Month: November 2017

Straight from the heart: IMA Road Map The main objective of IMA is to provide affordable, available, accessible and accountable quality and safe health care to the public through its members in …Read more

Straight from the heart: Affordable ICU Health care IMA is the collective consciousness of the medical professionals practicing modern system of medicine and is represented by over 10 lakh doctors directly through its …Read more

Straight from the Heart: International IMA Activities Report 2017 Dr KK Aggarwal National President IMA The Indian Medical Association (IMA) actively participates in World Medical …Read more

Straight from the Heart: Legal Success Stories  Dr KK Aggarwal National President IMA  & Team Legal IMA Since I took over the reins of Indian Medical …Read more

Straight from the Heart: My years in IMA Dear Colleague I served the Indian Medical Association (IMA) first as the Honorary Secretary General for two years and then …Read more

Staff Requirement for 10-bedded ICU Draft guidelines developed by AIIMS, New Delhi have recommended minimum standards for ICUs to be adopted throughout the country. Following …Read more

Standardized definitions for outcome measures beyond A1c for patients with type 1 diabetes A new joint consensus statement from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists …Read more

IMA Policy on Antimicrobial/Antibiotic Resistance Ensuring universal health coverage and achievement of Sustainable Development Goals Issuing Authority: Indian Medical Association (IMA)  Scope: The policy covers use of antibiotics …Read more

ACP/CDC new recommendations on hepatitis B screening and vaccination The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have …Read more

Health Ministry defines maximum permissible limits of antibiotics in food animals  Antibiotic resistance has become a major public health threat worldwide. Use of antibiotics in …Read more