INDUSEM-ACEE-AFPI address Violence against Health Care Workers & Doctors

Academic leaders from INDUSEM-ACEE-AFPI in Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Surgery and Indian Society of Preventive and Social Medicine Came together to draft the comprehensive Position Paper on Violence against Doctors and attack on health care establishments.

This is the first time that a Position Paper of this magnitude has been published in a PubMed Indexed Journal.

Speaking on this landmark achievement Professor Dr. Praveen Aggarwal Honorable Dean of the Academic College of Emergency Experts Stated “I am very humbled by the Academic Efforts of all the experts who worked hard to bring this paper to light. This position Paper will form the foundation for establishing creating solution to violence against physicians in India.”

INDUSEM has a long history of playing a defining role to build consensus in policy, education and research advancement for safe patient care in India. It has produced multiple white papers on developing Emergency Medicine, Trauma Care and Research Development in India. This paper joins the long list of efforts towards providing quality health Care to our patients.

This Joint Paper addresses the burning issue of Violence against Doctors by Patient Relatives and the issue of vandalizing health care facilities. This is a Public Health Issue which is multi factorial and the position paper addresses this issue effectively.

INDUSEM Star Academician Dr. Vivek Chauhan and IAPSM Leader Dr. Sunil Raina led this paper with Dr. Raman Kumar from AFPI, Dr. Soans from IAP and Dr. Srivastava from ASI.

Online Version of Paper:
http://www.ijciis.org/article.asp?issn=2229-5151;year=2017;volume=7;issue=2;spage=79;epage=83;aulast=Chauhan

Full Citation:

Chauhan V, Galwankar S, Kumar R, Raina SK, Aggarwal P, Agrawal N, Krishnan S V, Bhoi S, Kalra O P, Soans ST, Aggarwal V, Kubendra M, Bijayraj R, Datta S, Srivastava R P. The 2017 Academic College of Emergency Experts and Academy of Family Physicians of India position statement on preventing violence against health – care workers and vandalization of health – care facilities in India. Int J CritIllnInjSci [serial online] 2017 [cited 2017 Jun 12];7:79-83. Available from: http://www.ijciis.org/text.asp?2017/7/2/79/207746

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About AFPI

The Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI) is an academic organization founded with the aim of promoting family medicine and primary healthcare. AFPI is also a member of WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors). The academy is working towards empowering of primary care physicians in India for better health outcomes. AFPI advocates academic institutionalization of community health services. As an outcome of advocacy initiatives of AFPI the first MD family medicine program was started at Kozhikode Medical College, Kerala. Under PMSSY (Prime Minister’s Swasthys Suraksha Yojana) all newly instituted AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) have established a new department in the name of department of community medicine and family medicine.AFPI has supported equal professional opportunities and career progression for the primary care physicians at par with any other specialty. NHSRC (National Health System Resource Centre) conducted a national consultation on family medicine in partnership with AFPI. The academy is working for popularizing academic family medicine across the country. Visit http://www.afpionline.com/

About INDUSEM

The INDUSEM mission is to envision and implement the future of Patient Care across the world. The partnership brings together Expert Educators, Inquisitive Innovators and Physicians supporting Safe Patient Care across India, United States and the World. INDUSEM is the Top International Partnership across the World and brings together Institutions, Individuals and Initiatives focused on improving patient care globally. Till date INDUSEM has reached over 50,000 Experts and its reach continues to grow daily. For more information, visit www.indusem.org

About ACEE

The Academic College of Emergency Experts was established by Leaders of INDUSEM to create a guild of expert clinicians who are have a mastery at providing safe patient care with high quality therapeutics based on latest evidence based medicine. The only Unique College in Asia ACEE only bestows affiliation after a rigorous coaching and testing process hereby maintaining its high standards of commitment to education and excellence. It surpasses the erstwhile ideology of existing academic colleges where affiliation is based on recommendation. The College offers its Fellowship in various areas of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Pediatrics. Toxicology, Emergency Nursing etc. For More Information. Visit www.acee-india.org

About IJCIIS

IJCIIS is an international peer-reviewed journal founded by a team of experts across the globe who recognized themselves as the International Network of Critical Illness and Injury Trial Experts (INCIITE) backed by INDUSEM & ACEE. The mission of IJCIIS is to promote and publish critical illness and injury research in areas of basic sciences, clinical medicine and public health. IJCIIS encourages research, education and dissemination of knowledge in the field of Critical illness and injury across the world thus promoting translational research by striking a synergy between basic science, clinical medicine and public health. The Journal intends to bring together scientists and academicians in acute intensive medicine to promote translational synergy between Laboratory Science, Clinical Medicine and Public Health. The Journal invites Original Articles, Clinical Investigations, Epidemiological Analysis, Data Protocols, Case Reports, Clinical Photographs, review articles and special commentaries. Students, Residents, Academicians, Public Health experts and scientists are all encouraged to be a part of this initiative by contributing, reviewing and promoting scientific works and science. For More Information www.ijciis.org

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