Top Medical Body Releases Standard Treatment For 54 Common Illnesses
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Volume III of the 'Standard Treatment Workflows' seeks to address problems associated with irrational use of medicines, over and under-diagnosis and poor referral practices.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released a set of new standard treatment guidelines for 54 common conditions across 11 specialties for use by physicians at all levels of public health care.
Volume III of the 'Standard Treatment Workflows' seeks to address problems associated with irrational use of medicines, over and under-diagnosis and poor referral practices, among others.
Dr Vinod K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, released the book ICMR Standard Treatment Workflows - Volume III pertaining to 54 conditions under 11 specialties and also a mobile app on Tuesday, an ICMR statement said on Wednesday.
On this occasion, Prof (Dr) Balram Bhargava, Secretary, DHR, and Director General, ICMR, said, "The burden of delivering healthcare at the peripheries predominantly rests on primary care physicians who have been doing a phenomenal job. The Standard Treatment Workflows will help these physicians to remain updated and will provide broad guidance on how to manage common conditions" Dr Paul said the use of Standard Treatment Workflows (STWs) needs to be examined in an operational research mode and at various levels of the public healthcare system.
