Dr. R.P.ILANGHO V.P, BREATH EASY CLINIC
Apollo Institute of Hospital Management and Allied Sciences (AIHMAS) is known to me since its inception, wherein I have had a close relationship with Dr. S. Mahalakshmi, the Principal. And, BreatheEazy Clinic has a very close association with AIHMAS.
What AIHMAS is today, is because of her, (is an understatement)! AIHMAS is a great learning place for students, who aspire to be the future leaders of Global Health Care. I have been associated with Dr. S. Mahalakshmi and her students over a period of time. Some of them whom I know working here, as colleagues at our Apollo Hospitals, are Brilliant leaders. This reflects the quality of teaching and human skills imparted to the students at the Institute.
Let me quote a recent example, BreatheEazy Clinic, India’s First Disease Management Programme in Asthma and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or in layman terms Chronic Bronchitis, usually due to Smoking and Air Pollution and the 4th Major killer disease in the world) held a Mega Screening Camp at the Chennai Book Fair in January 2009.
We had a 11-day-BreatheEazy Clinic camp in which thousands of people streamed into our stall, which were totally manned by the students of AIHMAS. Hats off to a soul stirring, fabulous team worked passionately by all of them! A rare team amongst today’s youth, where it is difficult to sync with age and attitude difference. I found them passionate and totally involved.
A special mention should be made here for Principal Dr. Mahalakshmi for helping me to produce a one-hour medical film on Asthma and COPD (first such effort at Apollo Hospitals) by identifying her Senior student Ms. Pankhuri to lead the effort; she was helped by Ms. Indhumathi. This film was run in the Camp.
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