Professional commitment for complete well-being of patient lacks in doctors

Professional commitment for complete well-being of patient lacks in doctors

By Vikas Vaidya

Dr Tarun Sharma of Sankara Netralaya rightly pointed out that the diebetologist should tell his patient to immediately approach ophthalmologist if he was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Unfortunately it does not happen. Why the doctor of that particular speciality do not tell patient about the other complications? Dr Jagdish Parikh, Interventional Cardiologist has the answer. He says, doctors lack professional commitment for complete well-being their patient.
Dr Jagdish Parikh who is Director Cathlab of S R Mehta Cardiac Institute, Nanavati Hospital was in city to be one of the faculties at Best of Cardiology 2013 held at Hotel Centre Point.
Dr Parikh said, “Doctors should see patient as a person of whole body and not through the eye of specialist of that particular organ. Unfortunately that awareness is lacking among doctors too. When a doctor investigate the patient, he or she should take all risk factors into consideration.”
Dr Jagdish Parikh pointed out that the preventive measures need to be given priority. In Western world the risk of heart ailment has been reduced by 25 to 30 per cent, because the people there have become more health-conscious, added Dr Parikh.
According to Dr Parikh, the habit of watching TV hours together was on rise, play-grounds have gone, the sedentary lifestyle has developed. Children play computer games more. Society has to think and act accordingly, stated Dr Parikh.
“Unlike the associations in India, American College of Cardiology (ACC) has initiated educating people. Now every food pack in US needs the endorsement of ACC. They certify whether the food item should be eaten or not, which is nutritious and which is not. We need to develop that kind of approach,” said Dr Parikh.

 Dr M Khalilullah

Strategy of preventive measures hampered

By Vikas Vaidya

Expressing his regret over the needy patient is still miles away from proper healthcare, Padmabhushan Dr M Khalilullah said that preventive strategy has been hampered. Neither the medical professional understand nor the government. Public at large could not participate in the whole process.
Dr Khalilullah was in the city to be one of the faculties for Best of Cardiology 2013 conference. He said, “WE have ignored prevention aspect completely. No strategy was chalked out. Preventive programme lagged behind. Western people are becoming more health-conscious. Unlike us, they have separate families and there is nobody to take care of them so they know if they fail to do exercise they would not survive.”
“Why we check horoscope for marriages, instead we should go deep into the family history of diseases of bride and groom,” pointed Dr Khalilullah.
“In our country 50 per cent of people are dying because of malnutrition and remaining are becoming victims of overeating. We are falling prey for alcohol, tobacco. Government has banned tobacco, but how seriously the ban is being monitored?,” ask Dr Khalilullah.
Dr Khalilullah said, “Our generation will be no more in near future. The generation next needs to have sincere approach. People should be made aware of the lifestyle changes. Then only we can give healthy population. The age has been increased but the burden of caring of elderly people too has increased. It needs to be visualised.”