Scientific Program
Friday, 27th August 2021
Opening symposia : Hundred years of insulin and CV risk factors
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Seshiah V
Dr. Hemraj B. Chandalia
Insulin use in India - a history
Dr. Ashok Kumar Das
Making insulin acceptable to patients - What should clinicians know and do?
Dr. Ramachandran A
Trend in Diabetes and CV risk factors in the population
Discussion
Clinical Excellence in Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Care in India
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Boehringer Ingelheim
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Aravind S R
Dr. Sanjay Kalra
Empowering Glycaemic Control + Organ Protection with SGLT2-inhibition: The New Normal of T2DM Care
Dr. Arpandev Bhattacharya
Simplifying T2DM Management in Current Era: The Right Choice of DPP4-i
Dr. Shashank R. Joshi
Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Approach for T2DM Management: Role of SGLT2-i/DPP4-i FDC
Panel Discussion
Insulin Symposia
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Novo Nordisk
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Mangesh Tiwaskar
Dr. Mangesh Tiwaskar
100 years and millions of lives: The scientific saga of insulins
Dr. Manash P. Baruah
Insulin therapy in tune with the Indian patient needs: Learnings from the ARISE study
Dr. Ganesh H K
Hyperglycemia management in hospital: Walking a tight rope
Panel Discussion
New evidence and Nuances
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Shekar M A, Dr. Sydney D Souza
Dr. Bipin Sethi
Real world evidence vs Randomized CTs: What matters to a clinician?
Dr. Samit Ghosal
Grading the GRADE (Study)
Dr. Sujoy Ghosh
OHAs in the hospital - DARE to be different?
Discussion
PRIMER honour lecture
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Aravind S R, Dr. Sanjay Reddy
Dr. Robert A. Gabbay
Overcoming therapeutic inertia
Discussion
Inauguration
Inauguration
ADA Presidential Oration
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Prasanna Kumar K M, Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri
Dr. Ruth S. Weinstock
Diabetes Care for Elder Home-Dwelling Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Plenaries
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Prasanna Kumar K M, Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri
Dr. Robert H. Eckel
Plenary1: Metabolic Medicine - a new subspecialty
Dr. Louis H. Philipson
Plenary 2: Practicing Precision medicine - Are there simple clinical measures in Diabetes practice ?
Dr. Desmond A. Schatz
Plenary 3: Update on Efforts to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
Discussion
Close for the day
Close for the day
In focus
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Shankar V, Dr. Dinesh V Kamath
Dr. Anand Kumar Annamalai
Sedentarism and Sarcopenia in the diabetic
Dr. Chitra Selvan S
Anxiety - the new pandemic and its impact on diabetes and management
Dr. Neeta Deshpande
Getting the exercise prescription right: Is walking sufficient?
Discussion
Pharma Symposium 3
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Biocon
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Shunmugavelu M
Dr. Mohan V
Early Insulinisation with basal insulin in new onset T2DM: What is the level of Evidence !!!
Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri
Chosing a right biosimilar Insulin: Science to consider !!!
Panel Discussion
Pharma Symposium 4
Made possible with sponsorship support by:USV
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Aravind S R
Dr. Vijaykumar G
Modern SU - Trusted companion of Past, Present & Future
Dr. Abhay Kumar Sahoo
Is Dapagliflozin the universal treatment option for all T2DM
Panel Discussion
Is there evidence for
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Sai Kandula, Dr. Sadashiva Rao Y
Dr. Anjana Mohan
Cluster based choice of therapies?
Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay
Pathophysiology based choice of therapies?
Dr. Kulkarni S V
Computer based choice of therapies (AI/ML)
Discussion
Saturday, 28th August 2021
Thyroid symposium
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Srinath A, Dr. Anantharaman R
Dr. Unnikrishnan A G
Self limiting thyrotoxicosis
Dr. Rajesh Rajput
Challenges in interpreting thyroid function tests
Dr. Usha Ayyagari
TSH and fertility
Discussion
Clinical Case Seminar 1
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri
Panelists: Dr. Anantharaman R, Dr. Usha Ayyagari
Medical management of thyrotoxicosis
How do I?
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Mahesh D M, Dr. Rajeshwari Janakiraman
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada
Approach a 60 year old man with the incidentally discovered hypercalcemia?
Dr. Arpandev Bhattacharya
Approach a 70 year old man with asymptomatic hyponatremia
Dr. Manoj Chadha
Approach a 62 year old woman with a recent hip fracture
Discussion
Pharma Symposium 5
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Astra Zeneca
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Bhavana Sosale
Dr. Manohar K N
Comprehensive solution to metabolic syndrome : A case
Dr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh
HFrEF, time to rewrite the guidelines with Dapagliflozin
Dr. Dinesh Khuller
Dapagliflozin- a game changer in CKD
Panel Discussion
Pharma Symposium 6
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Eli Lilly
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Manoj Chawla
Panelists: Dr. Banshi Saboo, Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya, Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev
A dialogue in diabetes Injectables
Pharma Symposium 7
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Torrent
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Shashank R. Joshi
Dr. Shashank R. Joshi
Welcome Address & Introduction to Faculty
Dr. Saptarishi Bhattacharya
Young-onset-diabetes: Role of Meta-inflexibility
Dr. Unnikrishnan A G
Ominous octet and Mitochondrial modulators
Panel Discussion
Mitochondrial Modulators in T2d: When, Where and How?
Dr. Shashank R. Joshi
Consensus
Comorbidities in Clinical Care
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Dwarakanath C S, Dr. Arun Vadavi
Dr. Binayak Sinha
NAFLD in diabetes practice - screening scoring and care
Dr. Mukherjee J J
Cardiac testing in the asymptomatic diabetic - who, what, when and how?
Dr. Rajeev Chawla
Preventing progression of renal disease - state of the art
Discussion
PRIMER Guest Lecture
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Aravind S R
Dr. Jens Juul Holst
A game changing innovation: Evolution of GLP1 analogues from research to patient outcomes
Discussion
PRIMER Honor Lecture for Outstanding Researcher
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Prasanna Kumar K M
Dr. Rohit N. Kulkarni
Basic and translational research: A long and sometimes invisible road to patient care
Plenaries
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri
Dr. Marlon Pragnell
Plenary4: The Precision Medicine in Diabetes initiative (PMDI) - providing a roadmap for precision medicine in diabetes to help improve the quality of life for all those with diabetes
Dr. Cynthia E. Muñoz
(President of Health Care & Education ADA)
Plenary5: The Imperfect Storm: Diabetes and the Psychological Impact of a Global Pandemic
Discussion
Plenary
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Neeta Deshpande, Dr. Nitin Kapoor
Dr. Samuel Klein
Plenary6: Metabolically Healthy and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity
Discussion
Close for the day
Close for the day
Insulin Workshop
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Kashinath Dixit, Dr. Balachandra G
Dr. Sunil Gupta
Insulin initiation and monitoring
Dr. Sunil M Jain
Insulin intensification and monitoring
Dr. Sanjay Agarwal
IV insulin: A - Z
Discussion
Diabetes and Pregnancy
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Jyothi Idiculla, Dr. Surekha B Shetty
Dr. Sriprada Vinekar
Planning pregnancy and preconception counselling
Dr. Nandita Arun
Controversies in diagnostic criteria of pregestational and gestational diabetes
Dr. Bhavana Sosale
Management of Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy
Discussion
Pot Pourri
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Raja Selvarajan, Dr. Suresh K G
Dr. Aravind S R
Hydroxychloroquine in diabetes and more
Dr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh
Alogliptin: Time tested and EXAMINEd
Discussion
Evidence for Combination Therapy-
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Sangram Biradar
Dr. Medha Joshi
FDCs - a harmonious blend or a pharmacological mishmash?
Discussion
Evidence for Combination Therapy
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Bipin Sethi
Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya
Evidence for combining remogliflozin and vildagliptin - Lessons from clinical trials
Discussion
Pharma Symposium 8
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Microlabs DTF1 & DTF2
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Prasanna Kumar K M
Dr. Aravind S R
SU's - Myths busted
Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri
Comparing Gliptins - Focus on Vildagliptin
Dr. Prasanna Kumar K M
Generic Dapagliflozin- Impact on patient care
Panel Discussion
Pharma Symposium 9
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Sanofi
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Rajiv Awasthi
Dr. Vageesh Ayyar
Basal Insulin in T2DM : Re-defining the Insulin Therapy Landscape over 2 decades in India
Dr. Mohan Badgandi
Basal insulin intensification with prandial insulin - A step wise progression towards glycemic control
Dr. Hemant Thacker
Gen 2.0 Basal - A new benchmark for redefining glycemic control
Panel Discussion
Clinical Case Seminar 2
Facilitator: Dr. Vijaykumar G
Dr. Tiny Nair, Dr. Vageesh Ayyar
The diabetic with a recent MI
Clinical Case Seminar 3
Facilitator: Dr. Rama Mohan M V
Dr. Sahana Shetty, Dr. Belinda George
Young adult with new onset diabetes
Sunday, 29th August 2021
State of Art Lectures
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Prasanna Kumar, Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri
Dr. Sundar Mudaliar
Diabetes Treatments Through the Ages: From Starvation to SGLT2-Inhibitors
Dr. Mohan V
Diabetes in Pre-independence India: Rediscovering a Forgotten Era
Dr. Shashank R. Joshi
My learnings from Covid 19 pandemic: What works and what does not
Dr. Tiny Nair
EMPEROR Preserved: Learnings with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Discussion
Debate: Have we been unfair to the sulfonylureas?
Dr. Vijay Panikar
For Yes
Dr. Neeta Deshpande
For No
Dr. Rajeev Chawla
Balanced View
Clinical Case seminar
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Kumar Abhisheka
Dr. Pramila Kalra
Managing Hyperglycemia in a Type 2 DM on Long term steroid therapy and eGFR < 30
Small bytes: Empowering physicians
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Y V J Reddy, Dr. Govindappa D
Dr. Prakash V S
Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy
Dr. Umesh Jalihal
Gastroparesis
Dr. Vasan S S
Bladder dysfunction
Dr. Mithun Bhartia
Sexual dysfunction
Discussion
End of Conference
End of Conference
Technology to help practice
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Balaji Jaganmohan, Dr. Abhijith Bhograj
Mr. Shivtosh Kumar
Mobile apps focusing on habit formation and integrated lifestyle intervention for holistic diabetes management
Dr. Aravind S R
SMBG: Using advanced technology for transforming diabetes care
Dr. Sreenivasa Murthy L
Drug delivery system: Osmo laser technology
Discussion
Pot Pourri 1
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Rashmi N P, Dr. Pallavi Rao
Dr. Ranjit Unnikrishnan
Use of SMBG in the era of CGM and TIR
Dr. Bhavana Sosale
Gluco-centric approach in the era of cardio-renal outcome studies - Lessons from the advance trial
Discussion
Pot Pourri 2
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Aravinda Jagadeesha, Dr. Suman R
Dr. Aravind S R
Dyslipidemia management in Diabetes
Dr. Banshi Saboo
Hypertension management in Diabetes
Discussion
Debate: Measuring glycemic variability in clinical practice?
Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev
Useful
Dr. Shivaprasad C
Not useful
Dr. Prasanna Kumar K M
Balanced View
Just like that
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Ramesh K N, Dr. Pradeep Kumar T J
Dr. Sudha Tinaikar
Mindfullness, meditation and diabetes - what is the evidence?
Dr. Rajiv Kovil
Does the use of technology improve outcomes? What is the evidence?
Dr. Hanumanthayya Kelogi
Mycotic infections of genito urinary tract
Discussion
End of Conference
End of Conference
NDEP - Putting Nutrition into proactice
Made possible with sponsorship support by:USV
Chairpersons/Moderator : Dr. Ameya Joshi
Dr. Ameya Joshi
Introduction
Dr. Kavita Gupta
Art of healthy eating with diabetes
Ms. Sheryl Salis
A practical approach to carb counting
Ms. Shilpa Joshi
Utilisation of Glycemic Index
Panel Discussion: Ask me anything about nutrition in diabetes
Dr. Dharani Krishnan
Facilitating behaviour change in diabetes
Audience Q & A
Dr. Dakshata A Padhye
Simplifying insulin techniques and regimens
Audience Q & A
Dr. Ameya Joshi
Closing Remarks
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