Aoushadhagiri vol IX (1)

BRIDGE COURSE IN PHARMACEUTICAL
MANAGEMENT

2021

Institutional placement cell (IPC) and OpExAcceleratorPrivate
Ltd, jointly organized a ‘Bridge Course in Pharmaceutical
Management’ from 17th May 2021 to 21st May 2021. This
event was co-hosted with Bharati Vidyapeeth College of
pharmacy, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The key highlights of this
course were -
• Learn everything about Pharma Sales & Marketing
• Learn from Industry Mentors, Completely LIVE
• Get everything about Pharma MBA and MBA Career

Opportunities
• Certificate of Completion
• CV Bank for Job Opportunities
Third and final year B Pharm and M Pharm students were
enrolled in the bridge course and sharpen their knowledge
with current trends in pharma industries and certified as well.

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY

2021

An awareness drive was been initiated on 31st May
2021, on World no tobacco day. The event was co-
organized by Rotary, B G Nagar (club ID: 87512).
The theme of the event was “Commit to quit”. The
awareness e-leaflet and pledge was circulated
among students and various social groups to
create the awareness against the evils of smoking
and encourage them to quit such habits.

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TWO DAYS NATIONAL VIRTUAL
CONFERENCE

Legacy of the Sri Adichunchanagiri College of with regard to cardiovascular drugs. At the end
Pharmacy, that learning never stops @ SACCP, of all plenary sessions, a panel discussion was
continued with the beginning of Two days convened to make the conference more exciting
National level Conference on “Drug Repurposing and interesting.
– Strategy for New Drug Development” in
virtual mode during 10th to 11th June, 2021. The Dr. B Ramesh, Dean of Pharmacy & Principal,
conference was hosted by Department of SACCP, B G Nagar flagged off the sessions
Pharmacognosy. Amalgamation of information with the welcome address. Team of SACCP is
on aspects pertaining to drug repositioning was extremely thankful to all the eminent speakers,
exchanged by all the eminent speakers, and Dr. Vikas Shirsat, Senior VP, Jubilant Biosys Ltd.,
was very well perceived by the delegates. The Dr. Hrishikesh Damle, MD and CEO, Attrimed
conference speakers were a blend of intellectuals Biotech, Dr. S Parasuraman, Associate Prof, Unit
from academia as well as industry with a genuine of Pharmacology, AIMST University, Malaysia, Dr.
research background. Nearly 1000 plus delegates Sunil Jalapure, Prof and Principal, KLE College
representing different states like Karnataka, of Pharmacy Belgavi,and Dr. JestinChellian,
West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, Faculty of Life Sciences, International Medical
Sikkim, Gujarat etc. registered for the conference University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for sharing
and a lion share of registries attended the their knowledge and Research expertise
conference. Simultaneous live streaming of all for the learning of all budding researchers.
the sessions through You tube was also made Overwhelming response was recorded for a quiz
available. During the sessions delegates not only competition that was organized following two
learnt what is a Drug repurposing, strategy used days sessions competing for first and second cash
for repurposing but also perspectives, challenges prize of Rupees 2000/- and 1000/- respectively.
associated with it. Even though, current trends Attendees felt attending such an event during
in using medicinal plants to combat Covid 19 this pandemic actually made more sense to a true
to learning real examples of drug repurposing researcher as world over scientists are looking
for alternatives for prevention and treatment of
COVID-19.

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WEBINAR ON -

CAREER GUIDANCE

Webinar on “Career Pathway and StudyAbroad Opportunities
for Pharmacy Graduates” was jointly organised by
Adichunchanagiri University’s, Sri Adichunchanagiri College
of Pharmacy, B. G. Nagara, Karnataka and AECC Global
Services for Pharmacy Graduates. Webinar was held on
17th June 2021. Webinar started with welcome address by
Dr. Prakash Goudanavar, Professor & Head, Department of
Pharmaceutics. The Speaker of the webinar was Mr. Joel
Noronho, Operations-AECC Global Services, Karnataka &
Kerala. Through the webinar, the participants were provided
insights into study abroad opportunities – Australia, Canada,
Ireland, New Zealand, UK and USA, Entry requirements for
study abroad, Exams to be taken for study destinations
– IELTS, PTE, TOEFL, GMAT, GRE and Scholarships and
Career Opportunities in abroad. The webinar witnessed the
enthusiastic participation of more than 200 students across
the country.

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

2021

Institutional NSS unit celebrated 7th International Yoga Day
by focusing on the theme “Yoga for well-Being” on 21st June,
2021. In order to create awareness about the International
Yoga Day and its important, A short video was played in Zoom
platform and posters containing information on benifits of
Yoga was circulated among students and staffs. Unit also
encouraged students and staff to take online pledge at yoga.
ayush.gov.in to make yoga an integral part of their life.

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CERTIFICATION OF QUALITY

Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy,
BG Nagara, is proud to be awarded ISO
9001-2015 TUV SUD certification for second
cycle, an internationally recognized standard
that ensures our academic services meet
the needs of our stakeholders through an
effective Quality Management System. We
thank management and all the stakeholders
for the support and contribution towards
bringing up the Institution.

RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE

Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy is
awarded “Best Pharmacy College in South India
2021” for outstanding and exemplary contribution
towards Education, Skill development and
Research. The award was given on 17th to 19th April,
2021 during 7th Higher Education Summit cum
14th Rashtriya Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar Ceremony
2021, held in New Delhi.

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SAY NO TO PLASTIC

Institutional NSS Unit conducted online quiz to create
awareness on plastic uses on the theme ‘Say No to
Plastic’. The quiz was focused on to check plastic pollution
knowledge of students and also creates awareness about
the hazardous part of plastic uses.

CONFERENCE INTERNATIONAL
SPONSORSHIP FOR DAY AGAINST DRUG

FACULTIES ABUSE

Faculties from Clinical Trial Centre of Department Institutional NSS unit in association with Rotary
of Pharmacy Practice, Ms. Devi Gokulan, Senior club BG Nagar, commenced an awareness
Clinical Research Coordinator, Dr. Berlin P Kurian, programme on ‘International Day Against Drug
Dr. Gopika Surendran and Dr. Krishnendhu Abuse and Illicit Trafficking” on 26th June 2021.
Ajayakumar (Junior Clinical Research Coordinators), Virtual posters and pamphlets were distributed
has been sponsored by Sri Adichunchanagiri among students and staffs.
College of Pharmacy, for attending the two-day
virtual conference organized by Indian Society
of Clinical Research (ISCR), entitled ‘14th annual
conference 2021’ on 19th and 20th of March. The
theme of the conference was “Clinical Research-
Transforming Lives: 2021 and Beyond” The
conference program specially crafted to focus
on the future of clinical research and how it is
transforming lives in general, as well as discussion
on merging research opportunities in India. The
conference was attended by over 500 delegates
from medical and pharmacy institutions, ethics
committees, the pharmaceutical industry,
government, patient’s organizations and clinical
research organizations.

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FREE VACCINATION DRIVE

A free mass vaccination drive was conducted
on 5th and 6th July 2021 at Yuvalaya in
association with AH&RC and Nagamangala
Taluk Health office. The students and faculty
members of constituent college of ACU
were vaccinated.

WORLD POPULATION WORLD PAPER BAG
DAY DAY

Institutional NSS unit in association with Institutional NSS unit in association with
Rotary club BG Nagar, organized an awareness Rotary club BG Nagar, organized an awareness
programme via circulation of virtual poster in programme via virtual videography mode and
social media platforms to create awareness circulated in social media platforms to create
about population explosion, safe and cleanliness awareness about the uses of paper bag on 12th
of mother earth on 11th July 2021 on “World July 2021 on ‘World Paper Bag Day’
Population Day”.

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INDUSTRIAL AND RESEARCH
LABORATORY EXPOSURE

30th July, 2021 the manufacturing area. Dr. Umapathy, Head
of quality control and quality assurance had
One day industrial were organised to Star Hiherbs interaction with students and explained how
Pvt. Ltd and R & D lab of SDM Ayurvedic Medical pharmaceutical industries work and emphasized
College & Hospital, Hassan for all the PGs on on what qualities are required for a student to get
30th July 2021. At Star Hiherbs Pvt Ltd., Dr. C.T. jobs in pharmaceutical industry
Sadashiva, Asst. GM R&D, and his team have
interacted with all the students and explained 9th August, 2021
ongoing processes such as extraction, isolation,
and packing of different phytoconstituents and Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy,
also allowed our students to visit each operational organized an industrial visit for VIIIth Semester B.
units. Pharmacy students, to Micro labs Ltd, Bengaluru
on 9th August, 2021. Total of 31 students and 03
4th August, 2021 staffs. Students were divided into 02 batches. In
Micro labs Mr. Chandrappa G.D. Senior General
Sri Adichunchanagiri College of pharmacy Manager, and his team took the students
organised one day industrial visit for postgraduate round the manufacturing unit and the students
students all departments to Micro labs Ltd, witnessed manufacturing of tablets, capsules,
Bengaluru on 4th August 2021 During the R & D semisolid preparations, quality control, quality
lab visit, students were exposed to the Ayurvedic assurance and packaging sections. Students had
formulation unit & Medicinal plant sections. an opportunity to witness modern machines.
Students had an opportunity to witness modern It was really an interactive session for students
machines and spoke to with the persons in with the industry experts. Dr. Umapathy, Head
of Quality Control and Quality Assurance had
interaction with students and explained how
pharmaceutical industries work and emphasised
on skill sets required for a student to get jobs in
pharmaceutical industry

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RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE

Recognition as Medical Device Adverse
Event Monitoring Centre (MDMC) under
Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI).
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC)-
National Coordination Centre (NCC) has agreed,
in principle, to designate SACCP as one of the
MDMCs w.e.f. 07th July 2021.

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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences,
University Kualalumpur, Malaysia organized
3rd International Conference of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences 2021 in collaboration with
Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy,
Adichunchanagiri University, India and Faculty
of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia in
the theme “Modern Research, Innovation And
Practice: The Need of The Hour Confirmation”
from 2nd - 3rd August 2021 via Zoom Platform. This
international conference hosted various national
and international speakers and also conducted
poster presentation during this event

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TREKKING AND CLEANING PROGRAM

2021

Institutional NSS unit organized one day Trekking and
cleaning program at Haddinakallu Hanumanthraya
Temple, Bairsandra on 5th August 2021 as a part of no
plastic day celebration. The aim of the programme
was to eradicate the use of plastic in and around
temple area. Around 28 NSS volunteers enthusiastically
participated in the programme. During the cleanliness
drive around 35 to 40 kg of waste were collected and
separated into Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable
waste and disposed appropriately. The volunteers also
visited different stalls present at the temple area and
educated about the dangerous effects of plastic use on
environment and advantages of paper bag usage.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY
CELEBRATION

SACCP Celebrated the 75th Independence Day
on 15th August 2021. The event was organized by
institutional NSS unit and institutional cultural
committee. Principal, staff, students and non-
teaching staff members were participated
enthusiastically in the celebration and made the
event successful. Dr B Ramesh, principal and
Dean of Pharmacy was the chief guest of this
event. He hoisted the national flag and addressed
the gathering with reemergence the Supreme
sacrifice of great martyrs who gave their lives
for the sake of freedom. He also highlighted
the importance of youths in preserving the
Independence of India. Cultural programme
was also organized, where Students of various
discipline exhibited their talent with respect to
patriotism.

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON -
PATIENT SAFETY

Department of Pharmacy Practice, SACCP, ACU
in association with IPA (Karnataka State Branch),
AIMS, AH & RC, ACN has organized a one-day
National Conference on “Patient Safety” on 23rd
August 2021. The conference primarily focused on
Pharmacovigilance, Materiovigilance and Vaccine
Safety Programmes of India. The Conference
began with the welcome address of Dr. B.
Ramesh, The Dean & Principal, SACCP. Dr. Rajesh
Venkataraman, Professor & Head, Department of
Pharmacy Practice, SACCP, ACU introduced the
first speaker of the Conference, Dr.V. Kalaiselvan
(Senior Principal Scientific Officer, IPC, PvPI,
MoHFW, Government of India, Ghaziabad). He
delivered a valuable talk on “Medical Products
Safety Surveillance System: An Overview”.

The second session was handled by Ms.
Indu Nambiar (Head, Pharmacovigilance,
Boehringer Ingelheim India Pvt. Ltd) on the topic
“Pharmacovigilance: Industry Perspective”. She
highlighted on the importance of incorporation
of Pharmacovigilance among medical industry
sector. Dr. Juny Sebastian (Faculty, Department
of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy,
JSSAHER, Mysuru) took the third session of
the Conference on “Vaccine Safety: Basics”. It
was a new experience for the delegates as it
gave them a glimpse of the basic knowledge
on Vaccine Safety. The afternoon session began
by Ms.Ritu Jain (Quality Management Engineer,
Siemens Healthineers Pritech Park, Bengaluru)
on “Post Marketing Surveillance of Medical
Devices”.Dr. Pramod Kumar Adusumulli (Drug
Safety Scientist & Pharmacovigilance Expert) was

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the fifth speaker of the Conference. He shared Safety”. The final session of the One-Day National
his valuable knowledge and expertise on the Conference was done by Dr.Dharini Bhoopathi
topic “Risk Minimisation Techniques for Vaccine (Senior Pharmacovigilance Associate, PvPI, IPC,
Ghaziabad) on “Pharmacovigilance Programme
of India: An Overview”. After each of the session,
there was a Q & A session during which the
queries of the delegates were answered to their
full satisfaction. On account of the National
Conference, an E-Poster Presentation was also
conducted. Among the numerous abstracts
received from the fields of Medicine, Pharmacy,
Nursing & Material Sciences all around the India,
the Internal Review Committee have selected
30 abstracts for the final presentation. We had
Evaluators from other esteemed Institutions for
the Final E-Poster Competition: Dr. Girish Thunga
(Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy
Practice, MCOPS, MAHE) & Dr Rajeshwari
Ramasamy (Principal, MVM College of Pharmacy,
Bengaluru).

Dr. Rajesh Venkataraman, Professor & Head,
Department of Pharmacy Practice, SACCP, ACU
delivered the Vote of Thanks and announced the
winners of E-Poster Competition. The winners of
the Competition were:

I Prize: Mr.Ketan Khelwade, Head, Pharmacy &
Purchases, Apple Hospital, Surat,Gujarat

II Prize: Sindhushree N, Pharm.D Student SACCP,
ACU

Feedback form was circulated to all the delegates
soon after the Conference. E-Certificates
were given to the delegates upon filling of the
Feedback form. Nearly 155 international and
national delegates from various disciplines
attended the conference

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PSORIASIS AWARENESS
DRIVE

SACCP in association with AIMS, oragnised an
Psoriasis awareness drive on 27th August 2021
as a part of the event ‘Psoriasis Awareness/
Psoriasis Action Month 2021’, 1st August -
31st August, 2021. Informational leaflet was
circulated through virtual mode to make aware
about the diseases

FACULTY ORIENTATION
PROGRAM

2021

ACE Adichunchanagiri Center for Entrepreneur,
Incubation Center organized a faculty orientation
program on 4th September2021 forthe faculties of
Pharmacy College and selected representatives
from sister concerned institutions such as AIMS,
BGSIT, ACN, BEd College and First grade college
of ACU, BG Nagara. First session was taken
over Mr. Sursyakanth Dodmise, SIBIC business
incubators on “Idea to prototype” and the later
session was delivered by Mr. Sachin Kumboje,
OpEx Accelerator on Innovation research
commercialization “Prototype to Product”. Both
the sessions met the expectations and provided
an insight how to precede with Incubation cells
activities.

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

2021

Four days second Faculty Development Program
for teaching staff of seven constituent colleges of
Adichunchanagiri University AIMS, BGSIT, SACCP,
BGSCOE, BGSFGC, SACN and FNS, was organized
jointly with Adichunchanagiri university, B G Nagara
and HESDAR centre, Mysuru on 1st September
2021 to 4th September, 2021. The event began
with the inauguration ceremony graced by Dr. S
Chandrashekhar Shetty, Honourable VC-ACU, Dr.
C. K Subbaraya, Registrar-ACU Dr. Rupanarayan,
Dean Academics-Accreditation, Dr. M G Shivaramu,
principal-AIMS, Dr. B K Narendra, principal-BGSIT, Dr. B
Ramesh, principal-SACCP, Dr. A T Shivaram, Principal-
BGSCOE, Prof. Chandrashekar, Principal- SACN and
Dr. Prashantha K, Dean FNS and staff. Dr. B Ramesh,
principal SACCP began the session with welcome
address. Inauguration ceremony continued with the
lamp lighting followed by release of FDP handbook.
35 participants from across seven constituent colleges
of ACU participated who could play an important role
in near future in designing curriculum which would be
more towards outcome based education which is the
need of the hour.

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TEACHERS DAY
CELEBRATION

2021

Students of B Pharm and M Pharm celebrated the "Teachers day"
on 5th September 2021 with the teachers of SACCP. The event
started with cutting of cake and followed by thought circulation
by teachers and students on the significance of the day. Students
have expressed their gratitude and reinspect towards their teachers
in that day. The event was concluded by the vote of thanks by final
year students.

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RESEARCH COLLABORATION

R&D Committee of SACCP, initiative in
Collaborative Research was begin with the
visit by Dr. C.T. Sadashiva & Team, Asst. General
Manager R&D Star Hi Herbs Pvt. Ltd., Jigani,
Bangalore on 8th September 2021 and discuss
about the research prospective. Dr. B Ramesh,
Dean of Pharmacy and Principal and all the HoD’s
of various respective departments were present
in the discussion.

NIRF ALL INDIA WORLD OZONE DAY
RANKINGS
2021
2021

In NIRF all India rankings for this year 2021, SACCP Organized an online awareness drive
SACCP ranked in 01-75 in the year 2021, currently on the occasion of ‘World ozone day’ on 16th
published govt. data. On this regard a ‘Thanks September 2021. Students are made aware of the
giving meeting’ was conducted on 13th September importance of Ozone layer in earth surface and
2021 with all Teaching & Non-teaching staff. its impact on human lives.

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BLOOD DONATION CAMP

Department of Pharmacy Practice and NSS unit organized
Blood Donation Camp in association with AIMS, AH & RC on
16th September 2021. More than 100 participants including
students and other faculty and non-teaching staffs in the
campus. The camp was inaugurated by Dr. M G Shivaramu,
Dean, Health Scinces and Principal, AIMS. In this occasion
other AIMS and AH&RC officials along with Dr. Rajesh V were
graced the programme.

MOU &
ADR MONITORING CENTRE

MoU with Aster MIMS, Calicut has been formally
signed for a period of 5 years for Pharm D
Internship. Department of Pharmacy Practice
was recognized as ADR Monitoring Centre, under
the National Coordination Centre, PvPI.

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NATIONAL PHARMACOVIGILANCE
WEEK 2021

Department of Pharmacy Practice,
SACCP, ACU in association with Karnataka
Registered Pharmacists Association & Indian
Pharmacopoeia Commission celebrated
National Pharmacovigilance Week 2021 from
17th - 23rd September 2021.
As a part of the First Day Celebration of this
Program, the Inaugural Ceremony being
organised by PvPI, IPC on 17th September 2021
was broadcasted on live in SACCP. Nearly 80
students attended the Programme.

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As a part of the Second Day Celebration a formal
Inaugural Ceremony was held on 18th September 2021
at SACCP followed by guest lectures i.e., Mr. Sunil S
Chiplunkar, Vice President, Business Development, Group
Pharmaceuticals, Bangalore, Advisory Member - KRPA
and Dr. Kaushik Devaraju, CEO, Veenaraj Technologies
Pvt Ltd, President, Karnataka Registered Pharmacists
Association Junior scientific Advisor, Satva Health Solution
Private Limited. The Programme started with Welcome
Prayer. Dr. Rajesh Venkataraman, Professor and head,
Department of Pharmacy Practice, SACCP welcomed the
dignitaries of the day. The guests were honored by Dr. B
Ramesh, Principal, SACCP. Dr. Kaushik Devaraju addressed
the event by delivering a talk on the “General Introduction
on MEDSBIN”. Followed by the addressal, there was the
official launching of MEDSBIN and formal Inauguration of
ADR Monitoring Centre (AMC) & Medical Device Adverse
Event Monitoring Centre (MDMC) in SACCP. Mr. Sunil S
Chiplunkar, gave an inspirational talk on the “Success
Mantras for Pharmaceutical Sector”and also discussed
about the various Career Opportunities for Pharmacy
Student. Ms. Reetha of Vth Pharm D, delivered the Vote of
thanks and anchored the event. Nearly 355 students and
other faculties attended the programme.

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On the Fourth Day of “National Pharmacovigilance On 21st September 2021, the fifth day of “National
Week 2021” a series of Competitions were Pharmacovigilance Week - 2021” a series of
conducted for the Students of SACCP like Quiz competitions were conducted for the students of
Competition, Puzzle and Essay Competition. Quiz SACCP like debate and treasure hunt. A total of
Competition was conducted which consisted of 5 4 teams were enrolled in the competition, out of
Rounds (MCQ questions, Instant answers, Recall, which 2 teams were qualified for the final round
Pill Riddles, Queries) covering pharmacy related
topics. A total of 10 teams were enrolled in the
Competition, out of which 3 teams were qualified
for the final round.

A puzzle competition was conducted at Yuvalaya
for the students. There were 18 groups consisting
of 2 participants in each group. 4 groups were
qualified for the final rounds which will be
conducted in the upcoming days of Celebration.
A total of 10 students have participated in the
Essay Competition being conducted via online
mode at the Digital Library of SACCP.

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On 22nd September 2021, A Webinar session
was conducted focusing primarily on
Pharmacovigilance. Speakers were: Mr.
Muhammed Rashid PP, Ph.D. Research Scholar,
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, on
the Topic - Critical Appraisal of Pharmacovigilance
Literatures. Dr. Dharini Boopathi Senior
Pharmacovigilance Associate Pharmacovigilance
Programme of India (PvPI), Indian Pharmacopoeia
Commission, Ghaziabad also enlighten the
Topic - Various Tools for Reporting ADRs. A total
90 students and various faculties attended
the webinar session. In the afternoon session
semifinal and final round competition of Puzzle
Game was held.

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INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY

2021

International Peace Day was observed on 21st September,
2021. On this eve, institutional cultural committee
organized a Drawing competition. The Theme for the
Competition was Shaping Peace Together. Total of
15 students from different courses enthusiastically
participated in the event.

IDEATION WORKSHOP

2021

Adichunchanagiri center for entrepreneurs (ACE)
organized a workshop named ‘Ideation Workshop’
on 23rd September 2021. The aim of the workshop
to encourages the students and faculties for
innovation, incubation and startups. The workshop
has focused on innovative idea identification,
design thinking, problem statements, sector
analysis and also ideation to prototype process of
new ideas. Students and faculties enthusiastically
participated in the workshop and expressed their
innovative ideas to the expert panel. The key expert
and resource person was Mr. Sachin Kumbhoje,
CEO, Opex Startup Accelerator, Mumbai. Around
200 plus participant were present and participated
this event.

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NSS DAY CELEBRATION

2021

On the view of NSS Day, Department of Pharmacy
Practice and NSS units organized one day Health
screening and Health Awareness drive. The
campaign was held on 24th September 2021 at
Arani village. The aim of the drive was to create
awareness about various general health aspect
which will be benefit to the community. During the
campaign, the NSS volunteers conducted the health
screening for Hypertension and Diabetes and also
done the patient counseling. Volunteers also visited
door to door and distributed the health awareness
pamphlets regarding importance of cleanliness and
hygiene, Hypertension, Diabetes and COVID-19.
At the end of the drive NSS pledge was delivered to
all the NSS volunteers participated in the campaign.
Around 120 villagers got benefited from this
campaign. The camping was coordinated by Mr.
Ravindra B N and Mr. Madhu B K, NSS programme
officer, SACCP. Mr. Kanthraju and Mr. Nikil NSS
programme officer, CAN.

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WORLD PHARMACIST DAY

2021

World Pharmacist Day - 2021, celebration was
organized at Yuvalaya. The theme was “PHARMACY
- Always trusted for your HEALTH”. Spectrum of
events were organized on this occasion.
On 24th September 2021, Institutional cultural
committee organized a theme based Rangoli
Competition where various teams were actively
participated with colourful theme based Rangolies.
On 25th September 2021, the inaugural speech on
virtual mode was delivered by Dr. Divakar Goli, Vice-
Chancellor, Raffles University, Neemrana Rajasthan,
on the theme highlighting the importance and role
of Pharmacy and pharmacist in the healthcare.
A Speech was presented by the Anjali C N, student
of VIIIth semester B. Pharm on ‘why and how
pharmacy plays a major role of trust in healthcare’,
with special emphasize on current COVID
pandemic.
Later, a Poster presentation on the theme of
WPD-2021 was organized and students of various
disciplines were took enthusiastic participation.

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FIT INDIA RUN

2021

On the eve of India celebrating its 75th years of
Independence, ACU NSS had organised ‘Fit India
Run’, program on 25th September 2021. Dr. C K
Subbaraya, Registrar, ACU initiated the program.
Dr. M G Shivaramu, Dr. A T Shivaramu, Dr. B
Ramesh, NSS program coordinator Prof. N Ramu,
NSS program officers and 150 selected NSS
volunteers from the constituent colleges took
part in the program from all different constituent
colleges.

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ETHNIC DAY CELEBRATION

2021

"Ethnic day - 2021" celebration was organized
by the final year students on 28th September
2021.
The day aims at celebrating different cultures
and ethnic groups. The day helps reconnect
people with traditional and cultural roots
and promote the true essence of age-old
customs and traditions that have helped
forged the different civilization around the
world. On this exuberant and colourful
day, student and faculties celebrate the
rich culture of India by wearing ethnic
outfits. Complementing the beauty of their
traditional dresses, people celebrate their
traditional ornaments and accessories as
they adorn their outfits with. The event also
mark the day by gifting handicrafts, sweets,
and musical instruments to each other and
also organise cultural events on the day and
explore the traditional themes by relishing
traditional food and enjoying music.

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WORKSHOP ON

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Institutional NSS unit in association with Department of Psychiatry,
AIMS, organized a workshop on “Stress Management” on the
occasion of observing "World Mental Health Day-2021" on 11th
October 2021. Dr Shivakumar. B.K, Associate Professor and HOD,
Dr. Vinay H.R, Assistant Professor and team from the Department
of Psychiatry & Clinical psychology were the resource persons
for the workshop. The B Pharm & M Pharm students were the
participants, the various stress management activities like balloon
balance & communication enact are conducted. The key messages
regarding handling adversities by adolescents was communicated
at the end.

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

(MOU)

A MOU has been singed with M/S Prakruti
Products Pvt Ltd. Karwar, a well-known
Manufacturer of Exporters of Herbal Extracts.
The MOU Has been signed by Honourable Vice
Chancellor of ACU and Mr. M R Shetty Chairman
of M/S Prakruti Products Pvt Ltd in the presence
of Registrar of ACU & other office-bearers of ACU
in 12th October 2021.

AAA INSPECTION

Academic & Administrative Audit (AAA) was
conducted on 25th October 2021 followed by
campus visit and interactive session with students
and faculties.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT’S DAY

2021

Celebrated Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s Birth Anniversary
as ‘International Students Day’ on 13th October
2021 at Yuvalaya as a part of “Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav”. The program was to honour our
People’s President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, for his
contribution to our nation. Students and staffs
delivered speech and also participated in quiz
competition. The program was culminated with
a tribute video to motivate the young minds to
follow the legacy of Dr. Kalam sir.

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INDUCTION PROGRAM

2021

SACCP Organized a 10 days online (27th October Various topics were delivered by the external
- 11th November 2021) induction program for the and internal eminent resource persons in their
fresh entrants to B. Pharmacy, Pharm. D and respective fields. The topics includes-
Diploma in Pharmacy programs, in line with
the UGC requirements. The very purpose of a. Teaching Pedagogies by Dr. Rajesh
this induction program was to acclimatize the Venkatraman, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Pharmacy
students to the new environment and get them Practice, SACCP
acquainted with the institution ethos & culture,
help them build bonds with other students and b. Importance of Health Education, Dr. M. Rupesh
faculty members, and expose to a sense of larger Kumar, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Pharmacology,
purpose and self-exploration by designing an SACCP
induction program with a series of lectures on
History of Pharmacy profession, its scope and few c. Self-belief A key to Success, Dr. K R Vasanth
lectures on motivating and inspiring the young Kumar, Prof. of Anaesthesiology, AIMS
minds.
d. History of Pharmacy, Dr. T Y Pasha, Prof. &
The program began with delivering basic Head, Dept. of Pharma chemistry, SACCP
introduction to the Adichunchanagiri Shikshana
Trust, ACU and SACCP by Mr. Tripathy e. 12 tips for Excelling in Pharmacy School, Dr.
Amrutanand. S, Dept. of Pharmacognosy which Tejaswi H L, Assoc. Prof. Dept. of Anatomy,
followed with the deliberations by Dr. B Ramesh, AIMS
Dean and Principal, SACCP. In his deliberations
Principal shared encouraging words including f. Altitude to Attitude, Dr. Bharathi R, Professor,
giving importance to 3P’s and being SMART in Dept. of Pharmacology, SACCP
setting goals.
g. Self Confidence - Winners Never Quit, Dr.
Power of concentration, Power of giving, Power Prakash Goudanavar, Prof. & Head, Dept. of
of reaching the goal, Specific-Measurable- Pharmaceutics, SACCP
Attainable-Relevant-Time bound (SMART)
h. Occupational Safety & Health, Dr. Annegowda
H V, Prof. & Head, Dept. of Pharmacognosy,
SACCP.

The program was conducted online through
Microsoft team’s platform and was attended by
nearly 120 students and staff.

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CAMPUS PLACEMENT

2021

Institutional placement cell in association with
Manipal Hospital Pvt. Ltd, Bangaluru organized
pool campus placement drive on 28th October
2021. Around 70 students from various colleges
attended the drive. Total of 17 students got
selected in the pool campus placement. Among
all 12 students from SACCP has been selected
and offered job. Remaining selected aspirants
from Karigowda College of Pharmacy (03) Sardha
Vilas College of Pharmacy, Mysore (02).

SECOND LIBRARY WEEK
VACCINATION DRIVE CELEBRATIONS

2021 2021

Institutional NSS unit in association with ACU- Institutional Library and e-resource centre
NSS Unit and AIMS/AHRC & PHC Bellur organised organised National library week celebrations on
second open vaccination drive on 12th November 14th to 20th November 2021 in association with
2021 at Yuvalaya, SACCP with the aim of vaccine Adichunchanagiri University & SACCP IQAC. On
for all. Around 120 participants including students, this occasion an Essay writing for Undergraduate
teaching and non-teaching staffs got benefited Students on the Theme “Library as a resource
from this vaccination drive. centre” was organised on 20th November 2021.

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CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative by
the Government of India to celebrate and
commemorate 75 years of progressive India
and the glorious history of its people, culture
and achievements, in this connection Children’s
day was organised by SACCP on 16th November
2021 at Government Primary School, Bellur.
On this occasion importance of Children’s day
celebration, rights of children and Jawaharlal
Nehru’s affection towards children’s was told to
students. Books on Science/History etc were
distributed and interacted with the students.

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VISITORS FROM RESEARCH
AND TRAINING INSTITUTE

A six – membered scientist team of Central Yeruva Thirupathaiah, Dr. Vivek along with two
Sericultural Research and Training Institute, scientists were present during the visit. Team
Mysore (CSRTI, Mysore) Visited Adichunchanagiri witnessed the entire facility at the institute,
University on 16th November 2021 to witness specially CORMIL & CMPAT and shared the various
the research facilities at the university. As a part concepts; challenges related to their project,
of the visit, team visited Sri Adichunchanagiri strengths and opportunities encountered on the
college of Pharmacy, BG Nagara The members projects were discussed. Further the team also
present were Dr. Mary Josepha Shery A.V, Dr. noticed the various ongoing projects at SACCP,
Madhusudhan.K.N., Dr. Arunakumar G. S., Dr BG Nagara. Dr. Vedamurthy Joshi and Dr. Dinesh
R, coordinated the entire visit.

PG TRAINING VISITORS FROM
PROGRAMME INDUSTRY

2021 As a part of Patent commercialization and MOU signing,
Dr. Benny Antony, Joint Managing Director and Dr. Binu,
PG students of Pharmaceutical Deputy General Manager – R& D, of Arjuna Natural
Regulatory Affairs visited JSS College Pvt Ltd, Kerala visited Adichuchanagiri University on
of Pharmacy, Mysuru on 17th November 18th November 2021. On this occasion, team visited
2021, for one day training on eCTD CORMIL & CMPAT, Sri Adichunchanagiri College of
software. Dr. Pramod Kumar, Principal of Pharmacy. They have a scientific interaction with the
JSSCOP inaugurated the program with a staff members of CORMIL & CMPAT, Dr. Vedamurthy
brief introduction about College and RA Joshi, Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutics and
department, followed by department Dr. Dinesha R, Scientist / Assistant Professor, CORMIL
tour. Dr M P Venkatesh, Associate & CMPAT, SACCP-ACU. Dr. Vedamurthy Joshi and Dr.
Professor, Dept. of Regulatory Affairs, Dinesha discussed the research projects and recent
presented the overview of dossier and update facilities of SACCP. Dr. Benny and Dr. Binu
the software. Dr Balamurulidhara V appreciated the research work ongoing and gave
and his PG team demonstrated eCTD valuable suggestion in the view of industries and
submission for US, EU and Canada. development of products.
Dr Gowrav, coordinated the entire
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of beneficial learning to the students.

NATIONAL PHARMACY
WEEK CELEBRATION

2021

National Pharmacy week was celebrated on the
theme of Pharmacist: Integral part of health care.
The event was organized by Dept. of Pharmacy
Practice on 23rd - 27th November 2021. In this
programme, student has exhibited an exhibition
on the theme of 'Go green’ and followed by
drawing competition. As a part of the Celebration,
on 25th November 2021, a Drawing competition
was conducted for the students at library on the
theme “Pharmacist: Integral Part of Healthcare “.
There were 9 teams from various classes. In the
afternoon session, Pill Ri Reading Competition
was conducted at Yuvalaya. There were 12 teams
from various classes. The winners were the
students of IV B Pharm. Followed by it, in the
evening cultural competition was conducted for
the students at, Yuvalaya. There were 6 teams for
Dance in a Circle Competition and 4 teams for
Synchronized Dance Competition.

As a part of NPW celebration on 24th November
2021, an Essay Writing Competition was
conducted for the students at Yuvalaya. There
were nearly 15 participants from various classes. In
the afternoon session, Treasure Hunt Competition
was held for the students. Nearly 15 teams were
enrolled for the primary screening round, from
which 5 teams were qualified for the competition.

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PHARMA CUP

2021

Institutional Games and Sports unit organized
Pharma Cup 2021, cricket tournament in the
view of National Pharmacy Week during 23rd
- 27th November 2021. Around 8 teams were
participated in the tournament.

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WORKSHOP ON -

RESEARCH PLANNING, SCIENTIFIC
WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

SACCP Organized a workshop on the critical
phases of effective research planning, scientific
writing, and communication in collaboration with
CORMIL, CMPAT, CRI, andAIMM on 26th November
2021. Over 207 delegates from the constituent
colleges of Adichunchanagiri University
and other organizations have attended this
workshop.
Dr. G. Jagadeesh delivered the Basic concepts
of the research process, cornerstones of a
research project, and essential documents of
manuscript submission to an indexed journal.
Prof. Balakumar Pitchai described versatile
search engines and Art of scientific writing.
A practical session on ‘Mendeley’ for referencing
and GraphPad for statistical analyses was
engaged by Dr. B. N. Srikumar. All the students,
research scholars, post-graduates and faculty
members were highly benefited from the
presentations.

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NATIONAL POLLUTION
CONTROL DAY

2021

On the Occasion of National Pollution Control
Day on 2nd December 2021, institutional Women
Empowerment Cell in association with IIC and
NSS unit and Rotary BG Nagara Organized the
Drawing Competition on Theme “Pollution and
its awareness”.

Around 6 teams have participated in the
competition.

BLOOD DONATION STAR RATING
CAMP FROM IIC

2021 Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy
secured IIC 3.0 (2020-21) Rating of 3.5 star rating
Students and faculties participated and donated out of 4 stars, in Institution Innovation Council
blood in Blood donation Camp organized by (IIC) which is a part of Ministry of Education
NSS unit of ACU association with SACCP on 2nd (MoE), Government of India. Total 160 pharmacy
December 2021. institutions from Karnataka have participated in
IIC 3.0 (2020-21) out of which only 4 institutions
got star ratings and Sri Adichunchanagiri College
of pharmacy stood top among them.

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CAMPUS INDUCTION PROGRAM

2021

SACCP Organized 3 days on campus induction perseverance, determination, crisis management,
program for the fresh entrants to B. Pharm, team spirit, leadership, adaptability to change,
Pharm.D and D.Pharm courses for the academic and failure management
year 2021-22 in line with UGC guidelines. The
purpose of this program was to get the students Day-2 - Motivational interaction session on
acquainted with the institution culture and “Components of Success” – by Sri. Indushankar
acclimate them to the new environment. The MT - Head, Procurement technologies, Bng India
rationale for induction was to ensure a smooth and fun Games like Pill riddles and Tug of war.
transition for the students into the university
system. Day-3 - Informative intractions on “Stress
management-an orientation” – by Dr. Vinay HR,
Day-1 - Intereactive session on “Why Pharmacy Associate professor, AIMS, BG Nagara and the
as a profession” – by Dr Prakash Goudanavar, Prof day ended with Games - Baloon pyramid, water
and Head, Dept. of Pharmaceutics, and “Awaken filling, coaster ride, musical chair, tap-tap-tap,
the Genius in You” – by Dr K R Vasanth Kumar, Prof. ball in the basket, squid game, bubble straw and
of Anaesthesiology, AIMS, BG Nagara followed by treasure hunt etc.
Screening and analysis of a motivational movie
called “EVEREST”. Through the movie, it hoped A total of 150 students participated in this
to instill in students values such as goal setting, program which was conducted from 21st to 23rd
December 2021.

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PROJECT EXPO

2021

SACCP Organised “Project Expo - 2021” on 23rd
December 2021, to showcase the research talents,
Innovativeness, the creativity of students. Five
groups of 5 students from various programmes
were participated and exhibited their projects. Dr.
Vinay H R, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry,
AIMS, Dr. Prakash Goudanavar, Prof. & Head, Dept.
of Pharmaceutics, Mr. Tripathy A. S, Asst. Prof, Dept.
of Pharmacognosy, have evaluated these presented
models.
Manoj K S, Nandan C, Pavan Tukaram, Arif Khan from
III sem B. Pharm, secured 1st position followed by
Abhishek T. S, Keshavmurthy B. H, Gaganraj B of B
Pharmacy III semester secured 2nd position. Priyanka
K. M of M Pharm (Pharmaceutics) III semester, Pavan
Kumar C. M, Venkatesh Vrasad S. N, Chandan T. S,
Chandrakantha G. K of B Pharmacy VII semester
received consolation prizes.

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WEBINAR ON -

CAREER PATHWAY AND STUDY
ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES FOR

PHARMACY GRADUATES

AECC Global and Dept. of Pharmacy practice, SACCP organized a Webinar
on “Career Pathway and Study Abroad Opportunities for Pharmacy
Graduates” on 17th June 2021. Around 200 students attended the
webinar. Highlights of the webinar were- Study abroad opportunities –
Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, UK and USA, Entry requirements
to study abroad, Exams to be taken for study destinations – IELTS, PTE,
TOEFL, GMAT, GRE and Scholarships and Career Opportunities in abroad.
The speaker of the webinar was Mr. Joel Noronho, Head of Operations
- Karnataka & Kerala at AECC Global. The webinar was considered as a
pathfinder and cutting edge stipulate for the upcoming pharmacists for
career adaptation and further path of progress.

WEBINAR ON -

IMPORTANCE OF
PROFESSION READY TRAINING

AND PLACEMENT PROGRAM

Webinar on “Importance of Profession Ready Training and Placement
Program” was organized by Dept. of Pharmacy Practics in association
with CLINI INDIA (India’s TOP training and placement institute) on 29th
June 2021. This program is mainly organized for the students for scientific
session and discussion via webinar jam platform. Around 150 participants
were enrolled for the seminar from various pharmacy colleges of Karnataka.
The speaker was Mr. Vishal Chaudhari, Head of operations, CLINI INDIA.
During the session he discussed about job profile and placement in
industry, Clinical Research, Pharmacovigilance, associated domains and
also he briefed the following points- understand the industry expectation
from a fresher, prepare and be ready, secrets to achieve a higher package
in a reputed organization, actually placement happens.

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ACU - SEED WEBINAR ON -

CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
IN CURRENT TIMES

Adichunchanagiri University organized two The take away points from the webinar were
session webinar series under SEED (Student how to react to number of challenges that an
Empowerment & Excellence) banner titled as individual faces during tough times of changes
“Challenges & opportunities in Current Times” at unprecedented pace such as during Covid-19
hosted by Sri Adichunchanagiri College of pandemic and how one can
Pharmacy, for the entire faculty & student 1) Develop an Attitude of Gratitude
fraternity of constituent colleges of ACU on 29th 2) Develop Giver’s mindset
June 2021 and 2nd July 2021. The Speaker was 3) Save a Day - Acronym (SAD)
Dr. Vivek Modi, Professional Speaker & Wellness 4) “You cannot teach a man anything, you can
Educator, Hyderabad
only help him find it within himself “
The event started with the welcome address
by Dr. B Ramesh, Dean & Principal, SACCP, B G 5) Am I using my circle of Influence?
Nagar and was graced by Principals of seven
constituent colleges of ACU, and attended Both the sessions of webinar was attended and
by faculty members, SEED coordinators and benefited by nearly 300 students from across
students. seven constituent colleges through MS teams
platform, and for the benefit of others both the
sessions were streamlined through YouTube
channel parallelly.

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WEBINAR ON -

COMPUTER AIDED DRUG DESIGN
AND LIVE DEMO ON
STAR DROP & SEESAR

A webinar on “Computer Aided Drug Design and Live demo
on Star Drop & SeeSAR” organized by Dept. of Pharmaceutical
Chemistry, on 8th July 2021. In association with Zastra Innovations
Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru. Speaker was Dr. Girinath G Pillai, Zastra
Innovations Pvt. Ltd. The event started with the welcome
address by Dr. B Ramesh, Dean & Principal, SACCP, and faculty
and students attended the webinar through MS Teams platform.
The take away points from the webinar were-
a. Importance of computers in drug design,
b. Challenges of computational programmes,
c. Importance of docking score,
d. Choose the active site for docking studies,
e. QSAR & FBDD.
The webinar was attended and benefitted students of VIII Sem
B. Pharm, M. Pharm and Faculty members.

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SCOPE AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR REGULATORY SCIENCE
IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Department of Pharmaceutics on 12th July 2021, organised a
guest lecture by Dr. Balamuralidhara M, JSS College of Pharmacy,
Mysuru. The speaker interacted with final Semester B. Pharmacy
students and highlighted on the topic “Scope and Opportunities
for Regulatory Science in Pharmaceutical Industry”. He highlighted
on the Importance of Documentation in Pharma industry and Job
opportunities for Regulatory Affairs in Pharmaceutical Industry.
In his lecture he emphasized on Medical Devices and Biological
Products.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRY
AND CLINICAL SECTOR DIFFERENT
PHARMA SECTORS

On 7th August 2021, Dept. of
Pharmaceutical chemistry organized
a guest lecture for B Pharm, M Pharm
and Pharm D students. The Speaker
was Mr Raja Agnihotri, Chief Business
Officer, Sarvotam Group of Industries,
Hyderabad. He highlighted on ‘Career
opportunities in Industry and Clinical
sector Different Pharma Sectors New
technologies like Artificial Intelligence,
Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Real
World Data etc.

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PROTECT BREAST-FEEDING:
A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

The Woman Empowerment Cell,
association of BGS college of
Education, celebrated Breast-feeding
week on 7th August 2021. The theme
was ‘Protect breastfeeding: A shared
Responsibility’. on this context an
webinar was organized on the topic:
Breastfeeding benefits, problems &
interventions. The resource person was
Dr Nagarathnamma, Professor of OBG
Department, Rajarajeshwari Medical
College, Bengaluru. She highlighted
breastfeeding interventions, myths &
facts, benefits of breastfeeding. More
than 90 participants were present &
also e-certificate given to the registered
participants.

ROLE OF POISON INFORMATION
CENTRE AND ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY

Ph. D Scholars and Pharm.D students from Department
of Pharmacy Practice attended the guest lecture and
sensitization programme organized by Department of
Forensic Medicine, AIMS, BG Nagara on “Role of Poison
Information Centre and Analytical Toxicology” on 13th August
2021. Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar (MBBS, MD, DCL, MBA) was
the guest speaker of the session. He highlighted on the various
diagnostic measures of various poisonings and discussed
about various case scenarios of different types of poisoning.

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WEBINAR ON -

HPTLC TECHNIQUE:
PHYTOPHARMACEUTICALS

AND NUTRACEUTICALS

Department of Pharmacognosy, in association
with ANCHROM, Mumbai jointly organized a
webinar and live demo on “HPTLC Technique:
Phytopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals
(with live demo)” on 18th November 2021.
The resource person was Mr. Vishwajit Kale,
Application Specialist, ANCHROM, Mumbai.
Nearly 60 participants were participated in
this webinar.

GUEST LECTURE SCRIES II

• PHYTO DRUG CANDIDATES
FOR DEMENTIA

Dept. of Pharmacognosy organized a guest lecture on
'Potential Phytodrug candidates for targeted brain delivery
to delay the onset of Dementia’ on 30th November 2021. The
resource person was Dr. Hanumanthachar Joshi, Professor,
and Principal, Sarada Vilas College of Pharmacy, Mysuru,
Karnataka. In his presentation, he highlighted the various
neurodegenerative diseases with special emphasis on
Alzheimer’s and associated symptoms. The various dementia
conditions and their signs and progressions were in limelight.
Overthought various herbal drugs and associated research
was proficiently enlightened by the speaker and overall herbal
targeted research was uncovered briefly in this information
sharing process. More than 120 students from various
disciplines and faculty members participated in the lecture
and benefited with the latest information on this said topic.

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• POWER OF INSPIRATION

Department of Pharmacology, organized a guest lecture on “Power
of Inspiration” on 10th December 2021. Resource person was Dr.
Uday Raj Sharma, Associate Professor, Acharya B M Reddy College
of Pharmacy, Bangalore. In this interactive session Dr. Uday Rai
Sharma covered various valuable topics such as power of listening,
problem solving skills, self-motivation, Power ofAttitude, Leadership
qualities and many more. All U G Students of SACCP have attended
the session and highly benefited from the presentation.

• PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PHARMACY:
A LOGICAL PARTNERSHIP

Department of Pharmacy Practice, have organized a Guest Lecture on
“Psychiatry and Clinical Pharmacy: A Logical Partnership” on 10th December
2021 at Yuvalaya, the Resource person was Dr. Srikanth MS, Faculty,
Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru,
JSSAHER. The session highlighted on the role of Clinical Pharmacist in
Psychiatric Patient Care and the services being offered through Ambulatory
Psychiatry Care Centre (Minds Initiative). The session was attended by
nearly 90 Pharm. D students.

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