Dehradun. 26 th September 2022. To mark the celebration of National Pain Awareness Month
(September), the Deptt. of Anaesthesia of Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital is organizing various awareness
programmes. In this sequence, the Deptt. of Anaesthesia of Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital organized a
Poster Competition displaying and discussing the subject of ‘The various aspects of Chronic Pain and its
influence on life’.
More than 100 medical & nursing students, nursing & O.T. staff participated enthusiastically giving beautiful presentations of Pain and its treatment through posters. The judges of the competition were Dr. Pankaj Arora, Dr. Gaurav Raturi, Dr. Nidhi Jain and Dr. Ajeet Tiwari. MBBS student Sanya & O.T. Technician Shivani won the First Prize, the Second Prize was shared by MBBS student Ayushi & O.T. staff Santosh while the Third Prize was jointly bagged by MBBS Intern Dr. Abhay and medical student Jhalak. On this occasion, the HOD of Deptt. of Anaesthesia, Dr. Robina Makker while addressing the gathering explained about the treatments for Chronic Pain available at Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital.
These Chronic Pains include Cancer related Pain, Arthritic Pain, Frozen Shoulder, Post Traumatic Pain, Neuropathic Pain, Vascular Pain, etc. She also informed that there is a Pain Management Specialist Team available at Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital. The team is comprised of Dr. Neha Kathor, Dr. Priyanka Mishra, Dr. Anoop Negi and Dr. Mohit Saini. Amongst them, Dr. Neha Kathor and Dr. Priyanka Mishra are holding a P.D.C.C. (Post Doctorate Certification Course) degree in Pain & Palliative Care Management which is a specialist course in Pain Management encompassing various approaches like pharmacological treatment, psychological treatment and interventional treatment for Pain Relief.
She said that a considerable number of patients are getting the benefits of the Pain Clinic being run at Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital. The Pain Clinic is being run every day from Monday to Saturday at OPD Room No. 13, Third Floor, North Block of Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital where these Pain Specialist doctors are available for consultation. The doctors also answered the various queries of the patients, relatives and the people gathered at the occasion. Pamphlets and leaflets raising awareness were also distributed to the people gathered at the occasion.
The occasion was also marked by the auspicious presence of Vice Principal, Shri Guru Ram Rai
Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Dr. Puneet Ohri who motivated the participants of the Poster
Competition over their innovative efforts.
