Annual Report for the year 2008.

Dr Ritabrata Kundu, secretary of the chapter had presented the activity report of the chapter during the above mentioned period. Reports of the following programs were presented by the secretary :

1.  Summer Workshop and CME in Kolkata on 26,27 April 2008
2.  Mid Term National CME in Surat on 31 May and 1st June 2008
3.  South Zone CME held in Thiruvalla, Kerala on 27 July 2008
4.  Satellite conference held in Hasan, Karnataka, 21 September 2008
5.  National Conference in Varanasi (11NCPID) held in 22,23 November 2008

The members present highly appreciated the huge task of the chapter.

In addition to the above program Dr Kundu had also informed the august body that the chapter had undertaken that 3 protocol meeting on :

1.  Kalaazar
2.  Skin and Soft Tissue Infection
3.  Rational Antibiotic Therapy

He also informed that the Malaria update protocol made by the chapter was already published in the September issue of Indian Pediatrics 2008.

Audited Report

Audited report for the period of 1.4.2007 to 31.3.2008 had been deposited to central IAP office as per rule. The members expressed that this report should be circulated to every member present in the GB from the next year onwards. This had been well accepted by the office bearers and they had agreed to do so.

Financial Position

Dr Digant Shastri, Treasurer gave brief account of the finance of the chapter. He had informed the body that the corpus of the life membership is lying with Dr Raju C Shah (Approx Es.3.93 lacs).

Dr Raju C Shah suggested not to utilize the corpus fund of Life Membership.
Dr Tapan Kr Ghosh has given the A/c position lying in Kolkata –

1. Rs. 4.5 Lacs in 2 Fixed Deposit
2. Rs. 1.35 Lacs in Dr A Parthasarathy Oration Fund
3. Rs. 1.76 lacs in Savings A/c

Scientific Programs of 2009

The following program were proposed for the year 2009 :

1. Dr Vijay N Yewale, had proposed on behalf of IAP Navi Mumbai Branch to organize the next National Conference (12 NCPID) in Navi Mumbai. Dr Baldev Prajapti had agreed to his proposal.
2. Dr Baldev Prajapati had proposed that the Mid Term National CME will be held in Vadodara.
3. The members from East Zone had proposed to organize a East Zone Summer Program in the month of April/May in Kolkata.

The secretary has requested to all the members to organize some scientific activity on the topics related to PID in their places.

DR Farzana of Aligarh requested that there must be some time in the scientific program exclusively for the postgraduates and even some slot should be kept for a session of Free and Award paper session.

Publications of the chapter

Dr Kundu had informed to the AGB that the following decisions were accepted in the executive board meeting held in the same date at 1.30. pm.

1. Publication of a Text Book on Pediatric Infectious Diseases had been already accepted by EB and he wanted the opinion of members present in AGB who had gladly agreed to this proposal. Dr Kundu had also informed that the following editorial board had been selected which was also approved by the GB.

Dr Tapan Kr Ghosh, Chairperson 2007
Dr Shivananda, Chairperson 2008
Dr Baldev Prajapati, Chairperson 2009
Dr Vijay N Yewale, Hony. Secretary 2006-2007
Dr Ritabrata Kundu, Hony. Secretary 2008-2009

Two advisors namely, Dr A Parthasarathy and Dr Raju C Shah were taken in this project.

2. Dr Baldev Prajapati, the incoming Chairperson had informed that one handbook in PID specially for the practitioners, which he wanted to publish in his tenure (2009). The GB members had accepted his views and the same group of editors will also assist him in this venture.

Declaration of the Annual Election Result

Dr Tapan Kr Ghosh the returning officer had informed that the executive board was unanimously elected.

Chairperson Elect
Dr Indrasekhar Rao

Vice President
Dr Promod Jog
Dr Ajay Kalra

Executive Members
East Zone
Dr L Ranbir Singh
Dr Jaydeep Choudhury

West Zone
Dr Satish Pandya
Dr Anhay Kantilal Shah

Central Zone
Dr Atul Agarwal
Dr Kewal Kishore Arora

North Zone
Dr A J Chitkara
Dr Shyam Kukreja

South Zone
Dr Major K Nagaraju
Dr T Sukumaran

Registration of the Chapter

As per the previous decision Dr Abhay Shah had given the responsibility to register the chapter in Ahmedabad under the guidance of Dr Raju C Shah and Dr Baldev Prajapati.

Miscellaneous

Dr Vijay N Yewale was unanimously elected as the Editor in Chief of the forth coming journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.

Dr Ashok Rai the organising Secretary of 11NCPID and his team were profusely thanked for their outstanding performance.

Dr Parang Mehta’s performance was highly acknowledged for his untired contribution towards publication of the bulletin of IAP ID Chapter for long 7 years.

Thanks were also given to the members present in the GB.