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JAMMU: The Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu on Monday conducted training of 2nd Prof. MBBS students about National Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) under National Programme on anti-microbial resistance containment in collaboration with National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi at GMC Jammu.
Dr Shashi Sudan Sharma, Principal & Dean GMC, Jammu who was the chief guest on the occasion, said that antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health problem due to rapid spread of multi-drug resistant bacteria and due to the limited antibiotics available. Very few newer antibiotics in the pipeline to treat infections caused by these organisms, she added.
She urged the Medical students to learn the art of rational use of anti-microbials as well asked the organisers to spread awareness about this as much as possible amongst the general public to prevent the self medication and hence development of anti-microbial resistance in the society.
The faculty from NCDC New Delhi, Dr Arti Bahl, Addl Director and Head Epidemiology Division, and her team provided online technical support for the aforesaid training.
They congratulated the organising team of GMC, Jammu for successful conduct of the training and wished for the success of survey.
Dr Seema Gupta Professor & HoD Pharmacology said that anti-microbial resistance occurs naturally, but misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals is accelerating the process. She further said her Department is committed to contribute immensely in the said programme and hands on training like these to students will go a long way in their learning of rational use of medicines especially anti-microbials to curb menace of AMR.
Dr Vivek Mahajan, Nodal Officer for said programme at GMC, Jammu presented a vote of thanks and said that in recent times growing number of infections-such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhoea are becoming harder to treat as the anti-microbial used to treat them have become less effective thereby leading to longer hospital stay, higher medical costs and increased mortality. He further informed that the participants of the aforesaid training will conduct the survey in various Departments of the GMC Jammu & Associated Hospital from April 19 to 21, 2022 to collect data on anti-microbial consumption in GMC & AH.
More than 200 students were trained for the conduct of PPS that was attended by doctors from GMC Jammu including Dr Vijay Kundal HoD Medicine, Dr GS Saini HoD Paediatrics, Dr Sanjeev Gupta HoD Orthopaedics, Dr. Shabnam Choudhary & Dr Vishal R Tandon besides other faculty members from different Departments.
The trainers for this Hands on Training were Dr Kanika Khajuria, Dr Anna & Dr Himani Gupta, Senior Residents of the Department of Pharmacology, GMC Jammu.