life for all (newsletter) march - april 2011
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D E V O T I O N From the General Secretary...Biblical Egalitarianism
God created human beings in his own image, as male and female (Gen 1:27). We must have come across this verse frequently; this is the first instance where we notice a difference in gender in the Bible. The verse speaks of two things – gender equality and gender differentiation. Gender equality in the Bible does not mean men and women are identical; it means both were created in God’s image but differently created so as to complement and benefit one another by means of those differences.
If this is so, we need to ask ourselves why so many restrictions are placed on women in the name of custom, tradition and religion. Are these restrictions necessary? Why always women but not men? Our faith propagates equality and freedom from sin-ful bondage. We misinterpret the scriptures and use it to enforce discriminatory social laws rather than liberating ourselves from its narrow confines.
Very often, and too often, men deny ministerial rights to women because they consider it ‘masculine and unsuitable’. However, we find passages in the Bible where women have been anointed and called to minister (Ex 2:3-8; Lk 2:36-38). Biblical equality means that irrespective of gender, class, caste and race, all believers have equal rights to the ‘gifts and callings of the Spirit’. We are called to conform to the image of Christ (Rom 8:29; 2 Cor 3: 18). As believers, both men and women are bound by oneness in Christ and have an obligation to respect each other as equals.
“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” –Gal 3:28
Alyssa Pachuau Program Officer, Women's Desk,
CMAI [email protected]
Dear friends,
The December – January – early February period covered in this issue of Life For All has seen a number of exciting events.
We were kept quite busy with preparing for the Healing Ministry Week. Working along with CHAI, CBCI and NCCI, we finalised the Bible Studies, Order of Worship and the poster, and posted them in early January. We trust you received them well in time. We have also been contacting mission hospitals and churches to encourage them to observe this special time. It was a joy to hear exciting ways in which institutions were planning to observe the Week, and how quite a few of them were using this opportunity to make concern for the environment an institutional priority. Some were going to actively sensitise schools and shops around them. We will share more details of institutional and church celebrations in a special section in the next issue of Life For All. Please do send in your reports by email or post before 15 March 2011.
Another significant event was an inter-faith consultation on women and child health. For the first time in our country, religious leaders from across India came together for two days to discuss and suggest strategies that religious leaders could take up on this issue.
In early December, I participated in the meeting of “The Strategy Group On Health And Healing” constituted by the World Council of Churches and DIFAEM, an interesting initiative to further strengthen the work of churches internationally.
The National Board of Examinations, which accredits the Diplomate of the National Board (DNB), had last year, instructed that all centres must accept a centralised counselling. At a consultation in October 2010 held at Bangalore Baptist Hospital, the participating CMAI and CHAI mission hospitals agreed that CMAI and CHAI should approach the National Board to protect our rights. This was done, but without any reply or response. The Association of National Board Accredited Centres (ANBAI) approached the Delhi High Court for a stay. CMAI, after discussions with DNB centres, has also impleaded in the case. At the time of going to print, the case was being heard in the Delhi High Court. Regardless of the outcome, what is important is that we, as a network, have stood up together, for our rights, not for our own benefit, but in order to help our member hospitals that work in more remote areas. Thanks to the many institutions and individuals who have phoned and emailed with their support.
One can believe intellectually in the efficacy of prayer and never do any praying. – Catherine Marshall
Life for All
Dr Vijay Aruldas General Secretary
Bimonthly Newsletter of the Christian Medical Association of India Issue 152 March - April 2011
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From the sections...Doctors
Dr John ThomasSecretary, Doctors' Section
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 – 600010CMAI 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.
Members are requested to send suggestions/nominations to the General Secretary, CMAI, by 2 May 2011
CEOs Forum for mission hospitalsCEOs Forum meeting for MP, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat at Raipur, Chhattisgarh on 19
March 2011 (9am-5pm). Coordinator: Dr Sunil Chatterjee, Mobile 09827194339
NABH Training in KeralaNational Accreditation Board for Hos-pital and Healthcare providers (NABH) Implementation Training programme, Kerala – certificate programme by Quality Council of India (QCI). This is an exclusive programme arranged only for mission hospitals. Meant for Doctors/Nurses/Administrators at Amala Cancer Institute, Trichur, Kerala from 10 to 12 March 2011.
AnnouncementsNo. of candidates: 30, on first-come-first-served basis. Course fee: Rs 10,000 (ten thousand only). For more details contact: Mr Justin Jebakumar, Mob: 09873470167, Email: [email protected]
Workshop on Renewable Energy for Hospitals and Health Care Institutions CMAI members are invited to participate in the workshop on Friday, 11 March 2011 at The Mirador, Mumbai. Please send your registrations to Mr Stephen Victor, Secretary, Administrators Section, CMAI E m a i l : ( s t e p h e n . v i c t o r @ c m a i . o r g ; Mob: 09212212145
Dear friends,Greetings in Jesus’ matchless name!
Seasons come, seasons go, but the promises of God remain forever. They are always ‘yes’ and ‘amen’ in Christ Jesus, who declared that apart from Him one can do nothing; but remember through Him we can do all things. Let’s remember this as we carry out our various activities!
On 10 and 11 December, we conducted the 2nd Emergency Medicine workshop at Nagpur, in association with Mure Memorial Hospital. At the time of writing this column, the 3rd Emergency Medicine Workshop was being planned for Bangalore on 25 and 26 February.
On 9 January, I had the privilege of be-ing part of the CMAI regional meeting at Vadodara, Gujarat, arranged by Dr Pradip Martin. During the same trip, I visited three member institutions in Gujarat – The Salva-tion Army Emery Hospital, Anand, Madam Robert’s Memorial-IP Mission Hospital, Borsad, and The Methodist Hospital, Nadiad. Please remember the latter two institutions and their needs in your prayers, especially their need for doctors.
As the New Year has set in fresh plans are being made. We also invite sugges-tions from our doctor members and Doc-tors Section Secretaries of all the 13 CMAI regions so that we can serve better.
As you are aware, we will be conducting Emergency Medicine workshops in all our 13 Regions across India. I would like to remind all the Regional Doctors Section Secretaries about our request that they find out the details of institutions / hospitals where we can conduct this workshop in their particular region, and also that they conduct regional doctors meetings in their regions.
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NursesFrom the sections...
Ms Jancy JohnsonSecretary, Nurses League
Christmas Fellowship Programme Held by Nurses League, Karnataka Region
The Karnataka Region Nurses League held a half-day Christmas fellowship programme on 16.12.2010 at Rebekah Ann Naylor School of Nursing, Bangalore Baptist Hos-pital campus.
Nearly 100 staff and 92 students from various colleges and schools of nursing in and around Bangalore participated. Mrs Flora Edwin, Chief Nursing Officer, BBH, said the opening prayer. Mr Sunny Kuruvilla, Regional Secretary, Karnataka, welcomed the gathering and Dr Alexander Thomas,
Director/CEO, BBH, appreciated NL's work. Mrs Lalitha Varghese, Secretary, BNESIB, shared on the theme for 2011, Our World, Our Health. Carols were sung.
Mrs Jessie, Secretary, Women’s Wing, Ambassadors of Christ, spoke of the pur-pose of the Saviour’s birth. The programme ended with a prayer by the Programme Secretary, Ms Elizabeth. Santa Claus gave away gifts. Many nurses came forward to become CMAI members.
Dear friends,Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!
Hope all of you are refreshed after the wonderful time we had at our National Conference. I certainly believe that all the inputs and inspirations are being put to use at the place of your work and learning.
"Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love." (Ephesians 1:4, Message Bible)
Many of us are caught up in the hustle-bustle of daily existence. We forget that the Lord Jesus made us the focus of His love even before time began. We need to be gripped by this fact and life-changing truth. We, as nurses who work in areas like the health sector, have ample opportuni-ties to show forth this love to the suffering multitude we meet daily!!
If the Lord could fill us with His spirit and if the love of Jesus were manifested through our lives, we would go back to the days when Jesus walked the streets of Jerusalem and the sick and the weary just waited for a loving glance or a touch.
Oh, what a higher calling we have than what we have reduced nursing in India to. How we fail to realise that the aching heart of India waits to be touched by the love of God. It may be a smile on the face of a little child or a soothing word of comfort to an ailing man.
May the Lord use each of us to show a unique part of Jesus and His love to the little worlds around us. The Lord has said… the harvest is plenty but the work-ers are few…
May we be counted among the few who are whole hearted!!
Amen.
Emergency Medicine WorkshopsThe Dept of Emergency Medicine, CMC, Vellore, and CMAI are conducting work-shops on Emergency Medicine across the country. These are comprehensive, 2-day workshops, covering essential aspects of Emergency Care. Dr Suresh David, Head, Dept of Emergency Medicine, CMC, Vellore, is leading this venture. The third in the series is scheduled for Bangalore from 25 to 26
February 2011.We invite institutions/hospitals to partner
in conducting this workshop in their hospital/institution. We would like to conduct this workshop in the UP region soon.
Geriatric Medicine WorkshopsWe are looking for doctors, experienced and qualified in Geriatric Medicine, to conduct workshops on the same. Please contact Dr John Thomas, Secretary, Doctors Section, CMAI; Mob 09654987351; Email: [email protected]
NOTICE WORKSHOPS
Emergency Medicine Workshop, Nagpur
The second in the series of workshops on Emergency Medicine was held at Nagpur from 10 to 11 December. It was led by Dr Moses Kirubairaj, Asst Prof, Dept of Emergency Medicine, CMC, Vellore. We had 50 participants. Mr Vilas Shende, Director, and Dr Adarsh Benn, MS, Mure Memorial Hospital, Nagpur, and others made this event a success. Doctors and nurses from various institu-tions in Maharashtra and MP benefited from this workshop.
CMAI Regional Meeting, Gujarat
The Regional Meeting held in Gujarat on 9 January 2011 was conducted by Dr Pradip Martin, Regional Secretary, Gujarat-Rajasthan region. CMAI mem-bers – doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and students – from various institutions attended. Ms Esther Christian took the morning devotion and Bible study. Dr P I Martin conducted the inauguration and welcome.
The sessions included:Leadership and Arise and Act (Dr P I Mar-tin), Creating your Destiny (Dr John Tho-mas), Gender Awareness and Christianity (Dr Sujatha George), Time Management (Dr Rita Kumar), Perfusion in Technique (Mr Nilesh Macwan, DDMM Institute of Cardiology, Nadiad), Echo Cardiography (Dr Jesu Kripa DDMM Institute of Cardiol-ogy, Nadiad), Christianity and Health (Ms Christy), health sector and Vision 2020 (Dr Ashwin Bhatt).
Dhamtari Centenary CelebrationsDhamtari Christian Hospital, Dhamtari, Chhat-tisgarh, celebrated its centenary on 12, 13 and 14 November 2010. Stake holders of the hospital such as the Mennonite Church leaders, rep-resentatives from the local commu-nity, and members from other mission hospitals witnessed the celebrations. The hospital organised a tree planting ceremony, an exhibition, a trade fair and the dedication of its new chapel. Dr Pushpa Das, CMC, Vellore, appreciated the excellent work of DCH. Mr Justin Jebakumar represented CMAI at the function.
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From the sections...
Mr Stephen VictorSecretary
Administrators [email protected]
Administrators Report of the 8th National Conference of the Chaplains Section
The 8th National Conference of the Chap-lains Section was held on 27 and 28
October 2010 at Sneha Deepam, Vellore. The conference began with morning devo-tion led by Rev Dr Malhia Joshua, Head, Chaplains Department, CMC Vellore. Then Rt Rev Dr George Isaac, Bishop Emeritus, CSI, inaugurated the conference with the keynote address.
After tea, Rev John Lunn, Chaplain, CMC’s Palliative Care Unit, presented a paper on The Ministry of Presence with the Dying. This was followed by discussions among the participants.
After lunch, the delegates visited two traditional places of worship – Ponnai An-naicut and Zion Hills. At Ponnai Annaicut, the participants held a group discussion on Sharing the Pain with reference to the life of Job. The Ponnai Annaicut Celebration Committee hosted special tea. At Zion Hills, Sandhya, i.e. evening worship, was con-ducted by Rev Karunakara Venson, former Vice President, Diocese of Vellore. This was followed by the talent evening organised by the delegates and dinner hosted by the Zion Hills Celebration Committee.
The next day, Rt Rev Dr George Isaac led the morning devotion. This was fol-lowed by the Holy Communion Service. The section then had its annual general meeting - 48 members were present. It started with a prayer by Rev Chithranjan Polson. The minutes of the previous an-nual general meeting of the section held in Aurangabad on 23-10-2009 were pre-sented and approved. Some of the issues discussed were:
Members Data: It was emphasised that there be a data bank of the members of CMAI’s Chaplains Section living abroad and in India. There are 701 members on the rolls as of now.
Youth Chaplain: The Chairperson re-quested the members to recommend suit-able youth candidates to be appointed as youth chaplain.
Byelaws Revision: The revised byelaws of the Section as approved by the Execu-tive Committee held on 26 October 2010 at Sneha Deepam was presented by the Section Secretary and was approved with a few corrections and modifications.
Annual 3-week Course: 26 students par-ticipated in the 3-week course on Pastoral Care And Counselling For The Sick And Suffering held at Karigiri Hospital, Vellore, from 1 to 25 October 2010. This was the first time that we had international participation for the training, with one participant from Nepal and another from Sri Lanka. SIHR-LTC Karigiri was thanked for hosting the workshop.
Report of Activities: Rev Job Jayaraj, the Section Secretary, presented a detailed re-port of the activities held during the reporting period and it was well accepted.
Future plans that were discussed included:
Organising more fellowship meetings in consultation with the respective regional sectional secretaries
Requesting member health care institu-tions to organise seminars / retreats in their regions
Inviting MTh students of nearby theologi-cal seminaries for conferences and retreats of the Chaplains Section
The Chairman emphasised the impor-tance of the Healing Ministry Sunday, and requested all pastors to observe it in their churches
The conference closed with the valedic-tory function at which the dignitaries were Rt Rev Dr George Isaac, Mr Augustine Aiya-durai (Treasurer, CMAI), Rev Emmanuel Gnana Zion (Chairperson, Chaplains Sec-tion), Rev Dr Malhia Joshua and Dr Vijay Aruldas.
Valedictory addresses were given by Rt Rev Dr George Isaac and Rev Rajavelu, Honorary Secretary, CSI Vellore Diocese, where the healing mission of the Church and her servants called to care for suffering humanity, was emphasised.
The participants of the 24th Annual 3-week Course on Pastoral Care for the Sick and Suffering received their certificates and membership card, and were also honoured with a shawl. The meeting closed with a prayer by Rev Dr Malhia Joshua and ben-ediction by Rev Rajavelu.
Dear Members, Greetings from the Administrators Section!
There was hectic activity in preparing for the XXIV Workshop on Hospital and Health Services Management held at Bangalore from 31 January to 11 February 2011. We experienced the divine hand of God through the entire programme. A record number of 44 participants from 13 different states of India underwent this training. This workshop also had international participation as delegates from Liberia, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and Bangladesh attended it. The participants went back energised so as to be more effective in their work environment.
Recently, I had the privilege of attending the Healthcare Leaders’ Forum organised in New Delhi by ehealth magazine. The aim was to highlight strategies and steps that will carry forward successful health care delivery in India. During the deliberations, it was highlighted that the combined annual growth rate of health care is 16 per cent. And with an estimated market size of USD 75 billion by 2012, the health care sector is expected to constitute as much as 8.5 per cent of the national GDP, employing more than 9 million people over the next couple of years. As health care service providers, we need to be geared to play a larger role during the time of this unprecedented need.
The third in the series of CMAI-MNRE workshops meant to create awareness about energy efficient practices and to empower health care organisations to opt for alternate technologies will be held at The Mirador, Andheri East, Mumbai on 11 March 2011. Details of the workshop can be downloaded from the CMAI website www.cmai.org
Please continue to pray for me, as I will be travelling to Orissa, MP and Maharashtra shortly.
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From the sections...
Allied Health ProfessionalsHave You Upgraded Your Membership Fee?The new CMAI life membership rates, applicable since April 2010, are Rs 2000 for Doctors and Rs 1000 for Members. We request you to upgrade your membership to current rates.
We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals who have voluntarily upgraded their membership fees to present rates:
2011Ms Dipika E Lingia, Dr Aleyamma Joseph, Dr Nitin T Joseph, Dr Jairaj Periyan, Dr Cherian Thomas, Dr Kalindi Thomas, Mrs Wadjingstad Kharkongor
2010Mrs 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
Jeyasekharan, 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 in Christ,We are planning at least one workshop every month in different disciplines. On 16 February, we had a 1-day workshop in Bangalore for Laboratory Technologists on the topic, Modern Trends in Laboratory Technology. With cooperation from all our members, activities in all disciplines in different regions are possible. Our re-gional sectional secretaries and members should take more initiatives in organising this. Although it may not be possible for me to be present at all places, CMAI will provide the necessary support.
Regional Conferences in all regions have to be organised with the coordination of regional secretaries. Please attend the Regional Conference in your region and motivate others to attend. The other major event planned for this year is the Bien-nial Conference, which is scheduled to be held from 3 to 5 November 2011 at Chennai. Please prepare now itself to be there and make a difference.
Regarding our degree programmes, the practical exams for the first batch will be over by March. The second batch will have theory exams in June – the end of this academic year. We have to work in many areas to reach our goal. I need your constant support and prayers.
You might have heard of the demise of Mr V Y George on 30 January 2011 at Thiruvananthapuram. He was a stalwart of 36 years in the field of Laboratory Technology. He worked for CMAI with zeal and enthusiasm. Dr Sara Varghese, former Convener, LTC, paid homage at his funeral on our behalf. Let us praise God for Mr George’s services to CMAI and to society at large.
With prayers and warm regards,
Mr A P BerrySecretary
XXIV Workshop on Hospital and Health Services Management
The XXIV workshop on Hospital and Health Services M a n a g e -ment was h e l d a t Bangalore
from 31 January to 11 February 2011. Air Commodore D’Cunha, CEO, Martha’s Hos-pital, inaugurated the workshop. A total of 44 persons from 13 different states of India attended. In addition, delegates from Liberia, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and Bangladesh also
underwent this training. Every day started with a time of singing and devotional talk. Col Bunyan, Deputy Director, Bangalore Baptist Hospital , was the Chief Guest during the valedictory function.
The resource persons were from reputed institutions like IIM, Ahmedabad, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Infosys, CMC, Vel-lore, Columbia Asia Hospital etc. The topics covered included Role of Mission Hospitals, Management Basics, Human Resource Management (HRM), Financial Management, Facilities Management, Materials Manage-ment, Information Systems, Quality and Personality Development.
The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) released NABH Assessors Manual during the NABH Assessors Conclave held at Bangalore on 10 & 11 December 2010. Released by Fr Dr Lawrence D’Souza, Director, St John’s Na-tional Academy of Health Sciences, this new book is intended to guide assessors carry out NABH assessment effectively. Published by NABH, the book provides information on areas to be addressed before, during and after the
assessment. A team of NABH assessors from Bangalore Bap-tist Hospital – Dr Alexander Thomas, Dr Chandy Abra-
ham, Dr Vikram Kash yap, Mr Sunny Kuru-villa and Ms Elizabeth John – initiated this manual.
NABH Releases Book for Assessors, Bangalore
A 3-day workshop from 8-10 December 2010 was held at CMAI. Sixteen hospital facilitators from eight different hospitals along with men-tors attended. Dr Shirley James, Bangalore
ESHA Project – Workshop on Development of Workplace Policy on AIDS
Baptist Hospital, shared the experience of the hospital in the development of Workplace Policy on HIV & AIDS. Dr Ronald Lalthan-mawia, CMAI, facilitated.
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From the sections...
Chaplains
Rev Job JayarajSecretary, Chaplains Section
The seminar, held on 25 January 2011, had 21 first year students from SON, SIH–R&LC, Karigiri, and 39 first year students from SON, Bethesda Hospital, Ambur. Students were given a pre-test evaluation to assess their knowledge about the seminar.
Mrs Lalitha Varghese discussed the aspect of examination. Post-test evaluation revealed tremendous change in the knowl-edge of participants especially with regard to answering questions. Students said that
more interactive sessions were needed for student evaluation and curriculum. They had better understanding about CMAI – they had thought CMAI meant nursing education. They said these sessions need to be conducted from the PT period itself and for more than 2 days.
Certificates were distributed followed by closing prayer. Mrs Lalitha thanked Dr Joel Nesaraj, Director BH, Ambur, Mrs Suganthi, Principal, SON, and the management.
Student Nurture Programme Series I – ROOTS TO FRUITS at Bethesda Hospital, Ambur
The seminar, held on 28 January 2011 at CSI Hospital, Erode, was inaugurated by Rev Dr Thomas. Mrs Rajamani, Principal, CSI Erode, welcomed the participants. Devotion was conducted by Rev Dr Thomas. Mrs Mercy
Quila, Principal, SON, CFH, Oddanchatram, conducted the pre-test evaluation to assess participants’ understanding of the seminar.
Mrs Lalitha Varghese, Secretary, BNESIB, took up the topic of BNESIB examinations – questions, key words, dos and don’ts, how to prepare etc. Post-test evaluation revealed tremendous change in the knowledge of the participants especially with regard to answer-ing questions. Students said they had a better understanding CMAI and BNESIB. They said the seminar should be organised in different institutions so that students can have a chance to visit other institutions.
Student Nurture Programme Series I – ROOTS TO FRUITS at CSI, Erode
TRADA conducted a 1-day state level conference on Healthy Living and Stress Management of Youth in collaboration with CMAI on 8 January 2011 at TRADA Hall, Manganam, Kottayam.
The conference was inaugurated by Rev Dr Mathew Maleparampil, Principal, Bishop Vayalil Memorial Holy Cross College, Cher-pumkal. V Rev M T Tharian, Vice President, TRADA, welcomed the audience and Sr Dr Joan Chunkapura, Director, TRADA, spoke of the relevance of the conference and top-ics handled. Rev Johns Abraham gave the vote of thanks. Mr Ciril George coordinated the conference.
TRADA and CMAI Conduct Workshop on Stress Management
Participants from Nair Service Society- the Head of the HRD department Mr K R Rajan along with 10 members also took part. There were a total of 75 participants. A total of seven sessions were conducted.
ETCM, Kolar, Celebrates CentenaryThe Ellen Thoburn Cowen Memorial Hospital, Kolar, held their Thanksgiving Service and centenary celebrations on 2 December 2010. Bishop Dr Taranath S Sagar dedicated the College of Nursing centenary block, the centenary stupa, the tablet for hospital staff and a cente-nary tablet commemorating the founder,
Dr Margaret Lewis. He also inaugurated the prayer point, opened the Casualty and ICU services and released the Souvenir. Mrs Padma Sagar unveiled the tablets. Many Church and political leaders were guests of honour. Mr S Paulraj represented CMAI at the celebration.
Dear friends,Greetings to you all in His precious name!
This year, we were able to dispatch the Healing Ministry material to our members on time. I am sure each one of you observed the Healing Ministry Week / Sunday on 13
February 2011. The more you consider CMAI's activities worthwhile for God's peo-ple, the more you will involve yourselves in CMAI activities. Please continue to pray for CMAI and its needs. You may support CMAI's needs by sending contributions received on Healing Ministry Sunday. To those of you who have observed and sent in your contributions, I would like to express our sincere gratitude. If you were unable to observe the Healing Ministry Sunday on 13
February, you might consider observing it on one of the following Sundays and send in your contributions.
Some of my colleagues at CMAI’s New Delhi office presented the Gospel based on this year’s theme, Our World, Our Health, in the CNI, Methodist, ECI and independ-ent churches on 13 & 20 February. We are receiving encouraging comments and con-tributions from members of all Sections. We place on record our thanks to the pastors who gave us the opportunity and to those who sent in their contributions.
We had a 2-day retreat for the Andhra Pradesh regional chaplains / pastors on 11 & 12 January 2011 at Christian Medi-cal Centre, Pithapuram, AP. Rev Samuel Chinniah – Vice Chairperson of CMAI’s Chaplains Section and also the AP Re-gional Sectional Secretary, Chaplains – organised this. Rev Babu Rao, Professor, ACTC, was the Guest Speaker on Sharing The Pain.
We are planning to have the annual meeting of the DCPC & DPHM course coordinators, a fellowship get-together for the IELC Ambur synod pastors, and a 1-day workshop for the hospital chaplains of Tamilnadu & Puducherry regions at Bethesda Hospital, Ambur, in April.
May God be with you all as you prepare to observe Lent 2011.
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Institutional Development Desk
Mr Justin JebakumarCoordinator, IDD
Dear Members,The Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM), Joseph Eye Hospital, Trichy, and CMAI held a planning and strategising meeting for some mission hospitals as part of a hospital strengthening project at Vellore from 28 to 29 January 2011.
CMAI has been supporting member in-stitutions by way of documentation. Review visits to Seventh-Day Adventist Medical Centre, Bangalore, and CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, which are part of our NABH accreditation initiative, were held in February.
I had a 1-day review meeting at the Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, with the quality team and staff from various departments with regard to progress on NABH accreditation. Most of the poli-cies have been developed as per NABH standards. At the time of writing, CMAI was planning to conduct a mock audit of the NABH preparedness of MMM Hospital in the first week of March 2011.
In the forthcoming review visit to the Northeast region, discussions with the core team on the gap analysis report, implementation strategies and project progress plan will be taken up. Support has been extended to Dr H Gordon Roberts Hospital, Nazareth Hospital and Bethany Hospital – all in Shillong.
CMAI also plans to bring all institutions it is working with for NABH on one common platform with the aim to exchange experi-ences, and find solutions to legal problems and operational hurdles in implementa-tion of the standards. To address these issues, a meeting was held in Bangalore on 9 February 2011. Invitees were Mercy Hospital, Kolkata, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, Pondicherry Institute of Medi-cal Sciences, Pondicherry, Seventh-Day Adventist Medical Centre, Bangalore, CSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore, and CSI Hospital, Bangalore.
The CEOs Forum meeting of CMAI member hospitals for the MP-Chhattis-garh and Gujarat regions will be held at Raipur on 19 March 2011. Dr M C Mathew, President, CMAI, has agreed to facilitate the discussions. Kindly pray for this meeting.
HUMAN RESOURCESGENERAL NOTICE
We invite doctors who want to serve in missions through our member institutions / mission hospitals to contact Secretary, Doctors Section, CMAI – Dr John Thomas ([email protected]; Mob: 09654987351).
We invite mission hospitals / institutions who are in need of doctors or other staff to advertise in Life For All.
CHRISTIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF INDIA requiresSecretary / Treasurer *
Mid India Board of Education (MIBE) of Nurses LeaguePosition to be based at Nagpur. Candidate should be/have:
A nurse registered in India; member of Nurses League of CMAI; MSc degree with major in Nursing; experience in all fields of nursing (bedside, community health, clinical teaching, classroom teaching) for a minimum of 14 years out of which 7-8 years must have been spent in administration in a college/ school of nursing; competence in written and spoken English and Hindi a must; willing and committed; participation in Church activities; competence in holistic nursing skills; competence in nursing education; good interpersonal relationships; objectivity, maturity and judgment; ability to communicate and organise; interest in keeping up-to-date professionally; leadership skills; administrative skills; detailed; ability to travel; vision. Accommodation will be provided.
NOTE: As per MIBE constitution.Principal*
Graduate School for Nurses (GSN) of MIBE of Nurses LeaguePosition to be based at Indore. Candidate should be/have:
Masters Degree in Nursing; 10 years of experience and minimum 5 years of teaching experience; nurse registered in India; member of Nurses League of CMAI; competence in written and spoken English and Hindi a must; willing and committed; participation in Church activities; competence in holistic nursing skills; competence in nursing education; good interpersonal relationships; objectivity, maturity and judgment; ability to communicate and organise; interest in keeping up-to-date professionally; leadership skills; administrative skills; detailed; ability to travel; vision. Accommodation will be provided.
NOTE: Post of Principal of Graduate School for Nurses is for a period of 5 years with midterm evaluation.
*For both posts, please send a detailed cv to: The Secretary, MIBE-NL-CMAI, Post Box No. 96, GPO Nagpur –1, Maharashtra
Email: [email protected] on or before 30 April 2011
CMAI’s Healing Ministry Celebrations
We gratefully acknowledge those who contributed in preparing the Healing Ministry material 2011.
Writers: Rev A C Oommen Mr Christopher Rajkumar Dr Jamila Koshy Rev Prem Mitra Dr Shantanu Dutta and Mr Stephen VictorTranslators:Bengali : Mr Abraham T George Gujarati : Rev Julius Khristy Hindi : Mr Simon David
Kannada : Rev V Dinesh Khasi : Rev R F Kharkrang Malayalam : Mr Jijo Mathew Manipuri : Mr Apollo Seram Marathi : Dr Deepak Kamle Mizo : Dr Lalremthanga Oriya : Dr John C Oommen Punjabi : Rev V I Philip Tamil : Rev Christopher Samuel Telugu : Rev Benjamin
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He was buried in Chandra ghona on 4 November 2010. He is survived by his wife Proshun, sons – Drs Stephen and Victor – his daughter, Dr Angela and family, as well as by his grandchildren.
Obituary by Dr Evelyn Dykes and
Dr M Stephen Chowdhury
Dr S M Chowdhury Passes Away
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Life for All
Professional Adjustment and Ethics for Nurses in India, 7th edition
Authors: Dr (Mrs) Vivian Anderson Chur-ness and Dr (Mrs) Ann Jansma Zwemer. The authors were thanked in absentia. Miss A Kuruvilla, the first Nurse President of CMAI, released the book and the first copy was received by Mrs Accamma Chacko, former Chairperson, BNESIB.
Nurse’s Diary, 2nd edition
Dr Vathsala Sadan, Chairperson, BNESIB, Ms Leena Raj, Principal, RAN
School Of Nursing, Bangalore Baptist Hospi-tal, Ms Mercy Quila, Principal, Christian Fel-lowship Hospital, Oddanchatram, Ms Lalitha Varghese, Secretary-Treasurer, BNESIB, Ms Dheena Shalini, Programme Coordinator, BNESIB, Ms Elizabeth, Programme Sec-retary, BNESIB, and faculty and students of schools of nursing were instrumental in revising the second edition of this book. Dr M C Mathew, President, CMAI, released it and the first copy was received by Mrs Selva Titus Chacko, Chairperson, Curriculum Meeting, BNESIB.
BNESIB Releases Two Books
Two BNESIB books - Professional Adjustment and Ethics for Nurses in India and Nurse’s Diary - were released during the inaugural session of the 66th National Nurses’ League Conference of CMAI on 25 November 2010 (briefly mentioned in the report of the NL National Conference in the last issue of LFA).
Dr Swehla Mong (S M) Chowdhury, former Medical Superintendent of
the Christian Hospital and Christian Leprosy Centre in Chandraghona, Bangladesh, went to be with the Lord on 31 October 2010. He had been un-dergoing treatment at CMC Hospital, Vellore. At the time of his death, he was official Advisor to CHC.
Dr H S Martin, the first In-dian Medical Superin-
tendent of Dhamtari Christian Hospital went to be with the Lord on 3 January 2011.
He was Treasurer of CMAI for two Biennium i.e. 1988-1990 and 1990-1992. He was also council member of CMC & H Vellore.
Dr H S Martin Passes Away
Dr Benjamin Pulimood, former Director/Principal of CMC, Vellore, passed away on 5 February 2011 in Vellore. He was 75.
At CMC he was Professor from 1969 to 1995, Principal from 1981 to 1987 and Director from 1987 to 1994. After completing his term, he returned as a Professor.
He was President of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology and also served as Chairman, Karigiri Hospital Governing Council.
The funeral service was held at the Salem Marthoma Church cemetery in Kochi on 10 February 2011. Dr Pulimood is survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons.
Dr Benjamin Pulimood
Bishop Cyril S Cornelius, Bishop of the Lucknow
Episcopalian Area, went to be with the Lord on 10 October 2010. A memorial service was held for him at The Central Methodist Church, Lalbagh, Lucknow, on 16 October 2010.
Bishop (Dr) Cyril S Cornelius Passes Away
Mr V Y George Passes AwayMr V Y George went to be with the Lord on 30 January 2011 at Thiruvanantha puram.
He was 77. A Mategaonkar Awardee at the 2005 Biennial at Bangalore, he was a stalwart in the field of Laboratory Technology. On CMAI’s behalf, Dr Sara Varghese, former Convener, LTC, paid homage
at his funeral held on 1 February 2011 at Thiruvanantha puram. Mr George is survived by his wife and three children.
Meetings of MIBEThe Executive Committee of the Mid-India Board of Education (of Nurses League of CMAI) met at Nagpur on 3 December 2010.
The Governing Body of MIBE’s Gradu-ate School of Nursing, Indore, met on 10 December 2010.
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