Lecture: College of Ayurveda, Pune. Event – Research Methodology Workshop for PG Students. Sep 23, 2013

Lecture: College of Ayurveda, Pune. Event – Research Methodology Workshop for PG Students. Sep 23, 2013

Pune means a drive from Mumbai, and especially when the venue is not near a railway or a bus station. The College of Ayurveda is located very close to where the Mumbai Pune Expressway ends, so that makes it a bit more convenient - avoiding the city traffic. I reached the college a little ahead of the day's lunch hour and as it happens in many such events, I got to hear an earlier faculty member - in this case Dr Prasad Pore from BVDUMC, Pune delivering his lecture. I enjoy having my knowledge getting strengthened. I also like to…
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Medicon 2013 – at UCMS Delhi

Medicon 2013 – at UCMS Delhi

Medicon - the Annual Event of INFORMER was held in the University College of Medical Sciences, in Delhi on the dates 11 - 14, April this year. I have had the privilege of attending every one of these except the 2nd in Coimbatore in 2010. The first Medicon (with that name) was held in KMC Mangalore in 2009, the 2nd in PSG Coimbatore in 2010, the 3rd - Grant Medical College Mumbai in 2011, the 4th in MGIMS, Sevagram in 2012 and this was the 5th.  Before these five "Medicons", there were two events in 2007 and 2008, which paved the…
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Lecture – Literature Search – at Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Nashik – Mar 3, 2013

Lecture – Literature Search – at Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Nashik – Mar 3, 2013

Dr. BK Nayak, former editor of the Indian Journal of Ophthalmology initiated a series of workshops on Research Methodology, during his tenure as Editor of this journal. The workshops are conducted twice a year. The current editor Dr. S. Natarajan continues this trend. Dr. Nayak now continues this through the Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society too, and with the Dean of the Medical College, Dr Mrunal Patil, also an office bearer of the MOS, planned this one day event. Vasumathi Sriganesh has always been a part of  the IJO team and now is also with the MOS efforts. Both the Ophthalmological associations…
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