TOXOCON

TOXOCON-21

Venue: King George Medical University, Lucknow

Theme: Everyday Toxicology: Common Toxins in Clinical Practice

Date: 12-14 December 2025

International faculty attending the conference

Dr Edward Wright Boyer, Professor,Emergency Medicine Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre

Dr Jason Armstrong, Emergency Physician and Clinical Toxicologist Medical Director, WA Poisons Information Centre Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth

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

Theme: Recent Trends in Pesticides Poisoning: Special Focus - Organophosphates & Carbamates

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, Chenna

Venue: Conference Hall, Saveetha Medical College, Chennai

Theme: Substance Abuse

Date: 21-23 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

TOXOCON-19

Org Chairman: Dr. Ajay Kumar T S

Joint Org Chairman: Dr. Srinivasa Reddy P

Org Secretary: Dr. Abhinandana R

Venue: Sri Devaraj URS Medical College,Kolar, Karnataka

Theme: ToxSOS: React to the Toxicological Emergencies

Date: 21-22 June 2024

TOXOCON-20

Org Chairman: Dr Nishat A. Sheikh, Professor & Head, FMT AIIMS Deoghar

Org Secretary: Dr. V. Chandra Sekhar
Additional Professor, FMT AIIMS Deoghar

Venue: Auditorium, AIIMS Deoghar

Theme: Safeguarding Health and Environment

Date: 21-22 November 2024