A thread on suicide prevention. I will try to give simple tips to help you prevent suicide without feeling overwhelmed. Everyone can help. 1. All of us feel suicidal at times. Nobody is immune. If you haven't felt it so far, give life a chance.

Today I was invited to give a talk to first year medical students of Bharati Vidyapeeth New Medical College, Pune.
I am alumnus of this college (1990 batch).
Some points covered in the talk-
1. Comradarie, friendship and a sense of community is valuable. Make friends, Nourish friendships, help each other. As doctors except your colleagues nobody will understand your difficulties. Provide that support.
2. Lady doctors have even more difficult job in our patriachic society. It is fine to be a good doc. You don't even need to take ALL roles

I am a private practitioner working in India. Doctors like me provide 70-85% healthcare in India.
Most of us have a flat consulting fees. Frequently we give concessions or wave off fees for patients in need.
I have always wondered if there can be sliding scale of charges. Most patients who need concession never ask for it.
High fees puts entry barrier for service access.
Wealthy/well to do actually pay less as fees are normally decided by middle class paying capacity.

Today @IndianMedAssn has called for a nationwide 12 hr strike to protest against National Medical Council Bill to be introduced in Parliament today.
What are these objections? How can they seriously hurt you as a patient? Please go through this thread - 2. Some good stuff - Old Medical Council of India will be shut down and 4 new bodies will replace it. This will bring in more specific expertise and faster decision making.

1. Schools and parents communicate at increasing frequency, intensity and number of issues.
I believe this is harming both and kids. 2. Parents don't need to know everything that happens in school unless it crosses certain threshold that is decided by school.