Participating in the environmental day competition
Considering the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic it is important to discuss about the proper nutrition to prevent and control the disease. Nutrition is one of the important approaches to manage the overall health of an individual. Those with weakened immune system are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection and complications, making it paramount to reinforce the message that good nutrition is essential to build resilience and immunity. Dr Priyanka Pareek discussed about the nutritional care of COVID- 19 inpatients, discharged patients and preventive measures to be taken during this pandemic.
On 14th May 2020, Dr Archana Mishra described about policy for discharge of treated COVID-19 patients from the hospital. Also how to handle the dead bodies of suspected or infected cases out of hospital. The session is important for covid warriors in the hospital such as doctors, nurses, hospital employees because they are at the most risk of infection if they are not aware or don't follow the guidelines issued by WHO and Ministry of Health and family welfare.
Eye care is an important aspect during COVID 19 pandemic. The novel corona virus causes respiratory disorder and commonly spreads through droplets. Like other organs this virus can be transmitted to the eye and leads to ocular complications which can be prevented. During this webinar on 11th May 2020, Mrs Vidula Patil discussed on "Ocular problems arising due to COVID -19 and their preventive measures".
Mr Rohit Gupta continued to explain about "COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment & Eye Safety", why it is important to understand and discuss the role of Protective Equipment & Eye Safety during COVID-19 pandemic.
On March 17, 2020, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) released its recommendation that all new treatment cycles should be suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this session Dr Mini Mol explained about the attempt to focus on the things that should be done and not to be done at this challenging period of waiting, to empower and prepare to conceive post COVID-19 pandemic.
On 13th May 2020, Dr Archana Mishra was a speaker at Medical Learning Hub (MLH) platform who walked through some commmon medical myths and facts about COVID-19 related to containing the infection and disease in the community. WHO guidelines were highlighted and how they should be practiced in the HCP community to decrease the numbers of infection and spread of disease. The discussion was about facts that are helpful to increase awareness.
This year on the occasion of Rastriya Poshan Maah Sep. 2020 the department of Clinical nutrition and NSS unit of MGM School of Biomedical sciences have organized E-poster competition and recipe completion. The themes for e- poster were1. Encouraging healthy eating habits in children, 2. Management of SAM, 3. Nutrition during pre and post pregnancy and for recipe competition the theme was Complementary feeding recipes for age group 6 months to 1 year old. Total we have received 38 enteries for e poster and 32 for recipes. The judges were Dr.Vibha Hasija (Asst.Prof. Dept. of Nutrition, Nirmala Niketan) and Mrs.Harshada Thakur (teaching assistant and SRF, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Pune).
The winners are:
For e poster:
1. category: vidula,Rafiya Sangameshwari and samrriddhi Ojha(first, second third respectively)
2. Category: Kalpana Pawar, Seeam Khochare AND Pallavi Gupta
3. Category: Komal Katke, Gautami and Namrah Sayed
National virtual Webinar was conducted on 23th September 2020 on Critical Role of Diagnosis and management for COVID 19 conducted by the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) MGMSBS. 225 No. Of participants registered for this webinar. Guest Speakers, Dr Chailtali Nikam, Dr. Sagar Sinha, Mr. Anubhav Anusha shared their experience and knowledge about COVID-19 pandemic, which was usefull for all the participants.
The Department of Medical Biotechnology , MGM School of Biomedical Sciences organized a one-day International level webinar on “Zebrafish: An Emerging Model in Research” on 17th September 2020. The main objective of this webinar was to create awareness about the emerging trends in research using Zebrafish as animal model among students. The webinar comprises three talks by experts in the field of Research.
Dr. Anirban Chakraborty, Professor and Deputy Director, NUCSER, Mangalore, Dr. Chetana Schidanandan, Assoc Professor & Principle Scientist CSIR- IGIB, New Delhi and Dr. Patrick Sips, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium were the key speakers of the webinar.
The webinar was supervised and conducted by by Dr. Himanshu Gupta and was also telecasted live on youtube (https://youtu.be/AiO4KJrQuSM) which was attended by various participants. Total registration were 492 views as on date.
The Department of Medical Biotechnology under MGM School of Biomedical Sciences organized a one-day national level webinar on “Emerging Trends in Nanotechnology” on 11th September 2020. The main objective of this webinar was to create awareness about the emerging trends and future prospects in the field of Nanotechnology among students. The webinar comprises three talks by experts from the field of Nanotechnology.
Dr. Ravishankaran Dehsingh, Professor, National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NCNSNT), University of Madras, Dr. Priyanka Sabherwal, Founder CEO, Biosensika Labs, Mumbai and Professor Kamal Prasad, Department of Physics, Bhagarpur University, Bihar were the key speakers of the webinar.
The webinar was supervised and conducted by Dr. Mansee Thakur- HOD Dept of Medical Biotechnology and Dr. Himanshu Gupta – Asst Professor Dept of Medical Biotechnology, where we had more than the 145 participants from various fields and states.
The Department of Clinical Embryology successfully conducted a National Level Webinar on “An Insight into ART: Basics of Embryology dated on 8th September, 2020. The Speakers were invited from different parts of the country and had a participation of 100 attendees from across India including Doctors, Embryologist and students.
The first speaker Ms. Doel Bose Pande spoke on” Embryo Culture Environment”. The second speaker spoke on “ICSI”. And the third speaker Dr. Kersi Avari spoke on “Andrology”.
The topics were well presented and the sessions were quite interactive.We have got a positive
