Conference on ancient medical systems in B'lore from Mar 15

Bangalore, Mar 13 (UNI) To unfold the current trends and practices in ancient medical systems, a three-day international conference on 'Scientific Validation and Technical Evaluation of Ancient Medical Systems' will be held here from March 15.

Conference Convener Dr Prahlad T Kulkarni told UNI that the event was being organised by the Department of Medical Electronics and Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering in association with CSIR, IIT and AIIMS, New Delhi. Over 300 delegates and speakers from across the globe were expected to take part in it.

He said medical electronics dealt with the study and development of modern medical equipment used for diagnosis and recording data of patients. The main focus of the conference would be to highlight how the application of ancient medical systems like ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddha and homoeopathy could be more effective and useful to mankind at a low cost.

Dr Kulkarni said there would be separate sessions on ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddha, homoeopathy, aromatherapy, music and sound therapy, touch therapy, naturo therapy and spiritual healing and instrumentation and experts would present research papers. There would also be pre-conference workshops on Panchakarma, Pranic Healing, Art of Living and Yoga Therapy, he added.

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