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Course Description

Course Coordinators:

Prof JS Thakur, PGIMER, Chandigarh;

Prof Anand Krishnan, AIIMS, New Delhi

Assistant Course Coordinators:

PGIMER: Dr Kathirvel S, Dr Vineeth Rajagopal, Dr Kapil Goel
AIIMS- Dr Baridalyne, Dr Harshal Salve, Dr Mohan Bhairwa

Technical Support Team, PGIMER, Chandigarh:

Ria Nangia, PhD Scholar
Dr Aravind Gandhi, Senior Resident
Mr Saurabh Prashar, Software Training Manager
Dr Harmanjeet Kaur, PhD Scholar
Dr Aditi Sachdeva, Course Assistant
Dr. Rajbir Kaur, Project Officer

The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and started a course on Public Health Approaches to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) under the aegis of the World NCD Federation (WNF) in 2015. This course is held alternatively at Chandigarh and New Delhi. Almost 50-60 professionals participate in the course each year.

The course focuses on prevention, surveillance and management of NCDs including mental health in the Indian, regional and global context. It will focus on sharing best practices and lessons from the experience of implementing NCD prevention and control program covering a wide variety of areas like health promotion, health system strengthening, quality improvement programs, multi-sectoral actions, surveillance etc. The course has already completed five editions at national and international level, the current being the 6th edition. The faculty will include experts from international and national level and experienced program managers. Till date about 200 participants which includes Programme managers at state and district level, faculty from Medical colleges, post graduate community medicine students, Masters in public health students and public health professionals from almost every state of India and different regions of the world has been trained in these courses. Also, owing to the current times, for the first time this course is going to be conducted in the virtual format.

Objectives of the Course

To train doctors and health manager in evidence based public health interventions and management of NCDs.
To identify and implement strategies for health system strengthening including responding to health emergencies such as COVID-19 pandemic and Multisectoral participation.
To apprise about global & regional initiatives and best practices for NCD prevention and control

Intended Participants

Program Managers at District/ Province/ State/ National level, Junior Faculty, Residents from Medical Colleges, Professionals from Non-Governmental Organizations from India and other South-east countries and international organizations are targeted as prospective participants for the course. 100 participants are chosen on first-come-first-serve basis while ensuring diversity.

Expected Outcome

Effective implementation of National NCD Programs by Program Managers.
Improved teaching of NCDs in the medical colleges by junior faculty.
Increase in Research Capacity on NCDs among junior faculty, Postgraduate MD and MPH students and Public health professionals.
Increase in Research Capacity on NCDs among junior faculty, Postgraduate MD and MPH students and Public health professionals.
Identification of Best Practices in Implementation research for NCDs

Day	Modules
Day 1, 2nd March 2021	1. Burden, determinants and impact of NCDs 2. Global, Regional and National Initiatives
Day 2, 3rd March 2021	3. Public Health Interventions for NCDs 4. Multisectoral Actions and Integration
Day 3, 4th March 2021	5. Health System Strengthening 6. Emerging NCDs and alternative medicine
Day 4, 5th March 2021	7. Monitoring, Surveillance and Evaluation 8. Building Robust National NCD Programme
Day 5, 6th March 2021	9. Implementation Research in NCDs

Time	Module/Activity	Facilitator/ faculty
Pre-Course Assessment
Day 1 Tuesday, 2nd March
9-10:00 AM	Inaugural function	Prof JS Thakur, PGI Prof A Krishanan, AIIMS Dr. GB Singh, DHS, Punjab Ms Payden, Deputy WHO Representative to India Dr. Shekhar Potkar, Viatris Prof. GD Puri, Dean, PGIMER Ms Vandana Gurnani, IAS Additional Secretary & MD, NHM, MoHFW, GOI
Day 1 Pre-Test
10:00-12.00 Noon	Module I: Burden, Determinants and Impact of NCDs	Lead Faculty: Dr. Kapil Goel, PGIMER Co-Lead: Prof JS Thakur, PGI, Dr Sudhir Gupta, MOHFW
	Burden of NCDs: Mortality, Morbidity and Trends Determinants and Risk Factors for NCDs NCD and Development: Socio-economic and impact of NCDs	Dr. Kapil Goel, PGIMER Dr. Sudhir Gupta, MOHFW Dr. Shankar Prinja, PGIMER
	Practical/Hand on Experience
12.00PM- 1 PM	LIVE INTERACTION I: Discussion on Practical/Assignments, Questions and Answers
2:00-4.00 PM	Module II: Global, Regional and National Initiatives	Lead Faculty: Dr. Harshal Salve, AIIMS Co-Lead: Dr Pradeep Joshi, WHO, India
	Recent Initiatives of NCD care: global and regional Epidemiology and Prevention and Control strategies of mental illness in India Best Practices and challenges in District mental health program Management of NCDs during COVID 19 Pandemic-Initiatives from global and regional level	Dr Atreyi Ganguli, WHO Dr Harshal Salve, AIIMS Dr Rajesh Sagar, AIIMS Dr. Abhishek Kunwar, WHO
	Practical/Hand on Experience/Q&A
4:00-5:00 PM	LIVE Panel Discussion I: NCDs during COVID-19 Pandemic Moderator: Dr JP Narain, Former Director, NCD, WHO, SEARO Key Note Speaker 1: Dr Mukesh Kapila, WNF Regional Councilor for Europe What can NCD management policies and strategies learn from the global response to COVID-19? Panellists: Dr Sudhir Gupta, MOHFW, Dr Abhishek, WHO, Dr Suneela Garg. Dr Atreyi Ganguli, WHO. Dr A Krishnan, AIIMS, Dr Anurita Mazumdar, Viatris ,
Day 1 Post-Test
Day 2 Wednesday, 3rd March
Day 2 Pre-Test
	Module III: Public Health Interventions for NCDs	Lead Faculty: Dr. Sitanshu Kar, JIPMER Co-Lead: Dr. Vineeth Rajagopal, PGI
9-11.30 AM	Evidence-Based Public Health Interventions Role of Health Promotion and Population-wide Interventions Setting based approaches on Health Promotion Measuring the Cost-effectiveness of NCD Interventions	Dr Sitanshu Kar, JIPMER Dr Vineeth Rajagopal, PGI Dr Subitha L, JIPMER Dr. Shankar Prinja, PGI
	Practical/Hand on Experience
11:30-12.00 Noon	Keynote Speech-2 Keynote Speaker: Dr Arun Chockalingam University of Toronto, Canada Global Initiatives for Healthy Aging, Challenges during pandemic and the Resilience Strategies
12-1:00 PM	LIVE INTERACTION II: Discussion on Practical/Assignments, Questions and Answers
	Module IV: Multisectoral Actions and Integration	Lead Faculty: Dr. Anand Krishnan, AIIMS, Delhi Co Lead: Dr Fikru Tesfaye, WHO India
2:00-4:00 PM	Building Multisectoral actions for addressing Public Health challenges Operationalizing Life-Course approach for prevention and control of NCDs-Role of convergence Public Health Policy Interventions in NCDs Mainstreaming Rehabilitation in Continuum of care and promoting Multisectoral coordination for NCDs	Dr Pradeep Joshi, WHO Dr Roopa S., Vital Strategies Dr Anand Krishnan, AIIMS Dr Sanjay Wadhwa, AIIMS
	Practical/Hand on Experience
4:00-5:00 PM	LIVE INTERACTION III: Discussion on Practical/Assignments, Questions and Answers
Day 2 Post-Test
Day 3 Thursday, 4th March
Day 3 Pre-Test
	Module V: Health System Strengthening	Dr JS Thakur, PGIMER Co-Lead: Dr Ashutosh Aggarwal, PGIMER
	Health System Strengthening for UHC for Prevention and Control of NCDs Role of Standard treatment guidelines for NCD Management: WNF Guidelines Capacity Building of Workforce for NCDs Use of technology in NCDs-Issues and challenges	Dr JS Thakur, PGIMER Dr Ashutosh Aggarwal, PGIMER Dr. Rohina Joshi, GIGH, Australia Dr Meenu Singh, PGIMER
	Practical/Hand on Experience
12-1:00 PM	LIVE Panel Discussion2: How to Promote STGs, Access of Essential Medicine and Technology for NCDs Moderator: Prof Samir Malhotra, PGI Panelist: Prof JS Thakur, Prof Rakesh Kapoor, Prof Rajesh Vijayvergia, Prof Meenu Singh, Dr Rohina Joshi, Prof Dheraj Khurana, Prof Ashutosh Aggarwal, Prof Sanjay Bhadada,PGI
	Module VI: Emerging NCDs and Newer initiatives	Lead Faculty: Dr JS Thakur, PGIMER Co-Lead: Prof Sanjay Bhadada, PGIMER
	Public Health approaches to CKD Osteoporosis: Prevention and Control and promotion of bone health Prevention and Control of NAFLD and ALD Role of Complementaty medicine and Yoga in NCDs	Dr Rajiv Saran, University of Michigan, USA Dr Sanjay Bhadada, PGIMER Dr Ajay Duseja, PGIMER Dr Ishwar Basavaraddi, MDNIY
	Practical/Hand on Experience/Q&A
4:00-5:00 PM	LIVE PANEL DISCUSSION 2: Building Partnership for NCDs Moderator: Prof JS Thakur, Panelists: Dr Jagdish Kaur, WHO SEARO, Dr Abhijit, CMO, Viatris, Dr Pradeep Khasnobis, MOHFW, India, Dr Anil Kapur, Chairman of the Board, World Diabetes Foundation, Prof Samir Malhotra, PGI, Dr Chandrasekhar Potkar, Medical Director, Growth Market, Viatris, Dr K Thankappan, CU Kerala,
Day 3 Post-Test
Day 4 Friday, 5th March
Day 4 Pre Test
	Module VII: Monitoring, Surveillance and Evaluation	Lead Faculty: Dr Mohan Bairwa, AIIMS Delhi Co Lead: Dr Anand Krishnan, AIIMS, Delhi
9.00-11:30 AM	Approaches to NCD Surveillance Monitoring, Evaluation and Building Information system (HMIS) for NCDs Role of Disease Registries in NCD Control Anthropometric Measurements in NCDs (Practical Skills)	Dr. Anand Krishnan, AIIMS Dr. Mohan Bairwa AIIMS Dr Prashant Mathur, NCDIR Dr Anil, Bhalla, PGIMER
	Practical/Hand on Experience
11.30-12:00 Noon	Keynote Speech-3 Keynote Speaker: Mary E. Wiktorowicz, York University, Canada One Health: How Governance Models can address NCDs
12-1:00 PM	LIVE INTERACTION IV: Discussion on Practical/Assignments, Questions and Answers
	Module VIII: Building Robust National NCD Programmes	Lead Faculty: Dr Baridalyne Nongkynrih, AIIMS, Delhi Co-Lead: Dr Sudhir Gupta, MoHFW
2.00-4:00 PM	NPCDCS - a Case study from India People-Centered primary health care for NCDs Screening for NCDs: Evidence, issues and challenges Building Palliative care programme and role of home-based care	Dr. Navin Verma, NCDC Dr Gampo Dorji, WHO Dr Baridalyne, AIIMS Dr Suresh, Institute of Palliative Medicine, Calicut
	Practical/Hand on Experience
4:00-5:00 PM	LIVE INTERACTION V: Discussion on Practical/Assignments, Questions and Answers
Day 4 Post-Test
Day 5 Saturday, 6th March
	Module IX: Implementation research in NCDs	Lead Faculty: Dr Kathirvel S., PGIMER Co-Lead: DR Kapil Goel, PGIMER
9.00-12:00 Noon	Research Priorities in NCD Prevention and Control Implementation Research and challenges Developing implementation research proposal- developing case studies	Dr Kathirvel S, PGIMER Dr Brian Oldenburg, University of Melbourne, Australia Dr Pruthu TK, The Union, SEARO
	Practical/Hand on Experience
12-1:00 PM	LIVE PANEL DISCUSION-4 Effective Implementation and Challenges for National NCD Programs Moderator: Prof JS Thakur, PGIMER, Chandigarh Keynote Speaker 4: Sh. Vishal Chauhan, IAS, Joint Secretary, NCD, MOHFW Integration of National NCD programmes Panellists: Dr Manju Rani, WHO SEARO, Dr Sudhir Gupta, MOHFW, Dr L Swasticharan, MOHFW, Dr RS Dhaliwal,ICMR, SNOs from different regions of India: North, South, East, West & Central India
Post Course Assessment
2-3:00PM	Grant Proposal Presentation on Implementation Research in NCDs under WNF and IAPSMCON21
3-4:00 PM	Public Forum Under WNF Global Health and Wellness Initiative with the theme “PLAY, LAUGH, GROW” Indian version: “Khelo, Hasso & Hassao and Vadho and Vadhao” Coordinator: Prof Sanjay Bhadada, PGI, Dr Rajbir Kaur, Project Officer, World NCD Federation
	Keynote Address V
4:00-5:00 PM	Valedictory Function	Experience sharing by Participants and Faculty Award of Certificates Guest of Honor-Dr Amandeep Kaur Kang, DHS, Chandigarh Chief Guest: Prof. Sunil Kumar, Directorate General Health Services, MoHFW, GOI Vote of Thanks
Day 6 Sunday, 7th March, 9-5PM – 6th International CME on Public health approaches NCDs (Hybrid)
*Theme: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses for evidence-based Prevention and Control of NCDs* *Accredited by Punjab Medical Council*

Course Fee:
Indian Participant: Rs 6,000.00

International Participant: USD 200
Duration: 5 Days
Course Code: IPHANCD
No. of Modules : 9

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