It would take time for BINP, which has 12 full-time doctors, to settle down with a new panel, admit the authorities. But it would tide over the teething problems soon, claimed director Asit Senapati. “It won’t be much of a problem for the new doctors to slip into the job. After all, it’s about efficiently handling patients and reading the CT scan and MRI reports,” said Senapati.
But there was much more to BINP than just this, pointed out doctors. A modern cathlab, that had been launched last year, faces an uncertain future. The digital subtraction angiography machine – the only one of its kind in eastern India that could have modernized the treatment of cerebral strokes – is now without its in-charge Soumitra Ghosh. He has been transferred to the Malda Medical College. It was Ghosh, an associate professor of radiology at the hospital, who had taken the initiative to install the machine and use it for more advanced scanning of vascular haemorrhage. The angiography instrument could also be used for intra-vascular treatment. “I have been working on the machine along with a junior doctor. Between the two of us we had developed an expertise. The instrument was leading us to a more advanced form of diagnosis and treatment of strokes. Thousands of patients would have benefitted from it. It would be a hard for someone who is new to the set-up to carry on the work,” said Ghosh, who had undergone a training stint at PGI, Chandigarh for the job.
Junior doctors dread that the machine, which was installed at a cost of Rs 10 crore, could now turn non-functional. “A lot of research and studies were going on at the cathlab for using the machine efficiently. You need specialized training to run it. Also, a new doctor may not be interested in pursuing that,” said a doctor.
Similarly, senior neurologist Shyamal Kumar Das had started a neuro-genetic laboratory at BINP. It was later converted into a full-fledged department, the only one in this part of the country. He had been researching extensively on movement disorders as well. Significant studies on Parkinson’s disease had emerged from BINP, thanks to Das’ efforts. With his transfer to the Burdwan Medical College, both departments are now left without a trained specialist at the top. Research work and clinical activities could come to a complete standstill, fears Das.
“For the last decade and a half, I have been working in these areas with help from juniors. Even though several posts have been sanctioned for these departments, no initiative has been taken to train juniors. As a result, they will now be directionless. Unless you are clued in to the work going on, it’s hard to carry it forward,” said Das. He added that significant progress has been made in neuro-genetic medicine research at BINP. “We had come up with two new papers. More importantly, we also served patients at the department and it would be unfortunate if the clinical section is shut down,” he said. BINP has 170 beds spread across the neuro-medicine and neuro surgery departments.
Article source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/BINP-transfers-to-affect-researchand-treatment/articleshow/11622793.cms
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