Objectives

To advance medical education and research for CHI through organizing and participating in seminars, conferences, symposiums and publishing reports, presentations, papers, books, journals, magazines, periodicals, thesis, research, writings, articles, documents, etc.
To promote and disseminate knowledge, create awareness and provide a common forum of interaction amongst clinicians, geneticists, researchers, parents, government agencies and other stakeholders.
To establish uniform guidelines and policies in terms of admissions, diagnosis and treatment of CHI across the country in tune with the global standards
To identify and develop centers of excellence for standardized CHI care in the country by providing assistance to clinicians, hospitals to enhance skills in the management of CHI
To facilitate inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary collaborations amongst various national / international organizations for information sharing across network and develop collateral resources for effective care and management of CHI
To enroll volunteers and patients for the CHI India registry
To create opportunities for clinical trials for advancing diagnostic and treatment options of CHI
To support and work towards the enhancement of quality of life of patients with CHI and their families
To accept grants, donations, assistance from public bodies, corporations, companies, persons or trusts for furthering the objectives of the consortium

Members

Dr. Pratik Shah

Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist, The Royal London Childrens Hospital – Barts Heath NHS Trust & Honorary Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London

Dr. Jai Contractor

Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, GMERS Medical College, Panchmahal, Godhra, Gujarat

Dr. Sunil Tadepalli

Chief Executive Officer, Labnetworx Health IT LLP

Dr. Somashekhar Nimbalkar

Consultant and Professor in Neonatology, Shree Krishna Hospital & Pramukhswami Medical College, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat

Dr. V. Mohan

Director & Chief of Diabetes Research, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Dr. Radha Venkatesan

Head, Department of Molecular Genetics, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Prof. C. G. Joshi

Director, Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

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