Sessions Details
Guidelines for Presentations
About Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, ‘Serendib’ earlier called as Ceylon is a beautiful island popularly known as “Pearl of the Indian Ocean.” Its commercial capital is Colombo, the largest city located in the west coast of the island. It is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of sky scrapers and colonial buildings with active citizen of modern life around 650000.
About Faculty of Indigenous Medicine
The Indigenous systems of medicine consisting of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Traditional systems of Medicine have been rendering immense contribution towards the healthcare of Sri Lankans since ancient time. Uprising of nationalistic movement during the early part of the 20th century lead to the institutionalization of the indigenous system of medicine on 10th June, 1929 as the Swadeshiya Ayurveda Vaidya Vidyalaya. This institution was affiliated to the University of Colombo in 1977 and it has been gazetted as Faculty of Indigenous Medicine on 01st of March 2023 by the government of Sri Lanka. It is situated at Rajagiriya, Sri Jayawardhanepura Kotte, Colombo. The FIM is proud to produce annually around 250 graduates of Ayurveda and Unani medicine and around 50 postgraduates to the national health stream.
About Department of Ayurveda- Conference Co-organizer
Department of Ayurveda affords a high-quality public health service system of Ayurveda and Traditional medicine by educating the community on benefits and effectiveness. It is the Sri Lankan governing body that functions to preserve the systems of Traditional, Indigenous medicine and Ayurveda by keeping their identity. The Department of Ayurveda take national and international measures for the development of these systems while integrating them into the mainstream of healthcare. It is believed that the promotion of traditional systems of medicine can play an important role in sustainable development by encouraging the use of natural resources and reducing the environmental impact of modern medical practices. Further, their visionary thinking extends to maintain guidelines and standards for the practice of Ayurveda and Traditional Indigenous Medicine while enhancing research and development culture.
Venue : Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Sri Lanka
Conference Mode : Hybrid
Accomodation for Foreign deligates
About the Conference
We extend our cordial invitation to participate in the “9th International Conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Traditional Medicine and Triphala International Research Symposium AyurEx Colombo-2023” organized by the Faculty of Indigenous Medicine (FIM), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Department of Ayurveda, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka from 08th to 10th September 2023. The aim of the conference is to provide a scientific platform to eminent researchers, academicians, physicians, traditional and medical practitioners, manufacturers and exporters of Ayurveda and herbal products, members of the corporate sector, agriculture sector and stake holders from all over the world to disseminate the traditional knowledge in order to address the major global health issues.
The conference will provide an overview of the traditional knowledge on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and other Traditional Medicinal approaches including practical strategies for incorporating evidence based modalities into clinical practice, practices used in the prevention, management and treatment of illnesses, suggestions and recommendations for management of specific conditions, tools to evaluate the recent research findings and novel ethno-medicinal reviews on traditional claims, etc.
Instructions for submitting abstracts
Abstracts of the paper in any of the following themes should be data oriented with reflecting major findings of the research study. Theoretical statements should be avoided in the abstract. The abstract should not contain more than 300 words in IMRAD format and is to be typed in MS Word, Times New Roman, Font 11 and space 1.5. The abstract should be sent to icaust@fim.cmb.ac.lk as an attachment.
Important dates
| Submission of Abstracts: | 13th of August 2023 |
| Notification of Acceptance: | 15th August 2023 |
| Registration (Early bird): | before 15th August, 2023 |
| Inauguration Ceremony: | 08th September 2023 |
| Conference dates: | 08th – 10th September 2023 |
Conference Theme
Sub Themes
Scientific sessions are conducted under the enlisted sub themes and are comprised together with plenary lectures by invited speakers and, oral presentations/ e-poster presentations by selected individuals. Authors are invited to submit abstracts on following themes:
- Triphala for healthy living
- Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics and Clinical trials
- Preventive and Curative measures of health issues
- Advanced medical & Surgical practices in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Traditional Medicine
- Traditional practices on food and nutrition
- Eco-tourism, Yoga and Wellness
- Geriatric health care
- Bio- Ethics and Medical proficiency
- High-tech innovations in Traditional healthcare systems
- Other Medical practices- Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Naturopathy etc.
- Policies and Standards on Ayurveda health care
- Cultivation, organic farming, conservation and propagation of medicinal plants
Registration Details
Submit a dully filled google ICAUST 2023 registration form along with demand draft of applicable registration fee using the following bank details
Account name: Faculty of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo
Payment Details: People’s Bank, Borella
Account number 078100172268458,
swift Code: PSBKLKLX
Note
- Extra Rs.1000 will be added, when there are more than one paper presentations of the same local presenting authors.
- Extra 10 $ and 15 $ dollars will be added for extra papers of the same author from SAARC countries and other countries respectively.
| Category | Participation | Fee |
| Local Participants | ||
| Early bird registration up to 15th August, 2023 | Presenting Authors | SLR 5000 /= |
| Delegates - ( conference kit + Refreshment) | SLR 5000 /= | |
| Delegates - ( only Refreshment) | SLR 3000 /= | |
| Late registration after 15th August , 2023 | Delegates - ( conference kit + Refreshment) | SLR 5500 /= |
| Delegates - ( only Refreshment) | SLR 3500 /= | |
| International Participants | ||
| SAARC countries | 70 $ | |
| Other countries | 90 $ | |
| Late registration after 15th August , 2023 | SAARC countries | 80 $ |
| Other countries | 100 $ | |
Committee Members
Main Organizer
Professor Pathirage Kamal Perera
The Dean,
Faculty of Indigenous Medicine,
University of Colombo
Co-organizer
Dr. Dammika Abeygunawardena
Commissioner of Ayurveda
Department of Ayurveda
Conference Coordinator
Dr. N. D. Kodithuwakku
Organizing Secretary (Ayurveda)
Dr. K. N. A. Dharmasena
Organizing Secretary (Unani)
Dr. J. Rumaiza
Joint Secretary (Ayurveda)
Dr. P. A. N. G. Perera
Joint Secretary (Unani)
Dr. M. A. A. Sirajudeen
Speakers
Senior Professor HD Karunaratne
Chief guest
Vice Chancellor
University of Colombo
Professor Pathirage Kamal Perera
The Dean
Faculty of Indigenous Medicine
University of Colombo
Dr. Dammika Abeygunawardena
Commissioner of Ayurveda
Department of Ayurveda
Professor Pawankumar Godatwar
Technical officer for WHO South East Asia region, Dean -Research, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur,
India
Professor Bhushan Patwardhan
National Research Professor
AYUSH
India
Professor Anup Thakur
Vice chancellor
Gujarat Ayurveda University, Jamnagar,
India
Professor Gomika Udugamasooriya
Department of Pharmacological & Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Houston
Senior Member- National Academy of Inventors (NAI) (USA)
Professor Aruna Weerasooriya
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
College of Agriculture & Human Sciences
Prairie View A&M University
Professor Priya Weerasinghe
Department of Pathalogy and Laboratory Medicine,
The University of Texas Houston McGovern Medical School(UTHealth)
Professor Akitoshi Seiyama
Director of Creative Design and Data Science Center
Akita International University
Japan
Professor He Qiuxia
Deputy Director of Science and Technology Service Platform of Qilu University of Technology -China
Professor G. Sudarsanam
Department of Botany
Sri Venkateswara University
Tirupati
India
Dr. Rammanohar Puthiyedath
Director - Amrita Centre for Advanced Research in Ayurveda,
Amrita School of Ayurveda, Clappana PO, Vallikkavu, Kollam, Kerala, India
Research advisor to the Indian National Science Academy, Government of India, New Delhi
Dr. Christian S. Kessler
Research coordinator and senior physician at Charité
Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Germany
Dr. Palitha Serasinghe
Principal Lecturer, Assistant Director & Programme Leader
The College of Ayurveda (UK)
Dr.N. Zaheer Ahmed
Director General
Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine
Ministry of AYUSH
Government of India
Dr Deepika Rodrigo
Founder and Owner of Ayurveda Institute UK &
The Ayurvedic Clinic Chairwoman of Association of Ayurvedic Professionals UK
