History and Milestones
NATIONAL NEONATAOLOGY FORUM KARNATAKA STATE
NNF Karnataka was formed in 1994. There have been several activities since 1991 all over the state that included continued medical education (CME) programs, neonatal resuscitation courses, guest lectures by eminent faculty, post-graduate student courses, state conferences and CMEs for nurses. The NNF Karnataka organization has been intent on carrying out the NNF India activities and agenda along with educational activities. The organization has come a long way indeed and has gained momentum in membership, activities and collaborative programs all with the target of improving newborn health care in the state.
Milestones
Appointment of state coordinator
First meeting held to discuss NNF activities in the State
First NALS course conducted at Bangalore
Karnataka State Chapter formed
First state level conference held in Bangalore
First PG review programme held in Bangalore
First multi centric research study carried out in Bangalore
19th Annual convention held in Bangalore
First newborn week celebrated in the state
Subsequent Office-bearers
| Year | President | Vice-president | Secretary | Joint Secretary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-97 1996-98 | Nirmala Kesaree | SwarnaRekha Bhat | P P Maiya | |
| 1997-99 1998-2000 | P.P. Maiyya | Thimarayappa | SwarnaRekha Bhat | |
| 1999-01 2000-02 | SwarnaRekha Bhat | Subba Rao | Karthik Nagesh | Janaki Viswanath |
| 2001-03 2002-06 | Karthik Nagesh | Veerbhadrappa | M.R. Hariram | G. Guruprasad |
| 2003-05 2004-06 | Veerbhadrappa | Shantharam Baliga | Srikanth | Janaki Viswanath |
| 2005-07 2006-08 | M.R. Hariram | Prashanth Urs | Naveen Benakappa | |
| 2007-09 2008-10 | Ranjan Kumar Pejaver | Suman Rao P.N. | ||
| 2009-12 2010-12 | G. Guruprasad | S.M. Dhaded | Venkatesh H.A. | |
| 2011-13 2012-14 | Prashanth Urs | Venkatesh H.A. | Phanibhushan | |
| 2014-16 2014-16 | Shantharam Baliga | Archana Bilagi | Leslie Lewis | |
| 2016-18 | Devaraj Raichur | Fattepur Ravi Swamy | ||
| 2018-20 | L H Bidari | Praveen Venkatagiri | Siddu Charki | |
| 2020-22 | Kotturesha | Kishore Kumar | Prashanth Gowda | |
| 2024 | Prashanth Gowda | Kumar S R | Raghavendra Doddamani | |
| 2024-25 | Archana Bilagi | Leslie Lewis | Maneesha P H |
Executive Committee Members
| Year | EC # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-97 1996-98 | |||||||
| 1997-99 1998-2000 | |||||||
| 1999-01 2000-02 | Ranjan Kumar Pejaver | S.M. Dhaded | K.K. Diwaker | G. Guruprasad | |||
| 2001-03 2002-06 | P.P. Maiyya | Janaki Viswanath | S. Prashanth | S. Ramesh | Shantharam Baliga | Naveen Benkappa | |
| 2003-05 2004-06 | G. Guruprasad | Enrol Pinto | Shivanand Bhimalli | Srinath Mugali | Patricia Lewis | Naveen Benkappa | |
| 2005-07 2006-08 | G. Guruprasad | S.M. Dhaded | Devaraj Raichur | Srinath Mugali | Shantharam Baliga | L.H. Bidari | |
| 2007-09 2008-10 | G. Guruprasad | S.M. Dhaded | Shivaleela Patil | G.C.M. Pradeep | Niranjan H.S. | Naveen Benkappa | |
| 2009-12 2010-12 | Archana Bilagi | Phanibhushan | Devaraj Raichur | G.C.M. Pradeep | Leslie Lewis | B.S. Prasad | |
| 2011-13 2012-14 | Mahendrappa K.B. | Manisha Bhandankar | Devaraj Raichur | Pradeep G.C.M. | Niranjan Prasad | Deepak Chiradoni | |
| 2014-16 2014-16 | Sandeep V.H. | Manisha Bhandankar | Devaraj Raichur | Girish G. | Dinakar Prithviraj | B.S. Prasad | |
| 2016-18 | Bidari L H | Manisha Bhandarkar | Girish S V | Ashvij Shriyan | Chaitali | Prashanth Madapura | |
| 2018-20 | Kishore Kumar | Archana Bilagi | Sandeep H | Sahana Devdas | Prashanth Gowda | Kumar S R | |
| 2020-22 | |||||||
| 2024 | Ashwini R C | Chaitali | Ashvij Shriyan | Sohail Ambi | Gayathri Aaradhya | Anita Nyamagoudar | |
| 2024-25 | Nandini Nagar | Rajath Athreya | Lathiesh Kambam | Deepti Thandaveshwar | Marthandappa D H | Vasanth Kumar (Shimoga) |
Milestones
Official National neonatology Forum (NNF) activities in Karnataka State began in August 1991 when the then president NNF (Dr. D K Guha) appointed a state coordinator (Dr. SwarnaRekha) for Karnataka State.
A meeting was held during the South Zone Conference in September 1991 and plans were chalked out for the NNF activities in the state.
- The first NALS Course was held in Bangalore in November – December 1991.
- In-service training programme for pediatricians and nurses was started in 92-93. During this period 12 doctors and 6 nurses underwent training. Recognized centers at that time were
- St.John’s Medical College Hospital
- M S Ramaiah Medical College Hospital
- KEM Manipal
- Operationalization of District newborn care 94-95 in Chikkamangalur and Kolar district
NNF had supplied essential newborn care equipment to the above mentioned districts and site visits were made to check / ensure the use of these equipment. Participants were Dr. P PMaiya, Dr. SwarnaRekha and Dr. S D Subba Rao - National neonatal – perinatal data base collection 1995. The participating centers for this were MS Ramaiah Medical College Hospital, St.John’s Medical college Hospital and Manipal Hospital.
- District Medical Officers training programme – ongoing program. The following districts to be covered: Mandya / Tumkur / Mysore. Faculty were Dr. P PMaiya, Dr. SwarnaRekha and Dr. Brig. Sarkar
- Quiz programme in Neonatology for postgraduates: Divisional co-ordinators were Dr. SwarnaRekha and Dr. P PMaiya
- Scientific papers first instituted in the Belgaum conference. Award papers started from 7th state level conference.
- PAN was secured in the year 2012
List of State Conferences Held So Far
| Number | Year | Place | Organizing Secretary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Bangalore | Dr. P P Maiya |
| 2 | 1997 | Bangalore | Dr. SwarnaRekha |
| 3 | 1998 | Belgaum | Dr. Arun Desai |
| National NNF Conference | 1999 | Bangalore | |
| 4 | 2000 | Davangere | Dr. Guruprasad |
| 5 | 2001 | Gulbarga | Dr. Veerbhadrappa |
| 6 | 2002 | Mangalore | Dr. Shantaram Baliga |
| 7 | 2003 | Hubli | Dr. Srikanth |
| 8 | 2004 | Bijapur | Dr. L.H. Bidari |
| 9 | 2005 | Chitradurga | Dr. Suresh Babu |
| 10 | 2006 | Belgaum | Dr. S.M. Dhaded |
| 11 | 2007 | Bangalore | Dr. Suman Rao, Dr. Pradeep G.C.M. |
| 12 | 2008 | Kolar | Dr. Beeregowda, Dr. Pushpalatha K. |
| 2009 | Nursing conf | ||
| 13 | 2010 | Shimoga | Dr. Kotturesha |
| 14 | 2011 | Mysore | Dr. Narayanappa |
| 15 | 2012 | Bangalore | Dr. Venkatesh H.A. |
| South Neocon | 2013 | Bangalore | Dr. Venkatesh H.A. |
| 16 | 2015 | Mangalore | Dr. (Major) Rajesh S.M. |
| 18 | 2016 | Chitradurga | Dr. Suresh Babu |
| 19 South neocon | 2017 | Hubli | Dr. Fattepur |
| 20 | 2018 | Bangalore (Vydehi) | Dr. Subramanya |
| 21 | 2019 | Bijapur | Dr. Siddu Charki |
| 22 | 2020 | Bijapur | Dr. Siddu Charki |
| 23 South neocon | 2021 | Bangalore | Dr. Prashanth Gowda |
| 24 | 2024 | Shimoga | Dr. Prashanth Gowda |
| 25 | 2025 | Belagavi | Dr Ramchandra Bhat |
| 26 | 2025 | Belagavi | Dr Meenakshi B R |