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3INDO-JAPANESE CONFERENCE
“COMMEMORATION OF WORLD HEALTH DAY 2022”

Association of Pharmacy Professionals (APP) Tamilnadu State Branch organized 1st Indo-Japanese Virtual International Conference on “Recent Advances and Global Challenges in Pharmaceutical Field” at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu on April 09, 2022, in collaboration with APP Japanese International Branch and APP PharmEdu HealthCareManag Division, in commemoration of World Health Day 2022.
During this APP-VISTAS collaborative conference, Dr. Ishari K Ganesh, Founder Chancellor, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu acted as ‘Chief Patron’; Dr. A. Jothi Murugan, Pro Vice Chancellor, VISTAS; Dr. S. Sriman Narayanan, Vice Chancellor, VISTAS and Dr. P. Saravanan, Registrar, VISTAS as ‘Patrons’; Prof. P. Shanmugasundaram, Director, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS, Pallavaram as ‘Convener’; Prof. M. Vijey Aanandhi and Prof. S. Sathesh Kumar, HOD’s, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS, Pallavaram and Prof. Palanisamy Selvamani, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu as ‘Co-Conveners’; Dr. Sunita Dahiya, General Secretary APP from School of Pharmacy, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, USA as ‘Organizing Chairman’; Dr. Rajiv Dahiya, Director, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies as ‘Organizing Secretary’ and ‘Scientific Committee Chairman’; Dr. N. Jawahar, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ooty, Tamilnadu and Dr. M. Ramesh, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS AHER, Mysore, Karnataka as ‘Scientific Committee Co-Chairmans’.
Scientific sessions of the conference were enriched with lectures of Dr. Isha Patel, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration and Research, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Huntington, West Virginia, USA; Dr. Hari Prasad Devkota, Assistant Professor, Department of Instrumental Analysis, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Dr. Saurabh Kumar Banerjee, Dean, School of Pharmaceutical Management, The IIHMR University, Jaipur, Rajasthan and Dr. Tarun Virmani, Dean and Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MVN University, Palwal, Haryana who addressed the professional gathering on topics like ‘Racial Disparities in HPV Vaccination‘, ‘Use of Himalayan Medicinal Resources as Cosmetics: From Traditional Knowledge to Scientific Studies’, ‘Access to Affordable and Quality Generic Medicines in India‘, ‘Demonstration of Reference Management Software – An Important Tool for Researchers’. Scientific session I was chaired by Prof. P. Selvamani, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Anna University, BIT Campus, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu and Prof. Suresh V. Chennupati, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Nalgonda, Telangana whereas scientific session II was chaired by Prof. Subas C. Dinda, Department of Pharmaceutics, Teerthanker Mahaveer School of Pharmacy, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh and Dr. Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Deputy Dean and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Lecture session was followed by ‘Oral Competition’ which was conducted in memory of ‘Late Prof. Jainendra Jain’ where five participants viz. Dr. Sujit Kumar SahDr. Ravina RaviMs. Priya J. AradhyaDr. Ann Vazhayil Kuruvilla, Ph.D Research Scholars, Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSSAHER Deemed to be University, Mysore, Karnataka and Ms. P. Naga Haritha, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, St Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Ranga Reddy, Telangana delivered orations on topics like “Assessment of Drug-Drug Interactions and Their Associated Risk Factors in Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study”; “A Clinical Pharmacist-Assisted Medication Incident Reporting System in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital”; “A Clinical Pharmacist-Led Assessment of Medication-Related Problems in Critical Care Units of a Tertiary Care Hospital”; “A Clinical Pharmacist Driven Initiation of Handshake Antibiotic Stewardship Programme in Surgery Units of a Tertiary Care Hospital”; “Solubility Enhancement of Gliclazide by Solid Dispersion Technique and Formulation as Fast Dissolving Tablets” etc. Winner of the Late Prof. Jainendra Jain Memorial Outstanding Oration Award was Dr. Ann Vazhayil Kuruvilla, Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSSAHER Deemed to be University, Mysore, Karnataka and Runner-Up Appreciation Award was received by Dr. Ravina Ravi, Research Scholar, Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSSAHER Deemed to be University, Mysore, Karnataka. Oration Competition was chaired by Prof. K. Karthickeyan (Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu); Prof. S. V. Chennupati (Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Nalanda College of Pharmacy, Nalgonda, Telangana) and Dr. Natarajan Jawahar (Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ooty, Tamilnadu).
During the valedictory function, Dr. Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Deputy Dean and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was conferred with ‘Young Investigator Award’ for his outstanding research output in pharmacological sciences and Dr. Somnath De, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, St. Pauls College of Pharmacy, Turkayamjal, Abdullapurmet, Ranga Reddy, Telangana was felicitated with ‘APP Fellow Membership Award 2022’ for his outstanding professional activities. In addition, seven talented students from outer states viz. Mr. Abhishek Wahi, B.Pharm Student, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi; Mr. Anshuman Prajapati, B.Pharm Student, Nand Kishore College of Pharmacy, Naini, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh; Ms. Anwesa Mohanty, B.Pharm Student, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha; Mr. Mukund Joshi, B.Pharm Student, U.S. Ostwal Institute of Pharmacy, Mangalwad, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan; Ms. Farheen Shakir, M.Pharm Student, Department of Pharmaceutics, Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Pharmacy, Jaipur, Rajasthan; Ms. Anmaria Thomas, Pharm.D Intern, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSSAHER Deemed to be University, Mysore, Karnataka and Mrs. Surbhi Sharma, Ph.D Research Scholar, Department of Zoology, Sai School of Bio Sciences, Sri Sai University, Palampur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, were honored with ‘APP Best Student Awards’ for their outstanding academic potential.
All the speakers and guests of conference were felicitated with ‘Certificate of Appreciations‘ at the end. Also scientific orations/posters were presented by students of hosting institute and surrounding pharmacy institutions. Winners of e-poster competition were Ms. G. Sai Pooja, Ms. M. Vinisha and Ms. A.D. Darshini, Pharm.D III year students from SPS, VISTAS, Pallavaram; Ms. D. Bhuvaneshwari (B.Pharm IV year) from Jaya College of Pharmacy, Thiruninravur, Chennai. Winners of oral presentation competition remained Mr. NiranjanMs. Sandhya AMMs. Sanjana Arun, Pharm.D students, VISTAS; Mr. Arun PMr. John AndrewMs. Trinita Debe, M.Pharm Students, SPS , VISTAS and Mr. Ramachandran, Mrs. Afroz Patan, Mr. Vipul Dhashede, Ph.D Scholars, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai. Appreciation awards were won by Mr. Deepak M, M.Pharm Student, SPS, VISTAS, Pallavaram and Mrs. Indumathy, Assistant Professor, SPS, VISTAS in e-poster and oration categories. Conference ended with vote of thanks by Prof. S. Sathesh Kumar, HOD, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu.

     
          

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