Association Activities

IPGA Family get together held at Airport Authority of India Officers’ Institute(AAIOI), Safdarjung Airport Old Area, New Delhi-110003

IPGA Family get together held at Airport Authority of India Officers’ Institute(AAIOI), Safdarjung Airport Old Area, New Delhi-110003

Indian pharmacy graduate association has organized a National Conference on Recent Advances in Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciencesin association with Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Rishikesh at IDPL Guest House on5th December 2015. On this occasion approximately 70 delegates including educationists, scientists, and studentswere gathered from different places and presented their research work. The eventstarted with lamp lighting by Institute Chief Guest Dr. Y D Desai from USA accompanied with Mr. G. S. Bedi,General Manager, IDPL, Rishikesh, invited speakers Prof. R. C. Dubey, Mr.Pankaj Sharma, Director Smt. TarawatiInstitute of Biomedical & Allied Sciences, Roorkee, and Dr.Avtar Chand Rana, Director, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Program was inaugurated by Chief Guest Dr. Y D Desai, America. In his inaugural speech he said all world is looking towards India for Innovations and discoveries in the field of pharmaceuticals as well as biological sciences. He also motivated the participants for doing better in their respective fields. He has also emphasized his concern toward less preventive diseases like CANCER and AIDS and asked the scholars to concentrate their works to prevention and cure of such diseases. He said a lot of work is required in this arena. During the program Prof. R. C. Dubey, Dean, Faculty of Medical sciences and Health, Gurukul Kangri Vishwadyalaya, HARIDWAR, was present on the occasion as Guest of Honour and he shared his vast knowledgeand experience on the fermentation technology. He also praised IDPL for providing such interactive platform tothe young and dynamic researches. The first prize was bagged by Ms. Reshma Kumari, Research Scholar of Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar. Chief Guest Mr. G. S. Bedi (General Manager, IDPL, Rishikesh ) accompanied by Professor R. C. Dubey and Mr. Pankaj Sharma distributed the prizes to winners of oral and poster competition. During this event Dr.Somesh Thapliyal, Dr.Saloni Kakkar, Dr.Vineet Mittal, Dr. Vijay Jyoti was also present. Mr. G. S. Bedi, General Manager, IDPL, Rishikesh and Dr.Avtar Chand Rana, Director, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, congratulated the winners and thanks to delegates for using this event as a platform to showcase current research advancements in Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences. This program was organized at IDPL, Rishikesh, under chairmanship of Mr G.S. Bedi, General Manager, IDPL, Rishikesh, coordinated by Mr. Kapil Kumar Goel and Mr Ashwani Jangra, Prince Prashant. Scientific session in the conference involved deliberations by invited educationists, scientists, and healthcare providers, Oral and Poster Presentations by delegates. Total seventy posters, five oral presentations and two speaker notes were presented by speakers and various delegates from different states MD University, Hariyana, Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, HARIDWAR and so on.

The School of Medical and Allied Sciences, K R Mangalam University, Sohna Road, Gurgaon celebrated IPGA Sponsored the National Pharmacy Week on 26th of November, 2016. Prof. Arun Garg (Dean, SMAS) gave a presentation on the theme of the National Pharmacy Week Program “Prevention and Management of Diabetes” and highlighted the role of Pharmacists in the management of diabetes to all faculty members and staff of the university in a lucid manner. He explained the types of diabetes mellitus (DM), its symptoms and complications in his presentation. He also suggested that certain precautions and dietary changes to avoid or manage Diabetes. Some of which are listed below: 1. Eat Healthy, natural fruits and vegetables (less carbohydrates and fats / oil.), stop eating Junk and processed food. 2. Reduce body weight 3. Stop smoking and drinking 4. Do regular exercise by running, aerobics, swimming etc. 5. Take diabetic medication regularly; Do not resort to alternative medicines without the consultation of doctor. 6. Regularly monitor blood glucose levels by glucometer. 7. Keep control over your blood pressure, cholesterol, foot and eye care. The program was attended by around 100 faculty members and staff. The open session was very interactive as Dr. Arun Garg satisfied all queries related to management of Diabetes. A health camp for screening of Diabetes was also organized by pharmacy students and the staff was screened for blood sugar, blood pressure and body mass index (BMI).

The School of Medical and Allied Sciences, K R Mangalam University, Sohna Road, Gurgaon celebrated IPGA Sponsored the National Pharmacy Week on 26th of November, 2016. Prof. Arun Garg (Dean, SMAS) gave a presentation on the theme of the National Pharmacy Week Program “Prevention and Management of Diabetes” and highlighted the role of Pharmacists in the management of diabetes to all faculty members and staff of the university in a lucid manner. He explained the types of diabetes mellitus (DM), its symptoms and complications in his presentation. He also suggested that certain precautions and dietary changes to avoid or manage Diabetes. Some of which are listed below: 1. Eat Healthy, natural fruits and vegetables (less carbohydrates and fats / oil.), stop eating Junk and processed food. 2. Reduce body weight 3. Stop smoking and drinking 4. Do regular exercise by running, aerobics, swimming etc. 5. Take diabetic medication regularly; Do not resort to alternative medicines without the consultation of doctor. 6. Regularly monitor blood glucose levels by glucometer. 7. Keep control over your blood pressure, cholesterol, foot and eye care. The program was attended by around 100 faculty members and staff. The open session was very interactive as Dr. Arun Garg satisfied all queries related to management of Diabetes. A health camp for screening of Diabetes was also organized by pharmacy students and the staff was screened for blood sugar, blood pressure and body mass index (BMI). All the staff appreciated the awareness camp and requested that such camps should be repeated every two months