14 years imprisonment for assault on healthcare staff in Queensland
24-Nov-2014
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The Queensland government has decided to stamp out violence fuelled by drugs and alcohol using their Safe Night Out Strategy. Under its law, the maximum sentence for serious assault on a nurse, doctor or ambulance officer is 14 years! This is just what India needs right now.

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The Week publishes cover story on Emergency Medicine in India
23-Nov-2014
Editors Desk

Mainstream magazines usually do not care about emergency medicine specialty in India, but this magazine did it.
Very nice article on emergency care in India. Get your copy today from the stands. The Week - November 30th Issue.

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What is Emergency Medicine - Dr S V Mahadevan from Stanford Connects
20-Nov-2014
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In the event of emergencies, Americans are quick to dial 911 and an efficient, dependable system goes into motion. In developing countries, this concept of emergency care doesn't exist.
Professor S.V. Mahadevan shares important early interventions that can be made in the chain of survival and some of his ongoing work to improve emergency care in Nepal, India and Cambodia.

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STANFORD CONNECTS, Stanford University, California USA
Stanford Connects

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New Institutes Start MD-Emergency Medicine
20-Oct-2014
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The Postgraduate Education Committee of the Medical Council of India approved starting the 3 year MD-Emergency Medicine postgraduate training at six new medical colleges this year. The new colleges are listed below:

- Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati - 2 seats
- JSS Medical College, Mysore - 2 seats
- DY Patil Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune - 2 seats
- MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore - 2 seats
- Government Medical College, Surat - 2 seat
- JJM Medical College, Davangere - 3 seats

With these new seats, the total number of MD (EM) seats in India is now 50.

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MD-Emergency Medicine Derecognized in Bangalore
20-Oct-2014
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In a recent meeting of the Postgraduate Medical Education Committee of the Medical Council of India (MCI), the Committee derecognized the MD-Emergency Medicine for 1 seat at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences Bangalore. Vydehi Institute has 2 seats for MD(EM). The decision not to recognize was taken after the Committee reviewed the Assessment Report (June, 2014) on the standard of examination and other teaching facilities for Recognition of MD (Emergency Medicine) qualification at Vydehi Institute Of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore granted by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore. The Committee pointed out that several faculty members had postgraduate qualification in Medicine, Anesthesia and Orthopedics without any special training or experience in Emergency Medicine. In addition, there were other deficiencies which were pointed out in the report.
Reference - Meeting Minutes 9.9.2014 (Ref - Page 80, Point 183)
MCI Minutes of Meeting dated 9th Sep 2014


The Postgraduate Education Committee had also reviewed the Assessment Report (May 2014) for St. Johns Medical College Bangalore and pointed out that overall data documentation, compilation & classification as per need of the emergency department was not carried out properly. The data regarding OPD, IPD, Blood bank & Mortality, etc. were not provided. Also, all the staff had General Medicine qualifications and there were no staff from Anesthesia, Orthopedics and Surgery. St. Johns Medical College has 1 seat for MD(EM) which stands derecognized.
Reference - Meeting Minutes 26.8.2014 (Ref - Page 32, Point 76)
MCI Minutes of Meeting dated 26th Aug 2014


The derecognized institutes are normally expected to correct their deficiencies and reapply to the Medical Council of India for recognition.
The Committee has also, in various meetings this year, rejected the applications for starting MD(EM) at new colleges listed below:

- Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, Karnataka
- Vasantrao Pawar Medical College & Research Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra
- Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar
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