| Message from the President |
Greetings from Mumbai One of the more pleasant aspects of being President is to travel to places one may not have had the opportunity to visit before. This year the Mid Year Teaching Programme was held in Patiala, a sporting city legendary for, amongst other things, its larger than life Maharajas and of course, the Pati.ala peg! The combined hard work and organizing skilis of Professor Manjit Singh Bal of the Government Medical College, Patiala, and Professor Kusum Joshi of PGI, Chandigarh were evident in the well attended meeting and hands- on workshop on immunohistochemistry. Immunohistochemistry has been around for more than two decades now and for over a decade it has become an indispensable part of the diagnostic armamentarium of surgical pathology departments in the more developed countries. Yet, in India, its use is limited to a few large teaching hospitals a,nd laboratory services in the private sector. Cost, the lack of technical expertise and unfamiliarity with interpretation of the results have been responsible for the slow diffusion of this technology through the country. However, it is mv contention that Immunohistochemistry is here to stay, and the more expeditiously that cooperation between patholgists is established, towards making Immunohistochemistry cost effective, the better. My visit to Patiala was my first to Punjab. The high point was a visit to the unforgettable Golden Temple at Amritsar. I look forward to the next meeting on the IAP-ID agenda in September. The subject is fascinating and very much in keeping with the times. What better setting than Bangalore, the IT capital of India (due apologies to members from Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu), for a symposium on telepathology. I wait with anticipation to hear about the progress that telepathology has made in the areas of diagnostic tissue pathology, training of anatomic pathologists, and external quality assessment. Before I sign off I want to appeal to pathologists with an interest in anatomic pathology to Join the IAP-ID and to take an active interest in its functioning. This society, in keeping with the traditions of the parent body, has anatomic pathology as its focus. Anatomic pathology more than clinical pathology has always fascinated pathologists in training. In fact, most postgraduate training programs are heavily weighted towards it. Yet, for the majority of qualified pathologists Anatomic Pathology forms a minor component of their routine practice, although it probably accounts for the greatest stress. As president, I would welcome suggestions to make the IAP-ID more relevant to all pathologists. The academy, because of its fairly narrow focus has the potential to become an effective instrument for change in the anatomic pathology scenario of this country. Please do write in to the dynamic secretary Dr. Francisco Couto, to me or to any other council member with suggestions, and news, especially about academic activities, that may be of interest to other members. I look forward to the day when there is active member participation in the affairs of the academy perhaps through the medium of our very own website Best Wishes |
| Membership Fees |
Please send your Annual Membership Fees of Rs. 300 by Demand Draft payable at " Panaji (Goa) " or Rs. 325 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. 1550 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. |
| Editor's Message |
It is my pleasure to present to you this issue of the lAP-lD Newsietter ( Vol 6, No 2, July 2003 ). I hope the Newsletter helps to keep the members abreast of the various activities of the IAP-ID as well as activities of the IAP. I appeal to those members who may be involved in various activities of the IAP and the IAP-ID to send in their inputs to me so as I may be able to incorporate the relevant material in this Divisional Newsletter. Once again I highlight the great need for members to arrange sponsors
and advertisers for the IAP-ID Newsletter. The sponsors / advertisers
should send their advertisement material and Demand Drafts in favour of
"Secretary & Treasurer, IAP - Indian Division" payable at
"Panaji (Goa)" and send it to the following address: Dr Francisco
Couto, Secretary & Treasurer, lAP-lndian Division, 714, La Campala
Colony, Panaji - 403001, Goa. |
| Guest Speaker for IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2003 |
Dr. Francis Jaubert This year for the IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2003 at Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, our invited Guest Speaker will be Dr. Francis Jaubert, Professor of Pathology, Hopital Necker Enfant Malades, Paris, France. A brief Biodata of Dr. Jaubert is given here under
for the benefit of the members: During his career in Pathology he joined the staff of Professor C. Nezelof at the Hopital Necker Enfant Malades, Paris, for six years before being promoted as a Professor in the nearby Laennec hospital where he stayed for ten years. He then rejoined the Hopital Necker Enfant Malades in 1990 and is still working there. He published a Handbook of Pathology for students as well as an exercises book and was a contributor to the second edition of the French textbook of Pathology (France and Canada). Dr. Jaubert has contributed substantially to the International Academy of Pathology and helped create the French Division of the IAP along with Professor C. Nezelof. He was the Secretary and Treasurer of the IAP international congress held in Paris in 1980. A few years later he became President of the French Division of the IAP and invited trainees from eastern europe to a summer workshop held in France in 1991. He was the President of the IAP international congress held in Nice, France, in 1998, and has then served as Vice President for Europe for two years and became President in 2003. In Pathology, his interest first turned toward Pediatric Pathology, then Thoracic Pathology and then back again to Pediatric Pathology according to his hospital affiliations. Professor Francis Jaubert has published numerous scientific papers about the mononuclear phagocytic cells and the related langerhans cells and lung pathology. His field of research for the last twelve years has mainly been on the abnormalities of sex development in mankind and has involved, at times, animal models of sex determination and differentiation. His main interest is on the links between development, malformations and tumors as a continuum involving the same genes in a different manner. The IAP - Indian Division is honoured to have Professor Francis Jaubert as its invited foreign Guest Speaker for the IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2003 at Bhubhaneshwar, Orissa, and extends a very warm welcome to him. |
| IAP-ID Academic Activities 2004 |
The IAP-ID has the following programmes during the course of the year - • Mid Year Teaching Programme (usually a Workshop) • IAP-ID Annual CMF • Annual Meeting (usually held in conjunction with IAPM Meeting) having a Symposium and Slide Seminar. Those members desirous of organizing and hosting the Mid Year Teaching Programme 2004 or the 7 th IAP-ID Annual CME 2004 should send their concrete proposals ~'ith the theme of the meeting to the Secretary & Treasurer, Dr. Francisco Couto. For the Annual Meeting 2004 (held along with the IAPM Conference), those desirous of being Moderators for the Symposium or Slide Seminar should send in their names along with the proposed title of the Symposium and Slide Seminar to the Secretary &'I'reasurer, IAP-ID. All proposals should reach the Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID, by November 15 th, 2003, 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 - 40300l. Goa.
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XXV Congress of The International Academy of Pathology Brisbane, Queensland Australia Sunday 10th to Friday 15th October 2004 Secretariat:
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8.00am - 8.45 am: Registration 8.45 am - 9.15 am: Inauguration 9.15 am - 10.15 am: Guest Lecture by Professor Francis Jaubert, Paris, France 10.15 am - 10.45 am: Tea 10.45 am - 12.45 pm: Slide Seminar "Lesions of the Nose & Paranasal Sinuses" Moderator: Dr. K. Uma Chaturvedi, New Delhi 12.45 pm - 1.30 pm: Lunch 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm: Symposium "Neuromuscular Disorders" Moderator: Dr. C. Sundaram, Hyderabad 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm: General Body Meeting of IAP-ID 4.30 pm: Meeting concludes and Tea |
| Slide Sets on "Lesions of the Nose & Paranasal Sinuses" |
Slide Sets on "Lesions of the Nose & Paranasal Sinuses" will be on sale for those members wishing to view the glass slides before the Slide Seminar to be conducted by Dr. K. Uma Chaturvedi at the IAP-ID Annual Meeting at Bhubhaneshwar, Orissa. The price of the Slide Set is Rs. 400 payable by Demand Draft in favour of "IAP-ID Slide Seminar 2003' payable at "New Delhi" and will be provided on first come first served basis. Although efforts will be made to accommodate all requests as far as possible those sending their requests should indicate if a CD is acceptable to them if a Slide Box cannot be provided to them. Those desirous of purchasing a Slide Set should contact Dr. K. Uma Chaturvedi at the following address before October 1 st. 2003: Dr. K. Uma Chaturvedi Professor & Head Department of Pathology Maulana
Azad Medical College New Delhi- 110002 Tel: (011) 23239271 l 250 |
| Secretary and Treasurer's Column |
Dr.
Francisco Couto This years' academic activities began with the very successful IAP-ID Mid Year Teaching Programme held at the Government Medical College, Patiala.The IAP-ID expresses its gratitude and thanks to Dr. Manjit Singh Bal, Patiala, and Dr. Kusum Joshi, Chandigarh, for this. In September we have the much awaited IAP-ID 6th Annuai CME at Bangalore on "Telepathology" for which Dr. Sujay Prasad, Dr. N. Jayaram and their team are putting in a lot of effort to make it a grand success. I look forwards to seeing a large number of members at the CME. I also invite all the members to Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, for the IAP-ID Annual Meeting 2003, to be held in conjunction with the IAPM Conference. Besides the Guest Lecture by Professor Francis Jaubert from Paris, France, there is a very interesting programme in the form of a Slide Seminar on "Lesions of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses" to be moderated by Dr. K. Uma Chaturvedi, New Delhi, and a Symposium on "Neuromuscular Disorders" to be moderated by Dr. C. Sundaram, Hyderabad. I hope for an active, lively and spirited participation of the members at this Meeting. I appeal to all the members who have not yet paid their membership fees
for this year, or are in arrears, to kindly pay their dues immediately. Dr. Francisco Couto Secretariat: Secretary & Treasurer, IAP-ID 714, La Campala Colony Panaji - 403 001, Goa |
| The 6th Annual CME 2003 Bangalore |
The IAP-ID 6th Annual CME on "Telepathology" will be held on the 20th and 21st September 2003 at The Capitol, Raj Bhavan Road. Bangalore. The CME Brochures have already been mailed to all the IAD-ID members by the Organisers. For further details contact: |
| Mid Year Teaching Programme of the IAP-ID 2003 Patiala |
Dr. Allita Borges, Dr. Collto, Dr. ManJit Singh Bal & Dr. Ravinder Singh, at the inallguration of the Programme The Mid Year Teaching Programme was held on the 18th April 2003 at the Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, and was a Workshop on "Role of Immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of Lymphoma and Small Round Cell Tumours". Dr. Maniit Singh Bal, Professor & Head of Pathology, Govermnent Medical College' Patiala was the Organizing Chairman and Dr. Kusum Joshi, Professor & Head. PGIMER, Chandigarh. was the Chairperson of the Workshop. The Mid Year Teaching Programme was widely attended with delegates from various parts of India. The Programme began with a brief Inaugural Function at which Dr. Ravinder Singh, Director (Research & Medical Education) Punjab & Principal of Government Medical College Patiala was the Chief Guest and inaugurated the Workshop. In attendance were the President of the IAPID, Dr. Anita Borges, the Secretary & Treasurer IAP-ID, Dr. Francisco Couto, Dr. Kusum Joshi, Chairperson, and Dr. Manjit Singh Bal, Organizing Chairman. In his address Dr. Francisco Couto, Secretary & Treasurer IAPID, on behalf of the IAP-ID, thanked Dr. Manjit Singh Bal, Dr. Kusum Joshi and their teams for organizing and conducting the Programme. The Scientific Session began v~ith a lecture on Technique of Immununochemistry
by Mr. Charan Singh Rayat from PGIMER7 Chandigarh. followed by a practical
demonstration of the techniques in imrrlunochemistry by a team from PGIMER,
Chandigarh, ably led by Dr. Kusum Joshi. Dr. Jagmohan Siddhu from New
York, USA, then delivered a lecture on the Classification of Lymphomas.
The Use of Immunohistochemistry in the diagosis of Hodgkins' Lymphoma
was covered by Dr. Ramesh Dawar, AIIMS, New Delhi. Dr. K. N. Naresh, Tata
Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, talked on the Utility of Immunohistochemistry
in the diagnosis of Non Hodgkins' Lymphoma as well as on the Pitfalls
in the interpretation of Immunohistochemistry. Dr. Nandita Kakkar, PGIMER,
Chandigarh, delivered a lecture on the Utility of Immunohistochemistry
in the diagnosis of Small Round Cell Tumours. The facualty of the Programme
was excellent and well chosen and there was a good interaction between
the delegates and the teaching facualty. A Proceedings Booklet was also
provided to the delegates. The Programme wos well organized was useful
to the delegates who attended it. |
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