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D E V O T I O N From the General Secretary...

Dr Vijay Aruldas General Secretary

Bimonthly Newsletter of the Christian Medical Association of India Issue 154 July - August 2011

From the General Secretary...

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

- Daniel Webster

OUR PURPOSE IN LIFE“I want to know Christ and the power

of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death.” Phil 3:10 (TNIV)Paul, lodged in a Roman prison, writes a letter of encouragement to the church in Philippi. The letter exhorts the church to be united and strong as false teachers propa-gated wrong doctrines. He enlists his own “lofty attainments” as a former Pharisee which could not assure Him of salvation. Finally, Paul expresses in a nutshell the only purpose of his life:

To know God: The word “know” is from the Greek word gnosis and implies a deep and intimate fellowship with God. It is not an intellectual or academic knowledge of God, but rather an understanding based on a personal relationship with Him.

To experience the power of His resur-rection: The Pentecost experience in the upper room transformed the apostles from a bunch of timid individuals to those who were now ready to “turn the world upside down.” They could do this because of the power (Gk dunamis) of the Holy Spirit. Paul purposed to have this same power every day in his life.

To share in His sufferings: Paul in 2 Cor 11:23-27 enumerates his sufferings after his Damascus road experience. Jesus also tells his apostles to be ready to be His witnesses. The Greek word for “witness” is martus – also the root for “martyr”.

May it be our purpose also to know the Lord intimately so that we can experience the power of Christ’s resurrection. Then we will be fully equipped to be His faith-ful witnesses in every situation that He places us.

Dr Nitin T Joseph, MS, NM Wadia Hospital, Pune Chairperson, Doctors Section,

CMAI

In April, we started a new project related to malaria in the states of Mizoram and Meghalaya, supported by the Global Fund. This is the second project that is being implemented in these two states in collaboration with the Presbyterian and Baptist Churches, the first being a project related to TB, also supported by the Global Fund. Both projects aim to build awareness, mobilise communities for prevention and facilitate and encourage affected persons to have timely and appropriate treatment. Important, from CMAI’s perspective, is that these two projects will also provide an opportunity for the churches in the region to be actively involved in the healing ministry. Our thanks to the leadership of the churches and to Dr David Tariang at Roberts Hospital, Shillong, Dr Lalremthanga at Presbyterian Hospital, Durtlang, Aizawl, their colleagues, and Dr Gordon Rangad at the Nazareth Hospital, Shillong, for their support.

This was followed in May with the start up workshop for a new project in Muzzafarpur, Bihar, supported by Lutheran World Relief. It is being implemented with cooperation from the TLM Hospital, Muzzaffarpur, and will work with 600 families, forming self help groups, facilitating microenterprises, and addressing health issues. This is our second project in Bihar, following our ongoing work in the Purnea district. Our thanks to Dr Alomani Kerketta, Superintendent at TLM, Muzzafarpur, and her colleagues for their cooperation and support.

Over the next few months, we will be having the regional conferences, followed by the Biennial Conference. We look forward to your participation in these conferences and seek your support in prayer.

Please do note that this issue of the Life for All carries with it the official notice of the Assembly meeting to be held during the 41st Biennial Conference of CMAI in Chennai.

This issue also carries a tear-off slip with details of advertisements in our

souvenir. We can also send you an email version of the souvenir brochure. The advertisements we receive support our work and we need your support to make this a success. Please do send us at least one contact whom we can follow up for an advertisement! We also welcome your personal greetings in the souvenir.

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From the sections...

Doctors

Dr John ThomasSecretary, Doctors' Section

john.thomas@cmai.org

CMAI News

Dear friends

Greetings in Jesus’ mighty name!

There always seems to be more work than one can handle! How to deal with this? It’s simple – ask God for wisdom. Moses was overwhelmed with the Red Sea in front and the Egyptian army behind; but he asked God what to do. All that was expected of him was, “Raise the staff that is in your hand” - a task too simple. Because it was from God, he could accomplish what he couldn’t do by his own wisdom or might.

Our internal Review Meeting on 8 April had a report of all activities done from Jan-Mar 2011 and future plans in general. Various suggestions came in and the work till now was appreciated.

The Doctors Executive Committee Meet-ing 2011 was held at Ranchi on 15 April. The section’s Chairperson, Dr Nitin Joseph, led the meetings with very meaningful discussions and inputs on how to be more effective as an organisation.

Following this, we had a Doctors meeting and students retreat which went off well with doctors and medical students from in and around Ranchi participating. I thank Rev Murmu, Director of SDA Hospital, Ranchi, for his co-operation and help.

At the time of writing this, the 4th in the series of CMEs on Emergency Medicine is being planned for 3-4 June in Miraj at Wanless Hospital Miraj Medical Centre. This time it will be led by Dr Suresh David who heads the Dept of Emergency Medicine at CMC Vellore.

The Regional Conference of the Northeast Region is being planned for September.

In Christ

Workshop on “Medical Equipment Maintenance held in ShillongThe Medical Equipment Maintenance Workshop for the Eastern Region was held at Presbyterian Assembly House, Shillong, on 28 & 29 April 2011. Sixteen persons from both CMAI and private health care institutions attended. At this 2-day workshop, the following topics could be covered: General Troubleshooting of Hospital Equipment (X-ray, ultrasound, sterilisers, etc), Introduction to Medical Electronics, Basic Principles of Electrical Circuits / Motors and Generators, Managing Hi-tech Equipment, Policy Guidelines and Procedures for Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMC), Management of Utilities such as Suction Oxygen, Nitrousoxide, Nitrogen etc. Mr Ranjith Samuel, Regional Manager, India-Biomedical Serv-ices, Columbia Asia Hospitals, Bangalore, and Mr Stephen Victor, Secretary, Administrators Section, CMAI, were the resource persons.

41st Biennial Conference of CMAIPre-conference Workshop : 2 November 2011

Biennial Conference : 3-5 November 2011

Venue: Laity Institute For Transformation Education (LITE) No. 17, Balfour Road (Near Bain School)

Kilpauk, Chennai – 600010

CMAI invites suggestions for a speaker to deliver the Dr Jacob Chandy Oration 2011 and nominations for the Dr D W Mategaonkar Awards 2011.

Dr Jacob Chandy Oration, 2011In 1990, CMAI instituted the Dr Jacob Chandy Oration which is presented at the CMAI Biennial Conference by an outstanding Indian / overseas Christian leader to challenge issues and show directions for the healing ministry of the Church.

Dr D W Mategaonkar AwardsIn 1990, CMAI instituted national awards to publicly recognise members who have made a significant contribution to the mission of the Church in India in

the ministry of health, healing and wholeness. The awards (upto 5 per year) are presented during the Biennial Conference.

Intensive Bioethics Workshopfrom 25-29 July 2011

at Clarion, Delhi

A unique opportunity for health care professionalsResource persons: Dr Paige Cunningham, Director, Centre for Bioethics & Human Dignity, Trinity, USA Dr Dennis Sullivan, Director, Centre for Bioethics, Cederville University, USA Dr Elisha Injeti, Director, Research & Development, Member of Centre for Bioethics, Cederville University, USA Dr Jameela George, Manager, Research & Bioethics, EHA

Contact details: Dr Jameela George – 9312795987

jameelageorge@eha-health.org [Workshop materials + lunch: INR 5,000 per person]

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Nurses

From the sections...

Ms Jancy JohnsonSecretary, Nurses League

jancy.johnson@cmai.org

CMAI News

The Quality Council of India (QCI) and CMAI organised a 3-day Programme on Implemen-tation (POI) of NABH standards for mission hospitals in collaboration with Amala Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) Trissur, Kerala from 10 to 12 February 2011. The welcome address was given by Rev Fr Francis Kurissery, Joint Director, AIMS, and the inaugural ad-dress was delivered by Fr Dr Paul Achandy, Director, AIMS. Mr Justin Jebakumar, CMAI, introduced the NABH programme to those present. The vote of thanks was given by

Mr Roy John Pullockaren, Project Officer, AIMS. Thirty-one health care professionals, representing CMAI and CHAI member hospi-

tals, attended. QCI deputed two senior assessors – Dr A Mohan, St John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, and Dr Abraham Mammen, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences – as facilitators of

this training programme. There was a written exam on the last day.

NABH Workshop in Kerala

The Society of Midwives India organised Journey of Lamp at Choithram Hospital, Indore, from 12 to 15 February 2011. During the event, there was a debate on Utilisation of National Health Schemes for the Welfare of Mother and Child in which

MIBE Students at “Journey of Lamp”

14 competitors took part. MIBE post-basic BScN students Mrs Shaurabh (for) and Miss Darshini (against) competed in the debate and stood 3rd and 1st respectively.

NOTICECMAI CME Series on EMERGENCY MEDICINE by Dept of Emergency Medicine, CMC Vellore: 2-year Schedule

We are preparing a 2-year Schedule of Emergency Medicine CMEs. We have conducted 3 CMEs till now with good participation, which have benefited doctors, nurses and AHPs in a great way.

Regional sectional secretaries / regional secretaries of all regions, kindly take the initiative to conduct at least one CME in your region. Member institutions can also take an initiative towards conducting this in their institutions / hospitals through the Medical Superintendents, CEOs and administrators of hospitals and CMAI Members.

The date appropriate for you can be informed to Dr John Thomas, Secretary, Doctors Section, CMAI john.thomas@cmai.org 09654987351

Marking the start of project SAROJ, the CHD at CMAI organised a 2-day workshop for project staff on 2 and 3 May 2011 in Muzaf-farpur district, Bihar. SAROJ (Swasthya Ebam Rojgar) is a 3-year integrated health and livelihood project started by CMAI. It is being implemented with TLM Hospital, Muzaffarpur, and is supported by Lutheran World Relief (LWR).

SAROJ will work in 30 villages of the Sakra block of Muzzaffarpur. These villages are among the most backward in terms of devel-opment. The project is expected to improve the economic condition of 600 women and facilitate better access to health care.

The resource persons at the workshop included an LWR team led by Country Direc-tor, Ms Rakhi Bhattacharya, Dr (Mrs) Alomani Kerketta, Superintendent, TLM Hospital, Mu-zaffarpur and Dr Vijay Aruldas and Dr Joe Varghese of CMAI. Participants discussed the final version of the project’s goals, objectives, activities, outcomes and expectations. LWR staff shared relevant project-monitoring tools and inputs on reporting requirements (including financial reporting and audit requirements), guidelines on documentation of success stories and monitoring and evaluation processes.

Project Start-up Workshop for SAROJ, Bihar

Dear friends,

Greetings to you all in the name of the Lord!

As mentioned in the last column, the Nurses League had conducted two work-shops. First at Wanless Hospital, Miraj, on Advances in Nursing Practice for which my sincere thanks go to Mr Samuel Fernandis and his team. The second was conducted at Graduate School of Nursing, Indore, on Legal Implications in Nurs-ing Practice and Minority Rights. My heartfelt gratitude to Miss Mamta Soren and the staff of Graduate School of Nurs-ing for organising it.

5 June is celebrated as the World

Environment Day and this year, India has been offered the opportunity to host the celebrations. Mumbai and Delhi have been selected as venues for this year’s global celebration of the environment.

In line with this year’s CMAI theme, Our World, Our Health – care today, rewarded tomorrow, let us do our part in our respective fields to keep our envi-ronment healthy.

In the light of the above mentioned theme, it has been estimated that by the year 2020 half of the world’s sick people will be living in India. This is a challenge for us, which if not properly addressed could cause great sorrow and misery among the masses. As the vision has been clearly laid out, let us press on to our mark; knowing that our labour in the Lord will never go in vain while bringing hope and healing to many.

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From the sections...

Mr Stephen VictorSecretary

Administrators Sectionstephen.victor@cmai.org

Administrators

CMAI News

Dear Members,

Greetings from “hot” Delhi. Delhi is “hot” not only in terms of the oppressive weather but also with very many social / political movements vying for attention. Even as various agencies struggle with issues like corruption, power, prominence etc, we need to raise our voices in prayer unto our almighty God so that ultimately the nation will move towards equality and social justice.

Mr Justin Jebakumar, my predecessor as Secretary, Administrators Section, who was looking after the Institutional Develop-ment Desk, has left CMAI. Consequently, the NABH facilitation work has been en-trusted to me. In case you come across a hospital that needs assistance in NABH accreditation, kindly direct them to me.

Over the last two years, we have con-ducted Medical Equipment Maintenance Workshops for the benefit of hospitals in the four regions of our country as shown below:

Northern Region – St Stephen’s Hospital, Delhi, 27-28 August 2009

Southern Region – Bangalore Bapt is t Hospi ta l , Bangalore, 11 September 2009

Western Region – Hotel Atithi, Mumbai, 29 October 2010

Eastern Region – Presbyterian Assem-bly House, Shillong, 28-29 April 2011

I am in the process of designing work-shops related to hospital administration in topics like Materials Management, Pharmacy Management, Finance etc. Please let me know in case of any require-ment in your area.

Yours in Him

Dr Raj Arole passes awayDr Raj Arole went to be with the Lord on 25 May 2011 in Pune. He was 78. A Padma-bhushan and a Magsaysay award winner, he was the CEO and founder member of the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP) in Jamkhed, Ahmednagar Dist, Maharashtra. He worked closely with CMAI for many years. The funeral was held on 26

May at the CRHP campus. Kindly remember his family, especially his daughter, Dr Shobha in your prayers. Your condolences may be sent to crhp@jamkhed.org

Mrs Leela Dillon no moreMrs Leela Dillon, Principal, College of Nurs-ing, Wanless Hospital, Miraj (1995-2000) went to be with the Lord on 19 May 2011 at Miraj. She had had a hysterectomy op-eration in February 2011 and died due to a heart attack.

Her husband, Mr Arthur Dillon, is a ra-diotherapy physicist working with MMC and has been associated with the CMAI Radi-ographer’s course. Her daughter, Jennifer, is a paediatrician at MMC and her husband Dr Vijayraj Antin is a paediatric surgeon at Wanless Hospital. The funeral took place at 1.00 pm on 19 May 2011 at Miraj Christian Church KDC CNI Miraj.

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Course Duration: 1-year distance edu -cation programme with contact sessions and exams Commencement of Course: The course will commence on 1 January 2012Eligibility: Laboratory Technicians who have completed a 2-year hospital-based diploma from CMAI-LTC, IMA or similar organisation with 70% marks in their basic course can apply. Preference will be given to sponsored candidates.

Ms S Rajalakshmi has lost her original diploma in GNM certificate and mark list. Lost while travelling in Tamilnadu. Diploma registration number: 9790; mark list registration number: 4548. If found please contact: Ms S Rajalakshmi, W/o R Bethusamy (Elect), CIW (Chief instruc-tor Workshop), MEG Centre, Bangalore – 42, Mob: 9019294092, 9842586350

The last date for receiving applications will be 10 November 2011. The selection will be December.For further details and for sending applications contact:Dr Mary V Jesudason No. 8, Jeganatha Nagar, 1st Street, Gandhi Nagar East POVellore 632 006Tamilnadu

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From the sections...

Allied Health Professionals

Mr A P BerrySecretary

AHP Sectionap.berry@cmai.org

CMAI News

Doctors Executive Committee Meeting 2011 at Ranchi The Doctors Section’s Executive Committee meeting was held at Ranchi’s Gymkhana Club arranged through SDA Hospital, Ranchi. It was a meaningful time of planning and reporting various activities, planning for the future, as well as increasing effectiveness. The Section’s Chairperson, Dr Nitin Joseph, led the meetings.

Doctors’ Meeting, RanchiTwenty-five doctors gathered for the doctors’ retreat on 16 April 2011. Various topics were presented including: Quality Control & Performance Oriented Remuneration - Dr Alex-ander Thomas, General Ophthalmology - Dr Sybil Meshramkar, Postpartum Haemor-rhage - Dr Esther R D Liani and Psychiatry in General - Dr Nishant Goel from Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). Dr Suranjeen Prasad’s help and co-operation towards this is appreciated.

Students’ Retreat, RanchiA few medical students gathered in the evening of 16 April for the retreat. Dr Nitin Joseph spoke on Servant Leadership. The students were encouraged by the senior doctors who met them personally and spoke to them from their experiences. ICMDA Students Repre-sentative Dr Vikram Tirkey’s help and co-operation for the success of this programme is appreciated.

Dr Sunita Abraham completed her employment with CMAI on 11 Feb 2011 after serving for 8 years, 5 of them as Head of the Department of Community Health. Under her leadership, the department took on several significant projects: the rehabilitation in tsunami-affected areas, the 7-state 40-district project to strengthen NRHM, the SAMARTH project to develop 4 centres as learning sites for HIV & AIDS care, and development of HIV policies for NCCI and some of the CMAI-related churches. Her ability to

manage very diverse interfaces helped the department take on different kinds of work, all of them with a professional competence that have greatly enhanced CMAI’s reputa-tion in these areas. As Head of the Department, she related well to her colleagues in the department, in CMAI and with partners. We wish her all the best in her new assignment with Medecins Sans Frontieres in Delhi. She can be contacted at msfocb-delhi-med@brussels.msf.org

Mr Justin Jebakumar completed his employment with CMAI on 29 April 2011 after serving for 18 years. Joining in 1993 as Programme Officer in the Community Health Department, he became Asst Secretary of the Administrators Section in 1998 and went on to become Secretary of the section in 2007. He was sponsored by CMAI to complete a Masters in Hospital Management from Leeds University, UK, and to complete his training as an Assessor with NABH.

During this time, as Secretary, Administrators Section, a special contribution was the development of the annual 2-week management course into the strong programme that is today, well accepted by the network. His skill in managing workshops and con-ferences, his ability to bring about the enthusiastic involvement of participants, and to encourage resource persons to give their time for CMAI activities were an invaluable asset for CMAI. After he took over the Institutional Development Desk in 2008, he was involved in several evaluations and developed CMAI’s NABH initiative to facilitate member hospitals become prepared for NABH accreditation. We wish him all the best in his new assignment as Director, Habitat for Humanity India, Delhi Region. He can be contacted at justinj@hfhindia.org

Farewell

Dear friends in Christ,

We have made an amendment to our MoU with IGNOU pertaining to the degree programmes we launched. Though we registered our students in 2009, we have not got our share of fees from IGNOU. This has caused major displeasure in our membership network. It was difficult to convince them as our faculties from the institutions, parents and students - all had to undergo unimagined stress.

On 22 April (Good Friday) Dr Vijay Aruldas and I were at IGNOU to sign the amendment in the MoU. We were assured of the payment and it took another month for us to get the promised amount for the 1st year registration of the 1st batch. We got it on 1 June 2011. We will send the amount to all our institutions after verify-ing the details. From now on, we expect all payments to be made in a timely man-ner. We thank all member institutions for bearing with the inordinate delay. The third batch is about to enroll. All preparations have begun for the next academic year. St Joseph’s Hospital, Kothamangalam, and Duncan Hospital, Raxaul, are starting BSc MLT this year.

I paid a lengthy visit to some of our member institutions in Tamilnadu and Kerala. I also attended three Training Com-mittee meetings including Ophthalmology, Anaesthesiology and Medical Radiation Technology. More training committee meetings, AHP Executive Committee and Central Education Board meetings are be-ing planned from 17 to 22 June 2011.

Please send your nominations for the Mategaonkar Award from our section. The prescribed forms have already been for-warded to all regional sectional secretaries. If you need one, please contact me. As the Biennial Conference approaches, I request you to plan, participate and motivate (your friends) as well.

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From the sections...

Chaplains

Rev Job JayarajSecretary, Chaplains Section

job.jayaraj@cmai.org

CMAI News

DCPC & DPHM CMAI Course Coordinators Meeting, AmburThis annual meeting was held on 13 April 2011 at Bethesda Hospital, Ambur, Tamilnadu. Course Coordinators, namely, Mrs Alemla Imsong, Baptist Hospital, Bangalore, Rev Samuel, Bethesda Hospital, Ambur, and Rev Stanley Thomas, CMC & Hospital, Ludhiana, along with Rev Epratha Sarathy, CMAI Course Coordinator, attended this meeting. Since Rev Samuel had been selected to do his Doctoral programme at UTC, Bangalore, Rev Luther-raj, who has been appointed as Course Coordinator at the Bethesda Centre, attended the meeting.

The annual report of each centre was presented and it was decided that the admission to both courses would be started in June 2011 and the Methodology Seminar would be held in September.

1-day workshop for IELC pastors of Ambur SynodThe workshop was held on 14 April 2011 at Bethesda Hospital, Ambur. There were 16 participants. Rev Dr J Samuel, President, IELC, and Rev Frederick Prasad, President, IELC Ambur Synod, graced the occasion. Rev Dr (Mrs) Evangeline Anderson Rajkumar, Professor, UTC, Bangalore, was the guest speaker. She spoke on St John 5:1-18 – to intervene when others isolate, and to intervene for a turning point. She stressed on the “we” rather than the “I” and “the wholeness” in addition to the “holiness” in the healing ministry of God. The next workshop will be held in the month of July 2011. We thank Rev Dr Samuel, Rev Frederick Prasad, Rev Dr (Mrs) Evangeline, all the participants, and the sponsor of this workshop.

1-day workshop for hospital chaplains of Tamilnadu and Puducherry regionThe workshop was held on 15 April 2011 at Bethesda Hospital, Ambur. Ten chaplains from this region participated. Mr Vinod Gnanraj, Faculty, Tamilnadu Theological Seminary, Arasaradi, Madurai, was the Guest Speaker. Discerning God’s Will: Renewing our Vision for Chaplaincy Ministry in India was his theme for the workshop. Why and how to discern God’s will was explained through The TEN Steps to Discern God’s Will. We thank Mr Vinod for his thought-provoking presentation, the CEOs of the member institu-tions, and the participants as well.

Our sincere thanks to Bethesda Hospital and Dr Joel Nesaraj, its Medical Director, for having hosted all three events, as also to others involved in making the programmes possible.

UPCOMING EVENTAnnual Course on Pastoral Care for the Sick and Suffering, 2011This 3-week course is scheduled to be held from 1 to 23 September at CMAI headquarters, New Delhi. Hospital chaplains, pastors, theological students and individuals involved in the healing ministry of God can participate. The registration fee has been subsidised to Rs 3,500/ and will cover accommodation, food, course materials and expenses of resource persons. For more information please contact Rev Job Jayaraj: job.jayaraj@cmai.org, 9711603836.

Workshop at Wanless Hospital, MirajA 2-day workshop on Quality Assurance in Nursing was conducted at Wanless Hospital, Miraj, from 25-26 April 2011. The workshop was organised by Mr Samuel Fernandis (Re-gional Sectional Secretary, Maharashtra) and his colleagues. Twenty-nine delegates from different parts of Maharashtra participated. The following topics were discussed: Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Changing Trends and Issues in Nursing Practice, Role of a Nurse in Disaster Management, Challenges in Nursing Practice, Palliative Nursing Care, Holistic Nursing Approach and Evidence Based Nursing Practice.

The eminent resource persons were from Maharashtra and surrounding regions. They included Prof Sheela Williams, KLE’s College of Nursing, Prof Nilima Bhore, Bharathi Vid-hyapeeth’s College of Nursing, Mrs J N Waghmare, Lecturer, College of Nursing, Wanless Hospital, Prof Milka Madale, Vice Principal, KLE’s College of Nursing, Prof H W Kadam, Vice Principal, College of Nursing, Wanless Hospital, Dr Mrs Pratibha Chandekar, Principal, PMT’s College of Nursing, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra and Prof S M Satralkar, Principal, J G Co’s College of Nursing, Karnataka.

On the first night, the delegates gathered for a time of fellowship. Mr Charles J Kacchi shared the word of God. The workshop ended on the evening of 26 April.

Dear friends,

Greetings to you in His precious name!

I hope you had a fruitful Lent and are relaxing after the busy programmes. Pray for God’s guidance in the future plans of your institution / church in the days to come.

In April, we had three 1-day meetings in succession at Bethesda Hospital, Ambur. As mentioned in the previous issue, the DCPC & DPHM CMAI Course Coordina-tors annual meeting was held on 13 April; the 1-day workshop for a group of 16 IELC Ambur Synod Pastors on the 14th and the 1-day workshop for a group of 10 hospital’s Chaplains from the Tamilnadu and Puduch-erry Region on the 15th .

Some of us don’t like extreme weath-ers – one such is summer. Please suggest to the children to be careful and you need to take care of yourselves as well. Please convey our greetings to the children who have successfully completed their exams, and best wishes to those who are appear-ing for professional entrance exams. We also wish the children who are stepping into the new world of career and life… God’s blessings! To those of you who are moving from one place to the other, either on a transfer or for further studies, we wish you God’s guidance. Please do comfort the children who couldn’t complete their studies successfully, and assure them of God’s continued leading.

The 2011 Annual Course for the Chap-lains, Pastors, Theological Students and other individuals who are involved in the Healing Ministry will be held from 1 to 23 September at the CMAI Office, New Delhi. If you are interested, please get in touch with us.

God be with you, your family and min-istry.

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2011Dr Sudhakar Rao, Mr Subhas S SoansRev Job Jayaraj, Ms Dipika E Lingia, Dr Aleyamma Joseph, Dr Nitin T Joseph, Dr Jairaj Periyan, Dr Cherian Thomas, Dr Kalindi Thomas, Mrs Wadjingstad Kharkongor2010Mrs Dulcie Daniel, Dr Sudhir Joseph, Mr Sunny Kuruvilla, Mr Suresh Carleton, Dr Subhakar Prasad, Dr Vijay Aruldas, Dr Kumudha Aruldas, Dr Suresh David, Ms Shirley David, Dr Anandit J Mathew, Dr Mary Samuel, Dr John D Iswariah, Dr

Devaprasath Jeya sekharan, Dr Sabu Je-yasekharan, Dr Ranjit Jeyasekharan, Dr Renu Devaprasath, Dr Geetanjali Masih, Dr Lalitha F Chikkala, Dr C N Fredrick, Dr Kantamani R M Thiagaraj, Dr David D Tariang, Dr T Koshy, Dr Grace Cherian, Dr George Jayaprakash, Dr David Bhasker Rao, Dr Anitha S Rao, Dr Joyce Ponnaiya, Dr M C Mathew, Dr Sunil M Caleb, Miss P A Annamma, Mrs Purabi Das Islam, Dr Samuel Solomon, Dr Satish Kuruvilla, Dr Sheela Kuruvilla, Dr S Purushothama Reddy, Mrs Punitha Sunny, Dr Mary Ramasamy

Dear friends,

One of the mandates of the Institution De-velopment Desk has been to help member institutions in the network to strengthen their vision and mission. As a start, we are compiling an “inventory” of practices of our member institutions. Some have had formal “vision building” exercises. Others have regular retreats. Please do write in and let us know what your institution has done or does to sustain and strengthen the vision and mission of the hospital and the staff.

The other aspect we will be collecting information on over the next few months is, the “fellowship and community” aspects of our mission hospitals. This is a vital part that is always there, but which we often over-look in our discussions. How do we build a sense of fellowship in our hospitals? What works and what does not work? Please do write in to me with idea, suggestions and things that you do.

By sharing with each other, I am sure there is much that we can learn.

The NABH facilitation work of CMAI will now be managed by Mr Stephen Victor with the help of Ms Neetu Singh.

For other institutional requests, please approach either the appropriate sectional secretary, or the secretary in charge of your zone, or me.

Dr Vijay Aruldas General Secretary

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CHRISTIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF INDIAAssembly Meeting of the Christian Medical Association of India (CMAI)

Venue: Laity Institute For Transformation Education (LITE) No. 17, Balfour Road (Near Bain School), Kilpauk, Chennai – 600010, Tamilnadu

Dates: Thursday - Saturday, 3-5 November 2011

A G E N D A Thursday, 3 November 2011 Business Session I: 2.30 PM 1. Opening Prayer 2. Roll Call 3. Appointment of Recording Secretaries 4. Condolences 5. ConfirmationofMinutesoftheAssembly2009 6. AmendmentofByelawsofSectionsofCMAI 7. Appointment of Nominations Committee Saturday, 5 November 2011 Business Session II: 9.00 AM 8. MattersArising 9. ReportoftheGeneralSecretary,Treasurer&Editor 10. Report of Nominations Committee

11. Any Other Business With the Permission of the Chair 12. VoteofThanks&ClosingPrayer

23 June 2011To,AllMembersofCMAIinfullstanding

Subject: CMAI Assembly Meeting 2011

ThemeetingoftheAssemblyoftheChristianMedicalAssociationofIndia(CMAI)willbeheldfromThursday,3 November 2011 to Saturday, 5 November 2011, at the Laity Institute for Transformation Education (LITE), No. 17, Balfour Road (Near Bain School), Kilpauk, Chennai – 600010, Tamilnadu, during the 41st Biennial Conference of CMAI.All members are requested to attend in person. The agenda for the meeting is enclosed. Thanking you,Sincerely,

Dr Vijay Aruldas GeneralSecretaryEncl: (1) Agenda

A fellowship of Christian health professionals and health institutes serving the churches in the ministry of health, healing and wholeness. BangaloreBranchOffice:HVSCourt,IIIFloor,21CunninghamRoad,Bangalore560052Ph:(080)2205464;email:cmaiblr@vsnl.com

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DearMembers,

Preparations for the Biennial 2011 have started. We look forward to a great time of fellowship at Chennai this year.

To mark this event, we are publishing a SOUVENIR. We seek your support through Biennial Conference Souvenir Advertisements. If you can help, please use the response form for the souvenir advertise-ments.Getthedetailsfilledup,cutalongthedottedand send it straight back to us.

WealsohaveanexclusiveofferforCMAImembers!Those who wish to place their personal greetings can do so with quarter page costing Rs 2,000/- (only for members).

If you would like to include a photograph, send an additional cost of Rs 100/- and the hard copy of the photograph. (Note: Scanned, email photographs are not accepted).

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For member institutions and individual members who raise Rs 20,000 or more through advertise-ments and personal greetings, 5% of the amount raised will be available to use towards registration / conference fee for the participants.

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41st Biennial Conference3-5 November 2011

Friends,MembersoftheChristianMedicalAssociationofIndiawillbe meeting for the 41st Biennial Conference in November 2011atChennai.Apartfromthefourmedicalcolleges,CMAImembership includes 9000 individual members and 330healthcareinstitutions(forexample,StStephen’sHospital,Delhi; Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bangalore; MOSCMCollege,Kolencherry;DrSomervellMemorialCSIMedicalCollege, Karakonam). For this Biennial Conference, we expect to have more than 500 committed and reputed health care professionals from all over India to come together to formulate new policies, share experiences and enhance skills to promote holistic health. Tocommemoratethisspecialevent,CMAIispublishingaSOUVENIR to be released on the occasion. This souvenir is an excellent opportunity to target messages to this august group of committed health professionals and hospitals, as well as to endorse your support to make health for all a possibility. If you would like to place an advertisement in the souvenir, the details are as follows: Souvenir Advertisement Details Quarter Page (B/W) Rs 2,000HalfPage(B/W) Rs3,500Full Page (B/W) Rs 5,000Full Page on colour paper Rs 7,000FullPage(Glossy4colour) Rs15,000Inside Back Cover Rs 25,000Inside Front Cover Rs 30,000Centre Spread Rs 25,000Back Cover Rs 40,000Gate3FoldFront&backcover Rs20,000p/pgBookmark (size 6" x 3") single side) Rs 7,500Size: A-4; the size of the advertisement matter shouldnotbemorethan7.25"x9.75"(printarea)forafullpageadvertisement.Language: English Format for graphics/illustrations/logo: If you are using any artwork, please submit the advertisement matter on CD in the formatofJPEG/TIFF/BITMAPformat.Email should be used only when you send simple text matter without artwork.

Last date to receive advertisements: 19August2011

(CMAI’s decision will be final)

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Quarter Page (B/W) Rs 2,000 HalfPage(B/W) Rs3,500 Full Page (B/W) Rs 5,000 Full Page on colour paper Rs 7,000 FullPage(Glossy4colour) Rs15,000 Inside Back Cover Rs 25,000 Inside Front Cover Rs 30,000 Centre Spread Rs 25,000 Back Cover Rs 40,000 Gate3FoldFront&backcover Rs20,000p/pg Bookmark (size 6" x 3") single side) Rs 7,500

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