Dr. T.V. Rao discusses the emerging crisis in medical microbiology education and practice in India. He argues that the current system produces graduates with theoretical knowledge but little practical skills. As a result, infectious diseases are often misdiagnosed or inappropriately treated with antibiotics. Several commenters agree with Dr. Rao's assessment and suggest reforms such as competency-based training, reducing non-medical influence over education, and integrating microbiology teaching with clinical case studies. There is a need to improve faculty training and make microbiology education more relevant to patient care.
AMR challenges in human from animal foods- Facts and Myths.pptxBhoj Raj Singh
This presentation talks about ÄMR: A public health threat, a “silent pandemic”.
Infections caused by Antimicrobial-drug-resistant (AMR) pathogens caused >1.27 million deaths worldwide in 2019 (low level or no surveillance) and increasing year after year which may be > million in coming decades. Covid-19 caused ~6.8 million deaths in >3 years but now the pandemic is ending but the AMR pandemic has no timeline for its ending. Many deaths are also attributed to AMR pathogens.
More antibiotic use (irrespective of the sector) = More AMR.
This presentation also talks about ways and means to mitigate the AMR pandemic. 1. Stopping the blame game. All are equally responsible for the emergence of AMR, the share of developed and educated communities is much more than poor and un-educated communities.
2. Working together: On-Line Real-Time AST Data Sharing Platform for different diagnostic and research laboratories doing AST routinely.
3. Implementing not only antibiotic veterinary and medical stewardship but antimicrobial production and distribution stewardship too.
4. Educating for Environmental health not only human, plant, and animal health.
5. AMR's solution is not in searching for alternatives to antibiotics but in establishing environmental harmony.
6. More emphasis on AMR epidemiology than on AMR microbiology and pharmacology.
7. Development of understanding that bacteria and other microbes are more essential for life on earth than the human race. Microbes can live without humans, but humans can’t without microbes.
Global-Health is of prime importance than economic growth/ greediness.
AMR challenges in human from animal foods- Facts and Myths.pptxBhoj Raj Singh
This presentation talks about ÄMR: A public health threat, a “silent pandemic”.
Infections caused by Antimicrobial-drug-resistant (AMR) pathogens caused >1.27 million deaths worldwide in 2019 (low level or no surveillance) and increasing year after year which may be > million in coming decades. Covid-19 caused ~6.8 million deaths in >3 years but now the pandemic is ending but the AMR pandemic has no timeline for its ending. Many deaths are also attributed to AMR pathogens.
More antibiotic use (irrespective of the sector) = More AMR.
This presentation also talks about ways and means to mitigate the AMR pandemic. 1. Stopping the blame game. All are equally responsible for the emergence of AMR, the share of developed and educated communities is much more than poor and un-educated communities.
2. Working together: On-Line Real-Time AST Data Sharing Platform for different diagnostic and research laboratories doing AST routinely.
3. Implementing not only antibiotic veterinary and medical stewardship but antimicrobial production and distribution stewardship too.
4. Educating for Environmental health not only human, plant, and animal health.
5. AMR's solution is not in searching for alternatives to antibiotics but in establishing environmental harmony.
6. More emphasis on AMR epidemiology than on AMR microbiology and pharmacology.
7. Development of understanding that bacteria and other microbes are more essential for life on earth than the human race. Microbes can live without humans, but humans can’t without microbes.
Global-Health is of prime importance than economic growth/ greediness.
Herbal antimicrobials are considered as an important alternative to antibiotic and probable tools to mitigate emerging antimicrobial-drug-resistance (AMR). However, it is difficult to accept that microbes may not adapt to herbal antimicrobials as rapidly as to antibiotics. This is now well documented that herbal antimicrobial resistance is also common among common pathogenic microbes and genes are now known to encode herbal drug-resistance too. This lecture gives description how resistance to conventional antimicrobials impacts susceptibility of microbes for herbal antimicrobials. Lecture Scheduled on 21st February 2023, In: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Foodborne pathogens” sponsored under the ICAR-NAHEP-CAAST project by the MAFSU, Mumbai Veterinary College, at the Division of Veterinary Public Health, ICAR-IVRI from 20th February to 25th February, 2023.
this lecture describes the various procedures and maintenance steps that should be taken to insure that all lab equipment are working well in a controlled manner for the guarantee of accuracy of microbiological test results.
The lecture describes the performance and presentation of the antibiograms by the hospitals based upon recommendations of CLSI and shows experience of some of our MOH hospitals with the advantages and pitfalls in them.
This presentation describes the key performance indicators to assess the quality of work in microbiology department. The KPIs in common use are mentioned and other indicators are summarized.
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The lecture describes the performance and presentation of the antibiograms by the hospitals based upon recommendations of CLSI and shows experience of some of our MOH hospitals with the advantages and pitfalls in them.
This presentation describes the key performance indicators to assess the quality of work in microbiology department. The KPIs in common use are mentioned and other indicators are summarized.
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Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
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Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
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Selleck's transition from an athlete to an actor came with its physical demands. His first significant role in "Magnum P.I." required him to perform various stunts and maintain a fit appearance. This role, which he played from 1980 to 1988. necessitated a rigorous fitness routine to meet the show's demands. setting the stage for his long-term commitment to health and wellness.
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1. EMERGING CRISIS IN MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
IN INDIA
Dr.T.V.Rao MD
Medical Microbiology is a part of the whole system of Medical education which is in crisis mode
today and we are paying a very heavy price for inadequately investigating the patients to even
diagnose and rule out basic infectious diseases of more than 100 years old, with scientific
evaluations, I think I am in a mood to get out of active work in Microbiology, with many limitations
to work with integrity, certainly lack of commitment to develop the Medical microbiology leads to
crisis with the misuse of Antibiotics and today patient spends more on Antibiotics than on the basic
disease process, Many clinicians think that Laboratory Medicine is COW they can get maximum MILK
out of ignorance of the laboratory system. Ultimately the Laboratory Medicine is turning out to be
a profit making industry at the cost human life and survival. Our education system is wonderful and
MD in Microbiology course teaches many great matters in syllabus and curriculum our educational
system is wonderful, competitive and producing many graduates and postgraduates, however, if you
analyse our Microbiology our students talk many things beyond what we can do in our country. It
means we are loading them with imaginary things drifting from realities, the skills and performance.
Today our Microbiology students learn complex things beyond their need; our syllabus is excellent;
everything is told as theory and I see even the postgraduates in medical microbiology practice with
least interest in laboratory procedures, they think laboratory is a Technicians Job and they are expert
to guide system and supervise with little knowledge in basics and many may not be talented to do
few basic things even after post-graduation. It is unfortunate that very Senior Professors and many
HOD’s think they are born angels of Microbiology and few can read a Gram stain a basic procedure
in Microbiology it ex expected to read well by BSc student in Microbiology, It is not fault of any one
they think they are the administrators of Departments and living in illusion they know all the matters
well start kidding the students with ignorance I feel majority of the seniors never take any clue from
many events. Even after spending more than nine years to be a medical microbiologist with MD, and
another period of more than nine years in waiting to become a professor, most of us go into
unproductive work without contributing much to patient care which makes the clinicians reluctant
to accept us as a part of the system. This all happens with cumulative effect; in microbiology the
teachers, once they become associate professors, they read very little and leave the laboratory work
to assistants spending time with the so-called administrative work, finding faults with many around
as idle ness causes perverted minds and some chasing examiner-ships. As we know they are fulltime
examiners and part time teachers.
IS MD Microbiology COURSE HEADING TO COLLAPSE? Today no body joins MD
Microbiology may be because the chances of employment are low, and to be trained by most
ignorant people heading the departments. With least interest and it is just a Time pass to juniors
like our senior professors in Medical colleges who come to enjoy the hospitality of Medical council of
India as they need a person to lead the department. I can definitely say our Medical microbiology is
most contaminated course as anybody can interfere and report without having basic knowledge on
pathophysiology of Infectious diseases, The ignorance of Senior MD is compensated by MSc
graduates, and private managements cannot find people with little commitments and clashes
between Medical and Non-Medical people killing the profession in Many private Medical Collages, as
everybody acts smarter than what they know the Microbes, In this process the Microbes are
competing with Microbiologists to be smarter than we think and winning the dynamics of crisis in
2. Medical Microbiology with mismanagement of Infectious diseases I find that microbiology
departments are least funded and in future to continue in the departments will be disappointing. I
feel in future many least interested people would join the MD (Microbiology) just for a job for MCI
regulations and the departments will be loaded with mediocre teachers and future of the
departments would be at stake.
When I published a Article on the above matters in widely read India Medical Times as Falling
standards in medical microbiology Monday, August 11, 2014 Some of the learned people experts
commented with following ideas
Comment by Dr Jacob John 2014-09-18 06:00:02 Professor of Eminence from
CMC Vellore
Dear Dr Rao,
The scenario is exactly the same not only for medical microbiology but for other subjects too clinical
subjects included. Quite often we get microbiology reports at a technician’s level but signed by an
MD Microbiology (without any interpretation or recommendation).The training for UG/PG has to be
reoriented as competency based. Admission should be merit based -no capitation fee/management
quota/NRI quota.
Only those with stuff should enter the portals of higher education.
Comment by Rajwardhan Yadav
2014-10-11 02:16:11
Dear Dr. Rao,
I appreciate you taking the time to write your opinion. Your honesty is humbling. We are facing with
a scare of Ebola in the US and the media is going bonkers with the coverage. One death to date in
Dallas and the entire town is on the edge. The big wigs at the CDC and Department of Public Health
are having sleepless nights. Microbiologists and infectious disease specialist are providing their
opinions through most of the media outlets. You have brought up two main issues, first being the
age old, stereotyped and non-pragmatic education (microbiology) system that exists in most of the
medical schools in India and the second being the if an individual infected with Ebola were to come
to one of the metropolitan cities of in India and transmit the virus to various individuals he comes in
contact with and the chain reaction that it would set in, is unimaginable. I wonder what can be done
about these issues. The regulatory body overlooking medical education in India is in the news only
when the Courts give directives and when disproportionate assets are recovered from the official
(s)/aficionados. It just appears that there is no accountability. Dr. Rao, people like you with a
conscience need to advice how to make subjects like microbiology attractive and lure the bright
medical graduates towards the field. Microbes are evolving, novel mutations are resulting in
antigenic shifts and drifts. Genomic exchanges are taking place within and across species and
serotypes. When evolution is occurring even among viruses and bacteria why is so difficult for our
MCI to evolve. Intelligence and brightness is inherent within the students who join our medical
schools. We have to provide the optimal learning environment for them to flourish. A start that
comes to my mind is to provide good training to the faculty who teach our students. In today’s world
of molecular and personalized medicine we need to expose our students to the tools of modern
medicine and how they can utilize them to provide better health care to the Indian people. Just to
end, I hope the Indian government has a plan in place to screen individuals coming out of West
3. Africa otherwise we are going to have a public health crisis on our hands in the subcontinent. After
reading your opinion I just had to applaud you for the candidness in which you expressed your
thoughts and also write a few of my thoughts. Good luck.
Raj Yadav MD, PhD
Division of Rheumatology
Yale School of Medicine New Haven CT
Comment by CHUGH, TD
2014-08-23 21:25:21
Teach microbiology as case studies in collaboration with clinicians. The present format is dull and not
worth it.look at the way antibiotics are taught to 3rd year students in micro and pharma without the
teachers even knowing their proper use on patients. Times have changed, we need integrated
teaching programs. All the wet practical’s for undergrads are useless. Make micro training
interesting and life -like. Give it the colour of infectious diseases. Teachers must change before u can
improve microbiology standards.
Comment by Kavita Raja Head Division of Microbiology Sree Chitratirunal
Institute of Medical Sciences
2014-10-10 13:40:54
In 1997, we started an association called Academy of Clinical Microbiologists in Trivandrum. Those
interested in taking Microbiology to the patient’s bedside can join us. The Association is open to only
Medical doctors who have specialised in Microbiology (MD), but is not restricted to India.
With more active members we can do many things like curriculum development, antibiotic policy
development, training of faculty in clinical application of microbiology results with treatment
suggestions/antibiotic stewardship. For our activities, please go to http://www.clinicalmicrobio.org .
We have a journal- Journal of academy of Clinical Microbiologists (JACM) that promotes clinically
oriented articles
Ref OPINIONS Falling standards in medical microbiology Monday, August 11, 2014 India Medical
Times by Dr.T.V.Rao MD
I WISH MANY FRIENDS MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGISTS PHYSICIANS AND HOSPTIAL ADMINISTRATORS
READ JUST NOT ARTICLE AND SHARED OPIBION OF Dr Jacob John a luminary in Medical
Microbiology from Christian medical college Vellore and other great luminaries who fought for
improving standards in Medical Microbiology
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MICROBIOLOGY AND RAO’S INFECTION CARE WITH HUNDEREDS OF CONTRIBUTIONS ON
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NEVER FORGET EVERYONES LIFE IS IN CRISIS OUR ICU’S MIC’S WILL BE KILLER FIELDS IF THE
MICROBIOLOGY DEPARTMENT ARE NOT KEPT IN ORDER
4. The article carries no conflict of interest an opinion for betterment of Medical Microbiology as we
are heading to a state BUGS AND SUPERBUGS FREE FOR ALL
Dr.T.V.Rao MD Professor of Microbiology Freelance writer