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01/12/2021: In connection with World AIDS day, an awareness poster was designed by IPGA-Kerala State Branch and circulated among various Pharmacy Colleges in Kerala for circulating among students and display in notice boards. Also, we circulated the poster among officials of Drugs Control Department and Drugs Testing Laboratories for exhibiting in notice boards. 30/01/2022: IPGA (Kerala State Branch) in association with IPGA (Central) organizedawebinar on “RecentTrendsinQualityAssuranceintheInVitro Diagnostic Reagents”. Dr. Atul Kumar Nasa, President, IPGA inaugurated the webinarandMr.JayanPM,DrugsController,KeralaStatewastheGuestofHonor in the function. Mr.Sanjaymon K R,Associate VP(Quality), AGAPPE delivered an excellentlectureonthetopicwhichwasveryusefulandimpartednewinsightson thesubjecttotheparticipants.Itwasagreatsuccesswiththeparticipationof200 plus participants across the country. 27/02/2022:IPGA(KeralaStateBranch)inassociationwithKeralaStateDrugs Control Enforcement Officers’ Association (KSDCEOA) organized a webinar for regulatory officers across the country on the topic “Arresting Powers and Procedures of Drug Regulatory Officers: A review based on Honorable SupremeCourtJudgment”.Dr.AtulKumarNasa,President,IPGA,inaugurated the webinar and Mr. Jayan PM, Drugs Controller, Kerala State was the Guest of Honour in the function. Mr. Premnath, Senior Grade Assistant Public Prosecutor, DirectorateofProsecutions,GovernmentofKeralawasthespeakerofthewebinar. It was a great success with the participation of 150 plus participants across the country. 30/03/2022:AspartofobservanceofWorldHealthDayon7thApril2022,IPGA (Kerala State Branch) organized an Essay Writing Competition for students in variousPharmacyCollegesofKerala.Thetopicforthe contestwas “IMPACT OF PHARMACEUTICALWASTEONGLOBALHEALTH”.WeofferedRs.3000/-for firstprizewinner,Rs.2000/-forsecondprizewinnerandRs.1000/-forthirdprize winneralongwithmeritcertificates.Theresultsofthecompetitionweredeclared on the occasion of a national webinar conducted by the Association on 10thApril 2022. First Prize: Ms. N.Parvathy; Second Prize: Ms. Gayathri Vinodan; Third Prize: Shared by: Rohith Krishnan & Ms Sana Zainab. 10/04/2022: IPGA-Kerala State Branch In association with Kerala Pharmacy GraduatesAssociation(KPGA)organizedaNationalLevelWebinaron“Marketing Yourself: Resume Writing and Interview Tips”. The session was handled by Mrs.MinuTreasaJose,RegionalMarketingManager(Europe,MiddleEast,Africa), Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, Belgium. The webinar was a great success with the participation and interaction of 200 plus students. 01/05/2022: IPGA-Kerala State Branch In association with Kerala Pharmacy GraduatesAssociation(KPGA)organizedaNationalLevelWebinaron“Technology Innovations-Transforming Pharmacy Practice”. Speaker was Mr. Rajesh Thalapparambath, Manager Inpatient Medication Management Services, Kngdom of Soudi Arabia. 15/05/2022: Annual General Body Meeting conducted. The Association honoured the newly appointed Kerala Drugs Controller, Jayan P.M in the GB. 26/06/2022: IPGA-Kerala State Branch organized a National Level Webinar on “Emerging Job Prospects in Pharma and Health Care”. Speaker was Dr. Ashan Farooq, Associate Manager, Liaison with IQVIA. 21/08/2022: IPGA-Kerala State Branch (WF) organized a NationalLevelWebinar on “Shining Teeth for Smiling Face”. Speaker was Dr. Ashna PA, MDS. 20/08/2022: Kerala State Branch organized a National Level Seminar on “Upgrading Horizons and Modern Insights in Pharmacy”. Instituted awards-Best Pharmacy Teacher Award, Regulatory officer Award, Industrialist Award, Pharmacist award. Also, inaugurated the launching of students forum. 16/03/2021:NationalVaccinationDay,2021 IPGA-Kerala State Branch organized a webinar on 16thMarch 2021, in connection with National Vaccination Day, 2021. The scientific session was handledbyDr.SreekumarEswaran,SeniorScientist,RajivGandhiCentrefor BiotechnologyandMolecularVirologyLaboratory,Thiruvananthapuram.Thetopic of webinar was “COVID 19-‘SPIKE’ IN VIROLOGY”. 12/06/2021:Webinaron“COSMETICSRULES,2020” IPGA-Kerala State Branch in association with Kerala State Drugs Control Enforcement Officers Association (KSDCEOA) organized a webinar on 12thJune, 2021.ThewebinarsessionwashandledbyMr.ManmohanTaneja,AssistantState Drugs Controller,Government of Haryana.The topic of webinar was “COSMETICS RULES, 2020”. 25/07/2021: International Webinar on “Fighting Pandemic-Pharmacist in the frontline”. Organized an International Webinar on “Fighting Pandemic-Pharmacist in the frontline”. The topic for the first session was : Role of Pharmacists in developing versatile anti-pandemic vaccine. The session was handled by Dr. Anish Chakkumkal, Principal Scientist and Team Lead, Janssennnn Vaccines, Netherlands. The topic of the second sessin was “Pharmacist role in vaccination- Lessons from Covid -19 pandemic. The session was handled by Prof. Oluwatoyin A Odeku FAS, Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. 28/08/2021: Webinar on “Snake Envenoming: The most neglected Tropical Disease” Organized a webinar on “Snake Envenoming: The most neglected Tropical Disease” in association with IPA-Kerala State Branch and Kerala Pharmacy GraduatesAssociation(KPGA).ThespeakerofthesessionwasDr.DileepkumarR (Director and CEO, Indriyam Biologicals Pvt. Ltd., Thiruvananthapuram). E- certificates were also issued to the participants. 25/09/2021:WorldPharmacistsDay,2021 IPGA- Kerala State Branch celebrated World Pharmacists Day, 2021 jointly with IPA-Kerala State Branch and Kerala Pharmacy Graduates Association (KPGA). Smt. Veena George, Hon’ble Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Kerala State offered a message during the occasion. A scientific session was also arranged in connection with this program. The speaker of the scientific session was Dr. Madhavan Nampoothiri (Assistant Professor-Selection Grade, Manipal College of PharmaceuticalSciences,Karnataka).Thetopic was “NeurologicalManifestations of Covid-19”. 03/10/2021: Webinar on GMP Documentation & Records for Pharma Industry IPGAKeralaStateBranchorganizedawebinaron“GMPDocumentation&Records for Pharma Industry”. The session was handled by Mr. Suresh Kamath (Vice President, Formulation, Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd., Goa). 21/11/2021:NationalPharmacyWeek,2021 IPGA-Kerala State Branch celebrated National Pharmacy Week, 2021jointly with IPA-Kerala State Branch and Kerala Pharmacy Graduates Association (KPGA).We arranged a webinar also in connection with the celebrations. The program was inaugurated by Smt. Veena George, Honorable Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Kerala State. The webinar was on the topic “Important Laws Related to Pharmacy”andhandledbyDr.P.K.Sreekumar(FormerDeputyDrugsControllerof Kerala State). 23/11/2021:NationalPharmacyWeek,2021TalkonIVDIndustry: A webinar has been arranged with KPGA & IPA on 23rdat 730 PM on Regulatory Aspects, Manufacturing & Quality of IVD in India. 10. IPGAAcademicDivision Indian Pharmacy Graduate Association (Academic Division) organized an interactive webinar on 30th May 2021 at 11 AM on the topic Awareness about MOOCCourseofIndustrialPharmacywhichisavailableonSwayamPortal.Inthis webinar, more than 400 Participants was registered throughout the country. Dr. Ajay Semalty (Corse Coordinator) gave all the information about the course with his team-members. Along with this course he also had given information about other course like Academic Writing, Video Lectures available on Swayam prabha and Arpit Channel. The Programme was moderated by Dr. Rahul Garg (Chairman IPGA Academic Division) and Dr. G. Jeyabalan Govindasamy (Chairman IPGA Public Relation Division). In this webinar the Central Council member of IPGA, Dr. Arun Garg, Dr. Vijay Bhalla and Mr. Pawan Jaggi were also present in Webinar. Dr. Akhilesh Tiwari Member IPGA Academic Division concluded the session and proposed the vote of thanks to all participants and resource persons IPGAAlwarLocalChapter: Date Name/Topicoftheevent Speaker/Guest Mode 22-02-2022 Indo-UKHigherEducation & Career Summit 201- 2022. Great Careers and courses in the United Kingdom - M.Sc., Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicines Ms.ClaireMerriman & Dr.Eric Hill, with GECF Online 19-02-2022 ChallengestoHealthcareteam on Long COVID – Post COVID Complications Dr.Dheeraj Kaul,MD,USA Dr. Bharti Malhotra, SMS, Jaipur Dr. D. Muralikrishnan, USA Prof. Vikas Sharma, M.Sc., Nursing Online 05-02-2022 NewDesignerDrugsandits impact on healthcare. Dr.D.Muralikrishnan,USA Dr.Indu Pal Kaur, President, Punjab University Online 29-01-2022 Opportunities and challenges toIndianPharmacyGraduates in Post COVID Scenario Dr.Dheeraj Kaul,MD,USA Dr. Lokendra Sharma, SMS, Jaipur Dr.MonicaJain, SMS, Jaipur Online 23-01-2022 ArtificialIntelligence: Application in Pharma Industry Sh.RanjitBarshikar Online

Woman Khaki, a symbolof humanity: DGP Gautam Sawang presented the DGP's Commendation Disc Award and a Certificate of Appreciation to Women Sub- Inspector of Police K. Sirisha of Kasi bugga Police Station for her exemplary service,professionalexcellence,displayof#humanity&devotiontoherduty.She hasprovedher#dedicationtoservingthepeoplebygoingbeyondhercallofduty and carrying a corpse on her shoulders for 2 km to help perform his last rites. Andhra Pradesh Police is proud of her as she stands as an Inspiration to all. 60" National Pharmacy Week (NPW)-2021 Celebrations at School of Pharmacy, Anurag University, Hyderabad, Telangana. The School of Pharmacy, Anurag University,Hyderabad,TelanganaStateCelebratedremarkablythe“60thNational Pharmacy Week (NPTI - 2021” (15th-21st Nov 2021). The National Pharmacy Week was collaborated with the Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association- IPGA), TelanganaBranch.& Unit-I,NationalService Scheme NSS) ofAnuragUniversity. ThethemeoftheNationalPharmacyWeek,NPW-2021is“Pharmacist-AnIntegral Part of Health Care”. The N PW'-2021, was a platform to create awareness amongst the public, other, healthcare providers and the authorities, about the NPW theme in particular and about the pharmacy profession and the role of the Pharmacist in general. The National Pharmacy Week “NPW-2021” was witnessed by the gracious presence of Prof. S. Ramachandram, Vice-Chancellor, Anurag University, Prof. Syeda Sameen Fatima, Registrar, Anurag University and S. Neelima, CEO, Anurag University. The invited resource person was, Mr. G. Kotteshwar Rao, President. The resource person, Mr. G. Koteshwar Rao, in his keynoteaddressgaveveryencouragingpositivepointsonhowpharmacistsshould develop their counselling role and improve service to society. He appreciated the enthusiasm of the pharmacy students participating in various events of 60th N PW-2021, He motivated the students with his inspirationaltalk on the role of the Pharmacist and the value of the Pharmacy profession. He explained the importanceof“fiverights”ofmedicationuse:therightpatient,therightdrug,the right time, the right dose, and the right route. Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association-(IPGA), Telangana Branch. The NPW-2021, was directed by Dr. VasudhaBakshi,Dean,SchoolofPharmacyAnuragUniversityDr.G.Baba Shankar Rao, Associate Professor & Dr. D. Sireesha, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Anurag University are the coordinators for the National Pharmacy Week “NPW-2021. The inauguration was started on 15th Nov, 2021 by Dr. B. VasudhaBakshi,Dean,SchoolofPharmacy:Thedeliberationsinthe“NPW-2021” was mainly focused on the Pharmacy profession and the role of the pharmacist.

Indian Pharmacy Graduates' Association, Gujarat State Branch has organized Webinar Series 2021 during which one virtual webinar was organized On 11th October 2021, Monday at IWIPER on Microsoft Teams application. Mr. Pawan I€umar Jaggi Sir was the eminent speaker for the webinar, who had delivered his talk on the topic “Career Opportunities in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences”. Dr. Bhagirath Patel, President IPGA Gujarat did welcome the eminent speaker, present guest, Members of IPG and all the participants for the webinar. Dr. Palak Shah, Department of Pharmacology introduced the Speaker. All the participants were informed about the IPGA and its activities, membership benefits and about the webinar. Dr. Shrikalp Deshpande, Principal- UBIPER, Vice President-IPGA Gujarat has given brief about the I€BIPER-I€SV and courses offered at the lnstitute. The speech of the speaker guided everyonefor enhancing their vision for career opportunities in the field of pharmacy and gave complete information for all the branches of pharmaceutical field like Clinical Research Organizations, Hospital Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy, Medical Writing, Industry, Designing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, Academia as well as Government Sector including Regulatory affairs, Drug Inspector, Government Analyst at Central and State govt laboratories, NPPA, NIB, DRDO etc. where one can find the avenues to build pharmaceutical career. At the end he discussed various merits of Pharmaceutical sciences like Diverse career options, job stability, Opportunity to help people in different ways, Respectable remuneration, Respectful stature in the society with highest level of trust in Pharmacists globally by the people after teachers, doctors, nurses, and firefighters. His speech was very motivative and inspirational and unique during the entire webinar. The session was interactive with live question-answer time slot at the end of webinar for one-to-one interaction with the attendees. Dr. Divyesh Shastri given vote of thanks, felicitated Mr. Pawan I€umarJaggi Sir with e-certificate of the Webinar and acknowledge the thanks to the President and Secretary of IPGA Central branch. More than 200 participants including faculties and students from all over India has attended the webinar acti ely. The overall coordination during the webinar was handled b} the general secretar} of IPGA Gujarat branch Dr. Divyesh Shastri along with faculty of KBIPER Dr. Palak Shah Dr. Lata Panchal and student coordinator Ms. INushi N Panchal. From: Dr. Diy•esh H Shastri, General Secretary, IPGA Gujarat State Branch.