CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 Date :31.01.2013:: Venue : Codissia Trade Fair Complex,Coimbatore Hall Time Topic & Chairpersons Speaker E -1 (Thiruvalluvar) 8.30 9.00 AM INAUGURATION OF CME SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME by Dr. K.K.Talwar, President, Medical Council of India (New Delhi) 9.00 9.25 AM R N Tagore Oration Chairpersons: Dr.Manotosh Panja,Kolkata Dr.A Muruganathan, Coimbatore Prevention of progression of Chronic Kidney Disease Dr M S Amareshan-Chennai 9.30 9.55AM Dean s Address Chairpersons: Dr Sandhya Kamath, Mumbai Dr R.K. Dutta Roy, Kolkata Current status of Chronic Heart Block & Pacemaker in Eastern India Dr Manotosh Panja-Kolkata 10 10.25AM Guest Lecture Chairpersons : Dr. V Santaram, Hyderabad Dr.S.K.Sarin,New Delhi Dr. Subir Banerjee, Kolkata Early diagnosis of upper GI tract malignancy & its prevention Dr.Kiran Das USA 10.30AM 12.10PM Hypertension and Heart Failure Chairperson: Dr.N.P.Singh,New Delhi Dr. Biswakesh Majumder, Kolkata Dr. K.K.Parik, Kota Current management strategy in CCF. Dr Amal Kumar Banerjee, Kolkata Approach to Resistant Hypertension Dr B R Bansode,Mumbai Hypertension in elderly Dr R K Singal, New Delhi Fourth generation calcium antagonist for BP control Dr Nanda Kumar,Calicut Prevention of hypertension in India. Dr S. B Gupta,Mumbai

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 Date :31.01.2013:: Venue : Codissia Trade Fair Complex,Coimbatore Hall Time Topic & Chairpersons Speaker E- 1 12.10 13.30PM Cardiology Newer Intervention Chairperson : Dr. Debasis Majhi Kolkata Dr. Goutam Majumder, Kolkata Dr. G.S.Wander, Coimbatore Renal denervation in resistant hypertension Dr Ashok Seth, Delhi CAD in diabetes - current status of coronary intervention Dr D.B. Pahlajani, Mumbai Coronary Intervention in acute MI- current status in India Dr P K Sahoo, Orissa Risk stratification and prevention of CAD are better than intervention Dr Muralidhar S Rao, Gulbarga 13.30 14.00PM Lunch 14.00 15.40PM Newer Pharmacotherapy in cardiovascular diseases Chairpersons : Dr.G B Gupta,Raipur Dr. Sradhananda Mohapatra,Orissa Dr. Issac Mosses, Coimbatore Newer anti platelets in CVD Dr. P.C Manoria,Bhopal Management of STEMI in resource limited setting Dr. Lekha Adik Pathak, Mumbai Pleotropic effect of statin- early & higher are better Dr. P K Deb,Kolkata Polypill a need for secondary prevention in CVD Dr. Ajit S Mulasari,Chennai 15.40 16.10PM Judiciary & Medical Practice (issue in a patient of Diabetic CAD and renal impairment) Moderator: Dr.A.L.Dutta Counsel on behalf of Prosecution : Dr.Abhijit Tarafdar Counsel on behalf of Defendant: Dr.Prakash Mondal Judge : Dr.M.K.Mani (Chennai)/Dr M Maiya (Bangalore)/ Dr.D.B.Pahlajani(Mumbai)

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 Date :31.01.2013:: Venue : Codissia Trade Fair Complex,Coimbatore Hall Time Topic & Chairpersons Speaker E 2 (Kambar) 10.00 10.30AM Short Clinical Cases Chairpersons: Dr M.Sabir, Bikanir Dr Arun Majumder, Kolkata Presenters: Dr Dipanjan Bandyopadhyay,Kolkata Dr P L Sherpa Darjeeling 10.30 11.50AM Endocrinology Chairpersons : Dr. Apurba Mukherjee, Kolkata Dr.B K Sahay, Hydrabad Dr.A N Rai, Gaya Are all Gliptins created equal? Dr Shasank R Joshi,Mumbai Pitfalls of steroid therapy and withdrawl Dr M S Seshadri,Vellore Eye disorder in thyroid dysfunction Dr Yash Shah,Mumbai Endocrine Kaleidoscope Dr S Choudhury,Kolkata 11.50 13.30PM Diabetes Chairpersons : Dr. V Seshiah, Chennai Dr. Sunit Ghoshal, Kolkata Dr Bansi Saboo Ahmedabad Newer oral Hypoglycaemic drugs- Clinical and practical update Dr Siddhath Shah, Mumbai Early and aggressive insulin therapy in type II DM Dr Ashok Das, Puducherry Clinical approach in Diabetics with pregnancy Dr Samar Banerjee, Kolkata Prevention of diabetes Mellitus. Dr Y P Munjal,Delhi Diabetic Cardiomyopathy- Current status Dr N K Singh, Dhanbad

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 13.30 14.00 PM Lunch Date :31.01.2013:: Venue : Codissia Trade Fair Complex,Coimbatore Hall Time Topic & Chairpersons Speaker E 2 14.00 14.20 PM Key Note address 1 Chairpersons :Dr.G.S.Sainani,Mumbai/ Dr Pradip Bhowmik Agartala / Dr. R.K.Goyal, Joypur Changing profile of Rheumatic Fever & its prevention in India Dr B B Thakur Muzaffarpur 14.20 16.00PM Haematology and Haematooncology Chairpersons : Dr Giridhari Kar, Silchar Dr Madhuchanda Kar,Kolkata Dr T.K.Datta, Puducherry Immune Thrombocytopenia in clinical practice Dr Mathew Thomas,Trivandam Diagnosis and biology of Lymphoma Dr A K Vaid, Delhi Current Management strategy of Aplastic anemia Dr Velunair,Pune Prevention of Neutropenic infection Dr K Govind Babu,Bangalore Venous thromboembolism in cancer - one case discussion Dr Hemanta Malhotra,Jaipur

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 Date :31.01.2013:: Venue : Codissia Trade Fair Complex,Coimbatore Hall Time Topic & Chairpersons Speaker E 3 (Bharathiyar) 10.00 10.30AM Short Clinical Cases Chairpersons : 1. Dr Arabinda Bhattacharjee, Kolkata 2. Dr. Arup Kundu, Kolkata 3. Dr K C Mehta Mumbai Presenter : Dr. Ajoy Kumar, Patna Dr.Selva Chandru, Bangalure 10.30 12.10AM Tropical Disease - Burning Issues Chairpersons : Dr K Tewari, Muzaffarpur Dr. Anita Datta, Kolkata Dr K K Lohani Gaya What is next in leishmaniasis Dr Shyamsunder,Baranasi Systemic fungal infection Clinician s approach Dr Subrata Moitra,Kolkata Current status of Tropical Heart Disease in India and prevention Dr S M Shah,Ahmedabad Fever with rash how do I approach Dr Bibhuti Saha,Kolkata Emerging antibiotic resistant bacteria in Indian icus Dr Charu Jani, Mumbai

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 E-3 12.10 13.30 PM Pulmonary and Critical care Chairpersons Date : :31.01.2013:: Dr M E Yeolekar Venue Mumbai : Codissia Trade Fair Complex,Coimbatore Hall Time Dr S.K.Sharma, Topic New & Chairpersons Delhi Speaker Dr A M Bhagawati,Mumbai Anti-inflammatory therapy in asthma Dr A G Ghosal,Kolkata Latent Tuberculosis Challenges Dr Avijit Swami, Silchar Current classification and early diagnosis in ARDS Dr S K Todi,Kolkata Airpollution and respiratory health Dr. S Chandrasekharan,Chennai 13.30 14.00PM Lunch 14.00 15.00PM HIV Medicine Chairpersons : Dr A Talukder,Kolkata Dr Jayanta Panda,Orissa Dr B B Rewari Delhi Acute HIV syndrome should we treat Dr A K Deshpandey,Mumbai Cure of HIV reality or myth Dr Kumaraswami,Chennai What should be the CD4 cut off for ART initiation - Raising the bar Dr S K Guha, Kolkata 15.00 16.00 PM Emergency Medicine Chairperson : Dr S.B. Ganguly, Kolkata Dr A Mathur,Rajasthan Dr. Biranchi Narayan Mohapatra, Odisha 45 yr Female known SLE admitted with fever with lung infiltrates Dr Dhiman Ganguly,Kolkata 70 yrs old male admitted with confusional state Dr G Usha,Chennai 40 yrs male farmer admitted with viper bite Dr Sibendu Ghosh,Kolkata 40 yr female presented with Raynaud s phenomenon, arthralgia Dr Udas Ghosh Kolkata and hypertension

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 Date :31.01.2013:: Venue : Codissia Trade Fair Complex,Coimbatore Hall Time Topic & Chairpersons Speaker E 4 (Elango Adigal) 10.00 10.30AM Short Clinical Cases Chairperson : Dr S K Bichile mumbai Dr. Th. Prem Chand Singh, Imphal Dr.D.K.Hazra, Agra Presenters: Dr. Salam Ranabir,Imphal Faculty of Dr. Sandha Kamath, Mumbai 10.30 12.10 PM Rheumatology Chairperson : Dr Ramnath Misra, Lucknow Dr Bhabani Chakraborty,Assam Dr Sovon Biswas,Kolkata Ankylosing Spondylitis- current management strategies Dr Alokendu Ghosh,kolkata Management of Rheumatoid arthritis changing scenario Dr G Narsimulu,Hydrabad

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 Joint-lung interface challenges Dr Milind Nadkar,Mumbai Vasculitis Date for :31.01.2013:: Clinicians applied Venue algorithm : Codissia Trade Fair Complex,Coimbatore Dr.Sukumar Mukherjee,Kolkata Hall Time Osteoporosis management Topic recent & Chairpersons concepts Dr Liyakat Ali Speaker Gouri,Bikaneer 12.10 13.30 PM Neurology Chairperson : Dr M K Roy,Kolkata Dr. V.Nagarajan, Madurai Dr Bhupendra Gupta,Delhi Approach to initiation and withdrawal of AEDs in epilepsy Dr P Satish Chandra,Bangalore Current trends in diagnosis and prevention in migraine Dr Arabinda Mukherjee,Kolkata Current preventive strategy in CVA Dr Alok Pandit,Kolkata Approach to parasomnia Dr M P Srivastav,Delhi 13.30 14.00PM Lunch E-4 14.00 15.00 PM Geriatrics Medicine Chairpersons : Dr Pritam Gupta,Delhi Dr S R Jana Midnapore Dr S N Raju,Hydrabad Biomarkers in aging Dr A B Dey,AIIMs Frailty Current concept Dr B Krishnaswamy,Chennai Prevention of aging Dr Jyotirmoy Pal,Kolkata 15.00 16.20PM Nephrology Chairperson : Dr R Pandey, Kolkata Dr O P Kalra, Delhi Dr Bibekananda Jha,Chandigarh ARF- Current management strategy Dr Jayanta Bose, Kolkata Renal Transplant Care Physician role Dr Amit Gupta,Luchnow

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 Current status of CAD in CKD Dr Sadananda Sethi,Mumbai Dialysis Date for internist :31.01.2013:: Venue : Codissia Trade Fair Complex,Coimbatore Dr Ashok Kirpalani,Mumbai Hall Time Topic & Chairpersons Speaker F-3 (Avvaiyar) 10.00-10.30 AM Short Clinical Cases Chairpersons : Dr H S Pathak Kolkata Dr. S.Bhagabati Devi, Imphal Presenters : 1) Dr Sujoy Ghosh Kolkata 2) Dr Prasun Chatterjee AIIMs F-3 10.30 12.00 AM Gastroenterology Chairperson : Dr S G Maity,Kolkata Dr. Rajesh Upadhyay,Delhi Dr. M P Singh Ranchi Diabetic Hepatopathy a syndrome in evolution Dr Sidhartha Das,Orissa Decompensated liver disease - How to treat Dr C Eapen Vellore Hepatitis C current and future management Dr P. Kar, New Delhi Management of Refractory cases of IBD Dr. R.K.Jain, Bhopal F-3 12.00 13.30PM Society,Medicine and Economics Chairpersons : Dr Anil Chaturvedi, New Delhi Dr.Surendra Daga, Kolkata

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 Dr. S.K.Chug, New Delhi Medical Date education :31.01.2013:: in india Venue : Codissia Trade Fair Complex,Coimbatore Dr.K.K.Talwar,New Delhi Hall Time Ethics in medical practice Topic & Chairpersons Dr V Parameswar,Mumbai Speaker Health insurance in india: current scenario and future Dr Arul Raj,Tutikorin Yoga, music and medicine. Dr Saikat Dutta, Siliguri Disaster Management Challenges in India Dr Sourav Koley,Kolkata 13.30 14.00PM Lunch F-3 14.00 14.30PM Panel Discussion on Basal Insulin Moderator : Dr Samar Banerjee Dr. Saumik Dutta, Kolkata Panelist : Dr. Krisna Seshadri (Chennai) Dr. SR Arvind (Bangalore) Dr. Sunil Gupta (Nagpur) 14.30 16.00PM Preventive Medicine Chairperson: A P Mohanty (JK),Dr P K Ghosh (Midnapore),P K Agarwal (Katihar) 1) Cessation of Smoking Dr D Bhattacharya Pune 2) Prediction and Prevention of sudden cardiac death - Dr Ranjan Kumar Sharma,Kolkata 3) Malignant face of Vivax Malaria - Dr P C Bhattachacharya 4) Obesity an ectopic Fat syndrome Dr Soumitra Ghosh 5) Dengue fever- Challenges in diagnosis and management strategies- Dr P S Karmakar 16.30 1730PM ICP GENERAL BODY MEETING

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 1730 18.30PM API GENERAL Date :31.01.2013:: BODY MEETING Venue : Codissia Trade Fair Complex,Coimbatore Hall 18.30PM Time ONWARDS INAUGURATION Topic & Chairpersons Speaker WORKSHOP HALL(Agathiyar) Hall -D 10.00 11.10AM Innovation in Medicine Chairperson: Dr Rita Sood (New Delhi) Dr M Kabir (Chennai) Basics of Clinical Research Methodology Dr Prasanta Bhattacharya (Assam) Gap in sepsis and role of Ulinastati in severe sepsis Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Ahmadabad Thromboxane A2 Receptor blocker,seratrodast: A novel modality for the management of Asthma Dr. Bhupesh Dewan (Mumbai) Hall -D 11.10-13.30PM Live workshop on Intervention Cardiology Co-ordinator : 11.00 12.00 PM Moderator : Dr Suman Bhandari Delhi Dr.Prakash Mondal Kolkata.

CME PROGRAMME: APICON 2013 Dr Rajeeb Gupta Bhopal Interventional Date :31.01.2013:: management Venue of : ST Codissia segment Trade MI Fair Complex,Coimbatore Dr. Thomus Alexandar, Hall Time Current Status and Topic future & Chairpersons of Cardiac Intervention in India Dr Manotosh Speaker Panja, Kolkata Electrophysiology in India Dr. C. Narasimhan,Hydrabad Role of IVAS Study in Coronary Intervention Dr. Debdutta Bhattacharya Kol 12.00 13.00 PM Chairpersons : Dr A L Dutta/ Dr G Sengottuvelu /Dr Saroj Mondal Live workshop on Coronary Intervention and ASD closure Dr Thomas Alexzenda Hall -D 14.00 16.00 PM Workshop on Critical Care Chairperson: Dr A N Bhagawati (Mumbai)/Dr Dhrubo Choudhury (Rotak) Co-ordinator : Dr Asutosh Ghosh 1) Overview of Critical care policies case recruitement and role of different disciplines Dr Asutosh Ghosh 2) Case 1 NIV and IMV Dr Sankha Sen (Siliguri) 3) Case 2 ABG analysis Dr Ankit Srivastav (Rachi) 4) Case5 Blood sugar control in ICU Dr Satinath Mukherjee(Kolkata) 5) CPR Basic and advanced Dr S F Haque (UP) 6) Case Dr Madhuchanda Kar (Kolkata) As on 17.11.2012

Day 1 1st Feb HALL D AGATHIYAR HALL - WORKSHOPS TIME Day 1 1st Feb HALL D AGATHIYAR HALL (Those who want to attend the workshop kindly send a cheque/dd for Rs. 200 in favour of APICON 2013 Coimbatore, along with the letter mentioning the name of the workshop they wish to attend with their contact details. Only 200 delegates can be accommodated. ( Preference would be given to those who register early ) We will give preference to those who register early (first come first served). Kindly send us your registration with the cheque/dd to the organizing committee on or before 20 th Jan 2013 to avoid disappointment APICON 2013 Conference Secretariat, Bethesda Hospital, No 11, Simpson Nagar, Sivaji Colony, Coimbatore 641025, Phone : 9443043211 / 9443743211 /0422 2400825 http://www.apicon2013coimbatore.com/ apicon2013cbe@gmail.com Dr. Kumar Natarajan: +91 94432 62666 Ms. Brindha: +91 96005 14840 9:00am 12:00pm ECG WORKSHOP -- ECG as poor man s Coronary Angiogram An interactive session with audience response system 1. ACS: ECG Approach to guide management 2. ACS: Coronary localization: Which, Where 3. ACS: Risk stratification thro ECG 4. ACS: Subtle signs: So often missed 5. ACS : Misdiagnosis : Mimics and Masqueraders Dr. Chenniappen (Trichy). 1:00 pm 2:00pm 2:00 pm 5:00pm Handout and booklets will be given during the workshop. LUNCH WORKSHOP ON NEUROLOGY 1. Assessment & training on the NIH stroke score. 2. Imaging in acute ischemic stroke {AIS} with special reference to trans cranial Doppler (TCD) 3.Thrombolysis in AIS---IV & IA. 4. Tissue window VS Time window. 5. Stroke treatment beyond thrombolysis. 6. Future in AIS management. Dr. K. Vijayan (Coimbatore), Dr. Meenakshi Sundram (Madurai)

TIME Day 1 1 st Feb, HALL E 1 THIRUVALLUVAR HALL 8:30am 9:00am 9:00 am 9:30am 9:30am 10:00am INAGURATION SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME PRESIDENTIAL ORATION Chairpersons: Dr. Sandhya A Kamath (Mumbai) & Dr. Y. P. Munjal (New Delhi) The double burden of Tuberculosis and Diabetes in India Dr. A. Muruganathan Tirupur. Chairpersons: Dr. Mantosh Panja (Kolkata), Dr. Siddharth N. Shah (Mumbai). NATAJI ORATION Fatty Liver Disease; The Liver Heart Connection Dr. Gourdas Choudhuri (Lucknow) THERAPEUTICS Chairpersons: Dr Udai Lal(Hyderabad), Dr. P. Dharmarajan(Coimbatore), & Dr. Prof Harpreet Singh(Rohak) 10:00am 10:30am 10:30am 10:50am NOVO NORDISK LECTURE: 1) Broadening the Reach of Insulin Therapy: Focus on Insulin Degludec. (Novo Nordisk). Dr. Prof. David Russell-Jones (USA). 2) Differentiating Incretin based therapies Progress and promise of GLP-1 receptor agonists (Novo Nordisk). Dr. Ajay Kumar(Patna) 10:50am 11:10am 11:10am 11:30am 3) Clinical trials to clinical practice: Role of sulfonylureas in today s Practice Dr. B. M. Makkar(New Delhi) 4) Evolution of gliptins over last 5 years. (MSD) Dr. Apurba Mukherjee(Kolkata) CARDIOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Visakan (Tirupur), Dr. Dharmarajan(Coimbatore), & Dr. N. Sivakadaksham(Chennai), Dr. Kalanithi (Coimbatore), Dr. Selistin Raja Manokaran (Perundhurai).

11:30am 11:50am 11:50am 12:10pm 12:10pm 12:30pm 12:30pm 12:50pm 12:50pm 1:10pm 1) Appraisal and Reappraisal of Treatment of Hypertension 2013. (ERIS) 2) Critical analysis of various drugs used for thrombolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction (Bayer). Dr. G. S. Wander(Ludhiana) 3) Newer Advances in Coronary Intervention Dr. Sengotvel(Chennai) 4) Advances in Management of Heart failure and what can we do in India. Dr. K. M. Cherian(Chennai) 5) Contemporary Management of Sudden Cardiac Death (STRIDES). Dr. S. N. NARASINGAN(Chennai) 1:10pm 2:00pm 2:00pm 2:20pm 2:20pm 2:40pm 2:40pm 3:00pm 3:05pm 3:25pm 3:25pm 3:45pm 3:45pm 4:05pm LUNCH DIABETOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Prof V. K. Katyal(Rohak), Dr. Arthur Asirvadham(Madurai), Dr. Brij Mohan(Kanpur) 1) Addressing the Glucose triad for comprehensive glycaemic control (Novonordisk). DR. Binayak Sinha(Kolkata) 2) Hypoglycaemia and its impact in diabetes (Novo Nordisk). Dr. Shaukat Sadikot(Mumbai) 3) Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) (Medtronics). Dr. Johny J. Kannampilly,(Cochin) DIABETOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Ramasamy (Thenkasi), Dr. Natarajan (Coimbatore), & Samar Banerjee (Kolkata) 1) Diagnosis and Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Indian Guidelines Dr. Dr. Prof V Seshiah (Chennai) 2) Stress Hyperglycemia Indian Scenario. Dr. Anand Moses (Chennai) 3) Guidelines on Inpatient Management of Hyperglycemia Dr. Manash P Baruah (Guwahati)

4:10pm 4:30pm 4:30pm 4:50pm 4:50pm 5:00pm Chairpersons: Dr. M. V. Rabindranath (Coimbatore), Dr M. N. Rao (Hyderabad). 1) A New face of GERD and Its Management. (ERIS) Dr. S. K. Tyagi 2) Fluid Therapy in Medical Disorders. Dr. Sanjay Pandya(Rajkot - Gujarat) 3)Quiz Programme Day 1 1 st Feb HALL E 2 - KAMBAR HALL TIME 9: 30am 9:50am 9:50am 10:20am 10:20am 10:40am 10:45am 11:05am 11:05am 11:25am 11:25am 11:45am 11:50am 12:10pm Day 1 1 st Feb HALL E 2 - KAMBAR HALL GASTROENTEROLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Sanjeev Sinha (New Delhi), Dr. G Loganathan (Salem), & Dr. S. G. Maity (Kolkata). 1) Guidelines for assessment and management of NAFLD in Indians Dr. Shivaram Prasad Singh(Cuttack) HONOUR LECTURE 2) What is New in Hepatology. Dr. N. Ravendhra (USA) 3) Indian Guidelines and Protocols Hepatitis B. Dr. Anil C Anand(New Delhi) DIABETOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Giri (Coimbatore), Dr. A. Krishna Prasad (Hyderabad), Dr. M. V. Ram Babu (Hyderabad), 1) Clinical approach to diabetes in the young in India. Dr. V. Mohan(Chenna) 2) HbA1c -- Consensus & Controversy. Dr. Anil Kumar Virmani(Jamshedpur) 3) Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). Dr. Banshi Saboo(Ahmedabad) Chairpersons: Prof (Dr). Harbir Kaur Rao (Patiala), Dr. Ramdas (Coimbatore), Dr. Saravanan (Coimbatore) 1) Biomedical Waste Management Dr. Sandhya Kamath(Mumbai)

12:10pm 12:30pm 12:30pm 12:50pm 12:50pm 1:10pm SURGICAL 2) Prevention of Breast Cancer Dr. Karthick Ghosh (USA) 3) Guidelines for Bariatric (Metabolic) Surgery for Indian Population Dr. Palanivelu (Coimbatore) 4) Role of Physician in Surgical Sepsis Dr. S. Asokan (Coimbatore) 1:10pm 2:00pm LUNCH PULMONOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Jayamohan Unnidhan(Coimbatore), Dr. R. Krishna Reddy(), Dr. S. K. Rajan (Chennai). 2:00pm 2:20pm 2:20 2:40 2:40 3:00 3:00 3:20 1) Therapeutic Options for Uncontrolled Asthma. Dr. Agam vora (Mumbai) 2) Sleep Disordered, Breathing Disorders Dr. Prof. S. K. Sharma (New Delhi) 3)Management of Tuberculosis Indian Guidelines Dr. Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva (New Delhi) 4) Uncommon presentations of a common Disease Tuberculosis Dr. LT. Col. V. P.Gopinathan (Cochin - Kerala) Chairpersons: Dr. Ananda Bagchi, Dr. D. P. Chakraborty, & Dr. Rajinder(Patiala) 3:25 3:50 3:50 4:20 4:20 4:40 GUEST LECTURE Medical Education & Training 1) Post Graduate Training and Education in USA Dr. Vellore S. Parithivel (USA) GUEST LECTURE 2)Post graduate physician education in Australia Dr. Prof. Kichu Nair (Australia) 3) Major reforms in medical education for an interdependent world of 21st Century. Dr. Pradeep Mishra(Nagpur)

4:40 5:00 4)Future of Small Hospitals in India Dr. Anand Kate(Nagpur) Day 1 1 st Feb HALL E 3 BHARATHIYAR HALL TIME 9:30 9:50 9:50 10:10 10:10 10:30 10:30 10:50 10:55 11:15 11:15 11:35 11:35 11:55 12:00 12:20 Day 1 1 st Feb HALL E 3 BHARATHIYAR HALL NUTRITION Chairpersons: Dr. E. Arumugam (Chengalpet), Dr. M. Narasimhan (Sholinghur) & Dr. R. Selvaraj (Cuddalore) 1)Diet as Medicine Dr. Sonia Arora (Patiala) 2) Nutrition in ICU An Overview. Dr. Ketan K Mehta (Mumbai) 3) Genetically Modified Foods - Of any medical significance? Impact on the health of the population. Dr. Anupam Prakash (New Delhi) 4)Cooking Oils in Health and Disease Dr. Shilpa Joshi (Mumbai) HYPERTENSION Chairpersons: Dr. B. R. Bansode (Mumbai), Dr. V. Nambi (Chennai), & Dr. E. Dhandapani (Coimbatore) 1) Practical guidelines for Hypertension management. Dr. N. R. Rao (Manipal) 2) Interventions in Hypertension. Dr. Ajay U Mahajan (Mumbai) 3) Sex and Hypertension. Dr. A. K. Pancholia (Indore M.P.) ENDOCRINOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Anandamoorthy (Ooty), Dr. R. Gunasekaran (Trichy), & Dr. M. A. Kabeer (Chennai) 1) Cushings Syndrome: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management. Dr. K. J. Shetty (Bangalore) 2)Hirsutism Indian Scenario

12:20 12:40 12:40 1:00 Dr. A. R. Vijayakumar (Coimbatore) 3)Pituitary Passions Dr. Nihal Thomas (Vellore) 1:00 2:00 LUNCH 2:00 2:20 2:20 2:40 2:40 3:00 3:05 3:25 3:25 3:45 3:45 4:05 4:10 4:30 4:30 4:50 4:50 5:00 NEUROLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. B. Soren (Rajahmundry, A P), Dr. Mohamed, & Dr. Rao Gupta. 1) CSF - A Physician s Perspective Dr. P. K. Maheshwari (Agra) 2) Managing critically ill patients with AIDP: relevance of international guidelines to Indian scenario Dr. Prof B. Vengamma (Tirupati) 3) ICU Acquired Paresis: Spectrum of Neuro Myopathies Dr. Mathew Alexander (Vellore) ENDOCRINOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Kannan (Madurai), Dr. P. Soundararajan (Chennai), & Dr. T. Aravindaraj (Ramanathapuram). 1) Hypo Thyroxinemia in Clinical Practice / Indian Guidelines. Dr. R. V. Jayakumar (Kottayam) 2) Management of Thyroid Nodules An Indian Consensus Guideline Dr. Mathew John (Trivandrum) 3)Suggested Guidelines for self monitoring of blood glucose In India Dr. Ranjit Unnikrishnan(Chennai) NEPHROLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. M. S. Ashraf (Trichy), Dr. S. P. Thyagarajan (Coimbatore), & Dr. P. B. Sathasivam (Chennai). 1) Urinalysis in clinical practice. Dr. Shekhar Chakraborty (Siliguri) 2) Emerging markers of Kidney Injury. Dr. Ashit Bhagwati (Mumbai) 3)Quiz Programme

Day 1 1 st Feb HALL E 4 ELANGO ADIKAL HALL TIME 9:30 9:50 9:50 10:10 10:10 10:30 10:30 10:50 10:55 11:15 11:15 11:35 11:35 11:55 12:00 12:20 12:20 12:40 Day 1 1 st Feb HALL E 4 ELANGO ADIKAL HALL THERAPEUTICS Chairpersons: Dr. B. B. Thakur (Muzaffarpur), Dr. M. P. Shrivastava (New Delhi), & Dr. R. Asokan (Coimbatore). 1)Treatment of sepsis and related syndrome in the elderly: Indian Scenario Dr. Y. S. Raju(Panjagutta) 2) Rational Use of Antibiotics in Clinical Practice. Dr. Dilip Mathai(Vellore) 3) Recommendations of A Roadmap- to Tackle the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance. Dr. Abdul Ghafur(Chennai) 4)Recent evidences in management of nosocomial infections Dr. N. K. Soni(Ghaziabad) IMMUNOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Sanjay Vijaya Raj, Dr. N. Velusamy (Karur), & Dr B N Shrivastava (Jabalpur) 1) Practical Guidelines for Pneumococcal Disease Prevention (MSD) 2) Adult Immunization. Dr. Asha N Shah(Ahmedabad) 3) Travel Immunization Dr. Lavanya Nutankalva(Hyderabad) NEUROLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Naval Chandra (Hyderabad), Dr. Moses K Daniel (Madurai), & Dr. P. Jambulingam (Coimbatore). 1) Indian Guidelines on Epilepsy. Dr. Mirnal Roy(Kolkata) 2) Convulsive Status Epilepticus: Treatment Dr. JMK Murthy(Hyderabad) 3) Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.

12:40 1:00 Dr. Gautam Bhandari(Jodhpur) 1:00 2:00 LUNCH RHEUMATOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. V. Vincent (Nagarkoil), Dr. R. K. Singal (New Delhi), & Dr. Umakanthan (Coimbatore). 1) Redefining Lupus in 2012. 2:00 2:20 Dr. Shankar Subramanian(Pune) 2:20 2:40 2:40 3:00 3:05 3:25 3:25 3:45 3:45 4:05 4:10 4:30 4:30 4:50 4:50 5:00 2) Scleroderma : From Therapeutic Nihilism To Therapeutic Optimism Dr. Satya Ganguly(Kolkata) MISCELLANEOUS 3) Sarcoidosis: Update on Recent advances. Dr. Ghanshyam Pangtey(New Delhi) MOLECULAR MEDICINE Chairpersons: Dr. S. R. Chandra (Bengaluru), Dr. D. Sachithanandam (Sholinghur), & Dr. R. Palanisamy (Namakkal) 1) Advances in genomics and proteomics and their role in future of molecular medicine. Dr. Harsha Gowda(Bangalore) 2) Molecular Medicine Demystified. Dr. Nikhil Moorchung(New Delhi) 3) Modern Medicine. Hope Or Hype. Dr. Anil Chaturvedi(New Delhi) Chairperson: Dr. Munirathinam Chetty (Coimbatore), Dr. Gnanaraj (Madurai) 1)Interesting Cases Discussion Dr. Prof. Sudha (Manipal) Pictorial CME Dr. Suresh Damodharan(Coimbatore) Quiz Programme Day 1 1st Feb HALL F 1 NAKKIRAR FREE PAPERS

TIME Day 1 1st Feb HALL F1 NAKKIRAR HALL FREE PAPERS (Each session 1 st 2 nd 3 rd award (THREE awards) will be given. Sponsored by APICON 2013 Scientific Committee and Dr. S. V. Ramana Murty, Kakinada AP.) 9:30 9:40 9:40 9:50 9:50 10:00 10:00 10:10 10:10 10:20 10:20 10:30 10:30 10:40 10:40 10:50 10:50 11:00 Infectious Diseases Chairpersons: Dr. Thirumalai Kolunthu (Madurai), Dr. Sarojit Banik (North Bengal), Dr. P. L. Sherpa (North Bengal) 1)Hepatobiliary Ascariasis: study of 62 cases from rural area of Angul district of Odisha Dr. Banshidhar Sahoo (Angul, Odisha) 2)Zidovudine associated myopathy- an Indian scenario Dr. Sagar A (Pune) 3)A case of hypocalcemia caused by the common round worm Dr. Anoop Joseph 4)Benign tertian Malaria: now no more benign Dr. Kumar A (New Delhi) 5)Comparative study of morbidity, mortality of non H1N1 pneumonia with H1N1 pneumonia during the epidemic of H1N1 in Gandhi Hospital Dr. M I Abhilash (Secunderabad) 6)Viral etiology of encephalitis in children and adults from Odisha, India Dr. S K Kar (Bhubaneshwar) Infectious Diseases Contd.. Chairpersons: Dr. S. V. Ramanamurty (Kakinada A.P), Dr. Gautam Ahluwalia (Ludhiana), & Dr. Madhavan (Chennai) 7)A study of cardiovascular manifestation in malaria and post malaria patients Dr. Gupta A (Bikaner) 8)Clinical, immunological and virological profile of patients on second line antiretroviral therapy Dr. SS Sangha 9)To study the clinical profile, opportunistic infection with special reference to CD4 counts in HIV infected patients Dr. Harshad Patil (Pune)

11:00 11:10 11:10 11:20 11:20 11:30 11:30 11:40 11:40 11:50 11:50 12:00 12:00 12:10 12:10 12:20 12:20 12:30 12:30 12:40 12:40-12:50 10)Brucellosis presenting as chronic lymphocytic meningitis Dr. Gadepalli Amulya 11)Prognostic factors in leptospirosis a study Dr. Sridhar Chatla (Karimnagar) 12)Effect of vitamin E on thrombocytopenia in Dengue fever Dr. Sudhir Kumar Verma Infectious Diseases Contd.. Chairpersons: Dr. Ramasamy (), Dr. S. Sankar (Anthiyur) & Dr. Muthuraj (Coimbatore) 13)Evaluation of CSF TB - PCR and CSF culture for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis and correlation of mortality and morbidity with clinical manifestation Dr. B E Yathish (LUCKNOW) 14)Observational study of importance of renal function in case of P.Falciparum malaria Dr. Lalan Kumar (Katihar) 15)Effect of antiretroviral therapy on pulmonary hypertension in HIV patients Dr. Kaushik Sen (Kolkata) 16)Clinical profile Meliodiosis - a prospective study of 59 cases Dr. Mohan Rao J (Manipal) 17)A study of the effect of Yoga on quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients and assessment of demographic and clinical profile of HIV disease in patients attending ART centre in Western UP Dr. Yadav Mukesh Kumar (Meerut) 18)Comparision of intermittent V/S daily antitubercular therapy in HIV/TB coinfection cases Dr. Gouranga Sarkar (KOLKATA) Infectious Diseases Contd.. Chairpersons: Dr. Valliyappen (Coimbatore), Dr. Chellappan (Coimbatore), & Dr. Sri Hari Babu (Kakinada) 19)Sever and complicated P. vivax malaria- not rare nowadays Dr. T. C. Saini (Ajmer) 20) Epidemiology of typhoid in the 21st century- changing or static?

Dr. D. Suresh Kumar (Chennai) 12:50 1:00 12:40 12:50 12:50 1:00 1:00 1:10 21)Sure cure and assured prevention Swine flu-a (H1N1) Dr. M. Chandramohan (Madurai) 22)Spinal cord toxoplasmosis as an unusual presentation of AIDS: a case report Dr. P. Raja Mahendran (Coimbatore) 23)Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is one of the most important causes of viral encephalitis worldwide, with an estimated 50,000 Cases and 15,000 deaths annually. Dr. Sameer Saraf (Lucknow) 24)An analytical overview of scrub typhus during the current out break Dr. Krishna V. P (Raipur) 1:15 2:00 LUNCH Neurology Chairpersons: Dr. K. Govindarajan(Coimbatore), Dr. Christopher Mariadas (Coimbatore), & Dr. N. Sundar (Coimbatore) 1)A descriptive study of non motor symptoms in parkinson's disease 2:00 2:10 Dr. Anand KS (New Delhi) 2:10 2:20 2:20 2:30 2:30 2:40 2:40 2:50 2:50 3:00 2)Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; A clinical study Dr. Kuldeep Shetty kumar (Mysore) 3)Evaluation of CSF ADA levels as a diagnostic test for TB meningitis and its correlation with adverse neurological outcome Dr. Singh Sandeep Kumar (Allahabad) 4)Use of intravenous phenytoin increases mortality in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage Dr. Ayush Dubey (Ujjain) 5)Spectrum of CSF changes in patients presenting with febrile encephalopathy Dr. Prakash V S (Pune) 6)Acute viral encephalopathy an epidemiological and etiological profile at tertiary care centre of North India Dr. Nirdesh Jain Neurology Continuing Chairpersons: Dr. D. Selvaraj (Tuticorin), Dr. Swaminathan (Dharmapuri),

3:10 3:20 3:20 3:30 3:30 3:40 3:40 3:50 3:50 4:00 & Dr. K. Vetriveeran() 7)Acute Intermittent porphyria presenting as quadriparesis Dr. S. K. Bandhe (Mumbai) 8) Comparative study of risk factors and etiological profile of ischemic stroke in young and in others more than 45 years. Dr. D. Vinay Kumar 9)Rare overlap of reading epilepsy with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy Dr. P Sivaramakrishnan (Puducherry) 10)Bacteriological profile of community acquired acute bacterial meningitis in a tertiary care Dr. Abhra Banerjee (Puducherry) 11)Study of adult patients with acute febrile encephalopathy Dr. Yadav P (Ujjain) Neurology - Continuing Chairpersons: Dr. Manivasakam (Coimbatore), Dr. Gopalakrishnan (Chennai),& Dr. K. Mugundan() 4:10 4:20 4:20 4:30 4:30 4:40 4:40 4:50 12)Validation and feasibility of a short community screening instrument for dementia in south Indian population Dr. Gaurish Karande (Mysore) 13)Familiar myofibrillary myopathy Dr. Nikil B (Bengaluru) 14)A case of subacute HSV encephalitis Dr. Ajith PG (Coimbatore) 15)A case of interhemispheric subdural empyema rare cause for young hemiparesis Dr. P S Ramesh (Coimbatore) Day 1 1st Feb HALL F 2 THOLKAPPIYAR HALL POSTER PRESENTATION TIME Day 1 1st Feb HALL F 2 THOLKAPPIYAR HALL POSTER PRESENTATION

9:30 1:00 Cardiology & Endocrinology (52+48=100). Guided Tour Dr. K. Chokkalingam (Coimbatore), Dr. S. B. Gupta (Mumbai), Dr. Nihal Thomas (Vellore), Dr. Velayudham (Coimbatore) will guide, explain and Teach. 1:00 2:00 LUNCH 2:00 5:00 Infectious diseases (87). Guided Tour Dr. Murugaiyan (Madurai), Dr. Dilip Mathai (Vellore) will guide, explain and Teach. Day 1 1 st Feb HALL F 3 AVVAIYAR HALL TIME 9:30 9:50 9:50 10:10 10:10 10:30 10:30 10:50 10:50 11:10 11:10 11:30 Day 1 1 st Feb HALL F 3 AVVAIYAR HALL GENERAL Chairpersons: Dr. Sathyamoorthy(Erode), Dr. Madhiselvan(Dindigul), & Dr. (Brig) Ambika Mohanty(Udhampur) 1) Use of Smartphones and Medical Apps in Everyday Medical Practice. Dr. Shriram v. Kulkarni(Maharashtra) 2) Computer Related Illnesses and Facebook Syndrome: What are they and how do we tackle them? Dr. Vitull K. Gupta(Patiala) INFECTIOUS DISEASES Chairpersons: Dr. K. R. Shetty (Coimbatore), Dr. Asokan (Coimbatore)(confirm with Dr), & Dr. Murugaiyan (Madurai). 1) Approach to the patient with fever of unknown origin. Dr. Shantha Ram(Punjagutta- Hyderabad) 2) Fever in the Immunocompromised host Dr. Mangesh Tiwaskar(Mumbai) HAEMATOLOGY 3) Febrile Neutropenia Indian Guidelines. Dr. Madhu Chandakar(Kolkata) PULMONOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Pattabhi (Coimbatore), Dr. Mohankumar (Coimbatore), & Dr. Thamaraiselvan (Udumalapet) 1) Pulmonary Manifestation of Tropical Parasitic Diseases

Dr. Gursaran Sidhu(Ludhiana) 11:30 11:50 11:50 12:10 12:15 12:35 12:35 12:55 2) High Altitude Mountain Sickness. Dr. Vinay Rampal(Jammu) 3) Nanotechnology at work: Photocatalytic Oxygenation of blood. Dr. Paul Ramesh Thangaraj(Chennai) INFECTIOUS DISEASES Chairpersons: Dr. Ganapathy(), Dr. Selvaraj, & Dr. Dharmalingam (Coimbatore) 1) Human Trypanosomiasis in India Is it an emerging New zoonosis? Dr. Prashant Joshi(Nagpur) 2) Indian Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Human Leptospirosis Dr. Shiva Kumar(Chennai) 12:55 1:15 1:15 2:00 LUNCH 2:00 2:20 3) Swine-Origin influenza A (H1N1) Virus- An Update. Dr. Prof. Isaac Christian Moses(Coimbatore) Chairperson: Dr. A. R. Vijayakumar (Coimbatore), Dr. Chanderasekaran (Tirupur), Dr. Thamilselvi (Coimbatore) 1) Empowering Environment Dr. Prof. T. Geetha(Coimbatore) 2:20 2:40 2:40 3:00 3:00 3:20 3:20 3:40 2) Global warming- Impact on global heath and on the Indian health scenario in particular. Dr. Sanjiv Maheshwari (Ajmer) 3) Space Medicine Dr. A. S. Mohan(Thirunelveli) RADIOLOGY & NUCLEAR MEDICINE Chairpersons: Dr. Sankha Sen, Dr. Animesh Deb(Bihar), & Dr. Swarup Barua(Gauhati) 1) Empowerment of Physicians to Evaluate the Molecular Dynamics in the body with SPECT & PET. Dr. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan(Lucknow) 2)Empowering the Physicians with radioisotopes in clinically challenging situations. Dr. Srikant Solav(Pune) 3)Cutting Edge 3 Tesla Cardiac MRI Benefits To Patients And Physicians Our Experience At LTMG Hospital, Mumbai

3:40 4:00 Dr. Alpa Bharati(Mumbai) GENERAL Chairpersons: Dr. Nagaraj (Tirupur), Dr. Thangavel (Pollachi), & Dr. Vadivel Murugan (Madurai) 4:00 4:20 1) Hippocratic Oath: Revisiting in the Present Medical Scenario Dr. Mukti Bhatnagar (Meerut) 4:20 4:40 4:40 5:00 LEGAL MEDICINE 2) Ethics in Legal issues Do s & Don ts Dr. T. N. Ravi Sankar(Chennai) 3) Land mark Judgements in Relating to Medilaw. Dr. B. Cheran(Chennai)

Day 2 2 nd Feb HALL E 1 THIRUVALLUVAR HALL TIME 9:00 9:20 9:20 9:40 9:40 10:10 10:15 10:35 10:35 11:05 11:10 11:50 Day 2 2 nd Feb HALL E 1 THIRUVALLUVAR HALL HYPERTENSION Chairpersons: Dr. Sunil Mathew (Kerala), Dr. Mohammad Shoaib Zaheer(Aligarh), & Dr. Indranil Halder 1) Does your first line antihypertensive prevent death? The untold story about RAAS blockers? Dr. Prof. J. S. Bhuwaneshwaran (Coimbatore) 2) Choosing a diuretic in Hypertension to follow instinct or evidence Dr. Prof. Tiny Nair (Trivandrum) HONOUR LECTURE 3) Revised considerations for diuretics and beta-blockers in hypertension(ipca) Dr. Prof. C. Venkata S. Ram(Hyderabad) Chairpersons: Dr. Senthil (Madurai), Dr. Muralidar Rao (Gulbarga), 1) New Paradigm in Pneumococcal disease prevention (PFIZER) Dr. S. Raju (Mumbai) GUEST LECTURE 2)Diagnosis and Management of Interstitial Lung Disease Prof. Dr. Kesavan Kutty (ACP AMBASSADOR) USA. DIABETOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Shashank Joshi (Mumbai), Dr. Aditya P. Misra (New Delhi). 1)PANEL DISCUSSION: STARCH Study: Decoding The Indian Diabetes(BAYER) Dr. Anil Bhansali (Chandigarh) Dr. Mala Dharmalingam (Bangalore) Dr. Parag Shah (Ahamadabad) Dr. Subodh Banzal (Indore)

11:50 12:10 Chairperson: Dr. Mohan Viswanathan (Chennai) 2) Medical education courses for DM in India: update and advances (ABBOTT) Dr. Prof. Abdul Hamid Zargar(New Delhi) 12:15 12:45 12:45 1:15 DIABETOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Vijay Viswanathan(Chennai), Dr. H. M. Lal(Hyderabad) GUEST LECTURES 1)ADA / EASD guidelines and the focus on patient centered approaches to care Dr John Anderson, President, American Diabetes Association [ADA] 2)Diabetic Foot Dr. Prof Andrew Boulton, President, European Association for the Study of Diabetes, [EASD] 1:15 2:00 LUNCH 2:00 2:20 2:20 2:40 2:40 3:00 3:05 3:35 Chairpersons: Dr. Prof M. D. Chhabra (Hisar), Dr. Balasubramaniam (Erode), Dr. S. B. Gupta (Mumbai). 1)The growing threat of chronic venous disease (SERDIA) Dr. Prakash Ramamoorthy (Coimbatore) 2)Reteplase - New/Latest entrant in India (ABBOTT) Dr. Arup Das Biswas (West Bengal) 3)Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation" - What is new(bayer) Dr. Prafulla G Kerkar (Mumbai) METABOLIC DISORDERS Chairpersons: Dr. Prof. Hari Narayan (Bangalore) GUEST LECTURE 1) Vitamin D treatment Guidelines (USV) Dr. Prof. Michael Holick (USA) 3:40 4:00 Chairpersons: Dr. D. Selvaraj (Tuticorin), Dr. Dhanuskkodi (Tuticorin), & Dr. Cheralathan (Tirupur) 1) Disease Modifying Anti Rheumatoid Drugs Monitoring Guidelines. (Johnson & Johnson) Dr. Major. Ved Chaturvedi (New Delhi)

4:00 4:20 4:20 4:40 4:40 5:00 2) Targeted nanomedicine and smart drugs Dr. Prof. Mukesh Doble (Chennai) 3) Newer anti-tb drugs and drug-delivery systems Dr. Prof. Alladi Mohan(Tirupati) 4) Liver Cancer Indian scenario Dr. Prof. Sarin (New Delhi) Day 2 2nd Feb HALL E 2 KAMBAR HALL TIME 9:00 9:20 9:20 9:50 9:50 10:20 10:25 10:45 10:45 11:05 11:05 11:25 11:25 11:45 Day 2 2nd Feb HALL E 2 KAMBAR HALL Chairperson: Dr. Ashit Bhagwati (Mumbai) Dr. Milind Nadkar (Mumbai), & Dr. Sesaiyah(Chennai). Oral Anticoagulants: Current Indian Scenario Dr. S. Gopalakrishnan (Chennai) Dr. G. S. SAINANI ORATION: Exploring Pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndrome for Novel biomarkers Dr. Prof. Vinod K Shah(Mumbai) PROF. RATHINAVELU SUBRAMANIAM ENDOWMENT ORATION (2013): Xenoestrogens The curse of Civilization. Dr. (Prof) V. N. Mishra(Raipur) Chairpersons: Dr. Prof. Ashok Kumar Das (Pondicherry), Dr. A. Prof. Muuganathan (Tirupur), & Dr. Prof. Amal Kumar Banerjee (Howrah) 1)Role and Responsibilities of various Stake holders-in Diabetes Prevention Dr. Prof. A. Ramachandran (Chennai) 2) Role and Responsibilities of various Stakeholders in prevention of Obesity. Dr. Prof. Anoop Mishra (New Delhi) 3) The Role and Responsibilities of the Stakeholders In Cancer Prevention Dr. Prof. G. K. Rath (New Delhi) 4)The Role and Responsibilities of the Stakeholders -- in Cardio-vascular Diseases prevention in India Dr. Prof. Srinath Reddy (New Delhi)

11:45 12:05 12:10 12:30 12:30 12:50 12:50 1:10 5)The Role and Responsibilities of the Stakeholders -- in Kidney Diseases prevention in India Dr. Prof. M K. Mani(Chennai) WOMENS HEALTH CARE Chairpersons: Dr. Prof. Nalini Mishra (Raipur), Dr. Sudhandira Devi (Coimbatore), & Dr. Palani Velayudam (Coimbatore) 1) Women's Health in Ramadan Dr. Prof. Sarita Bajaj (Allahabad) 2) Innovations to Implementation in Women s Healthcare Dr. Prof. Hema Divakar(Bangalore) REPRODUCTION & SEXUAL MEDICINE 3) Female sexual dysfunction: Indian scenario Dr. Prof. Navneet Magon(Kanpur) 1:10 2:00 LUNCH Chairpersons: Dr A Krishna Prasad (Hyderabad), Dr. M. B. Pisolkar (Aurangabad) 1) Inborn Errors of Metabolism - Disorder of Adults? 2:00 2:20 Dr. Prof. Veerappa Kothiwale (Belgaum) 2:20 2:40 2:40 3:00 3:00 3:20 3:20 3:40 3:40 4:00 2) Methylcobalamin Vs Cyanocobalamin Dr. Y. Bhasker (Kurnool) Chairpersons: Dr. Alagia Nambi (Salem), Dr. Ajit S. Puri (Patiala). 1) Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Dr. Prof. Gandharba Ray(Cuttack) 2) Pulmonary Thromboembolism Indian Scenario Dr. Major Gen. BNBM Prasad(Kolkata) DIABETOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. K. Vijayakumar (Mardhandam), Dr. Prof. S. S. Annamalaisamy (Madurai), & Dr. T. Gurumurthy (Thanjavur). 1) Economic burden of Diabetes. Dr. Prof. Jitendra Singh(Jammu) 2) National Recommendations: Psychosocial Management of Diabetes in India Dr. Prof. Sanjay Kalra(Karnal) Chairpersons: Dr. J. K. Periyasamy (Coimbatore), Dr. Chokkalingam (Coimbatore), & Dr. Venugopal (Coimbatore). 1)Effective Utilization of Web Search Engines: An Approach for Medical

4:00 4:20 4:20 4:40 4:40 5:00 Practitioners Dr. Prof. Rajendra P Pareek (Pilani, Rajasthan) 2)Clinical pearls Dr. Sandeep Tamane(Pune) 3)Gout in Indian Scenario Dr. Prof. Arup Kumar Kundu (Kolkata) Day 2 2nd Feb HALL E 3 - BHARATHIYAR HALL TIME 9:00 9:30 9:30 9:50 9:50 10:10 10:10 10:30 10:30 10:50 10:50 11:10 11:10 11:30 Day 2 2nd Feb HALL E 3 BHARATHIYAR HALL DIABETOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. L. S. Somasundram (Coimbatore), Dr. M. Habibulla(Erode), & Dr. Dhinakaran (Madurai) 1) Anaesthesia in Diabetic patients Dr. G. Vijayakumar (Trichur) 2) Infections in Diabetes Indian Scenario Dr. B. K. Sahay (Hyderabad) 3) Brucellosis Dr. Robert Pickles (Australia) GASTROENTEROLOGY Chairpersons: V. G. Mohan Prasad (Combatore), Dr. Venkata Krishnan (Coimbatore), & Dr. R. R. Choudhary (Patna). 1) Irritable bowel syndrome The Indian scenario. Dr. R. Rajesh Upadhyay(New Delhi) 2) Management of Acute Pancreatitis: Indian Guidelines and Protocols. Dr. Prof. Rakesh Tandon(New Delhi) 3)Management Strategies in Chronic Pancreatitis Dr. Deepak Kumar Bhasin(Chandigarh) Brain Failure some Lessons Dr. K. Srinivasan (Madurai) RADIOLOGY & NUCLEAR MEDICINE Chairpersons: Dr. Christoper Nesamany (Kanyakumari), Dr. Kaverikannan (Kanyakumari), & Dr. Manokaran (Kanyakumari)

11:30 11:50 11:50 12:10 12:10 12:30 12:30 12:50 12:50 1:10 1) Changing strategy in the management of CAD with cardiac SPECT and PET Myocardial Perfusion Studies Dr. B. R. Mittal(Chandigarh) 2)Ultra sound at the point of care exploring possibilities. Dr. S. Suresh (Chennai) HAEMATOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Ramachandran (Coimbatore), Dr. Yesodhara (Coimbatore), & Dr. Jeyapal (Salem). 1) Indian Guidelines and Protocols in Oncology: Solid Tumors and Hematological Malignancies. Dr. Purvish M Parikh(Mumbai) 2) Diagnosis and Management of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Dr. Prof. Vikram Mathews (Vellore) 3) Recent Advances in Management of Multiple Myeloma Dr. P. S. Ghalaut (Haryana) 1:10 2:00 LUNCH INFECTIOUS DISEASES Chairpersons: Dr. Kalanithi (Coimbatore), Dr. K. Shanmugam (Chennai), & Dr. Ravindran (Coimbatore). 2:00 2:20 1) Melioidosis- the great mimicker Dr. R. Chandni (Kozhikode) 2:20 2:40 2:40 3:00 3:00 3:20 3:20 3:40 3:40 4:00 2) Chikungunya Indian Guidelines and Protocols Dr. R. Sajith Kumar (Kottayam) 3) Scrub Typhus Dr. V. Ramasubramanian (Chennai) REPRODUCTION & SEXUAL MEDICINE Chairpersons: Dr. Jeyachandran (Coimbatore), Dr. V. M. Chandrasekaran (Tirupur) & Dr. M. V. Rabindranath (Coimbatore) 1) Management of Male Sexual Dysfunction Dr. Kapil Kochar(Indore) 2)Medical management of male infertility Dr. R. K. Sahay(Hyderabad) 3) Andropause: The Missing Health Dr. Uttam Kumar Paul(Bihar)

4:00 4:20 4:20 4:40 4:40 5:00 3) Sexual health at forty. Dr. Deepak K Jumani(Mumbai) Chairpersons: Dr. Parandhaman (Chennai), Dr. Thilagar (Kanyakumari). 1)Quo Vadis Medicine. The Road ahead for Physicians Dr. Prabhu Ethiraj(Chennai) 2)Current concepts in the Management of OPC Poisoning Dr. V. Palaniappen (Guziliamparai) Day 2 2nd Feb HALL E 4 TIME 9:00 9:20 9:20 9:40 9:40 10:10 10:15 10:35 10:35 10:55 10:55 11:15 11:20 11:40 Day 2 2nd Feb HALL E 4 ELANGO ADIGAL HALL HIV Chairpersons: Dr. Suman Bhandari (New Delhi), & Dr. N. K. Gupta (Kota). 1)HIV in Pregnancy Dr. P. K. Agrawal(Katihar) 2)Burden of Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS patients in the HAART era Dr. S. Bhagyabati Devi(Imphal) Chairperson: Dr. Kamlesh Tiwary (Muzaffarpur) 3)DR. P. J. MENTA ORATION HIV/AIDS in India Journey so Far and the Road Ahead Dr. B. B. Rewari(New Delhi) NEUROLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Vaidiyanathan (Coimbatore), Dr. Arjun (Chennai), & Dr. Srikanth (Chennai) 1) A clinical approach to the tremor Dr. Dilip Kumar Jha(Ranchi) 2) Parkinsons Disease: Medical management. Dr. Namasivayam Balamurugan(Salem) 3)Management of Neurogenic pain Indian Context Dr. A. V. Srinivasan(Chennai) HAEMATOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. T. Geetha (Coimbatore), Dr. Ramanathan (Coimbatore), 1) Importance of Peripheral smear in era of modern automated haematology. Dr. Prof. Subir Banerjee (kolkata)

11:40 12:00 12:05 12:25 12:25 12:45 12:45 1:05 2) Methaemoglobinaemia a reappraisal -- With an Indian perspective Dr. S. V. Ramanamurty (Rajahmundry) NEPHROLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. K. S. Ramalingam (Coimbatore), Dr. Krishnan Kutty (Kanyakumari) & Dr. Anthony David (Kanyakumari), 1) Acute glomerulonephritis - evidence based management Dr. Munim Rasul Mazumder(Silchar, Assam) 2)Acute Renal Failure in India Dr. Mohan Das (Thanjavur) 3) Chronic Kidney Disease Current Status Challenges and Management in India Dr. Georgi Abraham(Chennai) 1:05 2:00 LUNCH 2:00 2:20 2:20 2:40 2:40 3:00 3:05 3:25 3:25 3:45 NEUROLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. R. K. Goyal(Ajmer), Dr. Asai Thambi (Dindugal), & Dr. T. S. Chandrasekar (Chennai) 1) Approach to a Patient with Headache Dr. Pritam Gupta(New Delhi) 2) What is new In Neuro Immunology? Dr. Pravin Hissaria(Ahmedabad - Gujarat) 3) Multiple Sclerosis- Indian Perspective or Indian Perspective Dr. Salil Gupta(Pune) CARIOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Rajendran (Chennai), & Dr. Grover (Jalandhar) 1) Cardio-Renal Syndrome: An Overview Dr. N. P. Singh(New Delhi) 2) Cardiac issues with non cardiac surgery Dr. Kader Sahib(Trichy) GENERAL Chairpersons: Dr. Rajagopal (Salem), Dr. P. C. Manoria (Bhopal), & Dr. Thangaraj (Salem) 1) Who will care for the doctor s health?

3:50 4:10 4:10 4:30 4:30 4:50 4:50 5:00 Dr. Surendra daga(kolkata) 2) Role of Physicians in an Era of Superspecialzation Dr. Alok Gupta(Jodhpur) 3) A sound mind in a sound body How true is it? Can doctors play an effective role in this? Dr. Ashutosh Ojha(Guwahati) 4)Quiz Programme Day 2 2nd Feb HALL F 3 AVVAIYAR TMIE 9:00 9:20 9:20 9:40 9:40 10:10 10:15 10:35 10:35 10:55 10:55-11:15 Day 2 2nd Feb HALL F 3 AVVAIYAR HALL GENERAL Chairpersons: Dr. Kumarasamy (Namakkal), Dr. Kulandaivelu (Namakkal), Dr. Periyasamy (Karur) 1) Cultural Diversity / Deviation from Traditional Customs on Health- Current Indian scenario Dr. Prof. V. Venugopal (Chennai) 2) Medical Tourism- Will this help India's health Dr. T. Ravikumar (Coimbatore) 3) Right to Good Health Does Poverty Stand In The Way? Dr. Sudhir Bhandari (Jaipur) Chairpersons: Dr. Karummannan (Karur), Dr. Vijayakumar (Karur), & Dr. Senthil Kumar (Karur) 1)Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Indian Scenario Dr. Borah(Guwahati) 2) Fibromyalgia Does it Exist, If so what is the Management? Dr. V. Nagarajan Venkataraman (Madurai) 3) Short Stature: Evaluation and Management Dr. Madhukar Rai (Varanasi) GENERAL Chairpersons: Dr. S. Mohan (Tirunelveli), Dr. Suresh (Mettupalayam), & Dr. Sridhar (Ooty).

11:20 11:50 11:50 12:10 12:10 12:30 12:30 12:50 12:50 1:10 1)DEBATE: Emerging Role of Hitech Medicine. Dr. Asif Hasan (Aligarh) vs India Needs Clinical not the Hi-Tech Medicine Dr. Jotideb Mukhopadhyay (Kolkata) 2) My Tryst with Experience Based Medicine Dr. Gurmukh S Sainani (Mumbai) 3) Clinical Case Presentation Dr. S. S. Lakshmanan (Chennai) NEUROLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Ponniah (Trichy), & Dr. Pathbanaban (Gopi) 1)Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Sleepiness Col. (Dr.) Debajyoti Bhattacharyya (Pune) 2) Practical approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Insomnia Dr. S. N. Arya (Patna) 1:10 2:00 LUNCH TOXICOLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. V. N. Selvam (Virudhachalam), Dr. Shakeel Ahmed(), & Dr. Nagesh Hassan() 1) Snake Bite - Indian Guidelines and Protocols. 2:00 2:20 Dr. Surjit Singh (Mohali) 2:20 2:40 2:40 3:00 3:00 3:20 3:20 3:40 3:40 4:00 2) Scorpion Envenomation - What s new? Dr. Ram Chandra Reddy (Kurnool) 3) Indian Guidelines and Protocols Bee Sting. Dr. Tarun Kumar Dutta (Puducherry) INFECTIOUS DISEASES Chairpersons: Dr. Jahangir(Coimbatore), Dr. Faruk (Coimbatore), & Dr. Sivasamy (Pollachi) 1) Indian Scenario of Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis Dr. T. K. Suma (Alappuzha) 2) Amoebiasis Dr. K. V. G. K. Tilak (Visakhapatnam (A.P)) 3) Indian Guidelines and Protocols in Malaria. Dr. B. N. Mohapatra (Sambalpur, Odisha.)

4:00 4:20 4)Atypical Mycobacterial Infection Dr. Debasis Chakraborty (West Bengal) GASTROENTEROLOGY Chairpersons: Dr. Bakthavachalam (Salem), Dr. Meenakshi Sundram 4:20 4:40 (Ramanathapuram). 1) Prebiotics and probiotics A critical Analysis. Dr. Vijaya Prakash (Patna) 4:40 5:00 2) Non Variceal Upper GI Bleed : Current guidelines Dr. Ajay Kumar (Patna) Day 2 2 nd Feb HALL F1 NAKKIRAR HALL FREE PAPERS TIME Day 2 2 nd Feb HALL F1 NAKKIRAR HALL FREE PAPERS (Each session 1 st 2 nd 3 rd award (THREE awards) will be given. Sponsored by APICON 2013 Scientific Committee and Dr. S. V. Ramana Murty, Kakinada AP.) 9:00 9:10 9:10 9:20 9:20 9:30 9:30 9:40 9:40 9:50 Chairpersons: Dr. Rajendran (Coimbatore), Dr. Sundram (Coimbatore), Dr. Sambasivam,(Coimbatore). Cardiology 1)Observation of Serum uric acid levels in essential hypertension Dr. Shyam Sasidharan (SAMBALPUR ORISSA) 2)To study serum sodium and potassium in acute myocardial infarction and correlate with severity and complications of myocardial infarction. Dr. Trikha Sushma (GwaliorM.P) 3)Evaluation of exertional dyspnoea using diastolic function parameters during stress treadmill echocardiography Dr. Rohit Tandon (Ludhiana) 4)Myocardial performance index in patients of acute coronary syndrome Dr. Asif Hasan (Aligarh) 5)Effect of high intensity statin therapy on lipid profile and atherogenic particles in Indian patients of Acute Coronary Syndrome Dr. Avasthi Rajnish(New Delhi)

9:50 10:00 10:10 10:20 10:20 10:30 10:30 10:40 10:40 10:50 10:50 11:00 6)Prevelance of NAFLD in patients of Cardiovascular diseases Dr. M. R. Ajmal (Aligarh) Chairpersons: Dr. Thanigachalam (Chennai), Dr. P.G. Sankaranayanan (Thanjavur), & Dr. Ilamurugan (Trichy) Cardiology - Continuing 7)Study to compare Romhilt Estes and Sokolow-Lyol ECG criteria of left ventricular hypertrophy with echocardiography in patients with hypertension Dr. Pinto J (Mangalore) 8)A new method for auscultation - stethoscope chest piece without diaphragm Dr. Sharma R S (Jabalpur M.P) 9)Follow up of patients with CAD - triple vessel disease on medical treatment Dr. Sharma R S (Jabalpur M.P) 10)Usefulness of Ankle brachial index as a cardiovascular risk factor in patients of Acute Coronary Syndrome and its correlation with conventional Cardiovascular risk factors Dr. Lalchand Mittal (Kota) 11)Astudy of comparison of the effects of amlodipile and losartan on 24 hours ambulatory blood pressure in hypertensive patients Dr. Shakeel Akhter (Katihar) Cardiology - Continuing Chairpersons: Dr. Ponmudi (Erode), Dr. Sidhaiyan (Coimbatore), & Dr. M. Balu (Aranthanki) 11:10 11:20 11:20 11:30 12)Infective Endocarditis - A rare organism and a rare complication treated successfully Dr. Krishnakumar D (Manipal) 13)Study of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease and Coronary Artery Disease in Asian Indians Dr. Elavarasi A 11:30 11:40 14)Resistant hypertension prevalence etiology and risk factors in a speciality clinic of tertiary care centre in North India Dr. Vikas Suri (Chandigarh) 15)Association of B1 and B2 adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism AGTR 1