Generally, Neurology Outreach is considered synonymous with SERVICES
- Clinical Consultation
- Medicines
- Investigations
- Procedures
- Surgeries
BUT THERE IS MUCH MORE TO NEUROLOGY OUTREACH than SERVICES only
THE AVENUES OF OUTREACH SERVICES ARE MANY
MY JOURNEY IN OUTREACH SERVICES: 1993-2026
- Epilepsy
- Aphasia
- Cerebral Palsy
- Polio
- Dyslexia-Learning Disability
- Ataxia
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinsonism
- General Neurology
Clinical Consultation, drugs, investigations, procedures.
- Awareness
- Education
- Advocacy
- Capacity Building
- Humanities
- Technology
- Self Help Groups / Patient Support Groups
- Fund Raising
EPILEPSY
- Epilepsy Clinic 1993 – First Time in Central India
- Epilepsy Education campaign supported by International League Against Epilepsy and Rotary International 1993-1995
- Epilepsy Education Workshop Norway 1993
- Regional Seminar Epilepsy 1993
- Membership Public Education Commission of International Bureau of Epilepsy 1993-1997
- Citizens Ambassador Delegation of Epileptologists to China and Mongolia
- Epilepsy Camps: An Overview
- Wide Variety of Epilepsy Education Literature in Hindi in abundant quantity
- Documentaries at International film festival
- Appreciations: EPICADEC, Timothy Pedley, Heiry Menardi, Simon Shorovan
- First Hindi Text Book on epilepsy
- Epilepsy Quiz for medicos and Patients
- Lifeline Express
THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SEMINAR, OSLO: NORWAY
30 June – 2nd July 1993
Pre-Congress Workshop preceding International Epilepsy Conference.
Joop Loeber, Chief of International Bureau of Epilepsy (IBE), spotted me here and invited to become a member of Public Education Commission for four years: 1993-1997
EPILEPSY PUBLIC EDUCATION MANUAL 1996
Chief Editor: Catherine Dowds
Co-Editors:
- Apoorva Pauranik, India (Epilepsy Education in Developing countries)
- Arthur Sonnen, The Netherlands
- Erling Jenssen, Norway
- Ann Sherer, USA
Fund Raising Event for Epilepsy Education Campaign
A cultural dance program organized to raise awareness and support epilepsy care initiatives.
PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON EPILEPSY
COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY
Medical Care | Education & Awareness | Training & Research | Social Support
TWO DOZEN EPILEPSY CAMPS in Western Madhya Pradesh: 1993-1995
EPILEPSY EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
A GRANT OF US $6000 FROM ILAE
GRANT OF US $10,000 FROM ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
AN OUTLINE OF EPILEPSY CAMPS
- Prior Publicity: Posters, handbills, banners, Letters, News Stories in papers.
- Local Help: Rotary, Lions, Redcross, IMA
- At venue – Forenoon to Afternoon (About 100 patients): Registration, Consultation, Medicines for three months, Health education Literature, Poster Exhibition, Movie, Lecture, Q&A
- At Dinner: CME for Local Doctors
HEALTH CHECKUP EPILEPSY CAMP
EPILEPSY AWARENESS EXHIBITION
An educational exhibition organized to spread awareness about epilepsy through posters, visual displays, and informative materials for the public.
Epilepsy Awareness Exhibition
Educational displays and visual materials used to spread awareness and improve public understanding of epilepsy
Information Panels & Posters explaining epilepsy, its causes, and treatment.
Public Awareness Displays designed to reduce myths and stigma.
Epilepsy Awareness Poster Exhibition
Visitors and experts observing educational artwork and posters created to spread awareness about epilepsy.
POSTER & SLOGAN COMPETITION ON EPILEPSY AWARENESS
Mobile Poster Exhibition
Facsimile of Comic Stories
PATIENT DIARY FOR LIVING SUCCESSFULLY WITH EPILEPSY AND RECORDING IMPORTANT EVENTS
Epilepsy Quiz
Answers sent by People via Inland Letters – Pre-Addressed and Stamped
MEDIA COVERAGE OF EPILEPSY EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
District-level conference organized to remove misconceptions about epilepsy
मिर्गी के विषय में फैली भ्रांतियां मिटाने के लिए जिला स्तरीय सम्मेलन संपन्न
150 Patients Examined
150 मरीजों का परीक्षण किया
Seminar at Khandwa – Collector of Khandwa addressed – Dr Apoorva Pauranik
Public Lecture and Awareness Program on Epilepsy
Dr. Apoorva Pauranik addressing a public gathering in Khargone during his visit. (अपने भ्रमण के दौरान खरगोन में आम सभा को सम्बोधित करते डॉ. अपूर्व पौराणिक)
Epilepsy Diagnosis and Consultation Camp
चिकित्सा विज्ञान का लाभ प्रत्येक तक पहुंचाएं – दवे
“The benefits of medical science should reach everyone” – Dave
- A public awareness meeting and medical camp emphasized spreading knowledge about epilepsy and improving access to medical care for all sections of society.
मिर्गी रोग निदान और सलाह शिविर संपन्न
Epilepsy Diagnosis and Consultation Camp Organized
- A medical camp and awareness program were conducted to diagnose epilepsy,
- Provide expert advice,
- Educate the public about proper treatment and
- Management.
Remove misconceptions about epilepsy: Dr. Bhandari
मिर्गी के बारे में फैली भ्रांतियों को दूर करें: डॉ. भंडारी
Experts emphasized the importance of public awareness, early diagnosis, and proper medical treatment to eliminate myths and improve understanding about epilepsy.
Early treatment of epilepsy at a young age gives quicker benefit
कम उम्र में मिर्गी के उपचार से जल्दी फायदा
A workshop on epilepsy was organized at Gandhi Medical College on Sunday, and a public education camp was conducted.
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore, in the Department of Scientific Society of Medicine, a two-day seminar on epilepsy began today. Dr. Apoorva Pauranik delivered a lecture.
रोग अनुभव और अभिव्यक्ति
Illness Experience and Expression
ROTARY EPILEPSY CLINIC M.Y. HOSPITAL
SERVING AS THE HUB FOR MANY SPOKES WHEREVER CAMPS WERE ORGANIZED
ROTARY EPILEPSY CLINIC – At M.Y. Hospital Indore, 1993.
- Installation of EEG equipment for accurate diagnosis of epilepsy.
- Collaboration with medical institutions & experts.
- Strengthening neurological services for better patient care.
- Advancing epilepsy diagnosis and treatment facilities
REGIONAL SEMINAR EPILEPSY-1993
A TREND SETTER IN THAT ERA
- Public Private Partnership
- Hybrid activity: CME + Public education
MOST EMINENT FACULTY OF THAT TIME: Dr KS Mani, Dr GK Ahuja, Dr Nadir Bharucha
SEMINAR ON EPILEPSY
“Attitude must change towards sufferer”
General secretary of the Indian Epilepsy Association inaugurating the regional seminar on epilepsy its medical and social aspects in Indore on Saturday.
RANGOLI PHOTO WITH LOGO OF INDIAN EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION
CREATION OF TELEFILMS
CREATION OF TWO TELEFILMS WHICH WERE TELECAST ON DOORDARSHAN IN 1990s and later shown at International Film Festivals on the sidelines of Epilepsy Congresses
THE STORY OF ANITA, 1996
Format: VIDEO: VHS (PAL), Hindi, partially dubbed in English. 27 min.
Country of origin: India
Audience: General Audience, patients and relatives.
Producer: Dr A. Pauranik
Distributor: C/o Rotary Epilepsy Trust, C-1/2 Radio Colony, Indore, M.P. 452001 India | Sale price: $40
COMMENTARY OF THE JURY:
Utilizing a series of beautifully illustrated cartoon drawings, this 27-minute video from India tells the story of a young woman with epilepsy who is faced with many myths and misconceptions about her condition.
After overcoming many personal difficulties, she finally receives appropriate medical treatment and becomes a successful nurse and educator in the field of epilepsy.
Anita ki Kahani – https://neurogyan.com/anitakikahani
BECAUSE YOU ARE MY FRIEND, 1994
Format: VIDEO: VHS (PAL), also as colour slides with audio tape. Hindi, English, 14 min.
Country of origin: India
Audience: Children
Producer: Babada, 323 Tilak Nagar, Indore, India, commissioned by the Rotary Epilepsy Trust of Indore, India
Distributor: Dr Apoorva Pauranik, M.D., C-1/2 Radio Colony, Indore 452001 (M.P.)
COMMENTARY OF THE JURY:
An adaptation of a children’s book by the same title by the Epilepsy Foundation of America, this 10-minute cartoon from India contains a monologue by a school boy with epilepsy.
In explaining his condition to a friend, he communicates important information about epilepsy and dispels many myths and misconceptions.
He discusses the pain of being stigmatized and the importance of acceptance.
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION – Invitation Letter
Hans Otto Luders, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Neurology, Ohio State University
Dear Dr. Pauranik:
The Citizen Ambassador Program has invited me to lead a delegation of epileptologists to the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia this September, in the kind of technical exchange that has been the purpose of People to People for nearly 40 years. I believe your expertise in this field would contribute to the delegation’s success and you would benefit from participating in this exchange of information with our counterparts. I would like to invite you to join the delegation.
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH –
in Company with a Delegation of Epileptologists
The topics for discussion were concerned with outreach.
I had the privilege to put forward perspectives from Low and Middle Income Countries:
- Epidemiology of different epileptic syndromes
- Social attitude toward epilepsy
- Epilepsy and driving
- Epilepsy and pregnancy
- Social support for epileptic patients with intractable seizures and associated major handicaps
Professional Education through Public Education – Apoorva Pauranik, MD, Indore, M.P. India
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PATIENT AIDS
| Category | Item / Description | Details |
| Books | Basics of epilepsy for primary care workers and educated lay public | (192 pages; Hindi) |
| Epilepsies are treatable: guide for medical personnel | (32 pages; English) | |
| Epilepsy in schoolchildren and role of teachers | (16 pages; Hindi) | |
| Multiple choice questions | (28 pages; Hindi) | |
| Epilepsy – common questions and answers | (28 pages; Hindi) | |
| Comic Booklet “Because you are my friend” | (20 pages; Hindi) | |
| Comic Booklet “Phantom uncle for epilepsy” | (20 pages; Hindi) | |
| Epilepsy: discarding myths | (folder; Hindi) | |
| Posters | Epilepsy is a common disease | (Large size; sticker; printed on carry bags; Hindi) |
| Many people behave absurdly | (Large size; sticker; printed on carry bags; Hindi) | |
| Patient aids | Patient diary (seizure record) | (12 pages; Hindi) |
| Audio slide set and /or Video cassette | Because you are my friend | (video; 20 slides; Hindi; for school children) |
| Story of Anita | (video; 50 slides; Hindi; for general public) | |
| Lecture on epilepsy | (video; Hindi; 30 minutes) | |
| Lecture on epilepsy for doctors | (video; English; 30 minutes) | |
| Poem | (video; Malwi dialect and Hindi; 5 minutes) | |
| Excerpts from health camp and questions raised by patients | (video; Hindi; 15 minutes) | |
| Coverage of mobile poster exhibition (video; Hindi; 10 minutes) | (video; Hindi; 10 minutes) |
| Category | Item / Description | Details |
| Booklets and folders | Recognizing different seizure types | (folder; Hindi and English) |
| First aid for epileptic seizures | (folder; Hindi) | |
| Essentials of epilepsy for doctors | (16 pages; English) | |
| Laboratory investigations for epilepsy | (16 pages; Hindi) | |
| Drugs used in treatment of epilepsy | (20 pages; Hindi) | |
| Febrile convulsions | (12 pages; Hindi) | |
| Women and epilepsy | (12 pages; Hindi) | |
| Is it really epilepsy? – first seizure; less known seizure varieties; differential diagnosis | (16 pages; Hindi) | |
| Difficult and resistant epilepsy | (16 pages; Hindi) | |
| Mental health in epilepsy and intellectual achievements | (12 pages; Hindi) | |
| Legal and social aspects of epilepsy including employment | (16 pages; Hindi) | |
| Role of social and professional organization | (12 pages; Hindi) | |
| Poster book: compilation of posters from all over the world | (64 pages; Hindi and English) | |
| Videos | Action-Demonstration: Various seizure types. First Aid. | |
| Quickies (brief films – 1 minute each): advertisements/public interest messages to be inserted between main programmes on national television. | ||
| Mechanisms of epileptogenesis for medical students. |
1993 Parke-Davis Epilepsy Service Awards
Review of the Book APASMAR (authored by Dr Apoorva Pauranik) in International Epilepsy News
IMPACT EPILEPSY – Interactive Meetings Promoting Access to Care and Treatment
Paris, France – 21 and 22 October 2014 | 12 and 13 April 2016
Delegates from Developing Countries Sharing their OUTREACH ACTIVITIES for EPILEPSY
LIFELINE TRAIN
Appreciation
- One-to-one, face-to-face consultation with the patient and caregivers by a senior epileptologist goes a long way in refining the diagnosis, planning the therapy and counselling
- It is good that efforts are made to provide medicines for a short period.
- I found it particularly noteworthy that a team of counsellors from Mumbai/Delhi talks to the PWE and caregivers in a leisurely and friendly manner to explain the therapy, answer many questions and dispel the myths.
- It is heartening to note that many poor patients from the remotest parts of the country are able to get highly specialised treatments and interventions at premier tertiary referral centres.
Suggestions for Betterment
- Patient database- Demographic and clinical data of all patients should be stored.
- Local liaison- More efforts are needed to ensure participation from specialists and basic doctors. A joint CME must be organized for local chapters of IMA, API, IAP, GPs during late evening.
- More emphasis on public health education & patient education.
- The basket of drugs to be offered can be enhanced.
- Some investigations may be arranged.
- The Lifeline Express, or Jeevan Rekha, is the world’s first hospital on rails, launched in 1991 by the Impact India Foundation Indian Railways.
- This 7-coach, air-conditioned train provides free, Specialized medical care including surgery for cataracts, cancer, hearing, and Cleft lip to over 1,000,000 underprivileged people in remote, rural areas.
SHRI PRAGYA MIRGI ROG NIWARAK SAMITI
I am an Advisor and Visitor to Perennial Epilepsy Service Center at GULABPURA, Near Bhilwara, Rajasthan
Many Miscellaneous Activities
- Polio Corrective Surgery Camp with Rotary for tribal people at Jobat, District Jhabua, M.P.
- Cerebral palsy camp at MGM Medical College
- Seminar for teachers and parents about dyslexia
- Seminar for Police officers on first aid in neurology
- Clinical OPD Consultation in Mega Multi-specialty health fairs: Long Hours, Up to five days in a row
STROKE AWARENESS RALLY
- Public campaign to spread awareness about stroke prevention and early treatment
- Awareness rally organized to educate people about stroke.
- Participants carried placards highlighting symptoms and prevention.
- Doctors, volunteers, and citizens joined the campaign.
- Focus on early recognition and timely medical treatment.
Outreach Services and Activities: APHASIA
THE BACKGROUND TO MY FORAYS IN OUTREACH FOR APHASIA 1997-2026
- One month Fellowship by Neurological Society of India to visit All India Institute of Speech and hearing.1983
- Visits to Indore by Subhash Bhatnagar (Linguist) and Sudhir Bhan (SLP) to enroll patients with Aphasia at my Clinic 1987-1991
- Visiting Professorship to department of Linguistics, Osmania University Hyderabad 1997
- Panel Organizer on Neuro-linguistics at South Asian Language Association, JNU New Delhi 1997
- Membership Linguistic Society of India and presentations at its conference 1992
- Adaptation in Hindi of Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination 1981
PATIENT SUPPORT GROUP / Self-Help Group meetings for People with APHASIA
Wherein Speech Language Pathologists and a few neurologists also participate
- New Delhi
- Lucknow
- Ludhiana
- Jaipur
- Ahmadabad
- Bilaspur
- Gwalior
- Raipur
- Pune
- Mumbai
- Kota
- Udaipur
- Indore
दिल्ली (वाचाघात मरीजों एवं उनके परिवार के साथ संवाद)
Delhi – A Talk with Aphasia patient and their Family – 18 February 2023
NATIONAL APHASIA COMMUNITY
A WhatsApp support group connecting people with aphasia, caregivers, and professionals.
- Platform for discussion and support related to aphasia.
- Connects patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Share experiences, information, and rehabilitation resources.
- Easy access through WhatsApp QR code for joining the community.
NEUROLOGY EDUCATION IN OUTREACH MODE
- National Neuro Quiz
- Madhya Pradesh State level Neurology Certificate Course (One week)
- Neurology Exhibition for School Kids
- Neurology and Arts Exhibition for General Public
- Street theatres on Epilepsy, Parkinsonism, Aphasia
- Dr Oliver Sacks Reading Room of Books on Neurology and Humanities on the sidelines of Annual conferences of IAN and NSI
National Neurology Quiz – 15 Nov. 2008
National Neurology Quiz – 15 Nov. 2008
Madhya Pradesh Annual Neurology Certificate Course for Physicians and General Practitioners
न्यूरो प्रतिध्वनि – मिर्गी मुकाबला / Neuro Pratidhvani – Fighting Epilepsy
A quarterly newsletter dedicated to epilepsy awareness, patient education, and public understanding.
- Quarterly publication
- Focus on epilepsy awareness and patient guidance.
- Includes editorials, patient stories, and educational articles.
- Promotes understanding and removes myths about epilepsy.
Neurology Education Pre Medical Students
NEUROLOGY EXHIBITION FOR SCHOOL KIDS
EXHIBITION FOR GENERAL PUBLIC on ARTS AND NEUROLOGY
Neurology Outreach is in-complete without Advocacy
Advocacy is a very broad term with multiple meanings and nuances for different stakeholders
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY’S DONALD M. PALATUCCI ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP FORUM
SINCE 2003, GRADUATES OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY’S DONALD M. PALATUCCI ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP FORUM HAVE BEEN IMPROVING NEUROLOGICAL CARE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, STATES, AND COUNTRIES.
Advocacy Goals
In 2005:
A. To establish a patient group for stroke in Madhya Pradesh.
B. To start Neurology residency training program in M.P.
In 2006:
A. To update the knowledge of Family physicians and general physicians in practical neurology
My Two Publications on Advocacy
Pauranik, Apoorva. Advocacy in neurology. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 11(1):p 60-65, Jan–Mar 2008.
Grisold, Wolfgang, and Apoorva Pauranik, ‘Advocacy for neurology: Local, regional, and national’, in Wolfgang Grisold, Walter Struhal, and Thomas Grisold (eds), Advocacy in Neurology (Oxford, 2019; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Mar. 2019)
PATIENT SUPPORT GROUPS MEETINGS
- EPILEPSY
- PARKINSONISM
- ATAXIA
- DEMENTIA
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
- APHASIA
AWARENESS & EDUCATION – THE BEDROCKS FOR OUTREACH SERVICES
Target Audiences
- Target’s Outreach Services
- General Public
- Patients, Family, Volunteers
- Paramedics
- Ayush Doctors
- UG, PG & Medical Students
Multiple Avenues
- Radio/Television/FM Radio
- Handbills/Flyers/Booklets
- Full length book
- Posters
- One-liners/Slogans
- Self Assessment Quizzes, Prizes.
- YouTube Videos/Podcasts
- Webcasts
- Documentaries
ATTRIBUTES OF GOOD HEALTH EDUCATION
- Wide range from: simple to advanced, brief to detailed
- High Quality colorful printing
- Abundant use of images
- Humongous Quantity to saturate the recipients
- Extensive distribution up to remote rural areas
- Long term sustained availability
- Avenues for feedback
- Keep on improvising with experience
- Digital Format also needed
Humanities are a great boost for Neurology Outreach Services
Humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition using methods that are primarily analytical, critical or speculative as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural science.
What Subjects are included in Humanities?
The Ones in which we get B.A. or M.A. Degrees
- Archaeology
- Comparative Religion
- Literature
- Languages
- Linguistics
- History (General)
- Psychology
- Philosophy
- Fine Arts
- Theology
- Ethics & Morality
- Sociology
- Economics
- Political Science
- Geography
How do Humanities Contribute in Outreach services?
I have made ample use of them
- Clinical tales, Novels
- Plays, Drama.
- Poetry
- Paintings, Art Exhibitions
- Musicals
- Graphics, Cartoons
- Popular Essays
- Movies, Documentaries
MY FAVORITE AUTHOR DR OLIVER SACKS
At his home in New York – 2006
The Doyen of Clinical Tales – “Poet laureate in neurology”
POSTERS IN HINDI AND ENGLISH AT MY CLINIC: STORIES ARE WELCOME
मेडिकल कथाएँ / Medical Tales [1]
| Original Title (Hindi) | English Translation | Related to which Neurological Disease |
| अंदर कोई है क्या? | DADI (Is there someone inside) | Persistent Vegetative State |
| आधी दुनियाँ गायब | Half the world is gone | Hemianopia, Hemi neglect |
| इलाज करु या न करु? | To treat or not to treat | Single seizure |
| उसे सुइ चुभो तो हँसता है | He smiles when pricked | Congenital insensitivity to pain |
| चांद का मुह टेढ़ा है | The moon face is distorted | Bell’s Palsy |
मेडिकल कथाएँ / Medical Tales [2]
| Original Title (Hindi) | English Translation | Related to which Neurological Disease |
| अरे कोई सुनो, मैं बेहोश नही हूँ | Hey, Listen Somebody, I am not unconscious | Locked in Syndrome |
| आप लिखे खुदा बांचे | You Write, Only God Reads | Alexia without agraphia |
| चाबी भरा खिलौना | Wind-up toy | Seizures with automatisms |
मेडिकल कथाएँ / Medical Tales [3]
| Original Title (Hindi) | English Translation | Related to which Neurological Disease |
| लड़की आँख मारे | The Girl who Winked | Hemifacial Spasm |
| जानूँ कि न जानूँ? | To Know or Not Know | Pre-symptomatic Testing for Genetic diseases (Huntington Chorea) |
| कल आज और कल | Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow | Severe short term memory loss |
| भूत पांव | Phantom Leg | Phantom limb after amputation |
मेडिकल कथाएँ / Medical Tales [4]
| Original Title (Hindi) | English Translation | Related to which Neurological Disease |
| माँ, यह हँसने का समय नहीं है | O, Ma, This is not the time to laugh | Pseudobulbar affect |
| नकलची हाथ | Imitator Hands | Mirror Movement |
| पैसा पैसा पैसा | Money, Money, Money | Severe Broca’s Aphasia |
A Short Story in Hindi – Published in Green Journal NEUROLOGY
Short Story: “अंदर कोई है क्या?” / “Is there someone inside?”
Subject: Persistent Vegetative State
Translated by myself and published in the Green Journal NEUROLOGY of American Academy of Neurology with the title of ‘DADI’ Which in Hindi means ‘Grand Mother’ In its HUMANITIES SECTION
PA and PA (Book)
In this book, writing in a dual role:
- As a neurologist on the medical aspects
- As a son caring for his father living with parkinsonism
The other stream belongs to the genre of Humanities.
Popular Essays in Hindi on Neuro-sciences
- Neurology of literature
- Neurology of Arts
- Dreams
- Miracles of Neuro-surgery
- Neurology of Consciousness
- What is Life?
- Nature and Nurture debate
- Neurobiology of Language
- Neurology of reading and writing
- How to sustain Brain health
- Artificial Neurone in Lab?
- A cine-star and two neurological diseases
- Epilepsy in history, Religion, culture and arts
- Into the eyes
Books Donated to MGM Medical College Library
About 3000 books (Rs 700,000/) donated by me to the Central Library of my almamater M.G.M. Medical College, Indore. I want students and doctors to read fiction and non-fiction in Hindi and English. Beyond medical Subjects.
Humanities Book Collection / मानविकी पुस्तक संग्रह
- Dedicated section for humanities and social sciences.
- Includes literature, philosophy, history, and cultural studies.
- Resource for broadening intellectual and cultural understanding.
- Supports interdisciplinary learning and research.
NEUROGYAN POPULAR LECTURE SERIES
- “चेतना का नयूरोविज्ञान” – (प्रथम अंक) 10 सितम्बर 2023
- “प्रकृति या परवरिश” – (द्वितीय अंक) 10 दिसम्बर 2023
- “भाषा बहता नीर” – (तृतीय अंक) 10 मार्च 2024
- “जीवन क्या है?” – (चतुर्थ अंक) 16 मार्च 2025
HALATOL
Priming and exhorting senior artists at Indore to create Art-works on Epilepsy.
A word in Malawi Dialect of Hindi, meaning Creative Restlessness
Paintings at International Epilepsy Congress, Oslo Norway July 1993
A load full of seven paintings carried by wife Dr Neerja to International Epilepsy Congress at Oslo, Norway, July 1993, for great acclaim.
Outreach Services require Capacity Building
- Training the Trainers
- 2.Training for a diverse spectrum of targets
a. Caregivers
b. Communication Partners Training for people with Aphasia
c. Primary health care Workes
d. Para-medical Staff
e, General Practionars, family physicians
f. Self training for patients. - Hub and Spoke Model
- Looking out and Co-opting Team members (Rotarians in my case) and Event managers
- Health education material in print and Digital formats
New Technology is a boon for Outreach services
Tele-medicine and Tele-Therapy
I am using it maximally for remote assessment and therapy of People with Aphasia.
I have created software application for this purpose: शब्दचित्र और त्रिवेणी Electronic health Records make it possible to broadcast educational messages to patients suffering from a given disease and to convene their meetings from time to time.
Concluding Remarks
- Most of us do Outreach Services sometimes or others
- All of us must be doing more and more of outreach services
- The Society owes this from us,
- There are ways and examples of doing it better and more intensively.
- It is not a zero-sum equation between our clinical and academic works on one hand and the outreach services on the other.
- The Two are Complementary to each other.
- There is much more to Outreach than merely providing clinical services:
a. Advocacy.
b. Awareness.
c. Education.
d. Humanities.
e. Capacity Building.
EPILEPSY, Aphasia and other Educational Resources
A Huge Collection – Now Available as Slide Show for continuous display on LED Panels in patients Waiting halls at Hospitals and Clinics.
Write back to: apoorvanaurogyan@gmail.com if you want to receive a copy of it.
Thank You
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