Poison Information Centre- Dhulikhel Hospital

27/04/2026

23/03/2026

Grateful for an insightful and impactful CME session yesterday 🙏

A heartfelt thank you to our esteemed speakers for sharing their valuable knowledge, experiences, and practical insights. Your contributions made the session truly engaging and meaningful.

Also, sincere thanks to all the participants for your active involvement and enthusiasm—it made the event even more successful.

Looking forward to more such collaborative learning opportunities ahead!

23/03/2026

Poison Information Center (PIC) at Dhulikhel Hospital successfully conducted a CME program on management of Organophosphates and Phosphides poisoning on 22nd March. More than 75 participants participated in the session which had online zoom streaming also. Distinguished speakers from Emergency medicine, Critical care, Internal medicine and Pediatrics delivered insightful and interactive sessions highlighting the current updates, challenges and perspectives on the management of those most common toxicological problems.

The session also discussed on enhancing awareness, prevention, and need of concerted efforts in addressing the increasing burden of toxicological problems which has been a public health challenge in our country for decades.

March is widely recognized as poison prevention awareness month. Poison Information Center is conducting various activities to raise awareness about poisoning risks and prevention strategies.

Poison Information Center (PIC) is a collaborative effort of Dhulikhel Hospital and Poison Center Collaborative (PCC) of HAPSA Nepal, which is a non for profit NGO (www.hapsaglobe.org) working in strengthening healthcare and capacity building of health wotkers especially in rural and underserved regions.

We sincerely thank all the participants, speakers, and organizers for making this program very successful.

19/02/2026

⚠️ Some wild yams can be poisonous.
Eating unknown forest tubers may cause vomiting, dizziness, confusion, and seizures.
Seek medical help immediately if symptoms occur.
⚠️ सबै जंगली तरुल सुरक्षित हुँदैनन्।
चिनिन नसकेको तरुल खाँदा विषाक्तता हुन सक्छ। लक्षण देखिएमा तुरुन्त अस्पताल जानुहोस्।