Tata Trusts brings in CMC, CIHS for COVID-19 critical care training

Tata Trusts and the Tata group have tied up with Christian Medical College CMC Vellore and Care Institute of Health Sciences CIHS Hyderabad to assist health care professionals augment skills in critical care in the management of Covid19The Trusts intervention follows the Chairman Ratan N Tatas statement that urgent emergency resources need to be deployed to cope with the needs of fighting the Covid19 crisis which is one of the toughest challenges the human race will faceTata Trusts tatatrusts and the Tata group TataCompanies have tied up with Christian Medical College CMC Vellore and Care Institute of Health Sciences CIHS Hyderabad to assist health care professionals augment skills in critical care in the management of Covid19 pictwittercomrXdXFZSc8Jmdash IANS Tweets ians_india May 26 2020The curated 22hour online training programmes are meant for specific staff chosen by identified hospitals and are provided free of cost Tata Trusts believes that ICU Physicians and Intensivists specialised in critical care management will require support of a wider cohort of doctors nurses and paramedical staff to treat Covid19 patientsThe intent of the training programmes is to meet this need by acquainting nonICU professionals with the fundamental principles and practices of critical careThe training includes essentials of interventions and procedures in ICUs orientation of critical care skills like airway management and ventilator management and how to triage a criticality as mildmoderate or severe and refer cases to appropriate facilitiesThe programmes will also cover essentials of managing variegated facilities for Covid19 management such as isolation centres quarantine centres and management o There are two different methodologies of training available either through live webinars or prepared modules accessible on laptops desktops or mobile phonesCMC Vellores method trains and develops master trainers who in turn can coach wider groups in their respective facilities CIHS Hyderabads method directly trains small groups Both the institutions have designed their programmes such that participants can provide the required support to their Intensivist and ICU colleagues should the need arise This is the fourth such intervention of Tata Trusts to support India in its Covid19 responseFour government hospital buildings two in Uttar Pradesh and two in Maharashtra are being upgraded into Covid19 treatment centres The facilities including both inpatient and outpatient wings are permanent and will enduringly enhance health care in their locations even after the immediate purpose is metThe Trusts have already begun donating to State Governments and individual hospitals Personal Protection Equipment including coveralls N95KN95 masks surgical masks gloves and goggles Thus far PPE supplies have gone out to about 26 states and Union TerritoriesTata Trusts has also done a panIndia community outreach to induce adoption of health practices as promoted by the Government of India in rural areas to prevent the spread of Covid19 Beginning March 31 the exercise is expected to have already reached about 21 million people in 21 statesCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever