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| Saturday, July 05, 2008
“Medical ethics in the MBBS curriculum soon”
Inputs collated for revised code of ethics: A. Muruganathan
Chennai: The Medical Council of India (MCI) plans to introduce
medical ethics in the MBBS curriculum shortly, A. Muruganathan,
MCI member said on Friday.
Addressing laparoscopy surgeons at the launch of “AMASICON’08”,
the third international congress of the Association of Minimal
Access Surgeons (AMAS), Dr. Muruganathan said the MCI is currently
collating inputs from various professional associations to put
together the revised code of ethics for medical practitioners.
The code of ethics is expected to be ready by December, he said.
Referring to the demand for an MCI-recognised post-graduate
programme in minimal access surgery, Dr. Muruganathan urged
AMAS to suggest guidelines prescribing the minimum hours a student
had to observe and assist surgeries and the number of cases
he should have done on his own.
He also wanted the professional body to recommend protocols
for sterilisation and maintenance of laparoscopy equipment.
This could be incorporated in the code of ethics, he said.
The MCI member urged AMAS to take the initiative in popularising
laparoscopy options and its benefits to the general practitioners
and family physicians so that the procedure is made available
in smaller cities.
A.Rajasekharan, president, National Board of Examinations, said
age restrictions on undergoing the NBE’s post-doctoral
course in minimal access surgery would be relaxed.
The NBE is currently running courses, conducting examinations
and issuing certificates for 54 broad disciplines and super
specialities.
Apart from the 14 Fellowships it already offers, the NBE is
looking at including programmes in more sub specialities, he
said.
He also stressed the need for training para medical staff in
assisting minimal access surgery procedures.
Dr. Rajasekharan urged minimal access surgeons to keep an open
mind about going back to conventional open surgery if they doubted
the efficacy of the minimal access option in some cases. The
welfare of the patient should always be the priority, he said.
In a message, Health Minister M.R.K. Pannerselvam expressed
hoped that the meet would help improve surgical talent and go
on to benefit the patient population.
C. Palanivelu, president of the congress, said laparoscopy had
grown rapidly in the last few years to become a valid high-tech,
low-cost option. Governments should initiate measures to reach
the benefits of minimal access surgery to the low income strata,
he said.
V. R. Venkataachalam, chancellor, Sri Ramachandra University,
formally launched a souvenir by handing over the first copy
to Dr. Rajasekharan.
R. Surendran, organising chairman of the event and R. P. Srivastava,
AMAS president-elect also spoke.
Live surgery, interaction with international faculty and a convocation
ceremony for 400 students who completed the AMAS qualifying
examination are among the highlights of the four-day event.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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