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September 2014

Newsletter of Sri Ramachandra University

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From the Editor’s Desk

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Bridges Committee

Patron:

Shri. V. R. VenkataachalamChancellor

Advisory Board:

Prof. J. S. N. MurthyVice-Chancellor

Prof. S. RangaswamiProfessor of Eminence inMedical Education

Prof. K.V. SomasundaramDean of Faculties

Editor-in-Chief:

Dr. Sheela Ravinder. S.

Editor:

Ms. Hemalatha C. R.

Co-Editor:

Mr. Antony Leo Aseer P.

Editorial Board:

Mr. Abhinand P. A.

Dr. Archana P. Kumar

Dr. Ganesh V.

Prof. Kalpana Suresh

Dr. Nithya Jagdish

Prof. Prakash Boominathan

Prof. Sandhya Sundaram

Dr. Sreelekha B.

Secretarial Assistance:

Ms. Stella Augustus

Ms. Geetha R.

Photography:

Mr. Anand Kumar A.

Art & Design:

Mr. Arunagiri S.

Printing:

Mr. Velayudam S.

Beloved Readers,

Let us stay connected…

September brings in an air of festivity. The holy occasion of Navratri is being

celebrated with immense zeal and devotion in an atmosphere filled with the spirit of

mirth and love.

The Accreditation - Cycle 2 with ‘A’ grade with a CGPA of 3.62 by the National

Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has given us a positive thrust in the

direction of quality enhancement. We have shown that quality consciousness and striving

for excellence will be our internal driving forces forever. We applaud the IQAC &

NAAC team and the contribution of every member of the University for their tireless

efforts to ensure quality sustenance and enrichment.

Do not eat while watching action films on television, as distracted eaters tend to

consume more food, says Believe it or not. We need to be more mindful of the food we eat

and not forget that we can do an activity while watching TV, such as using an exercise

bike. Our body is a reflection of the choices we make. Let us start making better choices

and feel healthy.

Sheela Ravinder. S. Editor-in-Chief

Dear Editor,

It gives me immense pleasure when I flip through the pages of our SRU Newsletter,

Bridges. Unbelievable - the journey of Bridges is six years! Kudos to the Bridges team for

beautifully the SRU family across the university.

Bridges paves the way for everyone at SRU to get recognized. Each page carries valuable

information. ‘Colors’ are just scintillating; ‘Global News’ is amazing to learn more about the latest

developments in Science and Technology. ‘Home Hints’ is very useful and easy to implement in

our daily routine. On the whole, Bridges is a garland of beautiful pearls of information.

Ms. S. Jayarajini,Asst. Prof., Dept. of Optometry

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Memories

Dept. of Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine conducted a Workshop on th‘Arthroscopic ACL Reconstruction’ on 17 November 2000.

Letters to the editor

Happenings

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Faculty of Management and Indian Institute of Materials Management, Jaipur organized the Management Development Program on

th on 16 Aug. 41 members from various hospitals participated.

Materials and Inventory Management Excellence

(MiMex)

Dept. of Orthodontics in association

with the Madras Orthodontic Study

Group organized the

on rd23 Aug. Around 70 delegates across

the country attended.

Indian Board of

Orthodontics Promotion Program

The Dental Education Unit conducted FDP on th th for 13 faculty members on 4 & 5 Aug.

Dental Education

Technology

Faculty of Management

organized a workshop on

in collaboration with

Madras Management

Association (MMA) on th30 Aug. 28 delegates

participated.

Emotional Intelligence

T h e P u b l i c A w a r e n e s s

Committee of the Faculty of

Dental Sciences observed th on 13

Aug. for BDS students. A team

of CRIs played a skit to address

youth issues l ike suicidal

tendency, depression & drug

abuse.

World

International Youth Day

D e p t . o f

O p h t h a l m o l o g y

organized a

th on 30 Aug.

D r . M u r a l i A r i g a ,

Director, Swamy Eye

Clinic, Chennai presided.

46 participants attended.

Glaucoma

Observer Fellowship

Program

September ‘14

Depts. of Pediatric Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Pediatric Nursing and Community Health Nursing celebrated st thwith the theme, ‘Breast Feeding - A Winning Goal for Life’ from 1 to 7 Aug. The events included:

l Theme Oration by Prof. S. Srinivasan, Dept. of

Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Research

Institute, Pillayarkuppam, Pondicherry

l Poster Competition for college students of Chennai

by Dept. of Clinical Nutrition along with the

Nutrition Society of India – Chennai Chapter. 11 teams

participated

l CNE by Faculty of Nursing

l Public Interaction – Nerukku Ner in 'G' Block. Around 75 mothers benefited

l Display of nutritious recipes for lactating mothers during the interaction by the students of Dept. of Clinical Nutrition

l P.G. Symposium by students from Faculty of Nursing, Depts. of Pediatrics & Clinical NutritionthDept. of OBGYN Nursing observed World Breast Feeding Week on 7 Aug. 100 women participated.

World Breast Feeding Week

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Date Event

26.08.’14 CME on ‘Recent Trends in Renal Biochemistry’ by Dr. M. A. Muthusethupathy, Retd. Prof.MMC, Consultant Nephrologist

22.08.’14 CME on ‘Music Therapy in Clinical Practice’ by Dr. M. S. Karthick, Consultant, Pranov Clinic,Madurai

th08.08.’14 to 4 Annual Medical Students’ International Conference (MEDSICON 2014) held at Vardhman10.08.’14 Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

Paper presentationnd· Ms. Jeya Hasita, III yr., MBBS - 2 prize

rd· Ms. Arshiya Sultana , III yr., MBBS - 3 prize

02.08.’14 CME on ‘Application of Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology in Clinical Management: CurrentMethods and Emerging Tools’ by Dr. Kannan Krishnan, Prof. & Director, DSEST, Universityof Montreal, Canada

02.08.’14 CME on ‘Current Therapies in Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation Pumps & PulmonaryHypertension’ by Dr. Sai Sudagar, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, A & M University,Texas

01.08.’14 CME on ‘Ethics in Medical Research’ by Dr. Paul Kumaran, Scientist, National Institute ofResearch in Tuberculosis, Chennai

28.07.’14 CME on ‘Drugs Used in Acute Coronary Syndrome’ by Dr. S. Shanmuga Sundaram, Sr. Consultant, Billroth Hospital, Chennai

25.07.’14 CNE on ‘Digestive Disequilibrium’

20.07.’14 to Clinical orientation program for III year, BDS students 30.07.’14

19.07.'14 CME on ‘Teaching and Research during Postgraduation’ by Dr. K. P. Puthuraya, Visiting Professor, Dept. of Physiology, International Medical College, Bengaluru

Department

Biochemistry

General Medicine

SRMC & RI

EHE & Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Institutional Ethics Committee

Pharmacology

Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing

Dental Education Unit

Physiology

D e p t . o f M e d i c a l

G a s t r o e n t e r o l o g y

o b s e r v e d

b y

conducting the Annual

Hepat i t is Screening th thCamp from 28 Jul. to 9

Aug. 800 people were

screened.

W o r l d

H e p a t i t i s D a y

Dept. of Arthroscopy &

Sports Medicine along

with the Indo European

Arthroscopy/Arthroplasty

Founda t ion ( IEAAF)

conducted the

th th from 18 to 20 Jul. The program included live

surgical demonstrations, workshops and didactic lectures. Around

120 delegates across the world participated.

th6 Annual

Conference on Shoulder

Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty

& Rehabilitation

Dept. of Community

Medicine conducted a

workshop on

th from 30 Jul. to nd2 Aug. 85 participants

attended.

Basic

Epidemiology, Statistics,

S P S S & C r i t i c a l

Appraisal

Dept. of Pediatrics in

association with the

A d o l e s c e n t H e a l t h

Academy - Chennai

conducted an

st on 31 Jul. About

1 2 0 0 p a r t i c i p a n t s

attended. Expert faculty had interactive sessions with the students

about common Adolescent Health Problems.

Awareness

Program on Adolescent

Health

New Projects Sanctioned

Sl.No. Title Principal Investigator Funding Agency

1. Stimuli sensitive hydrogels in ocular drug delivery system Ms. S. Nagalakshmi, Lecturer, Faculty of Pharmacy

LSRB, DRDO

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In memory of our Founder-Chancellor, Thiru. N. P. V. Ramasamy Udayar, a free multi-specialty medical camp was organized at Punnainagar, th thTiruchendur Taluk on 9 & 10 Aug. Prof. S. Thanikachalam, Chairman, Director, CCC, Prof. S. Anandan, Dean, Medical College,

Prof. P. V. Vijayaraghavan, Director (Academic Admn.) & Dean-Education, Prof. A. Ravi, Medical Director, SRMC, Prof. J. Damodaran,

Assoc. Dean of PG studies (Clinical Depts.) & Prof. K. Balaji Singh, Assoc. Dean of Students with a team of 104 doctors and

paramedical staff participated in this camp. Basic investigations and medicines were provided free of cost for five days. More than 2500

people benefited.

Dept. of Psychiatry and Integrated Rural Community Development Society (IRCDS), an NGO organized a Mental Health Camp at Poondi, thThiruvallur district on 28 Aug. 62 people were counseled and advised further management.

thDept. of Community Health Nursing observed the World Breastfeeding Week at Primary Health Center, Sorancherry on 5 Aug.

A quiz program was organized for the mothers. 60 antenatal mothers and 70 women benefited.

Dept. of Community Health Nursing celebrated the World Breastfeeding Week at Vayalanallur, the Rural Health Training Center thof SRMC & RI on 6 Aug. Villupattu and a flash card presentation were performed by IV yr. B.Sc. (N) Basic students. The students of

Clinical Nutrition displayed nutritious recipes for lactating mothers. 140 women benefited.

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Diabetes is making an increasingly important contribution to the TB epidemic. A series of papers indicate that

15% of adult TB cases worldwide are already attributable to diabetes. These diabetes-associated cases correspond

to over 1 million cases a year, with more than 40% occurring in India and China alone. If diabetes rates continue to

rise out of control, the present downward trajectory in global TB cases could be offset by 8% or more by 2035, warn the authors.

A 52% increase in diabetes prevalence recorded over the last 3 years in the 22 highest TB burden countries is thought to be responsible for a

rise in diabetes-associated TB cases from 10% in 2010 to 15% in 2013. New estimates put India (302,000), China (156,000), and South Africa

(70,000) at the top in the list of countries with the highest estimated number of adult TB cases associated with diabetes care. These findings

highlight the negative impact of diabetes on TB control in regions of the world where both diseases are prevalent.

This double disease burden creates obstacles for the prevention and care of both diseases. Dr. Reinout Van Crevel, co-author &

Infectious Disease Specialist at Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands, explains, “People with diabetes have a three times

greater risk of contracting TB than people without diabetes, are four times more likely to relapse following treatment for TB, and are at

twice the risk of dying during treatment than those without diabetes. These figures suggest we need to improve care for these patients at

multiple levels.”

Over the next 20 years, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that the number of people with diabetes will rise by 21%,

which corresponds to overall diabetes prevalence in adults of more than 10%. Mathematical modeling conducted for the series estimates

that as a result of diabetes on this scale, global tuberculosis incidence would be 3% higher than the projected downward trend by 2035, or

even 8% higher in a pessimistic scenario.

According to the authors, continued progress in reducing communicable diseases like TB cannot be made without adequate provision

of resources to combat diabetes. This knowledge should be a wake-up call to the global community and local providers to invest further

in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes, which continue to be relatively ignored when it comes to

healthcare funding.

Source: Dooley, K. E. & Chaisson, R. E. Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: convergence of two epidemics. Lancet. Infect. Dis. 9, 737–46 (2009).

Sullivan, T. & Ben Amor, Y. The co-management of tuberculosis and diabetes: challenges and opportunities in the developing world. PLoS Med. 9,e1001269 (2012).

ndMOP 2014 inter-collegiate staff tournament conducted by MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai on 2 Aug.

Global NewsDiabetes triggers India's TB burden

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Dr. Sridevi Padmanabhan,Professor & Head,Dept. of Orthodontics,Faculty of Dental Sciences

Prof. Arun B. Chittaranjan,Associate Dean for PG Studies, Faculty of Dental Sciences

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Women Throwball Winners

Women Table Tennis WinnersRunners-up

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The deeper we inquire into the question of origin of consciousness, the closer it takes us to the origin of the Universe itself. The most fundamental question that keeps coming back is: “Where did the universe come from?”

Most of us are not mathematicians or physicists. We need to admit that the answer to the question above is far from our capacity to comprehend; couched as it is within some of the most puzzling derivations of modern science – beyond our understanding of matter and atomic reactions; beyond our understanding of even the Big Bang theory. What is fascinating is that the refined concepts that are emerging beyond the puzzle-filled realms of mainstream science seem to be taking us ever closer to the intuitive conclusions of the world’s most ancient traditions and wisdom.

We need to take a tour of some of these emerging concepts and see how best that would help bring our understanding of the seemingly disparate notions of cosmology and consciousness together. The tour is by no means going to be a simple or soothing affair and may involve diving deep into arcane depths and gliding past giddy peaks. And that needs not just one, but two seat-belts to hold us secure! So, fasten your rational and intuitive seat belts … and let’s get going!

Erwin Lazslo is a Hungerian philosopher of science, systems theorist and integral theorist. He started his career as a classical pianist. He has published about 75 books and over 400 papers and is the editor of World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution. Lazslo has written on the concept of ‘Akashic Field’ as an ‘in-formation field’ in explaining the cosmology-consciousness connection. ‘Akasha’ in Sanskrit refers to all-pervasive space or ether. In Indian philosophy akasha was considered the first and most fundamental of the five elements – the others in the hierarchy being vayu (air), agni (fire), apa (water) and prithvi (earth). I have drawn liberally from Lazslo’s writings in describing the cosmology-consciousness connection below.

The conception of an unseen and elusive ‘field’ had bumped into several unsteady and insecure encounters in the history of modern science. Lazslo reminds us how the idea that things and events could be affecting one another without being connected by some physically real medium had been rejected time and time again. This happened when Michael Faraday proposed that electric and magnetic phenomena are linked by an electric and magnetic field. Faraday further stated that this is one and the same field – electromagnetic field.

Faraday’s electromagnetic field was eventually accepted as a local field, associated with specific objects. The next radical idea was proposed by James Clerk Maxwell, that the electromagnetic field is not a local, but universal field. It is all-pervading and is present everywhere! Modifications of the EM field travel throughout space at the speed of light.

Prof. S. Rangaswami, Professor of Eminence in Medical Education, SRU.

(will be continued…)

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Watching Rambo take on an entire unit of guerrilla soldiers single-handed could give you a serious bout of adrenaline rush. However, scientists now say that it could also end up making you fat. Research has also revealed an association between television viewing and higher food consumption and a more sedentary lifestyle.

The researchers from Cornell University point out that some TV programs might lead people to eat twice as much as other programs. “We find that if you're watching an action movie while snacking, your mouth will see more action too. In other words, the more distracting the program is the more you will eat,” says Aner Tal, the lead author of the study.

In a study conducted by researchers at the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, 94 undergraduates snacked on M&Ms, cookies, carrots and grapes while watching 20 minutes of television programs. A third of the participants watched a segment of the action movie ‘The Island’, another third watched a segment from the talk show 'The Charlie Rose Show' and yet another third watched the same segment from 'The Island' without sound.

“People who were watching ‘The Island’ ate almost twice as much snacks - 98% more than those watching the talk show,” says the co-author, Prof. Brian Wansink, Director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab. “Even those watching ‘The Island’ without sound ate 36% more. People watching the more distracting content also consumed more calories, with 354 calories consumed by those watching ‘The Island’ (314 calories with no sound) compared to 215 calories consumed by those watching ‘The Charlie Rose Show,’ ” says Prof. Wansink.

“More stimulating programs that are fast-paced and include many camera cuts really draw you in and distract you from what you are eating. They can make you eat more because you're paying less attention to how much you are putting in your mouth,” explains Tal. Because of this, programs that engage viewers more might wind up being worse for their diets. To avoid overeating while watching TV, researchers suggest pre-plating or pre-portioning the snacks instead of bringing out a whole bag of chips or box of cookies.

Source: Chapman, C. D. et al. Watching TV and food intake: the role of content. PLoS One 9, e100602 (2014).

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Mr. Antony Leo Aseer P.,Reader, Faculty of Physiotherapy

Ms. Muwaffika Taj, I yr., MBBS

Mr. Joseph Sajin, I yr., MBBS

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rdThe 43 Bridges Monthly Book Review was held on 05.09.'14

Book : Pattinathaar Paadalgal

Author : Pattinathaar

Reviewed by : Mr. S. Venkatesan, Lecturer, Dept. of Bioinformatics

Forthcoming Bridges Monthly Book Review

Oct. 2014 – The Last Lecture by Prof. Randy Pausch

Reviewer : Ms. Nimeshika J., CRRI.