Seminars, Lectures and Workshops

The foundation is always keen to organize activities towards promoting public education and awareness of issues of poverty and health. Mention has already been made elsewhere of such activities as a seminar for Sarpanchs, Gramsevaks and other rural officials, and lectures on World Senior Citizens Day. Dr. Vinod Shah, himself a well-known orator has been giving public lectures on these subjects at various fora including the famous Vasant Vyakhyanmala (Spring Lecture Series) of Pune where he spoke on ‘Graceful Ageing’ on may 4, 2004.

Sr. Date Topic Venue
1 Aug 1990 Seminars, health camps, clinical meetings

a)    Clinical meetings – Pneumonia

b)    Health camp – Pirangut

c)         Seminar on Domperidon and Metachlorpramide

d)        Seminar on Poisoning

e)         Abdominal camp with video endoscopy

f)         Clinical meeting with Poona Society of Gastroenterologist

 Poona Hospital and Research Centre, Pune
2 Jan 1977 Diazepam in the management of Tetanus Association of Physicians of India Conference held at Calcutta

Deputed by Director of Medical Education & Research, Bombay
3 Jan 1977 Diazepam in the management of Tetanus B.J. Medical College Pune

Staff Society Conference
4 1985 Chronic Active ‘B’ Hepatitis : An Experience with Interferon Alfa Treatment Paper submitted, B.J. Medical College, Pune
5 1986 Ascitic Fluid Cholesterol in different diagnosis of Malignant Ascites Paper submitted, B.J. Medical College, Pune.
6 29 Oct 1990 to 2nd Nov 1990 Gastroenterology

Incidence of different GI conditions in 3129 gastroscopies

 Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Conference at Jaipur

Published in Journals of Indian Society of Gastroenterology
7 Jan 1999 Annual Conference of Research Society

Lecture on rural health

 Medical College Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune
8 2002 Rehabilitation of destitutes as a means for reverence for all life World conference on Reverence For All Life, New Delhi
9 2002 Video presentation in Creativity avenues and Dignified life to Senior Citizens Day Care Centre, Janaseva Foundation, Pune
10 22nd – 30th October 2002 Oral paper presentation on “Creative and Dignified Life to Senior Citizens

Poster Presentation “Physical and Mental Health – Interdependence Affecting Quality Of Life (QOL) in Oldage and Effect Of Remedial Measures – Our Experience”

 International Federation of Aging, 6th Global Conference on Aging, Maturity Matters, Perth, Australia.
11 2nd November 2002 Presentation, lecture on What Elderly can do for themselves and for the society Pune University, Extended studies
12 16-18 February 2003. Presented a paper on ‘Community Based Services for Elders’ with reference to Day Care, Old age Home and Paralytic Centre in an International Conference on Ageing in Asia: Emerging Trends, Challenges & Perspectives Heritage Hospital, Hyderabad,
13 16th to 18th February 2003 Oral Presentation – Community Based Services for Elders’ with reference to Day Care Centre, Oldage Home and Paralytic Centre with special reference to rural senior citizens and elderly destitutes Hyderabad
14 16th March 2003 National workshop on Aging – Presentation on Problems of ageing As Resource person, University of Pune
15 Mar 2003 National Workshop on Aging and Rural Aging Deptt. of Adult, Continuing Education and Extension, University of Pune
16 19th to 21st September 2003. Participated as Faculty Member in a conference on ‘Gastroenterology, ENT, Geriatric and Paediatric’ organized by Nidus at Goa
17 3rd December 2003 Guest speaker – International Conference on Role of Right Education organised by World Foundation on Reverence for all life at Pune.
18 Dec 2003 Presentation on Common Problems of Abdomen Indapur Taluka Medico’s Association, Indapur
19 December 2003 Gave presentation on elderly All India Senior Citizen’s Confederation, Mumbai
20 6th March 2004 Gave presentation on ‘Partnership in Civil Society’ in a seminar organised by Association of British Scholars, Pune,
21 Furozolidone, Gentamicin, Fluroquinolones in resistant Typhoid fever Extract published in Indian Society of Gastroenterology
22 May 5 – 8, 2010 Prevalence of Diseases and Disabilities in Elderly Population and

Nutritional Study in a Rural Population in Maharashtra, India

 International Federation of Aging, 10th Global Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
23 May 9, 2010 Participation in Age Friendly City Conference International Federation of Aging, 10th Global Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
24 Presentation on Human Rights of the Rural Elderly
25 September 2010 Presentation on Institutional care for Senior Citizens Orientation of Medical Practitioners to Geriatrics & Gerontology. Arranged by WHO, ILC-I, Venue : IMA, Pune
26 July 26th, 2010 Presentation on Volunteering Arranged by Dignity Foundation

WHO-SEARO sponsored National Consultation on Ageing
The foundation has taken initiative in pioneering activities for making Pune an age friendly city. The foundation thus will support steps, policies and movements that would take into account the needs of senior citizens in the city and bring about changes in its infrastructural facilities or otherwise. To urge and start off thinking on the subject, the foundation is organizing from 24th to 26th November 2010 a national seminar on ‘National Consultation on Active Healthy Aging’. It is a matter of great happiness that the event is done with the South-East Asia Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO-SEARO), ILC-I, Bharati Vidyapeeth, YASHADA and IFA are co-collaborators.