IMA NATCON 2025 honours 100 senior doctors in Ahmedabad
NATCON 2025
Ahmedabad: A total of 100 senior doctors aged 75 and above from across Gujarat were felicitated at the two-day national conference IMA NATCON 2025, organised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Ahmedabad, which concluded on Sunday.
The event also included sessions on vector-borne diseases, diabetes and obesity, cardiac issues, respiratory illnesses, hospital certification, and the startup ecosystem.
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Speaking to TOI, Dr Mehul Shah, president of IMA Gujarat and part of the conference secretariat, said that the event — the 100th NATCON for IMA — made a record of sorts with the participation of over 5,000 doctors from across the country and abroad and the submission of over 500 medical paper abstracts and presentations. "To coincide with the theme of the conference, a special book was also launched by the dignitaries that included detailed articles by 100 eminent doctors about the overall well-being of citizens and easy-to-follow steps for better health," he said.
On this occasion, several dignitaries were present, including the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah and Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Bhupendra Patel.
The first day of the conference featured keynote addresses from prominent doctors, including Dr Ramakant Panda, Dr B Bhaskara Rao, Dr Shashank Joshi, Dr Rakesh Shah, and Dr Aseem Shukla, who spoke on advanced medical practices in their respective fields. They discussed advanced medical practices in their fields, emphasising evidence-based approaches and the integration of cutting-edge technology in medicine.
An organiser from IMA-GSB explained that the conference aimed to merge “cutting-edge technology with age-old wisdom. He said that artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI-ML) are revolutionising all fields, including medicine, and emphasised that doctors must continuously update themselves on evolving technologies while upholding the ethos of the profession.
Medical Dialogues had previously reported that over 900 Indian medical students will get a chance to work with US-based medical facilities and doctors as the Indian Medical Association (IMA) will reportedly sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) to boost education and research collaboration.
