Highlights

Know your Admi-

rals (pg 2)

Focus: MI Rooms

(pg 6)

Annual Conference

of MMS (pg 20)

SNMDOC (pg 21)

Inside this issue:

Message from DGMS (Navy) (pg 3)

Message from the Chief Editor (pg 4)

P&M Section (pg 8)

H Section (pg 14)

WNC (pg 16)

ENC (pg 17)

SNC (pg 18)

ANC (pg 19)

Jan 2015 Volume V Issue 2

NAV MED NEWS

DGMS (NAVY) NEWS BULLETIN

XXX Annual Conference of Marine Medical Society

MI Rooms in Focus — BSQ Angre and INS Venduruthy

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Surg Rear Adm VSSR Ryali, VSM, ADGAFMS (MR, H & T)

Commissioned in AMC and seconded to Medical Branch of Indian

Navy on 15 May 81, the Admiral is an alumnus

of Andhra Medical College, and INHS Asvini

from where he completed his post-graduation in

Psychiatry. The Admiral has served in various

Naval Ships/units viz. Dunagiri, Kalinga, Asvini,

Kalyani and Sanjivani. He has headed the Dept

of Psychiatry at AFMC. Prior to assuming his

present appointment, the Admiral commanded

INHS Kalyani during its Golden Jubilee Year,

where he was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal in

2013. He has assumed his present appointment

as ADGAFMS (MR, H & T) at O/o DGAFMS on 10 Oct 14.

KNOW YOUR ADMIRALS

Surg Vice Adm Tapan Sinha, SM, DGMS (N)

Commissioned in AMC in Feb 1977, the

Admiral is an alumnus of AFMC, Pune. He re-

turned to his alma mater in 1980 to pursue post

-graduation in Surgery. His first stints as Sur-

geon were at CH (CC) and 160 MH. He quali-

fied M Ch (Urology), from IMS Benares Hindu

University and subsequently served as Urologist

at CH (EC) and at AH (R&R) in various ap-

pointments viz. Classified Spl, Senior Advisor

and Consultant. He has served as Brig (Med)

HQ 33 Corps and as Dy Comdt CH (WC). As

Maj Gen he has tenanted the coveted appoint-

ments of ADGAFMS (MR) and ADGMS (Army). The Admiral is a re-

nowned Professor of Surgery with University of Delhi and Professor of

Urology with the National Board of Examinations and has been decorated

with Sena Medal (Distinguished Service) in 2005. He has assumed his pre-

sent appointment as DGMS (Navy) upon secondment to Indian Navy as

Surg Vice Admiral on 01 Oct 14.

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MESSAGE FROM DGMS (NAVY)

It is indeed my proud privilege to pen this message

for NAVMED NEWS, a newsletter I have always read

with keen interest in my previous appointments in Olive

Greens. Having joined the Naval Medical Service as its

Director General in Oct 14, I now look forward to the

opportunity, through this Newsletter, to participate in this

unique forum with my younger colleagues in Whites.

Indian Naval Medical Services have always stood for pro-

fessionalism, excellence in patient care and a very high degree of competence

in all its activities. The various community reach and operational contribu-

tions I hear frequently, some of which from the recent past finding mention

in this edition of the newsletter, are testimony to this belief. With its futuris-

tic vision in automation in the field of medical infomatics, with the induction

of NHIMS and soon to be inducted Telemedicine, Indian Navy will always

be the pioneer in the field of technologically advanced patient care.

The man behind the technology, encompassing the hospital team of

specialist medical officers, nursing staff, paramedical staff, and the medical

teams of the ships, submarines and establishments are my biggest assets.

They are the ones, with their compassion and dedication beyond the call of

duty, who bring the human touch to the high level of care that we deliver. As

we aspire to offer our best to the clientele that looks up to us for quality care,

it is important for us to keep pace with the advancements in the field of

medicine. Attending regular update programmes and continuing medical edu-

cation workshops, regular reading of medical journals would refresh our pro-

fessional knowledge and bring us abreast of the newer advances. I urge you

all to pursue these with vigour.

Shano Varuna

Tapan Sinha, SM Surg Vice Admiral DGMS (Navy)

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As I write this message as the Chief Edi-tor in this edi-tion of NAVMED NEWS, I am seized with mixed emo-tions of nos-

talgia and happiness. I have seen this newsletter grow from its fledgling issues to the now firmly established position as the flag ship publication of DGMS (N).

In this edition of the bi-annual, we have shifted our focus to Combat Medical Care and are covering the Medical echelon of Operational units instead of the ‘Hospital in Focus’ series.

This newsletter is the almanac of the Naval Medical Services. But I note with concern the lack of response to our calls requesting inputs. Surg V Adm VS Dixit, who retired as DGMS (N), has given a valuable suggestion to include a page for “Brain Storm-ing” - for discussion of valuable novel ideas that can make a change to the system. I would urge all the readers to not only contribute details of medical achievements, but also any other idea that would merit brain-storming in this news letter.

Charu C Varma, VSM Surg Rear Admiral ADGMS (Navy)

FROM THE CHIEF EDI-

TOR’S DESK

HONOURS AND AWARDS

VISHISTA SEVA MEDAL– REPUB-LIC DAY (26 Jan 15)

1. Surg Cmde Naveen Chawla (75402-T) 2. Surg Capt Rochan Pant (75453-H))

CNS COMMENDATION - INDE-PENDENCE DAY (15 Aug 14)

1. Surg Capt VRG Patnaik (75336-T) 2. Surg Capt Anupam Kapur (75410-K) 3. Surg Capt RS Malhi (75470-Y) 4. Surg Cdr AC Rath (75594-B) 5. Surg Cdr Rajeev Sivasankar (75585-H) 6. Surg Cdr Sanjeev Kumar (75599-R) 7. Surg Cdr P Gokulakrishnan (75602-Y) 8. Surg Cdr B Vikas (75621-R)

CNS COMMENDATION -

NAVY DAY (04 Dec 14)

1. Surg Capt S Dutta (75560-A) 2. Surg Cdr TM Ramrao (75746-Z) 3. Surg Cdr (D) DMM Chengappa (79053-R)

FLAG APPOINTMENTS

1. Surg V Adm Tapan Sinha, SM ap-pointed as DGMS (N) on secondment to Navy w.e.f 01 Oct 14 2. Surg R Adm VSSR Ryali, VSM ap-pointed as Addl DGAFMS (MR, H & TRG) w.e.f 10 Oct 14

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APPOINTMENTS OF SURG COMMODORES

1. Surg Cmde Ramesh P Singh as Sr Registrar, INHS Asvini w.e.f 26 Jul 14. 2. Surg Cmde (D) Vinod S Parmar as Dir NIDS/ Dental Advisor on second-ment to Navy w.e.f 11 Oct 14. 3. Surg Cmde Rajeev R Joshi as PMO ND(MB) on secondment to Navy w.e.f 21 Jul 14. 4. Surg Cmde Sandeep K Sinha as CO, INHS Kalyani w.e.f 10 Oct14. 5. Surg Cmde C Sudeep Naidu as Prof & HOD (Dept of Surg), AFMC, Pune w.e.f. 10 Oct 14.

APPOINTMENTS: SURG CAPTAINS

1. Surg Capt Ravinderjeet Singh as Dir (Med), Indian Coast Guard w.e.f Aug 14. 2. Surg Capt Kaushik Chatterjee as Sr Adv (Psy), AFMC w.e.f Sep 14. 3. Surg Capt Anupam Kapur as Sr Adv (Obs & Gynae), INHS Asvini w.e.f Oct 14. 4. Surg Capt SN Kulkarni as Sr Adv(Anaes), INHS Kalyani w.e.f Nov 14. 5. Surg Capt Subhash C Verma as OI/C SOMA w.e.f Dec 14. 6. Surg Capt Sandeep S Khanuja as ExO, INHS Kalyani w.e.f Dec 14. 7. Surg Capt Manish S Honwad as Sr Adv (Anaes), Asvini w.e.f Dec 14. 8. Surg Capt Anil C Pillai as SSO (Med), HQ ANC w.e.f Jan 15. 9. Surg Capt Sougat Ray as CO, Navjivani w.e.f Jan 15. 10. Surg Capt V Manu as Sr Adv (Path), Sanjivani w.e.f Jan 15. 11. Surg Capt Pramod K Srivastava as Sr Adv (Med & Endo), Sanjivani w.e.f Jan 15.

1. Surg Lt Sachin R Kaikade (76155-B)

of ICGS Sankalp awarded CNS Trophy

for ‘Best Managed Medical Emergency at

Sea – 2014’.

2. Maj (MNS) Geetha Testimona of

INHS Asvini awarded Surg Rear Admiral

HL Bhatia Memorial Silver Medal for the

‘Best Managed Cardiac Emergency –

2014’.

Kudos

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MI ROOM IN FOCUS-BSQ, ANGRE

1543 Sultan Bahadur of Gujarat ceded the Island of Bombay to the Portu-guese who built the Bombay Fort (the current INS Angre complex).

1548 King of Portugal gave away Bombay as a gift to Graica De Orta, a Phy-sician who commenced construction of Qunita or the Manor House (main Angre building) inside the Fort.

1661 King Charles II of England re-ceived Island of Bombay as dowry from King of Portugal as he married Princess Infanta Catherine of Braganza.

18 Feb 1665 Humphrey Cook signed the instrument of possession in the fort by which the English took over Bom-bay. Gerald Aungier, the 2nd British Governor of Bombay, created the Cas-tle & fortified its defences by construct-ing four bastions around Manor house. Amongst these, the Tank Bastion, is the present location of Barrack Sick Quarter (BSQ). Seen at the entrance to BSQ is the 10 feet high famous heri-tage “Sun Dial Clock”. Sun Dial does not have the standard 12 hour clock face, but rather marks out certain peri-ods the people of the time deemed im-portant.

1668 Island of Bombay leased to East India Company. The Company housed its first governors of Bombay during the period 1665-1677.

1686 Headquarters of East India Company transferred to “Bombay Castle” from Surat and with it the Headquarters of Bombay Marines.

15 Jul 1940 Bombay Castle commissioned as HMIS Dalhousie.

26 Jan 1950 Renamed INS Dalhousie.

15 Sep 1951 The Castle Barracks renamed INS Angre to honour the memory of Great Maratha Admiral Kanhoji Angre.

MI Room is a 12 bed dieted sickbay and has basic diagnostic facilities. A senior medical officer discharges duties of Naval Staff Surgeon, providing medical cover to all Angre & dependent units, families of service officers and PSOs. He attends the Family Clinic at NOFRA in evenings on odd dates and Adelphi Clinic near Churchgate on even days.

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INS Venduruthy is the premier training establishment of SNC. MI

Room, Venduruthy provides comprehen-

sive health care to the dependent units at

Kochi, incl HQ SNC and most of the trg

establishments. In addition, the MI

Room undertakes Naval recruitment

medical examination of Artificer Appren-

tice, SSR, MR, NMR and Musicians

twice in a year.

Brief Histroy - Cdr G R Baker

on 23 Jun 1943 assumed command of

INS Venduruthy as its first Commanding

Officer. Capt K R Nair took over com-

mand on 03 Dec 1954 as the first Indian

to command the unit. Surg Lt Ranjit Das

was appointed as the first Principal Medi-

cal Officer of INS Venduruthy on 17

Nov 1961. Prior to 1970, MI Room,

Venduruthy was located near Signal

School. The present MI Room was inaugurated by Rear Admiral VA Kamath,

Flag Officer Commanding Southern Na-

val Area on 27 Nov 1970.

Out-reach Activities and

Health Education. Every year, INS

Venduruthy conducts an annual medical

camp at Vathuruthy Village for the local

population. Screening of Anaemia and

Diabetes is also undertaken during the

camp. The unit also conducts health edu-

cation programme on a variety of sub-

jects. Recently, Mental Health Day was

observed and a medical lecture was deliv-

ered by a Psychologist to the ship’s company and DSC personnel.

MI ROOM IN FOCUS—VENDURUTHY

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1. Promotion to Surg R Adm. Surg Cmde VSSR Ryali has been pro-moted to the rank of Surg Radm w.e.f 10 Oct 14. 2. Promotion to Surg Cmde. The following Medical Officers have been promoted to the rank of Surg Cmde:

3. Promotion from Surg Cdr to Surg Capt. (a) Surg Cdr Prasant Panda promoted to Surg Capt on 10 Jul 14. (b) Surg Cdr GD Bhanot promoted to Surg Capt (TS) on 06 Jan 15. 4. Promotion from Surg Lt Cdr to Surg Cdr. The following Medical Of-ficers have been promoted to the rank of Surg Cdr from Surg Lt Cdr as per the dates mentioned against each.

Ser Rank, Name & P No Date of Promotion

Unit

(a) Surg Capt CS Naidu 10 Oct 14 AFMC

(b) Surg Capt SK Sinha 10 Oct 14 INHS Kalyani

Ser Rank and Name Date of Promo-tion

Unit

(a) Surg Lt Cdr Ruby Chattopadhyay 17 Jun 14 Asvini

(b) Surg Lt Cdr Soumitra Mohanty 02 Aug 14 Nivarini

(c) Surg Lt Cdr (D) Oommen Nainan 20 Sep 14 NIDS

(d) Surg Lt Cdr IB Udaya 29 Sep 14 Parundu

(e) Surg Lt Cdr Brijesh K Soni 28 Nov 14 CH (AF)

(f) Surg Lt Cdr BK Jani 06 Dec 14 167 MH

(g) Surg Lt Cdr Saleem A Mirza 06 Jan 15 Kasturi

RELEASE/RESIGNATION FROM SERVICE 1. Surg Lt Cdr Vishnu Mohan M w.e.f 13 Jun 14. 2. Surg Lt V Lokeshwara Reddy w.e.f 26 Jul14 3. Surg Lt Cdr Mahesh K Jain w.e.f 11 Aug 14. 4. Surg Lt Cdr Swati Khurana w.e.f 11 Aug 14. 5. Surg Lt Cdr Krishna Kanabar w.e.f 11 Aug 14 6. Surg Lt Cdr Manoj Kumar M w.e.f 13 Aug 14. 7. Surg Lt Cdr Sumit K Sangat w.e.f 18 Aug 14 8. Surg Lt Suman Gurung w.e.f 27 Sep 14. 9. Surg Lt Rajendra Prasad w.e.f 02 Nov 14 10. Surg Lt Aravind K Agrahari w.e.f 02 Nov 14 11. Surg Lt Cdr KP Aneesh w.e.f 30 Dec 14. 12. Surg Lt Cdr Rajesh Chilaka w.e.f 30 Dec 14. 13. Surg Lt Cdr Venkatakrishna Gollappalli w.e.f 30 Dec 14. 14. Surg Lt Cdr Ravindranath Reddy w.e.f 09 Jan 15.

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SUPERANNUATION FROM NAVAL SERVICE

1. Surg VAdm Shalesh Rohatgi, VSM, DGMS (Navy) w.e.f 30 Sep 14.

2. Surg Cmde (D) Arun Mehta, VSM, Dir NIDS w.e.f 30 Sep14.

3. Surg Capt VK Mohindra, NM, Sr Adv (Ophthal) w.e.f 30 Nov 14.

PREMATURE RELEASE FROM NAVAL SERVICE

Surg Cdr US Dadhwal (75550-B) w.e.f 03 Sep 14.

PROMOTION BOARD RESULTS: 2015

The following have been placed on select list for promotion:-

(a) Spl Prom Board (AMC)- from Surg R Adm to Surg V Adm. Surg RAdm SD Duhan, CMO/HQWNC

(b) PB– 1 (AMC) from Surg Cmde to Surg R Adm. Surg Cmde Ravi Kalra, INHS Asvini (c) PB– 2 (AMC) from Surg Capt to Surg Cmde

(d) PB -3 (Spl Cadre) from Surg Cdr to Surg Capt

(e) PB -3 (Adm Cadre) from Surg Cdr to Surg Capt

Surg Cdr Sanjeev Kumar, INWT

Ser Rank and Name Unit

(a) Surg Capt Sunil Goyal BHDC

(b) Surg Capt Dinesh Sharma AFMC

(c) Surg Capt Sundeep Bhandari HQWNC

(d) Surg Capt Rahul Ray Asvini

Ser Rank and Name Unit

(a) Surg Cdr HBS Chaudhry Satavahana

(b) Surg Cdr RK Patel MH Roorkee

(c) Surg Cdr Rajeev Sivasankar CH (AF)

(d) Surg Cdr Sushil Chawla Sanjivani

(e) Surg Cdr P Gokulakrishnan IHQMoD(N)/ DGMS (N)

(f) Surg Cdr Rahul Yadav AH (R&R)

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Course Venue Dates

Sr Medical Offi-cers Capsule Course (SMOCC)

- 02 wks

AMC Centre & College, Lucknow

SMOCC 13: 01 Jun – 13 Jun 15

Medical Officers Junior Command Course (MOJCC)

- 12 wks

AMC Centre & College, Lucknow and AFMC, Pune

(a) MOJC 180: 03 Jan - 28 Mar 15

(b) MOJC 181: 07 Mar-30 May 15

Medical Officers Basic Course (MOBC) - 09 wks

AMC Centre & College, Lucknow

(a) MOBC-204: 29 Jan - 01 Apr 15

(b) MOBC-205: 07 May - 08 Jul 15

Naval Orienta-tion (04 wks) + CBRN Course (02 wks) + Na-val Medicine Course (02 wks) TT between sta-tions 1 day

INS Zamorin

+ INS Shivaji

+ INM, Mumbai

NOC (24.25): 26 Jan - 22 Mar 15

Joint Resources Management Course

CDM Secun-derabad

15 Feb – 28 Feb 15

Operations Re-search/ System Analysis Course

CDM Secun-derabad

02 Mar – 07 Mar 15

MEDICAL OFFICERS TRAINING PROGRAMME: 2015

SECONDMENT TO NAVY

1. Surg Cmde (D) VS Parmar (79036-A) has been appointed as Dir NIDS / Dental Advisor on secondment to Navy 2. Surg Lt Cdr (D) GD Nanavati (79086-R) seconded to Navy and

posted to INHS Sanjivani as Gd Spl (Endodontics)

DNB SEAT PLACEMENT—JUL14

Surg Lt Cdr Abdul Naseer - DNB (Anaesthesia) at BH Delhi Cantt.

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Ser Topic Proposed Dates

Venue

1 Bombay Medical Congress 07-08 Feb 15 INHS Asvini

2 Orthodontic Practices in Armed Forces

19-20 Feb 15 ADC (R&R)

3 Cardio Renal Failure-The New Para-digm in Patients with Vascular Dis-ease

20-21 Feb 15 CH (WC)

4 CME - Rheumatology Update 2015 20-21 Mar 15 AH (R&R)

5 Stress and Fatigue Counter Meas-ures in Aircrew

27-28 Mar 15 IAM

6 Newer Directions in Oncology: Fo-cus on Thoracic and Head Neck Cancers

10-11 Apr 15 CH (SC)

7 Diabetes: Current Concepts and Management

08-09 May 15 INHS Kaly-ani

FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES/ CME IN AFMS INSTITU-

Ser Equipment Hospital/Unit Qty

1

Portable High End 2D Echo-cardiography System with ac-cessories

INHS Asvini/ Car-diology

01

2 Portable Ultrasound Unit with Built in Monitor

INHS Asvini/Radiology

02

3 Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm In-jection (ICSI) Machine

INHS Asvini/ART Centre

01

Name of Ship/Unit Name of ME Scale

Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala

Authorisation for Supply of Medicines for Horses

Equipment Hospital/Unit Qty

Radio Frequency Ablation Systems

INHS Asvini 01

ME SCALE FOR NEWLY RAISED SHIPS/UNITS

BUDGET ALLOTMENT FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AT A/T

PROCUREMENT AT O/O DGMS (NAVY)

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Ser Equipment Hospital Qty Total Cost (Rs.)

1 Penta Head Micro-scope with Digital Camera & Image Analysis Software with 15 computer

INHS Asvini/ Pa-thology

1 11,62,000.00

2 Liquid Oxygen Plant INHS Asvini, Kalyani, Sanjivani

3 78,00,000.00

3 Fully Automated Bio Chemistry Analyzer with Electrolyte Ana-lyser

Asvini-02, Kalyani-01, Sanjivani-01

4 2,32,32,000.00

4 High End Vitrectomy Machine

INHS Asvini, Kalyani

2 1,04,00,000.00

5 Heavy Duty Micro Drill & Saw System

INHS Asvini/Onco

1 33,62,000.00

6 Frequency Doubled Solid State 532 nm YAG Laser (Green Laser)

INHS Asvini/ Op-thal

2 77,76,000.00

7 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump with Accesso-ries

INHS Asvini/Cardio

1 30,14,550.00

8 Ultraportable Light Weight USG Scanner with Colour Doppler

INHS Asvini/Anes 1 18,00,000.00

9 Refrigerated Blood Bank Centrifuge

INHS Asvini, Kalyani, Sanjivani

3 67,44,000.00

10 Multislice Slice CT Scanner (16 Slice)

INHS Asvini 1 3,61,20,000.00

11 IMSI System (Intracytoplasmic Morphologically Se-lected Sperm Injec-tion)

INHS Asvini 1 12,87,000.00

12 Mobile C-Arm Image Intensifier

INHS Asvini 2 1,01,16,000.00

BUDGET CONFIRMED TO O/O DGAFMS FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AT AON STAGE IN FY 2014-15

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Ser Equipment Hospital Qty Total Cost (Rs.)

13 USG Machine with Colour Doppler

INHS As-vini, Kalyani, Sanjivani, Jeevanti, Dhanvantari

5 2,20,00,000.00

14 Advance Anaesthesia Work-station (INHS Asvini—Three, others—one each)

INHS Asvini-Kalyani, Sanjivani, Nivarini, NH Karanja

7 1,82,28,000.00

15 Advance Automated Visual Field Analyzer (Model HFA II-750i)

INHS Asvini 1 17,51,475.00

16 Video Endoscopy system with HD Image Enhancement Sys-tem Complete with Endo-scopy System including Video Processor

INHS Asvini 1 1,84,000.00

17 Automatic Tissue Processor INHS Asvini 1 32,50,000.00

18 Fully Automated Hematology Analyzer

INHS Asvini (02) Kalyani (01) & San-jivani (01)

4 70,00,000.00

19 Long Pulse ND YAG Laser INHS As-vini, Kalyani, Sanjivani

3 1,29,78,000.00

20 800 mA-Ray Machine with Image Intensifier on Prtial Turn Key basis

INHS Kaly-ani, Sanjivani

2 3,00,00,000.00

21 Horizontal High Speed Steam Sterilizer

INHS Asvini 1 38,06,075.00

22 Cardiac Catheterization Lab Bi-Plane with 3D Electro Anat-omic Mapping with Accesso-ries on Partial Turnkey Basic

INHS Asvini 1 7,89,55,964.00

23 Fraction CO2 Laser INHS As-vini, Kalyani, Sanjivani

3 23,68,67,892.00

24 Anaesthesia Workstation (Mid-Level)

INHS Asvini 1 24,48,425.00

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HEALTH DIRECTORATE

World AIDS Day An interactive session on HIV/AIDS was held on 27 Nov 14 at Varunika, Chanakyapuri on 01 Dec 14, on the occasion of World AIDS day. The event served as a platform for offering a holistic overview of aspects pertaining to HIV/AIDS, such as risk factors, signs and symp-toms and preventive measures to service personnel.

World Diabetes Day

An interactive session on Diabetes Mellitus was held on 20 Nov 14 at Varunika, Chanakyapuri. The programme inaugurated by Surg V Adm Tapan Sinha, SM, DGMS (Navy), aimed to inspire personnel and their families to inculcate healthy living habits as a part of their lifestyle.

Healthy Baby Show

Healthy Baby Show 2014 was or-ganised on 12 Nov 14 at Varunika, Chanakyapuri under the aegis of Arogya group of NWWA. The event was held for Sailors’ children in the age group of 6-18 months, 19-30 months and 31 – 42 months. A large number of children and their parents participated enthusiastically in the event.

Revision of Navy Orders. The following revised Navy Orders are available on the DGMS (Navy) website:-

Ser Subject Old NO New NO

1 Notification of Communicable Diseases 26/04 05/14

2 Prevention of Rabies 23/04 06/14

3 Medical Boards and Classification of

Serving Officer and Sailors

31/04 07/14

4 Bio-Medical Waste Management System 24/04 13/14

5 AME : Officers and Sailors 17/04 14/14

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Ser Policy Letter Topic

1 MD/1301 dated 22 Sep 14

Empanelment of Officers for posting to AFMC (Pune) and other Teaching hospitals of AFMS.

2 MD/9001 dated 23 Sep 14

Membership/ Fellowship/ Participation/ Atten-dance at Conferences/ Workshops/ CMEs of Professional Associations and Societies by AFMS Officers.

3 MD/0545/IST dated 24 Sep 14

In-Service Training for AFMS Officers.

4 MD/0505/AIPGMEE (2016-2018) dated 24 Sep 14 and 13 Oct 14

Selection of AFMS Officers for MD/MS/ Di-ploma (Marine Medicine) in AFMS Instt through AIPGMEE – 2015 including Study Leave for MOs for 2016.

5 MD/0510/DNB-CET dated 07 Oct 14 and 09 Oct 14

Selection of AFMS Officers for DNB-CET/ PDCET for Jan 2015 session.

6 MD/0503/2016 dated 11 Nov 14

Selection of AFMS Officers for Study Leave in-cluding AMC (NT)-2016.

7 MD/0583 dated 27 Nov 14

Amendment to training schedule of SNM Phase: Medical Officers Basic Submarine Course.

8 MD/4972/Submarine dated 01 Jul 14

Medical Guidelines for Nuclear Submarine Crew and Radiation Workers.

9 MD/2109/ SLR TRG REV dated 04 Jul 14

Implementation of In-house Trg at INHS As-vini for Creation of Pool of Sub-specialty Trained Medical Sailors.

10 MH/3865/Policy dated 23 Sep 14

Exclusion of urea and inclusion of uric acid test in AME/PME.

11 PN/8111/14 dated 10 Nov 14

Revision of 43% and 45% commuted portion of pension of pre 2006 Armed Forces absor-bees who had drawn lump sum payment on absorption in public sector undertaking/ autonomous bodies – stepping up of notional full pension with effect from 24 Sep 12.

POLICY LETTERS

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WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND

Command Clinical Meeting by Video-conferencing

HQ WNC conducted a Command Level Clinical Meeting on Patient Safety by Tele-presence, involving Hospitals/ units at Mumbai, Goa and Karwar on 04 Jul 14. A total of 83 MOs and NOs participated in this maiden effort by WNC. Topics like “Drug prescription and Patient safety” , “Nursing care aspects of patient safety”, and “Patient safety at OT” were deliberated upon.

Training Activities

Training in Management of Burns &

Inhalational Injuries for MOs was

conducted by all 3 Hospitals of the

Command and included didactic lec-

tures, interactive sessions, hands-on

training with skill stations and han-

dling of mass burn casualties. In ad-

dition, at INHS Asvini, the training

included a visit to the National

Burns Centre at Airoli. The officers

attending the programme were ex-

posed to the latest modalities in

treatment of burns.

NIDS

A number of Continuing Dental Educa-

tion programmes were conducted and

include:-

(a) Introduction to Dental Implants &

Stage-I procedures.

(b) Prosthetic Considerations & Stage –

II procedures.

(c) Contemporary Techniques in Direct Composite Restorations.

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EASTERN NAVAL COMMAND

Control of Vector-borne Diseases

SHO Rajali has adopted newer

WHO / GOI recommended strate-

gies for prevention and control of

vector-borne diseases emphasizing

“Integrated Vector Management”.

For the first time in Rajali, Biologi-

cal vector control using Gambusia

fish has been introduced in the sta-

tion, to check mosquito breeding in

waterbodies.

Healthy Baby Show – 2014

Healthy Baby Show was conducted

in coordination with NWWA dur-

ing Navy Week 2014, to promote

child health awareness. A health

education lecture on child health

and immunization was conducted

and a handout titled “Key mes-

sages on breast feeding and new-

born health” was released and dis-

tributed to the parents.

Medical Camp at Achutapuram

As a Ambassador of goodwill,

INHS Kalyani participated in the

Navy Day celebrations and con-

ducted a Medical Camp on 16

Nov 14 at IVA Pathasala for physi-

cally challenged children at Achuta-

puram . Medical, Eye, ENT, Paedi-

atric and Dental OPDs were set up

at the site along with General OPD.

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SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND

Universal New Born Screening Programme Inaugurated at INHS Sanjivani New Born screening programme was inaugurated by Mrs Gagandeep Cheema, President NWWA (SR) at the Seminar hall, INHS Sanjivani on 20 Oct 14 at 1100 h. The NWWA committee members along with 20 young couples (Officers and Sailors) attended the inaugural function. INHS Sanjivani is the first Armed Forces Hospital to commence this screening programme. The inaugural address was given by Surg R Adm Girish Gupta NM,VSM, CMO, SNC. The aim of the programme is to de-tect and treat medical conditions early, thereby preventing morbidity and mortality.

Chilka School Children Eye Camp An Eye camp was organized on 16 Aug 14, at Chilka High School, Barkul for school children of Class 8th to 10th. The slogan of the camp was “YOUR VISION OUR FU-TURE’’. A total of 273 children were examined and 23 children were de-tected to have positive findings like Xerophthalmia, Refractive error, Cor-neal opacity, Iris coloboma and Squint. The camp has been well ap-preciated by the School and is a step further to establish good will with the civilian community.

CMO (SNC) DELIVERING THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS AT NEW BORN

SCREENING PROGRAMME

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ANDAMAN NICOBAR COMMAND

Multispeciality Medical Camp A Multispeciality medi-cal camp was organized by INHS Dhanvantari on 18 Sep 14 at Orgrabranj Community Hall. Medical Spl, Gynaecolo-gist, Paediatrician, Radiologist, ENT Spl from Civ & service hosp & Doctors from Ayush Hosp were involved in the camp.

Operational Medical Prepar-edness

Various medical exercises were organized by HQ ANC as part of Ex Jalsuraksha and Casevac -2014. All the medical compo-nents and units were involved in the exercise.

Medical Camp—Kamorta Armed Forces multi-specialty camp was conducted at Kamorta Island, on 25 Oct 14 by INS Kardip in coordination with INHS Dhanvantari. The camp was attended in huge numbers by tribal and local populace, including school chil-dren, defense civilians and de-fense personnel. The camp has tremendously increased the goodwill of the Armed forces at large and HQ ANC in particu-lar amongst the local popula-tion. A total of 102 adults & 68 children were examined in the camp.

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XXX ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF MARINE MEDICAL SOCIETY

The Marine Medical Society holds its Annual Conference on Marine Medicine and Allied Sciences. The XXX Annual Conference was held on 08-09 Nov 14 at the INHS Asvini auditorium. The conference was preceded by a CME on Mental Health Issues in Military Operations and was attended by a number of delegates.

The conference was inaugu-rated by VAdm Anil Chopra, PVSM, AVSM, ADC FOC-in-C (West). Several senior officers in-cluding Lt Gen BK Chopra, AVSM, PHS, DGAFMS, VAdm AR Karve, AVSM, Chief of Staff, Western Na-val Command, Lt Gen PP Varma SM, VSM DCIDS (Med), Surg V Adm Sushil Kumar, AVSM, NM, VSM, Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College, as well as other General Officers, Flag Officers and Air Officers attended the confer-ence.

During the inaugural cere-mony, the Chief of Naval Staff Tro-phy for the best managed medical emergency at sea was awarded by VAdm Anil Chopra, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, FOC-in-C (West) to Surg Lt Sachin Kaikade of ICGS Sankalp.

The Surg Rear Admiral HL Bhatia medal for the best managed cardiac emergency was awarded to Lt Col (MNS) Geetha Testimona of INHS Asvini by Lt Gen BK Chopra, AVSM, PHS, DGAFMS.

The Conference Scientific Souvenir, the Journal of Marine Medicine Society and the 3rd Edi-tion of the Saturday Clinics of As-vini were also released at the func-tion. This was followed by inaugu-ration of the Scientific Exhibition by Surg V Adm Sushil Kumar, AVSM, NM, VSM, Comman-dant, Armed Forces Medical Col-lege. The conference featured a session each on Hyperbaric Medicine and Submarine Medicine.

The Chief of Naval Staff Oration was delivered by Surg Rear Admiral Girish Gupta, NM, VSM on ‘Innovations in the field of Medicine in the Indian Navy’. The Keynote address was delivered by Rear Admiral LV Sarat Babu, NM on ‘Modern Concepts of Submarine Escape and Rescue – what the future holds for Marine Medicine’. The Invited Expert Oration was delivered by Surg Rear Admiral AA Pawar, VSM on ‘Mindfulness based mental fitness training in the Indian Navy’.

Surgeon Commander Ramesh Rao Memorial Trophy for the best paper was awarded to Lt Col Ashok Mohanty of INHS Kalyani for his talk on 'An insight on zero-gravity physiology for space anaesthesia and surgery’.

FO C-in-C (WNC) being received by DGMS (N)

Surg Lt Sachin R Kaikade receiveing the CNS

Trophy for ‘Best Managed Medical Emergency

at Sea—2014’

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Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief: Surg R Adm Charu C Varma, VSM Editor: Surg Cdr P Gokulakrishnan Asst Editor: Surg Cdr Prashanth D Ayengar Members: Surg Cmde Joy Chatterjee Surg Cmde SC Gupta

Distinguished speakers from a large spectrum of specialties delivered scientific papers and enlightened the audience on the specific challenges in their respective domains. In addition, a panel discussion on Diving Safety with experts from all pertinent fields associated with diving was conducted with the aim for it to be a stepping stone towards building a national consen-sus on the issue. The experts agreed to meet again and formulate a concrete proposal on the subject for review by the National Institute of Occupational Health. A ‘Free Paper Session’ for the Allied Sciences was also held.

The Annual General Body Meeting of the Marine Medical Society with the DGMS (Navy) in chair was also conducted on 08 Nov 14.

XXXV SNMDOC

The 35th Senior Naval Medical and Dental Officers Conference was held on 08 Nov 14 from 0800-1230 hrs at Western Naval Command Mess Conference Room. The conference was chaired by Surg VAdm Tapan Sinha SM, DGMS (Navy) and was attended by ADGMS (Navy), Command Medi-cal Officers of all Naval Commands, PDMS (P&M), PDMS (HS), CSO (Med), ANC, Director NIDS & Dental Advisor (Navy), Director (Medical) Indian Coast Guard, Commanding Officers of Indian Naval Hospitals, other Senior Officers, SO (Med), CABS and Staff Officers from O/o DGMS (Navy). The conference included presentations by the Command Medical Officers, Director NIDS & Dental Advisor (Navy), CSO (Med), ANC, Di-rector (Med), ICG and SO (Med), CABS. This was followed by a review of old and discussions on new agenda points. All points were discussed at length and directives on the way ahead were issued to concerned agencies.

LETTERS TO EDITOR

Dear Chief Editor, NAVMED News Vol V Issue 1 is a well presented edition which will be a useful resource and reference material for everyone connected to Indian Navy and Armed Forces Medical Ser-vices—Healthcare professionals and clientele alike. I like to place on record my appreciation for this exemplary work and wish you the best for the fu-ture issues of the publication. Best wishes to your editorial team!! Air Mshl Rajan Chaudhry AVSM VSM DGMS (Air)

Dear Chief Editor, NAVMED News Vol V Issue 1 is very informative and keeps us “retired folks” updated. I suggest that a page be earmarked for “Brain Storming” by the young Medical, Dental, SDM and MNS Officers. This forum may encourage them to bring up some novel ideas and could overcome the inhibition they may face in a more “formal” forum. The ideas they bring out could benefit Naval Medical Services!! Surg VAdm VS Dixit AVSM VSM (Retd)

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