WELCOME to OPENMIND

1. WELCOME to OPENMIND Dr Manoj Kumar Therayil, President, OPENMIND

2. Aims • Educating public • Supporting research • Conducting research • Training health care staff • Improving quality of care • Advocacy for better care • Helping local self governments • Building healthy communities

3. Educating Public Aim Provide reliable, independent and evidence based health information to help individuals and communities make best health care decisions Actions 1.Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) 2. Evidence based summary guidelines for public and professionals on clinical conditions

4. Research Aim Encourage, support and conduct clinical, community and health service research and audits on subjects relevant to health care in Kerala Actions 1.Comprehensive survey of child maltreatment 2.Service provision review of childhood malignancies 3.Adolescent wellbeing and lifestyle study 4. Annual audit awards for hospitals and individuals 2012 5.Evidence Based Medicine workshop series 6.Research network

5. Training health care staff Aim Build capacity with in primary care services to provide evidence based and effective care Actions 1.Skill based workshops for Primary care doctors 2.Nurse lead outpatient screening clinic pilot 3.Gift A Lecture-International faculty Program

6. Improving quality of care Aim Support, initiate and organise and build networks with service providers and professional organisations and public bodies to develop , implement and monitor standards of care in all health care facilities Action 1.Olg age home/care homes: Care Standards 2012. working party appointed.

7. Advocacy for better care Aim To initiate, support and work with other organisations to ensure equitable access to appropriate and high quality health care based solely on clinical needs Actions 1.Annual Health and Society seminar 2.Patients Charter- 2012

8. Helping local self governments Aim To work with local communities in enhancing the capability to effectively address health and social care needs Actions 1.Our Children Our future Project: with Thrissur Corporation, SCPO, HCPO, WCPO with a referral pathway triggered by suspicion and risk assessment 2.Project FIRST BELL- 2011

9. Building healthy communities Aim To initiate debates, promote policy initiatives and support interventions that would create , sustain and nurture healthy communities Action Community healthy living Centres- team of architects, structural engineers and project managers will offer free design and implementation support services to local bodies.

10. Our partners • Indian Medical Association • Kerala State Health service • Independent clinical service providers • Medical education sector • Local self governments • Health and social care organisations

11. Our principles • Inspired by problems and guided by ideas • Encouraged by diversity of opinions • Putting people first • Promoting the best for the most • Enhance participation in decision making

12. Our values • Transparency • Accountability • Inclusiveness • Cohesiveness • Reflectiveness • Respect for unknown • Rigorous on evidence

13. Our vision • Effective , efficient and evidence based health care that is… delivered free at the point of delivery determined by clinical needs provided by services that uphold human dignity

14. Spirit of our logo • The open rectangle represents our desire to think out of the box and to deviate from the norms • The human figure embodies our wish to place the public at the heart of our actions. • The open arms describe our keen interest in welcoming diversity • The horizon stands for our boundless ambitions

15. messages • Message from Dr.Sree Kumar Vasudeven, President, IMA