School of International Biodesign-Synergising Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SIB SHInE) fellowship 2022 – 2023 Program
Calling out to passionate graduates for DBT’s prestigious Biodesign Program Fellowship
IIT Kanpur and KGMU Lucknow jointly are inviting applications for School of International Biodesign-Synergising Healthcare Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SIB SHInE) fellowship program
About SIB SHInE Program
The program is based on the philosophy of 4Cs ie.., Clinical Immersion, Conception, Creation and Corroborations.
The year-long fellowship will provide the fellows an in-depth understanding of biomedical product development – from the identification of clinical opportunities to the initiation of a new venture.
Standards and Benchmarks for the Hospitals in the Provider Network – IRDAI Notification on Hospitals for Insurers and TPAs
IRDAI has released a notification on 20th July, 2022 with an advisory to Non Life Insurers and TPAs about on boarding Hospitals under Cashless Empanelment Scheme and the changes to the Standards and Benchmarks Criteria laid down for the Hospitals earlier.
This advisory calls for Insurers choosing their own empanelment criteria for Hospitals and updating the same in their respective websites for the benefit of industry and stakeholders , as updated from time to time.
IRDAI has suggested to Board of Insurers to consider the Minimum Resources and Infrastructure conditions that prevail in wide range of Hospitals across the country while empanelling the Hospitals. The insurers are now empowered to empanel the network providers that meet the standards and benchmarks criteria as specified by their respective boards. The board approved empanelment criteria shall be published in the website of the insurers from time to time.
This advisory enables Insurers to extend the scope of coverage of cashless scheme to wide range of healthcare facilities in the country. While empaneling network providers for cashless facility, insurers are also advised to focus on the delivery of quality healthcare services.
These instructions come into force with immediate effect.
To understand the requirement of IRDAI advisory on Standards and Benchmarks for the Hospitals, please download the earlier advisories as shared below :
Master circular (ref. IRDAI/HLT/REG/CIR/193/07/2020 dated 22nd July, 2020). . Download here to read more about the Master Circular
Please read Chapter IV of the Master Circular shared above to understand the norms laid down under Standards and benchmarks for hospitals in the provider network. Reading the Master Circular of 2020 helps healthcare establishments understand the specification laid down earlier for Cashless Schemes and Reimbursement Claims .
What does the Chapter IV of the Master Circular says ?
Insurers and TPAs, wherever applicable, shall ensure that Network Providers or Hospitals which meet with the definition of ‘Hospital’ provided in Chapter I of these Guidelines shall meet with the following minimum requirements:
a. All the Network Providers as at 27th July, 2018 shall, comply with the following by 26th July, 2020:
i. Register with Registry of Hospitals in the Network of lnsurers (ROHlNl) maintained by lnsurance lnformation Bureau (llB). [https://rohini.iib.gov.in].
ii. Obtain either “NABH Entry Level Certification” (or higher level of certificate) issued by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) or State Level Certificate (or higher level of certificate) under National Quality Assurance Standards (NOAS), issued by National Health Systems Resources Centre (NHSRC).
iii. In respect of all the new entrants (after 27th July 2018), only those hospitals that are compliant with the requirements specified at Clause (a) (i) above shall be enlisted as network providers. These network providers shall comply with the requirements stipulated at Clause (a) (ii) above within one year from the date of enlisting as a Network Provider and this shall be one of the conditions of Health Services Agreement.
iv. lnsurers and TPAs may also endeavour to get hospitals (other than Network Providers) involved in reimbursement claims to meet the requirements stipulated at Clause (a) (i) and (a) (ii) above.
b. AYUSH Hospitals and AYUSH Day Care Centres which meet the definition of AYUSH Hospitals and AYUSH Day Care Centres defined under Chapter I of these Guidelines shall also obtain:
(i) Either “NABH Entry Level Certification” (or higher level of certificate) issued by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) or State Level Certificate (or higher level of certificate) under National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS), issued by National Health Systems Resources Centre (NHSRC).
(ii) All the existing AYUSH Hospitals and AYUSH Day Care Centres shall comply with the requirements referred above within a period of twelve months from 26th November, 2019, if the said certificate is not already obtained.
(Note: The above instructions at a and b are subject to the directions of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in its order dated 29th May 2019 / 31st May 2019, in respect of W.P(C) 6237 of 2019, which needs to be complied with till further orders of the Hon’ble Court.)
c. The providers shall comply with the minimum standard clauses in the agreement amongst Insurers, Network Providers and TPAs applicable to providers listed in Annexure 22 of Master Circular Ref. IRDAI/TPA/REG/CIR/130/06/2020 dated 03.06.2020 and as amended from time to time.
d. Providers shall be bound by the Provider Services—Cashless facility admission procedure laid down in Schedule A of Master Circular Ref. IRDAI/TPA/REG/CIR/130/06/2020 dated 03.06.2020 and as amended from time to time.
e. Providers shall be bound by the process of de-empanelment of providers laid down in Schedule B of Master Circular Ref. IRDAI/TPA/REG/CIR/130/06/2020 dated 03.06.2020 as amended from time to time.
f. Providers shall follow the standard discharge summary format prescribed under Schedule C of Master Circular Ref. IRDAI/TPA/REG/CIR/130/06/2020 dated 03.06.2020 and as amended from time to time.
g. Providers shall follow the standard format for provider bills prescribed under Schedule D of Master Circular Ref. IRDAI/TPA/REG/CIR/130/06/2020 dated 03.06.2020 and as amended from time to time.
h. Providers shall ensure that the standard claim form and form for request for cashless hospitalization for Health Insurance Policy provided for under Annexure 30 of Master Circular Ref.IRDAI/TPA/REG/CIR/130/06/2020 dated 03.06.2020 and as amended from time to time are adhered to in respect of all claims.
Short-Duration Intensive Training Program in Social Science and Public Health Research Ethic
Greetings from Health, Ethics, and Law (HEaL) Institute for Training, Research and Advocacy; and Forum for Medical Ethics Society (FMES), Mumbai.
We with our co-hosts – Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (Deemed to be University), Mumbai and Vidhayak Trust, Pune– are pleased to announce our flagship ‘Short-Duration Intensive Training Program in Social Science and Public Health Research Ethics’ on Tuesday between September 6, 2022, and October 25, 2022, (Every Tuesday during this period between 1600 and 1930 hrs on a at virtual platform.). Please note that all sessions will be live ones steered by experts allowing direct interactions between course participants and the faculty and course directors. These are not pre-recorded sessions.
Important dates:
Closing date for receipt of application forms: Monday, August 15, 2022
Selection notification to applicants: Thursday, August 25, 2022
Training program: Tuesdays between September 6 and October 25, 2022
About the course: The course curriculum has a legacy of 15 years to which a number of scholars including those trained in bioethics have contributed. Over time they developed research ethics case studies from the Indian context. These serve as one of the key resources for the course. Because these are live sessions (and not pre-recorded), content of each session is carefully curated to cover contemporary issues and ethical dilemmas building on the most recent scholarship in the concerned thematics.
The course aims to equip course participants with knowledge and skills in research ethics. They would serve on significant human resources to take the learnings to their own ecosystem and facilitate knowledge transfer in research ethics.
This ethics training would help to develop an ability to use moral judgment. This training is aimed at enabling public health students and researchers; and public health practitioners to apply public health ethics frameworks and principles to reason out new, difficult, or ambiguous cases/situations/scenarios toward resolving the issue at hand in morally discerning ways.
Please find enclosed the program brochure and flyer for your ready reference. Watch out for the space on FMES’s HEaL Institute website (https://fmesinstitute.org/) for updates such as session faculty, and additional webinars on special themes.
Contact : Dr Sunita Sheel, Director, HEaL Institute, Mumbai Prof Srijit Mishra, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, (Deemed to be University), Mumbai Forum for Medical Ethics Society O-18, Nav Bhavna Premises Co-operative Society Ltd. 422 Veer Savarkar Marg, Prabhadevi Mumbai 400 025, India
Fifth Edition India’s Only Practice Development Conference For Ophthalmologists and Eye Hospital Managers
About the Programme:
Ophthall 2022 is the fifth edition India’s only Practice Development Conference for Ophthalmologists, and Eye Hospital Managers. Ophthall 2022 would offer an insight into Practice Development and focus on business of Ophthalmology which regular conferences rarely do.
Though Practice Development is need of the hour, this important subject is not taught in Medical Colleges. The day an Ophthalmologist steps into practice, he becomes an entrepreneur and must play multiple roles which he is not prepared to. Ophthall 2022 will educate the Ophthalmologists about the business skills which are required to run a successful Ophthalmology Practice.
The effective management of an ophthalmology practice is nearly as intellectually challenging – and interesting – as the practice of ophthalmology itself. This practical two-day meet will be a knowledge sharing platform for Ophthalmologists to learn the essential skills of practice development from more than 40 Expert practice development specialists (Industry Experts and Ophthalmologists)
Ophthall 2022 would follow an unconference format and would break all traditional conference formats. We will have TED Talk like sessions, Panel Discussions, Fireside Chats and Round Table sessions which would address all issues of Practice Management and would enable our Delegates to take their practice to the next level.
While attending Ophthall 2022 you will also be able to participate in our Partner Events India Ophthalmology Expo and India International Optical Expo and purchase Equipments and Consumables at specially negotiated price for your Eye Hospital.
Ophthall 2022 will create networking Opportunities for Mentorship, Investment, Partnership and guidance to run a effective Ophthalmology Practice to all attendees.
Programme Date: July 16th & July 17th 2022 Programme Time : 9.30 am – 5.30 pm IST
Education/Interactive Workshop on Documentation Requirement for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
NABH is organising a Workshop on Documentation Requirement for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement on Sunday, July 17, 2022 between 2 pm to 6 pm.
Like all quality management systems documentation is an essential component of NABH accreditation. NABH standard require various documentation. Documentation which provides correct, complete, current, and consistent information and also effectively meet customer and stakeholder’ requirements should exist in an organisation who is aspiring to implement quality standards.
Who should attend?
1. Medical and Nursing professionals 2. AYUSH professionals 3. Administrators 4. Healthcare Management Students 5. Quality Managers
Why one should attend? 1.This training will provide knowledge with which one can create required documents for his / her organisation. This workshop is also going to equip the participant with knowledge about system documentation and how to create hierarchy of policy then procedure and then Work instructions or Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). All documentation moves from one level to the next. The first tier of documentation is the policy. This is the document that defines what will be done and why. Policy needs to be clear, precise and practical, and easy to understand. The second tier of documentation is procedures. Procedures describe the methods that will be used to implement and perform the stated policies. Work instructions or Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are usually department, machine, service, or task oriented and describe how a job will be done. The instructions are the most detailed of the documentation hierarchy.
2. What constitutes Good Documentation? How to
· Approve, review and update documents. · Changes & current revision status of documents identified · Keep relevant versions of applicable documents available at points of use · Ensure that documents remain legible and readily identifiable · Ensure that documents of external origin identified and their distribution controlled · Prevent unintended use of obsolete documents, and archiving.
3. This training will strengthen the understanding of quality principles hence enabling well trained professional to become “Champions” in quality and to apply them to improve quality & work flow.
4. Trained Professionals will learn how quality can reduce errors and hence increase patient safety.
Course material and certificate for participants
Each workshop participant receives course contents including learning and reference material. The workshop will be a combination of theory, demos and panel discussions and will involve active participation.
At the successful completion of workshop candidates will be provided certificate of participation.
Workshop Fee:
The registration can be done by filling the registration format at our web-site (www.nabh.co/login). Registration fee (non-refundable & non-transferable) is Rs. 4,000/- + GST@18% (Total Rs. 4720/). Fees concession of 10% is being provided for the members of Quality Council of India (http://www.qcin.org/nbqp/PMS/).
Limited seats are available only first come first serve basis. To ensure your participation through online registration.
Programme Date : 17th July, 2022 Programme Timings: 02.00 pm to 06.00 pm
For registration and any other related query please contact
Mr. Vikash Chaudhary Administrative Officer National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) Quality Council of India ITPI Building, 5th Floor, 4 – A, Ring Road, I P Estate, New Delhi – 110002 Tel: +91 11 42600622 Fax: +91 11 233 23 415 Email: vikash@nabh.co
Interactive Video Conference on Understanding ISO 13485 Certification for Medical Devices
Chandigarh Chapter, PHDCCI is organizing 5th in the MDR-17 Series| Interactive Video Conference on Understanding ISO 13485 Certification for Medical Devices as per the following schedule:
Day & Date: Friday, 15 July 2022 Time: 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm Platform: Zoom
Session Highlights
• 7 Basic Quality Management Principles • Overview of the Certification process and • Importance of 13485 Certification from Compliance perspective
Key Speakers
• Mr. Mahadevan. J, VP & Business Segment Head – Medical, DQS India- Deutsch Quality Systems (India) Private Limited, Kodihalli, Bengaluru • Mr. M G Sathyendra, Consultant & Trainer – Global Certifications, Qmart Global, Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru • Mr. P.K.Minocha, Director, Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., Chala Gujarat • Mr. Rajiv Nath, Forum Coordinator, Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AIMED), New Delhi • Col. Rajiv Bhargava(Retd.), Associate Director, Indian School of Business, Mohali
Industry, Startups & Innovators Support Session with Regulators on Licensing Requirements for Medical Device Manufacturers, Startups & Innovators in Tamilnadu – MDR 17
Session Topic : Ease Of Doing Business – Industry & Startups Support Session on Licensing Requirements – MDR 17
Date : 23rd July 2022 Saturday Time : 3 pm – 5 pm Meeting : Online Meeting
Program Objective: Medical Device Industry in India is brought under full regulatory purview and industry has to show compliance to the Regulatory announcements made to this effect, from time to time.
Operators dealing with Risk Category Class A and B devices come under the purview of State Licensing Authorities and those dealing with Risk Category Class C & D devices come under the purview of Central Licensing Authority.
Medical Device Manufacturers, Innovators, Startups of Tamilnadu have requested for interactive sessions with Central and State Licensing Authorities and other stakeholders like BIS etc to guide them to implement the regulatory requirements better.
AIMED which is the voice for Indian Medical Device Manufacturers in the country and NHHID – Anna University , a National Hub for Healthcare Instrumentation Development, and Bureau of Indian Standards have collectively agreed to organize periodical sessions for the benefit of the industry and startups, innovators of Tamilnadu.
Target Audience
Medical Device Manufacturers, Innovators, Startups in Medical Device, MedTech space, Academia, Technology Business Incubators, Innovation Hubs, Medical Device Testing Laboratories, Healthcare services organisations – Hospitals, Diagnostics Centers , and other healthcare businesses, stakeholders to Conformity Assessment, Government organizations etc from Tamilnadu
Program Details:
Session would be conducted as Online Meeting, an interactive engagement with Manufacturers, Innovators, Startups .
There is NO REGISTRATION FEE. However , prior registration is a must.
Hub Co-ordinator NHHID Hub, Anna University, Chennai au.nhhid@gmail.com For more details about the NHHID, Anna University , pls visit – https://www.nhhid.org
DRAFT OF NEW DRUGS, MEDICAL DEVICES AND COSMETICS BILL 2022
The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 is a pre-independence legislation enacted by the Central Legislative Assembly. Review of obsolete laws and updating of the existing laws is a continuing process to accommodate changed requirements and adaptation of new technology.
The Government has time and again emphasized the need to review obsolete laws and to periodically repeal and amend laws, for which Bill are being brought before the Parliament.
The work of review and updating of Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 was vigorously taken up from the year 2016.
In light of recommendations of the Central Government and the felt need to have comprehensive legislation, a committee was constituted for framing the New Drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices Bill. As per recommendations of the Committee. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India proposes a draft New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022 in order to keep pace with changing needs, times, technology. In this regard, a draft bill has been prepared, a copy of which is enclosed.
It has been decided to solicit suggestions/comments/objections from the public/ stakeholders with regard to the said draft Bill.
The suggestions/comments/objections may be forwarded within 45 days from the date of issue of this Notice by email to drugsdivmohfw@gov.in or by post to Under Secretary (Drugs Regulation), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Room No. 434, C Wing, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi – 110011.
The suggestions/comments/objections received on the above email/address within the period of 45 days from the date of issue of the Notice, shall be taken into consideration for finalization of the notification.
National Assessment And Accreditation Council, Bengaluru has issued a note – Advisory on ISO 9001 / Green Certificates / Audits to all the HEIs
As per the resolution of the 96th EC meeting held on 26-5-2022, NAAC has given an advisory note to all the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) regarding how to check the authenticity of certificates provided for the couple of metrics on Quality Audit, Green Audit, Energy Audit and Environmental Audit in the manuals of the Self Study Report for institutional accreditation.
Sustainable Procurement Checklist – New Self Assessment Tool Launched by Global Green and Healthy Hospitals
Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network is launching a new Self Assessment Checklist ”Sustainable Procurement Checklist”, a new tool exclusive for its members.
With the Checklist, organizations can assess their progress in developing a sustainable procurement program, compare results against best practices and identify priority areas to focus on.
The Checklist allows health care institutions to obtain a snapshot assessment of their current procurement program and receive guidance on strategies to continue to improve and progress via the Sustainable Procurement Guide, our comprehensive resource for health care organizations to build a best-in-class sustainable procurement program.
To familiarise its members, GGHH will be hosting a webinar with two sessions to accommodate a variety of time zones. Both sessions will be recorded and require registration prior to the event.
