Ayurveda Hospital Management Association (AHMA) and Private Ayurveda Medical Practitioners Association (PAMPA) in association with Isos consultancy services, Bangalore is organising a one day seminar to deliberate on the impact of accreditation and standardization of ayurveda sector on May 27 in Kochi.

Dr P Hari Sankar, deputy general manager of the consultancy said the program will help increase awareness among Ayurveda hospital owners, managers and clinicians on application of management principles of process standardization, quality improvement and accreditation. It will give ideas for improving hospitals services, quality, patient safety and corporate governance standards of Ayurveda hospitals, he added.

The highlight of the workshop is the keynote address by Dr Giridhar J Gyani, secretary general, Quality Council of India (QCI). There will be scientific session on the NABH accreditation process and a thematic session on quality improvement in Ayurveda hospitals. The sessions will have presentations from senior management and physicians from Ayurveda sector and will be followed by an open house where the delegates can interact with the distinguished panel.

Dr Bhawna Gulati Muradia, assistant director, NABH, Padmashri P R Krishna Kumar, AVP Group of Institutions, Dr P M Varrier, Kottakal Arya Vaidyasala, Dr N P P Namboothiri, Sreedhareeyam Group, Dr D Induchoodan, chairman, Standardization Committee for AHMA, Dr Ramesh R Warrior, Arya Vaidya Nilayam, Dr Sreeraj Kunnasseri, Rajah Ayurveda Group, Dr C Suresh Kumar, Triveni Group, Dr Niranjana Murthy, principal assessor, NABH, Ashtavaidyan E T Parameswaran Mooss and Ranjith Menon, director, Isos Consultancy Services will deliver on various subjects in the seminar.