Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, June 13: To cater to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, a Poison Information Centre (PIC) and an Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Monitoring Centre were inaugurated by Prof (Dr) Y K Gupta (president of AIIMS Jammu) in the presence of Prof (Dr) Shakti Kumar Gupta (founder Executive Director and CEO of AIIMS Jammu), Deans, Associate Dean and senior officials at AIIMS Jammu in Vijaypur.
Prof YK Gupta, in his address, stressed that the Poison Information Centre will play a crucial role in protecting public health by providing timely assistance, promoting poison awareness and facilitating collaboration among stakeholders to prevent and mitigate the impact of poison-related incidents. He also emphasized that ADR monitoring plays a vital role in safeguarding public health by detecting and preventing medication-related harm and promoting informed decision-making.
Prof Shakti Kumar Gupta stressed that AIIMS Jammu not only provide the service but will also take leadership in capacity building of other health centres and hospitals in poison information services so that the hazards of poisoning are drastically reduced in the Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Dr Sonia Shinde Mahajan, Assistant Professor and Officer In-charge, Department of Pharmacology and Deputy Co-ordinator ADR Monitoring Centre, informed that the Poison Information Centre is a specialized unit that is equipped with evidence-based software that will enable the on-duty Pharmacologists to provide the latest evidence-based information for the management of the poisonings. Initially, the centre will be operational from 9 am to 5 pm and in due course of time shall be made functional round the clock.
Dr Ritesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Co-ordinator, ADR Monitoring Centre, AIIMS Jammu, said that the Centre at AIIMS Vijaypur will work towards reporting ADRs and help reduce the harm caused by medicines. Dr Sartaj Hussain, Faculty In-charge of ADR causality assessment, and Dr Anna Javed, Faculty In-charge OPD & IPD ADR Reporting, along with the senior residents and nursing officers were also present on the occasion.
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