TReE-Teaching, Research and Empowering

TReE

Branch 3

Research to Practice

Dr Nayanjeet Chaudhury?????????????

Director at Ramaiah International Centre for Public Health Innovations

Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

Continuing with my attempt to summarise various sessions conducted as part of the TReE (Training, Research and Empowering) Faculty Development Program under the auspices of the Centre for Professional Development and Training. TReE, the first in the series, was organised (in blended mode) from 20-24 February 2023. TReE aims to provide this opportunity; expert and experienced faculty from reputed academic institutes and the RUAS have delivered talks in various sessions.?

Dr Nayanjeet Chaudhury took the third session in the series.

Dr Nayanjeet Chaudhury is trained in medicine and public health. With over 25 years of experience in diverse clinical, research and social settings, he brings in the perspectives of the public health sector, academic medicine, the non-profit environment, and corporate philanthropy in addressing complex community health issues. His core competencies include high-impact program design, evaluation research, management information system development and health workforce capacity building, and effective team building for impact delivery. While he has worked extensively in various health domains, his current domains of interest are cardiovascular and metabolic disease control, task shifting in primary health care, quality assurance in health care and community empowerment. He is the Director of Ramaiah International Centre for Public Health Innovations (RICPHI) and Professor of Public Health at Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences.

I have for you below a summary of the talk written based on my notes.

Dr Nayanjeet's talk is signified by taking examples and using interactive mode. His talk was very interactive, posing questions and reasoning with the audience. He took examples of research in everyday life, scientific research, and research to evidence-based practice.

Why do people do what they do, and what are the reasons that lead to this? For example, watching a movie or selecting a gadget to buy. Nowadays, people refer to reviews that are available on the internet. ?

He interacted with the audience by taking the example of using the roundabout or traffic signal while travelling on the road. Enquired the participants about their choice and the reasons for choosing the same. While individuals can have the option, the evidence indicates that roundabouts reduce costs and reduction in accidents. Need for evidence in ascertaining what is good. ??????????

He referred to Francis Bacon about the scientific method. Observation, research topic area, hypothesis, test with experiments, data analysis, and report the conclusions.

Discussed Deductive and Inductive reasoning lucidly. Explained the difference between the two nicely by taking examples. In deductive reasoning, the conclusion drawn should be proper if the assumptions are valid. If the premises are false, the conclusions drawn are not necessarily correct. Various terms in Logic were explained. ?????????

Explained the factors contributing to the irreproducible research. Then Dr Nayanjeet moved on to the hierarchy of evidence in medicine/public health. Taking the example of a study published in nature, he discussed the Reproducibility of published work in each field. A survey published in nature indicated that more than 50% of researchers point out the reproducibility crises. Reproducibility does not necessarily imply that the conclusion is valid. There is a perception difference between natural sciences and health sciences. ??

He continued his talk by discussing research to practice and practice to policy. Took examples from some of the work done by him.

• Silicosis problems in the industry dealing with gemstones. Referred to the work done presented the summary of silicosis among the workers based on clinic-based data. The follow-up study dealt with the co-morbidities among the silicotics. How evidenced-based work led to recognising the problem and the government taking corrective steps. The Indian Chest Society appreciated the work.
• Mainstreaming of AYUSH doctors in PHC.
• Electronic health card for NCD surveillance in Himachal Pradesh.

Dr Nayanjeet briefly introduced to the participants the activities of RICPHI.

• ?Research and Innovations: Innovative approaches to research projects and processes.
• Technology and Innovations: Building new technologies for public health issues.
• Learning and innovations: Building the capacities of public health professionals.
• The work done about COVID and the establishment of data-driven decision support systems.
• Community Life Competence Process. ?

Dr Nayanjeet ‘s talk was well received, and the interactions reflected how he delivered the lecture effectively.