“Say Yes to Life and No to Tobacco”

“Say Yes to Life and No to Tobacco”

The global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600,000 people are exposed to second-hand smoke.  Unless we act, it will kill up to 8 million people by 2030, of which more than 80% will live in low-and middle-income countries.
The alarming rise of the tobacco epidemic demands as immediate clarion call to raise public awareness.  It is now highly evident that tobacco
use is one of the leading preventable causes of death. In recognition of  the World No Tobacco Day on May 31st , Department of Public Health Dentistry,
Saveetha Dental College organized an 'Anti tobaco'public awareness rally named “Say Yes to Life and No to Tobacco”,as a part of it an “Anti Tobacco Awareness And Screening Campaign” at kuthampakkam village, Thandalam ,Chennai on 30 th may 2015.

CME & Live Interactive Workshop News Published in Hindu-Tamil on 28 th may 2015

CME & Live Interactive Workshop On 

Chronic Total Occlusion,News

Published in Hindu-Tamil on 28 th may 2015

CME guest Lecture program -'Thyroid Malignancies'

Thyroid Malignancies
Saveetha Medical College organized a CME guest Lecture program
-'Thyroid Malignancies' on 20th May,2015 at Palai Hall,Saveetha Medical College.
The guest lecture was given by Dr.Kuberan, Prof of Surgery.In this guest lecture, Dr.Kuberan mainly focused on approach to thyroid malignancies for the post graduate and final year MBBS students.
Post graduates and under graduates  felt that the lecture was excellent
and helpful to them and understood  the approach to Thyroid Malignances.
http://eventssaveetha.blogspot.com/2015/05/cme-guest-lecture-program-thyroid.html

MILA News Published in Hindustan Times Daily on 26 th May 2015,

Saveetha University, Director of Academics - Dr.Deepak Nallaswamy's -
MILA News Published in Hindustan Times Daily on 26 th May 2015,
(News Today Evening Daily on 16th May 2015, 3 rd Page,
Published in Jana Sakthi Daily on 17th May 2015,
and MALAI SUDHAR DAILY( Tamil Evening daily- most circulated)
ON FIRST PAGE SECOND  LEAD NEWS,

CME & Live Interactive Workshop On Chronic Total Occlusion

CME & Live Interactive Workshop
On Chronic Total Occlusion

The Department of Cardiology conducted a live interactive workshop & CME on 22 nd
may 2015 on interventional management of chronic total occlusion of coronary
arteries in Saveetha medical college.
Three cases of CTO (CTO of CAD,CTO of RCA,CTO of Instent Stenosis) was
successful all patients were discharged on 26 th and all the patients
were happy on by- pass surgery was avoided.

Since interventional management of chronic total occlusion of coronary arteries
 requires technical expertise and extensive training Department of cardiology
decided to do a CME and live interactive workshop on this.
The invited expert was Dr Surya Prakasa Rao is HOD & consultant interventional
cardiologist in Apollo hospital Hyderabad. He live demonstrated interventional
management of Chronic total coronary occlusion.  Dr Ravi HOD of Cardiology MMC,
Dr Kannan HOD of cardiology Stanley medical college, Pradeep Nair HOD cardiology
of Chettinad medical college and Mr Nagamony of Global Hospitals Participated in
this CME and live workshop. The DM cardiology postgraduates from Madras medical
college, Stanley medical college were invited to participate in this Workshop.
Totally nine DM post gradutuates from both the colleges attended the workshop.

A Workshop on chronic Total Occlusion of the coronary arteries,
it is a major challenge to the interventional cardiologists.
This workshop & CME helps in increasing the cardiologists existing knowledge
in management of the patients.

The HOD of cardiology, Saveetha medical college Dr Asha moorthy and Dr Narayanaswamy welcomed every
one who attended the program,
Saveetha University Chancellor Presided the inauguration of the Live workshop and CME.
After lighting the Kuthuvillakku chancellor gave an excellent speech about the
workshop and cardiology team. Dr vinod kumar Assistant professor gave vote of thanks.
Dr Surya prakasa rao conducted the CME & live workshop, totally three patients
were operated on that day, Patients were provided consumables & medicines free of cost.
The Procedure was transmitted live from cath lab to seminar hall ( solai) by
Audio visual arrangements.
Totally 101 participants both internal and external participated in the
Live workshop and CME. 

“IMMEDIATE LIFE SUPPORT” Handbook Released.

“IMMEDIATE LIFE SUPPORT” 
Handbook Released.

The book release of the ILS Course Handbook was held on 18th May 2015 in Palai Hall in
Saveetha Medical College.

The Immediate Life Support Course is being conducted for CRRIs and PGs. This handbook
is intended for the students  undertaking the Immediate Life Support Course.
It has been compiled indigenously by the department and will aid the students to
understand the protocols to be followed for a cardiac arrest or peri arrest situation.
The occasion was honoured by the presence of Saveetha University Chancellor Dr.N M Veeraiyan,
The book was released by the Chancellor along with the Saveetha Medical College Director
Dr. Saveetha Rajesh in the presence of the Dean. Copies of the book were handed over to the representatives of the CRRIs by the Chancellor. University Chancellor Dr. N M Veeraiyan and Director Dr. Saveetha Rajesh, gave their views on the book
and the need to increase such publications from every department. The HODs , Chiefs of Units and faculty members of various departments were present during
the occasion.

PLACEMENT DAY 2015 -“Light the Lamp for Life”

PLACEMENT DAY 2015

NEWS IN ANDHRA JYOTHI
Reported by Maha

PLACEMENT DAY 2015
NEWS IN JANASAKTHI

PLACEMENT DAY 2015

 -“Light the Lamp for Life”

“PLACEMENT DAY 2015”  of Saveetha Engineering College and saveetha school of engineering was  held at  Nalli Arangam in Saveetha Engineering College Campus. 438 offer letters have been distributed  to students of 2015 batch.

Mr.S.Sankaranarayanan , Director, IBM India Ltd. was the chief guest.

Mr.K.R.S.R.Krishna ,Vice President,Petrofac Ltd  and  Mr.Sanjivi Syam Sundar, Associate Director, Virtusa Ltd have been the guests of honor.

Dr.N.M.Veeriyan, Founder President and Chancellor of Saveetha University presided over the function.

Nearly 91 percentage of eligible students have been placed in blue chip companies like  IGATE,IBM,Polaris,Petrofac,Wipro,CSC, Hexaware,Hp, Maestro Steel and 26 more companies have been the recruiters of Saveetha Engineering College in the year 2015.

Prof A.Gandhi,Head-Training and placement welcomed the gathering and unvieled the theme activity of “Light the Lamp for Life”( Vaazhvil ozhi yettruvom). At the end of the exercise the entire hall was glittering with candle light in every bodys hand symbolically indicating the need for spreading the light of wisdom.

 All the speakers emphasised the need of continous learning for sustained growth in their career in the competitive environment.

Prof. R.Dheenadayalu, Dean, ICT  delivered the vote of thanks .