Jul 22 - Jul 23, 2025

Venue: St. John’s Medical College

The Division of Clinical Research and Training at St. John’s Research Institute, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), hosted a Workshop on Data Management and Analysis under the National Task Force on Safe and Rational Use of Medicines (SRUM) on 22nd and 23rd July 2025.

This workshop was exclusively designed for Principal Investigators (PIs) and staff of projects under the SRUM initiative. The primary objective was to enhance their capacity in data management, statistical planning, and data analysis.

Participating Institutes: Teams from the following eight institutes supported by a facilitator with expertise in data management and statistical analysis took part in the workshop:

AIIMS, Bathinda

AIIMS, Bhopal

AIIMS, Bibi Nagar

ICMR-NIRRH, Kolkata

Jubilee Mission Medical College, Thrissur

KEM Hospital, Pune

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry

Sri Aurobindo Medical College, Indore

Participants:

32 participants from eight institutes

7 expert facilitators

Expected Outcomes: The workshop aimed to address and resolve key challenges related to data management and analysis planning for the eight ongoing SRUM projects.

Funding Agency: ICMR

Workshop Director: Dr Taruna Madan, Head, Division of Development Research, ICMR.

Organizing Team:

Dr. Jerin Jose Cherian, Scientist E, ICMR

Dr. Sudipto Roy, Scientist E, ICMR

Dr. Sowparnika Treasa Sabu, Research Scientist- III, ICMR

Dr. Aakanksha Singh, Project Officer, SJRI

Ms. Jayalakshmi A H, Study Coordinator, SJRI

Convener: Denis Xavier, Head, Division of Clinical Research and Training, St John’s Medical College and Research Institute.