APICON 2025,
Kolkata

• Presidential Oration: Dr. Jyotirmoy Pal
• Dr. P. J. Mehta Oration : Dr. Vinod Ravindran, Calicut
• Dr. G. S. Sainani Oration: Dr. Suresh Kumar, New Delhi
• Dr. V. Parameshvara Life Time Achievement Awards (Two) : Dr. Pradyumn Sharma, Jaipur and Dr. Dr. Samar Banerjee, Kolkata
• Dr. Siddharth Shah Award: Dr. Dheeraj Kapoor, Gurugram
• Prof Rathinavelu Subramaniam Endowment Oration : Dr. Bhibuta Saha, Kolkata
• Sanofi Aventis Senior Lecturership in Diabetes: Dr. Jayshree Swain, Cuttack
• Dr. Coelho Memorial Lecturership in experimental medicine: Dr. Manoj Saluja, Kota.

1. Dr. D. P. Basu Young Award in Cardiology
2. E. Merck Award
3. Dr. J. N. Berry Memorial Award
4. Dr. M. J. Shah Memorial Award in Tropical Medicine There will be three award sessions at the 2025 Annual Conference of API at Kolkata.

Papers that are accepted for presentation in the Award Session at the Annual Conference will be divided subject-wise into four groups.

• Group I : Cardiology : Dr. D.P. Basu Young Award
• Group II : Diseases: Dr. E. Merck Award
• Group III : Specialties: Dr. J.N. Berry Award
• Group IV : Medicine: Dr. M.J. Shah Award

The award of Dr. J.N. Berry Memorial Award and E. Merck Award is given in alternate years in Group II and III papers. At the 2025 Annual Conference Dr. J. N. Berry Award for other specialities will be awarded.

Dr. D.P. Basu Young Award will be for Cardiology and Dr. M.J. Shah Memorial Award for Tropical Medicine.

Suggestions should be accompanied with eight copies of a brief Bio-data of the suggested name, so as to reach the API office not later than 31st July, 2023.

1. The competitor must be the first author of the paper submitted for presentation at the API sessions of the Annual Conference. A testimonial must be submitted from the Head of the Institution that the major work has been done by the competitor. Papers which are previously presented or published will not be considered. The competitor should also give a written pledge stating that the work has not been presented or published before. He / she should be a member of API.
2. Dr. D. P. Basu Awards are of ` 1,000/- each. Dr. J.N. Berry Memorial Award ` 2,000/- and Dr. M. J. Shah Memorial Award is of ` 2,500/-
3. The upper age limit of the competitor is 40 years (proof to be attached).
4. The decision will be taken by a panel of judges appointed by the Governing Body of API.
5. The candidate must apply for the award and full papers will be presented in separate award session.
6. Eight copies of full manuscript will have to be submitted to Dr. Jyotirmoy Pal, Chairman, Scientific Committee of APICON 2025, by 31st July, 2024. One copy of the paper should be sent to Dr. Agam Vora, Hon. General Secretary of API at Mumbai. Turf Estate # 6 & 7, Off Dr. E. Moses Road, Opp. Shakti Mills Compound, Near Mahalaxmi Station (West), Mumbai 400 011.
7. The decision of the panel of judges will be final and binding to all concerned.
8. Free Papers Sessions (Oral Presentation) / Dr. M. Vishwanathan Poster Presentation:
9. No submission fee upto 31st July 2024 ,then Rs 750 fee for submission by online payment only.
10. “APICON 2014 Ludhiana Original Paper Merit Awards”. The 15 best oral free papers and 10 best poster presentations will be given a cash award of Rs 15,000 each. The awards will be decided by a Panel of judges including the President API and the President Elect API during APICON 2025. The above awards will be presented during the award session to be held on 26th January 2025. 29

• Cardiology
• Clinical Medicine
• Hypertension
• Endocrinology and Metabolism
• Diabetes
• Neurology
• Rheumatology
• Nephrology
• Pulmonology
• Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Infections & Tropical Medicine
• Critical Care
• Hematology & Oncology
• Geriatrics
• Women’s Health
• Toxicology
• Environmental Medicine
• Medicolegal issues
• Soft skills in clinical practice
  1. Case based discussions
  2. CPCs
  3. Debates
  4. Panel discussions

• Bangladesh (APB)
• Malaysia
• Nepal (SIMON)
• Srilanka (SLCIM)
• RCPSG
• EFIM
• MIRCIM
• Mayo Clinic USA

• CIDS - Infectious disease
• CSI - cardiology
• ISA - Neurology
• IHA - Hematology
• IAN- Neurology
• IAG- Geriatrics
• ISG- Gastroenterology
• ISN- Nephrology
• RSSDI- Diabetology
• IRA- Rheumatology

• Thesis Proposal competition –
• Session on Art of Manuscript Preparation and Publication –
• Under the JAPI Banner -2 hour slot
• on ICMR Session
• Sessions Research Methodology - PRF
• UN Brahmachari Oration

Dear Delegate,

Eagerly looking forward to welcome you all to the City of Joy - Kolkata at the memorable medical feast being laid out by the Organising Committee of APICON 2025 at Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan, in Kolkata. During the CME programme on 23.01.2025, workshops on some important topics are planned keeping in mind of young & budding postgraduates, researchers and practicing internists as per details given below.

These workshops are open to registered delegates attending the APICON 2025 and are available on FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. There is a registration fee of Rs. 500/- per workshop. Keeping the constraints of space and logistics, maximum One Hundred registrations are available for each workshop and you are requested to avail of this opportunity by registering early and thereby help us to plan better logistics.

• Sepsis Management: Have we made any progress?
  ( Dr Susrut Bandhopadhyay )
• ARDS: Newer Perspectives in Management
  ( Dr Suresh Ramasubban )
• Fungal Infections in non- neutropenic critically ill patients
  ( Dr Sauren Panja )
• New Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus ( NORSE): Beyond conventional anticonvulsants
  ( Dr Ajoy Sarkar )
• Emerging Indications of Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal ( ECCO2R)
  ( Dr Saswati Sinha )
• Choosing Antibiotics in the hospital setting and Antimicrobial stewardship
  ( Dr Chandrashish )

• Broken bones , broken lives - Why does Osteoporosis matter ?
  ( Dr Rohini Handa )
• Pitfalls in measurement and interpretation of BMD
  ( Dr Parthajit Das )
• Looking beyond the BMD - Fracture risk prediction - Case based
  ( Dr Kaushik Basu )
• Secondary osteoporosis – Does it matter ?
  ( Dr Partha Pratim Chakrabarty )
• Radiological evaluation of Osteoporosis related fractures - Case based
  ( Dr Sumit Chakrabarty )

• Basic Concepts, Renal dose modification
  ( Dr N P Singh )
• Management of Fluid & Electrolytes
  ( Dr Sunil Prakash )
• POCUS In Critical Care Nephrology
  ( Dr Vineet Behera )
• Dialysis in Critically Ill & CRRT
  ( Dr Dinesh Khullar )
• Extracorporeal Therapies/ Poisoning
  ( Dr Arashdeep Singh )
• Hands On Demo - CRRT Machine & Acute PD on Mannequin

• Temporal Trends, Recent Research and Updates on Diagnostic & Therapeutic fronts in stroke
  ( Dr Man Mohan Mehndiratta )
• Which Neuroimaging Modality should be performed in a patient eligible for thrombolysis
  ( Dr Kaushik Sundar )
• Thrombolysis in Stroke: Alteplase vs Tenectiplase Where are we ? Who should /can thrombolyse ?
  ( Dr Deep Das )
• Advances in Mechanical Thrombectomy
  ( Dr Vinit Banga )

• An Overview of AI in Medicine, Basics, learning locks and practical examples
  ( Dr Amit Kumar Dey )
• Data Science Overview, Basics and Hands on demo (Dr Alok Modi )
• Use in Clinical practice , Perspective in NCD & Diabetes in particular
  ( Dr Bharat Saboo )
• AI application in Medical Imaging
  (Dr Anamika Chakraborty )
• Multimodal Data -AI in combination of medical education, clinical decision making & training
  ( Dr Jananee Muralidharan )

• Introduction
  ( Dr YSN Raju )
• Material and methods: The denominator of the study
  ( Dr V Manolasya, Dr Alladi Mohan )
• Material and methods: reporting “Statistical analysis”
  ( Dr Alladi Mohan, Dr KM Bhargav )
• Reporting statistical data under “Results”
  ( Dr J Harikrishna )
• Comparing and discussing statistical data under “Discussion”
  ( Dr Alladi Mohan )
• Interactive session
  ( All Faculty )

• Fluid Therapy in Sodium Disorders
  ( Dr Sanjay Pandya )
• Fluid Therapy in Potassium Disorders
  ( Dr N P Singh )
• Fluid Therapy in Calcium and Magnesium Disorders
  ( Dr Vivek Sood )
• Fluid Therapy in Acid-Base Disorders
  ( Dr Sanjay Pandya )

• Insulin Devices
  
• (a) Types of insulin syringes and vials
  (b) Types of Insulin devices
  ( Dr. Saurabh Srivastava )
• Glycaemic monitoring – Overview of need and the types
  ( Dr. Debasish Chaudhary )
• SMBG- what is it ? And how to go about it ?
  ( Dr. Debasish Chaudhary )
• Glucometers
  ( Dr. Amit Bhaskar )
• Flash Glucose monitoring
  ( Dr. Sunil Kohli )
• Wearable portable devices & remote monitoring
  ( Dr. Sunil Kohli )

• EEG reading - Physician Perspective Role of Mobile application in Epilepsy Wearable devices for seizure detection in Epilepsy
  ( Dr Haseeb Hassan )
• Should First Single Seizure be treated ?
  ( Dr Manjari Tripathi )
• An Approach to an adult brought to ER who had been convulsing for last 8 minutes
  ( Dr Arabinda Mukherjee )
• Auto-immune Encephalitis and Seizures-Case Vignettes
  ( Dr Man Mohan Mehndiratta )

• Imaging Approach to Intracranial Infections : Detailed imaging strategies and differential diagnoses of intracranial infections, focusing on ring-enhancing lesions
  (Dr Ajay Garg)
• Imaging in Medical Emergencies : Imaging modalities and techniques in managing acute medical emergencies, including stroke
  (Dr Chirag Ahuja)

• Introduction
  ( Dr Sudha Vidyasagar )
• Bayes’ theorem: The basis of ROC curves
  ( Dr Alladi Mohan )
• Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, Accuracy, Likelihood ratios: The basics
  ( Dr V Manolasya, Dr KM Bhargav )
• Examples of Applications of ROC curves
  (Dr YSN Raju, Dr Alladi Mohan )
• Hands on demonstration – How to Construct and Interpret ROC curves
  ( Dr Alladi Mohan )
• Interactive session
  ( All Faculty )

• Overview of Poisoning and common clinical signs and symptoms
  ( Dr. Bhupen Barman )
• First aid measures and Principle of Management of Poisoning
  ( Dr. Md. Jamil )
• Toxicology syndrome
  (a) Sympathomimetics ( Dr. Iadarilang Tiewsoh )
  (c) Anti cholinergic ( Dr. Bhupen Barman )
  (e) Opioids ( Dr. Ayondyoti Bora )
  (g) Serotonin syndrome ( Dr. Iadarilang Tiewsoh )

  (b) Cholinergic ( Dr. Ayondyoti Bora )
  (d) Hallucinogenic ( Dr. Md. Jamil )
  (f) Sedative / Hypnotic ( Dr. Md. Jamil )
• Faculty : Dr Md Jamil, Dr Iadarilang Tiewsoh, Dr Ayondyoti Bora

• Understand Basics of Communication, deficiencies in communication and patient’s perspective
  ( Dr. Priya Bansal )
• Learn and encourage Shared decision making
  ( Dr. Rohit Bansal )
• Communicating with angry, anxious or depressed patients
  ( Dr. Priya Bansal )
• Breaking bad news
  ( Dr. Rosmy Jose )

• Geriatric Medicine Related topics... Frailty, Falls, Urinary incontinence, Parkinson’s Disease
• Focus areas in Geriatrics
• What is implementation research
• Writing Grant Proposals - Tips and Tricks
• Brainstorming for ideas
• Faculty : Dr Ashish Goel, Dr Arun Sharma, Dr Ashoo Grover, Dr Neha Dahiya

• Stroke Rehab (Dr. Nirmal Surya and Team).
• EEG- basic principles (Dr. Partha Ray).

• Mamta Bhushan Singh Professor Dept Of NeurologyAll India Institute Of Medical Sciences.
• How to diagnose epilepsy in 2024?
• Video session including various seizure semiologies and also non-epileptic events.
• The role of EEG and imaging in managing epilepsy in non-specialist care.
• How to select an antiseizure medicine?
• What to do if the first drug fails?
• Looking beyond seizures in epilepsy chronic care.

• Peripheral nerves palpation - Dr Cankatika Choudhury,
• Different groups of lymphnodes palpation : Dr Bikash Chandra Nanda ,
• Different artery palpation - Dr Spandan Bhaduri,

• Fall prevention CMC Vellore Dr Surekha V
• Dementia Management – Physicians Perspective - Medical College Kolkata - Dr Himadri Das ,

• Dr A G Ghosal & Dr Indranil Haldar
• Introduction to Lung Function Test. Prof. A.G.Ghoshal
• Spirometry : Dr. Indranil Halder
• Respiratory Oscillometry (Case Based discussion): Dr Sandip Salvi
• FENO : Dr Saibal Maitra
• Hands on Spirometry, oscillometry, FENO, DLCO. (on rotation)

• Didactic lectures
• Indication of NIV use in ICU : Dr Rajesh Chawla
• When not to use NIV : Dr Dhruv Choudhry
• Setting of NIV Dr Basab Bijoy sarkar
• Monitoring during NIV : Dr Deepak govil
• Hands on : Dr Suresh Ramasubban, Dr Ajay Sirkar , Dr Sauren Panja
• Knobology of NIV machines
• Different Interfaces : Full Face mask, Nasal, Infranasal , Helmet
• Application of NIV on a dummy

• How to interpret chest x-ray in day-to-day clinical practice Dr Debraj Jash
• Clinico-radiological correlation Dr Supriya Sarkar
• Mediastinal anatomy with special reference to EBUSDr Visweswaran Bala Suvramanium

A. Introduction and Overview

B. Case-Based Lectures

• History Taking in Allergy Patients
• Skin Prick Test
• Allergen Immunotherapy

C. Demonstration Session (50 minutes)

• Skin Prick Test
• Allergen Immunotherapy Prescription

D. Q&A and Wrap-Up (10 minutes)

• Prof Jalil Chaudhury -Bangladesh

• DR Selvaraj Tuticorin
• M Cheniappan -Tamilnadu

• DR Saptarshi Bishnu

• Dr Rajiv Soman
• Dr Subramanian Swaminathan
• Dr Manish Soneja

• Dr Silima S Tarenia
• Dr Mary D Cruz
• Dr Shambo S Samajdar

• Dr Divendu Bhushan
• Dr Nidhi Kaeley

• Dr Nihar Mehta

• Dr G S Goel