The Department of Microbiology AIIMS Bhopal celebrated its Foundation Day on Friday. On the occasion, Prof. (Dr.) Ajai Singh, Executive Director and CEO, AIIMS Bhopal congratulated the Department of Microbiology for the progress made by the department in the last one year. Prof. Singh launched new initiatives like Anti-HBs titer Campaign for healthcare workers for protection against Hepatitis B virus and Cobas 5800 facility for detecting viral load of HIV positive patients and released Antibioticogram for the year 2024 to facilitate antibiotic policy.
The event was graced by Microbiologist Dr. Aarti Kapil, Professor (Retd.), Department of Microbiology, AIIMS New Delhi and Past President of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists.
On "Role of Microbiologists in the Fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)", she emphasized the importance of rapid and accurate microbiological diagnosis, recent advancements in the field and building teamwork among clinicians in the fight to control AMR. <
A debate competition on the use of large language models for writing peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts was held during the event, in which Dr. Samendra Karkhur and Dr. Madhavan, Assistant Professors in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Urology, participated. At the end of the event, the winners of the literary and art competitions held during the week were awarded.
