Batch 2 - Training on Revised PPTCT Guidelines for Private Medical Colleges in Andhra Pradesh

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Dates- 27th - 28th May 2013

Participants Profile

Institutions Participating  
1. ASRAM Medical  College ,Eluru
2. Deccan Medical College, Hyderabad
3. Katuri Medical College, Guntur
4. Mamata Medical College, Khammam
5. Narayana Medical College, Nellor

Each medical college deputed a team of doctors from OBGY, Community Medicine, Microbiology, Pediatrics departments. Labour room  nurses were also invited to be part of this training. A total of 36 participants including eight professors and head of departments, eleven associate professors and ten staff nurses from medical colleges were part of the training. 

Resource Persons

• Dr. JC Reddy Joint Director, Basic Services Division, APSACS
• Dr. Pavan, PPTCT Consultant , APSACS

  

  
  

• Dr. Emmanuel, Regional Coordinator , APSACS 
• Dr. Hima Bindu, Director Pediatric ART Centre’- Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad
• Dr. Ramesh Reddy Allam, Senior Program Manager, SHARE India
• Dr. Srinivasa Varma, Senior Program Manager, SHARE India

Outcomes

Each of the 5 participating medical colleges has developed an action plan for dissemination of learnings through Continuing Medical Education at their institutions. As per their plans approximately 3500, undergraduates , post graduates, faculty and nurses will be oriented on the new PPCTC regimen.

Support required from SHARE India and APSACS has been enlisted and action plan for support prepared.