New tech for blood transfusion management
Bhubaneswar: A new technology to help clinicians and surgeons to optimise patient blood management in major surgeries and traumatic bleeding has been introduced in the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital (IMSSH) here. “The biggest challenge during surgeries and other emergencies is adequate blood transfusion which has the risk of infection as well as other issues,” speakers said at a seminar held at the hospital on Wednesday. The ROTEM (Rotational Thromboelastometry), a new instrument, is now available which can aid the clinicians and surgeons to decide on blood transfusion modalities and products for better management, IMSSH Medical Superintendent Dr Pushparaj Samantasinhar said.
AIIMS students hold Chiasma 3.0 2019
Bhubaneswar: Chiasma 3.0 2019 was conducted by the Students’ Association, AIIMS Bhubaneswar from January 25 to 29. It's the biggest medical college socio cultural festival in eastern India. Around 4,000 students from various colleges across the country participated in a plethora of sports, literally, cultural and informal events. The main attractions were the pro-shows in which eminent artists and other personalities like Padma Shri awardee Aruna Mohanty and Sorabh Pant and groups like The Local Train, Jannat Sufi Band, DJ Paroma performed at the evening.
OJEE to be held on May 12
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE)-2019 would be conducted on May 12 for admissions into first year degree courses in B. Pharm, Integrated MBA (5 years), lateral admission to second year of B. Tech, B. Pharm, MCA, first year in MCA, MBA, M Tech, M Pharm, M Arch, M Plan, and M Arch(Exe). Candidates desirous of taking admission in the above programmes can apply online for the entrance test on OJEE’s official websites www.ojee.nic.in and www.odishajee.com. Last date for filling-up of online application forms is March 20 and admits cards can be downloaded from April 20. The probable date of declaration of result is June first week.