On the occasion of AIDS awareness week (1st- 7th Dec 2013), the department of Obstetrics and

Gynaecology organized several programs for spreading awareness about this deadly disease

among the public and health care personnel.

1s t Dec - Rally by department of Community and Family Medicine

2nd Dec - Poster exhibition in the OPD in the Trauma building

3rd Dec - Role play by 2nd Prof. MBBS students

3rd Dec – Awareness program for nurses by Dr. Pushpawati, Asst. Prof., OBGY

4th Dec – CME on HIV/AIDS

Inauguration by:

Chief Guest – Prof. M.M. Hambarde, Director General, Chhattisgarh Council of Science &

Technology

Director, AIIMS, Raipur – Prof. Dr. Nitin M. Nagarkar

Special Guest – Dr. P.S. Deshpande

Topics Speaker Designation & Department Session 1

Epidemiology of HIV – An overview Dr. Manisha Ruikar Prof. & HOD, Community & Family Medicine

Virology & immunology Dr. Anudita Bhargava Addil. Prof. & HOD, Microbiology

Diagnostic tests for HIV & its clinical implications

Dr. Nighat Hussain Asso. Prof., Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Session 2 Clinical presentation & WHO staging

of HIV

Dr. Saba Siddiqui Asst. Prof., General Medicine

Pulmonary manifestations of HIV Dr. Ajoy Behera Asst. Prof., Pulmonary Medicine & TB

ENT manifestations of HIV Dr. Rupa Mehta Asst. Prof., ENT Lunch – 1.30-2.00pm

Inauguration – 2.00-2.30pm

Session 3 ART for HIV Dr. P.S. Deshpande Senior Consultant & HIV physician

Preventing perinatal transmission of HIV

Dr. Sarita Agrawal Prof. & HOD, OBGY

Stepwise neonatal care & early infant diagnosis

Dr. Atul Jindal Asst. Prof., Paediatrics

Tea break

Session 4 Transfusion safety & HIV Dr. Sankalp Sharma Asst. Prof., Transfusion Medicine &

Blood Bank

Universal precautions Dr. Prasanta Nayak Asst. Prof., OBGY

Post-exposure prophylaxis Dr. Vinita Singh Asst. Prof., OBGY Can we say no to HIV positive

patient?

Dr. Krishnadutt Chavali Addil. Prof., FMT

5th Dec – Essay competition for MBBS students on “Steps towards HIV-free world”

Winners – 1st prize - Mr. Raghavendra Sridhar, 2nd Prof. MBBS

2nd prize – Miss Aditi Prakash, 2nd Prof. MBBS

3rd prize – Mr. Himanshu Verma & Rahul Pratap Singh, 1st Prof. MBBS

Consolation prize – Mr. Mukund Tiwari & Mr. Prakhar Nigam, 2nd Prof. MBBS

6th Dec – Awareness program for MBBS students by Dr. Anudita Bhargava, Addil. Prof. & HOD,

Microbiology & Dr. Prasanta Nayak, Asst. Prof., OBGY

7th Dec - Awareness program for paramedical staff by Dr. Sarita Agrawal, Prof. & HOD, OBGY