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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEDear members,Greetings from IADVL KN.

I am honoured to be the president of this association and want to thank all the members for allowing me to serve as President of this prestigious association. Our association not only excels in academic activities, but has also given back to the community in these difficult times of COVID 19 pandemic.

I am proud of our Association’s success and activities over the last 6 months. We received the best branch Award for internal organisation during e-DERMACON 2021. Inspite of several restrictions due to pandemic, we have continued with our regular programs like DERMA ADVANCE virtually. Numerous academic events like RESIMED and CMEs were conducted. Practice management cell came with innovative programs. Social media team worked with the enthusiasm and very much successful in bringing community awareness on common skin conditions.

The second COVID wave has hit our nation to the core, pushing our medical fraternity bound by duty to care for humanity, to work in a war footing mode as frontline warriors. To face the challenges, it is need of the hour that we support each other. IADVL KN with the other Dermatologists’ associations of Karnataka has contributed substantially to this cause. An amount of 1 crore has been earmarked for this noble cause. MIDCUTICON KN is organised as an international CME exclusively for raising funds for COVID 19 pandemic.

I am extremely grateful to all the EC members, coordinators, sister society office bearers, each and every member of the association for their active participation, guidance and for effectively carrying out various activities of the association. I request all the members to enrol for e-voting and cast their votes in upcoming IADVL election.

If you have an idea, suggestion, comment, improvement, or criticism, please contact us and please let us know if you want to be more involved in association activities. I urge the younger dermatologists to become more associated with the association.

IADVL KN deeply mourns the loss of Dr. Manjunatha R, President elect, one of the most hardworking and dedicated member. His contribution will always be remembered and his memories will always be cherished.

Long live IADVL.

Dr. Shashikumar B MPresident

IADVL - KN

Vol. 9Issue 1July, 2021Pages 33

TABLE of coNTENTSPresident’s Message 1Office bearers of IADVL Karnataka 2020-21 2Obituary 3From the Honorary Secretary General’s desk 4From the Editor’s desk 5

MINUTES of MEETING 6-8= Minutes of online Annual General Body Meeting

IADVL-KN held on 28/11/2020IADVL-KN AcADEMIc AcTIVITIES 8-10= CUTICON-KN 2020 e-Conference, 28th and 29th

November 2020= DERMA ADVANCE 2021, 23rd and 24th January

2021, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore= RESIMED-KN DERM – Skill development program

for dermatology residents.= “Dermatology teaching for UGs in context of

Competency Based Medical Education”, 21st March 2021

IADVL SIG AcTIVITIES 11= SIG Leprosy – CME on Leprosy, 17th January 2021

cME AND WoRKSHoPS 11-14= BDS e-CME on “Dermatology practice and COVID”,

17th November 2020= e-CME on “Disorders of Pigmentation”,

27th December 2020, SSIMS, Davangere= BDS CME on Updates in Leprosy,

24th January, 2021= BDS e-CME on “The Dermatologists’s Stethoscope

- Dermoscope Revisited”, 28th February, 2021= e-CME on Aesthetic Dermatology, 28th February

2021, JJMMC, Davangere.

AcTIVITIES of IADVL KN PRAcTIcE MANAGEMENT cELL 14= e-CME on medicolegal issues in Dermatology,

18th April 2021= e-CME on “Artificial Intelligence”,

28th February 2021= e-CME on “Clinic account management and GST”,

17th March 2021

SISTER SocIETY MEETINGS 15= Mysore Dermatology Society monthly scientific

meet, 21st March 2021, Hotel Quorum, Mysore.= MDS, Mysuru – Scientific meet and felicitation,

28th February 2021

IADVL KN coMMUNITY DERMAToLoGY AcTIVITIES 16World AIDS day observation and activitiesWorld leprosy day observation and activities

IADVL-KN BRANcH AcHIEVEMENTS 17IADVL-KN MEMBERS’ ACHIEVEMENTSIADVL FOR ITS MEMBERS• IADVL DVL welfare trust• IADVL E-library • IADVL E-groups• IADVL DermaApp• IADVL KN BENEVOLENT FUND

oBITUARY 22

coNTRIBUTIoNS fRoM IADVL KN ALoNG WITH 23 SISTER SocIETIES ToWARDS coVID-19 PANDEMIc RELIEf AcTIVITIES DURING THE SEcoND WAVE

GALLERY 28

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OFFICE BEARERS OF IADVL KARNATAKA 2020-21

Dr. Shashikumar B M President

Dr. Mitaxari HugarVice President

Dr. Y M ShivakumarImmediate Past President

Dr Savitha A SHon Secretary General

Dr. Manjunatha RPresident Elect

Dr Manjunath Hulmani Hon Treasurer

Dr. Prakash KololgiVice President

Dr. Manjunath ShenoyACAD Chairman

Dr Namitha chathraJoint Secretary

Dr Mukund PZonal Co-ordinator South

Dr. Smitha PrabhuACAD Convenor

Dr Ambresh BadadJoint Secreatry

Zonal Co-ordinator North

Dr Mohan ShendreZonal Co-ordinator Central

Dr. Jayanth D PHon. Secretary Elect

Dr Eswari LZonal Co-ordinator East

Dr Sneha MDermapen Chief Editor

Dr. Veeresh DyavannavarHon. Treasurer Elect

Dr Vinma H ShettyZonal Co-ordinator West

Dr Kirti KatweDermapen Assistant Editor

May 2021/3

With deep sorrow we inform the sad demise of

the young and dynamic member of our association,

Dr. Manjunatha R, President Elect 2020-2021.

Dr. Manjunatha R was born in Kollegal on 2nd May 1972,

he did his primary schooling at his birthplace.

He completed MBBS education from Bangalore Medical

College (1990 batch) and further did his post graduation

from KMC, Mangalore. He established his practice in

Kollegal and was the first to start phototherapy treatment

there. He did his diploma in Medical law and ethics from

National Law School.

He had been an inseparable part of the Executive

Committee of IADVL KARNATAKA and his journey began

from 2012 as the Joint Secretary from 2012-14, Treasurer

from 2014-16, was the Hon. General Secretary from 2017-

19, Vice President 2019-20 and then the President Elect.

Dr. Manjunatha R’s contributions to the association are

innumerable. He is remembered fondly as a soft spoken,

humble, honest, hard working and dedicated member. His

untimely death leaves a void in our dermatology fraternity.

He is survived by his wife Dr. Srividya, practising Gynaecologist

in Kollegal and two daughters Spoorthi and Trupti.

On behalf of all the members of IADVL KN, we express

our heartfelt condolences to the family. May his divine

soul rest in peace.

oBITUARY

Dr. Manjunatha R(02.05.1972 - 30.03.2021)

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fRoM THE SEcRETARY’S DESK

Dear members,

Greetings from IADVL KN.

I begin by thanking our members again for giving us an opportunity to

serve this association which has been envisioned and nurtured by doyens to

provide professional excellence. As the pandemic continues to challenge us,

we have risen to the situation and planned to help the front line workers and

community. Doctors and health care professional are the prime warriors in this

pandemic. It is in these testing times, the duty of any association to support

the community.

IADVL KN along with other Dermatologists’ association of Karnataka has

contributed in a big way by providing essential requirements like N 95 masks,

pulse oxymeters, digital BP apparatus, NIV masks and nasal cannulas to 10

medical colleges across Karnataka. To reach the ground level front line workers,

N 95 masks and pulse oxymeters were distributed to all the PHCs in Karnataka.

Our annual midyear conference was MIDCUTICON KN was planned as a fund

raising conference, the income of which will be used exclusively for COVID 19

services. It is an international CME with more than 10 international faculty and

50 plus national faculty. Through our Benevolent fund, we managed to assist

few of our members during these testing times.

A position statement on COVID 19 vaccines and dermatology was published

with emphasis on dermatological diseases, medications and vaccination.

DERMAADVANCE, the flagship program of IADVL KN for exam going

postgraduates was conducted online in January. RESIMED is the weekly

program by IADVL KN Academy which focusses on case discussions and small

topics for benefit of residents. We have completed 50 weekly sessions. CME

on Dermatology teaching for UGs in context of Competency based Medical

Education was also conducted successfully. Practice management cell has

organised CME on GST, artificial intelligence and medico legal issues.

We lost the President elect of IADVL KN Dr. Manjunatha R recently. He was

a very active member of the association and his demise is immense loss to us.

My heart felt condolences to his bereaved family. I pray that the almighty gives

his family the strength to withstand this tragic moment. May his soul rest in

peace.

My thanks to Dr. Sneha M DERMAPEN editor for bringing out this edition

successfully.

I thank our president Dr Shashikumar B M and all office bearers, zonal

and district coordinators, office bearers of sister societies for their active

contribution towards all the activities of IADVL Karnataka.

Dr Savitha A SHon Secretary General

May 2021/5

Dr Sneha MChief Editor

Dr Kirti Katwe Assistant Editor

fRoM THE EDIToR’S DESK

Greetings from the editorial team of Dermapen!

Having managed to tide over the second wave of the COVID -19 pandemic, we bring to you the present edition of

Dermapen. We have had a transition from in-person to virtual events, which now seem smooth because of consistent

efforts of office bearers of IADVL-KN and other sister societies.

The first quarter started off with CUTICON KN 2020, which set a bench mark in terms of its efficient conduct and

academic extravaganza. DERMA ADVANCE 2021, an exceptional activity of IADVL KN Academy for post-graduates

appearing for exams was conducted in January 2021. RESIMED – KN DERM, a weekly program by IADVL KN Academy

has continued to benefit the post graduates. IADVL KN successfully conducted a CME on “Dermatology teaching for

UGs in context of Competency Based Medical Education”. IADVL KN Practice Management Cell organised e-CMEs on

medicolegal issues in Dermatology, artificial intelligence, and clinic account management and GST.

IADVL KN along with its sister societies has prodigiously contributed towards COVID - 19 relief activities, executed in

two phases. During phase 1, essential requirements like N 95 masks, pulse oxymeters, digital BP apparatus, NIV masks

and nasal cannulas were given to ten medical colleges across Karnataka. Phase 2 of the COVID - 19 relief activity catered

to the grass root level front line workers, where N 95 masks and pulse oxymeters were distributed to all the PHCs in

Karnataka.

A major set-back to IADVL KN has been the demise of our President elect Dr. Manjunatha R, who had held

various positions in IADVL KN and has contributed immensely to our association. We deeply mourn the loss of

Dr. Manjunatha R.

We thank Dr. Shashikumar B.M, President, IADVL KN, Dr. Savitha A.S, Honorary Secretary General, IADVL KN, all

the office bearers, zonal and district coordinators, and office bearers of sister societies for their active contribution

to dermapen. It gives us immense pleasure to bring forth such activities and we keenly look forward to your avid

participation in the future.

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The annual General Body Meeting of IADVL KN was

held on 28th November 2020 on online platform during

e CUTICON KN 2020. The meeting began with welcome

speech by Dr. Y M Shiva Kumar, President, IADVL-KN.

Secretary report was given by Dr. Savitha A S which

started with offering obituary to Dr. Umashankar Nagaraju

by observing one minute silence. Members were briefed

about all the academic and social activities conducted

during the past one year like SIG pruritus, DERMA ADVANCE

2020, SIG Female Genital Dermatosis, SIG Dermascopy,

MIDCUTICON and DERMABASICS 2020. Charmaratha

which is a patient educative program, was stopped due to

pandemic in March. A sum of Rs 5 lakhs was donated to

Chief Minister Relief Fund by IADVL-KN. Benevolent fund

details were also briefed. Kalaburgi was to host CUTICON

KN 2020 but as a physical conference could not be held,

it would be conducted at the same venue in 2021. The

report was accepted and passed.

Treasurer report was given by Dr. Manjunath Hulmani

who shared the details of accounts of ROOTS 3 and DERMA

ADVANCE. The audited report of accounts up to March

2020 was presented and passed. Finance Committee with

Dr. B. S. Chandrashekhar as Chairman was formed to discuss

the future investment plans. Clarifications regarding

taxation, DERMACON fund to IADVL was provided.

Dr. Venkataram Mysore suggested supervision and

administration of funds to be looked into by a committee

which should last for a minimum period of 5 years, which

was agreed to. Dr. Chandrashekhar suggested to have an

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE led by seniors, with permission

from AGBM, which was approved.

Dr. Veeresh, treasurer of CUTICON KN 2019 submitted

the CUTICON 2019 Treasurer report. The seed money

has been returned. All the savings has been transferred

to KN IADVL account. Thirty percent of this will be

transferred to Gadag Dermatology Association. Minutes

of online Annual General Body Meeting IADVL-KN held

on 28/11/2020 IADVL ACADEMY report was given by

Dr. Manjunath Shenoy. DERMA ADVANCE, E MID CUTICON,

DERMA BASICS, INTERMED, RESIMED, E CUTICON 2020

Activities were shared by him. Other ACADEMY activities

like PG Manual upgradation were also mentioned. These

activities were complimented by all.

Journal report was given by Dr. Raghunatha S, who

mentioned about the citations being increased from 20 to

39. Efforts are being done to increase review and original

articles. With the new upgraded website, work would be

assigned to assistant editors from now onwards. Renewal

of MOU with Wolter Kluwers is in process. SOP’S for

editorial team has to be framed.

CUTICON 2019 Conference Report was given by

Dr. Saleem followed by CUTICON 2021 Report by Dr. Ashok

Hogade.

MID DERMACON 2021 Report was given by Dr. Ramesh

Bhat, who stated that even though preparations for the

conference were already in place, the pandemic would

decide if the conference is a physical or online one.

IADVL-KN registration is to be renewed as it was lapsed

in 2013. The address is to be shifted to Bangalore as per

previous AGBM approval and Dr. Jayanth will be incharge

of the registration renewal.

Dr. B S Chandrashekar briefed about the status of

acquiring site for IADVL KN office.

Constitution committee under the chairmanship of Dr.

Narendra Kamath to update our constitution and SOPs.

Election result declaration was done by the election

officer, Dr. B.S. Chandrashekhar. The election was

unopposed.

Minutes of online Annual General Body Meeting IADVL-KN held on 28/11/2020

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E instillation of the office bearers was performed.

Address by incoming president was given who stated his objectives for the tenure.

Some being:

• Setting up IADVL-KN building committee.

• Encourage youngsters in various association activities

• Community activities- continue Charma Ratha and adopt 4 remote villages

• Setting up of tele medicine platforms.

• Address future challenges in dermatology practice

• Revamp the education activities of IADVL-KN academy

• E- voting: to increase the E-voters

• Community based projects- to know prevalence of common skin disorders.

Constitution committee chaired by Dr. Narendra Kamath to revise SOPs and concise existing constitution.

Dr. Manjunath Shenoy to continue as Academy chairperson for another year.

Arbitration committee to be chaired by immediate past president.

Community dermatology project to be chaired by Dr. Jagadish P.

Media cell- to be chaired by Dr. Girish.

Industry Liaison- to be chaired by Dr. Raghunath Reddy R.

UG quiz coordinator – Dr. Sahana Srihari.

Office bearers for 2021 were declared as follows:

President - Dr. Shashikumar BM

President Elect - Dr. Manjunath R

Immediate Past President - Dr. Y M Shivakumar

Vice Presidents - Dr. Prakash Kololgi and Dr. Mitaxari Hugar

Hon Secretary General - Dr. Savitha A S

Treasurer - Dr. Manjunath Hulmani

Secretary Elect - Dr. Jayanth DP

Treasurer Elect - Dr. Veeresh

Joint Secretaries - Dr. Namitha Chathra and Dr. Ambresh Badad

EC members:Dr. Vinma H Shetty

Dr. Saleem Jamadar

Dr. Jagadish P

Dr. Rasya Dixit

Dr. Sneha M

Dr. Shilpa K

Dr. Sanjay Thejaswi

Dr. Sanjana Shivashankar

Dr. Kirti Katwe

Dr. Shweta Bhadbhade

CC members:Dr. Nandini A S

Dr. Shivakumar Patil

Dr. Tukaram Sori

Dr. Yogendra M

Dr. Mahesh Kumar C

Dr. Aneesh S

Dr. Sujala S Aradhya

Dr. Sahana Srihari

Dr. Shivanand

Dr. Shruthi H N

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Dermapen editor- Dr. Sneha M, Assistant editor - Dr. Kirti Katwe.

Yuvaderma editor- Dr. Sanjay Thejaswi

Election officer for 2021 – Dr. Satish Pai with returning officer as Dr. Savitha A S and observer as

Dr. B S Chandrashekar.

CDR journal editor Emeritus - Dr. Arun C Inamadar.

Dr. Manjunath Shenoy proposed online knowledge networking through the academy with monthly webinars, case

based learning and journal clubs on an online platform and to negotiate with the knowledge based provider.

Dr. Raghunatha Reddy was congratulated for having received the prestigious Ratan Singh award.

Vote of thanks was given by Dr. Manjunath Hulmani.

CUTICON-KN 2020 - E-Conference, 28th and 29th November 2020

DERMA ADVANcE 2021 - 23rd and 24th January 2021, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore

IADVL-KN ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

With changing situations, IADVL KN has adapted itself

and with commitment to host CUTIKON KN 2020 organised

an e-conference.

IADVL KN organised one of kind virtual conference,

which allowed enjoying the academic feast with in the

comfort of their home.

The theme of the conference was “Epidemic, endemic

and pandemic: Dermatologist’s perspective”

A half day video workshop with the theme “Physics,

Chemistry and Biology” which covered LASERS, peels and

biologics was the highlight of the conference.

Various academicians from all over the country

participated in the conference making it an academic

bonanza.

Prof. Dr. Shivakumar and Prof. Dr. Rajendran oration

was done by Dr. Veeranna S, on the topic - The Sherlockian

approach in diagnostic dermatology.

Prof. JN Shetty oration was given by Dr. Balachandra

Ankad on “Dermoscopy In Indian Perspective: My Journey”.

UG quiz finals was conducted by Dr. Namitha Chathra

as the Quiz master.

The conference concluded with interesting case

based discussions in terms of “Diagnostic challenges and

therapeutic challenges”.

The overall conference was well appreciated with

special mention to Dr. Shashikumar B M and Dr. Savitha

A S, organising secretaries of E-CUTICON KN 2020 for

conducting the event successfully.

Derma Advance is the annual program of IADVL KN for

final year residents to prepare them for the university exams.

This year it was hosted by Department of dermatology,

Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore. In view of the

ongoing pandemic, it was an online event held on 23rd and

24th January 2021. It was a resident-participatory program

with inclusion of the best faculties across the country.

The event was organised under the guidance of

Dr. Manjunath Shenoy who was the organising chairman

and Dr. Vishal B, the organising secretary.

Keeping the focus on practical exams, case based

discussions were held for long cases:

1) Bullous disorder

2) Leprosy

3) Scleroderma/ SLE

4) Erythroderma

5) Paediatric dermatology

Also, talks on “How to prepare and write a theory

paper?”, “How to perform clinical examination?” and

“Dermatopathology” were discussed.

May 2021/9

Session No Date Topic Moderator Speakers21 22/11/2020 Case based learning- Bullous

disorder- 1Dr. Raghavendra RaoDr. Ajithkumar K.

Dr. Suhani SareenDr. Alaka J. MohanDr. Neena VijayanDr. Lavin Bhatia

22 5/12/2020 Ingenuities of injectables in Aesthetic Dermatology

Dr. K. C. Nischal Dr. Udhaypreet Sidhu

23 12/12/2020 Fundamentals and patterns of Trichoscopy

Dr. Gursharan Kaur Bedi Dr. Balachandran Ankad

24 19/12/2020 Case based learning: Leprosy 1 Dr. Sunil DograDr. Veeranna Shastri

Dr. Ruta JoshiDr. Samiksha Shetty

25 26/12/2020 Laser skills - Part 1Fundamentals and pigment laser

Dr. B. S. Chandrashekhar Dr. Swapnil Shah

26 02/01/2021 Laser skills - Part 2 Scar & Hair Dr. Ganesh S Pai Dr. Rajetha Damishetty27 09/01/2021 Bulbous disorder 2 Dr. Devinder Mohan Thappa

Dr. Manjunath ShenoyDr. Ananya ReddyDr. AravindDr. AswathiDr. Logamoorthy

28 16/01/2021 Enriching the skills of platelet rich plasma therapy

Dr. Suresh M. S Dr. Shuken Dashore

29 30/01/2021 Skillful evaluation of Urticaria Dr. Prabhakar Sangolli Dr. Abhishek De30 13/02/2021 Case based learning on

ErythrodermaDr. Vijay AithalDr. Dincy Peter

Dr. Ancy ChackoDr. Sherif DominicDr. Vimal John

31 20/02/2021 Evaluation of acne in the adolescent and post-adolescent age

Dr. Pramod Kumar Dr. Aseem Sharma

32 06/03/2021 Essential skills in acne procedures

Dr. Apratim Goel Dr. Urmila Nischal

33 13/03/2021 A case of asymptomatic rash on hands and feet

Dr. Ramesh BhatDr. Yogesh S Marfatia

Dr. Monisha MadhumitaDr. Roja B HulihalliDr. Atmakalyani ShahDr. Hiral Patel

34 20/03/2021 Female genital dermatoses Dr. Smitha Prabhu Dr. Athota Kavitha35 27/03/2021 A case of fever, photosensitivity

and facial rashDr. Deepika Pandhi Dr. Nandini A.S.

Dr. KrithiDr. NidhikaDr. AakashDr. Anil

36 03/04/2021 Non venereal genital dermatoses in Male

Dr. Jayadev Betkerur Dr. Venkatramana G.

RESIMED - KN DERM - Skill development program for dermatology residents :

IADVL Karnataka launched a resident centered online scientific activity “RESIMED-KN DERM”. The programme

constitutes a series of lectures/demos/videos by faculty with expertise in a particular clinical/laboratory and procedural

skill. Most of the topics covered are required for day to day clinical practice and are an integral part of the summative

evaluation. The programme commenced on 20th June 2020 and the sessions are conducted on Saturdays between 7:00

and 8:00PM. Details of the sessions held are mentioned below.

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37 10/04/2021 A case based discussion on bullous disorder

Dr. Shashikumar B.M.Dr. P. Nirmala Devi

Dr. HemalathaDr. MeghanaDr. YogeshwariDr. P. Jemisingh

38 17/04/2021 Psychodermatology-Derel ict domain of Dermatology

Dr. Shrutakirthi D Shenoi Dr. Koushik Lahiri

39 24/04/2021 A panoramic view of peels Dr. Sachin Verma Dr Vinutha R.40 02/05/2021 Part 1: Vasculitis

- Dermatologist’s perspectives - Nephrologist’s perspectives

Part 2: STD and Andrology- Venereological manifestations in MSM community- Update on the management of erectile dysfunction

Dr. Girisha B S Dr. Prabhakar M SangolliDr. Santhosh Pai

Dr. Rajesh Rajagopalan

Dr. Rajeev T P41 08/05/2021 Procedural management of Acne

scarsDr. Rakhee Nair Dr. Jagadish P

42 15/05/2021 A case based discussion on Severe Cutaneous Drug Reaction

Dr. Reena RaiDr. M. Ranga Swaroop

Dr. Sushmitha Asokan Dr. Nithya VPSDr. K. Yashwant ReddyDr. Rashmi R. Mallya

43 22/05/2021 An approach to Adverse drug reactions

Dr. Reena Rai Dr. Soumya Jagadeesan

44 29/05/2021 Skin checklist of Diabetes and Thyroid disease

Dr. K. Narendra Kamath Dr. Iffat Hassan

45 05/06/2021 Management of Urticaria and Angioedema

Dr. Kiran Godse Dr. Abhishek De

46 12/06/2021 Case based discussion on mechanobullous disorder

Dr. Ravi RathodDr. Naveen K N

Dr. VarshaDr. SarojaDr. MadhusudhanaDr. Mokanalakshmi

47 19/06/2021 Clinical evaluation of Alopecia areata and Telogen effluvium

Dr. Rema Devi T J Dr. Samipa Mukherjee

“Dermatology teaching for UGs in context of Competency Based Medical Education”, 21st March 2021

“Dermatology teaching for UGs in context of Competency Based Medical Education” was conducted on 21st March

2021. The course faculty was Dr. John Stephen S. The scientific program comprised of two sessions:

Session 1: Understanding Competencies and CBME

Session 2: Implementation of Competency based dermatology teaching

This was followed by a Q and A session moderated by Dr. Smita Prabhu and Dr. Malcolm Pinto.

May 2021/11

SIG Leprosy - cME on Leprosy, 17th January 2021

BDS e-CME on “Dermatology practice and coVID”, 17th November 2021

IADVL SIG ACTIVITIES

IADVL- KN branch in association with SIG Leprosy conducted a CME on 17th January 2021. Welcome speech was

delivered by Dr. Shashikumar B M, President, IADVL KN. The scientific program comprised of the following talks:

• Epidemiology of Leprosy by Dr. Sushrut Kamoji

• Leprosy in Women and Children by Dr. Swetalina Pradhan

• Dermatoscopy in Leprosy by Dr. Vinay Keshavamurthy

• Drug resistance in Leprosy by Dr. Reetu Agarwal

• Immunoprophylaxis and chemoprophylaxis of Leprosy by Dr. Ashwini P K

• Care after Cure - management of deformities by Dr. Sunil Kumar Gupta

• Updates in Leprosy Management by Dr. Tarun Narang

• DermLep survey by Dr. Santosh Rathod

The talks were followed by a question and answer session and Dr. Ambresh Badad delivered the vote of thanks. The

program was well attended and received.

CME AND WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED

An e- CME on “Dermatology practice and COVID” was held on 17th November 2020.

Welcome address was delivered by Dr. Leelavathy. B. The talks were as follows:

• Dermatology OPD practice: Safety precautions for both Doctors and Patients by Dr. Eswari. L

• Procedures during COVID times: Surgeries, Peels and Lasers by Dr. Savitha A S

• Use of Immunosuppressives in COVID 19 infection: Safety guidelines/Precautions to be taken by Dr. Sham Prasad

• Skin involvement in COVID 19 infection: Clues to diagnosis by Dr. Nandini A S

• Management of skin conditions due to use of face masks and sanitizers by Dr. Shilpa Bhat

This was followed by Panel Discussion. Dr. Mahesh C delivered the vote of thanks, the e-CME was well attended and

appreciated.

e-CME on “Disorders of Pigmentation” 27th December 2020 at S S Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Davanagere

An e-CME Program on pigmentary disorders was conducted by department of Dermatology, SSIMS & RC, Davangere,

in association with IADVL - Karnataka Branch on 27th of December, 2020. The program was held on Zoom platform.

A total of 158 delegates from different institutions and practicing dermatologists throughout Karnataka had registered

for the e-CME. The inaugural function started with an invocation song. The welcome address was given by Dr. Jagannath

Kumar. V, Professor and HOD, Dept. of dermatology, SSIMS & RC. The inaugural speech was given by Dr. N K Kalappanavar,

Medical Director, SS Hospital, followed by presidential speech by Dr. Shashikumar B M, President, IADVL-KN. Vote of

thanks was proposed by Dr. Naveen Kumar A C, Assistant Professor, Department of dermatology.

The following topics were discussed on the subject “Disorders of Pigmentation”, in detail by prominent speakers all

across Karnataka.

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1. Clinical approach to a case of hypopigmentation, by Dr. Manjunath Hulmani, Professor, Department of Dermatology,

SSIMS & RC.

2. Clinical approach to case of hyperpigmentation, by Dr. Jyothi Jayaraman, Senior Resident, Dept of Dermatology,

Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore.

3. Dermoscopy of hypopigmentation, by Dr. Raghunatha S, Professor & HOD, ESI Medical College and PGIMSR,

Bangalore.

4. Dermoscopy of hyperpigmentation, Dr. Balachandra Ankad, Professor & HOD, S. Nijalingappa Medical College,

Bagalkot.

5. Histopathology of hypopigmentary disorders, Dr. Nischal K C, Consultant Dermatologist, Nirmal Skin and Hair Clinic,

Bangalore.

6. Histopathology of hyperpigmentary disorders, Dr. Eswari, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, BMCRI,

Bangalore.

7. Counselling a patient with vitiligo, Dr. R Raghunatha Reddy, Consultant Dermatologist and Dermato-surgeon at Roots

Institute of Dermatologic sciences, Bangalore.

8. Dirty dermatosis, Dr. Shashi Kumar B M, Associate Professor, Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya.

9. Updates in medical management of vitiligo, Dr. Savitha A S, Associate Professor, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical

Sciences and Research Institute, Bangalore.

10. Surgical treatment of vitiligo, Dr. Ashwini P K, Associate Professor , Department of Dermatology, JSS Medical College,

Mysore.

11. Laser treatment of hyperpigmentary disorders, Dr. Chandrashekar B S, Chief Dermatologist & Medical Director, Cutis

Academy of Cutaneous Sciences, Bangalore.

12. Panel Discussion : Management of hyperpigmentary disorders, Dr. Manjunath Shenoy, Moderator.

Panelists : Dr. Ramesh Bhat M, Dr. Chandrashekar B S, Dr. R Raghunatha Reddy, Dr. Nandini A S, Dr. Shivakumar Patil,

Dr. Ambresh Badad

All the delegates were actively involved in the discussion & enjoyed the feast of knowledge. Many delegates applauded

the success of the e-CME through text messages. The program was one of a kind and was a grand success.

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BDS cME on Updates in Leprosy - 24th January, 2021

BDS e- CME on “The Dermatologists stethoscope - Dermoscope Revisited”28th february, 2021

e-CME on Updates in Leprosy was conducted by BDS on 24th January 2021,

Welcome address was delivered by Dr Leelavathy B.

• “History of Leprosy in India” a talk was delivered by Dr K Hanumanthayya, Professor, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar.

• A talk on “Alternate Leprosy treatment in MDR Leprosy patients” was delivered by Dr. Stephen John, Professor,

St John’s Medical College, Bangalore.

• Dr. D M Thappa, Senior Professor, Dermatology and STD Department, JIPMER delivered his talk on “Reactions in

Leprosy-Newer perspectives”

• “Detection of early neuritis and prevention of deformities”, a talk was delivered by Dr. Nanda Kishore B, Former

Professor & HOD, Father Muller Medical College.

• Dr. Shankarappa, Former Prof. & HOD, Dept of Plastic Surgery, BMCRI delivered his talk on “Surgical management of

deformities”.

• A talk on “Leprosy and COVID 19” was delivered by Dr. Nagesh T S, Professor & HOD, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical

Sciences and Research Centre.

• Dr. Ashwini P K, Associate Professor, JSS Medical College delivered her talk on “Immunotherapy and Immuno

prophylaxis in Leprosy Patients”.

The talks were followed by a Q & A session. Dr. Mahesh. C delivered the vote of thanks. The event was well attended

and appreciated.

An e-CME on “The Dermatologists stethoscope – Dermoscope Revisited” was organised by BDS on 28th February 2021.

Dr. Leelavathy, President, BDS delivered the welcome speech.

The CME topics were divided in 5 topics, and ten talks were delivered.

1. Basics: A talk on “Introduction, principle, application, types” was delivered by Dr Keshavmurthy Adya, Vijaypura.

2. Inflammoscopy: 3 talks on inflammatory conditions were delivered

• “Introduction and Psoriasis, PR, PN, Eczema” was delivered by Dr. Raghunatha S, Bengaluru.

• “PRP, PLEVA, PLC” was delivered by Dr Savita L B, Bagalkot.

• “LP and Lichenoid eruptions” was delivered by Dr Praveen Kumar. S, Bengaluru.

3. Pigmenteroscopy:

• “Hypopigmented lesions”, a talk was delivered by Dr. Balachandra Ankad, Bagalkot

• A talk on “Hyperpigmented lesions” was delivered by Dr. Vinay K, Chandigarh

4. Onychoscopy:

• A talk on “Inflammatory and infective conditions” was delivered by Dr. Jayasree Puravoor, Cochin.

• Dr. Deepak Jakhar, New Delhi delivered his talk on “Pigmentary diseases and Nail fold capillaroscopy in Connective

Tissue Diseases”.

5. Trichoscopy:

• A talk on “Introduction and cicatricial alopecia” was delivered by Dr. Samipa Mukherjee, Bengaluru.

• Dr. Shibani Bhatia, Mumbai delivered her talk on “Non cicatricial alopecia”.

A discussion on “How to choose a Dermascope” was held, followed by vote of thanks, delivered by Dr. Mahesh C,

Secretary, BDS. The event was well attended and appreciated.

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e-CME on Aesthetic Dermatology - 28th february, 2021, JJMMc, Davanagere

An e-CME on “Aesthetic Dermatology” was conducted by Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy,

JJMMC, Davanagere, in association with IADVL KN branch on 28th February, 2021.

The inauguration was followed by the talks below:

• Dr. Saloni Katoch, delivered her talk on “Botox”.

• A talk on “Microblading” was delivered by Dr. Priya Diwaker.

• Dr. D Dinesh Kumar delivered his talk on “Face Thread Lift”.

• “PRP”, a talk was delivered by Dr. Vivekananda Ittigi.

• Dr. B Balaganapathy, delivered his talk on “Fillers”.

• A talk on “Chemical peels” was delivered by Dr. Rashmi Sarkar.

This was followed by vote of thanks. The event was well attended and appreciated.

e-CME on “Artificial Intelligence” by IADVL KN, 28th february, 2021

e-CME on “Clinic account management and GST” by Practice management cell, IADVL KN, 17th March 2021

An e-CME on “Artificial Intelligence” was conducted by IADVL KN on 28th February 2021. The following talks were

delivered.

• “Artificial Intelligence for the medical professional” was delivered by Mr. Sharad Kumar.

• Dr. Somesh Gupta delivered his talk on “Application of AI in dermatology”.

• A talk on “AI friend or foe” was delivered by Dr. Venkataram Mysore.

• Q and A session was moderated by Dr. Manjunath Shenoy.

The CME was well attended and received.

An e-CME on “Clinic account management and GST” was held by Practice management cell, IADVL KN on 17th March

2021. The scientific program was as follows:

• Mr. Chirag P, Chartered accountant spoke on “Clinic accounts management”.

• Mr. Mukesh Shah, Chartered accountant spoke on “GST in dermatology”.

• Dr. Govind S Mittal moderated the panel discussion; Dr. Venkataram Mysore, Dr. Rajib Gogoi, Dr. Prashanth Palwade,

Dr. Rasya Dixit, Mr. Mukesh Shah and Mr. Chirag Pradeep were the panelist.

e-CME on medicolegal issues in Dermatology, 18th April 2021

IADVL Karnataka Practice Management Cell organised

an e-CME on medicolegal issues in Dermatology on

18th April 2021. The following talks were presented:

• “Court cases involving dermatology/ aesthetic/ surgery

patients – Learning points” by Dr. Mohan N C.

• “How to deal with litigation and abuse by patients?”

by Dr. Subodh Sirur

• Panel discussion on “Tips and tricks along with

case based discussion on medicolegal issues in

Dermatology”, Dr. Narendra Kamath was the moderator,

and Dr. Rajendran S C, Dr. KHS Rao, Dr. Subodh Sirur,

Dr. Deepak P Devakar and Mr. N C Mohan, Advocate

were the panelists.

The event was well attended and appreciated.

ACTIVITIES OF IADVL KN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT CELL

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Mysore Dermatology Society monthly scientific meet, 21st March, 2021, Hotel Quorum, Mysore

SISTER SOCIETY MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES

Mysore Dermatology Society, Mysuru conducted its monthly scientific meet at 7PM on 21st March, 2021 at Hotel

Quorum.

No of attendees: 55

Scientific sessions:

1. Talk on “Management of post MDT smear positive leprosy cases” was delivered by Dr. Jayadev Betkerur, President,

IADVL National, and Professor, Department of Dermatology, JSSMC, Mysuru.

2. Talk on “Role of Topical Vitamin C in Dermatology” was delivered by Dr. Lavanya M S, Consultant dermatologist,

Mysuru.

3. Interesting case presentation by Dermatology PG, MMCRI.

Also, Women's Day was celebrated as a mark of respect to all the women.

Mysore Dermatology Society, Mysuru - Scientific meet and felicitation,28th February 2021, Hotel Quorum, Mysore

Mysore Dermatology Society, Mysuru had organized a scientific meet and felicitation program on 28-02-2021, Sunday

evening at Hotel Quorum.

No of Attendees: 60

Program highlights:

1. Interesting case presentation by PG students followed by discussion

2. Talk on “Use of Retinoids in Dermatology - practical tips” was delivered by Dr. Bangaru. H.

3. Talk on “Novel formulations of Isotretinoin” was delivered by Dr. Vinutha R.

Felicitation program:

Three MDS members holding different positions in IADVL were felicitated.

Dr. Jayadev Betkerur, President IADVL National.

Dr. Shashi Kumar B M, President, IADVL KN Branch.

Dr. Jayanth D P, Secretary Elect, IADVL KN Branch.

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IADVL KN COMMUNITYDERMATOLOGY ACTIVITIES

World AIDS Day observation and activities:

World AIDS Day was observed by BDS on 05th December, 2020. A webinar on "Updates in HIV" was conducted.

The welcome address was followed by the talks below:

• “HIV/AIDS-Indian scenario” by Dr. Leelavathy B

• “COVID-19 HIV/AIDS” by Dr. Prabhu

• “HIV/AIDS: What is new? - Clinical features, Diagnosis, Current management & Guidelines” by Dr. Mumtaz.

The talks were followed by a Q&A session. Dr. Mahesh C delivered the vote of thanks.

World leprosy day observation and activities:

World leprosy day is observed on the last Sunday in January. This year it was held on 31st January. The day was chosen

by French humanitarian Raoul Follereau in 1953 to coincide with the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death on 30th

January 1948, as a tribute to the life of Mahatma Gandhi who had compassion for people afflicted with leprosy.

World leprosy day raises awareness of a disease that many people believe to be extinct. This year theme of World

leprosy day 2021 is “Beat Leprosy, End Stigma and advocate for Mental Wellbeing”.

Leprosy disability rehabilitation camp was conducted at Government hospital, Yelahanka on 19th January 2021. Ten

patients took the services available. The patients were counselled and educated about the management of disabilities

as well as chronic ulcers. Physiotherapist taught them the exercises to keep the motor mobility intact. The patients

were given “SELF CARE KITS”. Every disabled patient was given MCR slippers. Sunganahalli leprosy trust, a NGO

co-ordinated with the Health and Family Welfare leprosy wing in conducting this camp. Dr. Asma Tabassum, Dermatologist

and Administrative Medical Officer treated their skin problems.

World Leprosy day was observed on 5th February, 2021 at K.R. Hospital Mysore organised by Mysore Dermatology

Society in association with Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, MMCRI and District Leprosy Centre,

Mysore. Dr. Manjuprasad, DLO Mysore was the chief guest, and the event was graced by Dr. B L Nanjundaswamy, Prof

and Head of the department of dermatology, MMCRI and Medical Superintendent of K R Hopsital, and Dr. Dayanand T R,

President MDS. MCR footwear, self-care kits and splint aids were provided for leprosy patients and many needy patients

benefitted from the program.

As part of World Leprosy Day observation Mysore Dermatology Society organized live clinical meet at Hotel Quorum,

which was attended by 59 participants. Dr. Nanjaraj C P, Dean and Director, MMCRI, Mysore was the chief guest for the

event. Dr. Nanjundaswamy B L, Medical Superintendent and Head of the department of dermatology, MMCRI delivered

a talk on recent advances in leprosy. Dr. Chetana S G, Senior Resident, Department of dermatology, JSSMC delivered a

talk on skin lightening agents. Dr. Jayanth D P, Consultant Dermatologist, Columbia Asia Hospital, Mysore presented his

talk on IADVL KN benevolent fund.

An educative write-up on leprosy in a Kannada newspaper was written by Dr. H. Hanumanthappa.

Various posters were prepared for patient and public awareness by post graduate students of SSIMS, Davangere.

Leprosy symposium was organised on 23rd February 2021 by the Department of skin and STD, KIMS, Hubballi in

association with Urban Leprosy Centre, KIMS, Hubballi. Dr. Ramalingappa A, Director, KIMS, Hubballi was the Chief Guest.

The guests of honour Dr. Ishwar Hosamani, Principal, KIMS Hubballi, Dr. Arun Kumar, Medical Superintendent, KIMS

Hubballi, and Dr. Yashwanth Madinkar, DHO Dharwad, and Dr. Shashi Patil, DLO Dharwad along with entire Department

of Skin and STD including Prof and Head of the Department, Dr. Ravi M Rathod were present at the event.

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The following talks were delivered:

• Dr. Akshay S, post-graduate student from the Department of Community Medicine delivered his talk on “Current

status of Leprosy”.

• “Microbiology of M. Leprae”, a talk was delivered by Dr. Anju, post-graduate student, Department of Microbiology.

• Dr. H S Sarojadevi, post-graduate student, Department of Skin and STD, delivered her talk on “Clinical features and

treatment of Leprosy”.

• “Eye changes in Leprosy”, a talk was delivered by Dr. Tejaswini, post-graduate student, Department of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Mohan Shendre moderated the entire event. Dr. Kirti Katwe was the master of the ceremony. Entire program was

appreciated by all faculty and students of KIMS, Hubballi.

Other contributions:

IADVL KN and BDS supported IMA by participating in a hunger strike against Mixopathy.

A write-up on topical steroid abuse on face was written in Kannada by Dr. Girish M S, Dermatologist, ESI (M) Hospital,

Bangalore.

Dr. Ganesh S Pai raised donation of Rs. 50,000/- vide IADVL Karavali towards steam cooker project at Animal Care

Trust. IADVL Karavali under the able leadership of Dr. Ganesh Pai, Dr. Ramesh Bhat and others have been donating

Rs.1,00,000/- every year for the past 5 years which has be utilized to purchase vaccines for animals at the shelter.

IADVL KN BRANCH ACHIEVEMENTSBest branch award for Internal administration and activities received during e-DERMACON 2021.

IADVL KN MEMBERS’ ACHIEVEMENTS • Dr. Sacchidanand S - Behl Oration 2020, e ACSICON 2020, Title “Dermatosurgery - Past, Present and Future”.• Dr. Venkatram Mysore was honoured with the AÇAI President Appreciation award and is the Chair, Audit Committee for ISHRS.• Dr. Jayadev Betkerur took over as National President of IADVL during the 49th annual conference of IADVL,

E-DERMACON 2021, held from February 5 to 7.• Dr. Raghunatha R Reddy was awarded Prof. Ratan Singh Award, IADVL 2021 awards.• Dr. Shashikumar B M was awarded Dr. L N Sinha Memorial Award, IADVL 2021 and ‘Young Cutaneous surgeon award

2020’ during e-ACSICON 2020 held on 13th December-2020.• Dr. Shankaregowda S C, famously known as the ‘5 rupees Doctor’ from Mandya was honoured by the District Kannada

Sahitya Academy for his services. • Out of 20 projects approved for Postgraduate Thesis Grants 2020 by IADVL, 12 students from Karnataka have received approval.

IADVL FOR ITS MEMBERS IADVL DVL Welfare Trust

IADVL has launched a double benefit scheme which has social security coupled with professional legal protection. It is called the DVL welfare trust. The trust has been registered at Vadodara. DVL Welfare Trust is by IADVL, of IADVL and for IADVL members and their families.

Social security to family members:In case of the unfortunate demise of a member, the nominee will get Rs. 450 x N, where N = No. of members of DVL

trust. In other words, when more IADVL members join this scheme, more fraternity benefit for members families.

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Professional legal protection (Optional):An option to provide comprehensive indemnity cover in the event of litigant situations arising out of alleged

professional negligence by the members. Legal help is extended in all types of cases like civil, criminal, labour & consumer redressal fora. It is to be noted that, it is the only professional indemnity scheme that covers cosmetic procedures.

Eligibility of the members:Any life member of IADVL, irrespective of age is eligible to become a Regular Member of the scheme. Family members

of Life members of IADVL can also join the scheme as Beneficiary Members. Separate forms need to be filled for each member of a family.

Application forms can be downloaded at http://www.dvlwelfaretrust.orgFor clarifications, contact: DVL Welfare Trust, Shreeji Chambers, Brahmpuri Dandia Bazar, Vadodara - 390001 Gujarat,

India. Phone: 0265 2431085, E-mail: dvlwelfaretrust@gmail.com

Contact persons:Dr. Chetan N Patel,e-mail: dvlwelfaretrust@gmail.comDr. Jayadev Betkerur, e-mail: jbetkerur@gmail.com,jbetkerur@yahoo.comDr. Ravi M Rathod, e-mail: rmr23366@yahoo.com

IADVL E-Library IADVL now has an E-Library which is ready to

provide articles from the following journals to all IADVL

members:

1. British Journal of Dermatology

2. Clinical & Experimental Dermatology

3. Dermatologic Therapy

4. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

5. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology &

Venereology

6. Paediatric Dermatology

7. The Journal of Dermatology

To obtain any full text article from these journals,

please write to:

iadvlejournals2016@gmail.com

While doing so, please cite your IADVL membership

number and provide details of the articles in the following

format: Citation and URL

Chao PH, Cheng YW, Chung MY. Generalized pustular

psoriasis in a 6-week-old infant. Pediatr Dermatol 2009;

26: 352–354

URL: Just copy the address on the browser, where the

abstract is displayed and paste it.

Please note that full text articles are available from

these journals, since 1997 only.

State Co-ordinators: Mail with request to

Dr. Vinma Shetty, e-mail: vinma_shetty@yahoo.co.in

Dr. Ambresh Badab, e-mail: drasbadad@gmail.com

IADVL E-groupsIADVL has newly formed IADVL ACAD e-group “acad_

iadvl@googlegroups.com”.

This new ACAD Google group shall serve as the official

e-group meant strictly for academic discussions of IADVL

life members.

As this is a private group, those who wish to join the

group may send a request for the same.

Please follow the steps given below to join this group:

1. Sign in to Google Groups.

2. In the box at the top, enter “ACAD_IADVL”.

3. To join the group, click Join group or apply to join

group.

4. The group owner/ moderator needs to approve your

application before you can join the group.

5. Once your application is approved you shall get a

confirmation email.

Please note that there is a limitation in the number

of members which can be added to an e-group each day.

Considering this it might take about 2 weeks from your

date of application to approve your request.

If you do not get a confirmation mail within 2 weeks of

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application or if you find any difficulty in joining the group

kindly send a mail to Dr. K Feroz, Hon Secretary General,

(secretarygeneral@iadvl.org) with a copy to Dr. Rajyalaxmi

Konathan, ACAD Moderator, Joint Secretary, IADVL 2021

(rajyalaxmikonathan@gmail.com) Kindly sign in using your

email ID which is registered in the IADVL database and

mention your LM number in the request.

Hope this new e-group shall serve as platform for our

members to stay united, learn and grow.

IADVL DermaAppIADVL DermaApp, the official mobile app of IADVL, that

has been developed to connect all IADVLites and foster a

vibrant mobile community of the association.

To download: Open Google Play app in your mobile

and search for “IADVL DermaApp” (or) click ‘Google Play’

icon below from your mobile

Key features of the mobile app includes:

• Latest news and announcements from IADVL

• Access to journals

• Access to E-learning portals

• Easy tracking of key events & conferences

• Registration for E-Voting

• Access to Member Directory with search features and

more.

For any support, email to: helpdesk@healthconnectdigital.

com.

All IADVLites are requested to visit iadvl.org and

updated the following:

1. Sign up in the IADVL website

2. Register for e-voting

3. Update one’s profile details

Introduction : “IADVL KN Benevolent Fund” is a novel initiative of

IADVL KN for the benefit of its members. Objectives :

The objective for which the fund is established is to provide financial assistance for maintenance, medical illness or any other exceptional circumstances to necessitous members.• This scheme will be helpful to meet immediate

expenses in case a member needs ICU care, prolonged medical care, and for permanent disability

• IADVL KN aims to provide benevolence in the form of immediate financial assistance to its members to tide over their genuine financial difficulty.

• This will also assure members the support and good wishes of the entire IADVL KN family. This scheme will strengthen the bond between the members and IADVL KN association, making our association more member-friendly and purposeful. Hence, the objective of this scheme is to provide financial help to the deserving members.

1. Eligibility : Any bonafide life member (LM) and provisional life members (PLM) of IADVL KN. PLM will be eligible till they are members of IADVL-KN.

2. Membership of the Fund : The existing LM and PLM members of IADVL-KN, will continue to be the members of the benevolent fund.

3. Administration : The administration of the fund shall vest in a managing committee, which shall carry out the objects of the fund and generally exercise all powers in furtherance Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists Karnataka Branch thereof. The committee shall consist of total 11 members. The following shall be the members of Managing Committee.

• Chairman (President of IADVL-KN) • Central finance committee chairman • Members : Honorary General Secretary & Treasurer of

IADVL-KN • Other committee members Ex officio IADVL KN (1 Past

President, 1 Past Vice-President, 3 Past Secretary /Treasurer)

• Two nominated members Advisers Past of presidents of IADVL-KN and IADVL-KT 4. Quorum: The quorum of the meeting shall be 7 members. In the

exceptional circumstances, the meeting shall be held

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physically or virtually at any required time. 5. Budget : A corpus of rupees fifty lakhs shall be earmarked for

this fund which will be with IADVL-KN general fund and disbursed as and when need arises.

6. Sources of Fund:A) Donations from members • Donation can be made by members to the fund. The

donation into the fund is purely based on the individual’s willingness to join hands for this great cause.

• After collecting donation, the association will acknowledge the member with a certificate of appreciation.

B) Grant from Government 7. Benefit:• This scheme will provide a maximum amount of rupees

three lakhs per member subject to amount claimed, necessity for hospitalization, treatment received and bills produced on case to case basis.

• ICU admission of more than 72 hours is required to claim benevolent fund

• Conditions covered under the fund: MI, CVA, paralysis, CRF, major accidents, permanent disabilities, malignancy.

• In case of demise of a member due to illness, the amount will be provided to family members

• Decision of managing committee is final. • The benefits will be reviewed from time to time

depending upon the number of members making a claim under the proposed scheme.

8. Coverage of Financial assistance: All life members (LM) and provisional life members (PLM)

of IADVL-KN, as per the register maintained by Hon. Secretary General of IADVL-KN. Benefits will be given only to a member whoever fulfil the criteria mentioned in point 7. 9. Application Process:

The member will apply to Hon. Secretary General, IADVL-KN. Duly filed form and relevant documents should be submitted by the members. But in certain extraordinary situation any IADVL-KN member/dependent can apply on his/her behalf. List of documents required: • Duly filled application form (copy attached)

• Copy of hospitalisation along with discharge summary report (should be produced later)

• Copy of PAN Card • Copy of cancelled cheque leaf with name of member

pre-printed • Photocopy of medical bills 10. Modalities of disbursement:

Upon receipt of the application the Managing Committee duly shall evaluate and approve the same based on the merit of the case. The approved fund can be electronically transferred only in the name of the affected member whose PAN card is verified.

In cases of emergency, the Chairman and one of the two members i.e., Secretary and the Treasurer can grant financial assistance subject to the limits fixed above. Each such grant shall be reported to the managing committee at its subsequent meeting for ratification of such grants. 11. Audit of accounts:

All necessary documents and back papers need to be filed by the Treasurer and is subject to audit verification by IADVL-KN Auditor. 12. Statutory /Legal compliances:

The amount should be allotted after necessary TDS and TDS certificate filed as per norms. All legal and statutory requirements need to be cleared.13. Indemnity against Action etc.:

All members of the Managing Committee shall stand absolved from any liability in respect of actions, costs and all other claims made against them for anything done or any action taken by them on behalf of the ‘IADVL-KN Benevolent Fund’.14. Rules• Only LMs and PLMs who are eligible. Dependants and

ALM are not eligible. • A maximum of Rs.3,00,000/- is admissible per claim

on case to case basis.• Member shall disclose about receiving benevolent

fund from other associations (IADVL, ACSI, BDS, IMA). • If individual member had claimed some other health

insurance its mandatory to disclose. But this scheme is irrespective of benefit claimed under other health schemes.

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APPLICATION FORM FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM BENEVOLENT FUND

MEMBERSHIP NUMBER : _________________________________

1. Name of the Applicant:

2. Full Postal Address:

3. Full Permanent Address:

4. Relationship of the applicant with member:

5. Name of Member:

6. Age of Member as on date of application:

7. Mobile number of Applicant (other than member) to be contacted:

8. PAN of Member:

9. Reasons for Application:

10. How much funding are you applying for?:

11. Household Income (Amount in Rs.):

a. Please Provide your salary details, any other income details below:

b. Please provide details of income earned by your spouse if any:

c. Please provide details of your household income if any:

12. Bank Account details of the Member:

a. Name of Bank:

b. Account Number:

c. IFSC:

d. Branch Name:

e. Name of Account holder:

13. Date of hospitalisation:

14. Number of days stay:

15. Details of Health insurance opted (if any):

16. Attachments:

a. PAN copy of Member:

b. Hospital discharge summary (provide later):

c. Insurance Copy if any:

d. Medical bills (provide later):

e. Doctors Report for further treatment:

f. Self declaration of Member (provide later):

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OBITUARYDr. c K Anand, senior member of the association passed away on 19th December at his residence in Bengaluru.

He was a Retired Professor and Head of Department of Dermatology, BMCRI. He had also served as the Principal of

BMCRI, Bengaluru. He was a passionate teacher with a special interest in Dermato-pathology.

Dr. Balakrishna Kulkarni, a senior member of the association and a private practitioner at Bijapur expired on

28th December 2020. He had a special interest in Leprosy.

Dr. Sumitra Mummigatti, a practising dermatologist of Hubballi passed away on 15th May 2021. She did her under

graduation from Karnataka Medical college, Hubballi and post graduation from Bangalore Medical College, further

worked as a medical officer and then became Principal of training center for PHC doctors at Hubballi.

Dr. G Vijay Shankar, working as senior specialist at VIMS, Ballari left for heavenly abode on 26th of May 2021 at

Ballari, Karnataka. Dr. Vijay Shankar completed his Undergraduation from VIMS, Ballari and Post graduation from Mysore

Medical College and has served as district leprosy officer. He was a very gentle and jovial, much loved by his colleagues

and friends.

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Contributions from IADVL KN along with sister societies towards COVID-19 pandemic relief activities during the second wave:

IADVL KN conducted an emergency online General body meeting on May 21st 2021 via Zoom platform to discuss the

contribution of IADVL KN towards COVID-19 pandemic relief activities during the second wave crisis. The meeting was

well appreciated for starting the COVID-19 pandemic relief assistance program.

COVID-19 relief activities began with Phase I COVID-19 relief program where pulse oximeters, NIV masks, digital BP

apparatus, stretchers, wheel chairs and fogging machines were handed over to government medical colleges across

Karnataka.

IADVL KN in association with Mandya Dermatoogists provided equipments worth rupees one lakh useful to patients

affected with COVID-19 at MIMS, Mandya on 24th May 2021. Pulse oximeters, BP apparatus, glucometers, NRBM mask,

NIV masks and nasal cannula were the equipments given. These were handed over by Dr. Shashikumar B M, President

IADVL KN branch to Dr. Harish M R, Director, MIMS, Mandya.

Twenty five finger-tip pulse oximeters were delivered to Swami Vivekanada Youth Movement which acknowledged

by Dr. Vishwas V. Rao, Honorary Director - Administration, SVYM.

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On 15th May 2021, 2000 tablets of Tofacitinib were

handed over to Director of KIMS, Hubballi by Dr. Ravi

Rathod, HOD, department of dermatology. The authorities

of KIMS, Hubballi conveyed their gratitude to IADVL-KN.

NIV masks, NRBM masks, glucometers, pulse oximeters,

and other COVID-19 relief materials were handed over

to Dr. Nanjaraj C P, Dean and Director, MMCRI, and

Dr. Nanjundswamy B L, Medical Superintendent,

K R Hospital, Mysore. Materials worth rupees 1 lakh

provided by IADVL KN branch were handed over by Mysore

Dermatology Society team.

COVID-19 relief packages were handed over to

Dr. Gangadhar Gouda, Director, VIMS, Ballari by

Dr. Veeresh, Professor and HOD, Department of Skin and

STD and other staff members.

IADVL Raichur members under the leadership of

Dr. Kallappa, Professor and head of the deparment of

dermatology, Navodaya Medical College handed over

the covid relief materials provided by the IADVL KN and

sister societies to Dr. Peerapur, Dean of RIMS, Raichur

who thanked IADVL KN and appreciated the timely

gesture. Dr. Basavaraj M Patil, Principal RIMS, Raichur,

Dr. Virupakshappa, Dr. Suman Babu, Dr. Shararabasava, and

post graduate residents of the department of dermatology,

NMC were present during the initiative.

NRBM masks, NIV masks, pulse oximeter, digital

BP apparatus, glucometer with strips and other relief

materials donated by IAVL KN branch were handed over

through Hassan branch to Dr Ravikumar B C, Director,

HIMS. Dr. Parvathi. C.N, HOD, Department of Dermatology,

Dr. Suresh M R, Dr. Umadevi H R, Dr. Vivekanada, and post

graduate students of the department of dermatology were

present during the event.

May 2021/25

COVID-19 relief material being delivered to

Dr. Gajanan Naik, Dean of Karwar Institute of Medical

Sciences, Karwar, who conveyed his heartfelt thanks to

IADVL-KN for its donations to the institute.

NRBM masks, NIV masks, pulse oximeters, digital BP

apparatus, glucometer with strips and other COVID-19

relief materials were handed over to Dr. P. S. Bhusaraddi,

Director, Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag and

Dr. Rajashekhar, Medical Superintendent, GIMS, Gadag

by IADVL KN branch through Gadag Dermatology Society

in presence of Dr. Prakash Kololgi, Dr. Salem Jamadar, Dr.

Girish Nagaral, Dr. Veeresh Dyavannavar and Dr. Tukaram

Sori. Dr. P. S. Bhusaraddi, Director, GIMS, Gadag appreciated

and thanked IADVL KN for its contributions to the institute

during COVID-19 crisis.

IADVL KN branch through the members of Kalaburagi

Dermatology Society donated NRBM masks, NIV masks,

pulse oximeter, digital BP apparatus, glucometer with strips,

and other COVID-19 relief materials were handed over to

Dr. Kavita Patil, Director of GIMS, Kalaburagi on 2nd June

2021. Dr. Dayanand Raikar, Dr. Ambresh Badad, Dr. Prashanth

Sagare, and Dr. Vishal Wali were present during the event.

COVID-19 relief materials worth Rs. 50,000 donated

by Gadag Dermatologists Association were handed over

to Dr. Vijaynath Itagi, Director, KIMS, Koppal. Dr. Veeresh,

Dr. Vijayakumar Adavi, and Dr. Vishalakshi Pandit were

present during the event.

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To launch the Phase II of COVID-19 relief program IADVL KN along with other sister societies like BDS, MDS and KDS

organized a COVID relief fund handing over program at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru on

7th June 2021.

Mr. R. Ashoka, Honorable Minister, Government of Karnataka, inaugurated the program. Dr. Jayanthi, Dean and

Director BMCRI, Dr. Gulur Srinivas, DHO Bengaluru Urban, Dr. S. Sacchidanand, Vice chancellor, RGUHS and other

dignitaries were present, along with both electronic and print media.

Relief material like stretchers, wheel chairs, fumigator, pulse oximeters and N95 masks, all worth of rupees one crore

are being delivered to Medical college hospitals and all PHCs across Karnataka. The gesture was very well appreciated by

all dignitaries, as well as the media. The association was represented by Dr. B S Chandrashekar, Dr. Raghunatha Reddy,

Dr. Venkataram Mysore, Dr. Savitha A S, Dr. Leelavathy, Dr. Mahesh Kumar and Dr. Girish.

Dr. Shashikumar B M, President IADVL KN, along with the team planned and organised the relief package. Dr. Jagadish

P was appreciated for his excellent efforts in planning, co-ordinating and meticulous execution of the program.

May 2021/27

Dr. Raghunatha Reddy, President ACSI, on behalf of

IADVL KN and other sister societies donated COVID-19

relief kits to all PHCs in Kolar district through THOs.

Covid-19 relief kit being handed over to DHO, Davanagere

N95 masks and pulse oximeters were handed over to DHO of

Chikkaballapur district by Dr. Raghunatha Reddy, President ACSI, in

the presence of THOs, District Judge and Assistant Commissioner.

As a part of COVID-19 relief activities towards frontline warriors and society, N95 masks and pulse oximeters were

distributed to PHCs. Complete distribution among districts like Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Ramanagar, Mandya, Mysore,

Chamarajnagar, Tumkur, Chitradurga, Davangere, and Haveri was achieved with generous help and co-operation from

local dermatologists

Transfer of COVID-19 relief materials consisting of

N95 masks and pulse oximeter to 79 PHCs of Dakshina

Kannada on behalf of IADVL Karnataka through Karavali

Dermatology Society was carried out. Symbolic transfer of

the boxes to DHO Dr. Kishore Kumar in the presence of

Taluk Health Officer Dr. Sujay Bhandari and Medical Officer

Dr. Naveen was done, Dr. Ganesh S Pai, Dr. Narendra

Kamath, Dr. Ramesh Bhat, Dr. Narendra Shetty, Dr. Sukumar

and Dr. Jacintha Martis were present during the event.

A total of 79 boxes were given to be distributed to all PHCs

of Dakshina Kannada District.

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Poster on Leprosy by the Postgraduate students of SSIMS & RC, Davanagere

May 2021/29

Poster on Leprosy by the Postgraduate student of SSIMS & RC, Davanagere

Poster on Leprosy in Kannada by Dr Mohan Kumar, Post-graduate student, SSIMS & RC

Poster on Leprosy by Dr Madhu M, Post-graduate student, SSIMS & RC

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Poster on Leprosy by Dr Varun Kohir, Post-graduate student, SSIMS & RC

Poster on Leprosy by the Postgraduate

students of SSIMS & RC, Davanagere

May 2021/31

Dr J N Shetty oration by Dr Balachandra Ankad, CUTICON KN 2020

MDS – World Leprosy Day observation with live clinical meet, Hotel Quorum, Mysore

LEPROSY SYMPOSIUM - 2021 at KIMS Hubli

Dr Shashi Kumar B M was awarded ‘Young Cutaneous Surgeon award 2020’ during e-ACSICON 2020 held on 13thDecember-2020

Leprosy disability rehabilitation camp at Government Hospital, Yelahanka

World Leprosy Day observation at K R Hospital, Mysuru e-CME on “Aesthetic Dermatology”, JJMMC Davanagere

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e-CME on “Disorders of Pigmentation” Davanagere

MDS monthly scientific meet and Women’s Day Celebration, Hotel Quorum

IADVL-KN and BDS in association with IMA – hunger strike against mixopathy

IADVL Karnataka Special Appreciation Award 2021Internal Administration & Activities

MDS monthly scientific meet and Women’s Day Celebration, Hotel Quorum