Press Release Virtual Health Care

AI to redefine patient health care industry, says Harvard Professor Dr Jag Singh

Chandigarh:  Dr Jagmeet (Jag) Singh, a Harvard University professor says that digital devices and artificial intelligence shall make virtual care of patients a reality and more sustainable, at the release of his book "Future Care: Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and the Reinvention of Healthcare" in the city yesterday.

Based on his extensive research over the years at Harvard Medical School, Dr Jag Singh, an electrophysiologist in cardiology, said that AI is being now evolved to empower the doctors to provide highly personalized care to the patients on the basis of the individual's data captured through different types of senors and wearable devices.

Dr Jagmeet Singh, cardiologist, physician, scientist, author, and Professor of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA, was in Chandigarh for the release of his book "Future Care".

Dr Jagmeet (Jag) Singh who has been working through his research on device technologies and electrical therapies for cardiac disorders, feels that rapid digital transformation holds a lot of promise in not only in drastically improving the way the health care is delivered, but improving human lives.

With AI and ChatGPT, even the role of the cardiologists will change 30 to 40% in a next decade with the metamorphosis that the medical field is undergoing with digital transformation, and expanding the role of the cardiologists to even predict the medical emergencies that a patient might have with AI, and take appropriate preventive measures.

"Every organ in human body can be potentially monitored remotely through sensors to enable doctors to proactively intervene in advance, Dr Jag Singh said. There are already several sensors available to detect heart failure 13 days and lung cancer as early as six months in advance, he said.

There are more than 500 wearable devices that can be synced with smart phones to give early warnings and inform the doctors for corrective measures.

Padam Bhushan awardee, Dr. T.S. Kler, a renowned interventional cardiologist, formally released the book of Dr. Jagmeet Singh and said that the medical community will have to upgrade itself to provide better and sustainable health care to the critical patients, and save their lives.

"Future Care" makes an interesting read since it is all about patient stories and Dr Jag Singh's personal encounters with disease management and how timely intervention through AI help and data analytics could save lives.

The book also talks about the new hybrid models required to help hospitals of the future to go virtual and adapt a hybrid model in patient care and remotely monitoring large number of patients through AI based diagnostic tools.

Dr Jag Singh reiterates that the essence of our research is to improve lives through forecasting and averting emergencies and disease through timely interventions.

Addressing some of the city's discerning audience including several senior cardiologists, diagnostic experts, and medical professionals, Dr Jag Singh advised them to adapt the new technologies to their advantage and patient care.

Notable among those present during the function included renowned radiologist Dr. Ladbans Kaur, cardiologists Dr. U.P. Singh, Dr. H.K. Bali, Padamshree Dr H.S. Chawla, Dr. T.S. Mahant, eye specialist Dr. S.S. Grewal, Punjab's DGP Sanjeev Kalra IPS, among others.

Caption: Chief Guest Padmabhushan Dr TS Kler second from left, author Dr Jag Singh (second from right),  Padamshri Dr H S Chawla, Dr HK Bali, released the book

Press Release Blood Donors Awarded

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City Blood Donors Honoured.

Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre honours tricity Blood Donors

February 25: Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre (RBBSRC) Sector 34 honoured over 1000 blood donors and institutions of the region at their annual award function today at Community Centre, sector 37 C, Chandigarh.

Chief Guest Mr. Anup Gupta Mayor Chandigarh, and guests of honour Renu Vig Vice Chancellor Panjab University, and Prof. (Dr.) Rati Ram Sharma, Head Transfusion Medicine PGI, graced the occasion.

The Mayor said that it is one of the few blood banks in the country that has been recognised by various agencies for its excellent performance. He commended the Centre for adding the much needed apheresis procedure facility in Octoberlast year to meet the need for platelets in the Tri-city

Mr. Rajendra K Saboo President of RBBSRC and Mr. Anil Kumar Nehru, Chairman Managing Committee, RBBSRC along with several other prominent personalities gave away the awards and commended the efforts of the donors for promoting voluntary blood donation and celebrating life by saving lives.

There were 46 star donors who donated blood four times and 421 others who had donated for two to three times during 2022.

Organisations who had organized blood donation camps were also felicitated at the function including Curetech Formulations Pvt. Ltd., Vishvas Foundation, Baddi University of Emerging Sciences & Technology, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Vivekanand Manav Sewa Society, Noble Charity Welfare Society, St . Johns Old Boys Association are some of them.

The Centre. Rotary and Blood Bank Society Resource Centre is a joint venture between Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh and Rotary Club of Chandigarh and was started in July 2004, and runs on completely voluntary blood donations by means of either indoor or outdoor blood donation camps.

The centre provides round-the-clock service for blood and blood components to patients in and around Chandigarh.  

Later a grand carnival for the families of blood donors was also organised. 

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1. RBBSRC President Arun Nehru and Secretary Neeti Sareen and Mac Sareen with some of the camp organisers 
2. Dr. Manish Rai, Director of RBBSRC, also received recognition from the Mayor of Chandigarh being the highest blood donations and platelet donations. 

Press Rlease Governor of Punjab joins in Rotary Peace Day celebrations at Sukhna Lake

Only generous people join Rotary, says Governor Punjab

-     Run for Peace organised at Sukhna Lake

 

Chandigarh, Feb 23:  Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh Shri Banwarilal Purohit attended the Rotary's 118th-anniversary celebrations as chief guest at Sukhna Lake here today.

Earlier in the morning students joined by other senior Rotarians including former world president of Rotary International Rajendra K. Saboo, District Governor V.P. Kalta from Shimla, and Club President Vinod Kapoor joined in the walk.

The programme was organized jointly by Rotary Club of Chandigarh in collaboration with the Chandigarh Tourism department.

Visually challenged students from the Institute for the Blind opened the proceedings with Saraswati Vandana, as well as recitals of bhajan and a shabad.

Addressing the congregation of Rotarians, and school children at the Rotary Peace monument, Shri Purohit recalled the contribution that Rotary has made to the world in advancing world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its humanitarian services.

Switching over to Hindi for the benefit of the children, Shri Purohit remarked that only generous people who have big hearts and accept the challenge to serve society and humanity, join Rotary, and no one can ever refuse them.

He related the story of Maharaja Ranjit Singh who was known for his generosity and recalled how he rewarded an old lady with 1000 gold coins who had hit him inadvertently with a stone that she had hurled to get mangoes from the tree to feed her hungry children.  Despite his ministers' insistence to punish her, Maharaja remarked that when a tree can give her the fruit to eat when she hits it with a stone, why can't I help her?

Peacebuilding today needs a new approach, he said, and efforts of Rotary to have a peace march is a good beginning to keep ourselves reminded that our ethos of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" is an age-old guiding principle that India has shown its commitment to even for upcoming G20.

The guest of honor Smt Hargunjit Kaur, Secretary of Tourism, complimented Rotarians and felt that the Chandigarh Administration has joined hands with the Rotarians to acknowledge their service to the society and our city.

Rtn Rajendra K. Saboo, shared the story of how Chandigarh was declared the Rotary Peace City on 12^th December 2003, and the monument was unveiled by the then Governor of Punjab Shri O.P. Verma, and other dignitaries, which makes the city a unique status as a Peace City.

Later all the dignitaries joined in releasing the blue and white balloons into the air to spread the message of peace.

Earlier District Governor V.P. Kalta and Club President Vinod Kapoor shared insight into the celebrations and how Rotary is impacting the lives of the people worldwide, while Assistant Governor Rtn A P Singh Dhiman, the project coordinator, later proposed a vote of thanks. 

Over 60 students and teachers from Bhawan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, and M.DAV School, Sector 22 participated in the peace march. 

Caption: HE Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh addressed Rotarians at Sukhna Lake today morning on the Rotary Peace Day and 118th anniversary of Rotary. 
Rotarians and school children from Bhawan Vidyalaya and M. DAV School, participated in the peace march.