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Written By: Poorva Chavan | Updated : December 30, 2015 10:46 AM IST
In an effort to integrate Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy and Modern Medicine, the 21st INCOFYRA (International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications) aims to bring prominent researchers and doctors from all these fields on one platform. The international conference is organised by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana in Bengaluru and will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The conference will focus on important non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, psychiatric diseases and oncological problems.
The theme of the conference is Integrating Best of East with Best of West in Medical Practices. The conference aims to address the urgent need for collaborative actions involving health professionals from conventional and traditional medicine, policy makers, government organisations and industries to make the best healthcare available to the public. The conference will be held from 3rd January 2016 to 7th January 2016 at Prashanti Kutiram, Bengaluru.
Eminent speakers at the conference include Dr. Ajay Kumar, Founder & Chairman, HCG, Bengaluru, Dr. V Mohan, Chairman & Chief Diabetologist, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, Dr. Shivaram Varambally, Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru. International speakers such as Amrita Suryananda Maharaj, President of the Yoga Portuguese Confederation, and the Founder of Yoga S mkhya Institute, Portugal, Dr. Lorenzo Cohen, Professor and Director of the Integrative Medicine Program, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA, Dr. Sat Bir Khalsa, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA will be sharing their views at the conference.
Medical professionals, practitioners of Indian medicine (AYUSH), yoga researchers and yoga therapists, wellness and health industry persons and policy makers should attend the conference. If you are interested in the conference, you can register yourself here.
