R ARIVANANTHAM
CHENNAI, SEP 22
Tamil Nadu Medical and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramanian inaugurated the Simulation Laboratory at the Apollo Specialty Hospital, Vanagaram in Chennai on Tuesday.
The Apollo Group has commissioned the Apollo Simulation Centre (ASC) for the benefit of medico’s who are undergoing PG courses as well the practicing experts. This is the first of its kind lab in India, claims the hospital.
Inaugurating the centre, Mr Subramanian lauded the health care services being rendered by the Apollo group for the last 38 years. He said the Apollo was in the forefront in inoculation of vaccines across Tamil Nadu. He also recalled that a special vaccination camp was organized in neighbouring Tiruvallore district two days ago in association with the Apollo Group as well as another one in Tiruchirappalli.
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In her key-note address, Sudha Seshayyan, Vice Chancellor, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University said that the simulation modules for PG Medical courses are under process. She said Simulation modules are already in the UG curriculum. Lauding the state-of-the-art and technologically advanced Apollo Simulation Centre (ASC), the Vice Chancellor said the ASC was a trend setter and appealed to the hospital management to indiginise it She also suggested adopting Artificial Intelligence for the well-being of the humanity.
A video of the message by the Chairman of Apollo Group of Hospitals Dr Pratap C Reddy screened at the inaugural function. In his address, Dr Reddy said, “Apollo is always ahead in bringing advance technology to India save precious lives.”
Preetha Reddy, Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Group, said, “Since the inception in 1983, Apollo Hospitals has been in the forefront in delivering quality health care. True to our mission statement to achieve and maintain excellence in education and research, the first DNB Program was started in 1984 with numerous accolades. This state-of-the-art simulation training centre is yet another important step towards realizing our mission of providing world-class healthcare to every citizen around the globe.”
Our new Apollo Simulation Centre(ASC) will provide hands-on training for PG medical students & assist doctors to refine their procedural skills. ASC will deliver immersive learning to improve the quality of healthcare in a safe,supervised environment.Excited about this launch! pic.twitter.com/TFDJFliD4I
— PreethaReddyOfficial (@preethareddy28) September 22, 2021
Dr Muralidharan, Director of Medical Education, Apollo Hospitals, Southern Region, said, “ASC’s sophisticated equipment and software can make patient care scenario more challenging by simulating a sudden unexpected complication or reaction to the participant’s intervention.”
He further added “We provide objective feedback to participants after the simulation, standardizing the learning experience. By implementing this learning, ASC will improve patient safety at the participating institutions.”
Apollo Simulation Centre (ASC) is the first of its kind post graduate simulation centre set up in India. This advanced simulation Centre has been equipped with state-of-art, hi-tech, hi-fidelity computerized Simulators that will provide hands-on training for post-graduate medical students as well as assist practicing doctors to refine their procedural skills. This is an absolute necessity during this pandemic, as it allows students to gain procedural skills and handle critical emergencies in safe and controlled environment.
The Centre, equipped with all essential equipment to simulate medical activities with adult, pediatric and obstetric mannequin without the involvement of patients. Participants will be guided through technical procedures such as challenging airway management, central line placement, and other surgical methods by task-trainers which represent specific anatomical systems.
Maduravoyal MLA K Ganapathy, who is also the senate member of the The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University was present on this occasion.
