Senior doctors felicitated at IMA NATCON 2025

Ahmedabad: The two-day national conference (NATCON) 2025 of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in the city concluded on Sunday with special sessions on topics such as vector-borne diseases, diabetes and obesity, cardiac issues, the startup ecosystem, respiratory illnesses, and hospital certification, among others. The day was also marked by the felicitation of 100 doctors aged 75 years and above from across Gujarat.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 the first day of the event, some of the keynote speakers included 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 focused on evidence-based approaches and the integration of cutting-edge technology in medicine.The organising team from Gujarat mentioned that the focus of the conference is the confluence of cutting-edge technology with age-old wisdom. "Today, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI-ML) are revolutionising all fields, and medicine is no exception. Doctors need to continuously update themselves in the evolving technology while ensuring the ethos of the profession," said an organiser from IMA-GSB.