Jipmer

25/12/2014

Jipmer’s deceased donor programme completes a year

In a year of running a ‘Deceased Donor Organ Transplantation Programme,’ the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) has facilitated transplant of kidneys and corneas from nine brain-dead donors benefiting 36 patients, acting Director and Medical Superintendent J. Balachander said here on Friday.

Felicitating the families of donors at a function to mark the first anniversary of the transplantation programme, he said that the families had made a noble gesture while coming forward to donate organs despite an occasion of immense loss and grief from the demise of their loved ones.

Not even a single retrieved organ was lost due to tremendous coordination between doctors, paramedical staff and hospital administration.

The institute had a brain death committee who would be responsible for declaring a person brain-dead.

The institute had also come up with standard operating procedures for brain death declaration, he said.

Dr. Balachander said that the deceased donor transplantation program, which was commenced at the institute in December 2013, is a complex process involving multiple departments in the hospital.

Jipmer has only permission to harvest kidneys and cornea as there are lot of legal issues.

“We are planning to start liver transplantation from next year. So far, we have been unable to send harvested organs to Tamil Nadu because inter-State transfer of organs requires special procedures. Puducherry has not yet passed a law which will authorise transfer of liver to other states,” he said.

Ref: The Hindu, Jipmer’s deceased donor programme completes a year. Published: December 13, 2014 13:34 IST | Updated: December 13, 2014 13:34 IST

13/03/2014

The institute will introduce MD course in Emergency Medicine

The Centre has designated the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research as the apex trauma care centre for South India.

The announcement was made by the Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Jagdish Prasad at the inaugural session of the International Summit on Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care held here on Friday.

With the announcement, the emergency and trauma facilities at Jipmer will be upgraded. In addition, 90 Government Medical Colleges across the country will be provided burn centres at a cost of Rs. 900 crore under the XII Finance Commission, he said.

The Union Government has also written to the MCI to make compulsory three weeks of training in trauma care and also to provide advanced laboratory support for trauma. With the growing number of accident and other trauma cases, it is critical to spread awareness among the community, especially in terms of preventing burns in the household.

In addition, Jipmer will also be introducing a MD course in Emergency Medicine, with six candidates being admitted this year.

More funds
The Central government will be increasing the funding and infrastructure to set up a separate department of emergency and trauma care, Mr. Jagdish Prasad said.

Speaking at the inauguration, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences M.C. Mishra said AIIMS had currently won a grant for a tie-up with Monash University in Australia to collect data on trauma and accidents in hospitals across the country.

National trauma policy
There is a need for a national trauma policy, which will help strengthen the care given to patients who have suffered from trauma. There are currently huge gaps in terms of the required infrastructure, communication and policies to manage trauma care in the country.

In order to build capacity for trauma care providers, there are a number of courses being introduced across the country. AIIMS will now be starting an MCH Trauma soon.

Integrated trauma care
Also, all the six AIIMS and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences are planning collaboration to provide integrated trauma care, he said.

According to studies, the country can expect to lose over 3 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product on trauma care, but the current federal budget is much lower. Injury is the disease of the young and in the country there is a one in five chance of dying in a crash. These numbers indicate that there is a need to strengthen the trauma care soon, he said.

Secretary of Health and Family Welfare, Puducherry Government, G. Ragesh Chandra, President of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine Peter Cameron and Director-Trauma Services, Alfred Health, Melbourne Mark Fitzgerald also spoke at the function.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/jipmer-designated-as-apex-trauma-care-centre-for-south-india/article5692656.ece

The institute will introduce MD course in Emergency Medicine

20/12/2013

A team of doctors from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) has recently harvested kidneys and corneas from two brain dead men and transplanted them to six needy patients. This is the first time that organs from brain dead patients were harvested and transplanted to needy patients in the Union territory of Puducherry.

P Jagadeesan, 51, an assistant in public works department, sustained severe brain injuries in a road accident on December 3. He was admitted to Jipmer and a series of tests over the next 24 hours confirmed that he had irreversible brain damage. The doctors explained his medical condition to his wife, J Jayanthi, and relatives and gave them an option of donating his organs to save the lives of other needy patients.

Jayanthi expressed her willingness to donate the organs of her brain dead husband. "In less than a month after our marriage, my husband (Jagadeesan) told me about his decision to donate his organs after death. He used to insist me to do the same. Now and then he reminded me about his decision. Last time when he spoke about the topic, I promised him I would abide by his decision and requested not to mention it again," Jayanthi said.

The doctors harvested his kidneys and corneas. Jayanthi said the mere thought that her husband gave life to two people would make her feel his presence around. "I wished to meet the beneficiaries but something told me not to do so," she said.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/Kin-of-two-brain-dead-men-turn-saviours-for-four-patients-at-Jipmer/articleshow/27481550.cms

A team of doctors from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) has recently harvested kidneys and corneas from two brain dead men and transplanted them to six needy patients.

26/05/2012

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