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Public Health Foundation of India CCEBDM & CCGDM Convocation Thane (Maharashtra) Welcome Address delivered by Dr. Benny Negalur. Dignitaries on dais from L to R (Dr. Sandeep Bhalla, Dr. Ajay Thakkar, Dr. Sanjay Oak, Dr. H. B. Chandalia, Dr. Vijay Negalur and Dr. Pradeep Vaidya) Venue: Jupiter Hospital, Thane (Maharashtra) Date: 27 th April, 2014

Agenda

CCEBDM & CCGDM Convocation at Thane - Overview A joint Convocation programme of PHFI s Certificate Course in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM- Cycle III) and Certificate Course in Gestational Diabetes Miletus(Cycle I) followed by CME have been organized by our Esteemed Regional Faculty Dr. Benny Negalur (CCEBDM) and Dr. Vijay Negalur (CCEBDM, CCGDM) at Jupiter Hospital, Thane on April 27, 2014. Present on the occasion was chief guest Dr. Sanjay Oak, Vice Chancellor, Dr. D. Y. Patil University Navi Mumbai, Guest of Honour Dr. H. B. Chandalia, Senior Diabetologist at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, Special guest Dr. Ajay Thakkar CEO, Jupiter Hospital, Thane along with Dr. Sandeep Bhalla (Program Director- CCEBDM and CCGDM), Regional Faculty Dr. Benny Negalur and Dr. Vijay Negalur, Thane. August gathering at the convocation

Glimpses of the Convocation - Thane Launch of the Advanced Certificate Course in Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Cycle I Dr. Sandeep Bhalla felicitated Dr. Sanjay Oak on the behalf of PHFI Dr. Sandeep Bhalla felicitated Dr. Ajay Thakkar on the behalf of PHFI Vice chancellor of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, Dr. Sanjay Oak distributing certificate to the participant during the convocation ceremony

Glimpses of the Convocation - Thane Dr. Ajay Thakkar distributing certificate to the participant during the convocation ceremony Dr. Vijay Negalur receives scroll of honor from Dr. Sanjay Oak Dr Benny Negalur receives scroll of honor from Dr. H. B. Chandalia Dr. Pradeep Vaidya receives scroll of honor from Dr. Sanjay Oak

THANE 'Capacity building needed in diabetes treatment' COMMENTS PRINT Thane Monday, Apr 28 2014 IST Speakers from the medical fraternity stressed the dire need to build capacity in the area of diabetes management at a joint convocation ceremony of the Certificate Courses in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM) and Gestational Diabetes Miletus (CCGDM). Jointly organised by Jupiter Hospital, Thane and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi, a total number of 74 successful candidates, here yesterday, joined an informed cadre of public health practitioners with latest wherewithal in the field of diabetes management. Vice chancellor of Dr D Y Patil University Sanjay Oak, was the chief guest while Diabetologist Dr H B Chandalia at Jaslok Hospital, was the guest of honour. Dr Sandeep Bhalla, Programme Director, PHFI, gave the details of the programmes undertaken by the PHFI through out the country for the benefit of the doctors and those in the health care sector. On this occasion, advanced certificate courses in Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease was launched. In his address Dr Sanjay Oak stressed that there was a need to develop more innovative training and capacity building programmes and courses to address public health challenges, especially diabetes which was leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the entire region. He said, "The prevalence of diabetes is increasing at an extremely rapid pace in India and Maharashtra is no exception. There is an urgent need to build capacity in the area of diabetes management as Type 2 Diabetes has become a serious health threat with exploding population and changing lifestyle." The speakers noted that Chronic diseases disproportionately affect the

economically disadvantaged, with 80 per cent of all NCD deaths occurring in low and middle-income countries. India is home to over 61 million diabetic patients - an increase from 50.8 million last year. By 2030, India's diabetes burden is expected to cross the 100 million mark as against 87 million earlier estimated. India's diabetes burden is second to China, which has 90 million people with diabetes (2011) that will increase to a bout 130 million by 2030. Sighting the study done by Indian Council of Medical Research - INdiaDIABetes (ICMR-INDIAB), speakers pointed out that Maharashtra has 6 million individuals with diabetes and 9.2 million with prediabetes followed by Tamil Nadu (4.8 million with diabetes and 3.9 million with prediabetes), Jharkhand (0.96 million with diabetes and 1.5 million with prediabetes), and Chandigarh (0.12 million with diabetes and 0.13 million with prediabetes). Roughly, Maharashtra has as many people with di abetes as Mumbai's population of 1.2 million during the 2001 census. In his speech Dr Oak coined a new slogan, on the lines of the recent slogan put out by a party for campaigning, --"Ab ki bar Diabetics ki haar". UNI XR AJ0943 NNNN -- (UNI) -- 28DR3.xml

Jupiter Hospital, Thane and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi organised a joint convocation where 74 doctors were given passing certifications in the field of diabetes management. Vice chancellor of Dr D Y Patil University Prof. Sanjay Oak, was the chief guest while Diabetologist Dr H B Chandalia at Jaslok Hospital, was the guest of honour. Both speakers stressed the dire need to build capacity in the area of diabetes management and lauded the Certificate Courses in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM) and Gestational Diabetes Miletus (CCGDM), by PH FI New Delhi. Dr Sanjay Oak stressed that there was a need to develop more innovative training and capacity building programmes and courses to address public health challenges, especially diabetes which was leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the entire region. In his speech Dr Oak coined a new slogan, on the lines of the recent slogan put out by a party for campaigning, --"Ab ki bar Diabetics ki haar". Dr Sandeep Bhalla, Programme Director, PHFI, gave the details of the programmes undertaken by the PHFI through out the country for the benefit of the doctors and those in the health care sector. On this occasion, advanced certificate courses in Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease was launched. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing at an extremely rapid pace in India and Maharashtra is no exception. There is an urgent need to build capacity in the area of diabetes management as Type 2 Diabetes has become a serious health threat with exploding population and changing lifest yle. Chronic diseases disproportionately affect the economically disadvantaged, with 80 per cent of all NCD deaths occurring in low and middle -income countries. India is home to over 61 million diabetic patients - an increase from 50.8 million last year. B y 2030, India's diabetes burden is expected to cross the 100 million mark as against 87 million earlier estimated. India's diabetes burden is second to China, which has 90 million people with diabetes (2011) that will increase to about 130 million by 2030. Sighting the study done by Indian Council of Medical Research - INdiaDIABetes (ICMR-INDIAB), speakers pointed out that Maharashtra has 6 million individuals with diabetes and 9.2 million with prediabetes followed by Tamil Nadu (4.8 million with diabetes and 3.9 million with prediabetes), Jharkhand (0.96 million with diabetes and 1.5 million with prediabetes), and Chandigarh (0.12 million with diabetes and 0.13 million with prediabetes).

Roughly, Maharashtra has as many people with diabetes as Mumbai's population of 1.2 million during the 2001 census. Speakers from the medical fraternity stressed the dire need to build capacity in the area of diabetes management at a joint convocation ceremony of the Certificate Courses in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBD M) and Gestational Diabetes Miletus (CCGDM). Jointly organised by Jupiter Hospital, Thane and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi, a total number of 74 successful candidates, here yesterday, joined an informed cadre of public health practit ioners with latest wherewithal in the field of diabetes management. Vice chancellor of Dr D Y Patil University Sanjay Oak, was the chief guest while Diabetologist Dr H B Chandalia at Jaslok Hospital, was the guest of honour. Dr Sandeep Bhalla, Programme Director, PHFI, gave the details of the programmes undertaken by the PHFI through out the country for the benefit of the doctors and those in the health care sector. On this occasion, advanced certificate courses in Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease was launched. In his address Dr Sanjay Oak stressed that there was a need to develop more innovative training and capacity building programmes and courses to address public health challenges, especially diabetes which was leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the entire region. He said, "The prevalence of diabetes is increasing at an extremely rapid pace in India and Maharashtra is no exception. There is an urgent need to build capacity in the area of diabetes management as Type 2 Diabetes has become a serious health threat with exploding population and changing lifestyle." The speakers noted that Chronic diseases disproportionately affect the economically disadvantaged, with 80 per cent of all NCD deaths occurring in low and middle-income countries. India is home to over 61 million diabetic patients - an increase from 50.8 million last year. By 2030, India's diabetes burden is expected to cross the 100 million mark as against 87 million earl ier estimated. India's diabetes burden is second to China, which has 90 million people with diabetes (2011) that will increase to about 130 million by 2030. Sighting the study done by Indian Council of Medical Research - INdiaDIABetes (ICMR-INDIAB), speakers pointed out that Maharashtra has 6

million individuals with diabetes and 9.2 million with prediabetes followed by Tamil Nadu (4.8 million with diabetes and 3.9 million with prediabetes), Jharkhand (0.96 million with diabetes and 1.5 million with prediabet es), and Chandigarh (0.12 million with diabetes and 0.13 million with prediabetes). Roughly, Maharashtra has as many people with diabetes as Mumbai's population of 1.2 million during the 2001 census. In his speech Dr Oak coined a new slogan, on the lines o f the recent slogan put out by a party for campaigning, --"Ab ki bar Diabetics ki haar". Speakers from the medical fraternity stressed the dire need to build capacity in the area of diabetes management at a joint convocation ceremony of the Certificate Courses in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM) and Gestational Diabetes Miletus (CCGDM). Jointly organised by Jupiter Hospital, Thane and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi, a total number of 74 successful candidates, here yesterday, joined an informed cadre of public health practitioners with latest wherewithal in the field of diabetes management. Vice chancellor of Dr D Y Patil University Sanjay Oak, was the chief guest while Diabetologist Dr H B Chandalia at Jaslok Hospital, was the guest of honour. Dr Sandeep Bhalla, Programme Director, PHFI, gave the details of the programmes undertaken by the PHFI through out the country for the benefit of the doctors and those in the health care sector. On this occasion, advanced certificate courses in Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease was launched. In his address Dr Sanjay Oak stressed that there was a need to develop more innovative training and capacity building programmes and courses to address public health challenges, especially diabetes which was leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the entire region. He said, "The prevalence of diabetes is increasing at an extremely rapid pace in India and Maharashtra is no exception. There is an urgent need to build capacity in the area of diabetes management as Type 2 Diabetes has become a serious health threat with exploding population and changing lifestyle." The speakers noted that Chronic diseases disproportionately affect the economically disadvantaged, with 80 per cent of all NCD deaths occurring in

low and middle-income countries. India is home to over 61 million diabetic patients - an increase from 50.8 million last year. By 2030, India's diabetes burden is expected to cross the 100 million mark as against 87 million earlier estimated. India's diabetes burden is second to China, wh ich has 90 million people with diabetes (2011) that will increase to about 130 million by 2030. Sighting the study done by Indian Council of Medical Research - INdiaDIABetes (ICMR-INDIAB), speakers pointed out that Maharashtra has 6 million individuals with diabetes and 9.2 million with prediabetes followed by Tamil Nadu (4.8 million with diabetes and 3.9 million with prediabetes), Jharkhand (0.96 million with diabetes and 1.5 million with prediabetes), and Chandigarh (0.12 million with diabetes and 0.13 mill ion with prediabetes). Roughly, Maharashtra has as many people with diabetes as Mumbai's population of 1.2 million during the 2001 census. In his speech Dr Oak coined a new slogan, on the lines of the recent slogan put out by a party for campaigning, --"Ab ki bar Diabetics ki haar". Experts stress on need to build capacity in diabetes management in Maharashtra Our Bureau, Mumbai Monday, April 28, 2014, 16:15 Hrs [IST] Jointly organised by Jupiter Hospital, Thane and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi, a total number of 74 successful candidates join an informed cadre of public health practitioners with latest wherewithal in the field of diabetes management. Launch of the Advanced Certificate course in Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease announced. Jupiter Hospital, Thane and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) organized a joint Convocation programme of PHFI s Certificate Course in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM) and Certificate Course in Gestational Diabetes Miletus in Thane today. Chief Guest Dr. Sanjay Oak Vice chancellor Dr. D.Y. Patil University Mumbai, while coining the slogan, on the lines of the recent slogan put out by a party for campaigning,--"ab ki bar Diabetics ki haar", in his address stressed that there was a need to develop more innovative training and capacity building programmes and courses to address public health challenges, especially diabetes which was leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the entire region. Other people present were Guest of Honour Dr. H. B. Chandalia Diabetologist at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, Special guest Dr. Ajay Thakkar CEO, Jupiter Hospital, Thane along with Dr Sandeep Bhalla, Program Director CCEBDM & CCGDM, PHFI, Dr Benny Negalur and Dr. Vijay Negalur Eminent Diabetologist Thane. Convocation certificates were given to a total number of 74 successful candidates, who now join an informed cadre of public health practitioners with latest wherewithal in the field of diabetes management.

At the occasion, the launch of the Advanced Certificate course in Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease was also announced, which will further enhance the core competencies of Physicians to address prevention of diabetes in patients with Chronic Heart Diseases. This will enable early diagnosis and prompt referrals of patients and establish a referral linkage pattern, further fortifying efforts to address the enormity of this disease in a comprehensive manner among medical fraternity. Chronic diseases disproportionately affect the economically disadvantaged, with 80 per cent of all NCD deaths occurring in low and middle-income countries. India is home to over 61 million diabetic patients an increase from 50.8 million last year. By 2030, India s diabetes burden is expected to cross the 100 million mark as against 87 million earlier estimated. India s diabetes burden is second to China, which has 90 million people with diabetes (2011) that will increase to about 130 million by 2030. Recent outcomes of the phase I of prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in urban and rural India by Indian Council of Medical Research-INdia DIABetes (ICMR-INDIAB) study estimates that Maharashtra has 6 million individuals with diabetes and 9.2 million with prediabetes followed by Tamil Nadu (4.8 million with diabetes and 3.9 million with prediabetes), Jharkhand (0.96 million with diabetes and 1.5 million with prediabetes), and Chandigarh (0.12 million with diabetes and 0.13 million with prediabetes). Roughly, Maharashtra has as many people with diabetes as Mumbai's population of 1.2 million during the 2001 census. The Certificate Course in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM), presently in its 3rd Cycle is being conducted in 19 States and One Union Territory in India with 134 centres in 73 cities. This course has recently become the first globally recognized model to train Primary care physicians in evidence based diabetes management and has been given recognition by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), making it the first of its kind in South and South East Asia. Similarly the Certificate Course in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (CCGDM) was recently launched on 25th August 2013 Pan-India and is conducted in 55 Regional Centres, across India covering 16 states, 1 union territory and 39 cities. These two uniquely designed pan-india executive training courses for primary healthcare physicians, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists apprise doctors with the latest developments in the field of diabetes and gestational diabetes management equipping them to deal with diabetes more efficiently in their day to day undertakings.

THANE NEWS Jupiter Hospital gives out certificates to doctors for completing Diabetes Programme by PHFI Our Thane Bureau, Monday, April 28, 2014 Jupiter Hospital, Thane and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) organized a joint Convocation programme of PHFI s Certificate Course in Evidence Based Diabetes Management (CCEBDM) and Certificate Course in Gestational Diabetes Miletus in Thane today. Chief Guest Dr. Sanjay Oak Vice chancellor Dr. D.Y. Patil University Mumbai, while coining the slogan, on the lines of the recent slogan put out by a party for campaigning,--"ab ki bar Diabetics ki haar", in his address stressed that there was a need to develop more innovative training and capacity building programmes and courses to address public health challenges, especially diabetes which was leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the entire region. Other people present were Guest of Honour Dr. H. B. Chandalia Diabetologist at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, Special guest Dr. Ajay Thakkar CEO, Jupiter Hospital, Thane along with Dr Sandeep Bhalla, Program Director CCEBDM & CCGDM, PHFI, Dr Benny Negalur and Dr. Vijay Negalur Eminent Diabetologist Thane. Convocation certificates were given to a total number of 74 successful candidates, who now join an informed cadre of public health practitioners with latest wherewithal in the field of diabetes management. At the occasion, the launch of the Advanced Certificate course in Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease was also announced, which will further enhance the core competencies of Physicians to address prevention of diabetes in patients with Chronic Heart Diseases. This will enable early diagnosis and prompt referrals of patients and establish a referral linkage pattern, further fortifying efforts to address the enormity of this disease in a comprehensive manner among medical fraternity. Chronic diseases disproportionately affect the economically disadvantaged, with 80 per cent of all NCD deaths occurring in low and middle-income countries. India is home to over 61 million diabetic patients an increase from 50.8 million last year. By 2030, India s diabetes burden is expected to cross the 100 million mark as against 87 million earlier estimated. India s diabetes burden is second to China, which has 90 million people with diabetes (2011) that will increase to about 130 million by 2030. Recent outcomes of the phase I of prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in urban and rural India by Indian Council of Medical Research-INdia DIABetes (ICMR-INDIAB) study estimates that Maharashtra has 6 million individuals with diabetes and 9.2 million with prediabetes followed by Tamil Nadu (4.8 million with diabetes and 3.9 million with prediabetes), Jharkhand (0.96 million with diabetes and 1.5 million with prediabetes), and Chandigarh (0.12 million with diabetes and 0.13 million with prediabetes). Roughly, Maharashtra has as many people with diabetes as Mumbai's population of 1.2 million during the 2001 census.