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Status of Nuclear Medicine in India

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Status of Nuclear Medicine in India

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    1. Status of Nuclear Medicine in India Dr Vikram Lele President, Western Chapter, Society of Nuclear Medicine, India

    2. Society of Nuclear Medicine, India Formed in 1968 Headquarters: Radiation Medicine Centre, Mumbai Members : 500 Physicians : 100 Physicists, chemists, technologists,beaurocrats

    3. Organization of SNM India 1 President 1 President elect 2 Hon. Secretaries 1 Hon. Treasurer 6 executive committee members 3 ex officio members (immediate past secretary and 2 immediate past presidents) Election to all posts by postal ballot after nomination

    4. organization Term of office: President 1 year Rest 2 years Website www.snmindia.org

    5. Organs of the SNM, India Indian College of Nuclear Medicine(ICNM) Activities: organizing continuing medical education programme during annual conference Headed by Dean Publication of multi author Indian Text book of Nuclear medicine Development of guidelines for performing various scans

    6. Organs of SNM, India Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine Published quarterly since 1980 Publication of original research papers, review articles,case reports from India and neighbouring countries

    7. Chapters of SNM, India 4 regional Chapters: Northern Chapter Western Chapter Eastern Chapter Southern Chapter Each Chapter has President, secretary, treasurer and executive committee

    8. Chapters Each Chapter holds monthly meetings, CME programmes, local conferences and promotes Nuclear Medicine in geographical area Each Chapter sends nominations for Oration awards for the Annual Conference

    9. Annual Conference of SNM, India Held in December every year Association with Indo-American Society of Nuclear Medicine 3 orations conferred during conference Homi Bhabha oration Vikram Sarabhai oration Brig. Mazumdar oration Emeritus Professor Ramdas award

    10. Other associations affiliated with SNM,India Nuclear Cardiological Society of India(NCSI) Association of Nuclear Medicine Physicians of India (ANMPI) Association of Medical Physicists of India Indian Association for Radiological Protection

    11. Regulatory bodies Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Supervises licencing of: Physicians Nuclear Medicine Laboratories Technologists Regulates import & transport of radioisotopes and handles radiation protection issues through RPSD

    12. Training for Nuclear Medicine Physicians: DRM (Diploma in Radiation Medicine) 2 year course followed by university examination (written and practical) offered at 3 centers DNB ( Diplomate of National Boards) Nuclear Medicine. 3 year degree course offered at 5 centers MD( Nuclear Medicine) 3 year degree course offered at 2 centers Technologists DMRIT( Diploma in Medical Radiation Technology) 1 year university diploma offered at 3 centers

    13. Nuclear Medicine centres in India Over 130 Gamma cameras Most single head, few dual heads one Triple head 1 PET camera (GE Advance) and Cyclotron in Mumbai 3 Coincidence PET cameras in Mumbai Centers mainly in main metro cities

    14. Nuclear Medicine Week Held yearly in September or October 1 week of intense activity by 4 chapters to popularize Nuclear Medicine Lectures given in major teaching hospitals to increase awareness among undergraduates and postgraduates

    16. Problems Too few Nuclear Physicians Too few Nuclear Technologists Too few nuclear Medicine centers Lack of awareness of Nuclear medicine at undergraduate and postgraduate level Overregulation by rigid beaurocracy

    17. Solutions Increase number of training programmes for Nuclear Physicians and Technologists Incorporate Nuclear Medicine into syllabus for undergraduate and Post graduates Make regulatory bodies less rigid and more sensitive to practical issues

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