Program

Day :1

4 th July, 2025 (Friday)

Hall - A

07:00AM - 09:00AM
Registration
Master of Ceremony: Dr. Soumyabrata Roy Chaudhuri
09:00AM - 12:00PM Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Association with Associations of Physicians of India: Know A to Z About it! (Certification for All Attendees but Pre-registration Must)

09:00AM - 09:10AM

Dr. Jyotirmoy Pal

Dr. Jyotirmoy Pal

(Kolkata)
Introduction to the GCP Workshop

09:10AM - 09:35AM

Dr. Shambo Samrat Samajdar

Dr. Shambo Samrat Samajdar

(Kolkata)
Introduction to GCP & Ethical Framework

09:35AM - 10:00AM

Dr. Saibal Das

Dr. Saibal Das

(Kolkata)
Investigator Responsibilities & Compliance

10:00AM - 10:25AM

Dr. Pradeep Narayan

Dr. Pradeep Narayan

(Kolkata)
Informed Consent – Process, Challenges, Solutions

10:25AM - 10:45AM

Dr. Avijit Hazra

Dr. Avijit Hazra

(Kolkata)
Adverse Event Reporting & Participant Safety

10:45AM - 11:05AM

>Dr. Santanu K. Tripathii

Dr. Santanu K. Tripathi

(Kolkata)
Essential Trial Documents & GCP Audit Readiness

11:05AM - 11:45AM

Interactive Panel: Ask the Experts - Clinical Trials in Practice

Moderator:

Dr. Nandini Chatterjee

Dr. Nandini Chatterjee

(Kolkata)

Panelists:

Dr. Soumitra Ray

Dr. Santanu K. Tripathi

(Kolkata)
Dr. A. R. Dutta

Dr. Payodhi Dhar

(Kolkata)
Dr. M. P. Baruah

Dr. Shambo Samrat Samajdar

(Kolkata)
Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

Dr. Avijit Hazra

(Kolkata)

11:45AM - 12:00PM

Workshop Closing & Post-Test Instructions
>Dr. Partha Sarkar

Dr. Partha Sarkar

(Kolkata)
12:00PM - 03:00PM
No Session Break for Lunch (Have Lunch at your Convenience)
12:00PM - 12:30PM AI Live Workshop: Hands-On on Artifical Intelligence in Practicing Diabetology, Endocrinology and Publishing Reaserch Paper

12:00PM - 12:30PM

Dr. Om J. Lakhani

Dr. Om J. Lakhani

(Ahmedabad)
12:30PM - 01:20PM Session 1: Diet, Diabetes and Dilemma (Educational Grant from Alteus)
Chairpersons:
Dr. Subir Ray

Dr. Subir Ray

(Kolkata)

12:30PM - 12:50PM

Dr. N. K. Singh

Dr. N. K. Singh

(Dhanbad)
Diet and Exercise in Diabetes and Obesity: How Much, When, and How?

12:50PM - 01:10PM

Dr. Arvind Gupta

Dr. Arvind Gupta

(Jaipur)
Latest Consensus on Protein Restriction in CKD/DKD: Has Controversy Resolved?

01:10PM - 01:20PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Jyotirmoy Pal
Dr. Jyotirmoy Pal
(Kolkata)
01:20PM - 02:10PM Session 2: Understanding Better Halves Even Better (Educational Grant from Alkem)
Chairpersons:
Dr. Nilakshi Deka

Dr. Nilakshi Deka

(Guwahati)

01:20PM - 01:40PM

Dr. Jayashree Swain

Dr. Jayashree Swain

(Bhubaneswar)
Diabetes, Obesity and Women: Are the Risks of Complications the Same?

01:40PM - 02:00PM

Dr. Ipsita Mishra

Dr. Ipsita Mishra

(Bhubaneswar)
Anti-diabetes Drugs and Women: Is There Any Difference in Outcome Gender-wise?

02:00PM - 02:10PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Nandini Rastogi

Dr. Nandini Rastogi

(Kanpur)
02:10PM - 03:00PM Session 3: Learning Rx of Diabetes of an Angry Young Man to the Grey Hair Granny (Educational Grant from Sun Pharma)
Chairpersons:
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. H. S. Pathak

(Kolkata)

02:10PM - 02:30PM

Dr. Tejas Shah

Dr. Tejas Shah

(Mumbai)
How to Approach Diabetes in the Young?

02:30PM - 02:50PM

Dr. Vijay Negalur

Dr. Vijay Negalur

(Mumbai)
Management of Diabetes in Elderly and Frail people

02:50PM - 03:00PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Alok Kanungo

(Bhubaneswar)
03:00PM - 03:50PM Session 4: Don’t Forget B and C of ABC in Diabetes (Educational Grant from Intas)
Chairpersons:
Dr. P. S. Mondal

Dr. P. S. Mondal

(Kolkata)

03:00PM - 03:20PM

Dr. Santosh Kumar Singh

Dr. Santosh Kumar Singh

(Patna)
Should all T2D Receive Statins Regardless of Age and Dyslipidemia?

03:20PM - 03:40PM

Dr. Vinay Dhandhania

Dr. Vinay Dhandhania

(Ranchi)
Management of Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes in 2025: Has Anything Changed?

03:40PM - 03:50PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Saibal Chakroborty

Dr. Saibal Chakroborty

(Kolkata)
03:50PM - 05:00PM Session 5: Plenary Lectures
Chairpersons:
Dr. Debasish Maji

Dr. Debasish Maji

(Kolkata)

03:50PM - 04:10PM

Dr. A. H. Zargar

Dr. A. H. Zargar

(Srinagar)
GLP-1RA and SGLT-2i during Ramadan: Still an Unchartered Territory?

04:10PM - 04:30PM

Dr. A. K. Das

Dr. A. K. Das

(Puducherry)
Regulatory Stringency and Weaknesses In India: How to Improve Further?

04:30PM - 04:50PM

Dr. Mangesh Tiwaskar

Dr. Mangesh Tiwaskar

(Mumbai)
Precision Medicine in T2D: Are We Ready for Primetime?
Dr. Subhankar Chowdhury

Dr. Subhankar Chowdhury

(Kolkata)

04:50PM - 05:00PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
05:00PM - 05:30PM
Inauguration
05:30PM - 06:30PM Industry Symposium: Mankind Mega-Debate of 2025
Chairpersons:
Dr. A. K. Singh

Dr. A. K. Singh

(Kolkata)

05:30PM - 06:00PM

Dr. Arundhati Dasgupta

Dr. Arundhati Dasgupta

(Siliguri)
Dr. Sunetra Mondol

Dr. Sunetra Mondol

(Kolkata)
Debate 1: My First Choice Amongst SUs is Glimepiride v/s Gliclazide

06:00PM - 06:30PM

Dr. Amartya Shankar Chaudhury

Dr. Amartya Shankar Chaudhury

(Durgapur)
Dr. Kaushik Biswas

Dr. Kaushik Biswas

(Kolkata)
Debate 2: My First Choice Amongst SGLT-2i is Empagliflozin v/s Dapagliflozin
Dr. Kaushik Saha

Dr. Kaushik Saha

(Kolkata)
06:30PM - 07:30PM Industry Symposium: USV
Chairpersons:
Dr. Sanjay Chatterjee

Dr. Sanjay Chatterjee

(Kolkata)

06:30PM - 06:45PM

Dr. Shailaja Kale

Dr. Shailaja Kale

(Pune)
SGLT-2i: Should it be a First-Line Drug in the Indian T2D Context?

06:45PM - 07:00PM

Dr. A. G. Unnikrishnan

Dr. A. G. Unnikrishnan

(Pune)
The Power of SGLT-2i, DPP-4i, and Metformin Combo in T2D

07:00PM - 07:15PM

Dr. Krishna Seshadri

Dr. Krishna Seshadri

(Chennai)
Pioglitazone in T2D: A Resurrection Stone?
Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

(Kolkata)

07:15PM - 07:30PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
07:30PM - 08:30PM Industry Symposium: Eli Lilly
Chairpersons:
Dr. Biswajit Ghosh Dastidar

Dr. Biswajit Ghosh Dastidar

(Kolkata)

07:30PM - 07:45PM

Dr. Subir Ray

Dr. Subir Ray

(Kolkata)
Early Weight Loss: Transforming the T2D Path with Tirzepatide

07:45PM - 08:00PM

Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta

Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta

(Kolkata)
SURPASS: Paving the Way to Target HbA1c & Weight

08:00PM - 08:15PM

Dr. Piyush Desai

Dr. Piyush Desai

(Surat)
Breaking Barriers: Real-World Experience
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Sanjay Shah

(Kolkata)

08:15PM - 08:30PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
08:30PM - 09:30PM Industry Symposium: Novo Nordisk
Chairpersons:
Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

(Kolkata)

08:30PM - 08:45PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

(Mumbai)
STEPping up Obesity Care with Semaglutide 2.4 mg

08:45PM - 09:00PM

Dr. Dilip Kumar

Dr. Dilip Kumar

(Kolkata)
SELECTing Outcomes Beyond Weight Loss with Semaglutide 2.4 mg

09:00PM - 09:15PM

Dr. Shashank R. Joshi

Dr. Shashank R. Joshi

(Mumbai)
One STEP Ahead - Unlocking the full Potential of Semaglutide 2.4 mg
Dr. Masood Batin

Dr. Masood Batin

(Kolkata)

09:15PM - 09:30PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
09:30PM - 10:30PM
Dinner

Hall - B

Master of Ceremony: Dr. Ajoy Biswas
07:00PM - 09:00PM
Registration
09:00AM - 12:00PM Workshop 1 (Hall B1)
09:00AM - 09:30AM Sponsored by - Novo Nordisk
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Sanjay Shah

(Kolkata)
Nuances of Insulin Administration – A Masterclass
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Nirmalya Roy

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Alok Kanungo

(Bhubaneswar)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. H. S. Pathak

(Kolkata)
09:30AM - 10:00AM Educational Grant from Eli Lilly
Moderators:
Dr. Satinath Mukherjee

Dr. Satinath Mukherjee

(Kolkata)
Nuances of Evaluating MASLD: A Scholarly Approach
Dr. Soumik Goswami

Dr. Soumik Goswami

(Kolkata)
Dr. Rana Bhattacherjee

Dr. Rana Bhattacherjee

(Kolkata)
Dr. Ajoy Biswas

Dr. Ajoy Biswas

(Kolkata)
10:00AM - 10:30AM Educational Grant from Boehringer Ingelheim
Moderators:
Dr. P. S. Mondal

Dr. P. S. Mondal

(Kolkata)
Hypoglycemia – A Masterly Management
Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya

Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya

(Kolkata)
Dr. Nandini Rastogi

Dr. Nandini Rastogi

(Kanpur)
Dr. Masood Batin

Dr. Masood Batin

(Kolkata)
10:30AM - 11:00AM Educational Grant from Mankind
Moderators:
Dr. Sharmistha Mukherjee

Dr. Sharmistha Mukherjee

(Kolkata)
Interpreting a Tricky Thyroid Function Test Report: Endocrinologist's Trick
Dr. Anish Kar

Dr. Anish Kar

(Kolkata)
Dr. Nilakshi Deka

Dr. Nilakshi Deka

(Guwahati)
Dr. Subir Ray

Dr. Subir Ray

(Kolkata)
11:00AM - 11:30AM Educational Grant from Sun Pharma
Moderators:
Dr. Sibabrata Banerjee

Dr. Sibabrata Banerjee

(Kolkata)
Managing Hyponatraemia and Hypokalemia in Day-to-Day Care
Dr. Amitabh Sur

Dr. Amitabh Sur

(Kolkata)
Dr. Animesh Maiti

Dr. Animesh Maiti

(Kolkata)
Dr. Biswajit Ghosh Dastidar

Dr. Biswajit Ghosh Dastidar

(Kolkata)
11:30AM - 12:00PM Educational Grant from Torrent
Moderators:
Dr. Niladri Sarkar

Dr. Niladri Sarkar

(Kolkata)
Evaluating Diabetic Foot: A Professional Touch
Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

(Kolkata)
Dr. Sujoy Majumdar

Dr. Sujoy Majumdar

(Kolkata)
Dr. Sanjay Chatterjee

Dr. Sanjay Chatterjee

(Kolkata)
09:00AM - 12:00PM Workshop 2 (Hall B2)
09:00AM - 09:30AM Educational Grant from Bayer
Moderators:
Dr. Salil Pal

Dr. Salil Pal

(Kolkata)
Interpreting a Tricky Thyroid Function Test Report: Endocrinologist's Trick
Dr. Anish Kar

Dr. Anish Kar

(Kolkata)
Dr. Nilakshi Deka

Dr. Nilakshi Deka

(Kolkata)
Dr. J. J. Mukherjee

Dr. J. J. Mukherjee

(Kolkata)
09:30AM - 10:00AM Educational Grant From USV
Moderators:
Dr. Saibal Chakroborty

Dr. Saibal Chakroborty

(Kolkata)
Evaluating Diabetic Foot: A Professional Touch
Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

(Kolkata)
Dr. Sujoy Majumdar

Dr. Sujoy Majumdar

(Kolkata)
Dr. Soumitra Ghosh

Dr. Soumitra Ghosh

(Kolkata)
10:00AM - 10:30AM Educational Grant from Sun Pharma
Moderators:
Dr. Purushottam Chatterjee

Dr. Purushottam Chatterjee

(Kolkata)
Managing Hyponatraemia and Hypokalemia in Day-to-Day Care
Dr. Amitabh Sur

Dr. Amitabh Sur

(Kolkata)
Dr. Animesh Maiti

Dr. Animesh Maiti

(Kolkata)
Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta

Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta

(Kolkata)
10:30AM - 11:00AM Sponsored by Novo Nordisk
Moderators:
Dr. Anirban Sinha

Dr. Anirban Sinha

(Kolkata)
Nuances of Insulin Administration- A Masterclass
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Nirmalya Roy

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Alok Kanungo

(Bhubaneswar)
Dr. Ravi Kant Saraogi

Dr. Ravi Kant Saraogi

(Kolkata)
11:00AM - 11:30AM Educational Grant from Cipla
Moderators:
Dr. Sabyasachi Banerjee

Dr. Sabyasachi Banerjee

(Kolkata)
Hypoglycemia – A Masterly Management
Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya

Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya

(Kolkata)
Dr. Nandini Rastogi

Dr. Nandini Rastogi

(Kanpur)
Dr. Tirthankar Chowdhury

Dr. Tirthankar Chowdhury

(Kolkata)
11:30AM - 12:00PM Educational Grant from Eli Lilly
Moderators:
Dr. Satinath Mukherjee

Dr. Satinath Mukherjee

(Kolkata)
Nuances of Evaluating MASLD: A Scholarly Approach
Dr. Soumik Goswami

Dr. Soumik Goswami

(Kolkata)
Dr. Rana Bhattacherjee

Dr. Rana Bhattacherjee

(Kolkata)
Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

(Kolkata)
12:30PM - 01:20PM Session 1 : PITUITARY
Chairpersons:
Dr. Ajoy Biswas

Dr. Ajoy Biswas

(Kolkata)

12:30PM - 12:50PM

Dr. H. S. Asha

Dr. H. S. Asha

(Vellore)
Approach to Management of a 38-year-old Female with FT4: 0.2 ng/dL and TSH: 6.2 uIU/mla

12:50PM - 01:10PM

Dr. Rakesh Sahay

Dr. Rakesh Sahay

(Hyderabad)
Pituitary Incidentaloma: When to Refer to a Neurosurgeon?

01:10PM - 01:20PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Binayak Sinha

Dr. Binayak Sinha

(Kolkata)
01:20PM - 02:10PM Session 2: PCOS
Chairpersons:
Dr. Debasish Maji

Dr. Debasish Maji

(Kolkata)

01:20PM - 01:40PM

Dr. Gagan Priya

Dr. Gagan Priya

(Chandigarh)
Approach to a 31-year-old Female with Menstrual Irregularities and Hirsutism

01:40PM - 02:00PM

Dr. Saptarshi Bhattacharya

Dr. Saptarshi Bhattacharya

(New Delhi)
Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Which Pitfalls to Avoid?

02:00PM - 02:10PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Silima Tarenia

Dr. Silima Tarenia

(Kolkata)
02:10PM - 03:00PM Session 3: ADRENAL
Chairpersons:
Dr. Subir Ray

Dr. Subir Ray

(Kolkata)

02:10PM - 02:30PM

Dr. Lakshmi Nagendra

Dr. Lakshmi Nagendra

(Mysore)
Approach to a 48-year-old Female with a Cushingoid Body Habitus and a 9 AM Serum Cortisol Value of 1.5 ug/dL

02:30PM - 02:50PM

Dr. Alpesh Goyal

Dr. Alpesh Goyal

(Bhopal)
Adrenal Incidentaloma—Innocent Bystander or Intruder?

02:50PM - 03:00PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Amitabh Sur

Dr. Amitabh Sur

(Kolkata)
03:00PM - 03:50PM Session 4 : ADRENAL
Chairpersons:
Dr. J. J. Mukherjee

Dr. J. J. Mukherjee

(Kolkata)

03:00PM - 03:20PM

Dr. Manjiri Pramod Karlekar

Dr. Manjiri Pramod Karlekar

(Mumbai)
Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion : Identification & Management

03:20PM - 03:40PM

Dr. Rohit Barnabas

Dr. Rohit Barnabas

(Mumbai)
Interpretation of Adrenal Imaging and Lateralization of the Source of Aldosterone Secretion in a Person with Primary Hyperaldosteronism – Which Imaging Options to Consider as an Alternative to Adrenal Venous Sampling (AVS)?

03:40PM - 03:50PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Purushottam Chatterjee

Dr. Purushottam Chatterjee

(Kolkata)
03:50PM - 05:00PM Session 5: GONADS
Chairpersons:
Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

(Kolkata)

03:50PM - 04:10PM

Dr. Kaushik Pandit

Dr. Kaushik Pandit

(Kolkata)
Approach to a 17-year-old Female with Primary Amenorrhea

04:10PM - 04:30PM

Dr. Sruti Chandrasekaran

Dr. Sruti Chandrasekaran

(Chennai)
Approach to a 16- year-old Male with Absent Secondary Sexual Characteristics

04:30PM - 04:50PM

Dr. V. Sri Nagesh

Dr. V. Sri Nagesh

(Hyderabad)
Approach to Ambiguous Genitalia with B/L Palpable Gonads with a 46XY Karyotype
Dr. Animesh Maiti

Dr. Animesh Maiti

(Kolkata)

04:50PM - 05:00PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
05:00PM - 05:30PM
Inauguration in Hall A
05:30PM - 09:30PM
Industry Symposium in Hall A
09:30PM - 10:30PM
Dinner