Bioethics - MCHRC SRM Trichy

Unesco Bioethics Nodal Center For Tiruchirapalli

Vision

Our institutions is always committed to ethics in health care delivery and will aim to meet the international standards of bioethics set by UNESCO

Mission

To sensitize and train the faculty members, students and supporting staff on the bioethical principle and values and encouraging them to incorporate bioethics in their daily routine

To make them aware and urge the researchers of the institution to adhere to the ethical norms currently in vogue as specified by the nodal scientific organizations

To develop a stage for health professionals to discuss and deliberate bioethical dilemmas that crop up during their day to day practice and research

Objectives

To develop a training methodology for our faculty, paramedical staff and students
To formulate a bioethical protocol to be followed in research
To train master teachers in bioethical principles

Proposed activity framework of the unit

Conducting bioethical lectures and seminars
1. Our institution will host a series of lectures by experts addressing medical, social, ethical and legal issues once in 3 months for academicians and health care professionals in trichy district.
  The details will be submitted in due course of time if and when requested by the chair.
Holding CME’s and workshops in bioethics
Editing a newsletter
Editing a book
Editing a journal
Translating UNESCO textbooks to vernacular language
Research in bioethics

Year planner of activity in 2017-18

Our institution will host a series of lectures by experts addressing medical, social, ethical and legal issues once in 3 months for academicians and health care professionals in trichy district.
The details will be submitted in due course of time if and when requested by the chair.

Conclusion statement

Rational Clinical decision making forms the basis for quality health care delivery. The bioethical principles serve as a signpost showing the direction in the process of decision making in current complex health care scenario. The Bioethical unit of our institution would work towards integrating health delivery, ethics and human rights.

Recommendations The unit would provide

Expert advice on priority ethical issues at local level when requested
Recommendations in assistance towards development of health care policy and associated legislation
Representation at international bioethical forums and actively take part in collaborative communication and exchange of information

Areas of research suggested

Current legislations in medical field
Doctor patient relationship
Student faculty relationship
Ethical violations in research

Members of the founding and steering committee

Commitee Desgination	Name	Designation	Department
Patron (1)	Dr.T.R.Paarivendhar	Founder Chancellor	SRM University
Patron (2)	Dr.R.Shivakumar	Chairman	Trichy & Ramapuram Campus, SRM Group of institutions
Patron (3)	Dr.Sukumaran Annamalai	Dean	Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Irungalur, Trichy
Head	Dr.T.S.Gugapriya	Associate Professor	Anatomy
Unit Chair/ lead	Dr.E.Kamala	Associate Professor	Anatomy
Secretary	Dr.K.Ilavenil	Tutor	Anatomy
Invitee	Dr. P.Karthick	Professor & Head	General surgery
Members	Dr.R.Nirmala	Assistant Professor	OBG
	Dr.Guru.T.Arun	Assistant Professor	Radiology
	Dr.R.Kirubahar	Assistant Professor	Anesthesiology
	Dr.A.Sundararajan	Assistant Professor	IRB
	Dr.K.Ronald Roy	Senior Resident	Psychiatry
	Dr.A.Anupriya	Assistant Professor	Microbiology
	Dr.T.Nivedhitha	Assistant Professor	Pharmacology
	Dr.S.Padma Priyaj	Assistant Professor	Pathology
	Dr.D.Rock Britto	Assistant Professor	Community Medicine
Members (legal)	Mr.M.Krishnasamy	Legal manager	Trichy Campus, SRM Group of institutions