Plenary sessions, expert panels, Q&A forums
Empowering Healthcare Professionals with Legal Clarity and Protection
A national platform uniting medicine and law to drive ethical, legal, and healthcare reform
Format :
Key Topics:
Format :
Plenary sessions, expert panels, Q&A forums
Key Topics:
Medical negligence, patient rights, AI in healthcare, telemedicine regulation, medico-legal ethics
Past Events
Our Impact Through the Years
NCML unites medicine and law to address critical healthcare challenges and influence policy since 2015.
Chennai, India
20th October 2019
National Convention on Medicine & Law (NCML)
National Convention on Medicine & Law (NCML) is an endeavour to identify the many contentious legal issues relating to medicine, discuss them threadbare, and suggest remedial measures. It updates the policy makers and the opinion formers with the lacunae in the current legal and regulatory framework. It also attempts to ensure that the outcome of this exercise is taken to its logical conclusion.
(FAQS) Frequently Asked Questions
What is NCML?
NCML (National Convention on Medicine & Law) is an annual initiative by IML to bring together medicine and legal stakeholders to debate medico-legal challenges and propose reforms.
Who attends NCML?
Stakeholders include doctors, hospital administrators, medical associations, attorneys, judges, policy makers, regulators, and patient advocacy groups.
What kind of topics are covered?
Identify contentious medico-legal issues Facilitate in-depth discussion & debate Suggest remedial measures and policy changes Keep policymakers and regulators updated about legal lacunae in health law Push the outcomes into tangible reforms and legal amendments
Can I access past event materials (videos, white papers)?
Yes. NCML site hosts event videos (for example, NCML 2016 videos)
There are also white papers such as “White Paper on Legal Issues in Health Care – Recommendations of NCML 2015”.
Does NCML publish its recommendations?
Yes. Conventions lead to white papers and proposals that aim to influence policy and law.
What was a key output from NCML 2015?
The 2015 White Paper tackled legal issues such as emergency care obligations, clinical establishment law contradictions, medical negligence compensation, reuse of disposables, consent, etc. Recommendations included reforming penalties under criminal provisions, clarifying emergency care duties, capping compensation, and introducing alternative dispute mechanisms.
Are transcripts or proceedings published?
Yes, recommendations and proceedings are published as white papers; selected materials and videos are made accessible.