Notes from Vijay Joshi, MD:
Before Prof S. J Nagolatimath (SJN) and Prof Vijay V Joshi (VVJ) met at the 1994 International Congress of IAP in Madrid, each of them had independently organized CME courses in India. During the discussions in Madrid, they decided to join forces and the plan for an annual International CME in Surgical Pathology and Cytology, co-sponsored by AIPNA and ICP, was hatched. Prof. SJN agreed to be the local co-ordinator for the first joint CME course to be held in Mysore in 1996. Prof VVJ agreed to be the North American co-ordinator for the first and subsequent CME courses. North American faculty consisting of primarily NRIs and supplemented by Native North Americans covering different topics of their expertise was chosen by Prof VVJ from those who graciously volunteered to participate. One faculty member from India was chosen by Prof. SJN. The main objective of the CME course are:
a) To provide update in Surgical Pathology and Cytology with emphasis on practical aspects such as new classification of tumors and other lesions, recently developed criteria for different entities, including new entities, clinico-pathologic correlation and advanced techniques including Molecular Pathology.
b) To motivate Pathologists and Pathology trainees in India to sub-specialize in various sub-specialities in Surgical Pathology and Cytology.
c) To provide a forum for dialogue between NRI Pathologists and Pathologists and their organiations in India.
The framework of the CME has been as follows:
a. Local co-ordinator in India provides the facilities, organizational network for holding the CME course, printing of the Proceedings and providing local hospitality for the visiting faculty.
b. The North American faculty provides their expertise as an honorary gesture and themselves bear all the expenses for presentation and travel in India.
The CME program has been held successfully every year since 1996 (See list below). From the third CME course the local co-ordinator in India changed every year depending upon the venue of the course. After acting as the North American Co-ordinator for the first six CME courses, Prof. VVJ passed on that responsibility to Prof. Venkat Challa while continuing to be Emeritus Co-ordinator and an actively participating faculty member until the 12th CME course. Prof VC was assisted in the capacity of Associate Co-ordinator during alternate years by Dr. Nirag Jhala and Dr Shrinivas Mandavilli. In 2008 Prof. VC passed on his responsibility to Prof. Ashraf Khan. Besides these co-ordinators over 50 faculty members from N. America have participated voluntarily in these courses and have a lion�s share in the success of these CME courses, which on an average are attended by 100 registrants every year from all over India. The CME courses have also been successful in attaining their objectives listed above.
List of CME Programs held since 1996
Year
Venue
Local Co-ordinator
NorthAmerican Co-ordinator
1996MysoreProf S.J. NagolatimathProf V.V. Joshi1997HubliProf S.J. NagolatimathProf V.V. Joshi1998LucknowProf GuptaProf V.V. Joshi1999New DelhiProf Pramila BajajProf V.V. Joshi2000HyderabadProf Gayatri RatnakarProf V.V. Joshi2001ChandigarhProf A.K. BanerjeeProf V.V. Joshi2002TrivandramProf B. NairProf V. Challa2003N. DelhiProf Kusum VermaProf V. Challa2004ChennaiProf Sarah KuruvillaProf V. Challa2005KolkataProf Sudipto RoyProf V. Challa2006LudhianaProf Vineeta MalhotraProf V. Challa2007PuneProf A. Pradhan and ThakkarProf V. Challa2008BangaloreProf N. JayaramProf Ashraf Khan2009AgraProf Bharat JainProf Ashraf Khan2020IndoreProf C. KulkarniProf Ashraf Khan
In addition, CME courses in General Hematopathology, and Surgical Pathology, and Cytology, and other sub-specialities have been initiated. The first sub-speciality CME on Renal Pathology was held in Lucknow in 2006. The co-ordinators were Prof. Gupta of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institutue of Medical Education and Research and Surya Venkataseshan of Cornell University Medical School in NYC. CME course in Neuropathology at the national level is in the planning stage (Please confirm this with Dr Meera Bhattacharya of Texas, children hospital in Houston). CME course in Bone Pathology is planned in January 2010 in Chennai. Local co-ordinator is Prof. Srinivas, and North American Co-ordinator is Prof. Jasvir Khurana.
Before Prof S. J Nagolatimath (SJN) and Prof Vijay V Joshi (VVJ) met at the 1994 International Congress of IAP in Madrid, each of them had independently organized CME courses in India. During the discussions in Madrid, they decided to join forces and the plan for an annual International CME in Surgical Pathology and Cytology, co-sponsored by AIPNA and ICP, was hatched. Prof. SJN agreed to be the local co-ordinator for the first joint CME course to be held in Mysore in 1996. Prof VVJ agreed to be the North American co-ordinator for the first and subsequent CME courses. North American faculty consisting of primarily NRIs and supplemented by Native North Americans covering different topics of their expertise was chosen by Prof VVJ from those who graciously volunteered to participate. One faculty member from India was chosen by Prof. SJN. The main objective of the CME course are:
a) To provide update in Surgical Pathology and Cytology with emphasis on practical aspects such as new classification of tumors and other lesions, recently developed criteria for different entities, including new entities, clinico-pathologic correlation and advanced techniques including Molecular Pathology.
b) To motivate Pathologists and Pathology trainees in India to sub-specialize in various sub-specialities in Surgical Pathology and Cytology.
c) To provide a forum for dialogue between NRI Pathologists and Pathologists and their organiations in India.
The framework of the CME has been as follows:
a. Local co-ordinator in India provides the facilities, organizational network for holding the CME course, printing of the Proceedings and providing local hospitality for the visiting faculty.
b. The North American faculty provides their expertise as an honorary gesture and themselves bear all the expenses for presentation and travel in India.
The CME program has been held successfully every year since 1996 (See list below). From the third CME course the local co-ordinator in India changed every year depending upon the venue of the course. After acting as the North American Co-ordinator for the first six CME courses, Prof. VVJ passed on that responsibility to Prof. Venkat Challa while continuing to be Emeritus Co-ordinator and an actively participating faculty member until the 12th CME course. Prof VC was assisted in the capacity of Associate Co-ordinator during alternate years by Dr. Nirag Jhala and Dr Shrinivas Mandavilli. In 2008 Prof. VC passed on his responsibility to Prof. Ashraf Khan. Besides these co-ordinators over 50 faculty members from N. America have participated voluntarily in these courses and have a lion�s share in the success of these CME courses, which on an average are attended by 100 registrants every year from all over India. The CME courses have also been successful in attaining their objectives listed above.
List of CME Programs held since 1996
Year
Venue
Local Co-ordinator
NorthAmerican Co-ordinator
1996MysoreProf S.J. NagolatimathProf V.V. Joshi1997HubliProf S.J. NagolatimathProf V.V. Joshi1998LucknowProf GuptaProf V.V. Joshi1999New DelhiProf Pramila BajajProf V.V. Joshi2000HyderabadProf Gayatri RatnakarProf V.V. Joshi2001ChandigarhProf A.K. BanerjeeProf V.V. Joshi2002TrivandramProf B. NairProf V. Challa2003N. DelhiProf Kusum VermaProf V. Challa2004ChennaiProf Sarah KuruvillaProf V. Challa2005KolkataProf Sudipto RoyProf V. Challa2006LudhianaProf Vineeta MalhotraProf V. Challa2007PuneProf A. Pradhan and ThakkarProf V. Challa2008BangaloreProf N. JayaramProf Ashraf Khan2009AgraProf Bharat JainProf Ashraf Khan2020IndoreProf C. KulkarniProf Ashraf Khan
In addition, CME courses in General Hematopathology, and Surgical Pathology, and Cytology, and other sub-specialities have been initiated. The first sub-speciality CME on Renal Pathology was held in Lucknow in 2006. The co-ordinators were Prof. Gupta of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institutue of Medical Education and Research and Surya Venkataseshan of Cornell University Medical School in NYC. CME course in Neuropathology at the national level is in the planning stage (Please confirm this with Dr Meera Bhattacharya of Texas, children hospital in Houston). CME course in Bone Pathology is planned in January 2010 in Chennai. Local co-ordinator is Prof. Srinivas, and North American Co-ordinator is Prof. Jasvir Khurana.
