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news updates Hospitals employing AYUSH doctors in ICUs could lose accreditation: NABH Allopathic hospitals employing AYUSH physicians for clinical work in intensive care units (ICUs) and other patient care areas in place of MBBS resident medical officers (RMOs) and emergency care physicians risk losing their accreditation, according to the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health Care (NABH). The NABH, in a notice on December 17, 2020, cautioned allopathic hospitals accredited with the body not to employ AYUSH doctors for patient care. The accreditation body has issued notice to accredited allopathic hospitals following reports claiming that some of the NABH accredited allopathic hospitals are employing or seeking to employ AYUSH doctors for performing clinical duties in ICUs and at other patient care areas in place of MBBS RMOs and emergency doctors. This is a blatant violation of NABH standards for healthcare accreditation and very much against patient safety norms and compromise quality of modern medicine clinical care outcome, said reports quoting CEO of NABH, Dr Atul Mohan Kochhar. NABH reiterated that deploying AYUSH doctors in allopathic hospitals for writing independent orders and clinical work without the supervision of allopathic doctors is not permitted. Further, in case the allopathic hospitals are employing AYUSH doctors to work as clinical assistants, as per the applicable state laws, they should not be involved in direct patient care and should strictly follow job responsibilities as defined by hospital management. AYUSH doctors working in NABH applicant allopathy hospitals will not be considered as RMOs during the process of assessment and for the purpose of grant of accreditation. Any violation may invite adverse decisions by NABH including withdrawal of accreditation, as per policy. 8 / FUTURE MEDICINE / January 2021
AAPI hails Dr Vivek Murthy’s nomination as US Surgeon General The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has welcomed the nomination of Dr Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General by the President-elect Joe Biden, asserting that the move cements the reputation of Indian doctors across the US. Murthy, 43, served as Surgeon General of the United States during the Obama administration. “We congratulate Dr Vivek Murthy on his appointment as the Surgeon General of the United States,” said Dr Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, president of AAPI, in a statement. Offering the “fullest support” to Murthy, Jonnalagadda said his nomination to the position cements “the reputation physicians of Indian-origin have across America”. AAPI represents over 100,000 physicians of Indian origin in the US. Dr Anupama Gotimukula, the president-elect of AAPI, said the organization looks forward to supporting Murthy throughout his process confirmation to be the Surgeon General, “as the nation and the entire world seek to find best possible solutions to tackle the pandemic that has taken the lives of millions of people around the globe”. Born on July 10, 1977 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Murthy did his schooling at Miami Palmetto Senior High School before attending Harvard for his bachelor’s degree. He later completed his MD and MBA degrees from Yale. He completed his residency training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where he later joined the faculty as an internal medicine physician and instructor. As surgeon general, Murthy focused on drug and alcohol addiction. Murthy launched efforts to increase physical activity in communities across the country, including a two-week public-private partnership with Fitbit that engaged over 600,000 people to take an industry record-setting 60 billion steps. He was also an advocate of vaccination among children and partnered with children’s character Elmo in a popular video that demystified vaccines for parents and children, reports said. India and Suriname to cooperate in health and medicine The Union Cabinet has given its approval AIIMS to have a dept of integrative medicine The Union Ministry of AYUSH and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi have decided to initiate work on setting up a Department of Integrative Medicine at AIIMS. This decision was taken in a joint visit and review by Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, secretary of Union Ministry of AYUSH and Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi. During the joint visit, it was decided that Centre for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the government of India and the government of Suriname on cooperation in the field of health and medicine. The bilateral MoU will for Integrative Medicine and Research (CIMR), AIIMS may develop an integrated protocol with ayurveda and yoga for a study on post- COVID-19 treatment. The AYUSH ministry could participate in the same through the Extra Mural Research Scheme, said an official statement. AYUSH secretary, Rajesh Kotecha said that the ministry of AYUSH will strive to continue its support to CIMR till the dedicated department is developed. encourage cooperation between the health ministry and its counterpart from Suriname through joint initiatives and technology development in the health sector. The main areas of cooperation between the two governments include exchange and training of medical doctors, officials, other health professionals and experts, assistance in the development of human resources and setting up of health care facilities, short term training of human resources in health, regulation of pharmaceuticals, January 2021 / FUTURE MEDICINE / 9
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