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)
Moderators:
Dr. Nandini Chatterjee

Dr. Nandini Chatterjee

(Kolkata)

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
Panelists:
Dr. Santanu K. Tripathi

Dr. Santanu K. Tripathi

(Kolkata)

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
Dr. Nandini Chatterjee
Moderator:

Dr. Nandini Chatterjee

(Kolkata)

11:05AM - 11:45AM

Panelist:

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)
Interactive Panel: Ask the Experts - Clinical Trials in Practice

11:45AM - 12:00PM

>Dr. Partha Sarkar

Dr. Partha Sarkar

(Kolkata)
Workshop Closing & Post-Test Instructions
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
09:00AM - 12:00PM Workshop 1 (Hall B1)
Moderators:
Dr. Sanjay Shah

Dr. Sanjay Shah

(Kolkata)

(Educational Grant from Novo Nordisk)

Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Nirmalya Roy

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Alok Kanungo

(Bhubaneswar)
Nuances of Insulin Administration – A Masterclass
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)
Dr. Soumik Goswami

Dr. Soumik Goswami

(Kolkata)
Dr. Rana Bhattacherjee

Dr. Rana Bhattacherjee

(Kolkata)
Nuances of Evaluating MASLD: A Scholarly Approach
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)
Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya

Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya

(Kolkata)
Dr. Nandini Rastogi

Dr. Nandini Rastogi

(Kanpur)
Hypoglycemia – A Masterly Management
Dr. Masood Batin

Dr. Masood Batin

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

Dr. Sharmistha Mukherjee

(Kolkata)
Dr. Anish Kar

Dr. Anish Kar

(Kolkata)
Dr. Nilakshi Deka

Dr. Nilakshi Deka

(Guwahati)
Interpreting a Tricky Thyroid Function Test Report: Endocrinologist's Trick
Dr. Subir Ray

Dr. Subir Ray

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

Dr. Sibabrata Banerjee

(Kolkata)
Dr. Amitabh Sur

Dr. Amitabh Sur

(Kolkata)
Dr. Animesh Maiti

Dr. Animesh Maiti

(Kolkata)
Managing Hyponatraemia and Hypokalemia in Day-to-Day Care
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)
Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

(Kolkata)
Dr. Sujoy Majumdar

Dr. Sujoy Majumdar

(Kolkata)
Evaluating Diabetic Foot: A Professorial Touch
Dr. Sanjay Chatterjee

Dr. Sanjay Chatterjee

(Kolkata)
09:00AM - 12:00PM Workshop 2 (Hall B2)
Moderators:
Dr. Salil Pal

Dr. Salil Pal

(Kolkata)

(Educational Grant from Bayer)

Dr. Anish Kar

Dr. Anish Kar

(Kolkata)
Dr. Nilakshi Deka

Dr. Nilakshi Deka

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

Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

(Kolkata)
Dr. Sujoy Majumdar

Dr. Sujoy Majumdar

(Kolkata)
Evaluating Diabetic Foot: A Professorial Touch
Dr. Soumitra Ghosh

Dr. Soumitra Ghosh

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

Dr. Purushottam Chatterjee

(Kolkata)
Dr. Amitabh Sur

Dr. Amitabh Sur

(Kolkata)
Dr. Animesh Maiti

Dr. Animesh Maiti

(Kolkata)
Managing Hyponatraemia and Hypokalemia in Day-to-Day Dare
Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta

Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta

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

Dr. Anirban Sinha

(Kolkata)
Dr. Nirmalya Roy

Dr. Nirmalya Roy

(Kolkata)
Dr. Alok Kanungo

Dr. Alok Kanungo

(Bhubaneswar)
Nuances of Insulin Administration- A Masterclass
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)
Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya

Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya

(Kolkata)
Dr. Nandini Rastogi

Dr. Nandini Rastogi

(Kanpur)
Hypoglycemia – A Masterly Management
Dr. Tirthankar Chowdhury

Dr. Tirthankar Chowdhury

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

Dr. Satinath Mukherjee

(Kolkata)
Dr. Soumik Goswami

Dr. Soumik Goswami

(Kolkata)
Dr. Rana Bhattacherjee

Dr. Rana Bhattacherjee

(Kolkata)
Nuances of Evaluating MASLD: A Scholarly Approach
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