Prof. Ashok Rattan M. D., Mams, insa dfg fellow, who adviser

Academic Honors & Awards

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  Prof C.M.S.Sidhu award for best paper by Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine, Aligarh 1985
  
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  Best paper award by Indian Association of Pathology & Microbiology, Aligarh 1989
  
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  Invited to be on the Editorial Board of Indian Journal of chest diseases and allied sciences. 1992 -94
  
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  Awarded Membership of National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) 1995
  
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  Awarded Membership of New York Academy of Medical Sciences (1995)
  
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  Temporary Adviser to Regional Director WHO/SEARO on GASP (1995 and 1997)
  
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  INSA-DFG exchange fellowship (1996)
  
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  Temporary Adviser to Director General, WHO on Antibiotic use in feed animals, Berlin (1997) and WHONET, Myanmar (1997), Vietnam (1998), Nepal (1999)
  
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  Member DBT Task Force on Tuberculosis
  
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  Member DBT Task Force on Helicobacter pylori
  
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  Member ICMR Task Force on Rheumatic fever/ Rheumatic Heart Disease
  
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  Member ICMR Task Force on Antibiotic Resistance
  
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  Secretary, Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics – India
  
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  Member Confederation of Indian Industry Task Force on Biotechnology
  
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  Member ICMR Task Force of Reference Ranges
  
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  Member ICMR Task Force on Genital Tuberculosis
  

Professional & Educational Qualifications

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  Auditor training for Laboratory Accreditation by NABL in 2007 and 2012 (Trained assessor for ISO 15189:2007 & ISO 15189:2012)
  

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  Trained in Good Laboratory Practice by Ranbaxy, SOCRA (USA) in 2005
  
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  Investigators training for MMV projects, by Quantiles, Tanzania 2005
  
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  FDA training in Clinical Trials, USA 2005
  
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  Beta lactamase (1997) in Prof. A. Baunfiend's lab, Munich, Germany
  
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  Training in Molecular Biology of Mycobacteria (1997) in Prof. Erik C. Bottger's laboratory, Hannover, Germany under INSA DFG award
  
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  Awarded Membership of MAMS from National Academy of Medical Sciences in 1994
  
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  Training in Medical Education (1990) at Dundee Institute of Technology, Scotland, UK
  
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  MD (Microbiology) from Aligarh Muslim University 1984
  
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  MBBS (1975) 4^th in the University
  

Author of National Book Trust sponsored book published by Churchill Livingstone: Antimicrobials in Laboratory Medicine (2000)

.Research Guidance Activity:

1. 
   Dr. S.Fakhir (MD Pediatrics) A.M.U. 1984-85 A study of immunological status in protein energy malnutrition.
   
2. 
   Dr.A.K.Agarwal (MS General Surgery) 1985-86 Correlation between bacterial growth and skin graft survival in burns.
   
3. 
   Dr.Y.Ansari (MS General Surgery) 1985-86 Correlation of bacteriology of skin, bile and postoperative wound infections in cholecystectomies.
   
4. 
   Dr.S.Vasanwala (MD Pathology) 1985-86 Cell mediated immune response in malignancy.
   
5. 
   Dr.V.Maheshwari(MD Pathology) 1985-86 Immunopathology of Nasal polypi.
   
6. 
   Dr.A.D.Gupta (MD Medicine) 1985-86 Circulating Immune Complexes in Pulmonary tuberculosis.
   
7. 
   Dr.T.K.Pathak (MD Microbiology)1986-87 Antiparasitic activity and immuno modulation by glucan in experimental leishmaniasis.
   
8. 
   Dr.T.K.Das (MD Pathology) 1986-87 Role of Circulating Immune Complexes in malignancy.
   
9. 
   Dr.V.P.Gupta (MD Pathology) 1986-87 Lymphocyte subsets in pulmonary tuberculosis.
   
10. 
    Dr.G.Bajaj (MD Pediatrics) 1986-87 A study of acute phase reactants in childhood tuberculosis.
    
11. 
    Dr.P.Kumar (MD Pediatrics) 1986-87 A clinicopathological study of antibiotic associated diarrhea in children.
    
12. 
    Dr.A.K.Shrivastava (MS Surgery) A.I.I.M.S. 1988-89 Incision and drainage verses incision, curettage and primary suture of acute superficial soft tissue abscesses.
    
13. 
    Dr. Rajiv Thakur (MD Micro) A.I.I.M.S. 1989-90 Monoclonal antibodies against O antigens of Salmonella.
    
14. 
    Dr. A.P.Singh (MD Medicine) A.I.I.M.S. 1989-90 Infections in the immunocompromised host.
    
15. 
    Dr.Kamal Kishore (MD Micro) A.I.I.M.S. 1990-91 Detection of verotoxin producing E.coli in Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
    
16. 
    Dr. Rashmi Kukreja (MD Obs & Gynae) A.I.I.M.S. 1990-91 Application of laproscopy and serology for diagnosis of genital tuberculosis in infertile women.
    
17. 
    Dr. B. Padmavathi Bai (MD Obs & Gynae) A.I.I.M.S. 1990-91 Assesment of tubal factor in infertile women, seropositive for either tubercular antibody or tubercular antigen.
    
18. 
    Dr. Chandershekhar (MS Surgery) A.I.I.M.S. Evaluation of third generation cephalosporing in prophylaxis.
    
19. 
    Dr. Budhadev Chaudhry (MS Orthopedics) A.I.I.M.S. 1991-92 Clean elective orthopaedic surgery of short durations without the use of antibiotic prophylaxis.
    
20. 
    Dr. Sandeep Gupta (MD Medicine) A.I.I.M.S. 1991-92 The role of ciprofloxacin in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: a pilot study.
    
21. 
    Dr. Madhu Vajpayee (MD Microbiology) A.I.I.M.S. 1992-93 Monoclonal antibodies to Rabies virus
    
22. 
    Dr. Rajesh Kumar Agarwal (MS Surgery) A.I.I.M.S. 1992 - 94 To compare the role of first generation cephalosporin with third generation cephalosporin prophylaxis in reducing post operative wound infection in patients undergoing elective clean surgical procedures.
    
23. 
    Dr. Alladi Mohan (MD Medicine) A.I.I.M.S. 1992-93 Fibroptic bronchoscopy in sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis.
    
24. 
    Dr. Ashutosh Agarwal (MD Medicine) A.I.I.M.S. 1993 -94 Diagnostic potential of PCR and antigen detection in tubercular pleural infection.
    
25. 
    Dr. Sumeet Gujral (MD Pathology) A.I.I.M.S. 1992 -94 Detection of Mycobacterium in cold abscess.
    
26. 
    Dr. Sanjay Bose (MD Medicine) A.I.I.M.S. 1992 - 94 Incidence of septic arthritis in known patients of rheumatoid arthritis.
    
27. 
    Dr. Immeculata Xess (MD Microbiology) A.I.I.M.S. 1992 - 94 Rapid identification of Mycobacteria other than tubercle (MOTT) bacilli.
    
28. 
    Dr. Amit Kumar (MD Pediatrics) A.I.I.M.S. 1993 - 94 Diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis by PCR.
    
29. 
    Dr. M. Upender Reddy (MS Surgery) A.I.I.M.S. 1994 Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in clincally suspected cases of peripheral tuberculous lymphadenopathy using monoclonal antibody based sandwiched ELISA.
    
30. 
    Dr. Samba Shivaiah K. (MD Medicine) A.I.I.M.S. 1995 Effect of therapy on fecal flora and arterial ammonia in patients with porta systemic encephalopathy.
    
31. 
    Dr. Shushma (DM Gastroenterology) A.I.I.M.S. 1995 Detection of Helicobacter pylori
    
32. 
    Dr. Anita Pande (MD Microbiology) 1995 Role of mycoplasma in acute ARI in children.
    
33. 
    Dr. M.Margaret Yhome (MD Microbiology) A.I.I.M.S. 1995 Nosocomial pneumonia in intubated patients in ICU
    
34. 
    Dr. Rakesh Handa (M Ch Pediatric Surgery) A.I.I.M.S. 1995 Efficacy of passive immunotherapy in experimental post splenectomy sepsis.
    
35. 
    Dr. Ashish Minocha (M Ch Pediatric Surgery) A.I.I.M.S. 1995 To produce an experimental model of bacterial cholangitis in rats.
    
36. 
    Mr. Munir Jaber (Ph D Microbiology) A.I.I.M.S. 1995 Rapid detection of INH resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum samples.
    
37. 
    Ms. Anita Verma (Ph D Biotechnology) A.I.I.M.S. 1995 Identification and Molecular analysis of genome of M.tuberculosis using PCR.
    
38. 
    Ms. Farah Khan (Ph D Microbiology) A.I.I.M.S. 1998 Ribotyping of nosocomial pathogens.
    
39. 
    Ms. Sunita Malhotra (Ph D) Jamia Millia Islamia
    
40. 
    Ms. Pragya Bharteja (Ph D) Jamia Millia Islamia
    
41. 
    Mr. Tarun Mathur (Ph D) Jamia Millia Islamia
    
42. 
    Ms. Madhavi Rao (Ph D) Jamia Millia Islamia
    

Guest Faculty

1. 
   Medicine Update 17^th Dec 1988, M.A.M.C., Delhi- Cephalosporins
   
2. 
   AIDS Workshop, 22^nd Feb 1989, A.I.I.M.S., Opportunistic infections in AIDS
   
3. 
   National Seminar on Diarrhoeal Diseases , 29^th April 1989, Kasauli -Association of VTEC infection with HUS
   
4. 
   Annual Conference of Tata Colliries, 8 & 9^th Feb, Dhanbad- Recent Advances in diagnosis of tuberculosis and Microbiological aspects of Urinary tract infections.
   
5. 
   Urology Update, AIIMS, 14 Sept. 1991 : Uropathogenic E.coli and their mechanism of adhesion.
   
6. 
   Workshop on Ophthalmic infections, RP Centre, AIIMS, 18^th Sept. 1991: Nosocomial infections.
   
7. 
   Orthopedic infections, Lady Hardinge Medical College, 20^th Oct. 1991 : Pathophysiology of osteomyelitis, microbial adhesions and biofilms.
   
8. 
   Workshop on Hospital Infections, Hinduja Hospital, Bombay, 4^th March, 1992. Computer based surveillance of hospital infection and antibiotic usage.
   
9. 
   Pediatric Tuberculosis Update, Lady Hardinge Medical College, 13^thMarch: Laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis.
   
10. 
    Pediatric Update, J.N.Medical College, A.M.U., Aligarh. Rapid laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases.
    
11. 
    Refresher Course in Hospital Administration conducted by The Trained Nurses' Association of India. Infection control measures in Hospital. Sept. 9^th, 1992
    
12. 
    Postgraduate contact program in Neurobiology. Microbiology of CNS infections, uses and pitfalls. Sept. 24, 1992
    
13. 
    Assessment strategies for undergraduate education. Use of computers in assessment. Oct. 10,1992
    
14. 
    Recognition reporting- use of computer generated data to recognize nosocomial outbreaks. First International CME on Nosocomial Infections, CMC, Vellore 29 Oct to 2^nd Nov
    
15. 
    Establishing a low cost user friendly computer based surveillance system for nosocomial infection. Computerisation of Hospital Service. National Academy of Hospital Administrators. 18^th Oct. 1992
    
16. 
    Nosocomial Infections. Panel discussion at India International Centre, IRCH raising day, 8^thNov. 1992
    
17. 
    Abdominal tuberculosis. Meet the Professor. Organized by Indian Association of Gastroenterology, 6^thFeb. 1993
    
18. 
    Choosing the right antibiotic for serious infections. Panel discussion. Taj Hotel, 2 March 1993
    
19. 
    Computer assisted learning. Symposium on use of media in education. NAVSFWI, Sitaram Bhartia Institute, Delhi 14^th March 1993
    
20. 
    Universal Precautions. Workshop on HIV infection. College of Nursing, AIIMS; 15 March 1993
    
21. 
    Infection control system in health care setting. TNAI Workshop on "Nursing Care Management of people with HIV". TNAI Delhi 12^thth May 1993
    
22. 
    Invited by National AIDS Control Organization to help in "Preparation of training modules for STD for Laboratory Techniques at different levels of health care" Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, 27-30 Sept. 1993
    
23. 
    Computers in evaluation . National workshop of Assessment strategies for undergraduate examinations. CMET, AIIMS
    
24. 
    Infection control in Hospitals. National Workshop on Hospital Management Techniques- An update, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, 27 & 28 Dec 1993.
    
25. 
    Hospital Infection and Universal Precautions. Health and Hospital Management, AIIMS, Feb 21-26, 1994
    
26. 
    Laboratory Diagnosis of Plague. Plague Vision, DMA, 7^th Oct
    
27. 
    Hospital infection control and Hygiene. VIth Training Programme for Health and Hospital Administrators, AIIMS, Oct 24 - 29, 1994.
    
28. 
    Laboratory aspects of STD diagnosis. First National Workshop on STD. AIIMS, 6 - 18 Nov 1994
    
29. 
    Infection control in dentistry. 49^th National conference of Dental Surgeons. Ludhiana, 29^th Jan 1995
    
30. 
    Infections in immunocompromised oncology hosts. Oncovision DMA, 23^rdMarch 1995
    
31. 
    Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis. Ranbaxy Symposium, 29^th April, 1995
    
32. 
    Role of Nurses for prevention of Hospital acquired infections. Dept. of Hospital Administration Training course on Management for Nursing Administrators. AIIMS, 27 Sept. 1995
    
33. 
    Hospital infection control. National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, 28 Sept. 1995
    
34. 
    Tuberculosis in children. Delhi Tuberculosis Association, New Delhi, 28 Sept. 1995
    
35. 
    Acute infections of the central nervous system. International CME on Laboratory Approach to Pediatric Problems, AIIMS, 12 Oct 1995
    
36. 
    New tests for infections. Pediatric Conference of North India. New Delhi 3 Dec 1995
    
37. 
    Bacteria causing Lower Respiratory Tract Acute Infections. Panel Discussion on Current Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia, Drugs: News and Views, AIIMS, 13th Dec 1995
    
38. 
    Hospital Infections. ESI Hospital, Delhi, 13th Feb 1996
    
39. 
    Hospital Infections. 3rd Course of Hospital Administrators, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Mehrauli, 15th Feb 1996
    
40. 
    Use of media in Nursing Education, Computer Assisted Learning. Nursing College, AIIMS, 19 Feb 1996
    
41. 
    Bacteria Behind the Ulcer, Panel Discussion on Current Management of Peptic Ulcer Disease, Drugs : News and Views, AIIMS, 27 th March 1996
    
42. 
    Recent attempts in the rapid diagnosis of resistant Mycobacterial infections: Presence of kat G gene in INH resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. LRS Institute of Tuberculosis, Mehrauli, 24th April 1996.
    
43. 
    Emerging threat of drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. International Congress of Infectious Diseases. Hong Kong, 9 - 13 June 1996
    
44. 
    Laboratory Diagnosis of Gonorrhoea. NICD/NACO workshop, NICD 5th July 1996
    
45. 
    Role of Hospital Administrators in Control of Nosocomial Infections. Training Progrm of Dept. of Hospital Administration, AIIMS, 16th July 1996
    
46. 
    Laboratory Diagnosis of Tuberculosis- State of the art. Delhi Chapter meeting of Indian Association of Pathology and Microbiology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, 20th July 1996.
    
47. 
    Panel Discussion on Hospital Infections at National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Munirka, Delhi 19, Sept. 1996
    
48. 
    Laboratory Diagnosis of Tuberculosis. In Golden Jublee celebration of SMS Medical College, Jaipur 20, Sept., 1996
    
49. 
    Laboratory diagnosis of Abdominal Tuberculosis. In Delhi Tuberculosis Association symposium on "Abdominal Tuberculosis". Delhi 6th Oct. 1996
    
50. 
    Recent advances in diagnosis of Tuberculosis. Prof. P.N. Taneja Day celebration by Indian Association of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi. 13th Oct. 1996
    
51. 
    Computer Assisted Learning. National Workshop on Production of Learning Resource Materials. AIIMS 12 Oct. 1996
    
52. 
    Modular Approach to teaching. WHO SEARO Workshop on General Principles of Health Professional Education, CMET, AIIMS 15th Oct. 1996
    
53. 
    Computer Assisted Learning. WHO SEARO Workshop on General Principles of Health Professional Education, CMET, AIIMS 19th Oct. 1996
    
54. 
    Usefulness and limitation of bacteriological techniques in the diagnosis of pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis. Pre conference CME, JALMA, Agra, 31 Oct 1996
    
55. 
    Laboratory Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculosis. International CME. AIIMS Nov 30, 1996
    
56. 
    Laboratory Diagnosis of Tuberculosis. 2nd AIIMSONIANS Meet. Dec 27, 1996
    
57. 
    Standardized methods for Gonococcal Antimicrobial Susceptibility Programme. National Institute of Health, Bangkok, Thailand. Jan 6 - 10 , 1997 as WHO Temporary Adviser.
    
58. 
    Computer aided learning. Basic principles of medical education. WHO/SEARO workshop. AIIMS. Feb 10 - 14, 1997.
    
59. 
    Prevention of Hospital infection: An overview. College of Nursing, AIIMS,Feb. 13,1997.
    
60. 
    WHONET workshop on bacterial resistance in Thailand. National Institute of Health, Bangkok, Thailand. March 3-7 , 1997 as WHO Temporary Adviser.
    
61. 
    Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. IXth Conference, Delhi Chapter of Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, 8th March 1997.
    
62. 
    WHO Technical Committee meeting on Medical Impact of antibiotic use in feed animals. Berlin Oct 13 - 17, 1997
    
63. 
    WHONET Training Course, Myanmar, Oct 21 - 26, 1997
    
64. 
    WHONET Training Course, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Oct 24 - 29, 1998
    
65. 
    WHONET follow-up activity, Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov 1 -3, 1998.
    
66. 
    WHONET Training Course, Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1 - 5, 1999.
    
67. 
    WHONET Training course, Surabaya, Indonesia, August 2000.
    
68. 
    WHONET Training Course, Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 2000.
    

Arab Health Presentations:

1. 
   Rational usage of antibiotics in Hospitals/ICU : PK & PD aspects . Abu Dhabi 2008
   
2. 
   Control of Transmission & containment of MDR TB in Health Care Settings. Abu Dhabi 2008
   
3. 
   Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases (ESBL): From Petri Dish to Patient. Dubai 2009
   
4. 
   Improved TB Diagnostics to address the emerging threat of XDR TB. Dubai 2009
   
5. 
   Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention Bundle. Abu Dhabi 2009
   
6. 
   Emergence of MDR / XDR TB. Abu Dhabi 2009
   
7. 
   Choosing the appropriate Anti-Fungal agent in present era for invasive infections. Abu Dhabi 2010
   
8. 
   Multi Drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) in Health Care setting :
   use of standardized metrics to monitor local prevention efforts. Abu Dhabi 2010
   
9. 
   Antimicrobial Use Bundle: An idea whose time has come ? Abu Dhabi 2010
   
10. 
    Fifth generation cephalosporin. Arab Health, Dubai, 27 Jan 2011
    
11. 
    Emerging threat of carbapenemase and how to address it. Arab Health, Dubai 27 Jan 2011
    
12. 
    Breaking the vicious cycle of MDR bacteria. Abu Dhabi 23 Oct 2011
    
13. 
    Polymyxins: New uses for old antibiotics. Dubai 24, Jan 2012
    
14. 
    What is in the pipeline: Emerging therapeutics. ESCMID Postgraduate Educational Workshop, Al Ain 10 Feb 2012
    

Workshops attended:

1. 
   Refresher course in Sexually Transmitted Diseases, at STD training and Demonstration Centre, Safdarjung Hospital from 1^stJuly to 30^th Sept. 1981.
   
2. 
   Clinical applications of Non isotopic Immunoassays at Department of Biochemistry, AIIMS 13^th Feb 1982
   
3. 
   Immunological studies concerning Streptococcal infections and its sequelae at Streptococcal Diseases Reference Centre, Lady Hardinge Medical College, from 28^th Feb to 5^th Mar 1983
   
4. 
   Laboratory Methods in Anaerobic Bacteriology, AIIMS, from 24^th Oct to 2^nd Nov 1983.
   
5. 
   Human Hybridomas at National Institute of Immunology, from 2^nd to 21^st Aug 1984.
   
6. 
   Recent Advances in Immunodiagnostic techniques at National Institute of Immunology, from 3^rdto 21^st Dec 1984.
   
7. 
   Immunochemistry with reference to ELISA and Hybridoma at National Institute of Communicable Diseases, from 12^th to 23^rd Aug 1985.
   
8. 
   Allergy and Immunotherapy at Patel Chest, from 19^th to 25^th Oct 1986.
   
9. 
   Short term course on production of monoclonal antibodies by hybridoma techniques, AIIMS from 19^th to 30^th April 1987.
   
10. 
    Refresher course in Laboratory diagnosis of Streptococcal infections at SDRL, Lady Hardinge Medical College, from 13 to 18^th March 1989.
    
11. 
    Laboratory Diagnosis of bacteria causing acute gastroenteritis at Central Research Institute, Kasauli from 18^th to 29^th April 1989.
    
12. 
    Assessment strategies in undergraduate Medical Education. National Workshop on Medical Education. AIIMS, Mar 29-31,1990
    
13. 
    Medical Education. Dundee Institute of Technology, Scotland from 14 th April to 30 th June, 1990
    
14. 
    International Workshop on Meningococcal diseases, CDC Atlanta, USA Aug 1990
    
15. 
    Student Autonomy, Indo-UK workshop, AIIMS, New Delhi 17^th Sept. to 24^th Sept. 1991
    
16. 
    Indo USA workshop on Acute Respiratory Infections, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi 22^nd and 23 rd Nov 1991
    
17. 
    Vedio Editing, CMET, AIIMS, 30-31 Dec 1991.
    
18. 
    Media in Education, CMET, AIIMS, 2-3 Jan 1992.
    
19. 
    Bacterial Genetics at Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, 2^nd to 18^th Feb 1992.
    
20. 
    Problem Based learning, CMET, AIIMS, Aug, 1992
    
21. 
    Indiaclen multicenter invasive pneumococcal and H.influenzae study. Christain Medical College, Vellore, 18 - 25 Oct. 1993
    
22. 
    Principles of epidemiology. INCLEN, AIIMS, 14 to 26 Feb. 1994
    
23. 
    South East Asia workshop on Diagnostic methods in leptospirosis. Madras, 9 - 11 Jan 1995
    

Workshop Organized

1. 
   Computer Assisted Learning at the Center for Medical Education and Technology, AIIMS. 31^st March, 1 and 2 April.
   
2. 
   Media in Education during Summer Course at G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, UP, 23- June 1992.
   
3. 
   Use of media in learning and teaching of microbiology. CME program for XVI National Congress of Medical Microbiologists. Oct. 14, 1992
   
4. 
   Modular Teaching of Infectious Diseases: Unit: Tuberculosis. AIIMS, 14 - 18 June 1993
   
5. 
   Validation trial for antigen and antibody detection for the nonculture diagnosis of tuberculosis. AIIMS, 20 Nov. 1993
   
6. 
   Quality controlled determination of antimicrobial susceptibility. AIIMS, June 6 - 11, 1994
   
7. 
   National workshop on "Use of media in medical education", KL Wig CMET, AIIMS, Oct 20 - 22, 1994
   
8. 
   World Health Organisation sponsored consensus meeting of South East Asian Region on Gonococcal Antibiotics Susceptibility Programme at AIIMS, Dec 18 - 20, 1995
   
9. 
   WHO/NIB/NAMS sponsored workshop on SOPM: GASP & ARM. at AIIMS, Nov 10 - 13, 1997
   
10. 
    WHONET Training Course, Myanmar, Oct 21 - 26, 1997
    
11. 
    WHONET Training Course, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Oct 24 - 29, 1998
    
12. 
    WHONET follow-up activity, Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov 1 -3, 1998.
    
13. 
    WHONET Training Course, Kathmandu, Nepal, March 1 - 5, 1999.
    
14. 
    WHONET Training course, Surabaya, Indonesia, August 2000.
    
15. 
    WHONET Training Course, Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 2000.
    
16. 
    ARM review workshops for WHO in Indonesia 2001 at Surabaya, Denpasar, Bangdung & Jakarta.
    

Scientific Publications of Dr. Ashok Rattan
Theme of work carried out

1. 
   : Discovery of new anti-infective agents:
   

Result of research carried out from 1998 to 2005 as Director of New Drug Discovery Research at Ranbaxy:

2. 
   Diagnostic Microbiology
   

Output of work carried out from 1982 to 1998 as a faculty member, Department of Microbiology, while at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Theme	Papers	World Patents
A.1. Synthetic antibacterial	12	6
A.2. Synthetic antifungal	3	6
A.3. Natural products	1
B. Diagnostic microbiology	40
C. Medical Education & curriculum development	5