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Feb 25, 2021, 2:58:26 AM2/25/21

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Statuary requirement of 50 credit hours over 5 years for re-registration with state medical council is mandatory as per Section 8 of Punjab Medical Registration Amendment Act 2010 which states that;.

"Provided that before getting his registration renewed, the registered practitioner shall have to obtain a certificate from a State Medical Council or Medical Council of India or National or International Bodies to the effect that he had got fifty credited hours of Continuing Medical Education in every five years"

For last one year Physical gatherings were restricted by Epidemic Diseases Act as well as by various orders under Disaster Management Act during the covid lockdown. This resulted in organization of online CMEs by various medical organizations. Our 7th MLAG Annual Conference was refused accreditation by Punjab Medical Council despite completing all formalities and deposition of fee, even though the earlier conferences held by us were given 4 CME credit hours accreditation for same duration of conferences. During this period of 2020 under RTI we now have information that only 8 applications of online CME for accreditations were received by PMC and all of them were rejected (See attachment). This here is clear infringement of Article 19 which is a fundamental right of doctors ie right to practice the profession. If physical conferences cannot be held and the regulatory body refuses to award credit hours to online CMEs and Conferences how do doctors fulfill their statutory quota of 50 hours before re registration. It is also noteworthy that 3 other state medical councils awarded credit hours to the 7th MLAG Annual Conference which was refused accreditation by PMC.

Dr Neeraj Nagpal

Convenor,Medicos Legal Action Group, Managing Director MLAG Indemnity,

Ex President IMA Chandigarh

Director Hope Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Clinic,

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