Dept of Respiratory Medicine, AICTS
Scientific Program
19-Sep-2023 : Devashish Hall (Hall A)+
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Moderator | Chairpersons/Panelists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 : 08:30 | Opening Address |
Lt Gen (Retd) BNBM Prasad, SM, VSM |
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| 08:00 : 08:30 | Welcoming the Wind of Change: Evolution of AICTS | Lt Gen BNBM Prasad, SM, VSM | |
| 08:30 : 08:45 | Welcome Address | Col Manu Chopra | |
| Tuberculosis: Recent Advances and Challenges | |||
| 08:50 : 09:10 | Evolution of Programmatic management of Tuberculosis in India | Dr Rupak Singla | Brig D Bhattacharyya,Brig Gen Brajendra Srivastava |
| 09:10 : 09:30 | Advances in Molecular Diagnostics: Beyond GeneXpert | Dr Radha Munje | |
| 09:30 : 09:50 | Newer Treatment Regimens and DR-TB Management | Dr Nitin Jain | |
| 09:50 : 10:10 | Latent TB Infection: Updated Guidelines | Dr Anant Mohan | |
| 10:10 : 10:40 | Case Based Panel Discussion: Tackling TB in the Armed Forces – Innovations and Obstacles | Col Vikas Marwah, SM | Col SP Rai, Brig Kunal Chatterjee, Dr Swarna Ramteke, Col R Mahesh Reddy, Lt Col Sandeep Rana |
| 11:00 : 11:15 | Inauguration | ||
| Keynote Address in Hall A | |||
| 11:15 : 11:55 | Healthcare 2030: Preparing for the Respiratory Revolution | Padma Shri Dr Randeep Guleria | Lt Gen BNBM Prasad, SM, VSM, Brig MS Barthwal |
| 12:00 : 12:40 | Tea | ||
| Updates on Pulmonary Infections | |||
| 12:40 : 13:00 | Management of CAP: Current Guidelines | Dr Vivek Nangia | Dr Amita Nene, Dr Anant Mohan |
| 13:00 : 13:20 | Antifungals in ICU: Latest Evidence-Based Guidelines | Dr Dhruva Chaudhry | |
| Symposium on Pleural Disease | |||
| 13:20 : 13:40 | Pleural Effusion: Perception Versus Reality: A Myth Buster | Dr Veerottam Tomer | Brig GC Gulati, Dr Sanjay Gaikwad |
| 13:40 : 14:00 | IPFT in Management of Synpneumonic Effusion: Where do we Stand in 2025? | Brig MS Barthwal | |
| 14:00 : 14:20 | Surgical Management of Empyema | Col Amit Pushkarna | |
| 14:00 : 14:45 | Lunch | ||
| Breathing Easy: Managing Obstructive airway disease in 2025 | |||
| 14:50 : 15:10 | Bronchiectasis Beyond the Basics: Diagnostic Clues and Therapy Gaps | Dr Raja Dhar | Col SP Rai, Col Vikas Marwah, SM |
| 15:10 : 15:30 | GOLD 2025 Highlights: What Every Clinician Should Know | Dr Sundeep Salvi | |
| 15:30 : 15:50 | Asthma in India 2025: Ground Realities vs Global Guidelines Real-world challenges in adherence, diagnosis, and inhaler availability in low-resource and rural settings | Dr Lancelot Pinto | |
| Advances in Airway Disease Management | |||
| 15:55 : 16:15 | Biologics in Airway Disease | Dr Viswesvaran | Dr Sundeep Salvi, Wg Cdr AS Paul |
| 16:15 : 16:35 | Triple Therapy, Smart Inhalers & Fixed Combinations: The Evolving Pharmacologic Arsenal | Dr P Arjun | |
| 16:35 : 17:00 | Panel Discussion: The Future of Inhaled Therapies – Beyond DPI vs MDI | Dr Sushmita Roy Chowdhury | |
19-Sep-2023 : Jyotin Hall (Hall B)+
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Moderator | Chairpersons/Panelists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Address in Hall A |
Lt Gen (Retd) BNBM Prasad, SM, VSM |
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| 08:00 : 08:30 | Welcoming the Wind of Change: Evolution of AICTS | Lt Gen BNBM Prasad, SM, VSM | |
| 08:30 : 08:45 | Welcome Address | Col Manu Chopra | |
| Sleep medicine | |||
| 08:50 : 09:10 | Excessive sleepiness: Approach to a patient | Dr Tejas Suri | Dr Ingole Jitendra, Brig Jyoti Prakash |
| 09:10 : 09:30 | Metabolic and systemic complications of OSA- when to suspect and how to manage | Dr Manu Madan | |
| 09:30 : 09:50 | Role of Digital Technologies Enabling PAP Adherence in OSA Patients | Dr Sibasish Dey | |
| 09:50 : 10:15 | Case Based Panel Discussion : Sleep medicine: Is it time for a separate specialisation? | Dr Saurabh Mittal | Dr Arun Kotaru, Dr Swapnil Kulkarni, Dr Shambhavi Joshi, Col Vikas Gupta, Col Nitu Singh, Lt Col Ankit Singhal |
| Advances in management of OAD | |||
| 10:20 : 10:40 | Rethink IL5: The Future of Type 2 Severe Asthma | Dr Mahavir Modi | Dr Raja Dhar, Col Puneet Saxena |
| 10:40 : 11:00 | Severe Asthma in the Indian Context :Insight and Innovation Through Real World Cases | Dr Vivek Nangia | |
| 11:00 : 11:15 | Inauguration in Devashish Hall (A) | ||
| Keynote Address in Devashish Hall (A) | |||
| 11:15 : 11:55 | Healthcare 2030: Preparing for the Respiratory Revolution | Padma Shri, Dr Randeep Guleri | Lt Gen BNBM Prasad, SM, VSM, Brig MS Barthwal |
| 12:00 : 12:40 | Tea | ||
| Immunization in Respiratory disease | |||
| 12:40 : 13:00 | Inuenza Vaccination in Respiratory Disease | Dr Agam Vora | Brig AS Menon, Dr Nitin Jain |
| 13:00 : 13:20 | Adult Immunisation: Present Guidelines | Dr Parvaiz Koul | |
| 13:20 : 13:40 | The Time is Now: Prioritizing the Need for Adult Immunization in Chronic Respiratory Disease Patients | Dr Nitin Abhyankar | |
| 13:40 : 14:00 | Panel Discussion: Increasing Adult vaccination coverage in India | Air Cmde VK Sashindran | Brig D Bhattacharya, Lt Col Narayanan S, Lt Col Sudipt Adhikari, Dr Vinod B Chavhan, Dr Ramesh Bharate |
| 14:00 : 14:45 | Lunch | ||
| Pulmonary Infections: Evidence-Based Management in ICU | |||
| 14:50 : 15:10 | Respiratory Failure in ICU: Looking Beyond the Ususal | Dr Ashok S Bansode | Brig VB Sharma, Surg Capt P S Tampi |
| 15:10 : 15:30 | Multiplex PCR in Respiratory Failure: Role and Benets | Dr Pawan Tiwari | |
| 15:30 : 15:55 | Case based Panel Discussion: Managing the Scourge of MDR Infections: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel? | Lt Col Hariprasad S | Lt Col Priyanka Singh, Dr Nikhil Sarangdhar, Lt Col Gurpreet Singh Bhalla, Col Mahima Lall, Lt Col Nitin Pahuja |
| Pulmonary Rehabilitation | |||
| Lungs on Fire. | |||
| 16:00 : 16:20 | Respiratory Emergencies: From OPD to ICU | Dr AG Ghosal | Dr Nitin Abhyankar, Brig Keshava Murthy |
| 16:20 : 16:40 | Inhalation Injuries & Smoke Exposure : Management protocols and prognosis. | Dr Dharm Prakash Dwivedi | |
| Pulmonary complications in GI disorders | |||
| 16:40 : 17:00 | Hepatic hydrothorax: Diagnosis and management | Col Saurabh Dawra | Dr Veerottam Tomer, Dr Shilpa Gandhi |
| 16:00 : 17:20 | Acute and chronic Pancreatitis: Respiratory complications. | Surg Capt Amit Kumar | |
19-Sep-2023 :Anshuman Hall (Hall C)+
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Moderator | Chairpersons/Panelists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Address in Hall A |
Lt Gen (Retd) BNBM Prasad, SM, VSM |
||
| 08:00 : 08:30 | Welcoming the Wind of Change: Evolution of AICTS | Lt Gen BNBM Prasad, SM, VSM | |
| 08:30 : 08:45 | Welcome Address | Col Manu Chopra | |
| Respiratory system in Hematological disorders | |||
| 08:50 : 09:10 | HES Diagnosis and management: Current Guidelines | Brig Suman Kumar | Dr Nikhil Sarangdhar, Surg Cmde Nilanjan Roy |
| 09:10 : 09:30 | Respiratory infections in hematological disorders | Brig SP Gorthi | |
| 09:30 : 09:50 | CNS TB and TB Meningitis | Lt Col Manish Bhartiya | |
| 09:50 : 10:10 | Systemic Disease Involving Lungs and CNS: Looking Beyond TB | Brig Manoj S | |
| Master class in Pediatric Asthma | |||
| 10:10 : 10:30 | Evidence based approach to Pediatric Asthma Management | Dr Siddhant Lalwani | Dr Sanjay Lalwani, Brig Vishal Vishnu Tiwari |
| Inauguration in Devashish Hall (A) | |||
| Keynote Address in Devashish Hall (A) | |||
| 11:15 : 11:55 | Healthcare 2030: Preparing for the Respiratory Revolution | Padma Shri Dr Randeep Guleria | Lt Gen BNBM Prasad, SM, VSM, Brig MS Barthwal |
| 12:00 : 12:40 | Tea | ||
| Lung Cancer: Modern Diagnostics and Therapeutics | |||
| 12:40 : 13:00 | Algorithmic Approach to a Patient with Suspected Lung Cancer: Current Guidelines | A Rathore | Col Brig D Mukherjee, Lt Col Prince Arvind |
| 13:00 : 13:20 | Molecular Proling and Targeted Therapies in Lung Cancer | Brig P Suresh | |
| 13:20 : 13:40 | IPC in Managing Malignant Pleural Effusion: Role and Evidence | Dr Aditya Chawla | |
| 13:40 : 14:00 | Case Based Panel Discussion: Palliative Care in Lung Cancer | Dr Rajni Bhatt | Dr Rutula Sonawane, Lt Col VS Prakash, Wg Cdr AS Paul, Col Sumit Bhaskar, Lt Col Rekha Vashisth |
| Running Lunch | |||
| Nursing in Critical Care | |||
| 14:50 : 15:10 | Care of bed bound patient | Lt Col Suman Dhaka | Brig Dechen Chodean, Lt Col Nitin Ahuja |
| 15:10 : 15:30 | Care of hypoxemic patient | Maj Lekshmi C L | |
| Respiratory Issues in Cardiac Disorders | |||
| 15:40 : 16:00 | Diagnosing PH: The correct approach | Brig Sanjeev Sengupta | Surg VAdm Ravi Kalra, NM, VSM Air Mshl Prashant Bhardwaj AVSM, VSM |
| 16:00 : 16:20 | Right Ventricular Failure: Present and Future | Brig Navreet Singh, VSM | |
| 16:20 : 16:40 | Pulmonary Embolism: When to suspect and how to manage? | Col Balbir Singh | Col Arun Prasad, Surg Cdr Ramakant, Dr Shweta Tyagi, Lt Col Nitin Sharma, Lt Col Renjith Verghese |
20-Sep-2023 : Devashish Hall (Hall A)+
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Moderator | Chairpersons/Panelists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advances in Lung Cancer | |||
| 08:30 : 08:50 | Liquid Biopsy and Newer Diagnostics in Lung Cancer | Maj Gen Reena Bharadwaj, SM, VSM | Brig Suman Kumar, Col S Venkatesan |
| 08:50 : 09:10 | Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer | Maj Gen Amul Kapoor | |
| Advances in Pulmonary and Pleural Interventions | |||
| 09:10 : 09:30 | Mastering Central Airway Obstruction: The Flexible Way Forward. | Dr Tinku Joseph | Lt Gen BNBM Prasad, SM,VSM, Col Vikas Marwah, SM |
| 09:30 : 09:50 | Cryotherapy in Bronchoscopy: Freezing Forward in Diagnosis and Palliation | Dr Sushil Jain | |
| 09:50 : 10:10 | Rigid Bronchoscopy in 2025: Building a Safe and Sustainable Progrm | Dr Karan Madan | |
| 10:10 : 10:30 | Thoracoscopy: From Pleural Biopsy to Therapeutic Innovation -The expanding scope of pleural interventions beyond diagnosis. | Dr Nasser Yusuf H | |
| Interventional Pulmonology: Advancing the Scope | |||
| 10:30 : 10:50 | Airway Foreign Bodies in Adults: A Neglected Emergency: Clinical Cues and Bronchoscopic Management of This Often-missed Condition. | Dr Prashant Chhajed | Dr Karan Madan, Dr Sahajal Dhooria |
| 10:50 : 11:10 | Pulmonary Interventions : Managing the complications and when not to venture. | Dr Rajiv Goyal | |
| 11:10 : 11:40 | Panel Discussion: Bronchoscopist 2.0 – From Diagnostics to Therapeutics: Shaping the Modern Bronchoscopist. | Dr Pratibha Singhal | Dr Sameer Arbat, Dr Shyam Krishnan, Col MB Shyam, Dr Laxmikant Yenge, Lt Col Robin Choudhary |
| Masterclass on Hepatopulmonary Syndrome | |||
| 11:40 : 12:00 | Hepatopulmonary Syndrome | Air Mshl Sandeep Thareja, SM, VSM** | Maj Gen PK Sharma, Air Cmde AS Prasad, VSM |
| Lung Transplant | |||
| 12:00 : 12:20 | Donor and Recipient Evaluation for Lung Transplant | Dr Apar Jindal | Surg Radm Vivek Hande, VSM, Brig D J Sharma |
| 12:20 : 12:50 | Setting Up a Lung Transplant Centre | Dr Sandeep Attawar | |
| 12:50 : 13:20 | Lung Transplant in Armed Forces : Experience from Present Centres & the Way Ahead | Brig Anurag A Garg | Brig Sameer Kumar, SM, Brig Nikhil Tiwari, Lt Col Saurabh Tiwari, Dr Rahul Kendre, Dr Shilpa Gandhi |
| The Fibrotic Puzzle: Rethinking Interstitial Lung Disease | |||
| 13:20 : 13:40 | CT appearance of Important Lung Diseases | Dr Amita Nene | Dr Mahendra Kawedia, Lt Col IM Pandey |
| 13:40 : 14:00 | Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Race Against Time | Dr Vijay Hadda | |
| 14:00 : 14:20 | Antibrotics in 2025: Panacea or Pitfall? | Dr Sahajal Dhooria | |
| 14:20 : 14:30 | Felicitation and Vote of Thanks | Col Manu Chopra | |
| 14:30O nwards | Lunch |
20-Sep-2023 : Jyotin Hall (Hall B)+
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Moderator | Chairpersons/Panelists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Care & Pulmonary Infections | |||
| 08:30 : 08:50 | ABG Analysis for Students: Must-Know Basics | Dr Richa Gupta | Dr Varsha Shinde |
| 08:50 : 09:10 | Ventilation in Chronic Lung Disease: Simplifying the Mystery | Air Cmde Aditya Sapra | |
| 09:10 : 09:30 | ARDS: Current Concepts | Maj (Dr) Sanjay Singhal | |
| 09:30 : 09:50 | Inhaled Antibiotics in ICU | Dr Rohan K Aurangabadwala | |
| 09:50 : 10:10 | Single-Use Bronchoscopes in ICU: Useful or Wasteful? | Dr Vijay Kumar Chennamchetty | |
| Understanding ILD | |||
| 10:10 : 10:30 | Cracking the Code: A Clinician’s Guide to ILD Diagnosis | Dr Mansi Gupta | Gp Capt Pragya Sharma, Col Anamika Sinha |
| 10:30 : 11:00 | Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: What’s New in the Diagnostic Arsenal? | Dr Mehul Thakkar | |
| 11:00 : 11:30 | Case Based Panel Discussion: Multidisciplinary Discussions in ILD: Gold Standard or Just Hype? | Col Puneet Saxena | Dr Pranav Ish, Dr Ujjwal Parakh, Col Ashwini Kumar, Lt Col Vikram Singh, Surg Cdr Amit Bajpai,Dr Amit Dave |
| Masterclass in Inhaler Therapy | |||
| 11:00 : 11:50 | Differentiating between SITT Class | Dr Prahlad Prabhudesai | Dr Anand Vijay, Dr Himanshu Pophale |
| Environmental Disorders | |||
| 11:50 : 12:10 | Air Pollution & the Lung: Evidence Beyond the Headlines. | Lt Col IM Pandey | Dr Meenakshi Bhakare, Lt Col Priyanka Singh |
| 12:10 : 12:30 | Occupational Lung Disease in India: Beyond Silicosis & Asbestos | Dr Bharat Gopal | |
| 12:30 : 12:50 | High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema | Brig KK Ashta | |
| 13:00 : 14:00 | Col SC Tewari Memorial Quiz: Finals | Dr Anubhuti | |
| 14:20 : 14:30 | Felicitation and Vote of Thanks in Devashish Hall (A) | Col Manu Chopra | |
| 14:00 Onwards | Lunch |
20-Sep-2023 : Anshuman Hall (Hall C)+
| Time | Topic | Speaker/Moderator | Chairpersons/Panelists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing in Respiratory Patient | |||
| 08:30 : 08:50 | Nursing care of patient with Pulmonary Tuberculosis | Lt Col Saranya | Brig Omana K S |
| 08:50 : 09:10 | Nursing care of patient with ICD | Lt Col Arpita Dan | |
| Respiratory System in Rheumatological disorders | |||
| 09:10 : 09:30 | Understanding DAH | Brig Atal Amar Tej | Brig P Suresh, Dr Nitin Gaikwad |
| 09:30 : 09:50 | Approach to Vasculitis | Brig Vivek Vasdev | |
| 09:50 : 10:10 | Managing ILD with CTD | Dr Sandeep Kansurkar | |
| 10:10 : 10:30 | IPAF: Rheumatologist perspective | Col Varghese Koshy | |
| Respiratory system in ENT disorders | |||
| 10:30 : 10:50 | Understanding Allergic Rhinitis | Dr Zaheer Abbas Sheikh | Dr Prasun Mishra, Col Ajay Premanand Desai |
| 10:50 : 11:10 | Evolution of Role of ENT Surgeon in OSA | Brig J R Galagali | |
| 11:10 : 11:30 | Surgery in OSA: Current Evidence | Col Anandita Gupta | |
| Respiratory disorders in Special Situations | |||
| 11:30 : 11:50 | Managing respiratory failure in pregnancy | Dr Vidushi Rathi | Col AG Pandit, Dr Irfan Sheikh |
| 11:50 : 12:10 | Current application of Nuclear Medicine in Pulmonary Disorder | Lt Col Neeraj Kumar | |
| Respiratory system in Renal Disorders | |||
| 12:10 : 12:30 | Pulmonary renal syndrome | Col Atul Kumar Srivastava | Col PS Chauhan |
| 12:30 : 12:50 | Respiratory complications post Renal transplant | Dr Mohan KT | |
| Interventions for COPD | |||
| 12:50 : 13:10 | Smoking Cessation: How to go about it? | Dr Jairaj P Nair | Lt Col Robin Choudhary |
| 13:10 : 13:30 | Online Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD: AICTS experience | Dr Mohammed Samiulah | |
| Col SC Tewari Memorial Quiz: Finals in Jyotin Hall (B) | |||
| 13:00 : 14:00 | Online Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD: AICTS experience | Dr Anubhuti | |
| 14:20 : 14:30 | Felicitation and Vote of Thanks in Devashish Hall (A) | Col Manu Chopra | |
| 14:30 Onwards | Lunch |