Alternatives to Animals in Medical Education

Written by M.Lodha Monday, 01 March 2010 21:10

Date: February 27th, 2010
Subject: Alternatives to Animals in Medical Education
Submitted by: M.Lodha

Christian Medical College Ludhiana organised CME on  Alternatives to Animals in Medical Education on 27th Feb.2010.

This was sponsored by Medical Council of India.

Following were the Topics & Speakers:

Need for Alternatives:  Dr.Sandeep K Jain (IAEC Nominee,CPCSEA),Ludhiana.

CPCSEA and MCI Guidelines: Dr.Chetna Desai ,Prof.of Pharm.,B.J.Med. college,Ahmedabad.

Alternatives in Pharmacology:Scope and Experience:Dr.Dinesh Badyal,Prof & Head Deptt. of

Pharmaecology,CMCH,Ludhiana.

Developing  Alternatives:How and by Whom? : R.Raveenderan,Prof.Deptt. of Pharm;  JIPMER ,

Pondycherry.

Alternatives to Animals in Physiology:Dr.Rajeev Sharma,Assoc. Prof. Deptt.of Physiology,

GGS Med. College,Faridkot.
The Speakers told about need to alternatives and their use in Medical education.They told about Various Computer simulations to replace the unnecessary use of Animals in Medical and Pahrma education.It was told by the speakers that use of alternatives have given made it more simpler and  easier  to demonstrate,repaet and learn the experiments upon animals,saving them from unnecessary pain ,agony and death.

Director CMC,Principal CMC and Teachers and students from various Medical & Pharmacy Colleges attended this session.

M.Lodha

for CAPE-India