Indian Medical Association

RUN KERALA RUN

January 7, 2015

RUN KERALA RUN

Friends,

You must all be aware of ‘Run Kerala Run’, a marathon lining up one crore people all over Kerala to undertake a run to promote the National Games which is coming to our state after 27 years. It will be a historic run the kind of which has not been organised in our nation so far and is likely even to find a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. I feel that we should take part in this as a part of our social commitment and to show our unity and sporting spirit. I also feel that this will be an opportunity for us to cooperate with other social organisations operating in the vicinity of our IMA House. So I have contacted ACTS Kechery and YMCA Kanippayyur and requested their cooperation.

We will assemble at our IMA House at 9.45am on 20.01.2015 Tuesday to start the program. The run will be from IMA House to Unity Hospital Kanippayyur and will start sharp at 10.30 am. I request all of you to come with as many of your hospital staff members to make this venture a success.Wishing you all a Happy New Year once again.

With warm regards

Yours in IMA,

Dr. Koshy George T., MS, D.Orth., DNB

President

Happy New Year 2015

January 1, 2015

Wishing you all a Happy New Year. May 2015 be a wonderful year for each and every one of you and for our dear IMA. Let us work together to make it a worthwhile year for our association. I am extremely thankful for the wholehearted cooperation and support we have received from you all during the part of our term in 2014. Expecting continued and greater support for the activities we are planning.

i WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING THE NEW YEAR GET-TOGETHER IN LARGE NUMBERS AND MAKING IT A GRAND SUCCESS. MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME. IT WAS A GREAT EFFORT AND A GOOD SHOW !

It has been noted in previous family meetings that many members leave the hall during the entertainment programme leaving the hall partially empty during the latter part of the performance. This did not happen yesterday and I am extremely thankful to each and every one of you for encouraging the members who took part in the programme. More than a high quality entertainment programme, we intended wholehearted participation from our members and that was there both on stage and in the audience.

The table arrangement in the hall was to make the atmosphere conducive to the above mentioned plan. However serving in a congested hall arrangement was a problem we anticipated. That is why we ordered food packets with some extra food kept for larger numbers. However, there was a miscalculation regarding the larger numbers and we faced a shortage of plates which was rectified but it caused some delay. Moreover, the decision to have food packets caused the food to become cold. I own the entire resposibility for these decisions and I would like to apologise to each and every one of you for any inconvenience caused. If I took any stand which you did not appreciate, I assure you that I earnestly did it only for our programme to be a success. This is our first family meeting this year. I will learn from my mistakes and I will try to make future programmes more successful. Kindly do forgive me.

Wishing you all a happy new year once again..

Yours in IMA

Dr. Koshy George T.

President.

PROTEST MEETING AT TALUK HOSPITAL, KUNNAMKULAM

January 1, 2015

PROTEST MEETING AT TALUK HOSPITAL, KUNNAMKULAM

This is the special report on the protest meeting held at Taluq hospital , Kunnamkulam today following a hospital attack at the Taluq hospital , Kunnamkulam ,in the early hours of the day at about 3 am . A mob of 60 masked miscreants came to the hospital to identify and assault some inpatients who were admitted to the hospital following a local political clash. The attackers have beaten up the security guard and locked in the duty staff nurse inside the duty room and created dreadful situation in the hospital, causing inconvenience and fear to other inpatients.

Today morning , the IMA kunnamkulam branch was officially informed and immediately a strong team of the IMA led by the Kunnamkulam IMA president Dr.Koshy George ,Secretary Dr.Saju.P.K ,Senior Vice president Dr Paul C Raphel, IMAKSB Past President Dr.K.V.Devadas, SSSS Board of Trustees member Dr.O.J.John reached the Taluq Hospital within minutes and organised a protest meeting involving all the staff of Taluq Hospital also and a protest march was held demanding arrest of the culprits under the Hospital Protection Act. All the doctors of the Taluq Hospital also participated in the protest meeting.

IMA Kunnamkulam President Dr. Koshy George T., Taluq Hospital Superintendent Dr. Taj Paul and Municipal Councillor Adv. Rajeev addressed the gathering.

I have been informed that 3 culprits have already been booked under the Act before I have drafted this report.

Dr. Saju P. K.,

Secretary, IMA Kunnamkulam

CONDOLENCES to the mother of Dr. Vanaja

December 29, 2014

CONDOLENCES

We regret to inform all members that the mother of Dr. Vanaja expired . Funeral on 28.12.2014 at Elapully, Palakkad . IMA expresses its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.

‘Role of Media in the Healthcare of Society’- Seminar 19.12.2014 ,7.30pm, IMA Hall

December 18, 2014

Kunnamkulam press club and IMA Kunnamkulam are jointly conducting a seminar on the topic “The Role of Media in Healthcare of the Society” on 19 december 2014 at 7.30pm. Venue: IMA Hall Pudussery.
Dr. K V Devadas will inaugurate the seminar. Sri.Srikumar, Resident editor of the malayalam daily ‘Veekshanam” and Dr.A V Jayakrishnan, IMA State Secretary will conduct the seminar.
All are cordially invited.

CONDOLENCES to the mother of Dr. P. Sundaresh Kumar

December 15, 2014

CONDOLENCES

We regret to inform all members that the mother of Dr. P. Sundaresh Kumar, Immediate Past President of IMA Kunnamkulam expired on Sunday 14.12.2014. The Funeral is scheduled at 3 pm on 15.12.2014 at Paramekkavu Crematorium. IMA expresses its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 13, 2014

Upcoming events

1.19^th Dec. PUBLIC MEETING in association with Press Club at IMA HALL at 8pm.

2.30^thDec. HEALTH EDUCATION CLASS at Al Ameen High school Kecheri.

31^st Dec . New year Programme at IMA HALL at 8 pm.
4^th Jan.2015. Medical camp at CHIRAKKAL.
11^thMedical camp at KURUKKANPARA in association with Kunnamkulam Taluq Hospital.
18^th Jan. Anaemia detection camp at Thippilisseri.

7.20^th Next CME: on Dermatology.