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Country: India
City: Mumbai
IHTC:
Institute of Immunohaematology & Haematology Dept; KEM Hospital
13th Fl KEM hospital campus - Parel - Mumbai 400014, India
Tel.: 91-22-24132928
Fax: 91-22-24138521
Email: iihicmr@vsnl.net;
kanjakshaghosh@yahoo.com
Director: Kanjaksha Ghosh
Responsible for training: Kanjaksha Ghosh, Farah Jijina, Jayashree Kale, S. Mohanty, Manisha Madkaikar, and Shrimati Shetty
Fellowship logistics coordinator: Davila Sahu
Year of IHTC designation: 2000
Areas of specialty: General hemophilia care; physiotherapy; dental; orthopedic surgery; laboratory diagnosis (not genetics); genetic diagnosis. Management of the hemophilia organization.
DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING PROGRAM
Clinical activities: Routine management; management of acute bleeds with and without factor concentrates; management of pain; management of acute emergencies; chronic synovitis; use of antifibrinolytics; sealants; DDAVP; genetic counseling; self-infusion or infusion by a relative.
Laboratory activities/research: Screening coagulation; correction studies; factor assays; inhibitor screening; inhibitor assay; assay of thrombophilia markers; thromboelastography; thrombinoscopy; lupus anticoagulant screen; anticardiolipin antibody assay; platelet aggregation studies; assay of rare coagulation factor deficiencies; von Willebrand factor assay; RFLP-based analysis of carriers and prenatal diagnosis; RFLP-based prenatal diagnosis in severe von Willebrand disease; vWD binding assay (Type 2N); inversion of intron 1 and intron 22 of factor VIII gene; multiplex assay of factor IX gene defects; CSGE and mutation analysis of factor IX gene; prenatal diagnosis by cordocentesis where molecular techniques are not available or found wanting; genetic counselling; pre and post-test counselling for carrier detection and prenatal diagnosis. Osteoporosis research, research on various aspects of chronic synovitis, inhibitor generation, cheaper management strategies, etc.
Multidisciplinary activities/research: Physiotherapy; pseudocyst and other surgical and neurosurgical managements; development of prosthetics and orthotics; use of medical ultrasound; chemical synoviorthesis; dental management.
Additional information: Formerly twinned with hemophilia centres in Milan, Italy, and Bradford, U.K. Recognized Thrombosis/Vascular Training Centre ( TVTC) by ISTH. Four of the faculty members have contributed chapters in the book Haemophilia Care in Developing Countries edited by Dr. Lily Heijnen and Dr. Tariq Sohail. The centre can train two to three fellows annually, preferably from February to April and September to December.
DESCRIPTION OF IHTC FACILITIES
Location: IHTC is located in Parel Mumbai (heart of Mumbai city). Mumbai is located on the west coast of India, with a population of approximately 12 million. It is the economic heart of the country.
Climate: Moderate (22 to 33°C)
Accommodation (residence, meals, etc...): Accommodations and meals available to suit every tongue and every purse
Transportation: Public transport is available day and night.
Language: English, French, Arabic, all Indian languages
Financial assistance: Dependent on WFH funds.
Cost of living (per week): 300-400 USD
Communications tools for trainees: Computer, Internet, telephone
Other local support provided for trainees: All logistical support sans financial support is provided.
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS BY IHTC STAFF
Shetty S, Ghosh K, Jijina F. First-trimester prenatal diagnosis in haemophilia A and B families -10 years experience from a centre in India. Prenat Diagn. 2006 Nov;26(11):1015-7.
Ghosh K, Trasi S, Shetty S, Mohanty D. Use of a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of type 2N von Willebrand disease and its prevalence in an Indian population. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2006 Jan;17(1):7-11.
Trasi S, Mohanty D, Shetty S, Ghosh K. Prenatal diagnosis of von Willebrand disease in a family. Natl Med J India. 2005 Jul-Aug;18(4):187-8.
Ghosh K, Nair AP, Jijina F, Madkaikar M, Shetty S, Mohanty D. Intracranial haemorrhage in severe haemophilia: prevalence and outcome in a developing country. Haemophilia. 2005 Sep;11(5):459-62. |
