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1996-2002
RSSDI ACCREDITED
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

2003-2004
ACCREDITATION PROGRAM
School of Diabetology
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences University
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Clinicians after qualifying with MB BS degree from a recognized University are welcome to the (RSSDI or School of Diabetology) accredited Continuing Medical Education Programs structured to include following topics in a 24-month period.

Study material with updates and notes on these topics was earlier sent on separate two page sheets along with RSSDI NEWS to all members. Since 2002, Text Book of Diabetes Mellitus published by RSSDI is the source material for this program.

Each of the following 8 themes of Continuing Medical Education in diabetes are covered in a 2-day CME, and participation in any program entitles the clinicians with 10 CME credits (RSSDI credit hours till 2003) of School of Diabetology.

1. DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES
    Test procedures
    Diagnostic value of blood glucose test in IGT, GDM, children, elderly people
    Complete Physical evaluation,base line biochemical and other data

2. MANAGEMENT ISSUES
    Goals of treatments
    Diet - Principles, constituent, fiber
    Exercise - benefits, schedule
    OHA - reparations, dose, timing, secondary failure
    Insulin - how to start treatment in IDDM - type, injection technique
    Combination therapy in NIDDM
    Monitoring control - SHBGM

3. COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES
    Acute - coma, infections, hypoglycemia, sick day rules
    Chronic - CAD, Hypertension, dyslipidemias, CVD
    PVD - Foot Care, eye, kidney, Neuropathy including autonomic, impotence.

4. DIABETES AND PREGNANCY
Screening
    Management during pregnancy
    Contraception

5. EDUCATION OF DIABETES
    Team care, teaching skills,
    Injection, monitoring
    Self care techniques, sick day management
    Screening for complications and referral, food care
    Behavior modification, linkage and resources from community

6. PRACTICAL PROBLEM SOLVING EXERCISES
    Classification of diabetes mellitus
    Provide 2-3 case histories
    Initial blood glucose
    Urine glucose examination
    History and clinical signs to suggest secondary diabetes
    Differences in meal planning for IDDM and NIDDM
    Alternatives and substitutes
    Diets in special situations
    Cardiovascular, Renal disease, Pancreatic, malabsorption or liver disease

7. MONITORING GROWTH IN CHILDREN
    Weight reduction? pharmacological agents
    Skills, Use of reflectance meter
    Injection sites, inspection, infection, lipoatrophy
    Recognizing hypo, hyper
    Components of foot examination

8. STANDARDS OF TREATMENT
    Blood pressure
    Body weight, waist-hip,
    Blood glucose, HbA 1
    Lipids, triglycerides
    Urine proteins, microalbuminuria
    Adult learning theory, life style
    Constituents of annual review

Apart from these structured 2-day CMEs, 3-day Courses conducted once or twice a year, and many (RSSDI or School of Diabetology) accredited 1-day CME programs all through the year are announced in RSSDI NEWS and circulated to all RSSDI life members.

Clinicians after attending 100 hours of the (RSSDI or School of Diabetology) accredited CME programs may attend the post CME self-evaluation usually conducted on the first Sunday in the month of December every year in the School of Diabetology at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. The post CME self assessment is patterned after similar programs of IMA College of General Practitioners and IMA Academy of Medical Specialities (DSC) and the AKN Sinha Institute of Continuing Medical Education, IMA.

Self evaluation program also includes submission of 20 detailed case records with 2 IDDM and 2 GDM cases in the long case format as prepared for examinations in the teaching hospitals. In addition, investigations, treatment given and follow-up should also be briefed. These records are to be neatly typed on A4 size white papers and spiral bound, and submitted at the time of self- evaluation program of the Accreditation.

Please be noted that for registering to the self assessment of the accreditation program, the following should reach the School of Diabetology before November 15, 2004
    Draft for Rs.10,000 favoring Diabetes Research Society
    Copy of the M.B.,B.S. certificate
    Copies of (RSSDI or School of Diabetology) accredited CME programs attended

The date of the self assessment program 
   is scheduled on the first Sunday, December 5, 2004 to be held in School of Diabetology at NIMS.   
   is by answering about 60 to 100 MCQs during 2 hours between 12 noon and 2 pm, (and/or)
   beginning at 9 am participating in viva voce conducted by
   - a Faculty from the WHO Institute for Diabetes, University of Zagreb Medical School in Croatia and
   - Technical Officer in charge Diabetes at WHO Headquarters in Geneva.

Accreditation is an attendance and self evaluation system of the continuing medical education activity for primary care physicians. It is not equivalent to a Certificate, Diploma or Degree awarded by the Universities, and it does not confer any academic qualification or distinction on a clinician.

Following clinicians have participated in 100 hours of RSSDI accredited CME programs, submitted prescribed case records and attended post CME self assessment program between 1996 and 2003.

1996
Dr. Sudheer B.V.	Bapatla
Dr. Ravi Kumar B.	Kavali
Dr. Iqbal Ahmed Mohammed	Kandukur
Dr. Ramabrahmam Surapaneni	Vijayawada
Dr. Lakshminarayana A.	Govada
Dr. Deepak Lal M.C.	Chennai
Dr. Narasimha Chary N.L.	Madurai
Dr. Dharmakrishnamaraja K.	Rajapalayam
Dr. V.K. Suri	Bhilai
Dr. S.K. Bansal	Rourkela
Dr. Ravichandran P.	Salem
Dr. Paramahamsa G.	Cuddapah
Dr. Gopalakrishna Rao V.	Amalapuram
Dr. Yellappa K.	Sangareddy
Dr. Purushottam Lal	Ambarnath
Dr. Venkateswarlu Sunkesula	Tenali
Dr. Murthi C.S.	Amalapuram
Dr.Sivarama Krishna K.	Tenali
Dr. T.C. Rathod	Yavatmal
Dr. Gopinath R.	Madurai
Dr. Chandra Mohan G.	Vadipatti
Dr. Lotika S. Purohit	Mumbai
Dr. Suresh C. Purohit	Mumbai
Dr. Sambi Reddy Bh.	Tenali
Dr. Venkatesan M.G.	Salem
Dr. Muralidharan C.	Dindigul
Dr. Madan Gopal Kotla	Hyderabad
Dr. Madana Mohan T.	Hyderabad
Dr. Hrishikesan V.B.	Kancheepuram
Dr. Arjunan P.	Chennai
Dr. Selvaraj D.	Tuticorn
Dr. Sudhir G.	Hyderabad
Dr. Durga Prasad C.	Raghudevapuram
Dr. M. Yadagiri Rao	Hyederabad
Dr. Suryanarayana Murthy M.	Hyderabad
Dr. Jayaveera Kumar T.	Cuddalore
Dr. Gurubrahmam Ch.	Kanigiri.
1997
Dr. Ashutosh Srivastava	Jabalpur
Dr. Nagraj B.V.	Raipur
Dr. Umakanta Mishra	Bhubaneswar
Dr. Vasantha A.G.	Hyderabad
Dr. Giridhar Babu M.K.	Madurai
Dr. Rao D.A.	Vizianagaram
Dr. Manoj Kumar Ch.	Gudivada
Dr. Partha Sarathi Chaudhury	Shillong
Dr. Padmavathi Devi C.	Guntur
Dr. Raghava Pentyala	Guntur
Dr. Prasad V.S.	Vizianagaram
Dr. Hanumanth Rao T.	Hyderabad
Dr. Uma Devi N.	Hyderabad.
1998
Dr. Prathima Reddy A.	Hyderabad
Dr. Krishnaveni A.	Khammam
Dr. Sujatha Venkatesh N.	Hyderabad
Dr. Sunil Gupta	Nagpur
Dr. Venkatesh A.	Adoni
Dr. R.L. Kyndiah	Shillong
Dr. Venkateswara Rao Vallabhaneni	Vijayawada
Dr. Rajani G.	Gudivada
Dr. W.K. Dkhar	Shillong
Dr. Sivarama Raju V.	Visakhapatnam
Dr. Vijayarathinam P.	Madurai.
1999
Dr. Md Waliuddin	Hyderabad
Dr. Shaik Nazir	Narasaraopet
Dr. Veeragangadhar B. Nitali	Jog Falls
Dr. Rajesh Sethiya J.	Jalna
Dr. M.U.Kulkarni	Jalna
Dr. Jyoti Talpallikar	Bidar
Dr. T.V.S. Raman	Amalapuram
Dr. K. Gopala Krishna	Hyderabad
Dr. D. Malakondaiah	Kandukur
Dr. B. Ashok Kumar	Singarayakonda
Dr. C.C.S. Reddy	Tirupati
2000
Dr. Kranthi Kiran N.	Hyderabad
Dr. Paramanand Laharwani	Nagpur
Dr. Dilip Patil	Dombivli E
Dr. Pradip B. Kothari	Ratlam
Dr. Ramesh Chandra Babu K.	Chirala
Dr. Maj. Jayaprakash Narayana C.V.R.	Vijayawada
Dr. Chakrapani Ede.	Vijayawada
2001
Dr. Satya Ranjan Panigrahi	Baripada
Dr. Tarun Kumar Pande	Bhilai
Dr. Niloufer Naaz	Guntur
Dr. Shaik Abdul Raouf	Guntur
Dr. V. Aravinth Reddy	Melvisharam
Dr. Vegunta Yogendra Babu	Eluru
Dr. M. Anuradha	Hyderabad
2002
Dr. G. Venkata Subbaiah	Chilakaluripeta
Dr. G. Ramanaiah	Guntur
Dr. G.V. Ramana Murthy	Hyderabad
Dr. Suhas Govindrao Gurlhosur	Bangalore
Dr. P. Shiva Shankar	Hyderabad
Dr. G. Santhanam	Mayiladuthurai
Dr. Baldev Singh Bhatia	Durg
Prof. Y. Srinivasa Rao	Narkatpally
Dr. Dhirendra Gaikwad	Ulhasnagar
Dr. K. Ramachandra	Mandya
2003
Dr. Vasant Kataria	Ahmednagar
Dr. Sivababu Kotha	Vijayawada
Dr. Rajat Kanti Bhattacharjee	Agartala
Dr. Dhruvaraj K. Singh	Mumbai
Dr. P.V.N.S.L Vani	Hyderabad
Dr. Raghunatha Babu M.	Hyderabad

Accreditation Committee RSSDI 1996-2001	Accreditation Committee RSSDI 2002	Credential and Accreditation Committee RSSDI 2003	Accreditation Committee School of Diabetology 2003-2004
Prof. Sam G.P. Moses	Prof. N. Sudhakar Rao	Dr. C. Munichoodappa	Prof. P.V. Rao
Prof. Ashok K. Das	Prof. Ashok K. Das	Prof. Sidhartha Das
Prof. P.V. Rao	Prof. P.V. Rao	Dr. Sharad Pendsey

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April 25, 2004