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ACADEMICS |
MBBS teaching program
DNB in Pulmonary Medicine: 4 seats each year
(2 direct entry candidates & 2 DTCD candidates)
PFT Certificate Course: 1 Training course for science graduates |
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CME and Workshops |
Workshops organized
- Research Methodology workshop organized for faculty of AIMS- July 2003
- Research Methodology workshop organized for faculty of AIMS- November 2003
- Basics in research methodology- Pre-conference workshop on Oct 4, 2004 at AIMS, in association with National Pharmacology conference (Theme: Clinical Trials)
- Research Methodology Workshop for faculty & DNBs conducted on Jan 22, 2006
- Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) workshop Spirocon 2006 conducted on April 30, 2006
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Ongoing Research |
- Comparative trial of Azithromycin versus Levofloxacin for the treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis with Pulmonary Function Tests.
- Efficacy and safety of daily oral roflumilast taken with low dose inhaled corticosteroids in patients with chronic asthma with the help of Pulmonary Function Tests.
- To assess the effects of a subject optimized dose of UK 369,003 modified release on exercise capacity in subjects with PAH associated with COPD with the help of PFT, ABG, 6 minutes walk tests.
- Efficasy and safety of human insulin inhalation powder in patients with type I diabetes mellitus with the help of complete Lung Function Tests.
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Publications |
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Epidemiology of Lung Cancer. Indian Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Vol 1, January 1998
- Annual risk of Tuberculosis infection: an estimate from ten year old children in Trivandrum District. Ind J Tub 2000 47, 211.
- HIV seropositivity among hospitalised Pulmonary tuberculosis patients- a cross sectional survey in a Tertiary care setting. Pulmon 2000, 2: 2, 68 – 74.
- Formulating a research question. Lung India 2001, 19; 2: 21-25.
- Tuberculin survey- an appraisal of its future role in India –Health Administrator 2003. Vol XV, No 1 & 2: 175-181.
- Tuberculin test- Logical Perspectives. Lung India 2001; XIX No.4: 106-11.
- Defusing MDR-TB time bomb; can DOTS alone do it? Editorial Chest (India Edition) 2003.
- Author of “Asthma control in the new century” in “Health problems of this century” (Malayalam) Edited by Dr.C.C.Kartha. Published by State Institute of Language, Trivandrum. March 2003.
- Whole lung lavage; the salvage therapy for Pulmonary Alveolar proteinosis. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2007; 49: 31-34.
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