Dehradun

Vitros 5.1 FS machine inaugurated with latest version

PNS

The newly- launched Vitros 5.1 FS machine imported from Germany which is established in Central Hospital Biochemistry laboratory of Department of Biochemistry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, is updated with the latest version of dry chemistry and liquid chemistry analysers with the highest grade of accuracy and efficiency.

This is the first instrument of its kind in Uttarakhand Medical Colleges wherein a large number of biological samples with different laboratory profiles will be quantified with highest accuracy and proficiency at one time.

The machine was inaugurated on the occasion of one-day national CME which was organised by the Department of Biochemistry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences in Dehradun on Saturday.

The topic and purpose of national CME is to update our knowledge on recent advances in laboratory markers in the diagnosis, prognosis, therapeutics and even management of life style diseases.

The instrument was jointly inaugurated by Prof Dr S Jayarama Reddy, Chancellor, Kanchipuram University, Prof Dr NK Singh Principal, SGRRIM&HS and Dr Brig (Retd) Vinay Rai, Medical Superintendent, Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital.

Dr S Jayarama Reddy visited the central molecular diagnostic laboratory in the department of biochemistry and appreciated the academic activities as well as the state of art technology available at SGRRIM&HS.

Addressing the gathering, Prof RK Singh, Head, Biochemistry Department informed that the new machine is updated and latest version of dry chemistry and liquid chemistry analyzers with highest grade of accuracy and efficiency.

This is the first instrument of its kind in Uttarakhand Medical Colleges wherein a large number of biological samples with different laboratory profiles will be quantified with highest accuracy and proficiency at one time.

Dr Prof Daulat Singh, Head, Oncology Department, Government Medical College, Srinagar discussed the importance of tumour markers and further stressed that timely detection of the tumour helps the doctors to cure the disease at earliest whereas Dr Parul Goyal, Ram Manohar lohia Institute, New Delhi spoke on anemia profile and cardiac markers. The academic programme was coordinated by Dr Tariq Masood, in charge, hospital biochemistry laboratory and a vote of thanks was delivered by Dr Rajesh Kumar Srivastava.

The occasion was also marked by the presence of Dr Kiran Bhat, Dr Sumita Sharma, Dr Rajeev S Kushwaha, Dr Rajesh K. Singh, Dr Sunita D Singh, Dr Furkan Alam, Dr Rachit Garg, Dr Narottam Sharma, Dr Shivani Sailwal, Dr Tanjum Kamboj, Udit Nasa, Akhil, Siddharth Kalia, Shivansh, Rijul Tyagi, Rohan Nautiyal and Nishant Jaiswal.