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Course Description

Course Coordinators:

Prof JS Thakur, PGIMER, Chandigarh;

Prof Anand Krishnan, AIIMS, New Delhi

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 the 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 programs 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 seven editions at the national and international levels, the current being the 8th edition. The faculty will include experts from the international and national level and experienced program managers. Till date, about 400 participants which include Programme managers at the state and district level, faculty from Medical colleges, postgraduate community medicine students, Masters in public health students and public health professionals from almost every state of India and different regions of the world have been trained in these courses. Also, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time this course was conducted in the virtual format in 2021.

Objectives of the Course

To train doctors and health managers 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 a 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


8^th International Course on Public Health Approaches to Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) Dates: 2^nd March to 7^th March 2023 Partners: PGIMER Chandigarh, AIIMS New Delhi, World NCD Federation and World NCD Federation
Time	Module/Activity	Facilitator/ faculty
Pre-Course Assessment
Day 1 Thursday, 2^nd March
8:00-9:00 AM Registration
9:00-10:00 AM	Inaugural function	Prof JS Thakur, PGIMER Prof Anand Krishnan, AIIMS Prof RK Ratho, SubDean, PGIMER
*Mobility Break*
10:30 AM-12:30 PM	I: Burden, Determinants and Impact of NCDs
	Burden of NCDs: Mortality, Morbidity and Trends Determinants and Risk Factors for NCDs NCD and Development: Socio-economic Impact of NCDs	Prof JS Thakur, PGIMER. Chandigarh © Prof Anand Krishnan, AIIMS, New Delhi © Prof Shankar Prinja, DCM &SPH PGIMER ©
	Practical/Hand on Experience/Q&A	Facilitators: Ria
12:30-1:00 PM	Air pollution and NCDs	Dr. Bijaya Padhi, DCM & SPH, PGIMER, Chandigarh ©
1:00-2:00 PM	Lunch Break
2:00-3.45 PM	II. Global, Regional and National Initiatives
	Global and Regional Initiatives for Prevention and Control of NCDs Mainstreaming Mental Health in NCD Agenda in LMICs National Scenario and Initiatives in NCD Care	Dr Pradeep Joshi, WHO ® Dr Atreyi Ganguli, WHO ©
	Practical/Hand on Experience/Q&A	Facilitators: Dr Yukti
Mobility break
4:00-5:00 PM	Panel Discussion I: Discussion on Implementation Research Proposals Facilitators: Dr JS Thakur, Dr. Anand Krishnan, Dr. Kathirvel S.,
Day 2, Friday 3^rd March 2023
REFLECTION SESSION: 8:40-9:00 AM
	III. Public Health Interventions for NCDs
9:00-11.00 AM	Evidence-Based Public Health Interventions Role of Health Promotion and Population-wide Interventions Measuring the Cost-effectiveness of NCD Interventions and relevance of HTA	Dr Sitanshu S Kar. JIPMER ® Dr JS Thakur, PGIMER © Prof Shankar Prinja, PGIMER Chandigarh ©
	Practical/Hand on Experience	Facilitators: Dr Rajbir
Mobility break
	IV. Multisectoral Actions and Integration
11:15-1:00 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	Dr. Atreyi Ganguli, WHO © Dr. Kathirvel S, PGIMER © Prof Anand Krishnan, AIIMS ©
	Practical/Hand on Experience	Facilitator: Dr Yukti
1:00-2:00 PM	Lunch Break
	V. Strengthening Primary health and people centered care in NCDs
2:00-3:15 PM	Package of essential NCD interventions People centred NCD Care Health and wellness as a strategic choice to strengthen primary health care services in NCDs	Dr. Vineeth Rajagopal, DCM &SPH, PGIMER Chandigarh © Dr Atreyi Ganguli, WHO © Prof Atul Kotwal, ED, NHSRC, MoHFW ©/®
3:15-3:45 PM	Practicals/Hands on experience	Facilitator: Dr Ria
*Mobility Break*
4:00-5:00 PM	PANEL DISCUSION 2 Strengthening Primary health and people centered care in NCDs ©Prof Atul Kotwal, NHSRC, Nepal, Bangladesh and Africa Representatives
Day 3 Saturday, 4^th March
REFLECTION SESSION: 8:40-9:00 AM
	VI. Health System Strengthening
9:00AM-11:30AM	Health System Strengthening for UHC for Prevention and Control of NCDs Role of Healthcare Interventions: Standard treatment guidelines for NCDs Integration of NCD Programmes and addressing comorbidity: Roadmap and Challenges Use of technology in NCDs-Issues and challenges	Prof JS Thakur, PGIMER © Dr. Ashutosh Aggarwal, PGIMER © Dr. Sitanshu Shekhar Kar, JIPMER ® Prof Meenu Singh, Director, AIIMS Rishikesh ©
	Practical/Hand on Experience	Facilitator: Dr Yukti
*Mobility Break*
11:45 AM-1:00 PM	PANEL DISCUSSION 3: Building Partnership for NCDs Key speaker: Dr. Vineet Munish Gill, WHO © Dr. Ratna Devi, IAPO ©, Mr. Johnson, NRC-NCD,© Dr. Amit Arun Shah, Resolve Initiative ©, Dr. Tirthankar Deb, NMO ®
Lunch Break
	VII. Continuum of Care for NCDs
2:00-5:00 PM	Strengthening CVD care Strengthening Stroke Care	Prof Rajesh Vijayvergiya, PGIMER © Prof Dheeraj Khurana, PGIMER ©
	*Mobility Break*
	Strengthening Diabetes Care Mainstreaming Rehabilitation	Prof Sanjay Bhadada, PGIMER © Dr Sanjay Wadhwa, AIIMS ©
Day 4 Sunday, 5^th March
REFLECTION SESSION: 8:40-9:00 AM
	VIII. Monitoring, Surveillance and Evaluation

Course Fee:
Indian Participant: Rs 10,000.00

International Participant: USD 250
Duration: 6 Days
Course Code: IPHANCD23
No. of Modules : 11

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