Dr. Tinku Joseph (Associate Professor & Interventional Pulmonologist, Amrita Hospital, Kochi), won the award for the “Best Pulmonologist in Kerala” from the Academy of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (APCCM), as an appreciation for his services and excellence in the branch of Pulmonary Medicine.
Out of the 25 shortlisted finalists, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, was declared the winner in the Non-clinical category for Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Process Management in the project titled "DMAIC Approach to Patient Movement Services - A Quality Improvement Initiative at a Quaternary Care University Teaching Hospital" at the World Quality Month 2020 Celebration hosted by Qimpro Foundation and CAHO (Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations) held during November 28-29, 2020.
Dr. Tinku Joseph, Chief Interventional Pulmonologist at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, became the first Indian doctor to receive the award for the Best Innovative Bronchoscopic Surgery performed in the year 2020. Dr. Joseph was honoured with the award by the World Association of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology (WABIP) held during November 19-22, 2020, at Shanghai, China.
A national webinar on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)-A Growing Concern was conducted on November 18, 2020, from 10.30 am to 1.15 pm by Amrita College of Nursing. The webinar was conducted on the ZOOM platform. The subthemes of the webinar were Antimicrobial Resistance- A Global Concern, AMR- The Indian Scenario, Role of Nurses towards WHO goals and AMR- Threats and Challenges.
An online training program was conducted on November 17, 2020, Tuesday, from 2 pm to 4:30 pm, for the WHO project on ‘Risk of Transmission of COVID-19 by a Confirmed Index Case among Contacts Living in the Same Households- A Study in India’.
