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October 2018 | Issue 10

A step towards leap

Foreword...

A great accomplishment
shouldn't be the end of the road,
just the starting point for
the next leap forward…

- Harvey Mackay

Yoginder Sahni

Head - Professional Education, Meril Academy

Sometimes to change a situation you are in, requires you to take a giant leap. But, you won't be able to
fly unless you are willing to transform. Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the
excitement of possibilities. Each of us have inner thermostat setting that determines how much
passion, success and creativity we allow ourselves to enjoy for the big leap.
Meril Academy is growing by leaps and bound to create a big pool of talent through Academic activities by
involving leading faculties from India and across globe, who share their enriching expertise and enhance
skills of young surgeons for better surgical out come.
The purpose of inviting Health care channel partners for “Big leap” the mega event at Academy was to show
them a bigger picture of how healthcare sector in India is burgeoning and is expected to reach $6 billion (Rs.
40,000 crore) by 2020. Cost advantages like Growing hospitalization costs, rising elderly population and a
need for personalized medical attention have fuelled a rapid increase in India's home healthcare services
sector, which is set to grow manifold in the coming years, say the stakeholders.
At Academy, we have taken the lead to get associated with major associations such as ASI (The
Association of Surgeons of India), AMASI (Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India), ABSI
(Association of Breast Surgeons of India) and now, we have achieved one more milestone by partnering
with AWR Surgeons(Abdominal Wall reconstruction) in conducting the first of its kind skill course for
advance Hernia procedures and we are also looking forward to invite President of FOGSI (Fellow ship of
Obstetrics & Gynecological Society of India) to see our state-of-the art facilities and will be initiating Obs &
Gyne training programs under their banner.
In the coming months, we are going to witness good changes by enhancing the ambience at academy
which will further infuse creativity and excitement for the visiting guests.
From the core of my heart, I sincerely thank all Health Care Professionals and Meril leadership team for
being a committed partner in leading the educational journey.
I am also incredibly grateful to the entire Academy team, who work tirelessly to bring every event alive in its
true form. I’m truly excited about the future of Meril Academy and I believe the best is yet to come in this
educational journey.

WHAT’S INSIDE

For internal circulation only

02 Channel Partner Meet - GD 04
04 Lab Technologist

Certification Program

06 6th Hospital Management
Workshop

08 Jalsa - 2018 Lab Technologist 14
10 New Recruits Training Program Certification Program
11 Infertility & USG
06

12 Big Leap CIT - 11 08
14 Lakshya
15 Complex Interventional 6th Hospital
Management Workshop
Techniques Chapter - 11

16 Good to Great - Big Leap Jalsa 2018 16
Discover the Leader in You
12
18 Leader's Speak
19 Expert's Speak
20 Academy Outside Academy (AOA)

22 Academy Outside Academy - International
Eminent Faculty Visit to Academy

23 IMPACT, MeCDP and e-Laerning Good to Great
24 MeCAP - World Heart Day
Discover the Leader in YOU

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CHANNEL
PARTNER
MEET - GD

Meril Diagnostics had organized an “All Mr. Sunil Dhadkar addressing
India Distributors (Business Partners) the business partners
Meet” on 7th July 2018. We at Meril
believe that apart from good products & services, Product Launch
a strong network of distribution plays an important
role in the growth of the company. Meril considers
their distributors as “Business Partners”.

108 Business partners made their presence felt
with active participation throughout the
programme.

Greatness starts with a clear vision of the future - Simon Sinek

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Mr. Anil Grover and Mr. Sunil Dhadkar in interaction with the Business partners

software was one of the important topics The program was concluded in ecstatic mood
covered where in about 90 distributors enrolled with Awards and Felicitation of the business
themselves. They discussed the road map for FY partners who achieved the milestone declared at
2018-19 and shared the vision of the organization Business Partners Royalty program during the
for upcoming years. financial year 2017-18.

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Lab Technologist
Cer tification
Program

At Meril, we believe in working towards enriching the lives of all the stakeholders. Meril Academy had
conducted a 2-day practitioner oriented technical certification program – Lab Technologist
Certification Program dated 4th – 5th August, 2018.
LTCP enabled the participants to understand the Lab management techniques, proficiency testing,
importance of QC & QA, Accreditation requirement and documentation. The program also discussed upon
the emerging technology, soft skills and effective communication.
Prof. Ruzbeh Mowdawala (HOD-Sophia College) was the Course Director and Dr. Shubha Chogale
(Manager-Clinical Biochemistry, Breach Candy Hospital), Dr. Aparna Govind (Director-Care Diagnostics),
Dr. P. D. Sawant (Consultant Lab Medicine, Asian Cancer Institute of Oncology) and Dr. Krishnajyoti
Goswami (Professor-Faculty of Medicine, Lincoln University College) were eminent faculty for the program.

The best way to predict the future is to create it - Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee

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Dr. Krishnajyoti resolving participant's query
Felicitation Ceremony

Awarded to Vandana Nadkarni
Awarded to Dr. Subha Chogle

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6th

As Meril’s initiative in collaboration with XLRI, Jamshedpur, we had organised
6th Hospital Management Workshop on 10th-12th August, 2018. The
participants were Entrepreneur/ Owner, CEO and Head of Administration of
various hospitals across India.
The learning objective of the workshop was to provide the knowledge of
Hospital Finance Management and its varied aspects of risk assessment
and return in Healthcare business. Sessions were conducted on
Understanding level of finance control, financial and operation
analysis and Human Resource Management.

Leaders presenting their vertical

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Dr. Ram Kakani and
Prof. Rajiv Misra
- XLRI Faculty

Our Key note speakers, Dr. Bharat Modi
(CEO - Welcare Hospital, Baroda) shared
his journey of “Building a State of the art
Hospital – Labours of Hercules” and Dr.
Upasana Arora (Director – Yashoda
Multispeciality Hospital, Ghaziabad)
talked about “Success Mantra for
Standalone Hospitals.”

6th Hospital Management Workshop attended by 50 participants across India

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding - Leonardo da Vinci

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Meril Endo-Surgery hosted its annual meeting – “Jalsa – 2018” on 18th - 19th August,
2018. The event had a gathering of 450+ employees of the MES Team.
The celebration began with an address by Mr. Krishnan V. (Head- Meril Endo-Surgery) on the year
that was and the journey forward. Mr. Rajendra Jagtap (Lead- Business Development & Strategic
Initiatives) talked on the various projects undertaken in FY18-19.
The awards ceremony of Meril Endo-Surgery, eMerge, was organized to recognize the stellar
performances of the employees in FY17-18. The Team’s performance were recognized with 75
National Awards, 26 Regional Awards, 30 National Sales Performance Awards, and over 25
Special Recognition Awards. South Zone eMerged as the National Champions for FY17-18.
The celebratory fest of MES included cultural performances by various team members. Sapling
plantation drive was also undertaken with the guidance of Mr. Yoginder Sahni at the Academy
premises.

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The beginning is always today - Mary Wollstonecraft

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NRTP Dr. Akshay Nadkarni

As the part of our internal training, Meril Endo session by Dr. Akshay Nadkarni. He briefed about
Surgery had organised NRTP (New OT protocol and explained the role of the
Recruits Training Program) for new joinees. Company’s representative in OT. Active
The program was blend of product session, role participation by audience landed up with an
play, selling skills, expert’s session which can help interactive session.
the team to fulfil the gap between the company’s
expectation and their performance. The training was from 20th August till 2nd
September, 2018 where joinees had participated.
The group had the privilege of having expert’s

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning - William Arthur Ward

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INFERTILITY & USG

Vapi Obstetric & Gynecological Society had
organised CME program on 30th
September, 2018 on Infertility and USG. 40
gynecologists of Valsad district participated in the
program.
Dr. C. B. Nagori and Dr. Sonal Panchal (Dr.
Nagori’s, Ahmedabad) and Dr. Purnima Nadkarni
(Nadkarni Hospitals & 21st Century Hospitals)
were the faculty of the program. They shared their
insights about the role of radiology during fertility
phase and causes of infertility. It was indeed a
knowledge enriching session including healthy
discussion between the faculty and the
delegates.

VOGS Committee with Faculty

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Participants with Distribution team

Healthcare industry stands on three pillars- It was a unique initiative from Meril Academy and
Company, Medical Fraternity and a Bridge first of its kind in the Healthcare Industry. It spanned
to connect both of these – Distribution and over 4 days, in two groups. Around 300 Distributors
Channel Partners. from various parts of India travelled all the way from
their distant places to attend Big Leap.
This time we targeted, industry's strongest pillar-
Distributors under the flag of Big Leap. This is a A session on Past and Present scenario of Global
long, strong and huge leap of both company and Healthcare Industry with Future of Distributors and
the distributors towards the future. Since we have Company as pillars of the same , landed up with
less number of Medical device manufacturers in interesting discussions. “How the trade,
India and very few of them have a state-of -the-art technology & Services are shaping up for the
facilities, the objective of Big Leap was to take future?” was steered by Mr. Krishnan V - (Business
these distributors through various stages of Head) and Mr. Jakir Bilakhia expressed his
Product Manufacturing and let them witness the mesmerising and futuristic views on theaspects of
technological advances in the healthcare healthcare industry. The interaction was very fact-
industry. full, focused and informative to all the participants.

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Big Leap Opening Cermony

Mr. Krishanan V steering Distributors participating in Interaction
the Discussion

Change is the end result of all true learning - Leo Buscaglia

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LAKSHYA
Presently, majority of the youth study and get
degrees but are often found lacking in consisting of activity based learning,
Employability Skills; to address this, Maa presentations, videos etc, imparted at the college;
Foundation has initiated project ‘LAKSHYA’ to other activities like Expert talks, Industrial visits,
upgrade their skills and enable them to be summer internships, mock interviews etc. also
absorbed in the global world of tomorrow. improves their overall personality. To initiate
Lakshya, a three hour orientation event was
Lakshya is implemented in selected BA, B.Com, conducted and over 4500 students attended
B.Sc., BBA & ITI colleges of Valsad district where these events where students were explained
students are developing their employability skills about the changing job scenario and needs of the
concurrently with their academics. The training 21st century. The interested students (majority of
module comprises of 45 topics, distributed over 3 them) have enrolled and started their journey
years. Every fortnight, a 2 hours session towards becoming a bright and responsible
global citizen of tomorrow.

Every thought we think is creating our future - Louise Hay

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Complex Interventional

Technique Chapter - 11

The 11th Chapter of Complex Interventional Technique was
organised on 15th – 17th August, 2018 wherein 90+
surgeons, distributors and nurses from over 12 countries
have participated.

The Live surgeries were on Complex PCI, Chronic Total
Occlusion, Bifurcation Stenting, Left Main Stenting and TAVI.
Didactic sessions were followed post live surgery. Various
speakers shared their experiences of using our BioMime family
products, MeRes100 and TAVI including some interesting case
studies and discussions amongst the participating surgeons.

Daman Medical Association extended their support to Meril
Academy by providing CME accreditation.

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G2G

DISCOVER

THE LEADER IN YOU

Meril Academy innovative way.
means;
Innovative The Good to Great session has got vast impact on
Academy centre. An employees’. This one day G2G session has
innovative culture changed our employees’ attitude, approach and
begins with accepting that the world is changing their mindset. I personally feel and observed , the
and being open to doing things differently. It starts change in efficiency of our employees.
with the right mindset. The unexpected must be Participants admired that G2G sessions makes
expected. them productive, improves the talent, knowledge
and skills along with good habits. Meril Academy
Academy is a useful tool for professional is playing a vital role in the growth of Meril by
education, knowledge sharing and it has provided educating the Medical device experts and our
us a high-quality platform to join academically and Meril employees.
connect to top class elite surgeons. It has a state-
of-the-art facility with everything under one roof, The reason behind the outstanding success of
lectures, imparting education, skills and Meril academy is obviously the hard work,
knowledge enhancement and hands-on training. I dedication, enthusiasm passion of Meril
am confident that within 4 to 5 years this Academy Academy team and visionary approach of
is going to become a “Centre of Excellence” upon promoters. I am privileged to be an integral part of
which state of Gujarat as well as our country India Meril. I wish Meril Academy great success in its
can take pride. Meril Academy has organized endeavour for professional education, knowledge
several professional courses for Health care and new skills development for the benefit of our
professionals and Merilians, the sessions have stakeholders.
been encouraging and observant in
understanding, and the way Academy uses The “Secrets of Success” will not work unless you
techniques, tools in practical ways making the do!
subject easy, simple & interesting by their unique
- Shivyogi Hosamani

General Manager - Production, Meril Endo-Surgery

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

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Activities during the training

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LEADERS SPEAK...

“The need for education and training does not end upon completion of formal schooling
years. Today, more than ever, continuing education is paramount in maintaining and
enhancing one’s skills especially in response to changes in technology that impact
virtually every profession. Meril Academy addresses the fundamental attributes and
features of training like flexibility and technologically advanced learning environments
that are safe, healthy, comfortable, aesthetically – pleasing and accessible. It
accommodates the specific space like large sized auditoriums, seminar rooms and
equipment needs like Audio/visual, internet connectivity etc. for training program and
curriculum.

Meril Academy training Curriculum outlines the range of concepts and specific learning
objectives required and utilized by all physicians, regardless of their specialty or area of
expertise.

To sustain the competitive edge, Meril Academy and its team of professional trainers imparts learning that translates into
action. “In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.”

I take this opportunity to congratulate the Academy team member’s for their tireless efforts in its contribution to achieve
the desired business results.”

- K Sridhar Senior General Manager - Operation, Meril Diagnostics

“Tell me and I forget, Teach me & I may remember, INVOLVE me & I LEARN.”

The noble words said by one of the greatest Leaders of all times, Benjamin Franklin holds
true in every field. It has become imperative in today’s Highly Competitive World that we
discover the high leverage nuances that differentiate Professional Development &
Education from mere Training. In my opinion as a Marketing Professional, customers
(internal/external) in healthcare today don’t only seek products or services; they seek
solutions to their challenges. Providing these solutions is how we can differentiate
ourselves in their minds and this is where Meril Academy has always played an
instrumental role in aiding the Sales & Marketing team to achieve it. In a constantly
Developing and Updating fast paced Healthcare World, our Academy imparts a World class
space & facility to the Professionals enabling them to Brainstorm, Experiment and Develop
Solutions for the betterment of the society across the globe and create long term associations
between Meril and the Healthcare Professionals.

Working in a Positive and constantly high Energetic aura of the place has been an amazing experience every time. Kudos
to the Academy Team… Best Wishes!!

- Amruta Jangam (Product Management- Sutures, Meril Endo-Surgery)

Learning is a never ending process and we at Meril are committed to this. In the past 3 years
various training programs have been conducted across all verticals where every
individual would have benefitted out of it in some or the other way. The academy has
also been instrumental in nurturing the young and enthusiastic by serving right at the
grass root level.

Meril Academy is one of a kind, its State-of-the-Art futuristic design and facilities are
beyond comparison and the visiting Medical professionals have acknowledged this.
Meril Academy has always been a platform to many Healthcare professionals through
its various activities and programs from time to time.

My sincere wishes to Team Academy for delivering their best to the medical fraternity in the
splendid three years.

- Subroto Belel (Product Manager – Meril Life Sciences)

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Expert's Speak...

“I am here in this beautiful venue of Meril Academy in Vapi. This is in behalf of an invite lecture
from the Indian Dental Association (IDA) – Vapi- Valsad chapter, what amazes me is this is
the first time the centre has been given to a dental association and I have had got the
privilege of taking the podium and lecturing here. Let me acknowledge the fact that this is
an absolutely stunning facility; it has global standards, what is most pleasing to me is the
amount of efforts that has put into getting the smaller detail correct. It is not just made to
please the speaker with the stroking facility which they have but more importantly the
comfort that is offered to every delegate who are in the audience. The providences that
have been made to cater the needs that they have right on their desk. It is a beautiful facility
with lot of lush greenery outside and amazing audio visual aid on the inner side. I am certain

that there is a lot of planning that has gone into its execution and one thing that i know is, with
the times to come and years to go by Meril Academy will have the name on the global frontier.
Undoubtedly, it is making our country proud, and I'm glad to be associated with the same. I even look forward to more
such programs in this wonderful setup.”

- Dr. Moez Khakiani (Prosthodontics & Oral Implantology - Khakiani's Dental Kare)

“This is my first visit to Meril Academy. I’m very much impressed with the infrastructure,
ambience and overall hospitality given by all the people involved at Meril Academy.
Regarding the educational activities, initially we professionals as doctors are not very
well versed with the business atmosphere involved in the hospital management. This
approach taken by Meril to educate us is very encouraging and i hope that our fellow
colleagues should attend such training so that they will also get their expertise in
managing the hospital. I have seen that the Academy has lot of scopes regarding the
training of the Medical professions in different aspects ranging from the skill
development program to hands-on training.”

- Dr. Chandan Kumar Borathakur (Managing Director – Golaghat Nursing Home Pvt. Ltd.)

“I am into surgery from last 30 years and I am very much impressed from this Academic
setup. The best in the country I would say because I have seen many others. It is very
heartening to see that many things you have done to improve the quality and teaching
of the surgical specialties in this country for the young surgeons. I wish all the very best
for this institution. I am sure this will lead our country in the training and research in the
field of surgical specialties.”

- Dr. Mohamed Ismail (Chairman & Managing Director – Raihan Institute of Medical Sciences)

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. - John C. Maxwell

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ACADEMY OUTSIDE

ACADEMY(AOA)

Huge untapped potential is still waiting for us attain trainings at different locations.
with total of 450 medical colleges and 2000
graduates pass-out every year from these At Meril Academy, we comprehend this situation
colleges. So often, it gets difficult for these young and hence taken an initiative to reach out to such
surgeons to take time out of their busy schedule to medical institutions with all training aids at their
premises.

Basic Knotting & Suturing
Hands-on workshop

Faculty: Dr. Shreeram

Number of participant: 25

Venue: INHS Kalyani (Navy) Hospital, Vizag.
Date: 15th September 2018

Knotting & Suturing activity on knotting
board & Anastomosis on Animal tissue

Faculty: Prof. Samita Banerjee

Number of participant: 40

Venue: N.R.S. Medical College & Hospital
(Department of Surgery, Kolkata)

Date: 13th August 2018

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Hands-on workshop

Faculty: Prof. Manoranjan Kar

Number of participant: 30

Venue: Midnapore Medical College &
Hospital (Department of Surgery)

Date: 18th Sep 2018

First Suturing Workshop

Faculty: Dr. Mohan Rao
Number of participant: 35
Venue: Dept of Obg & Gyn – JIPMER
Date: 25th August 2018

Knotting & Suturing
Workshop

Number of participant: 30
Venue: NEIGRIHMS - Shillong
Date: 24th Septmeber. 2018

Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude - Ralph Marston

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International Academy
Outside Academy Activities

Knotting and Suturing workshop
conducted for OT Nurses at King's
College, London and Guys Hospital,
London; where 130 nurses have
participates. The faculty for the workshops
were Dr. Ranjeev Bhangoo and Prof. Mark
Davenport

Eminent Faculty visit to
Meril Academy

One of the prominent laparoscopic surgeon Dr. Mohamed Ismail
(Chairman and Managing Director – RIMS Hospital & Chief
Surgeon Dept. of General Surgery, GI Endosurgery, Bariatric &
Metabolic Surgery – Moulana Hospital) had visited Academy along
with Mr. Rathish (Regional Sales Manager – Kerala).

Practice makes the master - Patrick Rothfuss

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It's a prerequisite for all us to upgrade ourselves We have designed all our courses to meet the
in terms of knowledge, competency etc. which need of the organization and the participants
can further help us for future challenges. both. We are shifting impact portal to cloud based
system for smooth functioning and good learning
In L& D we are running 69 online courses and experience.
1500 people has already completed the course.

3 8 23 All Vertical
4 10 12 Cardiovascular
Diagnostics
9 Endo-Surgery
ENT
Leadership
Orthopedics

MeCDP

We have organized 4 training programs under program has been designed for the benefit of
MeCDP ( Meril Competency development organization & participants both, It covers the
program for sales team) where 60 participants selling skills, Interpersonal skills, Emotional
has benefited from different verticals. The Intelligence and role plays on real time scenario.

MeCDP at Bangalore Fecilitation Best Participation International Sales
at Ahmedabad training program

Session on Selling skills Felicitating the participant for excellent performance

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We are determined to strengthen MeCAP learning Hospital, Silvassa) as faculty who discussed and
by celebrating “World Heart Day”. The theme for delivered a session on Heart Disease and its
this year was “My Heart, Your Heart”, a concept prevention. The session was interesting and
which put emphasis on educating, inspiring and every one participated in the discussion.
motivating people to keep their heart healthy.
There were 50+ participants who joined for World
The participants had privilege of having Dr. Sagar Heart Day. It was followed by a blood checkup
Sinh Solanki (MD-Cardiologist - City Heart done with the help of Meril Diagnostics Team.

“DO WHAT IT TAKES TO START, PREVENTION OF HEART DISEASE -
TO HAVE A HEALTHY HEART” BY ADOPTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE:

Hydrate yourself & drink
10-12 glass of water/day

Name: 30 min of walk or moderate
Height: exercise 5 days a week
weight:
Body Mass Index(BMI):(weight - kg/height - in meter sqr) Start your day with
healthy breakfast
Hb: (fruits, fibres, whole wheat etc.)
Random blood sugar:
Give up bad habits like
TODAY I PROMISE MY HEART TO KEEP IT HEALTHY: alcohol, tobacco, smoking etc.

01. Keep check on your
02. weight & vital parameters
03. of your organs
04.
05. Manage your stress level
Take adequate sleep of 8hours
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29 SEPTEMBER Rethink before taking 29 SEPTEMBER 2018
aerated drinks
Inhale (साँस लेना)
Exhale (साँस छोड़ना) START

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in the posture, otherwise move with the breath. lt has 24 steps, we have shown 12, steps 13-24 are the same except the
lunge(posture 4 & 9) is from the other leg. A shortened version would be to do the lunge with alternate legs

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