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Pediatrics
Pediatrics

The Department of Paediatrics is committed to nurturing the health of neonates, infants, children, and adolescents through augmented medical care, research, education, and training. We are a diverse group comprising of academic faculty, clinicians, researchers, postgraduate and administrative staff united in our common goal of improving the health of all newborns, children and adolescentsup to 18 years of age.

Integrated with our educational activities, we provide hands-on learning to equip our graduates with the skills they will need as future advocates of children’s health.

Our mission is topreserve, protect,promote, and restore the health of children through excellence in education, patient care, research, innovation, and policy assistance. Our core values are accountability, enabling mentorship, child friendliness, partnering, team spirit, good governance and fraternal ethos.

Click Here for : Teaching Faculty List

The team comprises of skilled, highly competent and devoted paediatricians, headed by Prof.Dr. Uma Devi. They are also actively involved in training the undergraduate and postgraduate students

The Department of Paediatrics provides patient care services 24 by 7 through OPD,IPD,Zero delay ward and emergency. Eminent professors and well-trained faculty are available in general paediatrics, Neonatology andPaediatric critical care.

Undergraduate Programs handled include MBBS, BSc AHS, BSc Nursing and the postgraduate course offered is MD Paediatrics, DM Neonatology and Fellowship in Neonatology.

Postgraduate Teaching occurs on 6 days a week, that includes theory classes using LMS, Clinical case discussions with sub-speciality faculty, seminars, Journal clubs and Grand rounds. Certified Basic and Advanced NRP workshops, Special training at NIEPMD and sub-speciality training at ICH, Egmore is provided. Regular Internal assessments are conducted periodically. We conduct local and divisional rounds of IAP and NNF Quiz every year. It is mandatory for students to get certified in at least two Swayam online courses before exams.

UG Teaching is implemented through LMS for theory as well as vertical and integrated teaching methods. Bedside small group clinical demonstration and discussions are conducted. Basic NRP, skills lab and special training at NIEPMD is regularly conducted. Every year UG IAP and NNF quiz as well as special quiz programmes during National Newborn week, Breast feeding and Nutrition week are conducted.

Department also takes part in teaching programme of college of Nursing as well as Allied Health sciences.

The team of self-motivated paediatricians also dedicate themselves to research. The major thrust areas for research are Functional gastrointestinal disorders, zinc therapy in gastrointestinal disorders, pulmonary function tests, congenital infections, communicable infections, malaria, bronchial asthma.

PAEDIATRIC SPECIALITY CLINICS

  • Cardiology
  • Nephrology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Endocrinology
  • Neurology
  • Well baby clinic
  • Child Development clinic
  • Nutrition and adolescent
  • Pulmonology
  • mmunisation

Immunisation clinics functions on all working days from 8:30AM to 3:00PM.

Vaccines fitting into the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) are given free of costand other special vaccines (at nominal charges) recommended by IAP/AAP/WHO are also available.

Childcounselling services are provided to help nurture the budding generation.

The ward is equipped with 120 beds which includes general wards, emergency, NICU and PICUwith sophisticated investigations and imaging facilities. Patients can choose to get admitted either in general ward, semiprivate or private rooms with the added benefit of availing insurance policies. Excellent inpatient care is provided with round the clock staff and doctors to attend to the needs of the patient.

Paediatric Emergency services are provided 24X7 and we have specialised Intensive Care Units (PICU and NICU). Our PICU is a level -III 15 bedded facility with state of the art full-fledged multi modalmonitoring including ECHO, EEG, ICP monitoring, mechanical ventilation (invasiveand non-invasive), CRRT and bronchoscope facilities.

Our NICU is a level III facility and has all state-of-the-art facilities whichincludes Neonatal Invasive & Non-Invasive Ventilation, High frequency ventilation,Nitric Oxide therapy, Care of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants, Post general &cardiac surgical care of newborns, Therapeutic hypothermia, point of careultrasound, neonatal transport, follow up of NICU Growth and DevelopmentalSupport Programs & community based neonatal care.

Health services in the form of Community health services and School health services are rendered with the intention of making care accessible to all.The extensive capabilities of the institution, straddling primary to tertiary medical care 4.B) Inpatient services

CME/ Conferences conducted and National Programs observed:

CME/Conferences/Workshop:

The department organises CME/Guest lectures/E-Lectures every month.We organise Paediatric conferences and Neonatal conferences at national and state level regularly.The World Breast feeding week has been an annual event from 2014 onwards and have been awarded the certificate of achievement since 2014. We are a certified life member of BabyFriendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) since 2008.

S.No Programmes Date
1 Adolescent Day March 21
2 Asthma Day First Tuesday of May
3 ORS day July 29
4 Breast feeding week 1-7 August
5 Nutrition week 1-7 September
6 Hand Washing Day Oct 15
7 Newborn Week Nov 2nd week
8 Pneumonia Day Nov 12
9 Pulse Polio Campaign Every year
World Breast feeding week
NRP (BNCRP-NSSK) workshop
Lactation management workshop- State Pedicon 2019
S.No Name of the Investigators Title
1 Prof.Antony Evaluation of dental caries and its association with duration and type of feeding practices in children
2 Prof.Suresh Comparison of caries experience in pre-term and full-term children of aged 1-6 years
3 Dr.Ramya Association of Dental caries with Anemia
4 Prof.Sujatha Nutrition status correlates with dental caries
5 Dr.Balakumaran Comparative analysis of simplified screening processes to detect prevalence of dyslexia
6 Prof. Dr.Kathir/ Dr.Ramya The effect of long term anti-convulsant therapy on thyroid profile in children
7 Prof. Dr. Uma Devi Postnatal foot length assessment to determine gestational age and low birth weight
8 Dr.Alexander
Prof.Kathir
Hepatic dysfunction in children with complicated malaria.
9 Dr.Antony
Prof.Sujatha
Status of asthma control among under 5 children using test for respiratory and asthma control in kids (TRACK) – A cross sectional study
10 Dr.Alexander
Dr.Ganavi
Study of cardiac changes in children with malnutrition.
11 Dr.Ashvind L,
Dr.Umadevi.L
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Brain in Developmental Delay Children.
12 Dr.Antony
Dr.P.Suresh
DR.L.Umadevi
Clinico etiological & neurodevelopmental assessments of cerebral palsy patients attending to tertiary care hospital
13 Dr.Ramagopal
Dr.Vasudevan
Clinical and etiological profile of children with pathological short stature.
14 Dr.Umadevi.L,
Dr. Rajaguru Ganesan
Age at onset of menarche in apparently healthy urban school children- A cross sectional study.
S.No Name of the Investigators Title Period
1 Dr.Jayendra Incidence and clinical profile of Functional gastro intestinal disorders 2016
2 Dr.Jayendra Study to identify the reasons for delay in compliance of immunization upto 2 years in children attending immunization clinic in tertiary care Hospital 2016
3 Dr.Antony
Dr.Sujatha sridharan
Pulmonary function test in management of childhood asthma 2016
4 Dr. Deepti Pandit
Dr.Sujatha sridharan
Compliance with 14-day zinc therapy for acute diarrhoea – A prospective observational study 2016
5 Dr.Sujitha,
Dr.Sujatha Sridharan
Screen time and language delay 2016
6 Dr.Alexander
Prof.Kathir Subramaniam
Exclusivity of breast feeding among working and non-working mothers and subsequent growth patterns of babies 2016
7 Dr.Balakumaran
Dr.Arun Ganesh
Comparasion of temporal artery thermometry over other non invasive thermometry 2016
8 Dr.Arun Ganesh
Dr.Sujatha sridharan
Seroprevalence of Antibodies to hepatitis A in children attending teritiary care hospital 2016
9 Dr.Reena Neurological outcome of children of hypothyroid mothers. 2016
10 Dr.Dushyanth Clinical and etiological profile of children with seizures 2017
11 Dr.Abhiram Clinical and etiological profile of children with global development delay 2017
12 Dr.Edin Brow Hyponatremia in children with lower respiratory tract infections 2014-2016
13 Dr.Shobana A RCT of vitamin D levels in infants supplemented with 400 IU and 800 IU of vitamin D 2014-2016
14 Dr. Ram prakash Knowledge attitude practices among mothers regarding immunization 2013-2016
15 Dr. Ram prakash Prevalence of protective rubella antibody titre in adolescent girls 2013-2016
16 Dr. Sai santhosh Prevalence of UTI in febrile children 2013-2016
17 Dr. Sai santhosh Perinatal outcome of babies born to Gestaional diabetes 2013-2016
18 Dr.Shobana A cross sectional study to assess the prevalence of depression among children living in orphanages and residential schools 2015-2016
19 Dr. Edin brow Correlation between urine pH and urinary tract infection in peadiatrics 2014-2016
20 Dr .Edin Brow Hyponatremia in children with lower respiratory tract infections 2014
21 Dr. Edin Brow Pulmonary function test- a prognostic indicator for bronchial asthma 2015
22 Dr.Shobana A RCT of vitamin D levels in infants supplemented with 400 IU and 800 IU of vitamin D 2014
23 Dr .Reena Screening of musculoskeletal disorders in children using PGALS 2015
24 Dr .Arun Ganesh Thrombocytosis in children – A clinico hematological study 2015
25 Dr.Reena Neurological outcome of children of hypothyroid mothers. 2016
26 Dr.Arun Ganesh Seroprevalence of Antibodies to hepatitis A in children attending teritiary care hospital 2016
27 Dr.Dushyanth Clinical and etiological profile of children with seizures 2017
28 Dr.Abhiram Clinical and etiological profile of children with global development delay 2017
S.No Activity Participants 2019
1 Chet Ped Series
Guest Lecture
Dr.Ravishanker
Senior Consultant Pediatrician, Mylapore.
100 25/02/2019
2 Chet Ped Series
World Tb Day 2019-It’s Time For Action! It’s Time To End Tb.
Prof.L.Umadevi
3 Bncrp- Neonatal Resuscitation Training For Staff Nurses, Crris.
Conducted By Dr.Antony And External
Faculty
40 17/04/2019
4 Chet Ped Series
World Asthma Day- Guest Lecture
Dr.Ravichandran
200 09/05/19
5 Chet Ped Series
Developmental Paediatrics
Dr.Srinivas Raghavan
Dr.Reeba Roshan
Cmc Vellore.
350 21/06/2019
6 Baby Meet 50 13/7/2019
7 Ors Day Celebration
Speaker-Dr.Alexander Associate Prof, Chri
150 30/7/2019
8 Breast Feeding Week 300 1/8/2019-7/8/2019
9 Breast Feeding Week- Talk On Theme
Chet Ped SeriesGuest Lecture –Dr.Sridevi Narayan
Kmc.
150 5/8/2019
10 Newborn – Ultrasond And Echo Workshop 50 9/8/2019-10/8/2019
11 Lactation Management Workshop
As A Part Of
Madras Pedicon 2019/ Iap State Conference
42 15/8/2019
12 Nnf-Pg Quiz Divisional Round 16 30/8/2019
13 Nutrition Week 300 1/9/2019-7/9/2019
14 Chet Ped Series
Guest Lecture –Dr.Hemachitra, Professor,Kgh,Mmc
Nutrition In Children
15 Chet Ped Series
World Immunisation Day
Dr.C.Subramaniam, Block Medical Officer, Thiruporur.
Dr. Vijayalakshmi, Formerly Hod,Medical Sciences, Niepmd.
150 11/11/2019
16 Chet Ped Series
Childrens Day & World Diabetic Day Celebration-
Education Of Parents And Children With Type 1 Diabetics
Dr.Rini Shah, Assistant Prof, Chri
75 14/11/2019
17 National Newborn Week Celebration 15/11/2019 – 21/11/2019
18 Bncrp For Crris, Pgs, Nurses 40 23/11/2019
19 Chet Ped Series
Guest Lecture: Feeding Of Low Birth Weight Of Babies
Dr.K.M.Senthil Kumar
Professor, Rsrm Hospital
150 19/11/2019
20 Chet Ped Series
Child Rights Day Celebration-
Rights Of The Child
Dr.V.C.Sugapriya, Assistant Prof, Chri
75 20/11/2019
21 Chet Ped Series
World Pneumonia Day
Childhood Pneumonia Case Scenarios & Pneumococcal Vaccines
Dr.S.Kalpana, Ich
150 13/12/2019

Department of Pediatrics

About the Department

The Department of Paediatrics is committed to nurturing the health of neonates, infants, children, and adolescents through augmented medical care, research, education, and training. We are a diverse group comprising of academic faculty, clinicians, researchers, postgraduate and administrative staff united in our common goal of improving the health of all newborns, children and adolescentsup to 18 years of age.

Integrated with our educational activities, we provide hands-on learning to equip our graduates with the skills they will need as future advocates of children’s health.

Our mission is topreserve, protect,promote, and restore the health of children through excellence in education, patient care, research, innovation, and policy assistance. Our core values are accountability, enabling mentorship, child friendliness, partnering, team spirit, good governance and fraternal ethos.

The Team

Click Here for : Teaching Faculty List

The team comprises of skilled, highly competent and devoted paediatricians, headed by Prof.Dr. Uma Devi. They are also actively involved in training the undergraduate and postgraduate students

Patient Care

The Department of Paediatrics provides patient care services 24 by 7 through OPD,IPD,Zero delay ward and emergency. Eminent professors and well-trained faculty are available in general paediatrics, Neonatology andPaediatric critical care.

Teaching

Undergraduate Programs handled include MBBS, BSc AHS, BSc Nursing and the postgraduate course offered is MD Paediatrics, DM Neonatology and Fellowship in Neonatology.

Postgraduate Teaching occurs on 6 days a week, that includes theory classes using LMS, Clinical case discussions with sub-speciality faculty, seminars, Journal clubs and Grand rounds. Certified Basic and Advanced NRP workshops, Special training at NIEPMD and sub-speciality training at ICH, Egmore is provided. Regular Internal assessments are conducted periodically. We conduct local and divisional rounds of IAP and NNF Quiz every year. It is mandatory for students to get certified in at least two Swayam online courses before exams.

UG Teaching is implemented through LMS for theory as well as vertical and integrated teaching methods. Bedside small group clinical demonstration and discussions are conducted. Basic NRP, skills lab and special training at NIEPMD is regularly conducted. Every year UG IAP and NNF quiz as well as special quiz programmes during National Newborn week, Breast feeding and Nutrition week are conducted.

Department also takes part in teaching programme of college of Nursing as well as Allied Health sciences.

Research

The team of self-motivated paediatricians also dedicate themselves to research. The major thrust areas for research are Functional gastrointestinal disorders, zinc therapy in gastrointestinal disorders, pulmonary function tests, congenital infections, communicable infections, malaria, bronchial asthma.

Outpatient services

PAEDIATRIC SPECIALITY CLINICS

  • Cardiology
  • Nephrology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Endocrinology
  • Neurology
  • Well baby clinic
  • Child Development clinic
  • Nutrition and adolescent
  • Pulmonology
  • mmunisation

Immunisation clinics functions on all working days from 8:30AM to 3:00PM.

Vaccines fitting into the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) are given free of costand other special vaccines (at nominal charges) recommended by IAP/AAP/WHO are also available.

Childcounselling services are provided to help nurture the budding generation.

Inpatient services

The ward is equipped with 120 beds which includes general wards, emergency, NICU and PICUwith sophisticated investigations and imaging facilities. Patients can choose to get admitted either in general ward, semiprivate or private rooms with the added benefit of availing insurance policies. Excellent inpatient care is provided with round the clock staff and doctors to attend to the needs of the patient.

Paediatric Emergency services are provided 24X7 and we have specialised Intensive Care Units (PICU and NICU). Our PICU is a level -III 15 bedded facility with state of the art full-fledged multi modalmonitoring including ECHO, EEG, ICP monitoring, mechanical ventilation (invasiveand non-invasive), CRRT and bronchoscope facilities.

Our NICU is a level III facility and has all state-of-the-art facilities whichincludes Neonatal Invasive & Non-Invasive Ventilation, High frequency ventilation,Nitric Oxide therapy, Care of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants, Post general &cardiac surgical care of newborns, Therapeutic hypothermia, point of careultrasound, neonatal transport, follow up of NICU Growth and DevelopmentalSupport Programs & community based neonatal care.

Outreach

Health services in the form of Community health services and School health services are rendered with the intention of making care accessible to all.The extensive capabilities of the institution, straddling primary to tertiary medical care 4.B) Inpatient services

CME

CME/ Conferences conducted and National Programs observed:

CME/Conferences/Workshop:

The department organises CME/Guest lectures/E-Lectures every month.We organise Paediatric conferences and Neonatal conferences at national and state level regularly.The World Breast feeding week has been an annual event from 2014 onwards and have been awarded the certificate of achievement since 2014. We are a certified life member of BabyFriendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) since 2008.

S.No Programmes Date
1 Adolescent Day March 21
2 Asthma Day First Tuesday of May
3 ORS day July 29
4 Breast feeding week 1-7 August
5 Nutrition week 1-7 September
6 Hand Washing Day Oct 15
7 Newborn Week Nov 2nd week
8 Pneumonia Day Nov 12
9 Pulse Polio Campaign Every year
World Breast feeding week
NRP (BNCRP-NSSK) workshop
Lactation management workshop- State Pedicon 2019

Ongoing Research Projects

S.No Name of the Investigators Title
1 Prof.Antony Evaluation of dental caries and its association with duration and type of feeding practices in children
2 Prof.Suresh Comparison of caries experience in pre-term and full-term children of aged 1-6 years
3 Dr.Ramya Association of Dental caries with Anemia
4 Prof.Sujatha Nutrition status correlates with dental caries
5 Dr.Balakumaran Comparative analysis of simplified screening processes to detect prevalence of dyslexia
6 Prof. Dr.Kathir/ Dr.Ramya The effect of long term anti-convulsant therapy on thyroid profile in children
7 Prof. Dr. Uma Devi Postnatal foot length assessment to determine gestational age and low birth weight
8 Dr.Alexander
Prof.Kathir
Hepatic dysfunction in children with complicated malaria.
9 Dr.Antony
Prof.Sujatha
Status of asthma control among under 5 children using test for respiratory and asthma control in kids (TRACK) – A cross sectional study
10 Dr.Alexander
Dr.Ganavi
Study of cardiac changes in children with malnutrition.
11 Dr.Ashvind L,
Dr.Umadevi.L
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Brain in Developmental Delay Children.
12 Dr.Antony
Dr.P.Suresh
DR.L.Umadevi
Clinico etiological & neurodevelopmental assessments of cerebral palsy patients attending to tertiary care hospital
13 Dr.Ramagopal
Dr.Vasudevan
Clinical and etiological profile of children with pathological short stature.
14 Dr.Umadevi.L,
Dr. Rajaguru Ganesan
Age at onset of menarche in apparently healthy urban school children- A cross sectional study.

Completed projects
Programs Organised

S.No Activity Participants 2019
1 Chet Ped Series
Guest Lecture
Dr.Ravishanker
Senior Consultant Pediatrician, Mylapore.
100 25/02/2019
2 Chet Ped Series
World Tb Day 2019-It’s Time For Action! It’s Time To End Tb.
Prof.L.Umadevi
3 Bncrp- Neonatal Resuscitation Training For Staff Nurses, Crris.
Conducted By Dr.Antony And External
Faculty
40 17/04/2019
4 Chet Ped Series
World Asthma Day- Guest Lecture
Dr.Ravichandran
200 09/05/19
5 Chet Ped Series
Developmental Paediatrics
Dr.Srinivas Raghavan
Dr.Reeba Roshan
Cmc Vellore.
350 21/06/2019
6 Baby Meet 50 13/7/2019
7 Ors Day Celebration
Speaker-Dr.Alexander Associate Prof, Chri
150 30/7/2019
8 Breast Feeding Week 300 1/8/2019-7/8/2019
9 Breast Feeding Week- Talk On Theme
Chet Ped SeriesGuest Lecture –Dr.Sridevi Narayan
Kmc.
150 5/8/2019
10 Newborn – Ultrasond And Echo Workshop 50 9/8/2019-10/8/2019
11 Lactation Management Workshop
As A Part Of
Madras Pedicon 2019/ Iap State Conference
42 15/8/2019
12 Nnf-Pg Quiz Divisional Round 16 30/8/2019
13 Nutrition Week 300 1/9/2019-7/9/2019
14 Chet Ped Series
Guest Lecture –Dr.Hemachitra, Professor,Kgh,Mmc
Nutrition In Children
15 Chet Ped Series
World Immunisation Day
Dr.C.Subramaniam, Block Medical Officer, Thiruporur.
Dr. Vijayalakshmi, Formerly Hod,Medical Sciences, Niepmd.
150 11/11/2019
16 Chet Ped Series
Childrens Day & World Diabetic Day Celebration-
Education Of Parents And Children With Type 1 Diabetics
Dr.Rini Shah, Assistant Prof, Chri
75 14/11/2019
17 National Newborn Week Celebration 15/11/2019 – 21/11/2019
18 Bncrp For Crris, Pgs, Nurses 40 23/11/2019
19 Chet Ped Series
Guest Lecture: Feeding Of Low Birth Weight Of Babies
Dr.K.M.Senthil Kumar
Professor, Rsrm Hospital
150 19/11/2019
20 Chet Ped Series
Child Rights Day Celebration-
Rights Of The Child
Dr.V.C.Sugapriya, Assistant Prof, Chri
75 20/11/2019
21 Chet Ped Series
World Pneumonia Day
Childhood Pneumonia Case Scenarios & Pneumococcal Vaccines
Dr.S.Kalpana, Ich
150 13/12/2019

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