rt on-job tra in -ing to thQ p rim a ry ca re p hys ic ians on th e la es t a d va n ce s in th e fie ld o f D ia b e te s M a n a g e m e n t. T he co u rse cu rricu lu m is d iv ided into tw e lv e m o d u le s s p re a d o v e r 12 m on ths uhder w h ich phys ic ians are tra in e d bv reg iona l fa cu lty iden ti-fied by th e p rog ram o rgan ize rs.

Dr. K S rina th Reddy, P resident, P H F I a r id C h a ir o f P la n n in g C o m m iss io n ’s H igh Level E xpe rt G roup on iU n ive rsa l H ea lth C o ve r-a ge sa id , jT h e p rim a ry ca re d iabe -te s p hys ic ia n s a re go ing to p lay a m a jo r ro le in th e e vo lu tion o f the ca re o f d ia b e tes in ye a rs to com e. Realiz ing the ever expand ing num -

b er o f d ia b e tics in Ind ia th is is ve ry d if f ic u lt in v ie w o f th e re la tiv e ly sm a ll n u m b e r o f D ia b e to lo g is ts / e n d o c r in o lo g is ts : th is v a c u u m needs to be filled in by tra ined p h y -s ic ia n s .”

Dr. V M ohan, C h a irm a n & C h ie f D iabe to log is t, Dr. M ohan 's D iabe -te s S pec ia ltie s C e n tre sa id , “E du -c a tio n ( fo r b o th p h y s ic ia n s and patien ts) is im p o rta n t beca u se one ca n n o t have g ood co n tro l w ith o u t educa tion in the m a n a g e m e n t of d iabetes.

A p rog ram w h ich can increase the num ber o f physicians equipped, tra ined and em pow ered to m anage the d iso rde r in a bette r w a y is h igh ly warranted."

VIT University launclies farmers club linked witli creditVellore, J u ly 22:

V IT U niversity, Vellore, launched th e fa rm e rs c lu b s a nd jo in t liab ility g ro u p s th r o u g h th e V i l la g e R e s o u rc e C e n tre to p ro m o te susta inab le agricultura l p ractices in Ja w adhu H ills. A g ricu ltu ra l loan to th e tu n e o f R s .1 6 .2 la k h s w a s d is trib u ted to th e fa rm e rs c lub and jo in t liab ility g rou ps fo rm ed by the u n iv e rs ity . T h e In d ia n B a n k in Jam unam arathur, Th iruvannam ala i d is tric t had o rga n ize d an In tens ive Farm C re d it C a m p a ign a nd Loan D is tribu tion m e la a t Ja w adhu H ills r e c e n t ly . T h e c a m p a ig n e m phas ized on sanction ing o f crop loans e sp e c ia lly fo r new fa rm ers a nd m ic ro irriga tion p ro jects,

O n th e occas ion A n bu Kam ara j,

C h ie f M anager, F inancia l Inclusion sch e m e sfeid th a t loans fo r crop p roduc tio ri u nde r th e k isan cred it ca rd fo r s (!tting up o f agro -based m ic ro -e n ts rp r is e s u c h a s b e e -k e e p in g , m u s h ro o m c u lt iv a tio n , h o n e y p ro c e s s in g , t r a d in g o f a g r ic u ltu rs l p ro d u c e s a n d fo res t p rod uc ts v e re g iven . ‘T h e a im is to p rov ide c re d it re q u ire m e n t fo r fa rm e rs to m ee t c rop p roduction a nd va lue add ition ,” he sa id .

H e a ls o a p p la u d e d V IT U n ive rs ity ’j ; in itia tive fo r p rom oting a g n cu ltu ra p rac tice a m o n g triba l fa rm ers . Hfe a lso m en tioned that, th e y a re p r im p t in repay ing loans. H e a ls o d is tr ib u te d k isa n c re d it ca rd to 10 fa rm ers and loans to five fa rm e rs c lu b s a nd fiv e jo in t liab ility

groups.Tam il M aran , P ro jec t O fficer, V IT

U n ivers ity spoke a bo u t th e va rious in co m e g e n e ra tio n a c tiv it ie s fo r tr iba ts by V IT C h a n ce llo r Dr. G. V ls w a n a th a n . T h e b e n e fic ia r ie s sa id tha t the cred it w ou ld he lp them p la n s u s ta in a b le fa rm in g a n d e c o n o m ic a c t iv it ie s . T h e y a ls o th a nke d the u n ive rs ity fo r b ring ing te c h n o lo g y d r iv e n p ro g ra m m e s s u c h a s te le m e d ic in e , t e le -e duca tion and te le co nsu lta tio n to the tr iba l com m unity .

J a y a s e k a r , b ra n c h m a n a g e r, Ind ian Bank, and S an those Kumar, agri-fie ld o ffice r w ere o th e r inv itees in the cam pa ign . B abu w e lcom e d th e g a th e r in g a n d M r. S e lv a ra j p rop ose d th e vo te o f thanks.

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Certificate Course in Evidence Based Diabetes Management

PHFI, DMDEA & MSD INDIA launch a unique training program on diabetes care for Primary

Care physician's pan-India

With an aim to develop core skills and competencies in primary care physicians for the practice of evidence based diabetes management, focused on the controlling of Type 2 Diabetes PHFI with its course partners DMDEA & MSD INDIA launched a pan-India program on Evidence Based Diabetes Management. CCEBDM is a joint certificate program for improving patient outcomes in Diabetes care. The course will also apprise Physicians with latest developments in the field of diabetes management.

Present on the occasion were Dr. K. Srinath Reddy, President, PHFI, & Chair – Planning Commission's High Level Expert Group on Universal Health Coverage, Dr. V. Mohan, Chairman & Chief Diabetologist, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre, and Mr. K. G. Ananthakrishnan, Managing Director, MSD India, aong with Dr AK Das from the Govt. of India, and Prof Wangnoo from Apollo.

Dr. K Srinath Reddy, President, PHFI and Chair of Planning Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Universal Health Coverage said, “It is our endeavor to help strengthen education, training, and research in the area of Public Health. CCEBDM is a multi- stakeholder initiative in partnership with MSD India and Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Education. We believe that primary care diabetes physicians are going to play a major role in the evolution of the care of diabetes in years to come. Realizing the ever expanding number of diabetics in India this is very difficult in view of the relatively less number of Diabetologists/ endocrinologists; this vacuum needs to be filled in by trained physicians. We have already reached out to a vast number of doctors who have benefitted through this and we intend to reach out to more doctors in cycle - III, which is ambitiously larger than the previous cycles.”

Dr. V Mohan, Chairman & Chief Diabetologist, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre said, “Diabetes is a condition that cannot be cured but can be controlled. It has been shown that people with controlled diabetes are less liable to develop the complications of the disease. Education (for both physicians and patients) is important because one cannot have good control without education in the management of diabetes .Our CCEBDM course with educational grant by MSD has been received very well by various federations and we have been able to make such rapid progress in training doctors in diabetes. A program which can increase the number of physicians equipped, trained and empowered to manage the disorder in a better way is highly warranted.”

Talking about MSD's commitment to helping address treatment barriers for diabetes, Mr. K. G. Ananthakrishnan, Managing Director, MSD India said “We are honoured to partner with prestigious organizations such as PHFI and Dr. Mohan's academy and support this programme. With around 62.4 million diabetes patients in the country, this disease requires a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder approach in order to help address challenges and barriers to treatment. Supporting diabetes education and awareness initiatives are an essential part of MSD's ongoing commitment to fighting this growing epidemic. An initiative like this will help further educate physicians on the best ways to improve patient outcomes in managing diabetes heath care. This is in line with MSD's commitment to India and to putting patients first.”

Evidence Based Diabetes Management) to develop core skills and competencies in primary care

physicians for the practice of evidence based diabetes management, focused on the

management of Type 2 Diabetes.

An educational grant for this capacity building initiative has been provided by MSD

Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. (MSD India), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.,

Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA. Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), has become a serious health

threat with exploding population and changing lifestyle.

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has achieved an endemic proportion and is currently a global

public health threat. The prevalence of T2DM among adults is expected to rise from 285 million

in 2010 to 438 million by the year 20301.

The numbers would probably be even far more disturbing if we count the number of associated

lifestyle disorders like obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia and impaired glucose tolerance.

Diabetes is a considerable cause of premature mortality, a situation that is likely to worsen,

particularly in low and middle income countries as diabetes prevalence increases.

Surveys suggest that in the urban areas of the country almost 11 per cent of the population

suffer from diabetes2. The ICMR-INDIAB study3 published last year projected that in 2011, 62.4

million and 77.2 million people in India were living with diabetes and pre-diabetes respectively.

The aim of the program, CCEBDM, is to impart on-job training to the primary care physicians

on the latest advances in the field of Diabetes Management. The course curriculum is divided

into twelve modules spread over 12 months under which physicians are trained by regional

faculty identified by the program organizers.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. K Srinath Reddy, President, PHFI and Chair of Planning

Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Universal Health Coverage said, “It is our endeavor

to help strengthen education, training, and research in the area of Public Health.

CCEBDM is a multi- stakeholder initiative in partnership with MSD India and Dr. Mohan's

Diabetes Education. We believe that primary care diabetes physicians are going to play a major

role in the evolution of the care of diabetes in years to come. Realizing the ever expanding

number of diabetics in India this is very difficult in view of the relatively small number of

Diabetologists/ endocrinologists; this vacuum needs to be filled in by trained physicians.

We have already reached out to a vast number of doctors who have benefitted through this

and we intend to reach out to more doctors in the future, which is ambitiously larger than the

previous Dr. V Mohan, M.D., FRCP (London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ireland), Ph.D., D.Sc. FNASc,

Chairman & Chief Diabetologist, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre said, “Diabetes is a

condition that cannot be cured but can be controlled. It has been shown that people with

controlled diabetes are less liable to develop the complications of the disease.

Education (for both physicians and patients) is important because one cannot have good

control without education in the management of diabetes .Our CCEBDM course with

educational grant from MSD India has been received very well by various federations and we

have been able to make such rapid progress in training doctors in diabetes.

A program which can increase the number of physicians equipped, trained and empowered to

manage the disorder in a better way is highly warranted.” Talking about MSD's commitment to

helping address treatment barriers for diabetes, Mr. K. G. Ananthakrishnan, Managing Director,

MSD India said “We are honoured to partner with prestigious organizations such as PHFI and

Dr. Mohan's academy and support this programme.

With around 62.4 million diabetes patients in the country, this disease requires a

comprehensive, multi-stakeholder approach in order to help address challenges and barriers to

treatment. Supporting diabetes education and awareness initiatives are an essential part of

MSD's ongoing commitment to fighting this growing epidemic. An initiative like this will help

further educate physicians on the best ways to improve patient outcomes in managing

diabetes heath care. This is in line with MSD's commitment to India and to putting patients

first.”