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