Indian Division News 1&2 2002

Message from the President	"Old order changeth, yielding place to new". The last decade has seen the evolution of not only new techniques and disease entities, but also, newer classifications, redefined definitions and criteria, based on ancillary techniques, which help in understanding the pathological process, and thereby the disease; aimed at ensuring uniformity in diagnosis. Treatment modalities have changed, based on this understanding and post therapy material is being assessed to gauge their efficiency. On the other side surgical skills have improved the competence related to particular specialities and utilization of various prognostic indices and adjuvant therapy, has resulted in radical surgery giving way to conservative procedures, in more and more areas. The practice of laboratory medicine today is a multispeciality discipline, analyzing various aspects and joining hands with the clinician, the surgeon and the oncologist in patient management. Scientific organizations aim at updating knowledge and its proper and regular dissemination, which enhance its academic standing and image. It's the individual's responsibility to practice it, in rendering service to the patient. Let us all be a dedicated team. Wishing you all a peaceful and prosperous future, with congenial neighbours and harmonious nature. Dr Panchanadam Madanagopalan Back to top
Membership Fees	Please send your Annual Membership Fees of Rs. 300 by Demand Draft payable at " Panaji (Goa) " or Rs. 315 if by cheque. Membership fees for 5 years are now being accepted. The fees are Rs. 1500 by Demand Draft payable at " Panaji Goa) " or Rs. 1530 if by cheque. Draft / Cheque made payable in favour of " Secretary / Treasurer, IAP-Indian Division". Membership~fees to be sent to: Dr. Francisco Couto Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID 714, La Campala Colony Panaji - 403 001, Goa Back to top
Editor's Message	It is with great happiness that I present to you this combined issue of the IAP-ID Newsletter (Vol 5, Nos 1 - 2, January - July 2002). The January 2002 issue could not be published separately due to lack of a sponsor at that time. It has been my endevour to provide members with relevant information about the Divisional activities as well as other useful information of benefit to members. For the first time the Newsletter has six pages instead of the usual four pages. I hope you find this Newsletter informative and enjoyable. Getting sponsors for the Newsletter has been a persistent difficulty. I appeal to all members to make special efforts to get sponsors for our Divisional Newsletter so as to make it financially independent from the corpus resources of the IAP-ID. The sponsors you arrange should send in their Demand Drafts in favour of "Secretary / Treasurer, IAP - Indian Division" payable at "Panali ( Goa )" and send it to the following address: Dr. Francisco Couto, 714, La Campala Colony, Panaji - 403001, Goa. I wish you a pleasant reading. Dr. Francisco Couto, Editor IAP-ID Newsletter Back to top
Guest Speaker for IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2002	Dr. Sunil R. Lakhani This year for the IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2002 at Kolkata our invited Guest Speaker will be Dr. Sunil R. Lakhani, Professor of Breast Pathology, The Breakthrough Toby Robbins Breast Cancer Research Centre, London, United Kingdom. For the benefit of the members a brief biodata of Dr. Lakhani is given hereunder: Dr. Sunil Lakhani is Professor of Breast Cancer Pathology at the Breakthrough Toby Robbins Breast Cancer Research Centre at the Institute of Gancer Research ( ICR ) and Head of Breast Pathology at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. He studied medicine in London, followed by residency in general medicine, oncology and histopathology. He developed his special interest in breast pathology and molecular biology with Professor John R. Stratton at the Institute of Cancer Research, London. He was Reader and Consultant at University College London prior to taking up the Chair at the ICR in April 2001. His current research interests include investigating the frequency, distribution and significance of genetic alterations in normal breast epithelial cells, molecular genetics of myoepithelial / basaioid breast cancers and molecular pathology of familial breast cancers. He has been Chair I Coordinator of the International Breast Cancer Linkage Consortium Pathology Group on Familial Breast Cancer since 1996. He is on the national advisory panels for Breast Cancer Reporting in NHS Breast Screening Programme, MARIBS study and the Sloane DCIS Project. He is author and / or editor of six undergraduate and postgraduate textbooks in Pathology. He has published over 80 research papers in prominent journals such as Lancet, JNCI, AM J Pathology and Lab Invest. He co-founded the 'Practical Course on Pseudomalignancy'. which has been adopted as a slide seminar session at the International IAP meeting in Amsterdam, 2002. Professor Lakhani has received numerous invitations to lecture at national and international conferences on pathology, molecular biology and genetics including plenary, keynote and named lectures. Professor Lakani has participated as faculty at the IAP-ID annual CME 2001 held at the Tata Memorial Hospital on "Predictive Oncology". The Indian Division of the international Academy of Pathology is deeply honoured and pleased to have Dr. Sunil Lakhani as the Guest Speaker for its Annual Meeting to be held on December 12th, 2002 at Kolkata. Back to top
IAP-ID Academic Activities 2003	The IAP-ID has the following programmes during the course of the year - • Mid Year Teaching Programme (usually a Workshop) • IAP-ID Annual CME • Annual Meeting (usually held in conjunction with IAPM Meeting) having a Symposium & a Slide Seminar. Those members desirous of organizing and hosting the Mid Year Teaching Programme 2003 or the 6th IAP-ID Annual CME 2003 should send their concrete proposals with the theme of the meeting to the Secretary & Treasurer, Dr. Francisco Couto. For the Annual Meeting 2003 (held along with the IAPM Conference), those desirous of being the Moderators for the Symposium or Slide Seminar should send in their names along with the proposed title of the Symposiurn or Slide Seminar to the Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID. All proposals should reach the Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID, by Novernber 15th, 2002, so as the same proposals could be discussed and approved by the Council and General Body of the IAP-ID. The proposals should be sent to: Dr. Francisco Couto, Secretary & Treasurer, IAP Indian Division, 714, La Campala Colony, Panaji, Goa 403001 Back to top
IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2001 Mumbai	The Annual Meetng of the IAP - Indian Division was held on December 13th 2001, at the T N. Medical College, Mumbai, and was attended by large number of delegates from all over India. The IAP-ID was also honoured to have Dr. Hoshang Barucha from Belfast, United Dr. erian Corrin inaugurating the meeting in Kingdom; Dr. Theo van der presence of Dr. Panchanadam, Dr. Couto and Kwast from The Netherlands Dr. Jaya Deshpande and Dr. Durbhakula P. Murthy from Australia attending the meeting. The Meeting started with a short Inaugural function presided over by Dr. Brian Corrin, Emeritus Professor of Thorasic Pathology from London, United Kingdom, who inaugurated the Meeting with the lighting of the traditional lamp; and was graced by Dr. Sharadini Dahanukar, Dean, T. N. Medical College, Mumbai; Dr. Panchanadam Madanagopalan, President of the IAP-ID; Dr. Francisco Couto, Secretary & Treasurer of the IAP-ID; and Dr. Jaya Deshpande, the Organising Secretary. The Proceedings Booklet of the Meeting was released by Dr. Dahanukar. The Guest Lecture was delivered by Dr. Antonio G. Nascimento, Professor of Pathology, Mayo School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America. Dr. Nascimento delivered a very interesting and excellent lecture on "Rhabdomyosarcomas" which was highly appreciated by those present. The IAP-ID expresses its gratitude and thanks to Dr. Nascimento. Following the Guest Lecture there was a wonderful Slide Seminar on "Mediastinal Lesions" moderated by Dr. Kusum Joshi (Chandigarh). The various cases were beautifully presented and discussed by Dr. Kusum Joshi and her other panelists Dr. C. Sundaram ( Hyderabad ), Dr. Bishan Radotra ( Chandigarh ) and Dr. Ashim Das ( Chandigarh ). Slides for the Slide Seminar had been provided earlier, at cost, by Dr. Joshi, for those wishing to preview the slides. In the post lunch session there was the Symposium on "Interpretation of Kidney Biopsy and its Clinicai Significance" moderated by Dr. Nilima V. Ranadive ( Mumbai ). Various aspects of kidney biopsy and its clinical significance were beautifully and extensively discussed by Dr. N. V. Ranadive and her other panelists Dr. Bharati Mittal, Dr. Chitra Madiwale, Dr. N,tin Gadgil, Dr. A. M. Phatak and Dr. Almeida ( all from Mumbai ), and was very well received by the audience. The Scientific Programme was followed by the General Body Meeting of the IAP-ID. The President of the IAP-ID, Dr. Panchanadam Madanagopalan, chaired the meeting and called the meeting to order. The Secretary & Treasurer, Dr. Francisco Couto, read out the Annual Report 2001; the minutes of the last General Body Meeting 2000 at New Delhi; and the audited statement of accounts, and these were duly approved by the members. In his report the Secretary & Treasurer thanked the members and Office Bearers of the IAP-ID for all the support and co-operation extended to him during his four year term. The members showered rich praise and lauded Dr. Francisco Couto, the Secretary & Treasurer, for the tremendous changes and improvements he brought about in the IAP-ID. Members congratulated Dr. Couto profusely for raising the membership from 161 to 417 members; for starting a new academic activity in form of the Annual CME; for the excellent Newsletter published regularly, and for raising the assets of the IAP-ID from Rs 29,305 to Rs 2,92,139 during his tenure. Dr. Francisco Couto, having completed his term as Secretary & Treasurer, eiections were held for this post and the members unanimously re-elected Dr. Francisco Couto for another term, as per the provisions of the Constitution. The President, Dr. Panchanada Madanagopalan, informed the members that the Council of the IAP-ID had earlier also unanimously resolved that Dr. Couto should be reelected to another term. Dr. Couto whilst thanking the members tor their unstinted support expressed his view that there could be a better qualified member to take over as the Secretary & Treasurer but members unanimously firmly insisted that Dr. Couto should continue for another term in view of his tremendous contributions and achievements. In view of the setiments expressed by the house Dr. Francisco Couto accepted and was deciaFed re-elected for another term by the President, Dr. Panchanadam Madanagopalan. Dr. Couto thanked the members for re-electing him as the Secretary & Treasurer and for all the affection and support shown to him and promised to continue to do his very best for the IAP-ID and its members. Consequent to the 2 year terms of Dr. C. V. Raghuveer and Dr. Jaya Deshpande as Council Members coming to an end elections we!e held for these posts and Dr. K. Uma Chaturvedi ( New Delhi ) and Dr. K. Gayathri ( Hyderabad ) were elected as the new Council Members. Dr. Uma Chatuvedi and Dr. Gayathri were congratulated by Dr. Panchanadam, Dr. Couto and the members present. The Secretary & treasurer, Dr. Francisco Couto, thanked the out going Councillors, Dr. C. V. Raghuveer and Dr. Jaya Deshpande, for their services and contributions as Council members. It was decided that the Annual Meeting 2002 would be held in Kolkata to be organized by Dr. S. K. Dutta. Besides the Guest Lecture by the invited foreign speaker, it was decided that the Meeting would include a Slide Seminar on "Chest Wall Tumours" to be moderated by Dr. Asitava Mondal ( Kolkata ) and a Symposium on "Leukemias: From Diagnosis to Prognosis - The Current Senario" to be moderated by Lt. Gol. D. K. Mishra ( Pune ). The Mid Year Teaching Programme was allotted to Dr. V. V. Taralakshmi (Chennai ) and the topic approved was "Lesions of the Small Intestines". The 5 th IAP-ID Annual CME 2002 was allotted to Dr. R. B. Deshpande (Mumbai) on "Imaging for Pathologists". Dr Brian Corrin inaugurating the meeting in the presence of Dr Panchanadam, Dr Couto and Dr Jaya Deshpanade The Secretary & Treasurer emphasized the need for members to arrange for sponsors for the Newsletter and Address Book and also the need for increasing the corpus fund of the IAP-ID to put it on a very strong foundation. Dr. Couto informed the members that during the discussion on the same topic at the Council meeting, Councillor Dr. Anita Borges, had made various suggestions as regards this and Dr. Couto requested Dr. Anita Borges to appraise the members as regards her views. Dr. Borges praised the great efforts being put in by the Secetary & Treasurer, Dr. Francisco Couto, in fortifying the finances and raising funds for the IAP-ID and said that all members should aid Dr. Couto in this effort. Dr. Borges suggested that Corporates, Phamaceutical companies, etc, could be approached to sponsor various events of the IAP-ID like the Guest Lecture, Slide Seminar, Symposium, etc, every year and the amount for each event to be appropriately fixed and collected each time and other similar procedures for raising funds. This was echoed by Dr. N. Jayaram and other members and was accep-ted by the General Body. Dr. D. Bhaskar Reddy suggested that the Secretary & Treasurer, Dr. Francisco Couto, be fully empowered to work out the modalities and also negotiate and execute all agreements and financial transactions necessary towards this end and this was unanimously approved by the members. On behalf of the IAP-ID, Dr. Francisco Couto, the Secetary & Treasurer, thanked Dr. Antonio Nascimento for his Guest Lecture, Dr. Kusum Joshi and her team for the Slide Seminar and Dr. Nilima Ranadive and her team for the Symposium. Dr. Couto, also thanked Dr. D. N. Lanjewar, Secretary IAPM, for having graciously consented to having the IAP-ID Annual Meeting in conjunction with the IAPM Conference.On behalf of the IAP-ID, the Secretary & Treasurer, Dr. Francisco Couto, expressed warm appreciation and thanks to Dr. Jaya Deshpande, the Organising Secretary, for hosting the Meeting. The Meeting was then concluded and declared closed by the President. Back to top
New Council Members	The IAP-ID congratulates and welcomes Dr. K. Uma Chatuvedi and Dr. K. Gayathri who were elected as the new Council members at the Annual Meeting held at Mumbai on 13 th December 2001. For the benefit of the members their brief biodata is given below. Dr. K. Uma Chaturvedi Dr. K. Uma Chaturvedi did her M.B;B.S in1968 and her MD in Pathology in 1974 both from the Maulana Azad Medical College, under the Delhi University. She is currently the Director Professor & Head of the Department of Pathology at the Mauiana Azad Medical Coliege, New Delhi. Dr. K. Uma Chaturvedi has over 30 years of undergraduate teaching and 28 years of post graduate teaching. She has occupied various positions in the Department of Pathology, Mauiana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, from 1972 when she was appointed as Demonstrator and rose to her present position as the Director Professor in 2000 and has been the Head of Department for the last 6 years and has diagnostic and administrative experience as faculty for around 22 years. Her field of special interest includes diagnostic Surgical Pathology with special reference to Tumour Pathology and Immunohistochemistry. Areas of special interest are lesions of the Breast, GIT, Prostate and Soft Tissues. She was awarded WHO fellowship in 1996 and trained in "Soft Tissue Tumours" at AFIP, Washinton, DC., USA, and in "immunohistochemistry" at the Hammersmith Hospital, United Kingdom. Dr. Chaturvedi was awarded the fellowship of Indian College of Pathologists in 1999. She has 35 publications in National and International Journals. She has supervised 8 thesis for MD ~ Pathology ) and has been an Examiner for various Universities for Pathology. Dr. K. Uma Chaturvedi has been a panel member in several Seminars and Symposia. She has been an active member of the IAP-ID and was a panelist at the Symposium on " Breast Pathology " at the IAP-ID Annual Meeting at Cuttack in 1994, panelist at the Slide Seminar on " Lesions of the Prostate " at the IAP-ID Annual Meeting at Patna in 1995, at the Symposium on " Non neoplastic Lesions of Breast " in the Annual Meeting at Jodhpur in1997, and was the moderator of the Symposium on " Fibrohistiocytic Proliferative Lesions " in the Annual Meeting at Mumbai in 2001. Besides being a member of the IAP-ID, Dr. K. Uma Chaturvedi, is a Life Member of the Indian Association of Pathologists & Microbiologists ( IAPM ), Life Member of the regional chapter of the IAPM and Life Member of Delhi Chapter of Hematology. Dr. K. Gayathri Dr. K. Gayathri is a graduate from Lady Hardinge Medical College and obtained MD in Pathology at the Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi in 1985. Her career interests lie in Haematopathology and Orthopaedic Pathology to which areas she has contributed at the Department of Pathology, Nizam's Institute of Medicai Sciences, Hyderabad. She has worked as a Research Associate and visiting Faculty at the School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania, USA, in 1989, with special emphasis on Diagnostic Flow Cytometry. She has conducted, organized CMEs and workshops and delivered more than 50 invited lectures on issues relating to Haematopathology and Orthopaedic Pathology at the state, regional and national level. She has more than 50 paper presentations at the state, national and international levels and has contributed 10 articles to various CME proceedings. She has published 10 articles in indexed journals and also in the in house journal of NIMS. She has been the Assistant Editor of the Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology (IAPM) from 1988 to 1992. Dr. Gayathri is an active member of the Indian Association of Pathologists & Microbiologists and the Indian Society of Haematology & Transfusion Medicine. She is currently the Joint Secretary of the Indian Association of Pathologists & Microbiologists and also the Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh State Chapter of the IAPM. She is also an active member of the IAP-ID and has been a faculty on its Mid Year Teaching Programme in 1992 and was also the Organising Secretary for the IAP-ID Mid Year Teaching Programme 2001 held at Hyderabad on the theme of "Interpretation of Trephine Biopsy of the Bone Marrow". Back to top
IAP-ID Annual Meeting Programme 2002 Science City, Kolkata, on December 12th 2002	8.00am - 8.45am Registration 8.45am - 9.15am Inauguration 9.15am -10.15am Guest Lecture: Dr. Sunil R. Lakhani, London, United Kingdom 10.15am -10.45am: Tea 10.45 am -12.45 pm Slide Seminar "Chest Wall Tumours": Moderator Dr. Asitava Mondal, Kolkata 12.45 am - 1.30 pm: Lunch 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm Symposium 'Leukemias: From Diagnosis to Prognosis - The Current Senario" Moderator Lt. Col. D. K. Mishra, Pune 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm: General Body Meeting of IAP 4.30 pm: Meeting concludes and Tea Back to top
Slide Sets on "Chest Wall Tumours"	Slide Sets on "Chest Wall Tumours" will be on sale for those members wishing to view the glass slides before the Slide Seminar to be conducted by Dr. Asitava Mondal at the IAP-ID Annual Meeting at Kolkata. Those desirous of purchasing a Slide Set should contact Dr. Asitava Mondal at the following address before September 1st. 2002: Dr. Asitava Mondal D-1, Cluster-1, Purbachal Salt Lake City Kolkata - 700097 Back to top
Meetings	Third IAP Asia Pacific Meeting Bankok January 21st - 23rd, 2003 For more information Contact: Dr. Rangdaeng, Email: srangdae@mail.med.cmu.ac.th British Division of the IAP Travel Bursaries A small number of travel business available for trainee pathologists from less affluent countries for one educational meeting of the British Division. For further information contact: Dr. Francisco Couto, Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID 714, La Campala Colony, PanaJi - 403 001, Goa XXIVth International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology October 5-11, 2002 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Secretariat: Eurocongress Conference Management Email: iap2002@eurocongress.com Website: www.iap2002.com Back to top


Secretary and Treasurer's Column	Dr. Francisco Couto My warmest greetings and best wishes to you all. At the onset I wish to thank each and every one of you, dear members for the co-operation and support you have shown me these past four years and for your kind gesture in unanimously re-electing me for another term as the Secretary & Treasurer and for all the praise, and appreciation. I am truly overwhelmed! I seek your continued blessings and support in the future too. I promise to continue to do my utmost to serve-the IAP-ID and its members to the very best of my ability and strive to take the IAP-ID to new heights of excellence and greater achievements, with your help and support. I am indeed very happy to extend a very warm welcome to the 27 new members who have joined our Division this year and I look forwards to their active participation in the activities of the IAP-ID. A specially warm welcome to the first overseas member of the MP-ID, Dr. Janet Kencian from Australia, who I am sure has shown the way for many more members from overseas to join the Indian Division of the International Academy of Pathology. Since the publication of the last Newsletter in July 2001, we have had several academic programmes. The IAP-ID 4 th Annual CME was held on October 13th and 14th, 2001, at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, on the topic of "Predicbve Oncology - From Pre Cancer to Metastasis", Dr. Anita Borges being the Organising Secretary. The IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2001 was hosted by Dr. Jaya Deshpande and held on December 13th, 2001, at the T N. Medical Co/lege, Mumbai. This year's academic achvities started off with the Mid Year Teaching Programme held on April 27 th, 2002, at Chennai, on the topic of 'Lesions of the Small Intestines". This event was organized by Dr. V. V. Taralakshmi. All three meetings were grand successes and the IAP-ID expresses its gratitude and thanks to Dr. Anita Borges, Dr. Jaya Deshpande and Dr. V. V. Taralakshmi for organizing these events on behalf of the IAP-ID. Later on this year we shall have the IAP-ID 5th Annual CME being organized in Mumbai by Dr. R. B. Deshpande on the theme of "Imaging for Pathologists". This has evoked lot of interest and is expected to be extremely well attended. The IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2002 will be held at Kolkata on December 12th, 2002, in conjunction with the IAPM Conference. I am sure that the Organising Secretary, Dr. S. K. Dutta, is working very hard to make this event a grand success and a memorable one. Besides the Guest Lecture by Dr. Sunil Lakhani from London, United Kingdom, there will be a Slide Seminar on "Chest Wall Tumours" to be moderated by Dr. Asitava Mondal, Kolkata, and a Symposium on "Leukemias: From Diagnosis to Prognosis - The Current Scenario" moderated by Lt. Col. D. K. Mishra, Pune. I look forwards to your active participation and invite you to attend in large numbers. The IAP-ID thanks Mls Dabchem Pharmaceuticals, Kolkata, for the financial support to the IAP-ID Newsletter obtained through the good offices of Lt. General A. K. Banerjee, Kolkata. Our gratitude and thanks to you General Banerjee for your efforts and help. I wish to place on record the immense gratitude and thanks of the MP-ID to Dr. Jaya Deshpande, Organising Secretary of GOLD APCON 2001, Mumbai, and the Executive Committee of the same, for the very generous contribution of Rs 20,000 to our Division. Your gesture and support to the IAP-ID is much appreciated. I appeal to all members who have not yet paid their dues for this year, or are in arrears, to kindly pay their dues immedia tely. I end by sending my warmest good wishes to you and your families. Dr. Francisco Couto Secretariat: Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID 714, La Campala Colony Panaji - 403001, Goa Secretariat: Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID 714, La Campala Colony Panaji - 403 001, Goa Back to top


The 4th Annual CME 2001	The 4th Annual CME 2001, of the IAP-ID was held on October 13 th & 14 th, 2001, at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, on the topic "Predictive Oncology - From Pre Cancer to Metastasis". The Chairperson of the CME was Dr. Roshini Chinoy and Dr. Anita Borges was the Programme Director. The CME was inaugurated by Dr. Francisco Couto, the Secretary & Treasurer of the IAP-ID. The CME evoked tremendous response and had pathologists, scientists and clinicians attending it. The glittering faculty from abroad as well as India was heard with bated breath by the spellbound audience. The overseas faculty consisted of Dr. Sunil Lakhani, Dr. N. Johnson and Dr. Jayant Shetye. The other faculty members were Dr. R. F. Chinoy, Dr. Anita Borges, Dr. M. G. Deo, Dr. K. Mohandas, Dr. D. Samath, Dr. K. N. Naresh, Dr. S. V. Kane, Dr. S. Krishna. Dr. Ramadhwar, Dr. T. Shet, Dr. S. Desai, Dr. R. Badwe, Dr. S. Gujral, Dr. S. H. Advani, Dr. N. A. Jambhekar, Dr. S. Banavali, Dr. S. Sarin and Dr. I. Mittra. The topics covered were Predictive Oncology - an Overview; Cancer risk susceptibility; Molecular progression of Neoplasia and surrogate biomarkers; Progression of Pre Cancer; Risk stratification; Newer Prognostic factors; Predictive markers; Tumour profiling; and Prognosticating / Predicting Cancer. All the topics were beautifully presented by the speakers. Besides there was an extremcly interesting Question and Answer session with various mermbers participating. The deliberations of the CME were very stimulating and interesting and there were intense and very intellectual discussions, comments and interactions amoungst the various faculty members and delegates. A very detailed and comprehensive proceedings booklet was also provided to all the delegates. The CME was excellently organized and the Scientific deliberations were brilliant and of the highest quality. Dr. Francisco Couto, the Secretary & Treasurer of the IAP-ID, expressed the enormous thanks and appreciation of the IAP-ID to Dr. Roshini Chinoy and Dr. Anita Borges for what was truly an exceptional CME. Back to top
Mid Year Teaching Programme of the IAP-ID 2002 Chennai	The inauguration Ceremony of the Mid Year Teaching Programme The Mid Year Teaching Programme of the IAP-ID was held on April 27th, 2002, at Chennai and was organized by the Department of Pathology, Madras Medical College. The Organising Secretary was Dr V V Taralakshmi. The theme of the CME was "Lesions of the Small Intestines" and there was a very good response with delegates attending from all over the country. The Programme began with a brief inaugural function presided by Mr. S. Semmalai, Honorable Health Minister of Tamil Nadu, who inaugurated the function by lighting the traditional lamp. Also gracing the occasion were Dr. Panchanadam Madanagopalan, President of the IAP-ID; Prof. S. Subramanium, Professor Emeritus, University of Madras; Prof. C. Ravindranath, Dean, Madras Medical College; Dr. P. Raja Sambandam, Director of Medical Education, Tamil Nadu; Padmabushan Prof. N. Ranagabashyam, Consultant Surgical Gastroenterologist & Oncologist; Dr. Francisco Couto, Secretary & Treasurer IAP-ID who welcomed the delegates on behalf of the IAP-ID and also thanked Dr. V. V. Taraiakshmi for organizing the programme and also thanked the faculty; and Dr. V. V. Taralakshmi, the Organising Secretary. The distinguished faculty included Dr. Panchanadam Madanagopalan, Dr. Pankaja Lakshmi V. V, Dr. N. Rangabashyam, Dr. Minnie Mathan, Dr. V. V. Taralakshmi, Dr. Susy Kurian and Dr. D. Basu. The topic was exhaustively covered by the faculty. The areas covered were normal histology; inflammatory lesions; non inflammatory and non neoplastic lesions; malabsorption syndromes; epithelial neoplasms; endocrine cell tumours and stromal neoplasms; and Iymphoproliferative disorders. A Slide Quiz was also conducted for the benefit of the Post Graduate students. A proceedings booklet was also distributed to the participants encapsulating the proceedings of the CME. At the short valedictory function, Dr. Panchanadam Madanagopalan, the President of the IAP-ID, praised the excellent organization of the programme and expressed thanks of the IAP-ID to Dr. V. V. Taralakshmi and her team. Back to top
Thank You	Dr. C. V. Raghuveer our thanks are due to Dr. C. V. Raghuveer on the completion of his two year term as Councillor for his advice, guidance and contributions to the IAP-ID. The IAP-ID wishes him well. Dr. Jaya Deshpande our gratitude and thanks to Dr. Jaya Deshpande on completion of her term as Councillor. The IAP-ID is very grateful to Dr. Jaya Deshpande for her advice, guidance and support as Councillor and also her tremendous contributions as a faculty member for various IAP-ID programmes and for organizing a Mid Year Teaching Programme and the IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2001. The IAP-ID wishes her well.
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