Shankar to create pool of doctors
By Vikas Vaidya
Correct reporting of any health event is the key-factor becasue then awareness can be spread amongst masses in a proper way. Many times, the health events, statistics are reported without authentic base. This needs to be dealt with proper care. For this, R Shankar, President of Heal Foundation is trying to create pool of doctors throughout India. This pool will help journalists to write right information.
“We are creating a pool of doctors so that any journalist of India can approach the doctor in this team to know the correct information. Medical terminologies is one thing and the process of healing of the patient is another aspect. One needs to understand this whole process. While writting report either one must be aware about the process, else they should have someone who can make them understand the process. Unless the journalist understand, he or she cant write correct report or if they write the vague report then it would go tangent to the readers,” said R Shankar. He had worked as Editor of New Indian Express for over 15 years.
This conference of health editors and writers that was held in the arms of Ambey Valley City was the brainchild of Swardeep Shrivastava of Via-Media. Shrivastava approached so many journalists in India but he got first positive response and that was from R Shankar. It involved a thought process.
Dr. Devi Shetty, Founder and Chairman, Narayana Hrudayalaya Group of Hospitals was supposed to deliver key-note address but he could not come. Shankar took his interview. Where Dr Shetty pointed out that while writing any invention, any new thing of medical profession, the journalist should check that whether it has any authenticative support? If the report of that particular doctor is published in any journal, then it should be checked whether the journal is international or national? What is the base of the journal? How the research was done?
Shankar said, “Journalist can take help of the team of doctors that we are creating soon.”
Expressing regret that most of the times, health-related reports do not find space, forget about front page, Shankar said that the health reporter had to struggle to get the place. “I agree that these reports do not find place but at the same time I feel that if the reports are written in a proper way and with news-worthy angle then definitely it would get the place,” asserted Shankar.
Some of the doctors make tall claims that their procedures were conducted for the first time in India. Many time it does not stand true. Still their claims get published in media. Such things create confusion among readers. Journalists while writing such reports should seek advice of some prominent doctors. According to Shankar, team of expert doctors if join hands with journalists could make a difference.
“We are creating a pool of doctors so that any journalist of India can approach the doctor in this team to know the correct information. Medical terminologies is one thing and the process of healing of the patient is another aspect. One needs to understand this whole process. While writting report either one must be aware about the process, else they should have someone who can make them understand the process. Unless the journalist understand, he or she cant write correct report or if they write the vague report then it would go tangent to the readers,” said R Shankar. He had worked as Editor of New Indian Express for over 15 years.
This conference of health editors and writers that was held in the arms of Ambey Valley City was the brainchild of Swardeep Shrivastava of Via-Media. Shrivastava approached so many journalists in India but he got first positive response and that was from R Shankar. It involved a thought process.
Dr. Devi Shetty, Founder and Chairman, Narayana Hrudayalaya Group of Hospitals was supposed to deliver key-note address but he could not come. Shankar took his interview. Where Dr Shetty pointed out that while writing any invention, any new thing of medical profession, the journalist should check that whether it has any authenticative support? If the report of that particular doctor is published in any journal, then it should be checked whether the journal is international or national? What is the base of the journal? How the research was done?
Shankar said, “Journalist can take help of the team of doctors that we are creating soon.”
Expressing regret that most of the times, health-related reports do not find space, forget about front page, Shankar said that the health reporter had to struggle to get the place. “I agree that these reports do not find place but at the same time I feel that if the reports are written in a proper way and with news-worthy angle then definitely it would get the place,” asserted Shankar.
Some of the doctors make tall claims that their procedures were conducted for the first time in India. Many time it does not stand true. Still their claims get published in media. Such things create confusion among readers. Journalists while writing such reports should seek advice of some prominent doctors. According to Shankar, team of expert doctors if join hands with journalists could make a difference.
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