WIN OVER TOBACCO – MADE EASY Workshop on 30.5.2015
MY SINCERE THANKS
Dear Friends,
It gives me a great pleasure to extend my heartfelt
thanks to all to make this event a eventful event in my life. WIN OVER TOBACCO
is possible if we all work together to get rid of this dreadful disease from
the society. I sincerely thank the management Mrs Rekha Dixit, Dr Vikram Singh
Raghuvanshi and Mr Manish Trivedi who accepted this concept of skill
development for the doctors to win over tobacco. They gave their full support
and one sentence of Dr Raghuvnashi, to the marketing department - Do the way Dr
Pawan wants it to be done, set the ball rolling. The Marketing Department, led
by Mr Avijit, Mr Vivek, Mr Mukesh. Ms Mohsina and the full team gave me total support
and were always full of action. Ms
Mohsina, you were a constant guide and a big support to me. Thanks to Mr
Srivastav, who coordinated with the administration of Noida to get doctors for
the workshop from the government Departments. The organising team was full of
enthusiasm, initially, although they could not understand the very concept of
this training but they were throughout with me and backed me. Here I specially
want to mention about Dr Vikash who is a silent worker, a sincere and diligent
colleague. He was helping me in all respect. Dr Saurabh and Dr Tuli who took
care of my patients while I was busy with the workshop. Dr Tripti, Dr Diana, Dr
Sandeep Jain, Dr Navneet Sood you have been a big support.
My thanks to Sri N.P.Singhji, the DM of Noida, who
came and shared his thought with us. His support for the cause is exemplary.
His vision is to make the people aware about Tobacco, drugs, respect to women
and healthy diet. He has assured me of all support and has already issued
orders to implement COTPA in his Jurisdiction area.
The Cancer and Tobacco Winners' - Mr Ambuj
Srivastav, Mr. Vikash, Mr Gaurav, Mrs Ram sharvan and her daughter (wife of Mr
Ram Sharvan) Your courage to talk infront of the gathering about your
suffering, how you came over the disease and advice to others would save number
of young ones taking up this habit. I thank you for inaugurating the Workshop
along with the Chief Guest. It is message for people to move towards light from
darkness.
My sincere thanks to the Faculty and Guests who came
here and shared their knowledge. Dr L.Swasticharan with his two sweet daughters
had been travelling since morning attending various functions. Your presence
here was very important to me. I understand the Government is working towards
curbing the tobacco disease and we are with you to win over tobacco. The
conclusion of the panel discussion, it was evident that lot has to be done,
tobacco ceasation should be in the curriculum of all MBBS and BDS. three forth
of the patient quit tobacco cold turkey. they need only social support, They do
not need to visit a tobacco cessation centre. We need to develop the skills of
the doctors, paramedics, health workers, counsellors in school and volunteers
to help people win over tobacco. We have to develop Health and Creative
clubs in industries to help workers win over this disease. The greatest myth is
busted - Yes, it is possible to win over tobacco. It is simple and easy. I
would be happy to conduct more such skill development workshop, and this is the
need of the hour.
Our panellists, Mr Ashish Wig - Chairman of Indo
American Chamber of Commerce - Infrastructure, his concern about the
construction site workers and factory workers. he has seen them suffering. He
has referred to me number of patients who were dying of this preventable cause,
and that too at an young age. The age when they are the soul bread earners for
the family. Sir, I assure you that I would work with you for these workers. I
sincerely thank you for coming early and staying throughout the program inspite
of your pressing demands in your office. Your presence was very important to
put to the Government the need to do something for the factory, construction
workers.
Dr Rima Sehgal, you have been counselling the
children for almost 18 years. Watering of your eyes when we were discussing
about this problem, was evident of your pain for the children. although we
could not have your formal presentation, but you could put your points. Your
suggestions that the School children require - sensitization and awareness
about tobacco and drugs. The reason these children take toabcco and drugs is
also very important. Counselling of parents and creating an environment
congenial for the growth of the child, talking to them will deter them from
taking up this habit. Another very important aspect that came up during this
discussion was where and to whom these children, who have got into the habit of
tobacco, would go to? Going to parents is a big no - because they may
not understand the situation, going to tobacco cessation or deaddiction
centres is a taboo. They are in a dilemma and continue to be a slave of this
tobacco. Yes, we need to act to rescue these innocent slaves! I thank you for
coming and staying throughout the program.
Sweta, appreciate your volunteering for I CAN WIN -
'SAVE' the youth program. Sharing your thoughts was very crucial. Yes we have
to take this program to every school and colleges. Volunteers like you are the
ones who are going to bring about the change. Thanks for taking the burden of
enrolling more youths into this mission.
Dr Shridhar, your talk was very much enlightening.
I too was not aware of some of the issues. Sir, I am glad you came and shared
your experiences. Your short presentation has left a long mark in every one’s
mind.
Dr Sumit, You handled a very difficult topic
easily. Why some suffer and others escape. This is a million dollar question
and a plea given by many to continue to take tobacco. I am sure your
presentation would help the doctors and volunteers attending the workshop get
more people into the contemplation stage of quitting tobacco.
Dr Praveen, We missed you but your substitute did a
wonderful job of illustrating the harms due to tobacco.
Dr Ratnakar, Dr Sanjay, Dr Gyanendra your scietific
presentation was exemplary. The medical evidences and complicated pathways of
nicotine addiction and how to get over it. Your presentation was the main part
and am sure the participants of the workshop would take cues from your
presentation and help thier own patients get rid of the tobacco disease. Dr
Sanjay, I specially thank you for coming all the way from Mumbai for the talk.
Your research and understanding of the nicotine receptor and its action, the simple way you presented it for the
audience, I am sure no one else could have done this better than you. Your talk
was crucial to understand this nicotine addiction and how to get over it.
Dr Ratnakar and Dr Gyanendra the evidence based approach is very
important to win over tobacco. thanks for putiing it to the audience.
Dr Seema Madan, thanks for staying throughout the
program and sharing your thoughts. Infertility and second hand smoking is a
major concern for young women. We need to educate the gynaecologists also help
guide their patients and their spouses.
Dr Puneet Ahuja, Dr Sumedha and team from ITS
dental college, Maulana Azad Dental College, Santosh Medical and Dental
College, ManavRachna Dental College, Sudha Rastogi Dental College and General
Physicians, practitioners, ENT specialists and Other private Dentists I thank
you for coming and sharing your thoughts. Your presence and participation has
been an inspiration to me to take this cause further, and a message to me that
it is just not important treating pateints, I have to devote more time in
fighting the root cause of the suffering of the cancer patients.
Kamalji, Sureshji, RK Goelji and others from
various NGO's, sir without your help and reach we cannot succeed. I thank you
personally and appreciate your assurance to lend your whole heart support and
manpower for 'SAVE' the youth mission.
The audience you have been very cooperative and I
am sure the deliberations were helpful and you would - LEARN, SERVE and EARN
treating the tobacco addiction amongst the population.
Here I specially want to mention Dr Plaha Chairman
IAP UP chapter, who wants me to conduct similar workshop exclusively for the
physicians. Sir, I assure you I am with you. Dr Gagan Saini, oncologist who
suggested that we have such a program for oncologists exclusively. I would be
happy to explore more on this.
Dr Manoj Goyal, Dr Rajesh Sharma, Dr Shruti Dhar
and Dr Jyoti Mishra, we missed you. Sir/madam although you sent your
substitute, this was a high level meeting with presence of Government officials
and important dignitaries and regret, No one can substitute your experience and
wisdom sir/madam. At the same time we understand your constraints.
I thank you for giving me an oppurtunity to be the
Course Director of "WIN OVER TOBACCO - MADE EASY" for skill
development of doctors to guide patients to help quit tobacco. I hope my book
on this will be of help. I have a small request to be make to Dr Shridhar
Dwivedy, Dr Sanjay Somasundaram, Dr Sumit Goyal, Dr Rima Sehgal and Ms Sweta
Agiwal to please give a write up of your presentation to be included as
chapters in my next edition of my book.
I look forward for your continued support and
guidance.
Warm Regards
pawan
Pawan Gupta MS, M.Ch., FSOG, FAIS
Associate Director, Institute of Cancer Care,
Jaypee Hospitals, Sector 128, Noida
Mob: 9811290152
