Srinagar: On occasion of World Rabies Day being organised every year on 28 September commemorating the death anniversary of Louis Pasteur, a French microbiologist who discovered rabies vaccine, a continuing medical education (CME) program was conducted at government medical college Srinagar in collaboration with SKUAST-K and Srinagar municipal corporation on this year’s theme of One Health- No Death. The CME was organised by department of Community Medicine GMC Srinagar under aegis of J&K Chapters of IAPSM and IPHA, APCRI and Consortium against rabies. The CME was inaugurated with a key note address by Dr. S. Muhammad Salim Khan, professor and HOD, Community Medicine and organising chairman of the CME while lectures were delivered by faculty of community medicine and guest faculty from SKUAST-K and SMC. Dr. Waseem Raja, assistant professor and organising secretary gave an overview of rabies and animal bite cases globally, nationally and locally while Dr. Sheikh Akram Hussain, professor and HOD, veterinary public health from faculty of veterinary sciences, SKUAST-K, Shuhama deliberated on Rabies zero by 2030, call for one health. Dr. Tawheed Ahmad Najar, Municipal veterinary officer, SMC discussed the population management of stray dogs and the role of SMC. Dr. Farooq Ahmad Kaloo, former director, animal husbandry department, Kashmir who was co-chairing the sessions with Prof. Mohammad Altaf Bhat, professor of veterinary microbiology and immunology, SKUAST-K deliberated on the role of veterinarians in management of stray dogs. Dr. Kouser Sideeq, lecturer Community Medicine and organising secretary discussed management of animal exposure while Dr. Tanveer Hussain Baba, consultant at the Department of Neurology, Super Speciality Hospital, GMC Srinagar shared management protocols of rabies cases.
A poster competition was conducted which was judged by Prof. Anjum Farhana, HOD microbiology, Prof. G M Bhat, HOD Anatomy and Prof. Sheikh Bilal Ahmed, HOD Pathology, GMC Srinagar. The position holders were awarded which includes first positions by Khubaib Mohammad Murtafa and Suhaib Farooq Peerzada (GMC Srinagar), second prize by Azra Malik (GMC Srinagar) and third position by Hussnain Mir (GUMC Ganderbal)
And Oufaq zehra (GMC). The CME was observed by Prof. Suhail Ahmad represented J&K Medical Council who awarded four Credit Hours to the CME. The participants were from various medical and para medical colleges, hospitals and health centres of Kashmir. The CME was coordinated by Dr. Khalid Bashir, Dr. Abdul Rouf and Dr. Tanzeela Bashir, senior residents from department of Community Medicine GMC Srinagar while comparing was done by interns doctors Insha Majeed and Shoaib Mushtaq
