Medico-Legal Conference Nepal

MeLeCoN
10th International IAMLE Conference

Conference on Medico-legal Aspects of

Disaster Management

Symposium on Humanitarian Forensics

CME on Medical Negligence & Violence against

Doctors

Kathmandu, Nepal
12-15 September, 2019
www.melecon2019.com
Medico-Legal Conference Nepal

MeLeCoN
10th International IAMLE Conference

Conference Themes
Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine, Toxicology &
Forensic Science

Medical Negligence: Precaution & Remedy

Recent Changes in Laws Regarding Medical Practice

Medico-legal aspects of Surgery, Anesthesia, Gynecology &

Obstetrics Medicine & other Specialties

Medico-legal Issues in Hospital Administration

Important Dates
Registration
Opens - 31st Jan 2019
Early Bird - Till 31st May 2019
Late - Till 31st July 2019
Abstract Submission
Opens - 31st Jan 2019
Till 31st July 2019
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melecon2019@gmail.com

Indian Association of Medico-Legal Experts

New Delhi, India

Medico-Legal Society of Nepal

Kathmandu, Nepal

Dear Delegates,
It is a matter of great pride to be able
to welcome a large number of
international Medico-Legal Experts
and Health Personnel to Nepal. This
conference will provide a unique
opportunity to Academicians,
Professionals, Students, Judiciary,
Police and Policy makers to learn
from each other and work towards a
common goal. Through thematic and
poster sessions, we hope to assist in
learning about complex medico-legal
issues and aim to advocate
awareness regarding the
complexities of current medical
practice.
Kathmandu stands at an elevation of
approximately 1,400 meters (4,600
feet) above sea level in the
bowl-shaped valley. It is the seat of
government of the Nepalese Republic
established in 2008 and has been
home to the headquarters of South
Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) since 1985.
On behalf of the Organising Committee, we assure you that every e ort shall be
made to see that your visit is comfortable, meaningful, productive and memorable.
Warm Regards,
Prof. Dr. Adarsh Kumar
Organising Chair
Medico-Legal Conference Nepal
MeLeCoN
10th International IAMLE Conference
It is the center of Nepal’s history, art,
culture and economy and has a
multi-ethnic population. Religious and
cultural festivities form a major part of
the lives of people. The city is home to
seven world heritage sites: Durbar
Squares of Hanuman Dhoka, Patan and
Bhaktapur; Stupas of Swayambhunath
and Baudhanath; and temples of
Pashupatinath and Changu Narayan.
Nepal is widely celebrated as a
destination for couples throughout the
world and September, being
immediately after monsoon, o ers the
best of natural paradise in Nepal. We
would like to encourage you to travel
with your loved ones and have
accordingly made three categories for
registration.
Category A – Couples Registration
(includes all facilities for a couple)
Category B – Registration with
Accommodation at Venue
Category C – Registration Only
Dr. Rijen Shrestha
Organising Secretary
Chief Patron Joint Organising Committee Sectional Chairs
Prof. RK Sharma
Prof. Yogendra Bansal Forensic Pathology
Co-Patrons Prof. Kusa Kumar Saha Chair Dr Cli ord Perera
Prof. SK Dhatterwal Prof. Manoj Mohanty Co-Chair Dr Valentinus Yudy
Prof JM Vyas Prof BL Chaudhary Bioethics
Prof. Pramod Kumar Shrestha Dr Tanuj Kanchan Chair Prof Vina Vaswani
Dr Shreemant Kr Dash Co-chair Prof. Praveen Arora
Organising Committee Dr Raghvendra Kumar Vidua Clinical Forensic Medicine
Dr Binay Kumar Chair Prof. Vikram Palimar
Chairperson Co- Chair Dr. Warda Ashraf
Prof. Dr. Adarsh Kumar Chief Advisors Forensic Toxicology
Chair Dr Noha A. Magdy El Rafie
Secretary Prof Stephen Cordner, Australia Co-chair Dr Amita Srivastava
Dr Rijen Shrestha Prof Nak Eun Chung, South Korea
Forensic Psychiatry
Prof. Phillip Beh, Hong Kong
Members Chair Prof. Rajesh Sagar
Prof. Morio Iino, Japan
Prof. Shivendra Jha Co-chair Prof. Atul Ambekar
Prof. Djaja Surya Atmadja, Indonesia
Dr Raj Kumar Karki Prof. Mohd Shah Mahmood, Malaysia Forensic Traumatology
Dr Jenash Acharya Prof Sudhir Kumar Gupta, Central India Chair Prof. SL Yadav
Dr Ashish Shrestha Prof. Luv Sharma, North India Co-chair Dr RK Mishra
Dr. Alok Atreya Prof G. Pradeep Kumar, South India Forensic Pharmacology
Prof Putul Mahanta, East India Chair Prof Surender Singh
Treasurer Prof. Ajay Ghangale, West India Co-chair Dr Shoma Mukherjee
Dr Eugen Dolma Prof. AJ Patowary, North-East India Forensic Chemistry
Dr SK Jain, India Chair Dr Lata Gautam
Dr Chhaya Sharma, India Co-chair Dr Shweta Sharma
International Advisory Board Prof. Dharma Kant Baskota, Nepal Forensic Anthropology
Dr. Mukti Ram Shrestha, Nepal Chair Dr Kewal Krishan
Prof. PK Chattopadhyaya, Ghana DIGP Shailesh Thapa Kshetri, Nepal
Prof. Muzaherul Huq, Bangladesh Co-chair Dr Aishwarya Awasthi
Rt. Hon. Fr. CJ Anup Raj Sharma, Nepal
Prof. Mete Gulmen, Turkey Forensic Odontology
Prof. Bishwa Nath Yadav, Nepal
Prof. Dina Shokry, Egypt Chair Dr Simon Crewe
Prof. Mohd. Elfawal, Kuwait Co- chair DrJayanie Weeratna
Prof. Noel Woodford, Australia Academic Committee Forensic Science
Prof. Maria Antonia Martinez, Spain Chair Dr Rajesh Babu
Prof. Donata Farvetto, Italy Chairperson Co- chair Ms. Aparna R
Prof. Ritesh Menezes, Saudi Arabia Prof. Harihar Wasti Law
Dr. Derek Benedix, USA Chair Dr Navpreet Kaur
Dr. Uwom Eze, Nigeria Members Co-chair Ms. Versha Singh
Dr Bablinder Chopra, USA Dr Amshu Pradhan
Forensic Psychology
Dr Ajith Tennakoon, Sri Lanka Dr Birendra Mandal
Chair Dr Terri Cole
Dr Soren Blau, Australia Dr Abhishek Karn
Co-chair Dr Asha Srivastava
Dr Panjai Woharndee, Thailand Dr Samjhana Ghimire
Medical Law + Anaesthesia
Dr Evi Untoro, Indonesia
Scientific Committee Chair Dr Anirban Hom Chaudhary
Dr James Kalougivaki, Fiji
Co-Chair Prof. Babu Raja Shrestha
Dr. Aybike Dip, Turkey
Dr. Rahul Pathak, UK Chairperson Hospital Administration
Dr Samantha Rowbotham, Australia Prof. Tulsi Kadel Chair Dr Nirupam Madan
Dr. Anshoo Agarwal, Saudi Arabia Co-Chair Dr Karma Tsultim Gurung
Members Forensic Radiology
Indian Advisory Board Dr. Nuwadatta Subedi Chair Prof. Atin Kumar
Dr. Sharmila Gurung Forensic Neurotraumatology
Dr. Harsh Sharma Dr Jwala Kandel Chair Dr Pankaj Singh
Dr. Rituja Sharma Dr Arbin Shakya Co-Chair Dr KH Vyas
Prof. NK Aggarwal Dr. Kaschev Shrestha
Forensic Biotechnology
Dr Prem Kumar Chair Dr Supriya Laifangam
Dr Shailendra Chandra Gupta Hospitality Co-chair Dr Nidhi Sharma
Dr. Ishwar Bhukal
Questioned Documents
Prof Sushma Sagar Chairperson
Chair Dr Ravikumar
Prof. Padmakumar Dr Mani Maharjan
Co-chair Dr. Rita Gupta
Prof. Saumil Merchant
Prof. Vinod Nayak Members
Prof. KR Nagesh Dr Malshree Ranjitkar Registration
Prof Manoj Kumar Wahi Dr Geshu Lama
Prof. Suresh Shetty Dr Ahana Shrestha Chairperson
Prof Mahesh Krishna Dr Biplab Manandhar Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh
Prof. Prateek Rastogi
Prof. Nagamohan BV Members
Prof Venkat Raghav Liason O icer Dr Gopal Kumar Chaudhary
Prof Krupal Singh Mr. Paras Shrestha Dr Neelu Hirachan
Dr. Prashantha Bhagavath Dr Shrijana Kunwar
Dr Shankar Bakkannavar Publicity and Social Media Partner Dr. Suraj Sharma
Dr Pragnesh Parmar Dr Apurba Acharya
Mr. Neeraj Chakradhar Dr Salmalee Yadav
(Pu yclouds Design House)
Registration Details
Medico-Legal Conference Nepal

MeLeCoN
Category A 10th International IAMLE Conference

All Category A Delegates will be provided with their own room for FIVE nights (11th, 12th,
13th, 14th and 15th).
We would like to invite you to be accompanied by your spouse, who will be accommodated
in the same room as the delegate at no additional cost.
Breakfast will be provided on all days for all delegates and their spouse. Lunch will be
served to all delegates and their spouses on conference dates (12th, 13th and 15th)
Delegates need to arrange for Lunch on the 14th). Banquet dinner will be available for all
delegates and their spouses on the 12th and 14th.
Delegates and their spouses will be provided with ALL conference material.
Delegates and their spouses will be provided with sight-seeing tour on the 14th. There are
numerous restaurants around the sight-seeing area and time will be allocated for lunch (at
your own cost).

Foreign SAARC
Early Bird (31.05) US$ 650 INR 40000
Late (31.07) US$ 750 INR 45000
Spot (12.09) US$ 850 INR 50000

Category B
All Category B Delegates will be provided rooms on a twin-sharing basis for FIVE nights
(11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th).
Breakfast will be provided on all days for all delegates. Lunch will be served to all
delegates on conference dates (12th, 13th and 15th – Delegates need to arrange for Lunch
on the 14th). Banquet dinner will be available for all delegates on the 12th and 14th.
Delegates will be provided with ALL conference material.
Delegates will be provided with sight-seeing tour on the 14th.There are numerous
restaurants around the sight-seeing area and time will be allocated for lunch (at your own
cost).

Foreign SAARC
Early Bird (31.05) US$ 450 INR 25000
Late (31.07) US$ 550 INR 28000
Spot (12.09) US$ 600 INR 30000
Category C1 (Registration Only)
All Category C Delegates will be provided with Breakfast on all days. Lunch will be served
to all delegates on conference dates (12th, 13th and 15th – Delegates need to arrange for
Lunch on the 14th). Banquet dinner will be available for all delegates on the 12th and 14th.
Delegates will be provided with ALL conference material.
Delegates will be provided with sight-seeing tour on the 14th. There are good restaurants
around the sight-seeing area and time will be allocated for lunch (at your own cost).
Registration for Nepalese nationals does not include Sight-seeing. But includes
registration for CME on the 14th.

Foreign SAARC Nepalese MeLeSoN

Early Bird (31.05) US$ 200 INR 12000 NPR 15000 NPR 14000
Late (31.07) US$ 250 INR 15000 NPR 18000 NPR 18000
Spot (12.09) US$ 300 INR 18000 NPR 20000 NPR 20000

Category C2 (PG students including PhD Students)

All PG Students will be provided with Breakfast on all days. Lunch will be served to all
delegates on conference dates (12th, 13th and 15th – Delegates need to arrange for Lunch
on the 14th). Banquet dinner will be available for all delegates on the 12th and 14th.
PG Students will be provided with ALL conference material.
Delegates will be provided with sight-seeing tour on the 14th. There are numerous
restaurants around the sight-seeing area and time will be allocated for lunch (at your own
cost).
Registration for Nepalese nationals does not include Sight-seeing. But includes
registration for CME on the 14th.

Foreign SAARC Nepalese MeLeSoN

Early Bird (31.05) US$ 150 INR 10000 NPR 13000 NPR 12000
Late (31.07) US$ 180 INR 11000 NPR 14000 NPR 14000
Spot (12.09) US$ 200 INR 12000 NPR 15000 NPR 15000

Category C3 (UG students including Forensic Science & Law Students)

All UG Students will be provided with Breakfast on all days. Lunch will be served to all
delegates on conference dates (12th, 13th, 14th and 15th )
UG students will be provided with ALL conference material.
Registration does not include Banguest dinners on the 12th and 14th nor the Sight-seeing
tour on the 14th. But includes registration for CME on the 14th.

Foreign SAARC Nepalese

Early Bird (31.05) US$ 120 INR 8000 NPR 10000
Late (31.07) US$ 140 INR 9000 NPR 12000
Spot (12.09) US$ 150 INR 10000 NPR 13000
 Registration Details

Name: Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms.
Nationality:
Sex: Male Female Others
Age: Years
Designation: College:
Address:
City: State: Country:
Email Id:
Phone/Mobile: O ice:

Registration Category: A B C1 C2 C3

Accompanying Person’s Details:

Name:
Sex: Male Female Others
Age: Years

Payment Details:

Online Payment
Transaction ID:
Amount: Date:
Name of Bank: Branch:

O line Payment
Cheque/DD/ Voucher No:
Amount: Date:
Name of Bank: Branch:

Send duly-filled scanned copy of Bank Name Himalayan Bank Ltd.

Registration Form with proof of payment Branch Maharajgunj
to melecon2019@gmail.com Beneficiary Medico-legal Society Of Nepal

Send copy of duly-filled Registration form Address Of Beneficiary

by Speed Post/Registered Mail/Courier to Medico-legal Society Of Nepal
House No. - 776/25, Ward No 31
Medico-legal Society Of Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
House No. - 776/25, Ward No 31
Kathmandu, Nepal Account Number 002 0600526 0016
Swift Code (International) Himanpka
Guidelines for Submission of
Abstract of Scientific Paper & E-Poster Presentation

Deadline date for submission: 31st July 2019

O icial Language: English. No translation facility available.
Submit:
Upload MS Word file to www.melecon.com or
Email MS Word file to scientific.melecon2019@gmail.com

Bring Presentation in Pen Drive Only

Paper Presentation includes Original research, Review paper, Interesting

Case study/series, etc.

Abstract:
Should be computer typed in MS Word Document
(A4 size in Times New Roman with Font Size 12)
Abstract should not exceed 250 words
Jayanie Weeratna
Title should be in bold letters with first letter of each word in Capitals
(Font size 14)
Author/s Name in Capital letters. Name of presenting author should be
underlined, followed by Institutional a iliation of all authors and e-mail
address of presenting author.
Contents should include the aim of study, material & methods, results,
conclusions and key words.

Use PowerPoint 2013/2010 or earlier version and saved as a PDF file.

Oral Presentation
Time: 8 minutes for presentation, 2 minutes for question-answer

E-Poster Presentation:
Only E-Poster in single slide of PowerPoint
Time: 5 minutes
Ratio: 16:9 (Vertical Page layout)

Best Paper Award Categories Best E-Poster Award Categories

(1) Faculty & {1) Faculty,
(2) PG Student (2) PG Student &
(3) UG Student
Schedule

12th September 2019 – Conference Opening

Breakfast
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 10:00 Inauguration
10:00 – 11:00 Key Note Speech
Tea Break
11:30 – 11:50 Plenary Talk I
11:50 – 12:10 Plenary Talk II
12:10 – 12:30 Plenary Talk III
Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30 Scientific Sessions I + II – Hall A + Hall B
14:30 – 15:30 Scientific Sessions III + IV – Hall A + Hall B
Tea Break
16:00 – 17:00 Scientific Sessions V + IV– Hall A + Hall B
19:00 – 22:00 Folk dance with Dinner
13th September 2019 – Symposium on Humanitarian Forensics
Breakfast
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 9:30 Inauguration
9:30 – 11:00 Symposium on Humanitarian Forensics
Tea Break
11:30 – 12:30 Symposium on Humanitarian Forensics
Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:30 Symposium on Humanitarian Forensics
Tea Break
16:00 – 17:00 Valedictory Function

14th September 2019 – CME/MeLeSoN AGM (Tour for Foreign Delegates)

Breakfast
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 11:00 CME on Medical Negligence & Violence Against Medical Personnel
Tea Break
11:30 – 12:30 CME on Medical Negligence & Violence Against Medical Personnel
Lunch Break
13:30 – 17:00 4th Annual General Meeting of MeLeSoN
Tea Break
19:00 – 22:00 Conference banquet
15th September 2019 – Conference Closing
Breakfast
08:30 – 11:00 Poster Presentation – Hall A + Hall B
Tea Break
11:30 – 12:30 Valedictory Function/Prize Distribution/Vote of Thanks
Lunch Break

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MeLeCoN
10th International IAMLE Conference
 Hotel Woodland
Hotel Woodland kathmandu is a Four-star establishment,
located in the heart of Kathmandu at Durbarmarg, with
all modern faccilities & amenities. The Royal Palace
Museum, Kathmandu Durbar Square & Thamel are
located within walking distances and the area is littered
with high-end stores and eateries.

Durbarmarg
www.hotelwoodlandktm.com

Hotel Annapurna Hotel Thamel

Durbarmarg Thamel
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Hotel Yak & Yeti Kathmandu Guest House

Durbarmarg Thamel
www.yakandyeti.com www.ktmgh.com/kathmandu-guest-house/

Places to visit in Kathmandu

Boudhanath
The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the
skyline; it is one of the largest unique structures in
the world. Boudhanath Stupa is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. It is one of the most popular tourist
sites in the Kathmandu area.

Patan Durbar Square

Patan Durbar Square is situated at the centre of the
city of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar
Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are
UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One of its attractions
is the ancient royal palace where the Malla Kings of
Lalitpur resided.

Pashupatinath
Pashupatinath is a famous and sacred Hindu temple
complex that is located on the banks of the Bagmati
River, north-east of Kathmandu in the eastern part
of Kathmandu Valley. The temple serves as the seat
of Lord Pashupatinath.

Swoyambhunath

Swoyambhunath is an ancient religious architecture

atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of
Kathmandu city. Is also known as the Monkey
Temple as there are holy monkeys living in the
north-west parts of the temple.