CMC MAC 2023 - Final Schedule
8:00 – 8:30 am
Registration
8:30 – 8:45 am
Inauguration:
Dr. Solomon Sathish Kumar, Dr. Kenny David, Dr. Samuel George Hansdak, Dr. Anand Zachariah
8:45 – 9:00 am
Introduction: The purpose and concept of the conference
Speaker: Dr. Anand Zachariah
Theme based Tracks
Venue:
Hall A (Jacob Chandy Hall)
Hall B (CK Job Hall)
9:00 – 9:35 am
Inaugural plenary session
Speaker: Dr. Ritu Priya
Moderator: Dr. Rakhal Gaitonde
9:35 – 10:10 am
Theme: NCD Care and Equity
Plex exchange (PLEX) to treat liver failure CMC Vellore experience - Application in secondary hospital setting
Speaker: Dr. Uday Zachariah
Moderator: Dr. C.E Eapen
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Addressing alcoholism in the community
Speaker: Dr. Dheeraj Kattula
Moderator: Dr. Krupa George
10:10 – 10:20 am: Break
10:20 – 10:55 am
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Indian Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar)
Speaker: Dr. Shyam Sundar
Moderator: Dr. OC Abraham
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Equitable access to stroke care and prevention in India
Speaker: Dr. Jeyaraj Pandian
Moderator: Dr. Sanjith Aaron
10:55 – 11:30 am
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Equitable care for sickle cell disease in Chhattisgarh
Speaker: Dr. Yogeshwar Kalkonde
Moderator: Dr. Sukesh Chandran
Theme: Medical Education
Antibiotic stewardship through community training
Speaker: Dr. Priscilla Rupali
Moderator: Dr. Hema Paul
11:30 – 12:05 am
Theme: Torchbearers of Equity in Healthcare
Addressing malaria in tribal communities
Speaker: Dr. Aquinas Edassery
Moderator: Dr. Shantidani Minz
Theme: Medical Education
Addressing disparities through open-supported learning
Speaker: Dr. Rebekah Zechariah
Moderator: Dr. Jachin Velavan
12:05 – 12:40 pm
Theme: Medical Education
Secondary hospital postings and its role in providing equitable healthcare.
Speaker: Dr. Emmanuel Lazarus
Moderator: Dr. Ramya I
Theme: Medical Education
Addressing gender disparities through medical education
Speakers: Dr. Sangeetha Rege and Ms. Amruta Bavadekar
Moderator: Dr. Dorothy Lall
12:40 – 1:25 pm: Lunch
1:25 – 2:00 pm
Theme: Advocacy
Developing health policies for equity in health
Speaker: Dr. Darez Ahamed
Moderator: Dr.Rajesh I
Theme: Advocacy
Revisiting the Covid-19 pandemic in India with an economics & equity lens + lessons for the future
Speaker: Dr. Tarun K George
Moderator: Dr. Balu Krishna S
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Track 1
Jacob Chandy Hall
Paul Brand building
Track 2
CK Job Hall
Paul Brand building
Track 3 (virtual)
Wheeler Hall,
ASHA building
Track 4 (virtual)
JC David Hall,
ASHA building
3:30 – 3:40 pm: Break
3:40 – 4:15 pm
Theme: Advocacy
Health professional's role in bringing equity through health policy
Speaker: Dr. Harsh Regi
Moderator: Dr. Vinod Shah
Theme: Advocacy
Public health budgets in India - Issues and challenges
Speaker: Mr. Ravi Duggal
Moderator: Dr. S.P Kalantri
4:15 – 4:50 pm
Theme: Urban Health
Contradictions & opportunities at last mile - addressing inequity and disparity in urban health care
Speaker: Dr. Tarun Seem
Moderator: Dr. Venkatesan S
Theme: Urban Health
Equity in providing health care for the Elderly in urban areas.
Speaker: Dr. Arvind Kasthuri
Moderator: Dr. Prasad Matthews
4:50 – 5:00 pm: Break
5:00 – 5:40 pm
CLINICOSOCIAL CASE DISCUSSION 1 - Tuberculosis
Presenter: Dr. Krupa Merin Abraham
Moderators: Sr. Aquinas Edassery, Dr. Yogesh Jain,
Dr. Solomon Chelliah
CLINICOSOCIAL CASE DISCUSSION 2 – Stroke
Presenter: Dr. Vineeth Mathai
Moderators: Dr. Jeyaraj Pandian, Dr. AT Prabhakar,
Dr. Yogesh Kolkonde
5:40– 6:20 pm
Theme: Torchbearers of Equity in Healthcare
Presentation on CSI Mission Hospital
Speaker: Dr. Solomon Chellaiah
Moderator: Dr. Nihal Thomas
Theme based Tracks
Venue:
Hall A (Jacob Chandy Hall)
Hall B (CK Job Hall)
9:00 – 9:35 am
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Palliative care system in Kerala - A community-based healthcare initiative
Speaker: Dr. Suresh Kumar
Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Jeba
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
High-quality, accessible healthcare in low-resource settings
Speaker: Dr. Vijay Anand Ismavel
Moderator: Dr. Kenny David
9:35 – 10:10 am
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Snakebite management at Madhipura
Speaker: Dr. Krupa Achamma Varughese
Moderator: Dr. Ravikar Ralph
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Equitable Healthcare in Gudalur Valley
Speaker: Dr. Ajith JS
Moderator: Dr. Sushil John
10:10 – 10:20 am: Break
10:20 – 10:55 am
Theme: NCD Care and Equity
Air Quality, Coal affected Communities - Health and Equity
Speaker: Dr. Prabir Chatterjee
Moderator: Dr. Venkata Raghava Mohan
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Equity in health care and education: experience of Christian Medical College
Speaker: Dr. B. Selvamani
Moderator: Dr. Ritu Priya
10:55 – 11:30 am
Theme: Medical Education
Structural Competency in Medical Education
Speaker: Dr. Rakhal Gaitonde
Moderator: Dr. Ansu Pulimood
Theme: Advocacy
Medical Negligence: Precepts and Perspectives
Speaker: Dr. Karunakaran Mathiharan
Moderator: Dr. Joyce Ponnaiah
11:30 – 12:10 am
CLINICOSOCIAL CASE DISCUSSION 3 – COPD
Presenter: Dr. Bobby Hudson
Moderators: Dr. Venkatesh S, Dr. SP Kalantri, Dr. Dorothy Lall
CLINICOSOCIAL CASE DISCUSSION 4
Presenter: Dr. Abisha Grace
Moderators: Dr. Felix Jebasingh, Dr. Cijoy Kuriakose and Dr. Sajitha Parveen
12:10 – 12:45 pm
Theme: Advocacy
How to empower women in India to make their health decisions?
Speaker: Dr. Christianez Ratna Kiruba
Moderator: Dr. Sowmya Sathyendra
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
CHAD model of comprehensive primary health care: Lessons for Medical Colleges in India
Speaker: Dr. Venkata Raghava Mohan
Moderator: Dr. J.P Muliyil
12:45 – 1:25 pm: Lunch
1:25 – 2:00 pm
Theme: Advocacy
How to understand health justice and equity issues in our clinical work while working as doctors and nurses?
Speaker: Dr. Yogesh Jain
Moderator: Dr. Samuel George Hansdak
Theme: Urban Health
Low Cost-Effective Care Unit: CMC Experience
Speaker: Dr. Venkatesan S
Moderator: Dr. Sara Bhattacharjee
E – POSTER
Paul Brand building
PHYSICAL POSTER
Paul Brand Quadrangle
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Track 1 (Theme based)
Jacob Chandy Hall
Track 2 (Clinical)
CK Job Hall
Track 1 & 2
(Theme based)
Track 3 & 4
(Clinical)
3:30 – 3:40 pm: Break
3:40 – 4:15 pm
Theme: Special communities
The disproportionate impact of HIV and access to care among vulnerable communities: blocks in the road to equity
Speakers: Shubhangani Jain, Vignesh Dhananjayan and Dr. Praneeth Pillala
Moderator: Dr Swathi S Balachandra
Theme: Special communities
Healthcare needs among homeless people
Speaker: Dr. Arun Rachana
Moderator: Dr. Dheeraj Kattula
4:15 – 4:50 pm
Theme: Special communities
Manual Scavenging workers and their rights
Speaker: Mr. M Palani Kumar
Moderator: Dr. Harsh Regi
Theme: Special communities
Disaster health and equity in healthcare
Speaker: Dr. Shiny Kaki
Moderator: Dr. Abhilash KPP
4:50 – 5:00 pm: Break
5:00 – 5:40 pm
Theme: Torchbearers of Equity in Healthcare
Equity & Justice in Healthcare Distribution
Speaker: Dr. Vinod Shah
Moderator: Dr. Suranjan Bhattacharjee
5:40– 6:20 pm
Theme: Torchbearers of Equity in Healthcare
Healing at high altitudes: A Doctor’s expedition in Ladakh
Speaker: Dr. Nordan Otzer
Moderator: Dr. Solomon Chelliah
Theme based Tracks
Venue:
Hall A (Jacob Chandy Hall)
Hall B (CK Job Hall)
9:00 – 9:40 am
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
STEMI India - Reimagining STEMI Care in Low and Middle-income countries
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Alexander
Moderator: Dr. Viji Samuel
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Enhancing access to affordable Medicines: A case study from MGIMS Sevagram
Speaker: Dr. SP Kalantri
Moderator: Mr. Rini Charles
9:40 – 10:20 am
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Challenges in providing equitable NCD care in Tamil Nadu.
Speaker: Dr. Sudharshini Subramaniam
Moderator: Dr. Divya Muliyil
Theme: Special communities
Healthcare to Migrant Families: walking in shifting sand
Speaker: Dr. Pavithra Mohan
Moderator: Dr. Moses Kirubai Raj
10:20 – 10:30 am : Break
10:30 – 11:10 am
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Equitable access to poisoning care in India : Challenges and the way forward
Speaker: Dr. Ravikar Ralph
Moderator: Dr. Anand Zachariah
Theme: Medical Education
Rural sensitization program and Travel fellowship
Speaker: Dr. Pravin Singarayar
Moderator: Dr. Sara Bhattacharjee
11:10 – 11:50 am
Theme: Point of care test/technology in remote healthcare setup and its role
Relevant specialist care in secondary hospital setting - Oddanchatram
Speaker: Dr. Cijoy Kuriakose
Moderator: Dr. Vijay Anand Ismavel
Theme: Point of care test/technology in remote healthcare setup and its role
How to use the media to address equity in health and healthcare access
Speaker: Dr. Parth Sharma
Moderator: Dr. Shiny Kaki
11:50 – 12:30 am
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
RUHSA model of comprehensive primary health care
Speaker: Dr. Biswajit Paul
Moderator: Dr. Shantidani Minz
Theme: Advocacy
Using participatory approaches for health equity – from research and advocacy to the clinic
Speaker: Dr. Harikeerthan
Moderator: Dr. Ravikar Ralph
12:30 – 1:10 pm : Lunch
1:10 – 1:50 pm
Theme: Equity in health care: Practice models
Evolution of Obstetric Medicine Service: Impact on maternal mortality
Speakers: Dr. Sudha Jasmine and Dr. Sowmya Sathyendra
Moderator: Dr. Jiji Mathews
Theme: NCD Care and Equity
Equitable provision of rheumatological care
Speaker: Dr. Debashish Danda
Moderator: Dr. Prasad Matthews
1:50 – 2:30 pm
Theme: NCD Care and Equity
Diabetes Care at Secondary Hospital Setting
Speaker: Dr. MS Seshadri
Moderator: Dr. Thambu David
Theme: NCD Care and Equity
Oncology: cost-effective care at secondary hospital setting
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Ram
Moderator Dr. Reena George
2:30 – 3:10 pm
Theme: NCD Care and Equity
Chronic kidney disease and equitable care in relation to CKD-U
Speakers: Dr. Suceena Alexander
Moderator: Dr. Vinoi David
Theme: NCD Care and Equity
Global inequity and its impact on diabetes: Its influence on clinical presentation…what are the solutions?
Speaker: Dr. Nihal Thomas
Moderator: Dr. Felix Jebasingh
3:10 – 3:20 pm: Break
3:20 – 4:00 pm
Theme: Torchbearers of Equity in Healthcare
Speaker: Dr. H.S Bawaskar
Moderator: Dr. JV Peter
4:00 – 4:15 pm
Learnings from conference
Dr. Audrin and documentation team
4:15 – 5:00 pm
Panel discussion
Topic: Reflections on the conference and the way forward
Panelists: Dr. H. S Bawaskar, Dr Ritu Priya, Dr. Shiny Kaki, Dr. Cijoy Kuriakose, Dr. Anand Zachariah
Moderators: Dr. Sara Bhattacharji and Dr Sowmya Sathyendra