Indian Academy Of Pediatrics
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 14,000 members with 140 branches which work for the furtherance of IAP's objectives and work independently as per IAP's constitution. The IAP has 13 subspeciality chapters and 4 working groups besides various issue based sub-committees appointed by the Excecutive 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 spokesmedium 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 propogating 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 subspeciality 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.
Official Publications Of IAP
- Monthly indexed journal- Indian Pediatrics.
- Quarterly journal - IAPJournal 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.
IAP Team-2014
| President Dr.Vijay N Yewale |
President - 2015 Dr.Mahaveer Prasad Jain |
President - 2013 Dr.CP Bansal |
| Vice President Dr.Ashok Kumar Rai |
Secretary General Dr.Pravin J Mehta |
Treasurer Dr. Bakul Jayant Parekh |
| Editor-in-Chief, IP Dr.Dheeraj Shah |
Editor-in-Chief, IJPP Dr.P Ramachandran |
Joint Secretary Dr.AS Vasudev |
Members Of The Executive Board
| Andhra Pradesh Dr.T Himabindu Singh Dr.Neeli Ramachander Dr.M Surendranath |
Assam
Dr.Ajoy Kumar Sharma |
Bihar Dr.Sheo Bachan Singh |
Arunachal/Sikkim/Manipur/Meghalaya/ Mizoram/ Tripura/Nagaland Dr.SK Debbarma |
Chhattisgarh Dr.Anoop Kumar Verma |
Delhi Dr.Dinesh Laroia |
Gujarat/Daman/Diu/Dadra & Nagar Haveli Dr.Ashwin J Sanghavi |
Haryana Dr.Dinesh Tomar |
Chandigarh/J&K/Himachal Pradesh Dr.Ravinder K Gupta |
Jharkhand Dr.Shyam S Sidana |
Karnataka Dr.GV Basavaraj |
Kerala Dr.T.P.Jayaraman |
MadhyaPradesh Dr.Ajay Kumar Gaur |
Maharashtra Dr.Ashok A Chougule |
Orissa Dr.Pravakar Mishra |
Punjab Dr.Vijay Kumar Ahuja |
Rajasthan Dr.Anil Kumar Jain |
Tamilnadu / Pondicherry / Andamans / Nicobar / Lakshadweep Dr.KM Ganessan |
Tripura Dr.K.S.H.Chourjit Singh |
Uttarkhand Dr.Arun Kumar |
Uttar Pradesh Dr.Dhiraj M Gupta |
West Bengal Dr.Atanu Bhadra |
Services. IAP Brig. Dr.Mukhthi Sharma |
Executive Director, IAP Dr.Panna Chaudhury |
A.A.A. IAP Dr.Bakul Jayant Parekh |
Goa Dr. VN Sawardekar |
West Bengal Dr.Pradeep Mukherjee |
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 |
Title
“Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics”, a quarterly medical journal committed to practical pediatric problems and update in management, is a subscription journal and one of the official journal of Indian Academy of Pediatrics. The Journal is now registered under Newspaper Registrar of India, New Delhi with the Reg.No.71867/99.
Indexing
Indexed in Excerpta Medica dated since January 2003, CABI Publishing.
Objective
To update the knowledge and skills of pediatricians and general practitioners, particularly physicians in non-teaching institutions and rural areas, on practical management aspects of the common pediatric problems.
Who's Who in Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics
Journal Committee
Editor-in-Chief Dr.P. Ramachandran |
Executive Editor Dr.S Thangavelu |
Managing Editor Dr. N. C. Gowrishankar |
Associate Editors Dr.G.Durai Arasan |
Executive Members Dr.G Hariharan |
National Advisory Board
President 2014, IAP Dr.Vijay N Yewale |
President 2015, IAP Dr.Mahaveer Prasad Jain |
Editor-in-Chief, IP Dr.Dheeraj Shah |
Members Dr.Ashok Kumar Rawat |
Emeritus Editors Dr.A Parthasarathy |