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The Indian Academy of Pediatrics was
formed after amalgamating the Association of Pediatricians in India based at
Mumbai and the Indian Pediatric Society based at Calcutta during its joint meeting
at Hyderabad in 1963. The IAP Secretariat is situated at Mumbai.
Today, the IAP has around 17,000 members with 140 branches which work for the
furtherance of IAP's objectives and work independently as per IAP's constitution.
The IAP has 17 subspecialty chapters and 4 working groups besides various issue
based sub-committees appointed by the Executive Board from time to time.
Mission Statement
The Indian Academy
of Pediatrics is committed to the improvement of the health and well being
of all children. For this purpose, the Academy dedicates its efforts
and resources. As members of the Academy we shall strive for the
achievement of the optimum growth, development and health in the physical,
emotional, mental, social and spiritual realms of all children irrespective
of diversities of their backgrounds. We shall fulfill our mission
through the following activities:
Advocacy
for children
Serve as advocates
for the legitimate causes of children, their growth, development, health,
emotional nurture, opportunities, rights, equity and justice. Serve
as competent and responsible source of information relevant to the health
and well being of children, to other organizations, the public and the
governments.
Professional
education and improvement
Provide and promote
ethical and professional standards among the members and provide and promote
education and training for the improvement of the knowledge, attitude and
skills of members in pediatrics in its widest sense.
Research
Provide leadership,
guidance and support for research in its broadest sense, relevant to the
health and well being of children.
Support
for pediatricians
Provide a forum for
promoting the role and opportunities of pediatricians as the best equipped
professionals for the care of sick children and to maintain the health
and well being of all children. Remain as the spokes medium of appropriate
training of medical and related supportive professionals involved in the
care of children in different settings.
Membership
service
Provide services,
benefits and recognition to assist and support the members for meeting
the needs and challenges inherent in pursuing our mission.
Education
of parents and the public
Design and conduct
programs and efforts for the education of parents, the public and policy
makers on their role in the promotion of health and well being of children
at home, in school and in other situations.
Activities
The IAP advocates, encourages
and advances the knowledge, study, research and practice of the science
of Pediatrics in all possible ways and promotes Continuing Medical Education
of its members and generally oversees standards for their professional
conduct.
Apart from guiding its members
on issues related to Child Survival, IAP also plays a crucial role in
propagating
the WHO, UNICEF and Government of India policies on Child survival as a
"true in service" and actively participates in Government of India's child
survival programmes.
The IAP organizes through its branches
and subspecialty chapters CMEs, workshops, seminars, updates and conferences
at National, Zonal, State, District and Local levels. It also exchanges Medical
Teachers/Professionals at International/National level for disseminating, acquiring
and imparting knowledge and training through various awards and research fellowships.
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Official
Publications of IAP |
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Monthly indexed journal- Indian
Pediatrics.
Quarterly journal - Indian Journal
of Practical Pediatrics.
Quarterly Bulletin - Academy Today.
Books on the Proceedings of CME/Update/Symposia/workshops/seminars/
conferences,
Guide books for parents on health
and care of children. The IAP actively participates in public education
on child health care programs through print and audio-visual media
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Office Bearers and the Members of the Executive Board of IAP - 2009
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President : Panna
Choudhury
President-Elect :
Deepak Ugra
Immediate Past President : R.K. Agarwal
Vice President :
Atul
Kumar Agarwal
Secretary General :
Rohit C. Agrawal
Treasurer :
Tanmay Amladi
Editor-in-Chief Indian
Pediatrics :
Piyush Gupta
Editor-in-Chief, Indian
Journal of Practical Pediatrics: K. Nedunchelian
Joint Secretary :
S Sanjay
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Executive
Board Members
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M Arif Ahmed (Andhra Pradesh)
Neeli Ramchander (Andhra Pradesh)
P Sudershan Reddy (Andhra Pradesh)
Arun Kumar Thakur (Bihar)
Arvind Prakash Savant (Chhattisgarh)
AS Vasudev (Delhi)
Sangeeta Yadav (Delhi)
Yagnesh O Popat (Gujarat)
Abhay Kantilal Shah (Gujarat)
Mahaveer Prasad Jain (Haryana)
Ashok Kumar Gupta (Jammu & Kashmir)
Arun Kumar Sharma (Jharkhand)
Kishore Kumar R (Karnataka)
D Narayanappa (Karnataka)
R Nisarga (Karnataka)
Achamma Joseph (Kerala)
George F Moolayil (Kerala)
TU Sukumaran (Kerala)
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V.P. Goswami
(Madhya Pradesh)
P.G. Walvekar (Madhya Pradesh)
Hemant A Joshi (Maharashtra)
Upendra S Kinjawadekar (Maharashtra)
Vasant M Khalatkar (Maharashtra)
Pravin J Mehta (Maharashtra)
Manoj T Rathi (Maharashtra)
Niranjan Mohanty (Orissa)
Harmesh Singh (Punjab)
Rajiv Kumar Bansal (Rajasthan)
Tarun Patni (Rajasthan)
S Venkateshwaran (Tamil Nadu)
CM Chhajer (Tripura)
Ashok Kumar Rai (Uttar Pradesh)
Vineet K Saxena (Uttar Pradesh)
Sandhya Bhatnagar (Uttarakhand)
Nabendu Chaudhuri (West Bengal)
Arup Roy (West Bengal) |
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Uma Raju (Services),
Vijay
N. Yewale (Academic Affairs
Administrator)
A.P.
Dubey (IAP’s Representative)
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IAP Secretariat
Honorary
General Secretary,
Indian Academy
of Pediatrics,
Kailash Darshan,
Kennedy Bridge,
Mumbai 400
007, India
TEL : 91-22-23889565,23887906,23887922
FAX : 91-22-23851713
E-mail :
centraloffice@iapindia.org
IAP Website:
www.iapindia.org
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