PIONEERS of CHANGE for Oral Cancer Screening Diagnosis and Management at the 32nd Indian Laser Association National Conference at RRCAT, Indore.
It is not the clinicians alone who are important but also people who work endlessly to equip us with user-friendly equipment that will bring the much-needed change in Oral Cancer Management. I joined as a student at the INDIAN LASER ASSOCIATION MASTERCLASS on BIOPHOTONICS had interacted with the brightest brain behind BIOPHOTONICS in India at the 32nd National Conference of Indian Laser Association at RRCAT Indore. Learned about the pioneering being done especially for Oral Cancer mass screening and diagnosis. The MASTERS in this include the following and I am glad I got the opportunity to meet them- Prof. Shovan K Majumder Shovan Majumder – HBNI – RRCAT, Indore – Optical Spectroscopy – Principles and Diagnostic Applications, Optical Tweezers, Oncovision and Oncodiagnosis Prof. N Ghosh, IISER, Kolkatta – Light Tissue interaction Prof. Anindya Datta Anindya Datta, IIT, Mumbai – Time-resolved optical Spectroscopy Prof. Dalip Singh Mehta Dalip Singh Mehta, IIT, Delhi – Optical Imaging, Principles and Diagnostic Applications, OCT Prof. Khageswar Sahu, HBNI, RRCAT – Indore – PDT And PBM in medical use Prof. Rashmi Srivastava, HBNI – RRCAT, Indore – Nano Biophotonics, Biosensors
I, Dr. Pawan Gupta Dr Pawan Gupta, MAX – Vaishali and Patparganj, presented– Clinical application and outcome of photodynamic therapy in oncology and also the clinical needs to improve the outcome for patients.
Thank you masters for putting your efforts into the betterment of society. It is time we clinicians work with them and bring the years of research into practice. Jonathan Celli, PhD
We are extremely delighted to invite you to the Masterclass specially curated for you to delve into the scientific realm of Tobacco/Smoking cessation and help your patients to quit tobacco with the keys to cessation mastery.
In this 90-minute masterclass we shall help you to
Unlock exciting opportunities with cessation
Learn 5 skills to deliver powerful cessation
Engineer your practice to conduct impactful intervention
Please note there are limited seats for this masterclass and only registered members shall get the joining link to the session. You may like to invite upto 2 more members from your group whom you believe will also benefit from this session.
Summary of the 17th ICanCaRe Tutorial for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists
The 17th tutorial for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists took place on January 15th, 2024, featuring Dr Abhishek BhadrannaDr. Abhishek Bhadranna and Dr. Siddhi Hathiwala.Dr. Abhishek as lead presenter. Notably, this marked the first tutorial of the year 2024, attended by 20 CTCS professionals. We had two guests coming in to observe – Mr. Vivek Gupta from the US and Mrs. Susan Anant.
1. Case of the month: Shared by Dr. Surabhi – 74-year-old gentleman on regular follow up at TCC Ambala and dr surbhi jindal helped him quit tobacco successfully. The team guided the approach using the ICanCaRe app, emphasizing the ABCD of tobacco cessation.
2. Special Medication Pricing: Information about exclusive pricing for tobacco-related medications in clinic settings for Certified Tobacco Cessation Specialists was shared to enhance treatment accessibility.
3. The templates floated for CTCS for various important days were discussed and how it can improve the visibility in society. A single form of template creates immediate recall value. Dr. Varsha B.K, Dr. Rakesh Gupta of SIPHER STRATEGIC, and Dr. Kshipra Deshpande spoke on how it has helped them promote their practice. Others were motivated to use the template in the future.
4. ICanCaRe in various forums: Through the extension of contacts and representations of our CTCS –
a. Dr. Suneela Garg and Dr. Paramita Sengupta introduced ICanCaRe to IAPSM. ICanCaRe was invited to the North Zone IAPSM conference at Ambala – where it conducted QUIZ giving away 1 lakh worth prizes and also presented on “Creating a Successful Tobacco Cessation Program”
b. At FHNO Annual Conference at Daman an entire session was dedicated to Tobacco Cessation –Dr. Ajay Vidyarthi of Patna gave a talk on “NEED for TOBACCO CESSATION in Clinical Practice”. A quiz was conducted by Dr. Suman Kharkwal, giving away 1,00,000 worth of prizes and Triscare. A Symposium on “ADOPTING TOBACCO CESSATION in REAL WORLD CLINICAL PRACTICE” was conducted which saw a lot of enthusiasm among the participants.
c. Public Camp with Bharat Vikas Parishad of Bulandshahr was conducted mainly focussing on Tobacco user. A early cancer was detected in the camp and Tobacco users guided to quit tobacco.
d. Dr. Pawan Gupta visited Dr. Tanvi Agarwal’s Clinic at Haridwar and gave a lot of boost to her entire staff and colleagues on introducing tobacco cessation in practice.
5. Dr Rakesh Sirs’ experience with the online programs focussing on end game tobacco by 2030 was well appreciated
6. Special invitees: Mrs. Susan and Mr. Vivek spoke about being introduced to ICanCaRe and the good work being done in the field of Tobacco Cessation as part of MPOWER for tobacco control.
7. Dietician Sarika and Dr Meenakshi spoke on the difficulties they are facing in clinical management for tobacco cessation. Everyone assured them that others in the group who have now got experience will help them. Dr. Varsha B.K gave her experience and initial difficulty helped by Dr Pawan Gupta and now she is more confident to take more clients for tobacco cessation.
8. New CTCS brochures for 2024 and courses announced. In the new brochure, the following two points have been added – anyone wanting to be an observer for the course and for reassessment is now possible with a small number of fees.
9. Dr. GARIMA SARAWGI was excited to start the Centre for Excellence for promoting tobacco Cessation and creating a team to promote the same in Odisha. 9 of the team members have been given scholarships for OCTC.
10. Mrs. Sonal and Dr. Pravesh Singhinvite everyone to join SYNC-ENERGY, a holistic health approach by ICanCaRe completing six months.
11. The tutorial concluded with Mrs. Shruti Agrawal inviting everyone and asking them to spreads the message about the MASTER CLASS “CRACK THE SCIENCE OF TOBACCO CESSATION” on 21st January.
12. Community Engagement and Advocacy: Emphasis was placed on self-promotion and advocating tobacco cessation in the community and among fellow healthcare professionals. The #advisequittobacco and save the youth campaign by ICanCaRe were focal points. Participating in the Educational Blogs and various ICanCaRe forums.
13. ICanCaRe Acknowledgment: Dr Pawan Gupta stressed the importance of CTCS acknowledging ICanCaRe in all presentations, online and offline. Dr. Pawan Gupta suggested that ICanCaRe will extend support in form of scholarships for any representations in various forums.
Additionally, it was decided to create an ICanCaRe template for various occasions for our CTCS to use in their social media. Members requested a unified presentation for community outreach based on the SAVEtheYouth campaign.
Dr. Siddhi delivered the vote of thanks.
Members’ Feedback:
Dr. Rakesh Gupta of SIPHER – It is amazing how the ICanCaRe led by Dr Pawan is participating in so many events and bringing tobacco cessation to centre stage.
Dr. Garima Sarawgi – This is brilliant news, If all the Head and Neck Oncology people are involved in Tobacco Cessation, it’s the next big thing for us.
Dr. Rakesh Gupta – Protocol based Tobacco Cessation is helping in better cessation rates which may be almost 100%
The monthly ICanCaRe Academy Tutorial for CTCS was praised for providing a platform to discuss complex cases and find solutions for successful tobacco cessation. The program, held on the 17th of each month from 9-10 PM, encourages active participation. Those interested in submitting cases or obtaining further information can contact Dr. Mariya, Dr. Siddhi Hathiwala, Dr. Anshika, or Dr Abhishek Bhadranna. Aspiring CTCS professionals can explore the certification process at www.icancare.in/academy/ctcs.
Stay connected with ICanCaRe Academy on social media using #icancareacademy #icancaretutorial #icancare #siddhi #pawangupta #CTCS #icancare #mariya #anshikapandey #abhishekbhadranna.
