Program

Day :1

3 rd July, 2026 (Friday)

Diabetes Hall

07:00AM Onward
Registration
09:00AM - 10:00AM Medical Ethics and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Diabetes Research: Courtesy Associations of Physicians of India (API)
Chairpersons:
Dr. Subir Ray

Dr. Jyotirmoy Pal

(Kolkata)

09:00AM - 09:20AM

Dr. Om J. Lakhani

Dr. Saibal Das

(Kolkata)
When Everyday Diabetes Practice Becomes Research: Ethical Lessons from an Observational Study Under ICMR 2017

09:20AM - 09:40AM

Dr. Om J. Lakhani

Dr. Shambo Samrat Samajdar

(Kolkata)
Testing Hope, Ensuring Safety: Conducting a Landmark Diabetes Clinical Trial in India Under NDCTR 2019

09:40AM - 10:00AM

Panel-Discussion
Open Forum for Q/A
Dr. Jyotirmoy Pal
Dr. Partha Sarkar
(Kolkata)
10:00AM - 10:50AM Session 1: Lifestyle and Micronutrients in Diabetes
Chairpersons:
Dr. Subir Ray

Dr. Subir Ray

(Kolkata)

10:00AM - 10:20AM

Dr. N. K. Singh

Dr. N. K. Singh

(Dhanbad)
Diabetic Diet: Does It Really Exist?

10:20AM - 10:40AM

Dr. Arvind Gupta

Dr. Brij Mohan

(Kanpur)
Role of Micronutrients and Vitamins in Diabetes: Hype or Reality?

10:40AM - 10:50AM

Panel-Discussion
Open Forum for Q/A
Dr. Jyotirmoy Pal
Dr. Ram Kumar Singh
(Kolkata)
10:50AM - 11:40AM Session 2: Vaccination and Infections in Diabetes
Chairpersons:
Dr. Nilakshi Deka

Dr. Sekhar Chakraborty

(Siliguri)

10:50AM - 11:10AM

Dr. Jayashree Swain

Dr. Anuj Maheshwari

(Lucknow)
Vaccination for all Indian Patients with T2D: How Good is the Evidence ?

11:10AM - 11:30AM

Dr. Ipsita Mishra

Dr. Vinay Dhandhania

(Ranchi)
Management of T2D and HF/CKD in Elderly and UTI: Physician's Approach

11:30PM - 11:40AM

Panel-Discussion
Open Forum for Q/A
Dr. Nandini Rastogi

Dr. Biswajit Ghosh Dastidar

(Kolkata)
11:40AM - 12:30PM Session 3: Keynote Lecture 1 (Type 1 Diabetes)
Chairpersons:
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

(Kolkata)

11:40AM -12:00PM

Dr. Tejas Shah

Dr. Archana Sarda

(Aurangabad)
Diagnosing Type 1 Diabetes: How, Which and How many Antibodies in Indian Context

12:00PM - 12:20PM

Dr. Vijay Negalur

Dr. Archana Sarda

(Aurangabad)
T1D: From Prevention to Cure

12:20PM - 12:30PM

Panel-Discussion
Open forum for Q/A
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Alok Kanungo

(Cuttack)
12:30PM - 01:20PM Session 3: Dilemmas in Adolescent (10-17 years) Diabetes
Chairpersons:
Dr. P. S. Mondal

Dr. Nilakshi Deka

(Guwahati)

12:30PM - 12:50PM

Dr. Santosh Kumar Singh

Dr. Tejas Shah

(Mumbai)
Diagnostic Dilemma

12:50PM - 01:10PM

Dr. Vinay Dhandhania

Dr. Vijay Negalur

(Mumbai)
Treatment Dilemma

01:10PM - 01:20PM

Panel-Discussion
Open Forum for Q/A
Dr. Saibal Chakroborty

Dr. Nandini Rastogi

(Kanpur)
01:20PM - 02:10PM Session 4: Hypertension and Dyslipidemia in T2D
Chairpersons:
Dr. Debasish Maji

Dr. P. S. Mondal

(Kolkata)

01:20PM - 01:40PM

Dr. A. H. Zargar

Dr. Anil Virmani

(Jamshedpur)
Choosing CCBs and ARBs in T2D

01:40PM - 02:00PM

Dr. A. K. Das

Dr. Sanjeev Phatak

(Ahmedabad)
LDL at Target but TG >150 but < 500 in T2D - What Next ?

02:00PM - 02:10PM

Panel-Discussion
Open Forum for Q/A
Dr. Subhankar Chowdhury

Dr. Shaibal Chakroborty

(Kolkata)
02:10PM - 03:50PM Session 5: Keynote Lecture 2 (Modern Thoughts and Therapies in T2D)
Chairpersons:
Dr. Sanjay Chatterjee

Dr. Satinath Mukhopadhyay

(Kolkata)

02:10PM - 02:30PM

Dr. Shailaja Kale

Dr. Sanjay Bhadada

(Chandigarh)
When to Suspect Endocrine Cause of Diabetes: Lessons Learnt from CATALYST Trial

02:30PM - 02:50PM

Dr. A. G. Unnikrishnan

Dr. KVS Harikumar

(Hyderabad)
Strengths and Weaknesses of Generic Semaglutide in India: How to Go about It?

02:50PM - 03:00PM

Panel-Discussion
Open Forum for Q/A
Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

Dr. Sanjay Shah

(Kolkata)
04:00PM - 04:30PM
Inauguration
04:30PM - 05:30PM Session 7: Industry Symposium - Sponsored by Mankind
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Subhankar Chowdhury

(Kolkata)

06:30PM - 07:00PM

40 yrs male adm with abdo pain. On ARB+ thiazide for HTN. H/O pancreatitis 2 mths ago, Calcium = 13.8, albumin = 3.5 g/dL , creat = 1.87 mg/dL, phos = 2.1 mg/dL

Chairpersons:

Dr. Nandini Chatterjee

Dr. Kaushik Munshi

(Kolkata)
Dr. Nandini Chatterjee

Dr. Masood Batin

(Kolkata)

Speakers:

Dr. Soumitra Ray

Dr. Akriti Singh

(Kolkata)
Dr. A. R. Dutta

Dr. Ayush Banerjee

(Kolkata)
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Subhankar Chowdhury

(Kolkata)
05:30PM - 06:30PM Session 8: Industry Symposium - Sponsored by Bayer
Chairpersons:
Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

Dr. Soumybrata Roy Chowdhury

(Kolkata)

05:30PM - 05:45PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Sujoy Majumdar

(Kolkata)
Act with CONFIDENCE for People living with T2D and CKD

05:45PM - 06:00PM

Dr. Dilip Kumar

Dr. Upal Sengupta

(Kolkata)
Cardiorenal Benefits of Finerenone Across the whole Spectrum of CKD in T2D

06:00PM - 06:15PM

Dr. Shashank R. Joshi

Dr. P. K. Hazra

(Kolkata)
Finerenone the Next Beat in Patients with HF with LVEF ≥ 40%
Dr. Masood Batin

Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

(Kolkata)

06:15PM - 06:30PM

Panel-Discussion
Open Forum for Q/A
06:30PM - 07:30PM Session 9: Industry Symposium - Sponsored by USV
Chairpersons:
Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

(Kolkata)

06:30PM - 06:45PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Shailaja Kale

(Pune)
Choosing the Right OAD Partners in Modern Diabetes & Obesity Care

06:45PM - 07:00PM

Dr. Dilip Kumar

Dr. Vijay Panikar

(Mumbai)
From Insulin Resistance to Organ Protection: The New Logic of Pioglitazone-Based Combinations

07:00PM - 07:15PM

Dr. Shashank R. Joshi

Dr. Ipsita Mishra

(Bhubaneswar)
Sulfonylureas Still Matter: Delivering Core Glycaemic Control in the Cardio-Renal Era
Dr. Masood Batin

Dr. Debasish Maji

(Kolkata)

07:15PM - 07:30PM

Panel-Discussion
Open Forum for Q/A
07:30PM - 08:30PM Session 10: Industry Symposium - Sponsored by Novo Nordisk
Chairpersons:
Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

Dr. Binayak Sinha

(Kolkata)

07:30PM - 07:45PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

(Kolkata)
Is Oral Semaglutide a Gateway Drug to Early Metabolic Intervention?

07:45PM - 08:00PM

Dr. Dilip Kumar

Dr. Krishna Seshadri

(Chennai)
Unmatched and Undisputed: Semaglutide’s Role in Obesity, CV, Renal and MASH Outcomes

08:00PM - 08:15PM

Dr. Shashank R. Joshi

Dr. Shreerang Godbole

(Pune)
From Daily Grind to Weekly Win: The First Ever Once a Week Insulin - ICODEC
Dr. Masood Batin

Dr. J. J. Mukherjee

(Kolkata)

08:15PM - 08:30PM

Panel-Discussion
Open Forum for Q/A
08:30PM - 09:30PM Session 11: Industry Symposium- Sponsored by Eli Lilly
Moderator:
Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

Dr. A. K. Singh

(Kolkata)

08:30PM - 08:45PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Rajesh Rajput

(Rohtak)
Obesity as a Chronic Disease: Beyond the BMI Paradigm

08:45PM - 09:00PM

Dr. Dilip Kumar

Dr. Santosh Kumar Singh

(Patna)
One Disease, Many Organs: The Silent Progression from Fat to Organ Dysfunction

09:00PM - 09:15PM

Dr. Shashank R. Joshi

Dr. Rajiv Awasthi

(Lucknow)
The Incretin Advances: Mono-Agonism to Dual Agonism in Treatment of Obesity: Clinical Implications
Dr. Masood Batin

Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

(Kolkata)

09:25PM - 09:30PM

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

Endocrine Hall

09:00AM - 09:30AM Workshop 1 (Hall B1)
09:00AM - 09:30AM -
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Subrata Kr. Pal

(Kolkata)
Symptomatic Diabetic Neuropathy: Pharmacotherapy
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Nirmalya Roy

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Gaurab Bhaduri

(Kolkata)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. Soumitra Ghosh

(Kolkata)
09:30AM - 10:00AM -
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Subrata Kr. Pal

(Kolkata)
Symptomatic Diabetic Neuropathy: Pharmacotherapy
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Nirmalya Roy

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Gaurab Bhaduri

(Kolkata)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. Soumitra Ghosh

(Kolkata)
10:00AM - 10:30AM -
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Niladri Sarkar

(Kolkata)
Choosing Initial Insulin Therapy in OHA Failure - Who? When? How?
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Supratik Bhattacharya

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Nandini Rastogi

(Kanpur)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

(Kolkata)
10:30AM - 11:00AM -
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Sharmishtha Mukherjee

(Kolkata)
Subclinical Thyroid Disease - Diagnosis and Management
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Jayshree Swain

(Bhubaneswar)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Nilakshi Deka

(Guwahati)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. Purushottam Chatterjee

(Kolkata)
11:00AM - 11:30AM -
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Animesh Maity

(Kolkata)
Approach to Thyroid Nodule
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Kaushik Biswas

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Mukut Roy

(Agartala)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. Soumik Goswami

(Kolkata)
11:30AM - 12:00PM -
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Pradip Mukhopadhyay

(Kolkata)
Approach to Thyroid Nodule
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Sunetra Mondal

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Arundhati Dasgupta

(Siliguri)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. J. J. Mukherjee

(Kolkata)
09:30AM - 12:00PM Workshop 2 (Hall B2)
09:00AM - 09:30AM
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Soumik Goswami

(Kolkata)
Approach to an Adrenal Incidentaloma
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Sunetra Mondal

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Arundhati Dasgupta

(Kolkata)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

(Kolkata)
09:30AM - 10:00AM -
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Purushottam Chatterjee

(Kolkata)
Approach to an Adrenal Incidentaloma
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Kaushik Biswas

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Mukut Roy

(Agartala)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. J. J. Mukherjee

(Kolkata)
10:00AM - 10:30AM -
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Animesh Maity

(Kolkata)
Symptomatic Diabetic Neuropathy: Pharmacotherapy
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Nirmalya Roy

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Gaurab Bhaduri

(Agartala)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. Subir Ray

(Kolkata)
10:30AM - 11:00AM -
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Shantanu Bhakta

(Kolkata)
Choosing Amongst the Statins
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Ritesh Agarwala

(Bhubaneswar)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Jawed Warsi

(Kolkata)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. Niladri Sarkar

(Kolkata)
11:00AM - 11:30AM -
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Alok Kanungo

(Cuttack)
Choosing Initial Insulin Therapy in OHA Failure - Who? When? How?
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Supratik Bhattacharya

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Nandini Rastogi

(Kanpur)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. Subrata Kr. Pal

(Kolkata)
11:30AM - 12:00PM -
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Satinath Mukhopadhyay

(Kolkata)
Subclinical Thyroid Disease - Diagnosis and Management
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Jayshree Swain

(Bhubaneswar)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Nilakshi Deka

(Guwahati)
Dr. H. S. Pathak

Dr. Ravi Kant Saraogi

(Kolkata)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM | Exercise Time
12:30PM - 01:20PM Session 1: PITUITARY
Chairpersons:
Dr. Satinath Mukherjee

Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

(Kolkata)

12:30PM - 12:50PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Satinath Mukhopadhyay

(Kolkata)
Pituitary Apoplexy - Clinical Presentation in Brief and Management Approaches (In Particular, Conservative vs. Surgical Approach)

12:50PM - 01:10PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Pradip Mukhopadhyay

(Kolkata)
Challenges in the Management of Lymphocytic Hypophysitis due to its Waxing and Waning Nature

01:10PM - 01:20PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Ajoy Biswas

Dr. Salil Pal

(Kolkata)
01:20PM - 02:10PM Session 2: THYROID
Chairpersons:
Dr. Satinath Mukherjee

Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

(Kolkata)

01:20PM - 01:40PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Debmalya Sanyal

(Kolkata)
Approach to an Incidentally Detected 2 cm Right Thyroid Nodule - TR3 on USG and Bethesda 3 on FNAC - Surgery vs. Surveillance

01:40PM - 02:00PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Rakesh Sahay

(Hyderabad)
Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Graves' Disease - Pre-Dosing Preparation, Dose to Administer, Precuations, Long term Risks

02:00PM - 02:10PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Ajoy Biswas

Dr. Jayshree Swain

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

Dr. J. J. Mukherjee

(Kolkata)

02:10PM - 02:30PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Alpesh Goyal

(Bhopal)
26 year-Old Man with Hypertension + Hypokalemia - Pitfalls in Screenig for PHA using ARR (What and How to Measure, Pitfalls in Interpretation)

02:30PM - 02:50PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Sunny Gandhi

(Ahmedabad)
Comparison of AVS with PET-CT (Ga68-Pentixafor or 11-C Metomidate) in Lateralization of APA in Primary Hyperaldosteronism

02:50PM - 03:00PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Ajoy Biswas

Dr. Ritesh Agarwala

(Bhubaneswar)
03:00PM - 03:50PM Session 4: GONADS
Chairpersons:
Dr. Satinath Mukherjee

Dr. Debasish Maji

(Kolkata)

03:00PM - 03:20PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Arpandev Bhattacharya

(Bengaluru)
Do's and Don'ts when Treating a 26-year Old Male with Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Desiring Fertility

03:20PM - 03:40PM

Dr. Rajiv Kovil

Dr. Mayur Agrawal

(Bhopal)
Serum Testosterone 280 ng/dL (9.7 nmol/L) in a person with a BMI of 34 kg/m2 (No diabetes) - To Treat or Not-to-Treat?

03:40PM - 03:50PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Dr. Ajoy Biswas

Dr. Arundhati Dasgupta

(Siliguri)
03:50PM - 04:30PM
Inauguration in Hall A
04:30PM - 09:30PM
Industry Symposium in Hall A
09:30PM - 10:30PM
Dinner