The three-day workshop on scientific research, leadership in health care and patient safety concluded at AIIMS Rishikesh on Tuesday. The experts deliberated on the challenges faced due to changes in the healthcare system, the need of team building for efficient health care and other relevant subjects. Organised by the department of medical education, the post-graduate level students, the doctoral students and the professors participated.
The director, AIIMS Professor Ravikant said that the institute is working to develop the leadership quality in the students to ensure that the patients are helped in the best way possible.
He said, “We are striving to provide hi-tech global modern medicinal facilities so that the common man is benefitted.” He further said that if the patient is unable to come to the hospital for treatment he must not be deprived of the medical facility at home. “We are developing such a system to reach the facilities right to the patients at their homes,” he added.
Invoking the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the director AIIMS said that he had thought of providing world class health facilities to the people of the country. “That is why AIIMS came into existence,” he said. He also remembered the role played by the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in spreading the health care system network across the country. “The same is continuing now under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is working hard to reach the health care system to the common men,” he said.
Professor Parag Singhal associated with the University of South Wales, United Kingdom and Professor Devendra Sandhu of Bahrain University shared their experiences on the matter of leadership in the realm of healthcare.
They spoke of the present challenges and trends in healthcare leadership.
Both the professors admitted that it was not an easy task to bring about the changes but through taking little steps, the mission could be achieved. Professor Tamoris Ole spoke on the importance of team building. He stressed on the need of forming experienced teams to bring about a change in the system.
The head of department of medical education of the premier facility Shalini Rao said in his speech that the patient safety was the key area and the hospital was doing everything possible to provide it.