Principal Secretary, Health services Gauri Singh has said that there is a need to adopt proactive learning mechanism in medical profession. She said that imparting continuous medical education should be decentralized. CME should not only be limited to major centres of the state.
She was speaking in daylong continuous medical education work shop of ophthalmologists, Optometrist and district programme officers of the state. This workshop was organised today jointly by the state health services department, Sant Hirdaram Nagar based Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital and an International NGO Sightsavers.
Dr Kl Sahu Director eye care, Dr Hemant Sinha, State Programme Officer, Jayshree Kumar of Sightsavers, Senior Ophthalmologist of Sewa Sadan Dr Prerna Upadhyaya, Trustee lC Janiyani, were present on the occasion. Key note address was presented by eminent ophthalmologist of Surat Dr Uday Gazhiwala and Dr Shubra Sil of Kolkatta. PS Gauri Singh and others released information and educational publicity material on eye care.
Gauri Singh further said that district level hospital should function as super speciality health care centre. It is only possible when serving doctors up-date their medical knowledge every time. Otherwise these institutions would become only primary healthcare centres. She stressed the need to work hard to achieve the targets of cataract surgeries in their respective districts. Keeping this in view this workshop of continous medical education is more relevant. Gauri Singh instructed the participating doctors to be active in group discussions to increase their knowledge.
Dr Kl Sahu director eye care said that the Govt. Ophthalmologists should not only diagnose the cataract patients, they should comprehensively diagnose the eye patients and find and treat the patients of other ailments like Glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy also. He told that the eye surgeons should follow all medical protocols while they operate the patients. He said that presentation of Dr Shubra Sil of Kolkatta was worth and objective.
All ophthalmologists should put their queries of the subject. Dr Hemant Sinha also told to treat more Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy Patients in government Hospitals. He stressed the need to ensure error less and quality eye care services.