SERVICES

• Outpatient Services are run daily from 9.00 AM to 2.00 PM in ‘B’ Block, 5^th Floor in designated Pediatric OPD area. There is a facility of play room for the children and a T.V./ DVD for showing health education and recreational films to children while waiting for their turn.

• Apart from patient care, daily all UPI as well as additional vaccination are provided to the children & adolescents.
  

Immunization Clinic :  All  the week days from 9.00 AM to 1.00 PM and in addition on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. Vaccinations under the National programme of immunization (UPI) viz. DPT, OPV, BCG, measles are provided free of cost. In addition, the other additional/optional vaccines such as Hepatitis B, Hib, chicken pox, rubella, MMR, typhoid, hepatitis A Vaccines are provided at a subsidized rate in collaboration with Rotary International.

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IN-PATIENT SERVICES

• Pediatrics emergency & critical care management services: Area: Level IV, Block A. All critically ill Pediatric patients and out born newborn babies are admitted & managed. Ventilation facility available. 

• Neonatal intensive care unit: Area: Level I, Area 11. Ventilation and other critical care management is provided to inborn neonates.  

• Post Natal Ward & Kangaroo Mother Care Cubicle: Area: Level-I, Area 11. For management of normal and low birth weight babies. 

• Pediatric wards: Area: 4^th floor, Area 43 & 45 with 24 bedded facility and play room in each ward.

TEACHING & TRAINING

• Undergraduates teaching : 50 undergraduate students are provided teaching as per MCI guidelines & curriculum. Assigned lectures and clinical case demonstrations, seminars are conducted regularly.

• Undergraduate quiz: Every year, the department organizes pediatric quiz for undergraduates’ students to popularize the subject & to participate in national competition.

• Other educational activities : The department encourages undergraduates’ students to take up short-term research projects during their vacations.

• Postgraduate (PG) teaching : Every year, 1 MD Pediatric candidate was admitted. The PG students participated in National Pediatrics  & Neonatology Quiz. MD candidate seat is withheld w.e.f. current academic year.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

The department undertakes several funded and non-funded projects. Currently running projects are:-

• “Non-traumatic coma” funded by DST, Chandigarh.

• “Project on  “Phase three double blind trial on efficacy & immunogenicity of 13- valent pneumococcal vaccine, Multi centric trial” by Wyeth Ltd. UK

• Neonatal division of Pediatrics in collaboration with Genetic dept. GMCH, Chd is conducted in Neonatal screening for Congenital hypothyroidism, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia & G6PD deficiency.  Project is funded by UT Govt., Chandigarh.

• “Principal morbidities during first year of life in preterm very low birth weight infants”. Submitted to ICMR.

• A prospective study on the spectrum of acute poisoning in children & related morbidity & mortality applied to DST.

• Prediction of pathological hyperbilirubinemia in term & late preterm neonates, applied to ICMR.

• Incidence of Streptococcal Pneumoniae Strains in 6 months -5 years old children in Chandigarh applied to ICMR.

• “Evaluation of transcutaneous bilirubinometry in preterm very low birth weight neonates”. Submitted to DST, Chandigarh. Piloting has been started for both projects.

 Other activities

• Active participation of the department in national neonatal week, breast feeding week and other health related issues in the form of seminars, group counseling of parents, painting competition, debate competition every year.  

• Health education and IEC materials are provided regarding breast-feeding, immunization, care of baby at home, care of low birth weight baby and adolescent health related issues.

Out reach activities being done by the department.

• Sensitization of teenagers, teachers and parents on health related issues in the schools.

• Interactive sessions with teenagers on adolescent health related issues in the schools.

• Distribution of iron folic acid tablets in several schools.

• Provide tetanus immunization in un-immunized school children.

• Faculty delivers lectures on infant feeding/nutrition and other pediatrics problems in training programme for trainers in Community Centre Building, Sector 23-C, Chandigarh under Ministry of Women and Child Development Food and Nutrition Board, Chandigarh.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS IN LAST ONE YEAR

18 Nos. of paper were presented in conferences. International (2) and National (16).

10 Nos. of paper were published in National (09) and International (01) in journal.

• Jain S & Parmar V. Rabies: Post exposure prophylaxis of health care workers. Accepted on 29.12.08 in Indian Journal of Paediatrics. Ms.No. IJPE-D-08-00560R1.
  

• Chawla D, Agarwal R, Deorari AK, Paul VK.   Fluid and electrolyte management in term and preterm neonates. Indian J Pediatr. 2008;75:255-9

• Chawla D, Agarwal R, Deorari AK, Paul VK.   Retinopathy of prematurity. Indian J Pediatr. 2008 ;75:73-6.

• Jeevasankar M, Agarwal R, Chawla D, Paul VK, Deorari AK.   Polycythemia in the newborn. Indian J Pediatr. 2008;75:68-72.

• Girish G, Chawla D, Agarwal R, Paul VK, Deorari AK. Efficacy of two dose regimes of intravenous immunoglobulin in Rh hemolytic disease of newborn – A randomized controlled trial Indian Pediatrics. 2008;45: 653-659

• Thukral A, Chawla D, Agarwal R, Deorari AK, Paul VK. Kangaroo mother care--an alternative to conventional care. Indian J Pediatr. 2008;75:497-503.

• Chawla D, Thukral A, Agarwal R, Deorari AK, Paul VK. Parenteral nutrition. Indian J Pediatr. 2008;75:377-83.

• Geetanjali Jindal., V Parmar. Is it safe to dispense loose iron folic acid tablets ? IJP MS No.IJPE-D-08-00091 (Accepted for publication).

• Mahajan V, Mathew JL, Singh M, Gupta R, Dass A. Vallecular Cyst- revisited. Published as clinical brief in Indian Journal of Pediatrics. IJP 2008;75(10):1081-83.

CME PROGRAMMES, CONFERENCES AND OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

1. Annual one day CME is conducted in the month of March.

2. CME on “Common Endocrinal Disorders in Children held” on 23^rd March 2008.

3. Neonatal Resuscitation Programme conducted twice in the year 2008.

4. 21^st Undergraduate IAP quiz conducted in August 2008.

5. Dr.Suksham presented 02 papers, Dr.Deepak presented 03 papers, Dr.Chandrika presented 01 paper and Dr.Vidushi presented 03 papers in national & international conferences of Paediatrics & Neonatology. The proceedings of these papers were published in Abstract book of National Neonatology Forum & PEDICON.

6. Research on “Effect of skin to skin contact on exclusive breast feeding at 6 week of age: randomized control trial” (Thesis project) was started.

Workshops

• Neonatal resuscitation programme is being held regularly for JR, PG, Intern, OBG students & nurses.

• Neonatal advanced life support workshop (NALS) has been planned to be held at least once in a year.

Academic programme of the department for Postgraduates & Resident Doctors

• Interns & Junior Residents are trained in the management of pediatric cases, immunization and other National programmes related to child health. They also participate actively in the academic programme of the department.  

• The department offers clinical observer ship in child development, nutrition and other aspects of Pediatrics on short-term basis after approval through the Director Principal, GMCH-32, Chandigarh.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

1. The Department of Paediatrics got level II Accreditation of NICU.

2. Dr.Deepak Chawla, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Department has been registered as Review Author with Cochrane Neonatal Review Group & reviewer for the journals Indian Pediatrics and Indian Journal of Pediatrics.

3. The department has published 10 papers [National (09) and International (01)] in various biomedical journals.

4. Dr.Deepak was co-author in the paper that got NNF Gold Medal Award for the year 2008.

5. Indian Academy of Pediatrics 21^st Undergraduate Quiz won the Zonal round & participated in the Naitonal (final) round of IAP.

6. Dr.Anuradha Bansal, PG JR/Paediatrics thesis paper was selected for S.T Aachar Award. Dr.Suksham & Dr.Deepak are co-author of this paper.

7. Department successfully completed under mentioned projects in year 2008

• Non-Traumatic coma in children: A prospective study of clinical profile, management needs & outcome.

• Study of efficacy of zinc supplementation in severe acute lower respiratory tract infection in children aged 2-24 months (Thesis project).

• Project on phase three double blind trial on efficacy and immunogenicity of 13 valent pneumococcal vaccine, a multi centric trial.

• Pilot phase of project on Neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia & G6PD deficiency (in collaboration with Genetic Deptt. of GMCH-32, Chandigarh).

• Early detection of deafness in children (in collaboration with ENT Deptt. of GMCH-32, Chandigarh).

• Jai Vigyaan Mission Mode Project on Control of rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease (in collaboration with PGIMER, Chandigarh.

8. Department got one  ICMR project on “Evaluation of transcutaneous bilirubinometry in preterm very low birth weight neonates”