Dear members

You will be glad to know that GBM held at Allahabad have approved the voting by sms for UPOA election. To implement this, first we will undertake a dummy election very soon. The whole procedure will be informed to all members.

This process will be much more safe than the physical ballot besides being more convienent, cost effective and eviorment friendely.

Your suggasations are welcome.

Regards
Dr. Sanjay Jain
Ghaziabad

 Symposium of Pediatric Orthopaedics at Muzaffar Nagar Under agesis of IOA on 21-3-2010

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Muzaffar Nagar Orthopaedic Society is organising symposium on Paediatric Orthopaedics under auspices of Rural Orthopaedic committee of IOA on 21st March 2010.Kindly disseminate this information through your forthcoming event section of UP Ortho website and other media so that members can avail the opportunity.For enquiry contact  hardesharora@yahoo.com
with regards,

Dr Hardyesh Kumar
Orgnising Secretary,
Sadar Bazar,Muzaffar Nagar (UP)
Ph 0131-2436398,9837125384

Dear Freinds
                   Organising committee of UPORTHOCON2010 will be giving discount of Rs 200.00 (25%) in registration fee to non UPOA members if they apply for life membership of UPOA before 31 dec 2009.
 
                                                Dr Tribhuwan singh

                                               Org Secretary
                                              UPORTHOCON 2010
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Dear Members of UPOA,
The UP State have been alloted the annual conference of IOA for year 2011, which will be hosted by Ghaziabad Orthopaedic Club at Greater Noida. Congratulation to all of you.

Patients' rights as well as the rights of healthcare providers might get legal recognition with the Union health ministry recently drawing up a draft legislation called the National Health Bill 2009.

The draft is the outcome of a long-standing demand by the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (people's health movement) which has been advocating a national health act to regulate both the public and private healthcare systems. The draft bill has recently been put up on the ministry's website to invite public comment.

"Public health is an important area and the draft was intended to bring in regulation. It is still under consultation and was recently circulated among individual state governments," said joint secretary, ministry of health and family welfare Amarjeet Sinha.

He explained that patient's rights, such as the right to emergency care for instance, were till now largely based on the interpretation of the law in various cases, and the bill once passed would be all-encompassing.

A comprehensive legislation, the bill will make it mandatory for hospitals to have independent complaint forums headed by a 24x7 official to redress patient grievances.

This will offer recorse to patients, in addition to existing courts and quasi-judicial bodies such as the medical council.

The draft bill is available for download in "Download>other Docs>Govt. Matters"