AIDS Conference in Jammu

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Conference on prevention, control of AIDS in Jammu

Jammu, Feb 6: Transport Minister Mangat Ram Sharma today called upon

the nursing and midwives fraternity to brave the multi-dimensional

challenges in eradication, prevention and control of HIV/AIDS.

Inaugurating the IXth conference on challenges faced by nurses and

midwives in prevention and control of malady of AIDS, the Minister

stressed on the need of such conferences in effectively combating

the deadly disease as also in devising of planned teaching

programmes on the ways of AIDS transmission and self protection

among the nursing community.

Sharma called upon the using in right perspective the findings of

the plenary conference besides the research being carried out

worldwide in overcoming the challenges in prevention of AIDS as also

in its control and management.

On the necessity of equipping the staff nurses working in various

medical institutions about the awareness of this malady, the

Minister said, `any quality care programme in medical institution

indispensability depends upon the specialty and compassionate care

afforded by the nursing fraternity'. He hoped that the deliberations

being carried out in the conference among the nurses and experts of

the subject would not only enable better understanding of the malady

but also in devising the strategies to belie the myths and, socio-

psychological aspects and ethical dilemma in nursing care.

The deliberations in 3-day long conference organized conjointly by

Jammu and Kashmir Nursing Research Society of India and AMT School

Jammu in the premises of the Government Medical College Jammu would

be carried out under two heads with plenary sessions to be followed

by the scientific session.

Top professional of medical profession and scientists are attending

the conference which include Professor and Head Department of CHA

National Institute of Health and Family Welfare Dr. M. Bhattacharya,

WHO Communication Expert Dr. P.L. Trakroo besides medicos and

professionals from Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, Ruby Hall Clinic

Pune, Nursing College CMC Vellore, Choithram College of Nursing

Indoreand PGIMER Chandigarh.

During the 3-day long conference the experts of the subject would

deliberate on HIV challenges faced by midwives in intra and

postnatal period, counseling and education strategies to modify high

risk behaviour in prevention and control of AIDS, universal

precautions and availability of resources for nurses, biomedical

waste management, knowledge and practices among the health

professionals, cross sectional study on effectiveness of planned

teaching programme on awareness of AIDS, effect of planned health

programme for adolescents on human sexuality, knowledge-attitude and

practices of care givers of AIDS patients, et al.

President Nursing Research Society of India s. Uma Handa in her

keynote address said that the panacea for curing the AIDS malady

lies in exchange of views and applicability of the research in

overcoming the obstacles associated with the disease.

Handa said that another conspicuous aspect of the present workshop

being attended by over 600 delegates lies in the conduct of

interactive workshop by Royal College of Nursing. She said that

nurses play a pivotal role in affording quality care, support and

prevention of the AIDS and as such are most susceptible to the

challenges all level be it at homes, primary, secondary and tertiary

levels. (INF)

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