INAUGURATION OF CENTRE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH AND EXCELLENCE IN VIRTUAL AUTOPSY

20^th March 2021

Chief guest: Dr. Balram Bhragava, Director General, ICMR 

Centre for advanced Research and Excellence in Virtual Autopsy has been established as a joint collaboration  

The inaugural function began with national anthem followed by the welcoming of the chief guest by Dr. Sudhir Kumar Gupta, Prof & Head Dept. of Forensic Medicine AIIMS, New Delhi, followed by Lamp lighting ceremony commenced.  

Formal inauguration of the first of its kind, the “Centre for advanced research and excellence in Virtual Autopsy Centre “was done by unveiling a plaque to mark the inauguration by Dr. Balram Bhargava and Dr. Sudhir Kumar Gupta. The event was graced by the presence of faculties of different AIIMS of the country who were taking part in the historic 2^nd Annual AIIMS Forensic Guild Conclave, 2021. This was followed by traditional ribbon cutting and inauguration of the CT Scan complex. Dr. Balram Bhargava gave an inspiring and thought-provoking talk by emphasizing the need for innovations in forensic medicine as well as good working environment with all facilities. He presented the importance of death and also quoted the lines from the song, “Gambler” by Kenny Rogers where the gambler gives important tips for life to a young man. He also mentioned about death in sleep as the best death which was explained by the Chief Guest with opinions taken from the delegates, regarding the same.

Dr Balram Bhargava was then given a tour of the Centre for Advanced research and Excellence in Virtual Autopsy and adjoining renovated odouless Autopsy Mortuary Suite

2^nd Annual AIIMS Forensic Guild Conclave-2021

19th to 20th March 2021

Organizing Chairman: Dr. Sudhir K Gupta, Prof & Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine AIIMS, New Delhi.

Organizing coordinators: Dr. Abhishek Yadav & Dr. Kulbhushan Prasad

Organizing Team: Dr. AK Jaiswal, Dr. Varun Chandran A, Dr. Swati Tyagi, Dr. Hemant Kumar Kanwar, Dr. Abilash S,  Dr. Abhishek Varun, Dr. Zahid Ali C H, Dr. Aravindan V, Dr. Balaji D,  Dr. Raveena.  

Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS New Delhi organized the 2^nd Annual AIIMS Forensic Guild Conclave 2021, over two days from 19^th to 20^th March. The event was open to faculties of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology from all the other AIIMS in the country.  

DELEGATES REGISTERED:

1. Dr Binay K Bastia,                          Prof. & Head, AIIMS Rishikesh
2. Dr D N Bhardwaj,                           Professor, AIIMS New Delhi
3. Dr Millo Tabin,                                Professor, AIIMS New Delhi
4. Dr Akhilesh Pathak,                        Prof. & Head, AIIMS Bhatinda
5. Dr Puneet Setia,                             Addl. Prof & Head, AIIMS Jodhpur
6. Dr Ajay Kumar,                               Addl. Prof., AIIMS Bhatinda
7. Dr Binay Kumar,                             Addl. Prof., AIIMS Patna
8. Dr Raghavendra Kumar Vidua,        Asso. Prof., AIIMS Bhopal
9. Dr Abhishek Yadav,                       Associate Prof., AIIMS New Delhi
10. Dr Kulbhushan Prasad,                   Associate Prof., AIIMS New Delhi
11. Dr Raviprakash Meshram,               Asso. Prof., AIIMS Rishikesh
12. Dr Ashish Bhute,                            Asst. Prof., AIIMS Rishikesh
13. Dr Senthil Kumaran,                        Asst. Prof., AIIMS Mangalagiri
14. Dr Arun Siddamsetty,                     Asst. Prof., AIIMS Mangalagiri

DAY 1  

1. INAUGURATION

The inaugural ceremony began with formal procedure of lamp lighting to seek the blessings of godess Saraswati. The lamp was lighted by the chief guest Dr. BB Choudhary (DCP, Delhi Police) along with Dr. Sudhir K Gupta in the presence of Dr. Binay K Bastia and Dr. D N Bhardwaj. The Chief Guest then delivered a brief lecture highlighting the importance of training of Police and other non-medical staff, in medicolegal work as well as emphasized regarding good communication and interaction by the doctors.  

1. SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
2. “Futuristic Vision in Forensic Medicine”, SPEAKER- Dr. Binay K Bastia.
3. “Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Virtual Autopsy”, SPEAKER- Dr. Abhishek Yadav.
4. “Pros and cons of using digital X ray imaging in a Forensic setting in India”, SPEAKER- Dr. Raghvendra K Vidua.
5. “Overall statistics of cases encountered in the department and the working protocol of Toxicology section”, SPEAKER- Dr. Millo Tabin.
6. “UMID (Unidentified bodies and missing person identification portal and DNA database)”, SPEAKER- Dr. C Behera.
7. Toxicology laboratory: Dr.A K Jaiswal, Chemist.
8. DNA laboratory: Dr. Nidhi Sharma, Chemist.
9. Detailed tour of Postmortem and Embalming wing with working SOP: Dr. Abhishek Yadav. Dr Yadav also introduced the delegates to the state of the art Odourless Mortuary Suite and also explained its functionality.  

1. KEYNOTE SESSION

The  session was delivered by Prof & Head, Dr. Sudhir K Gupta, , Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Department, AIIMS New Delhi, who gave a deep insight into the topic, “2^nd or 3^rd opinion in cases of cbi & referred from court”.  

He discussed the highlights of the cases encountered by him and highlighted the need for evaluating the circumstantial evidences in every case and also gave a holistic definition for Forensic Medicine. The delegates were given the opportunity to have hands on the actual case files of the CBI cases and discuss the same with the Board members of the cases. Each case was discussed with photographs along with explanations and basis for giving a particular opinion.

DAY 2  

1. “Forensic Histopathology” by Dr..Varun Chandran.  

1. Release Of Souvenir  

1. Guest Lecture: Dr. Elif Günçe ; Regional Coordinator ICRC, “Humanitarian Forensic Action” by ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) to promote the Humanitarian approach..  

1. Panel Discussion and way forward: Further plan of action needed for uplifting of Forensic Medicine in India and also increasing the standards of AIIMS Forensic Medicine departments and bringing it at par with the international standards.  

1. Valedictory Function