Speaking to media persons, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Goa president Dr. Prasad Netravalkar said, “The council is very strict in renewal of doctors licences and there have been cases where they have even revoked licences for those that didn’t get the required points.”
CME programmes aimed at keeping doctors up to date with new technologies and developments are organised annually. Doctors attending the programmes are given points which are accumulated and on reaching 30 points are allowed to renew their licences.
The programmes held in north as well as south Goa, are organised by the IMA at one of their seven branches. Reputed speakers explain latest trends in the field of medicine following which attending doctors are granted one or three points depending on the number of lectures.
This year over 800 doctors are expected to attend the CME program at Cidade de Goa in October. Netravalkar said that while it was mandatory for doctors renewing licences to attend, a pardon was granted to elderly doctors that can’t make it for the programme.
