10 CME Point approved by WBMC

Conclave Schedule

Scientific Program

Key Highlights:

08:30 - 09:00

Welcome & Registration

09:00 - 09:10

Welcome address & introduction

Dr Amitava Pahari

09:10 - 09:40

Post infectious diseases spectrum

Dr Jaydeep Choudhury

Chairpersons:
Dr Madhusmita Sengupta
Dr Santosh Agrawal
09:40 - 10:10

Fever beyond infections: clues to Rheumatologic Etiologies

Dr Priyankar Pal

Chairpersons:
Dr Madhusmita Sengupta
Dr Santosh Agrawal
10:10 - 10:40

Triggered: the post-infectious landscape of Pediatric Neurology

Dr Arijit Chattopadhyay

Chairpersons:
Dr Ashim Ghosh
Dr Indu Surana
10:40 - 11:10

Beyond infections: fallacies of mind-body dichotomy - why pediatricians need to reimagine psychiatry

Dr Jai Ranjan Ram

Chairpersons:
Dr Ashim Ghosh
Dr Indu Surana
11:10 - 11:30

Tea/Coffee

11:30 - 12:00

Echoes in the airways: lasting respiratory effects of childhood infections

Dr Pallab Chatterjee

Chairpersons:
Dr Sukanta Chatterjee
Dr B. K. Manocha
12:00 - 12:30

Infection a harbinger of endocrine disease: Myth or Reality

Dr Subrata Dey

Chairpersons:
Dr Sukanta Chatterjee
Dr B. K. Manocha
12:30 - 13:30

Panel
discussion: Case based critical care scenario in children beyond infections

Moderator:
Dr Kaustabh Chaudhuri
Panelists:
Dr Avishek Poddar
Dr Agnisekhar Saha
Dr Kaushik Maulik
Dr Aziz Beawarwala
Chairpersons:
Dr Mihir Sarkar
Dr Bidhan Ch Bhunia
13:30 - 14:10

Lunch

14:10 - 15:00

Post Infectious Autoimmune Conditions In Pediatric Gastroenterolgy & Hepatology

Moderator:
Dr Sarthak Chakrabarti
Panelists:
Dr Yaja Jebaying
Dr Bhaswati C Acharyya
Dr Aathira Ravindranath
Dr Sudipta Choudhury
Chairpersons:
Dr Swapan Kumar Ray
Dr Subhashish Bhattacharyya
15:00 - 15:30

Post infection disease spectrum in pediatric nephrology

Dr Rajiv Sinha

Chairpersons:
Dr Jayati Sengupta
Dr Sumantra Kr Raut
15:30 - 16:00

Post infectious haematological conditions: spotlight on autoimmune manifestations

Speaker:
Dr Rajat Bhattacharyya
Experts/Chairpersons:
Dr Leslie Lehmann
Dr Niharendu Ghara
Dr Amita Mahajan
16:00 - 16:30

EBV Infection Post Stem Cell Transplant & Beyond

Dr Leslie Lehmann

Experts/Chairpersons:
Dr Rajat Bhattacharyya
Dr Niharendu Ghara
Dr Amita Mahajan
16:30 - 17:00

Infection associated HLH: early recognition and evolving treatment strategy

Speaker:
Dr Amita Mahajan
Experts/Chairpersons:
Dr Rajat Bhattacharyya
Dr Niharendu Ghara
Dr Leslie Lehmann
17:00 - 17:30

Post infectious diseases and immune/inflammatory dysregulation: looking towards the future

Can AI help us?
Ethical dilemmas

Dr Chandreyee Bhattacharya

Chairpersons:
Dr Samik Hazra
Dr Nandini Sinharay
17:30

Closing Remarks & Feedback Session

08:30 - 09:00

Registration & welcome address

09:00 - 09:25

Early intervention of neurodevelopmental disorders

Dr Anjan Bhattacharya

Chairpersons:
Dr Arun Kr Manglik
Dr Jaydeb Ray
09:25 - 10:15

Navigating the impossible: difficult airway management and bronchoscopy: Panel
discussion

Moderator:
Dr Pallab Chatterjee
Panelists:
Dr Shampa Mitra Pahari
Dr Amrita Roy
Dr Alokananda Das Dutta
Dr Kaustabh Chaudhuri
Chairpersons:
Dr Arun Kr Manglik
Dr Jaydeb Ray
10:15 - 10:45

Genomics in NICU – game changer or overused tool?
Neonatologist’sPerspective
Geneticist’s Perspective

Neonatologist:
Dr Shyamala J
Geneticist:
Dr Saswati Mukhopadhyay
Chairpersons:
Dr Rupa Biswas
Dr Tejaswini R Mittra
10:45 - 10:55

Tea/Coffee

10:55 - 11:15

Individualized nutrition in NICU: the era of precision feeding

Dr Tamal Laha

Chairpersons:
Dr Arup Roy
Dr Moumita Samanta
11:15 - 11:45

Guarding the neonatal airways: strategies for RSV prevention

Dr Sudip Sengupta

Chairpersons:
Dr Arup Roy
Dr Moumita Samanta
11:45 - 12:15

POCUS – intensivists’ new best friend

Speaker:
Dr Surabhi Periwal
Experts:
Dr Bijan Saha
Dr Debadatta Mukhopadhyay
12:15 - 13:00

Neonatal cholestasis: beyond biliary atresia – Panel
discussion

Moderator:
Dr Amrita Roy
Panelists:
Dr Yaja Jebaying
Dr Aathira Ravindranath
Dr Vaishali Ray Srivastava
Dr Tanusree Kundu
Chairpersons:
Dr Biswanath Mukhopadhyay
Dr Ujjal Poddar
13:00 - 13:20

Debate 1: feeds – only enteral from birth: to give or not to give?

Pro: Dr Omprakash Jamadar
Con: Dr Alokananda Das Dutta

Chairpersons:
Dr Anup Mangal
Dr Debjani Gupta
13:20 - 13:40

Debate 2: intact cord resuscitation – are we there yet?

Pro:
Dr Amrita Roy
Con:
Dr Shilpita Barua
Chairpersons:
Dr Anup Mangal
Dr Debjani Gupta
13:40 - 14:20

Lunch

14:20 - 15:05

Artificial intelligence in neonatology

Indian Perspective:
Dr Avneet Kaur
Global Perspective:
Dr Philip Levy
Chairpersons:
Dr Tridib Banerjee
Dr Himanish Roy
15:05 - 15:35

Early detection of critical congenital heart disease:

Dr Philip Levy

Chairpersons:
Dr Sanjiban Ghosh
Dr Debadatta Mukhopadhyay
15:35 - 16:05

Ethics & dilemma in neonatal practice & research: Panel
discussion

Moderator:
Dr Brajagopal Ray
Panelists:
Dr Bijan Saha
Dr Omprakash Jamadar
Dr Shampa Mitra Pahari
Dr Amrita Roy
Chairpersons:
Dr Santanu Ray
Dr Prabhavati Banerjee
16:05 - 16:45

Advances in neonatal sepsis

Speaker:
Dr Philip Levy
Chairpersons:
Dr Meena Thiagarajan
Dr Bijan Saha
16:45 - 17:15

Neonatology quiz & prizes (Mentimeter monitored)

Quiz Masters:
Dr Amrita Roy
Dr Alokananda Das Dutta
Dr Surabhi Periwal

Key Highlights:

08:00 - 08:30

Welcome & registration

08:30 - 09:35

Subspeciality Symposium 1: Development & Child Psychiatry

Lecture:
Mission disability eradication
Dr Anjan Bhattacharya
Chairpersons:
Dr Kalpana Datta
Dr Swapna Chakraborty
Panel:
Complexities of providing pediatric liaison services in multi-speciality hospital
Moderator:
Dr Jai Ranjan Ram
Panelists:
Dr Soumitra S Datta
Dr Tamal Laha
Dr Anjan Bhattacharya
Chairpersons:
Dr Kalpana Datta
Dr Swapna Chakraborty
09:35 - 10:00

Subspeciality symposium 2: Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Lecture:
26 years of pediatric liver transplantation in India – improving outcomes and enhancing access for all
Dr Anupam Sibal
Chairpersons:
Dr Sukanta Chatterjee
Dr Sutapa Ganguly
10:00 - 10:20

Tea / Coffee

10:20 - 11:50

Subspeciality Symposium 3: Hemato-Oncology

Lecture:
Paradigm shift in the management of Thalassaemia – from supportive care to curative options
Dr. Leslie Lehmann
Chairpersons:
Dr Madhusmita Sengupta
Dr Amita Mahajan

Case based panel:
Stem cell transplant in Thalassaemia - challenges in India and opportunities
Moderator:
Dr Rajat Bhattacharyya
Panelists:
Dr Amita Mahajan
Dr Ramya Uppuluri
Dr Niharendu Ghara
Dr Leslie Lehmann
Chairpersons:
Dr Madhusmita Sengupta
Dr Subhasish Bhattacharyya

Lecture: Evolving indications of CAR T-cell therapy from malignant to benign
Dr Rajat Bhattacharyya

Chairpersons:
Dr Apurba Ghosh
Dr Atanu Bhadra
11:50 - 12:10

Keynote lecture: Finding the leader within

Dr Anupam Sibal
Chairpersons:
Dr Apurba Ghosh
Dr Atanu Bhadra
12:10 - 12:50

Dr Prathap C. Reddy oration

Missing link between modern medicine and medical practice

Orator:
Dr Y K Amdekar
Chairpersons:
Dr Anupam Sibal
Dr R N Srivastava
12:50 - 13:30

Inauguration & felicitation ceremony

13:30 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 14:30

Selected award paper presentation :  3

Judges:
Dr Subhashish Bhattacharyya
Dr Sumita Basu
Dr Tapas Sabui
14:30 - 15:30

Subspeciality symposium 4: Endocrinology

Lecture 1:
Pediatric growth – a fascinating journey
Dr Subrata Dey
Chairpersons:
Dr Tridib Banerjee
Dr Swapan Chakrabarty
Lecture 2:
State of the art management of type I Diabetes Mellitus: Current status of AID systems and future frontiers
Dr Abhishek Kulkarni
Chairpersons:
Dr Tridib Banerjee
Dr Swapan Chakrabarty
15:30 - 16:30

Subspeciality symposium 5: Pediatric Surgery (Part A )


Lecture:
Urodynamics in complicated UTIs
Dr Sanghamitra Bhattacharyya
Chairpersons:
Dr Sujit Chowdhury
Dr Sushmita Banerjee
Expert:
Dr V Sripathi
Lecture:
Case Studies in Urodynamics
Dr V Sripathi
Chairpersons:
Dr Sujit Chowdhury
Dr Sushmita Banerjee
Lecture:
Robotic-assisted Surgery in Pediatrics: changes in outcomes
Dr Debashis Mitra
Chairpersons:
Dr V Sripathi
Dr Biswanath Mukhopadhyay
Lecture:
Case vignettes in robotic-assisted Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Sujit Chowdhury
Chairpersons:
Dr V Sripathi
Dr Biswanath Mukhopadhyay
16:30 - 16:55

Dr B Rangarajan Memorial Lecture:

Precision Diagnosis in Pediatric Infectious Diseases: The Molecular Revolution
Dr Remesh Kumar R.
Chairpersons:
Dr Srinidhi Chidambaram
Dr Amitava Pahari
16:55 - 18:30

Subspeciality symposium 6: Respiratory

Lecture 1:
Updates in mucociliary disorders
Dr S K Kabra
Chairpersons:
Dr Arun Kr Manglik
Dr Mahasweta Chaudhuri
Lecture 2:
Updates in pediatric asthma therapy (Virtual)
Dr Kenan Haver
Chairpersons:
Dr Arun Kr Manglik
Dr Mahasweta Chaudhuri
Panel Discussion:
Respiratory snippets from experts
Moderator:
Dr Pallab Chatterjee
Panelists:
Dr S K Kabra
Dr Sudip Sengupta
Dr Subhasis Roy
Chairpersons:
Dr Samik Hazra
Dr Chaitali Patra
18:30

FELICITATION OF APOLLO ALUMNI
COCKTAILS & DINNER

Key Highlights:

08:00 - 08:30

Welcome & registration

08:30 - 09:45

Subspeciality Symposium 7: Neurology

Lecture:
AIDP spectrum disorders:
Dr Shekhar G Patil
Chairpersons:
Dr Prakritish Bora
Dr Abhijit Sarkar
Panel
discussion:
Case vignettes in pediatric epilepsy
Moderator:
Dr Arijit Chattopadhyay
Panelists:
Dr Shekhar G Patil
Dr Sushil Kumar
Dr Prakritish Bora
Dr Jasodhara Chaudhuri
Chairpersons:
Dr Pranab Datta
Dr Arijit Das
09:45 - 11:00

Subspeciality Symposium 8: Neonatology/Cardiology

Lecture:
Common neonatal lung disorders and what to expect beyond the neonatal period
Dr Philip Levy
Chairpersons:
Dr Vinay Asawa
Dr Prabodh C Mondal
Panel
discussion:
Recognition of neonatal cardiovascular compromise – a case based discussion
Moderator:
Dr Amrita Roy
Panelists:
Dr Philip Levy
Dr Vidya Gupta
Dr Muthukumaran C S
Dr Debadatta Mukhopadhyay
Expert/Chairperson:
Dr Ashok Dutta
11:00 - 11:15

Tea / Coffee

11:15 - 11:35

Subspeciality symposium 9: PEDIATRIC SURGERY (PART - B)

Lecture:
Bloodless pediatric surgery:
Stapler circumcision
Laser proctology
Dr. Debasish Mitra
Chairpersons:
Dr Shampa Mitra Pahari
Dr Kheya Ghosh Uttam
Lecture:
Precision and preparedness: Navigating complex pediatric injuries in a specialized care setting.
Dr Vaishali Ray Srivastava
Chairpersons:
Dr Shampa Mitra Pahari
Dr Kheya Ghosh Uttam
11:35 - 12:55

Subspeciality symposium 10: Infectious disease & vaccinology

Lecture:
Update on Dengue Management & Prevention
Dr Vijay Yewale
Expert/
Chairperson:
Dr Ashok Dutta
Dr Jaydeb Ray

Panel
discussion:
A day in AMS ward round in a children’s hospital
Moderator:
Dr Vijay Yewale
Panelists:
Dr Vidya Krishna
Dr Subhashish Bhattacharyya
Dr Kaustabh Chaudhuri
Dr Chandreyee Bhattacharya
Chairperson:
Dr Sarbani Misra
Dr Sudip Sengupta
12:55 - 13:25

Plenary lecture

Topic:
Thrombotic Microangiopathy- Indian Story.
Dr Arvind Bagga
Chairperson:
Dr. R N Srivastava
Dr Amitava Pahari
13:25

Apollo Children's Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr R N Srivastava

13:35 - 14:10

Lunch

14:10 - 14:40

Selected free paper presentation: 3

Judges:
Dr Subroto Chakrabartty
Dr Biswajit Bhattacharya
Dr Sandip Sen
14:40 - 15:25

Subspeciality symposium 11: Nephrology

Panel
discussion:
Urinalysis - the liquid kidney biopsy
Moderator:
Dr Rajiv Sinha
Panelists:
Dr Sushmita Banerjee
Dr Jayati Sengupta
Dr Md Shakil Akhtar
Dr Amitava Pahari
Chairpersons:
Dr Mousumi Nandy
Dr Subroto Chakrabortty
15:25 - 17:20

Subspeciality symposium 12: Critical Care

Lecture:
pARDS – the good, the bad and the ugly!
Dr Mihir Sarkar
Chairpersons:
Dr Prabhabati Banerjee
Dr Amita Sinha Mondal
Panel
discussion:
Acute Pediatrics, Mixed bag - Quiz
Moderator:
Dr Agnisekhar Saha
Panelists:
Dr Kaushik Maulik
Dr Avishek Poddar
Dr Abhijit Bagde
Dr Kaustabh Chaudhuri
Chairpersons:
Dr Nilanjan Ghosh
Dr Smriti Nath
Lecture:
Artificial intelligence in pediatric critical care (Virtual)
Dr Traci Wolbrink
Chairpersons:
Dr Rajib Sharan
Dr Dibyendu Raychaudhuri
Case Based Panel:
Case vignettes on ethics in PICU
Moderator:
Dr Avishek Poddar
Panelists:
Dr Mihir Sarkar
Dr Abhijit Bagde
Dr Kaustabh Chaudhuri
Dr Kaushik Maulik
Chairpersons:
Dr Tamal Laha
Dr Dibyendu Raychaudhuri
17:20

Valedictory