Program

Day :2

5 th July, 2025 (Saturday)

Hall - A

07:00AM - 08:00AM
Registration & Breakfast
Master of Ceremony: Dr. Soumyabrata Roy Chaudhuri
08:00AM - 09:00AM Breakfast Symposium: (Educational Grant from Lupin)
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Masood Batin

(Kolkata)

08:00AM - 08:25AM

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Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

(Kolkata)
The Fight amongst Titans: SGLT-2i vs. GLP-1RA vs. Both

08:25AM - 08:50AM

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Dr. A. K. Singh

(Kolkata)
Empa-Reg to Empa-Kidney: What did We Learn?

08:50AM - 09:00AM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Samir Dasgupta

(Kolkata)
09:00AM - 09:50PM Session 1: Diabetes and Complications (Educational Grant from Dr. Reddy's Lab & AstraZeneca)
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Sanjay Lal Shrivastava

(Jamshedpur)

09:00AM - 09:20AM

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Dr. Aravinda. J

(Bengaluru)
Screening Neuropathy and Retinopathy: When and How?

09:20AM - 09:40AM

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Dr. Brij Mohan

(Kanpur)
Evaluating Diabetic vs. Non-Diabetic Renal Disease in People with Diabetes: When and How?

09:40AM - 09:50AM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Mary D' Cruz

(Kolkata)
09:50AM - 10:40AM Session 2: Type 1 Diabetes beyond Insulins (Educational Grant from Glenmark)
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Nirmalya Chakraborty

(Kolkata)

09:50AM - 10:10AM

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Dr. Jayanta Panda

(Cuttack)
Vaccination in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: Which, How, and When?

10:10AM - 10:30AM

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Dr. D. C. Sharma

(Udaipur)
Role of Non-insulin Rx in Managing Type 1 Diabetes: How Far have We Progressed?

10:30AM - 10:40AM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Ramtanu Banerjee

(Kolkata)
10:40AM - 11:30AM Session 3: Newer Insulins - Session Sponsor: Cipla
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Tirthankar Chowdhury

(Kolkata)

10:40AM - 11:00AM

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Dr. S. K. Sharma

(Jaipur)
Emerging Consensus on 1-hr Postprandial Glucose and Role of Ultra-fast Acting Insulins: How Relevant in Indians?

11:00AM - 11:20AM

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Dr. Manoj Chawla

(Mumbai)
The Return of Inhaled Insulin in India: What's the Evidence?

11:20AM - 11:30AM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Rahul Bhattacharya

(Kolkata)
12:00PM - 03:00PM
No Session Break for Lunch (Have Lunch at your Convenience)
11:30AM - 12:20PM Session 4: Keep your Nerves Cool as well as Hot (Educational Grant from Torrent & Mankind)
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Sekhar Chakraborty

(Siliguri)

11:30AM - 11:50AM

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Dr. Ashu Rastogi

(Chandigarh)
Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy: Evidence-Based Algorithm

11:50AM - 12:10PM

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Dr. Mithun Bhartia

(Guwahati)
Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetes: When and How to Initiate Pharmacotherapy?

12:10PM - 12:20PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Udas Ghosh

(Kolkata)
12:20PM - 01:10PM Session 5: Clinical Tips & Tricks (Educational Grant from USV & Boehringer Ingelheim)
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

(Kolkata)

12:20PM - 12:40PM

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Dr. Ritesh Agarwala

(Bhubaneswar)
DPP-4 Inhibitors in SGLT-2i and GLP-1RA era: Where are we now?

12:40PM - 01:00PM

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Dr. Sunil Mishra

(Dehradun)
Genito-Urinary Tract Infections with SGLT-2i: How and when Should the Drug be Stopped and Resumed?

01:00PM - 01:10PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Anirban Sinha

(Kolkata)
01:10PM - 02:00PM Session 6: Mixed Bag - Session Sponsor: Bayer Pharma
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Nilanjan Sengupta

(Kolkata)

01:10PM - 01:30PM

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Dr. Ajay Kumar

(Patna)
How, Why, and Where Finerenone fits in to the Current GDMT for DKD?

01:30PM - 01:50PM

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Dr. Rajesh Rajput

(Rohtak)
Where Does AGI fits in to Current Treatment Algorithm for T2D in India

01:50PM - 02:00PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Soumybrata Roy Chowdhury

(Kolkata)
02:00PM - 02:50PM Session 7: Keynote Lectures
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Binod Binakiya

(Kolkata)

02:00PM - 02:20PM

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Dr. Ranjit Unnikrishnan

(Chennai)
FCPD, MRDM, and Pancreatic Diabetes: Are they all the Same?

02:20PM - 02:40PM

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Dr. Vijay Viswanathan

(Chennai)
Is Insulin Necessary for all T2D Patients Receiving Anti-Tubercular Drugs? What Precautions Should Physicians Take When Prescribing Oral Anti-Diabetes Medications with ATD?

02:40PM - 02:50PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Sujoy Majumdar

(Kolkata)
02:50PM - 03:40PM Session 8: Plenary Lectures
Chairpersons:
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Dr. J. J. Mukherjee

(Kolkata)

02:50PM - 03:10PM

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Dr. A. Ramchandran

(Chennai)
Call for Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Clinical Practice

03:10PM - 03:30PM

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Dr. Anil Bhansali

(Chandigarh)
Baseline HbA1c for Initiating and Fixing Treatment Target for T2D: How Rational?

03:30PM - 03:40PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Apurba Mukherjee

(Kolkata)
03:40PM - 04:30PM Vivekananda Oration
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Debasish Maji

(Kolkata)

03:40PM - 04:30PM

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Dr. Sanjay Bhadada

(Chandigarh)
My Trajectory to Endocrinology and Metabolic Bone Diseases
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Dr. Sudip Chatterjee

(Kolkata)
04:30PM - 05:30PM Industry Symposium: Boehringer Ingelheim
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Salil K. Pal

(Kolkata)

04:30PM - 04:45PM

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Dr. D. K. Pahari

(Kolkata)
New Learnings from EMPA KIDNEY Study: Clinical Implications
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Moderator:

Dr. J. J. Mukherjee

(Kolkata)

04:45PM - 05:30PM

Panelist:

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Dr. Soumitra Ray

(Kolkata)
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Dr. A. R. Dutta

(Kolkata)
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Dr. M. P. Baruah

(Guwahati)
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Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

(Kolkata)
10 Years of EMPA-REG Study: Learnings and Practical Implications
05:30PM - 06:30PM Industry Symposium: Torrent
Chairpersons:
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Dr. M. K. Mukhopadhyay

(Kolkata)

05:30PM - 05:45PM

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Dr. Shilanjan Roy

(Kolkata)
All Beta Blockers are Not the Same in Managing HTN & DM

05:45PM - 06:00PM

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Dr. H. N. Chakravarti

(Kolkata)
SGLT-2i: How can we Unlock New Hope for CKD Patients?

06:00PM - 06:15PM

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Dr. P. K. Hazra

(Kolkata)
Clinical Benefits of Combining Bempedoic acid with Statins
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Dr. Narayan Bhattacharya

(Kolkata)

06:15PM - 06:30PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
06:30PM - 07:30PM Industry Symposium: Sun Pharma
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Niladri Sarkar

(Kolkata)

06:30PM - 06:45PM

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Dr. Banshi Saboo

(Ahmedabad)
Which One to Add First with RASB in CKD: SGLT-2i, Finerenone, or Both? An Algorithmic Approach!

06:45PM - 07:00PM

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Dr. Ravi Sankar Erukulapati

(Hyderabad)
Diamond Approach in Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome

07:00PM - 07:15PM

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Dr. Ameya Joshi

(Mumbai)
Mastering the Meal Replacement in Diabetes: Practical Tips and Tricks
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Dr. A. K. Singh

(Kolkata)

07:15PM - 07:30PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
07:30PM - 08:30PM Industry Symposium: Novo
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

(Kolkata)

07:30PM - 07:45PM

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Dr. Arpandev Bhattacharyya

(Bengaluru)
Evolving Diabetes Care with IDegAsp: Case-Based Insights

07:45PM - 08:00PM

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Dr. K. V. S. Harikumar

(Hyderabad)
A Weekly Insulin: The Future is Here

07:45PM - 08:00PM

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Dr. A. K. Singh

(Kolkata)
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Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

(Kolkata)
Metabolic and Cardiovascular Outcomes with Oral Semaglutide
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Dr. Soumitra Ghosh

(Kolkata)

08:20PM - 08:30PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
08:30PM - 09:30PM Industry Symposium: Lilly
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Sanjay Chatterjee

(Kolkata)

08:30PM - 08:45PM

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Dr. Sushil Gupta

(Lucknow)
The Science of Obesity and Cross-Connect with T2D

08:45PM - 09:00PM

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Dr. Sachin Mittal

(Chandigarh)
SURMOUNTing Obesity with Tirzepatide

09:00PM - 09:15PM

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Dr. Randeep Wadhawan

(New Delhi)
Breaking Barriers: Real-World Experience with Tirzepatide
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Dr. Binayak Sinha

(Kolkata)

09:15PM - 09:30PM

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

Hall - B

Master of Ceremony: Dr. Ajoy Biswas
09:00AM - 10:10AM Session 1: MIXED BAG
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Anirban Majumder

(Kolkata)

09:00AM - 09:20AM

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Dr. Mukut Roy

(Agartala)
Use of Vitamin D for Prevention of Disease: What do the Salient Guidelines Suggest?

09:20AM - 09:40AM

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Dr. Swayamsiddha Mangaraj

(Balasore)
In-Patient Management of Hypokalemia: An Endocrine Perspective

09:40AM - 10.00AM

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Dr. Rana Bhattacherjee

(Kolkata)
Approach to Detection and Management of Endocrine Issues in Adolescents with Thalassemia
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Dr. Masood Batin

(Kolkata)

10:00AM - 10:10AM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
10:10AM - 11:00AM Session Sponsor: PROLACTIN
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Sujoy Majumdar

(Kolkata)

10:10AM - 10:30AM

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Dr. Subhankar Chowdhury

(Kolkata)
Approach to a 32-year-old Lady on Fluoxetine with Amenorrhea and Galactorrhea and a Serum Prolactin Value of 88 ng/mL – MRI Pituitary Shows a 4 mm Right Sided Microadenoma

10:30AM - 10:50AM

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Dr. Beatrice Anne

(Hyderabad)
Medical Treatment of Resistant Prolactinomas

10:50AM - 11:00AM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
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Dr. Sanjay Shah

(Kolkata)
11:00AM - 12:30PM Session 2: ANDROGEN
Chairpersons:
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Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

(Kolkata)

11:00AM - 11:20AM

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Lt. Gen. ( Dr.) Narendra Kotwal

(New Delhi)
Approach to a Recently Married 38-year-old Male Presenting with ED – 9 am Serum Testosterone Value is Low at 210 ng/dL

11:20AM - 11:40AM

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Dr. Sambit Das

(Bhubaneswar)
Approach to a Person with Klinefelter Syndrome

11:40AM - 12:00PM

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Dr. Soumik Goswami

(Kolkata)
Bodybuilders and Androgenic Steroid Abuse : Indian Perspective
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Dr. Uttio Gupta

(Kolkata)

12:00PM - 12:20PM

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Dr. Deep Dutta

(New Delhi)
TRAVERSING the Mountain of Ignorance: Testosterone and Cardiovascular Safety

12:20PM - 12:30PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
12:00PM - 3:00PM
No Session Break for Lunch (Have Lunch at your Convenience)
12:30PM - 02:05PM Session 3 : THYROID (Educational Grant from Abbott Metabolic)
Chairpersons:
Vageesh Ayyar S.

Dr. Sanjay Chatterjee

(Kolkata)

12:30PM - 12:50PM

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Dr. Abhay Sahoo

(Bhubaneswar)
Levothyroxine Prescribing: Why Simple is so Complex

12:50PM - 01:10PM

Sujoy Majumdar

Dr. Belinda George

(Bengaluru)
Approach to a 36-year-old Male with an Elevated Free T4 (3.2 ng/dL) and Detectable TSH (7.6 uIU/mL)

01:10PM - 01:30PM

Sujoy Majumdar

Dr. Sunil Kota

(Berhampur)
Approach an Adult with Subclinical Hypothyroidism – When to Start Thyroxine Replacement – 2025 Update
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Dr. Kaushik Saha

(Kolkata)

01:30PM - 01:50PM

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Dr. Sujoy Ghosh

(Kolkata)
Risk of Malignancy in a Person with a 2.5 cm Right Thyroid Nodule with FNAC Reported as Bethesda III or IV – When to Operate?

01:50PM - 02:05PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
02:05PM - 03:40PM Session 4: BONE
Chairpersons:
Vageesh Ayyar S.

Dr. Ghanshyam Goyal

(Kolkata)

02:05PM - 02:25PM

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Dr. Abhay Sahoo

(Bhubaneswar)
Who are the People at Risk for Low-Trauma Fractures?

02:25PM - 02:45PM

Sujoy Majumdar

Dr. Belinda George

(Bengaluru)
Pragmatic Evaluation of a Postmenopausal Woman at Risk of Fracture

02:45PM - 03:05PM

Sujoy Majumdar

Dr. Sunil Kota

(Berhampur)
Efficacy and Safety of Denosumab vs Zoledronic Acid vs Teriparatide in the Management of Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis
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Dr. Biswajit Ghosh Dastidar

(Kolkata)

03:05PM - 03:25PM

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Dr. Sujoy Ghosh

(Kolkata)
Sequential Therapy in the Long-Term Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

03:25PM - 03:40PM

Panel-Discussion
Panel Discussion
Vivekananda Oration in Hall A
Industry Symposium: Hall A