Written by INDUS MED NEWS 25 May, 2024 9:07 am .
Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute with funding support from the Indian Council for Medical Research along with organizational support from KFRI, INDUSEM, EMA and ACEE launched the Inaugural Snake Bite Life Support (SBLS) Training Program on 17th, 18th and 19th May 2023.
SBLS was endorsed by The WHO Collaborating Center for Emergency & Trauma in South East Asia.
Snake Bite Life Support (SBLS) is an endeavor aimed at educating medical professionals, empowering them to effectively treat and manage this ‘neglected tropical disease’, while also fostering networking and mutual assistance among them.
SBLS intends to train physicians across India through a standardized curriculum for snakebite management helping them to provide safe, effective and evidence-based treatment for the same.
SBLS has two parts namely SAVIOR and SAFETi.
SAVIOR trains health providers in remote hospitals while SAFETi is an introductory course to wilderness medicine for health care workers and first responders in austere situations.
“SBLS is an innovative MADE IN BHARAT – MADE FOR BHARAT training program which bridges clinical medicine with wilderness medicine in the area of Snake Envenomation. Promoting A standardized model it focusses on transfer criteria and care protocols in conditions of suspected and confirmed snake envenomation. I commend the team for launching SBLS which is indeed a milestone in the development of Academic Emergency Medicine and Toxicology in India.” Said INDUSEM CEO Dr. Sagar Galwankar
For More information: https://www.snakebitelifesupport.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 EMA
The Emergency Medicine Association was founded in 2015 during the INDUSEM2015 World Congress of Academic Emergency Medicine in New Delhi. EMA is the Official voice of competent Emergency Experts. Working towards provision of quality emergency care The EMA is an organized Guild of Emergency Leaders in Health and Medicine focused on Developing, Practicing and Progressing Emergency Medicine. EMA has a strong relation with partner organizations, individuals and institutions across the world. The EMA boasts of a strong DNA with its relationships which are geared towards potentiating growth. EMA has the support of the INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative, the Academic College of Emergency Experts in India and the Academic for Clinical Emergency Nursing in India. For More Information: www.emaindia.net
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. There are multiple pathways to be a Fellow of the College namely Emergency Medicine, Emergency Pediatrics. Toxicology, Emergency Nursing Pathway etc. For More Information Visit www.acee-india.org
About Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute (JMMCRI)
Located in Thrissur, Kerala, India, nick-named by the people, “Poor Man’s Hospital, the Jubilee Mission Hospital was established in 1952, with a specific mission evident in the motto, “Service with love”. Later in 2003 it was recognized as a Medical College under Medical council of India (MCI) and commenced one of the pioneer MCI recognized academic emergency medicine residency programs in India, that has churned out eminent alumni since 2012. Boasting one of the most vibrant teaching environments for medical students and postgraduates while simultaneously providing care to nearly fifty thousand of patients every year, JMMCRI is one of the key partners of INDUSEM. For more information please visit http://jubileemissionmedicalcollege.org/index.html
About WHO-CCET
The World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Emergency and Trauma Care is head quartered at The Emergency Department of the JPN Apex Trauma Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and administers the region of Southeast Asia. The Overall vision of the Center is to strengthen and integrate Emergency & Trauma Care Services at all levels/facilities at sub-national, national and regional level to reduce the avoidable mortality, morbidities and disabilities burden. WHO-CCET Mission is to provide comprehensive mentorship to achieve standardize Emergency & Trauma Care at all levels/facilities of sub-national, national and region. For More Information: https://whoccemcare.org/
About KFRI
Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) is a multidisciplinary team of experts conducting research on tropical forests and forestry. This Institute has contributed significantly to research in tropical forestry and biodiversity conservation over the past three decades of its existence. Founded in 1975, Institute is envisioned as a Centre of Excellence in Tropical Forestry to provide scientific support for decision making on matters related to forestry, with particular emphasis on conservation, sustainable utilization and scientific management of natural resources. KFRI became a part of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) along with five other R&D Centres of the State, when the KSCSTE was constituted in 2002. For More Information: https://www.kfri.res.in/
About ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world. The ICMR is funded by the Government of India through the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. ICMR’s 26 National Institutes address themselves to research on specific health topics like tuberculosis, leprosy, cholera and diarrhoeal diseases, viral diseases including AIDS, malaria, kala-azar, vector control, nutrition, food & drug toxicology, reproduction, immuno-haematology, oncology, medical statistics, etc. Its 6 Regional Medical Research Centres address themselves to regional health problems, and also aim to strengthen or generate research capabilities in different geographic areas of the country. For More Information: http://www.icmr.nic.in/
