Scientific Program
DAY 1
Godavari Hall
| Time | Topic | Faculty / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am - 09:15 am | LADA: Managing it the right way in 2026 | Duologue: Dr Ashutosh Sonawane and Dr Kundan Khamkar |
| 09:15 am - 09:30 am | Interpreting culture sensitivity report: Rationale use of antibiotics | Dr Ashit Hegde |
| 09:30 am - 09:45 am | Managing diabetes in resource constraint settings | Dr Chandrashekhar Ashtekar |
| 09:45 am - 10:00 am | Automated PD in AKI in ICU | Dr Sudhir Kulkarni |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Spectrum of Lung Surgeries | Dr Sanjeev Jadhav |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Management of "rave party drug" toxicity | Dr Sanjay Patne |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Community acquired pneumonia: Changing Spectrum | Dr Aniruddha Bhamburkar |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am | Case based approach to a non diabetic patient with proteinuria | Dr Jayraj Korpe |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Adult vaccination: Doing it the right way | Dr Ashok Bawaskar |
| 11:15 am - 11:30 am | Evaluation for dyspnoea: A physician's perspective | Dr Shantanu Sengupta |
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | Advances in inhaler therapy | Dr Bharat Trivedi |
| 11:45 am - 12:00 pm | A new era of complementary OAD therapy in Type 2 diabetes | Dr Shailaja Kale |
| 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm | National TB programme- Present scenario | Dr Dilip Mhaisekar |
| 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm |
DR BHAGWAT AURANGABAD MEMORIAL ORATION Preventing heart attack: From womb to pyre |
Dr Jagdish Hiremath |
| 12:45 pm - 01:30 pm | Award Of Excellence in INTERNAL MEDICINE Examination: Viva Voce Examination | Co-ordinator: Dr Jitendra Kodilkar |
| 01:30 pm - 02:00 pm | LUNCH | |
| 02:00 pm - 02:15 pm | Evaluating a case with chronic headache | Dr Rahul Baviskar |
| 02:15 pm - 02:30 pm | Evaluating a case with chronic backache | Dr Anand Soni |
| 02:30 pm - 02:45 pm | Decoding coagulopathy: Beyond PT, aPTT and INR in clinical decision making | Dr Chandrakant G Lahane |
| 02:45 pm - 03:00 pm | Drug induced movement disorders | Dr Vijay Ghuge |
| 03:00 pm - 03:15 pm | How to read: Understanding the basics in EMG, NCV and an EEG report | Dr Dhananjay Duberkar |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm | Stroke in a young | Dr Tushar Patil |
| 03:30 pm - 03:45 pm | Viral CNS infections: Clinical Management beyond the PCR result | Dr Adin Sejdic (International Faculty) |
| 03:45 pm - 04:00 pm | ICU psychosis | Dr Aditya Aundhkar |
| 04:00 pm - 04:15 pm | When chemotherapy wins before surgery in solid organ tumors: Evidence based approach | Dr Shailesh Bondarde |
| 04:15 pm - 04:30 pm | Latest advances in hyperkalemia management with focus on sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (SZC) | Dr Mukesh Shete |
| 04:30 pm - 04:45 pm | The known and unknown of best in class MRA: Esaxerenone | Dr Deodutta Chafekar |
| 04:45 pm - 05:00 pm | Orthostatic Hypotension: From approach to management | Dr Tejas Sakale |
DAY 1
Gautami Hall
| Time | Topic | Faculty / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am - 09:15 am | Analysing ABG with help of AI: A case based approach | Dr Yatindra Dube |
| 09:15 am - 09:30 am | Fatty Liver & beyond- The role of Saroglitazar, a dual PPAR agonist | Dr P K Joshi |
| 09:30 am - 09:45 am | Sudden death in OPD: How to handle medico-legally | Dr Mayur Sarode |
| 09:45 am - 10:00 am | CV risks in Rheumatoid Arthritis | Dr Asmita More |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Magnesium supplementation: under used or hyperused | Dr Shital Karnawat |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Home based sleep testing for OSA: How to read the report, opportunities and limitations | Dr Anil Rohankar |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Asymptomatic patient with elevated liver enzymes | Dr Pratibha Pagar |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am | Role of steroids in acute febrile illness | Dr Sanjay Godbole |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Practical aspects in managing Deep Vein Thrombosis | Dr Pritesh Junagade |
| 11:15 am - 11:30 am | Managing Tuberculsosis in special situations: A case based approach | Dr Rohit Mahavarkar |
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | First golden hour after stroke: What to do and what not to do | Dr Sunil Gajare |
| 11:45 am - 12:00 pm | Giddiness Demystified: A clinical approach to 'chakkar' | Dr Rahul Magar |
| 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm |
DR BHAGWAT AURANGABAD MEMORIAL ORATION Preventing heart attack: From womb to pyre |
Dr Jagdish Hiremath |
| 12:30 pm - 01:30 pm |
Award Of Excellence in INTERNAL MEDICINE Examination: Viva Voce Examination |
Co-ordinator: Dr Jitendra Kodilkar |
| 01:30 pm - 02:00 pm | LUNCH | |
| 02:00 pm - 02:15 pm | Pitfalls in managing patient with septic shock | Dr Aniket Joshi |
| 02:15 pm - 02:30 pm | Practical challenges in implementation of Heart failure GDMT navigating through renal and electrolyte issues | Dr Rituparna Shinde |
| 02:30 pm - 02:45 pm | Hyperthyroidism in pregnancy | Dr Piyush Lodha |
| 02:45 pm - 03:00 pm | Intensive BP control is not difficult - it is underattempted | Dr Madhusudan Asawa |
| 03:00 pm - 03:15 pm | Original r DNA technology Semaglutide | Dr Farhaj Bohari |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm | Basic precautions and work up to be done before giving biologics | Dr Anjali Rajadhyaksha |
| 03:30 pm - 03:45 pm | Diuretics in Focus- Reassuring hypertension management with CV protection | Dr Vikrant Vijan |
| 03:45 pm - 04:00 pm | Current Status of PG curriculum: Changes, controversies & Challenges | Dr Madhuri Kirloskar |
| 04:00 pm - 04:15 pm | Critical challenges in management of Dengue fever | Dr Sandeep Rai |
| 04:15 pm - 04:30 pm | Addressing stigma in mental health: A physician's role in creating a safe space | Dr Kanak Gilurkar |
| 04:30 pm - 04:45 pm | Newly diagnosed hypertension beyond 150/90: Go slow or amplify | Dr Mukund Penurkar |
| 04:45 pm - 05:00 pm | Hypertension beyond control addressing the heart- brain- kidney continuum | Dr D B Gaware |
DAY 2
Godavari Hall
| Time | Topic | Faculty / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am - 09:15 am | Pitfalls in managing rheumatology patients in a physician's practice | Dr Praveen Jadhav |
| 09:15 am - 09:30 am | Viral polyarthritis: When and how to suspect with special emphasis on Chikangunya | Dr Mohini Ganu |
| 09:30 am - 09:45 am | How to interpret ANA positivity from perspective of a rheumatological disease | Dr Shailaja Sabnis |
| 09:45 am - 10:00 am | How to register a patient for transplant: knowing about the registry - Basics of screening for donor for transplant | Dr Parth Deogaonkar |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Asymptomatic patient but HBsAg positive- What next to do? | Dr Balbir Singh Kohli |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Don’t miss the window: Early recognition and referral for TAVI and TEER | Dr Ravindersingh Rao |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Bhasha, Budget, Belief: The 3Bs of real world diabetes care | Dr Aravinda Jagadeesha |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am | Holy grail in combinations for management of hypertension | Dr Soumitra Ghosh |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Managing acute pancreatitis in first week | Dr Shrikant Mukewar |
| 11:15 am - 11:30 am | Transforming cardio-metabolic practice with GLP1-Ras- From initiation to patient adherance | Dr Yashpal Gogate |
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | Novel treatments in management of anemia of chronic disease | Dr Abhay Bhave |
| 11:45 am - 12:05 pm |
PRESIDENTIAL ORATION My tryst of 25 years of AI & digital technology |
Dr S V Kulkarni |
| 12:05 pm - 01:00 pm | Inauguration | - |
| 01:00 pm - 01:30 pm |
THANE- VASHI ORATION Nutritional recommendations for a patient on GLP1 analogues |
Dr Shashank Joshi |
| 01:30 pm - 02:00 pm | LUNCH | |
| 02:00 pm - 02:15 pm | Lipid Guideline in 2026: What has changed? | Dr Vijay Negalur |
| 02:15 pm - 02:30 pm | Diabetes for physicians | Dr Sanjay Agarwal |
| 02:30 pm - 02:45 pm | Understanding diabetic embryopathy | Dr B K Singh |
| 02:45 pm - 03:00 pm | Newer technology in medicine | Dr Purvez K Grant |
| 03:00 pm - 03:15 pm | Pitfalls in clinical medicine | Dr S V Khadilkar |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm | CVD risk - post high risk pregnancy: Are we missing the bus? | Dr Vijay Panikar |
| 03:30 pm - 03:45 pm | Changes in Tuberculosis Guidelines: What a physician needs to know | Dr Babaji Ghewade |
| 03:45 pm - 04:00 pm | Advances in the treatment of Chronic ITP | Dr S K Bichile |
| 04:00 pm - 04:15 pm | Heart Failure in 2026: What's new and what matters in clinical practice | Dr Rituparna Shinde |
| 04:15 pm - 04:30 pm | Neurodegenerative disorders and sleep | Dr Dattatray Nadgir |
| 04:40 pm - 04:45 pm | Special care for Post COVID patients | Dr Adin Sejdic (International Faculty) |
| 04:45 pm - 05:00 pm | How to prevent memory loss in you and your patients | Dr Rahul Kukarni |
| 05:00 pm - 06:00 pm | GBM | - |
DAY 2
Gautami Hall
| Time | Topic | Faculty / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am - 09:15 am | Spirituality & Meditation | Dr Suvarna Tambade |
| 09:15 am - 09:30 am | Sarcopenia: Detection and Correction | Dr Sunil Jain |
| 09:30 am - 09:45 am | Managing hypertension in pregnancy | Dr Ajay Kaduskar |
| 09:45 am - 10:00 am | Protein supplementation in CKD in Indian Scenario: When and how much? | Dr Nagesh Aghor |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | A clinician's perspective on FAD Diets | Dr Sanjib Medhi |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Demystifying the myths about alcohol | Dr Ramesh R Dargad |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Smoking Beyond warning: From pathophysiology to practical cessation | Dr Yuvraj Pawar |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am | Atrial Fibrillation: When and how to anticoagulate? |
Moderator: Dr Nikhil Patel Panelists: Dr Shripal Shah, Dr Siddhesh Kalantri |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Role of interventions in Pulmonary Embolism and DVT | Dr Ganesh Deogaonkar |
| 11:15 am - 11:45 am | CPC |
Dr SD Suryavanshi and Dr Shankar Khobragade Chairperson: Dr Mrinalini Kelkar |
| 11:45 am - 12:05 pm |
PRESIDENTIAL ORATION My tryst of 25 years of AI & digital technology |
Dr S V Kulkarni |
| 12:05 pm - 01:00 pm | Inauguration | - |
| 01:00 pm - 01:30 pm | THANE- VASHI ORATION | Dr Shashank Joshi |
| 01:30 pm - 02:00 pm | LUNCH | |
| 02:00 pm - 02:15 pm | Managing Dyslipidemia beyond statins | Dr Vinod Vijan |
| 02:15 pm - 02:30 pm | Approach to bradycardia: With special emphasis on pacing | Dr Rajesh Dhopeshwarkar |
| 02:30 pm - 02:45 pm | Getting out of guilt- Forgive yourself for bad outcomes | Dr Anil Virmani |
| 02:45 pm - 03:00 pm | Chronic Stable angina |
For medical management: Dr Rajendra Deshmukh
vs For early intervention: Dr Manoj Chopda |
| 03:00 pm - 03:15 pm | Diabetic Kidney Disease: Your questions answered | Dr Pratap Jethwani |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm | Thrombolytic therapy for STEMI in Non- PCI Setting: Role of Tenectaplase | Dr Gaurav Verma |
| 03:30 pm - 03:45 pm | Evolving landscape of early diabetic retinopathy- current clinical practices, detection, screening and challenges in pharmacological treatment | Dr Mahesh Chavan |
| 03:45 pm - 04:00 pm | Dengue vaccine: Development and current implications in clinical medicine | Dr Prasad Kulkarni |
| 04:00 pm - 04:15 pm | Drug coated balloons beyond stents: Are we entering a new era? | Dr Hiralal Pawar |
| 04:15 pm - 04:30 pm | Resistant Hypertension: How to evaluate? | Dr Arun Mannikar |
| 04:30 pm - 04:45 pm | ABPM an essential tool in new onset hypertension: How to interpret? | Dr Narayan Deogaonkar |
| 04:45 pm - 05:00 pm | Hypertensive emergency- When and how fast should we lower the BP | Dr Sunil Jain |
| 05:00 pm - 05:15 pm | Adolescents are not young adults | Dr Chitra Kulkarni |
| 05:15 pm - 06:00 pm | GBM | - |
DAY 2
Nandini Hall
| Time | Topic | Faculty / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am - 09:15 am | 2D echo finding of MVP: When to reassure and when to worry? | Dr Sumit Patil |
| 09:15 am - 09:30 am | Four pillars in managing heart failure: Are we using them correctly | Dr Abhishek Khobragade |
| 09:30 am - 09:40 am | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | Dr Sameer Chandratre |
| 09:40 am - 09:55 am | Addressing the driver: ASI in aldosterone mediated hypertension | Dr Yashpal Gogate |
| 09:55 am - 10:10 am | When bundle branch blocks deceive: Understanding masquerading BBB- ECG based approach | Dr Akshay Bafna |
| 10:10 am - 10:25 am | Physician's perspective in managing pericardial effusion in 2026 | Dr Hrishikesh Desle |
| 10:25 am - 10:45 am | From cravings to clinical gains: The innovator Semaglutide Story | Dr Atul Patil |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am | Dear Doctor minding your health and stress: Don’t become patient! | Dr Suresh Suryawanshi |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Evaluating the impact of hyperkalemia on DD & RTA patients | Dr Mohan Patel |
| 11:15 am - 11:30 am | Chest Xray findings a physician should never miss | Dr Swapnil Sakhla |
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | Role of extracorporeal therapies in toxicology | Dr Ajay Naxane |
| 11:45 am - 12:05 pm |
PRESIDENTIAL ORATION My tryst of 25 years of AI & digital technology |
Dr S V Kulkarni |
| 12:05 pm - 01:00 pm | Inauguration | - |
| 01:00 pm - 01:30 pm | THANE- VASHI ORATION | Dr Shashank Joshi |
| 01:30 pm - 02:00 pm | LUNCH | |
| 02:00 pm - 02:20 pm | The Innovator Semaglutide advantage for T2D: Early, effective and enduring | Dr Preetam Ahirrao |
| 02:20 pm - 02:30 pm | The Collapsing patient- Five diagnosis you must never miss | Dr Atul Agarwal |
| 02:30 pm - 02:45 pm | Approach to a patient with fragility fracture: Special emphasis on DEXA scan and BMD | Dr Krish Panikar |
| 02:45 pm - 03:00 pm | MINOCA and INOCA: What a physician must know? | Dr Pranav Deshmukh |
| 03:00 pm - 03:15 pm | Resistance training vs Aerobic exercises: Choosing the right balance in time constraint individuals | Dr Prasad Andhare |
| 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm | Use of microbiota in cancer therapeutics | Dr Mukul Gharote |
| 03:30 pm - 03:45 pm | Microplastics: How is it harming us and how to avoid | Dr Manoj Chitale |
| 03:45 pm - 04:00 pm | Choosing the right antibiotics in a patient with Sepsis | Dr Rohit Payke |
| 04:00 pm - 04:15 pm | Pearls in management of sexual dysfunction | Dr Vijay Dhondge |
| 04:15 pm - 04:30 pm | Erectile dysfunction: Treating beyond sildenafil | Dr Deepak Jumani |
| 04:30 pm - 04:45 pm | Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia: What to do? | Dr Abhijeet More |
| 04:45 pm - 05:00 pm | Imeglimin - A powerhouse drug in the armamentarium for Type 2 diabetes | Dr Sanhita Walawalkar |
| 05:00 pm - 06:00 pm | GBM | - |
DAY 3
Godavari Hall
| Time | Topic | Faculty / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am - 09:15 am | Medico-legal Survival Guide for physicians | Dr Amol Hartalkar |
| 09:15 am - 09:30 am | Interesting Medical Dillemas | Dr Nikhil Balankhe |
| 09:30 am - 09:45 am | All Type 2 diabetes are not Type 2 Diabetes | Dr Vijay Kumar |
| 09:45 am - 10:00 am | FCPD: Should we still suspect in 2026? | Dr Sanjeev Indurkar |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Installation of next president | - |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Case based hematology for practising physicians | Dr Avinash Pophali |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am | Liver manifestations in ICU: Acute Fulminant Hepatitis, Hepatic Encephalopathy, Hepatorenal syndrome | Dr Akash Shukla |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Chronic pancreatitis: When to suspect, how to evaluate, basics of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy | Dr Nitin Borse |
| 11:15 am - 11:30 am | Long term PPI dependence: How to approach and help them wean | Dr Husain Bohari |
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Is it in the mind or is it in the gut? | Dr Shobhana Bhatia |
| 11:45 am - 12:00 pm | Fecal transplant: Where do we stand today | Dr Harshal Gadhikar |
| 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm | An approach to acute abdomen in routine clinical practice | Dr Philip Abraham |
| 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Cardiac Biomarkers beyond LDL: HsCRP, Lipoprotein (a), ApoB, HsTroponin I | Dr Rakesh Bhadade |
| 12:30 pm - 12:45 pm | Pranayam and yoga: An evidence based analysis on recommending it | Dr Nitin Patankar |
| 12:45 pm - 01:00 pm | How much protein is enough- Role of protein supplementation in patients with diabetes | Dr Manoj Chawla |
| 01:00 pm - 01:15 pm | Mechanical ventilation: Common mistakes we still make | Dr Vatsal Kothari |
| 01:15 pm - 01:30 pm | Relieving pain in CKD: Discussing renal safety of analgesics | Dr Sachin Soni |
| 01:30 pm - 01:45 pm | Five research publications that changed medical practice: An overview | Dr Amit Saraf |
| 01:45 pm - 02:00 pm | Physicians approach to ILD in 2026 | Dr Agam Vora |
| 02:00 pm onwards | LUNCH | |
DAY 3
Gautami Hall
| Time | Topic | Faculty / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am - 09:15 am | Obstructive Sleep Apnea | Dr Manoj Chadha |
| 09:15 am - 09:30 am | Once a week Insulin: Where do we stand? | Dr Murthy |
| 09:30 am - 09:45 am | Linking adherence to outcomes: A simple diabetes management score in real world practice | Dr Rajesh Kesari |
| 09:45 am - 10:00 am | Setting up a metabolic clinic | Dr Girish Rajadhyaksha |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Inauguration of next president | - |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Obesity workshop A | Dr Rajiv Kovil |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am | Obesity workshop B | Dr Ashutosh Sonawane, Dr Yashpal Gogate |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Obesity workshop C | Dr Suhas Erande |
| 11:15 am - 11:30 am | Obesity workshop D | Dr Sujit Chandratreya |
| 11:30 am - 11:45 am | Diabetes Workshop A | Dr Sunil Gupta |
| 11:45 am - 12:00 pm | Diabetes Workshop B | Dr Pravin Supe |
| 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm | Diabetes Workshop C | Dr Mangesh Tiwaskar |
| 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Diabetes Workshop D | Dr Vikrant Vijan |
| 12:30 pm - 12:45 pm | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Managing it right- Insulin and beyond | Dr Purvi Chawla |
| 12:45 pm - 01:00 pm | Post partum management and screening importance in hyperglycemia in pregnancy | Dr Rutul Thakkar |
| 01:00 pm - 01:15 pm | Interesting Diabetes Cases | Dr Santosh Malpani |
| 01:15 pm - 01:30 pm | Physician burnout and its clinical impact | Dr Lotika Purohit |
| 01:30 pm - 01:45 pm | Low carb diet: How low can we go? | Dr Mayura Kale |
| 01:45 pm - 02:00 pm | OHA failure: Today's Perspective | Dr Nikhil Nashikkar |
| 02:00 pm onwards | LUNCH | |
DAY 3
Nandini Hall
| Time | Topic | Faculty / Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am | Inauguration of next president | - |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Role of steroids in hepatitis with special emphasis on alcoholic and autoimmune hepatitis | Dr Kartik Balankhe |
| 10:45 am - 11:00 am | Chronic Diarrhea: How to evaluate and basics of management | Dr Sharad Deshmukh |
| 11:00 am - 11:15 am | Test your skills: ECG Quiz | Dr Ketan Mehta |
| 11:15 am - 11:45 am | Pyrexia of unknown origin: A case based Panel discussion |
Moderator: Dr Amit Sehgal, Dr Parth Shah Panelists: Dr Siddhanth Shetty, Dr Likhit Gandhi, Dr Nilesh Wasekar |
| 11:45 am - 12:00 pm | Initiation and continuation of MRA in HF management | Dr Manoj Chopda |
| 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm | Approach to hairloss from physician's viewpoint | Dr Aditi Mahajan |
| 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Longevity: Living Longer, Living Better |
Moderator: Dr Gauri Kulkarni Panelists: Dr Sachin Adsule, Dr Sonali Bhojane |
| 12:30 pm - 12:45 pm | Immunotherapy: Principles to practice | Dr Shruti Kate |
| 12:45 pm - 01:00 pm | ARNI: What does the data tell us? | Dr Ramesh Dargad |
| 01:00 pm - 01:15 pm | Insulin Pump: Knowing the basics | Dr Suresh Purohit |
| 01:15 pm - 01:30 pm | Evolving therapies in Type 1 diabetes | Dr Reshma Ghoderao |
| 01:30 pm - 01:45 pm | Approach to jaundice in pregnancy | Dr Jagannath Jare |