Indian Academy Of Pediatrics
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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 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.
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Mission Statement
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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 :
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Advocacy For Children
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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.
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Professional Education And Improvement
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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.
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Research
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Provide leadership, guidance and support for research in its broadest sense, relevant
to the health and well being of children.
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Support For Pediatricians
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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.
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Membership service
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Provide services, benefits and recognition to assist and support the members for
meeting the needs and challenges inherent in pursuing our mission.
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Education of parents and the public
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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.
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Activities
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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.
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Official Publications Of IAP
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- 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.
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President
Dr.T.U.Sukumaran
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President - 2012
Dr.Rohit C Agrawal
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President - 2010
Dr.Deepak Ugra
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Vice President
Dr.Rajeshwar Dayal
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Secretary General
Dr.Tanmay Amladi
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Treasurer
Dr.Sailesh G Gupta
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Editor-in-Chief, IP
Dr.Piyush Gupta
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Editor-in-Chief, IJPP
Dr. K.Nedunchelian
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Joint Secretary
Dr.Mahaveer Prasad Jain
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Andhra Pradesh
Dr.M.Arif Ahmed
Dr.M.Indra Shekhar Rao
Dr.Paleti Durga Prasad
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Assam
Dr.Helina Rahman
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Bihar
Dr.Nigam Prakash Narain
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Chhattisgarh
Dr.Pradeep Sihare
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Delhi
Dr.Anju Agarwal
Dr.Sunil K Mehendiratta
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Gujarat
Dr.Baldev S Prajapati
Dr.Satish V Pandya
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Haryana
Dr.Joginder Singh
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Jammu & Kashmir
Dr.Ashwani Kumar Sood
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Jharkhand
Dr.Phalguni Chatterjee
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Karnataka
Dr.Devaraj V Raichur
Dr.Dinesh R Shivara
Dr.B.P.Karunakara
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KKerala
Dr.T.M.Ananda Kesavan
Dr.S.S.Kamath
Dr.R.Ramesh Kumar
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MadhyaPradesh
Dr.C.P.Bansal
Dr.Sharad Thora
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Maharashtra
Dr.Bakul Jayant Parekh
Dr.Rajendra V Kulkarni
Dr.Rhishikesh P Thakre
Dr.Sanjay K Ghorpade
Dr.Yashwant Patil
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Orissa
Dr.Gopabandhu Nanda
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Punjab
Dr.Harinder Singh
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Rajasthan
Dr.Alok Gupta
Dr.Munish Kumar Kakkar
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Tamilnadu
Dr.S.Balasubramanian
Dr.Major K Nagaraju
Dr.Somu Sivabalan
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Tripura
Dr.K.S.H.Chourjit Singh
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Uttarkhand
Dr.Sudhir Kumar
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Uttar Pradesh
Dr.Arun Kumar Agrawal
Dr.Atul Kumar Agarwal
Dr.Rajeshwar Dayal
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West Bengal
Dr.Arup Roy
Dr.Manjori Bose
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Services
Brig Sunil Kumar Jatana
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Executive Director, IAP
Dr.A.S.Vasudev
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A.A.A.
Dr.Pravin J Mehta
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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 : IAPCOFF@bom5.vsnl.net.in
IAP Website: http://www.iapindia.org/
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