VISION FOR LIFE

POS TEAM 2021-22 ACTIVITIES

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SECRETARY’S REPORT

4^th April 2021 � POS Team 2021-22 Installation

1. Scientific

knowledge

2. Fitness

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3. Entertainment

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4. Creativity

5. Togetherness

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WEEKDAYS EXTRAVAGANZA

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Tailor made Whats App events to

enrich, enlighten & entertain one & all.

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAYS

“ If your dreams don’t scare you, they are too small.”

Conveners: Dr. Nirupa Timble

Dr. Ashwini Misal

TUESDAY TRIVIA

“Life is ....as they say....

Entertainment, Entertainment ,

Entertainment!! “

Conveners: Dr. Nitika Tripathi

Dr. Nikhil Rishikeshi

WISE WEDNESDAYS

“ Knowledge speaks but Wisdom listens”

Convener: Dr. Nishita Beke Borde

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THURSDAY THUMKAS

“ Dance to your own rhythm”

Conveners: Dr. TanmayiDhamankar

Dr. Natasha Pahuja

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FRIDAY FOODIES

“ The best memories are made around the table.”

Convener: Dr. Pranjali Tharkude

SCENIC SATURDAY

“A picture speaks more than a thousand words”

Convener: Dr. Vrushali Warad.

SUNDAY SARGAM

“Music is to the soul what words are to the mind.”

Conveners: Dr.Vaijayanti Gadre ,

Dr. Sachin Athalye ,Dr. Nishita Beke Borde

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BOOK KATTA – 1^st Sunday of Every Month

Review of a variety of interesting books .

POS Secretary� Email Communiques

Though we could not have a lot of physical programmes unlike what we had planned ,due to the on going Corona Pandemic, I made it a point to have a dialogue with all the POS Members every month through my Sec POS monthly E mail Communiques.

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I hope all the members received , read & appreciated the e mails.

8th April 2021:

Enigma of Uveitis

24th April 2021:

Academic Pursuits for NoninstitutionalPractitioners

13^th April 2021 : Gudhi Padawa Contest

2^nd May 2021:

COVID & Eye

15^th May 2021:

Cataract Surgery Protocol

in COVID II

5th June 2021- Stumbling Blocks Series1:�Management of Paediatric Cataract Surgery Complications� & POS ClinicalMeeting 1 (Mucormycosis )

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20^th June 2021:

International YogaDay

1st June 2021:

Team POS (2021-22 ) presented

*Hum honge kamayab* - an Educational & Public Awareness

initiative video on COVID -19.

https://youtu.be/QH6QzczX9to

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10th June 2021:

On the occasion of

*World Eye Donation Day*

POS proudly presented an

Educational Video on

EYE DONATION.

https://youtu.be/VCyMzNIHqvE

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17^thJuly 2021 : �

Oculoplasty &

Facial Aesthetics� &

POS Clinical Meeting 2

24^th July 2021:

Dance Dhammal

28^th July 2021:

Appeal Letter to the Chemists

Handed over to Mr. Anil Belkar, Secretary, Pune District Chemists Association - at POS Office.

The Appeal Letter was regarding prevention of dispensing Over The Counter(OTC ) steroid eye drops.

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29^th August 2021 : Cornea Symposium�The Mysteries of Cornea….Solved! (2MMC credit points)

5^th September 2021:�POS Eye Donation Awareness Event

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Pune Akashwani wherein President POS, Dr. Sanjay Tekawade & Secretary POS Dr. Rujuta Machave answered various questions about the facts & myths about Eye Donation. This programme on 7th September 2021 was conducted by Maharashtra Ophthalmological Society

Display of Eye Donation Awareness banners

& placards .

Public distribution of Masks having slogans

of eye donation.

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Unique & unprecedented activity by the whole Managing Committee of Team POS 2021-22 ( 34 members) by signing the Eye Donation Pledge cards to set an example & motivate all the POS members to spread a word in the society about the noble act of eye donation.

11^th & 12^th September 2021:� POS Eco Friendly Ganapati Decoration Contest

26^th September 2021:� �Stumbling Blocks 2- Decoding Squint

10 October 2021 : POS Trek

22^nd October2021:POS Virtual Cultural Programme

6^th&7^th November2021:

Diwali -Lantern Making & Rangoli Contest

14 November 2021 : �POS Cricket Match &� Diabetic Blindness Awareness Programme

�� 5^th December 2021:�POS SPECTRUM 2021- Free Papers online Session

11^th & 12^th December 2021: �POS SPECTRUM 2021 (4 MMC Credit Points)

POS Spectrum 2021:Glimpses

POS SPECTRUM 2021……EDUTAINMENT

Press Coverage

POS SPECTRUM 2021 (11^th, 12^th Dec’21)

• Highly Successful first ever HYBRID

Conference in Maharashtra-

POS SPECTRUM 2021 which included 11

interesting interactive sessions on various

sub- specialities in Ophthalmology. Total 353 Registrations.

5 International , 10 National & 50 Local faculties.

Thanks to each & everyone in the Organising Committee

……..from the junior most to the senior most member !!

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• Commitment from the Health Minister of Maharashtra Mr . Rajesh ji Tope , the Chief Guest regarding approval for -

“ Ophthalmic set ups as Day Care Centres.”

And now this proposal has been approved by the Committee

of Health Ministry & will be passed in the next assembly.

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• Release of POS Members Directory with the latest information of all the POS Members , which was a herculean task successfully completed. Thanks to our honourable president who was quite persistent about it till the end. This was released during POS Spectrum 2021

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• POS Award MOUs (Memorandum Of Understanding) made successfully.

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• First ever POS Quiz with the use of Wireless Keypad System.

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• Spectacular Profit

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30^th January 2022 : POS Clinical Meeting 3

6th March 2022 :�POS Clinical Meeting 4

12^th March 2022 : Glaucoma Walkathon� (World Glaucoma Week: 6 ^_ 12th March)

• World Class Webinars throughout

the tenure.

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• Pharma Sponsorship even for Online

POS Webinars.

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• Research Oriented Initiative for

cultivating interest in research activities

amongst POS members…… with successful Results

- presented during POS Spectrum2021.

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• POS Office made Functional. (Computer-Printer unit)

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• Long Pending work at Charity Commissioner’s office which required involvement of POS office bearers of previous many years , was completed successfully in a record breaking short span of time.

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• First ever POS Online Election.

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• Very Successful Membership drive : 28 new members

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POS OFFICE

With all humility & the duty cast on me as Secretary POS�I hereby want to inform all our members that……

• Today we stand tall not only for arranging memorable meetings & events online as well as offline but for conducting social awareness through physical activities, educational video as well as radio speeches.
• With all the rustic & inevitable circumstances that we faced because of the pandemic ……POS has made an overall surplus of around 15 lakhs. And that is HUGE.
• A BIG THANKS TO:

MCs, President, past presidents, trustees, treasurer

& all the POS Members for their guidance & support !

I am really happy & lucky to have had an unconditional

support & love given & the trust shown by

“ ALL OF YOU” .

I LOVE YOU ALL ! !

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Y for arranging