2nd International Conference on
“Patient Safety and Access to Quality Healthcare”
Radisson Blu Hotel, SIDCUL, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
India – Pin Code: 249603
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DAY 1: Thursday, November 06, 2014
2:00 4:00pm
Registration of Delegates
4:00 –
5:00pm
11th Board Meeting of PSM INDIA chaired by Mr. Wajahat
Habibullah, and Vice Chair Dr. Pervez Ahmed and Board members
Ms. Bina Jain, Dr. Manisha Kukreja, Mr. Prafful D. Sheth, Mr. Anil
Khaitan, Dr. K. K. Aggarwal, Mr. L. Mansingh, Mr. P. C. Jha, Ms. Reena
George, Mr. S. Krishnan, Mr. T. K. Govindan and Mr. Bejon Kumar
Misra.
5:00 –
6:30pm
Welcome by Mr. Bejon Kumar Misra, Founder Director, Partnership
for Safe Medicines India Initiative, New Delhi & Ms. Manjula Bhagat,
Patron, Jagriti All India Conference, Haridwar
Setting the Agenda and the theme of the Conference:
Session Chairman: Dr. K. K. Aggarwal, Hony. Secretary General,
Indian Medical Association HQs
Co-Chair: Ms. Reena George, Advocate, Supreme Court of India &
Board Member PSM India Initiative
Speakers:
• Mr. Khalilur Rahman Sajal, Executive Director, Voluntary
Consumers Training & Awareness Society (VOCTA) Bangladesh
• Dr. D. Roy, Former Deputy Drug Controller, CDSCO, Govt. of
India
• Dr. Laxmi Gandhi, Senior Office Bearer, All India Women’s
Conference
• Mr. Arun Kumar Misra, Chairman, National Consumers
Federation & Former GC Member, CCC
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onwards
Welcome Reception & Dinner
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DAY 2: Friday, November 7, 2014
7:30 - 8.30 am
Networking Breakfast
8.30 – 9.30 am
Registration of Delegates
9.30 -11.00 am
INAUGURAL SESSION:
Welcome Address: Mr. Wajahat Habibullah, IAS (Retd.) Chairman, PSM
India Initiative & Former Secretary to the Government of India
Setting the Agenda of the Conference: Mr. K. L. Sharma, IAS, Joint
Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Building the Global Partnership : Dr. Linda M. Distlerath, International
Alliance Development PSM, Washington DC, USA
IPF - a collaborated participation of Pharma Stakeholders in the
radical reforms of the Healthcare System: Mr. Anil Khaitan, Chairman,
IPF
Role of Women on Patient Safety & Access to Healthcare: Ms. Veena
Kohli, President, All India Women’s Conference (AIWC)
Special Address: Mr. Injeti Srinivas, IAS, Chairman, National
Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)
Special Address: Dr. V. K. Subburaj, IAS, Secretary to the Government of
India, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Key Note Address: Smt. Lakshmi Kanta Chawla, Hon’ble Former Health
Minister of Punjab
Guest of Honour address: Mr. Keshav Desiraju, IAS, Secretary to the
Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Inaugural Address: Shri Ananth Kumar, Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister,
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India
Vote of Thanks: Ms. Bina Jain, Former President AIWC & Board Member
PSM India Initiative
11:00 -11:30 am
Tea/Coffee Break
11:30 - 1:30 pm
Plenary Session I: “Need for Enhancing Patient Safety and Quality
Medicines”
Session Chairperson: Dr. G. N. Singh, Drug Controller General of India,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India
Co-Chair: Mr. Prafful D. Sheth, Former Vice Chairman, International
Pharmaceutical Federation & Board Member PSM India Initiative
Speakers
• Dr. G. Selvaraj, Former Director of Drugs Control, Tamilnadu
• Mr. Arun K Malik, Executive Director QuEST Forum-India Hub
• Ms. Ranjana Smetacek, Director General, Organisation of
Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI)
• Ms. Shruti Poddar, Chairman, Indian Wellness Forum & Convener,
WE-ASC Congress 2015
Panelists
• Mr. Vinod Kalani, General secretary FOPE
• Dr. K. G. Vijaylaxmi, Senior Office Bearer, AIWC
• Dr. (Wing Commander) Manisha Kukreja, Medical Practitioner and
Former Defence Services Medical Services
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1.30 – 2.30pm
2:30 – 4.00 pm
Networking Lunch
Plenary Session TWO: The Global Initiative on
Pharmacovigilance
Session Chairperson: Dr. Surinder Singh, Director I/C, National Institute
of Biologicals (NIB)
Co-Chair: Dr. D. C. Dhasmana, Head of Department, Himalayan Institute of
Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttrakhand
Speakers
Dr. Bikash Medhi, Additional Prof. Department of Pharmacology,
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Dr. Vivekanandan Kalaiselvan, Senior Scientific Officer, India
Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,
Government of India
• Ms. Aparajita Takiar, Managing Director, LARK Laboratories (India
Ltd)
Panelists
• Dr. Preeti Kothiyal, Director, Shri Guru Ram Rai institute of
Technology & Sciences, Dehradun
• Dr. Bhavana Srivastava, Head of Department, Coordinator, Govt
Medical College, Haldwani, Uttrakhand
• Dr. Puneet Dhamija, HOD, Pharmacology, Coordinator, AIIMS,
Rishikesh
4.00 - 4:30pm
Tea & Coffee Break
4:30 – 6.00pm
Panel Discussion : Patients/Consumers Right to Universal ACCESS and
Coverage to Quality Healthcare
Session Chairperson: Mr. G. Gurucharan, IAS, Additional Secretary to the
Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Co-Chair: Mr. P. C. Jha, Vice Chairman, Consumer Online Foundation
Speakers
• Dr. H. G. Koshia, Commissioner, FDA, Government of Gujarat
• Mr. Rajesh Madan, Executive Director, Medicimen Biotech Ltd.
• Mr. Gourishyam Panda, General Secretary, Research Academy for
Rural Enrichment (RARE) Sonepur, Odisha.
• Mr. D. C. Jain, Chairman, AKUMS Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Panelists
• Dr. Krishan Kumar Aggarwal, Senior Consultant Physician,
Cardiologist
• Dr. Ratna Devi, CEO, DakshamA Health & Education
• Mr. Ashok Windlass, Chairman, Windlas Biotech
Reception & Dinner at 7.30pm
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DAY 3: Saturday, November 8, 2014
8.00 – 9.30 am
Breakfast and fellowship
9.30 – 11.00 am Plenary Session on the Way Forward
Session Chairperson: Mr. L. Mansingh, Former Secretary to the Govt. of
India, Chairman, Consumer Online Foundation
• Co-Chair: Dr. Shakti Kumar Gupta, Medical Supdt. & Head of
Department, Hospital Administration, AIIMS, New Delhi
Speakers
• Mr. Kishan Parmar, President, U.P. State Consumer Council
• Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Chairman, Voluntary Consumers
Training & Awareness Society (VOCTA) Bangladesh
• Ms. Simi Julka Anderson, Director General, India Pharma Forum
• Mr. Narinder Modi, General Secretary, Sirhind Consumers
Protection Council, Punjab
11:00 -11:30am
Tea/Coffee Break
11:30 - 1:00 pm
Valedictory Session:
Session Chairman: Mr. G. Gurucharan, IAS, Additional Secretary to the
Govt. of India, Department of Consumer Affairs
Co-Chair: Dr. Pervez Ahmed, Managing Director, Urgent Care Private
Limited & Vice Chairman, PSM India Initiative
Presenting the Summary of the Conference: Mr. S. Krishnan, Chairman,
Healthy You Foundation and Dr. Akanksha Bisht, MemberSecretary, Drugs Survey - Core Expert Committee
Keynote Address: Padma Shri Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Adviser to
the Hon’ble Health Minister, Government of India
THE HARIDWAR DECLARATION: Mr. Wajahat Habibullah, Former
Secretary to the Govt. of India & Chairman, PSM India
Initiative
VOTE OF THANKS: Mr. Bejon Kumar Misra, Founder, Consumer Online
Foundation & PSM India Initiative
1.00 – 2.30 pm
FAREWELL NETWORKING LUNCH
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