Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, K. Chittilappilly Foundation and Indian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases jointly organised “Lymphatic Filariasis Eradication Plan” for filariasis patients on January 28, 2017.
In the 49th Kerala State Dental Conference at Kottayam during January 21-22, 2017, two PG trainees from Amrita School of Dentistry won the first prize in the Scientific Paper Presentation category.
At the Annual Conference of the Kairali Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists (KSOMP) at Muvattupuzha, Kerala, held January 28 – 29, 2017, the following postgraduate students from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, bagged the honors.
Amritasmitham, a three-day Coordinated School Health Program, was conducted at Eklavya Model Residential School, Pookode, Wayanad, from January 21-23, 2017.
A hands-on workshop on Pharmacokinetic Data Analysis, using Phoenix WinNonlin, was conducted at Amrita School of Pharmacy from January 9-10, 2017. The main goal of the workshop was to analyze pharmacokinetic data and to interpret PK parameters using the Phoenix WinNonlin software.
The 1,300-bed Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, based in Kerala, India, and Nepal’s Association of Non-Government Hospitals (ANGHOS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for improving patient care and healthcare delivery systems at ANGHOS member institutes.
Cosmetically appealing heart surgery in children is increasingly becoming popular. It is now very possible for children with low-risk cardiac diseases to opt for cosmetic cardiac surgery and live the rest of their lives with a scar-free body, explained doctors attending a seminar on pediatric cardiology at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.
The National Pharmacy Week celebrations 2016 by Amrita School of Pharmacy commenced from 21st November, 2016. The theme of this year’s pharmacy week as per Indian Pharmacy Association was “Pharmacists for a Healthy India; Role in Prevention and Management of Diabetes.”
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham secured top honors in the Computer Society of India’s (CSI) national convention. Amrita bagged 10 national awards, more than any other university or institution at the CSI 2016 Convention held at Hotel Le Meridien, Coimbatore on January 23-24, 2017.
Dr. U. Krishnakumar, Sri. D. Harikrishnan, Asst. Professor and HOD, Dept. of Visual Media and Communication, Ms. Nitha L., Asst. Professor, Dept. of CS & IT, Ms. Ranjidha Rajan, Asst. Professor, Dept. of CS & IT and Mr. Yadhu Krishna M., 2015 Integrated BCA-MCA, School of Arts and Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi campus, attended the 51st Annual Convention of Computer Society of India – CSI-2016, organized by Coimbatore Chapter on the theme “Digital Connectivity – Social Impact” from January 23- 25, 2017 at Le Meridien, Coimbatore.