Conference Program

Time Session Speaker
7:30 AM REGISTRATION OPENS

ENDOCRINOLOGY

8:00- 8:30 Approach to Dyslipidemia in Diabetes Dr.Felix Jebasingh K
8:30-9:00 Changing paradigms in effective obesity management Dr.Nitin Kapoor
9:00-9:30 Endocrine hypertension Dr.Nihal Jacob Thomas
9:30-9:50 Precision medicine in Diabetes mellitus Dr.Jithin Sam Verghese
9:50- 10:00 CRITICAL APPRAISAL (Cohort) Dr.Anna Paul
10:00- 10.15 Q & A

INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY

10:15- 10:45 Updates in Interventional Pulmonology Dr.Richa Gupta
10:45-11:00 INAUGURATION PRAYER – 5 MTS – CHAPLAIN
WELCOME SPEECH – DR. SAMUEL HANSDAK (ORGANISING CHAIRMAN)- 5 MTS
CHIEF GUEST (PRINCIPAL, DIRECTOR)– 5 MTS
11:00-11:15 TEA BREAK

 NEPHROLOGY 

11:15- 11:35 Integrating Renal Genetics into Clinical Practice Dr. Suceena Alexander
11:35-11:55 Updates on the medical management of CKD Dr. Santosh Varughese
11:55-12:15 What is new in Primary Glomerulonephritis? Dr.Selvin Sundar Raj M
12:15- 12:25 CRITICAL APPRAISAL (RCT) Dr. Jahnawi Ravindra Marathe
12:25-12:35 Q & A
12:35- 13:05 LUNCH

CARDIOLOGY 

1:05- 1:25 Renal denervation for refractory hypertension Dr.Viji Samuel Thomson
1:25-1:45 Takayasu arteritis updates Dr.George Joseph
1:45-2:05 Heart failure Dr. Anoop George Alex
2:05- 2:25 Updates in Interventional cardiology- TAVI and LAA Dr. Ajay Sinhal
2:25- 2:45 Arrhythmia, AF, Anticoagulation Dr. Anand Manickavasagam
2:45-3:00 CRITICAL APPRAISAL (Meta analysis) Dr.David Mathew Daniel
3:00-3:15 Q & A
3:15-3:30 TEA BREAK

RHEUMATOLOGY

3:30- 4:00 Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease in relation to Foot & Ankle Dr Philip Helliwell
4:00-4:20 Neuropsychiatric Lupus – The immune culprits Dr.John Mathew
4:20-4:40 Advances in Treatment of ANCA Vasculitis Dr.Ruchika Goel
4:40-5:00 CoMorbidities in Psoriatic Arthritis & Spondyloarthritis Dr.Ashish Jacob Mathew
5:00-5:15 CRITICAL APPRAISAL (Social media) Dr.Nalli Mercy Evanglin
5:15-5:30 Q & A

POST GRADUATE SESSION

5:30-6:15 PM LONG CASE (NEUROLOGY) Senior Medicine Faculty
6:15-7:00 PM 2 SHORT CASES (CARDIOLOGY AND RESPIRATORY) Senior Medicine Faculty
Time Session Speaker

 INFECTIOUS DISEASES 

8:00- 8:30 MDR- GNB Dr. Prasanna Kumar
8:30-9:00 TB, HIV, AI in Infectious diseases Dr. Rajiv Karthik
9:00-9:30 TB vaccines Dr. Kristin N Nelson
9:30-9:45 CRITICAL APPRAISAL (Health Economic study) Dr.Selwyn Selvakumar
9.45-10:00 Q & A
10.00-10.15 TEA BREAK

CRITICAL CARE

10:15- 10:45 Respiratory: HFNC and NIV, (V-V)ECMO Dr. Binila Chacko
10:45-11:15 (V-A) ECMO and ventricular assist devices in Cardiogenic shock Dr. Krishnaswamy Sundararajan
11:15-11:30 Critical Appraisal (Qualitative) Dr.Sakshi Parasrampuria
11:30-11:45 Q & A

ONCOLOGY

11:45-12:15 Updates in Medical Oncology Dr.Ajoy Oommen John
12:15-12:45 AI in Gastroenterology Dr. Ismail Siyad
12:45- 1:15 LUNCH

GASTROENTEROLOGY &HEPATOLOGY

1:15- 1:30 Biofeedback therapy for Chronic constipation Dr. Noble Varghese Mathews
1:30-1:45 Newer molecules for treating IBD Dr. Nicholas Vijay Rao G
1:45-1:55 Advances in Endoscopy- Endohepatology- an evolving field Dr. Santhosh Kumar E
1:55-2:15 Therapeutic endoscopic Ultrasound, Third space endoscopy, Narrow band imaging Dr. John Titus George
2:15- 2:30 PLEX in ALF mimics Dr. Vijay Alexander
2:30- 2:45 Clinically significant Portal Hypertension- Assessment and Treatment Dr. Ashisha Janeela M
2:45-3:00 CRITICAL APPRAISAL (Screening) Dr. Appu Thadathil Elias
3:00-3:15 Q & A
3:15-3:30 TEA BREAK

GERIATRICS 

3:30- 3:50 Overdiagnosis and Deprescribing Dr.Patrick Russel
3:50-4:20 Updates in Geriatrics Dr.Prasad Mathews K
4:20-4:30 Q & A
POST GRADUATE SESSION
4.30- 5.15PM LONG CASE (NEUROLOGY) Senior Medicine Faculty
5.15 – 6.00 PM 2 SHORT CASES (ABDOMEN AND CARDIOLOGY) Senior Medicine Faculty
6.00 – 8.00 PM ORAL POSTER PRESENTATION
Time Session Speaker

NEUROLOGY 

8:00 – 8:20 AM Advances in Neuroimmunology Dr. Pavan Bhargava
8:25-8:35 AM Update in Stroke Dr. Sanjith Aaron
8:35-8:45 AM What’s new in headache? Dr. Sanjith Aaron
8:45-9:00 AM Epilepsy update Dr. Vivek Mathew
9:00-9:15 AM Neuromuscular update Dr. Ajith Sivadasan
9:15-9:30 AM Update in Cognitive Neurology Dr. A.T.Prabhakar
9:30-9:45 AM What’s new in movement disorders? Dr. Atif Iqbal Ahmed Shaikh
09:35-09:45 AM CRITICAL APPRAISAL (Guideline) Dr. Bennett Philip A
09:45-10:00 AM Q & A
10:00-10:15 TEA BREAK

THEME 6 – PULMONARY MEDICINE – Dr.Balamugesh T / Dr.Ramya I

10:15- 10:35 Updates in Asthma-COPD Overlap Dr. Jefferson Daniel J
10:35-11:15 Updates in ILD, PAH and Lung transplant Dr. Barney Isaac T J
11:15- 11:45 Management of Lung nodule and Screening for Lung Cancer Dr. Anand Rose
11:45-12:15 Role of newer targetted therapy and their impact on advanced Lung Cancer Dr. Chris Karapetis
12:15-12:30 Q & A
12:30- 13:00 Using implementation science to bridge the gap between research and practice Dr.Marlena Klaic
13:00- 13:30 LUNCH

ONCOLOGY & HAEMATOLOGY 

13:30- 14:00 The protein debate – Plant vs Animal Dr.Samuel George Hansdak
14:00- 14:30 Updates in Hematology Dr. Biju George
14.30- 14:45 CRITICAL APPRAISAL (Diagnostic) Dr. Nivin Daniel Stanley
14:45-15:00 Q & A
3:00-3:15 TEA BREAK
UPCOMING SPECIALTIES – DR. MS Seshadhri
3:15- 3:40 Bedside tests for the assessment of Snakebite coagulopathy: Balancing Practicality and Precision in Diagnostics Dr. Thomas Lamb
3:40-4:35 Updates in Obstetric medicine Dr. Sudha Jasmine Rajan, Sowmya Sathyendra, Nalini Sarah Newbigging
4:35-5:00 Structural competency- What is it and why do we need it? Dr. Ramya I

“13th Benjamin Pulimood Oration”

5:00 – 6:30 Tetanus: Evolution of management concepts for this old scourge Dr. Louis Thwaites

VOTE OF THANKS