Background: Teaching in India is still controlled by teacher centered classrooms. Absence of active involvement of students in traditional teacher-centered classes leads to boredom and inability to concentrate in lectures. Recently, many active learning methods have been piloted and tested with the intention to engage students in classrooms. One such method is seminar, which is an interactive method of group teaching. The current study was undertaken to document the effect of seminar on undergraduate learning. Methods: It was a cross sectional study conducted by the Department of Community Medicine, VMMC on undergraduate students. The Department organized a seminar on “Radiation and Cancer- Public health concerns” which brought together experienced speakers to deliver a talk on the importance of radiation. The effect of seminar was assessed with the help of predesigned questionnaire which was developed based on the topics presented at the seminar. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS v. 17.

It’s no secret that, technology has now become an indispensable part of modern world. With a tele-density of 82.82% in 2016, 1India is amongst the highest telephone users in the world. Our number of Internet users is the 3rd largest in the world next only to China and the United States of America. Though technology has been permeating almost every aspect of our lives, until recent years the medical field has been largely unaffected by the rapid pace of technological innovation that is characteristic of the Digital Age. But presently, advances in medical technology are changing medicine by giving physicians more information that is better and provides more specific data that helps in focussed approach towards treatment.

Introduction: The practices by healthcare workers in handling biomedical waste (BMW) are of great importance as it directly influences the environment around them and patients. Objective: To assess the current status of biomedical waste management in a tertiary hospital and suggesting remedial measures. Methods: A sample of 64 healthcare workers (HCW) participated, which included 32 nurses, 17 nursing orderlies and sanitary workers, and 15 doctors to provide information practices, hygiene, facilities available, etc. 20 facilities/ wards were included in the observation using checklist on BMW management. Analysis: After collection of data compilation was done in Microsoft Excel sheets. The interpretation is made on BMW segregation, hygiene of facility, provision of facilities, safety measures, BMW management training, etc. Result: The BMW practices of untrained and trained staff were comparable with little difference. Among the three categories of HCW, all showed equal percentage of correctness of practices. Nursing orderlies had least knowledge. Hygiene was maintained but corners were found in general unclean. Many respondents were unsure how liquid chemical waste and toxic spills are handled in the facilities. The posters were present but they were small in size and difficult to read. In two facilities, additional notices were placed over the

Introduction: Despite global efforts for improving nutritional status of children, desired outcomes could not be achieved. Infant and young child feeding practices (IYCF) may be influenced by some intervention Aim: To evaluate the effects of interventions on optimal IYCF practices. Methodology: Community based longitudinal study was undertaken to find IYCF status among children in Rural, Urban and Slum population of UT Chandigarh. Mothers of infants willing to participate in the study and satisfying the inclusion criteria and also children below three years of age within selected clusters served as study units/respondents for qualitative as well as quantitative surveys at pre-interventional and post-interventional stages. Results: There were 279 mothers surveyed in the study group and 228 mothers in the control group based on intervention and no intervention respectively. About 46% mothers in the study group and 41.7 % mothers in the control group were of the opinion that prelacteal feed (PLF) should not be given. In both the groups, maximum of respondents were in favour of feeding colostrum. Also, 43.3% mothers in study group and 41.7% mothers in control groups opined that duration of breast feeding should be 6 months or more.

Introduction & Objective: Even after automated industrial operations, manual handling is still evident with development of physiological fatigue alongwith ergonomic risk factors which invariably reduces human performance capacity. A cross-sectional scientific study was conducted in an automobile industry to assess physiological strain & ergonomic risk factors with an aim to make job comfortable & less risky. Method: Study was conducted on 8 randomly selected employees of frame assembly section in an automobile industry. Job was manual unloading of automobile engine weighing 30 kg from conveyor tray, carrying it to another conveyor 2 meter apart & mounting on frame body. Resting HR, BSA & BMI of the workers were computed. Peak HR, oxygen saturation & later, recovery HR was recorded. NIOSH lifting index (LI) & RULA score for postural stress were assessed. Result: Work-site dimensions of conveyor tray carrying engines- vertical height 52 cm from ground, horizontal distance 15 cm & frequency approx. 3/ min. Physiological work stress assessment (peak heart rate, oxygen uptake & energy expenditure) were 129.5±7.07 beats/min, 1.27±0.15 lit/min & 6.42±0.71 kcal/min respectively. Physiological recovery was 98.95±11.47, 91.10±10.23 & 83.70±7.35 beats/min. Mean oxygen saturation was 98.12% & mean resting heart rate 74.63 beats/min. LI was 4.04±0.53 and mean postural stress through RULA score was assessed to be 4.55±0.42

Effective communication is an important part of health care management. In hospitals communication between health care workers accounts for the major part of the information flow1 . In a study from developed countries it was reported that about 50 percent of information requests by doctors in hospitals were met by colleagues rather than by other sources. 2 Now many evidence indicates that communication error give rise to substantial clinical morbidity and mortality. In a retrospective study of 16,000 in-hospital deaths, the leading cause was communication failure, and surprisingly it was twice as frequent as errors due to lack of clinical skill.3 The paucity of available literature about the impact of effective communication behaviours on overall organizational efficiency and effectiveness from hospitals of resource limited settings mandates the documentation of such cases.