Dept of Internal Medicine, AFMC
Scientific Program
05-Sep-2023 : API-AFMS+
| Session | Time | Event | Remarks |
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| Session - 1 | 9:00 – 10:00 | Plenary Session & Launch of API-AFMS | Chairpersons: Lt Gen Daljit Singh, AVSM, VSM, PHS, DGAFMS & Sr Col Comdt AMC; Lt Gen SR Mehta, PVSM, VSM (Retd) |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Keynote Address: Acute vision loss for Internists | Dr Vivek Lal | |
| 9:35 – 9:45 | Address by President API | Dr. Girish Mathur | |
| 9:50 – 9:55 | Launch of API-AFMS Website by DGAFMS | e-launch | |
| Break | 10:00 – 10:30 | Tea Break | |
| Session - 2 | 10:30 – 12:30 | Orations by eminent veteran speakers | Chairpersons: Maj Gen S Venkataraman, VSM (Retd), Wg Cdr SS Iyengar, VSM (Retd) |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Breaking the Clot Code: Unraveling Thrombosis | Lt Gen Velu Nair, PVSM, AVSM, VSM** (Retd) | |
| 10:55 – 11:15 | JAKinibs: The Amritkal in Rheumatology | Dr. Arvind Chopra | |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | "It's been a hard day's night" An ode to the army physicians | Lt Col R Varadarajulu, VSM (Retd) | |
| 11:45 – 12:05 | Primary hyperparathyroidism- the great mimic | Surg V Adm KM Suryanarayana, VSM (Retd) | |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Renal Transplantation in AFMS | Lt Gen PP Varma, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd) | |
| Break | 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| Session - 3 | 13:30 – 15:10 | Inauguration of API-AFMS Chapter | |
| 13:30 | All delegates are to be seated in Bharadwaj Auditorium. | ||
| 13:30 – 13:50 | Video of API-AFMS chapter & Tour of API-AFMS website | ||
| 13:50 – 14:00 | MCs invite dignitaries on the stage. | Sr Cons (Med), Dean & Dy Comdt AFMC, Org Chairperson & Org Secy | |
| 14:00 | The arrival of Chief Guest | ||
| 14:05 – 14:10 | Lamp lighting & National Anthem | ||
| 14:10 - 14:15 | Welcome address by Dir & Comdt, AFMC | ||
| 14:15 - 14:45 | Address by Chief Guest | ||
| 14:45 - 14:55 | Address by DGAFMS (Guest of Honor) | ||
| 14:55 - 15:00 | Launch of 6th Edition of ‘’Saturday Clinics of AFMC’’ by Sr Cons (Med) | ||
| 15:00 - 15:10 | Vote of Thanks | ||
| Session - 4 | 15:30 Onwards | Workshops / Parallel sessions |
06-Sep-2023 : NMUD+
| Session | Time | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session – 5 | 08:00 - 09:00 | Clinico-Pathological Conference | Moderator: Maj Gen Sandeep Thareja, SM, VSM Clinical Discussant: Col M Manrai Pathology Discussant: Dr Uma Nahar |
| Session – 6 | 09:00 - 10:45 | Theme: Research in AFMS | Chairpersons: AVM S Shankar, Surg R Adm Vivek Hande, VSM |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Collaborative multicentric research proposals | ||
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Panel discussion: Establishing Disease Registries in AFMS -The roadblocks and the way forward | Panelists: Brig K Shanmuganandan (Retd) Brig Rajan Kapoor, VSM Surg Capt S Bobdey Col Amol Patel Col Vivek Sharma |
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| Break | 10:30 - 11:30 | Running Tea | |
| Session – 7 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Theme: Challenges in a physician's practice | Chairpersons: Lt Gen Velu Nair, PVSM, AVSM, VSM** (Retd) Air Mshi P Bharadwaj, AVSM, VSM** (Retd) |
| 11:00 - 11:20 | Approach to Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit | Brig RK Anadure, VSM** | |
| 11:25 - 11:45 | Selecting anticoagulants in 2023: a hematologist's viewpoint | Dr MB Agarwal | |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Extracorporeal therapies in Poisoning | Col Manu Dogra | |
| 12:15 - 12:35 | Macrophage Activation Syndrome | Gp Capt S Karthik | |
| 12:40 - 13:00 | Promise, Potential and Pitfalls of Genomic Medicine | Dr Vedam Ramprasad | |
| Break | 12:00 - 14:00 | Running Lunch | |
| Session – 8 | 13:30 – 15:30 | Pathbreaking Molecules in physicians' practice | Chairpersons: Lt Gen MP Jaiprakash, AVSM (Retd), Lt Gen AS Narula PVSM, VSM (Retd) |
| 13:30 – 13:50 | SGLT 2 Inhibitors | Dr Sanjay Kalra | |
| 13:55 – 14:15 | CAR-T Cell Therapy | Dr Rahul Purwar | |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Harnessing Host Immune System for Cancer Therapy- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors | Gp Capt TVSVGK Tilak | |
| 14:40 – 15:30 | Debate: Generics Vs Original Research Molecules | For Generics: Brig Ranjith K Nair For Research Molecules: Brig A Jairam (Retd) |
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| Session – 9 | 15:40 – 16:25 | Orations by veterans | Chairpersons: Lt Gen KK Singh, PVSM, SM, VSM(Retd) Surg Cdr KJ Singh (Retd) |
| 15:40 - 16:00 | Corporate practice: Boon or Bane | Surg V Adm AC Anand, VSM(Retd) | |
| 16:05 - 16:25 | Viral Outbreak: How Nature and Humans Collude? | Air Cmde VK Sashindran, VSM(Retd) | |
| Break | 16:00 – 17:00 | Running Tea | |
| Session - 10 | 16:30 – 17:30 | Oral paper presentations | Judges:Comdt CHSC; MG Med; Comdt AICTS |
07-Sep-2023 : NMUD+
| Session | Time | Event | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session – 11 | 07:30 -08:15 | PG Quiz | Quiz Master : Surg Cdr VA Arun |
| Session – 12 | 08:30 – 10:05 | Theme: Cardio-Metabolic Epidemic – The Emerging Challenge | Chairpersons: Lt Gen AK Nagpal, VSM (Retd), Surg V Adm Ravi Kalra, NM, VSM (Retd) |
| 08:30 – 08:50 | CAD in Young—A newer perspective | Surg Capt R Ananthakrishnan | |
| 08:55 – 09:15 | NASH: the silent killer | Dr Ajay Duseja | |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | Obesity: How to Lose weight Evidence-based way | Gp Capt Kumar Abhisheka | |
| 09:45 –10:30 | Panel discussion: Handling Obesity Pandemic in Armed Forces Moderators: Lt Gen Narendra Kotwal, SM VSM, Brig Anil Menon Panelists: Brig PK Sharma, Brig Yashpal Singh, Brig VK Bhatti, Brig Navreet Singh, Dr Kaustubh Radkar |
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| Break | 10:00 – 10:30 | Running Tea | |
| Session – 13 | 10:30 – 12:05 | Theme: Medical profession – The Changing times | Chairpersons: Col VP Singh (Retd); Brig SP Gorthi (Retd) |
| 10:35 – 10:55 | Patient’s expectations from a Physician | Mrs. Shinei Sharma | |
| 11:00 – 11:40 | Debate : Internists are Redundant in the era of Subspecialisation | For : Lt Gen CS Narayanan, VSM*** (Retd) Against : Brig IV Nagesh |
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| 11:45 – 12:05 | Virtual Medical Education – Is it the end of bedside teaching | Maj Arun Valsan (Retd) | |
| Session - 14 | 12:10 – 13:20 | Theme: Recent trends in Intensive care | Chairpersons: Brig AS Kasthuri, VSM (Retd) Surg V Adm S Rohatgi, VSM (Retd) |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Emerging Role of NIV in Critical Care | Col Vikas Marwah, SM | |
| 12:35 - 12:55 | Acute Stroke management - Tissue vs Time window | Col Shaman Gill | |
| 13:00 – 13:20 | Renal replacement therapy in ICU | Dr Narayan Prasad | |
| Session - 15 | 13:25 – 14:00 | Valedictory & Closing Address | Comdt AFMC, Dean AFMC, Sr Cons Med, Org Chairperson & Secy |
| Break | 14:00 – 15:00 | Lunch | |