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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
Update in management of Heart Failure for the internist
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
TB vaccines
Dr. Kristin N Nelson
8:30-9:00
Updates in the management of Tuberculosis,HIV and AIDS in Infectious Diseases
Dr. Rajiv Karthik
9:00-9:30
MDR- GNB
Dr. Prasanna Kumar
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

PULMONARY MEDICINE 

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

Implementation Science

12:30- 1:00
Using implementation science to bridge the gap between research and practice
Dr.Marlena Klaic
1:00- 1:30
LUNCH

 HAEMATOLOGY 

1.30- 2.00
Updates in Hematology
Dr. Biju George
2.00- 2:15
CRITICAL APPRAISAL (Diagnostic)
Dr. Nivin Daniel Stanley
2:15-2:30
Q & A

UPCOMING SPECIALTIES

2.30- 3:00
Bedside tests for the assessment of Snakebite coagulopathy: Balancing Practicality and Precision in Diagnostics
Dr. Thomas Lamb
3:00-3:15
TEA BREAK
3.15-3.40
Disease reversal through lifestyle-An emerging concept
Dr.Samuel George Handsdak
3.40-3.55
Updates Hypertensive disorders during Pregnancy
Dr.Audrin Lenin
3:55-4:15
Updates in Cardiac Failure and dyslipidemia during pregnancy
Dr.Sowmya Satyendra
4:15-4.35
Use of AI in Medical Education
Dr. Sudha Jasmine
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. Louise Thwaites

VOTE OF THANKS -Dr.Vignesh Kumar C