Launch Of A State Wide Survey Across Tamil Nadu on Amputation among people with Diabetes by Prof M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre and MV Hospital for Diabetes, Royapuram
- Launch of a state wide survey across Tamil Nadu on Amputation among people with Diabetes in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, Geneva;
- Release of a document on Prevention of Kidney failure and Amputation by early diagnosis for rural physicians in India;
- 30 years in prevention of Kidney failure and amputation in Diabetes
Chennai,
6th September 2019: Prof M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre and MV Hospital for Diabetes, Royapuramreleased
India’s First document on early diagnosis of Kidney and Foot complications in
diabetes for rural physicians, today. Tamilnadu Diabetic Amputation Survey
[TAS], a study on amputation rate due to diabetes in collaboration with the
World Health Organisation, Geneva was launched by Prof Andrew Boulton,
President Elect of the International Diabetes Federation and Dr Vijay
Viswanathan, Head and Chief Diabetologist, M.V. Hospital for Diabetes and Prof.
M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, Royapuram, Chennai on the occasion.
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(L to R) Dr Vijay Viswanathan, Head and
Chief Diabetologist, MV Hospital for Diabetes Royapuram; Prof Andrew Boulton,
President Elect of the International Diabetes Federation
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Through 3 decades of experience, the
Diabetic Foot clinic and Diabetic Kidney Clinic of Prof. M Viswanathan Diabetes
Research Centre and MV Hospital for Diabetes, Royapuram have been publishing
several research studies highlighting the risk factors for kidney failure and
Amputation in the Indian population. These two departments in the hospital also
provided counseling to people with Diabetes with regard to prevention of kidney
failure and amputation for the past 3 decades. The results of these research
studies were highlighted.
Launching
the Tamilnadu Diabetic Amputation Survey [TAS], Dr Vijay Viswanathan, Head and
Chief Diabetologist, MV Hospital for Diabetes Royapuram said, “This
survey is to be conducted by the hospital as a WHO Collaborating Centre. It
will be a study on the amputation rate due to Diabetes in certain selected
districts of Tamil Nadu. This survey will be conducted in hospitals and among
doctors who are performing surgeries for various conditions. This epidemiology
survey will help to understand the magnitude of the problem of amputation due
to Diabetes happening in Tamil Nadu so that policy makers can give proper
priority to this issue.”
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Dr Vijay Viswanathan, Head and
Chief Diabetologist, MV Hospital for Diabetes Royapuram and Prof Andrew Boulton,
President Elect of the International Diabetes Federation with Doctors Survey Team
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Prof
Andrew Boulton, President Elect of the International Diabetes Federation released
India’s First document on early diagnosis of kidney and foot complications in
diabetes for rural physicians and spoke on the the need for preventing kidney
failure and Amputation in the developing countries.
Dr Vijay Viswanathan said, “This was the
first time a separate document exclusively on Early Diagnosis of kidney and
Foot complications in Diabetes for rural physicians in India is being released.
This document brought out by the MV Hospital for Diabetes Royapuram with the
contribution of International experts will help primary care physicians in
India to prevent amputation and kidney failure among people with Diabetes in
the rural areas”
