s JAPI Judges for Best Paper Awards for JAPI (2006) Dr. J.C. Patel & Dr. B.C. Mehta Best Papers Awards for JAPI (2006) Dr. V. R. Joshi Best Referee Awards for JAPI (2006) API Office Bearers of Hyderabad Chapter Office Bearers of Jalandhar Branch API Asia Pacific Conference on Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Rheumatology Update - 2007
JAPI Judges for Best Paper Awards for JAPI (2006) JAPI Judges for Best Paper Awards for JAPI (2006) We thank the judges Dr. Rajeev Gupta (Jaipur), Dr. Nandini Mukherjee (Kolkata), Dr. N.K. Hase (Mumbai), Dr. Rohini Handa (New Delhi) & Dr. N. R. Rao (Manipal) for the painstaking efforts put by them while evaluating all the articles published in JAPI for Selecting Dr. J.C. Patel and Dr. B.C. Mehta Best Paper Awards from 1 st October 2005 through September 2006. Shashank R. Joshi Hon. Editor JAPI VOL. 55 FEBRUARY 2007 www.japi.org 107
Dr. J.C. Patel & Dr. B.C. Mehta Best Papers Awards for JAPI (2006) Dr. J.C. Patel & Dr. B.C. Mehta Best Papers Awards for JAPI (2006) Following papers are selected for Dr. J.C. Patel & Dr. B.C. Mehta Best Paper Awards for articles published in the Journal for the period from 1 st October 2005 through September 2006. 1 st Prize for Best Original Article entitled Efficacy of Species Specific Anti-Scorpion Venom Serum (AScVS) Against Severe, Serious Scorpion Stings (Mesobuthus tamulus concanesis Pocock) An Experience from Rural Hospital in Western Maharashtra VS Natu,* RKK Murthy,** KP Deodhar *** - * Vijayshree Hospital Ghonsare, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, ** Department of Physiology, Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, *** Department of Pathology, LTM Medical College, Sion, Mumbai. J Assoc Physicians India 2006; 54(04): 283-287. 2 nd Prize for Best Original Article entitled Spectrum of Hemoglobinopathies in the State of Orissa, India A Ten Years Cohort Study RS Balgir Division of Human Genetics, Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Bhubaneshwar. J Assoc Physicians India 2005; 53(12): 1021-1026. 1 st Prize for Best Case Report entitled An Imaging Study of Body Composition Including Lipodeposition Pattern in a Patient of Familial Partial Lipodystrophy (Dunningan Type) SN Pandey,* SA Pungavkar,** RA Vaidya,+ D. Patkar,** RA Hegele,*** Frenny J Sheth,**** J Sheth,**** SS Shah,* AB Vaidya,++ - * Sr. Res Fellow, + Dean, ++ Medical and Research Director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan s SPA Research Centre, 13 th N.S. Road, Juhu, Mumbai 400 049, ** Balabhai Nanavati Hospital and Research Centre, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056, *** Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada N 6A, 5KS, **** Genetic Centre, 20/1, Bimanagar, Opp. Umiyavijay, Satellite Road, Ahmedabad 380 015. J Assoc Physicians India 2005; 53(10):897-900. Joint 2 nd Prize for Best Case Report entitled Elderly Lady with Ascites S Kavitha, R. Balasubramanian Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. J Assoc Physicians India 2006; 54(04):325-326. Joint 2 nd Prize for Best Case Report entitled Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis SL Tungikar, AG Kulkarni, AD Deshpande, VS Gosavi Department of Microbiology and Medicine, Government Medical College, Nanded. J Assoc Physicians India 2006; 54(04):327-329. 1 st Prize for Best Correspondence entitled Mycobacteriuria Whether a Forerunner of Manifest Tuberculosis? VM Bapat, AM Bal, Rakhi S. Bhuta, SR Salvi Department of Pathology, Jehangir Hospital, Pune. J Assoc Physicians India 2006; 54(07):588-590. 2 nd Prize for Best Correspondence entitled Greater Auricular Nerve Abscess in Borderline Tuberculoid Leprosy Masquerading as Jugular Vein Thrombosis VK Sharma, Bornali Dutta, S. Khandpur Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. J Assoc Physicians India 2006; 54(07):585-587. All the awards will be presented to recipients at the hands of President of API during the 62 nd Annual Conference of API during General Body Meeting of API to be held on 15 th February 2007 at Kala Academy, Panaji, Goa. Shashank R. Joshi Hon. Editor 108 www.japi.org JAPI VOL. 55 FEBRUARY 2007
Dr. V. R. Joshi Best Referee Awards for JAPI (2006) Dr. V. R. Joshi Best Referee Awards for JAPI (2006) The editorial board of JAPI has selected three outstanding referees for Dr. V.R. Joshi Best Referee Awards for the year 2006. They are Dr. V.V. Pillay (Kochi), Dr. Dilip Mathai (Vellore) and Dr. Yash Lokhandwala (Mumbai). These awards will be presented to recipients at the hands of President of API during the 62 nd Annual Conference of API during General Body Meeting of API to be held on 15 th February 2007 at Kala Academy, Panaji, Goa. Shashank R. Joshi Hon. Editor API Office Bearers of Hyderabad Chapter Office Bearers of Hyderabad Chapter API are elected for the year 2007. Chairman : GR Reddy Chairman Elect : HM Lal Hon. Secretary : PR Ramulu JAPI VOL. 55 FEBRUARY 2007 www.japi.org 113
Office Bearers of Jalandhar Branch API Office Bearers of Jalandhar Branch API for the year 2006-2007. Chairman : CP Sikka Secretary : R Sareen Vice Chairman : R Arya : K Gupta Treasurer : P Gupta JAPI VOL. 55 FEBRUARY 2007 www.japi.org 119
Asia Pacific Conference on Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Asia Pacific Conference on Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Hospitals, ACIDIC 2007 (Asia Pacific Congress on Infectious Disease and Infection Control), will be held on 2 nd -4 th March 2007 at Hotel Capitol, Bangalore. The details regarding registration, paper presentation etc. of the conference is available on our website www.acidic2007.com. For further details please contact : Dr. Vivek Hittinahalli, Organising Secretary - ACIDIC 2007, Narayana Hrudayalaya, No. 258/A, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore - 560 099. Tel. 080-7835000 to 018; Mobile : 09980090199; Fax : 080-7835222; Email : hrudayalaya@sify.com; Web : www.hrudayalaya.com 126 www.japi.org JAPI VOL. 55 FEBRUARY 2007
Rheumatology Update - 2007 Rheumatology Update - 2007 organized by Department of Medicine, SP Medical College, Bikaner to be held on 8th april 2007 at Bikaner, Rajasthan. For more details please contact : Dr. Liyakat Ali Gauri, Organizing Secretary, 4-D-116, J.N.V. Colony, Bikaner - 334003 (Raj). Ph : 0151-2234116; Email : drliyakatgauri@rediffmail.com JAPI VOL. 55 FEBRUARY 2007 www.japi.org 139