Toxocon

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION AND PROGRESS OF TOXOCONs
(National Conferences of Indian Society of Toxicology)
2005 onwards

 

 

TOXOCON-1

Org Secretary: Dr VV Pillay, Poison Control Centre, AIMS, Cochin

Venue: Amriteshwari Hall, AIMS, Cochin

Date: 28 Nov 2005

 

TOXOCON-2 

National Snakebite Conference (in collaboration with the World Health Organization)

Org Secretary: Dr VV Pillay, Poison Control Centre, AIMS, Cochin

Venue: Amriteshwari Hall, AIMS, Cochin

Date: 24-25 July 2006

 

TOXOCON-3 

National Pesticides Conference

Org Secretary: Dr Sudarshan Sowdi, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore 

Venue: Conference Hall, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore 

Date: 07-08 April 2007

 

 

TOXOCON-4 

Floating Houseboat Conference

Org Secretary: Dr VV Pillay, Poison Control Centre, AIMS, Cochin

Venue: Conference Hall of KTDC Houseboat, Backwaters, Cochin 

Theme: Development of Curriculum (UG & PG) in Medical Toxicology

Date: 06 Jan 2008

 

TOXOCON-5

Org Secretary: Dr BR Sharma, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh

Venue: Conference Hall , Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh

Theme: Substance Abuse with special reference to Alcohol

Date: 07-08 Nov 2009

 

TOXOCON-6

Org Secretary: Dr VV Pillay, Poison Control Centre, AIMS, Cochin

Venue: Hotel WyteFort, Cochin 

Theme: The Two Sides of Pesticides

Date: 27 May 2012

 

TOXOCON-7

Org Secretary: Dr SD Sapeco, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Govt. Medical College, Goa 

Venue: National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa

Theme: Marine Envenomation and Seafood Poisoning 

Date: 02-03 March 2013

 

TOXOCON-8

Org Secretary: Dr Sanjay Sukumar, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, JIPMER, Puducherry

Venue: Super Specialty Block Auditorium, JIPMER, Puducherry

Theme: Household Poisons - Lurking Danger in Every Home

Date: 09-10 Aug 2014

 

TOXOCON-9

Org Secretary: Dr V Dekal, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai

Venue: Conference Hall, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai

Theme: Substance Abuse

Date: 22-23 Aug 2015

 

TOXOCON-10

Org Secretary: Dr Ajay B, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Amrita School of Medicine, AIMS, Cochin 

Venue: Amriteshwari Hall, AIMS, Cochin

Theme: Criminal Poisoning - Medical, Legal and Social Issues

Date: 28-29 Dec 2016

 

TOXOCON-11

Org Secretary: Dr Narender Nath Jena/ Dr S Senthilkumaran, Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Venue: Germanus Springs, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu

Theme: Controversy to Consensus on Poisoning Management

Date: 11-13 Aug 2017

 

TOXOCON-12

Org Secretary: Dr Prateek Rastogi/ Dr Ashim Mishra, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim

Venue: Auditorium, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim

Theme: Hugs Not Drugs

Date: 06-07- April 2018

 

TOXOCON-13

Org Secretary: Dr Riaz Ahamed D/ Dr Vivek U, Dept of Emergency Medicine, AIMS, Cochin 

Venue: Amriteshwari Hall, AIMS, Cochin

Theme: From Toxicomythology to Toxicology

Date: 20-21 Dec 2019

 

TOXOCON-14

Org Secretary: Dr Sreekrishnan TP/ Dr Sabarish B Nair, Dept of Emergency Medicine, AIMS, Cochin

Venue: Zoom Webinar, AIMS, Cochin

Theme: Standard Operating Protocols for Common Poisonings

Date: 21-23 Dec 2020

 

TOXOCON-15

Org Secretary: Dr Narender Nath Jena , Director & Head, Institute of Emergency Medicine, Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Venue: Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Theme: Recent Advances and Newer Trends in Toxicology

Date: 10-12 Dec 2021

 

TOXOCON-16

Org Secretary: Dr Prateek Rastogi, Professor & Head, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka

Venue: Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka

Theme: Toxicology in CBME

Curriculum: Challenges and Opportunities

Date: 05-06 Nov 2022

 

TOXOCON-17

Org Secretary: Dr Anu Sasidharan, Assoc Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Amrita School of Medicine, Cochin, Kerala

Venue: Cruise Boat, Cochin Backwaters, Kerala

Theme: Toxicology in CBME

Curriculum: Future Pathway

Date: 12 March 2023

 

TOXOCON-18

Org Chairman: Dr S. Venkata Raghava, Professor & Head

Org Secretary: Dr Suresh V

Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Venue: Dr Basavarajendra Auditorium, BMCRI Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Theme: Substance Abuse

Date: 14-15 Oct 2023