AIIMS COVID-19 specialists to train medical fraternity from states on COVID Clinical Management to reduce its mortality rate.

Specialists from AIIMS, who have been handling COVID-19 cases would train doctors through Tele-Consultation guidance to doctors from states who have been dealing in COVID 19 cases. During the two day session, AIIMS doctors would share their experience on the effective Corona- management and handing of complications in COVID cases

In the first phase medical staff of 10 hospitals with more than 1000 beds would participate in the first session where AIIMS specialists would provide guidance on effective clinical management of COVID-19 patients in the ICUs of different State hospitals through tele/video consultation.

The AIIMS specialists would handhold the States in clinical management of COVID-19 patients to reduce the case fatality rate. These tele-consultation sessions would be conducted twice every week on Tuesday and Friday.

In the first phase hospitals selected include NESCO Jumbo Facility, P South (Phase II); CIDCO Mulund Jumbo Facility – T (Phase II); Malad Infiniti Mall Jumbo Facility, PN (Phase III); Jio Convention Centre Jumbo Facility, HE (Phase III); Nair Hospital; MCGM Seven Hills; MMRDA BKC Jumbo Facility, HE (Phase II); MMRDA BKC Jumbo Facility, HE (Phase I); Mumbai Metro Dahisar Jumbo Facility, T (Phase II); and Govt Medical College and Hospital, Panaji, Goa.

The Tele-consultation exercise would then be extended to another 61 hospitals which have bed capacity ranging from 500-1000 on twice a week basis. A calendar of these expert-led teleconsultation sessions have been drawn up to cover the States till July 31. The Tele-guidance would cover 17 including Delhi, Gujarat, Telangana, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.

Two doctors handling ICU patients from each hospital along with the Director-General of Health Services (DGHS) of the concerned State would participate in the VC interaction, Health Ministry said.

BY Vijay Thakur, Special Representative, The Statesman, vijaythakurx@gmail.com