Scientific Program (Day 2)

SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS Day 2

Time Topic
09:00–10:15
Chairpersons: Subhankar Chowdhury, Mythili A

09:00–09:40 – Updates in Pheochromocytoma – Karel Pacak
09:40–10:05 – Management of Adrenocortical cancer: An update – Gary Hammer
10:05–10:15 – Discussion
10:15–10:45 Subhash Mukherjee Oration
Chairpersons: RV Jayakumar, GR Sridhar

Differential diagnosis and management of delayed puberty in Boys – Rama Walia
10:45–11:15 P N Shah Oration
Chairpersons: MV Muralidharan, Subhankar Chowdhury

“Decoding pituitary adenoma through multi-omics lens: towards precision endocrine oncology” – Pinaki Dutta
11:15–12:30 Endocrine Update
Chairpersons: Jagat Jyoti Mukherjee, Deshmukh Vaishali Chetan

11:15–11:45 – Management of Idiopathic Adrenal hyperplasia: An update – Anurag Lila
11:45–12:15 – New diagnostic and therapeutic options in AVP deficiency – Mirjam Christ-Crain
12:15–12:30 – Discussion
12:30–13:45 Conundrums in Cushing Syndrome
Chairpersons: Ankit Srivastava, Sujoy Majumdar

12:30–13:00 – Molecular imaging in the diagnosis of Cushing Syndrome: Present and Future – Remya Rajan R
13:00–13:30 – Cushing’s disease after failed trans-sphenoidal surgery: How should I approach – Asha H.S.
13:30–13:45 – Discussion
13:45–15:00 Pinpointing the source
Chairpersons: Amitabha Hatwal, Vikrant Gatnatti

13:45–14:15 – Challenges with BIPSS: A case-based approach – M.K. Garg
14:15–14:45 – Role of Nuclear Imaging in Primary Aldosteronism – Kishore Kumar Behera
14:45–15:00 – Discussion
15:00–16:15 Session: Public Health
16:15–17:30 Perplexing Adrenal
Chairpersons: Neelaveni, Salam Ranbir

16:15–16:35 – Fetoplacental Steroidogenesis: Clinical implications – Muthukumaran Jayapaul
16:35–16:55 – Elevated Metanephrine(s), Negative imaging: What should we do? – Nalini Shah
16:55–17:00 – Discussion
17:00–18:00 Chairpersons: Nilanjan Sengupta, Sakthivel S

17:00–17:25 – Management of Adrenal insufficiency – Gary Hammer 17:25–17:50 – Oxytocin deficiency: A new endocrine disease entity? – Mirjam Christ-Crain 17:50–18:00 – Discussion
18:00–19:00 Inaugration Function
20:00 Onwards Cultural Program
Time Topic
09:00–10:15 Endocrine Kaleidoscope
Chairpersons: Salil Pal, Ritesh Kumar Yadav

09:00–09:20 - Hypophysitis – Tushar Bandgar
09:20–09:40 - Pituitary Apoplexy – Prem Narayanan
09:40–10:00 - Hypothalamic Syndrome – S. Sridhar
10:00–10:15 - Discussion
10:15–11:15 Closed
11:15–12:30 Pituitary Perspectives
Chairpersons: Shaila Bhattacharya, Sheerang Godbole

11:15–11:35 - Pituitary hormone deficiencies in childhood cancer survivors: Who are at risk – Ritesh Agrawal
11:35–11:55 - Sheehan Syndrome – Zargar A.H.
11:55–12:15 - Newer therapies in Acromegaly – S K Singh (BHU)
12:15–12:30 - Discussion
12:30–13:45 Redefining Endocrine Controversies
Chairpersons: Ashok Krishna Bhuyan, Sowrabha Bhat

12:30–12:50 - Idiopathic short stature: Myth or Reality? – V. Sri Nagesh
12:50–13:10 - What’s in a name? Pit adenoma or Pit NET – Riaz Ahmad Misgar
13:10–13:30 - Surgery in Prolactinoma: When? Why? – K. V. S. Harikumar
13:30–13:45 - Discussion
13:45–15:00 Approaches in Endocrinology
Chairpersons: Emmy Grewal, Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay

13:45–14:05 - Pituitary micro-incidentaloma – Alok Sachan
14:05–14:25 - Persistent hyperprolactinemia & negative sellar imaging – Anil Bhansali
14:25–14:45 - Aggressive non-functional pituitary adenoma – Sadishkumar Kamalanathan
14:45–15:00 - Discussion
15:00–16:15 Arcane Adrenals
Chairpersons: Shivendra Verma, Arjun Baidya

15:00–15:20 - Spectrum of primary adrenal insufficiency in childhood – Abhamoni Baro
15:20–15:40 - Enigmatic adrenal SOLs – Gagan Priya
15:40–16:00 - Ectopic Cushing syndrome: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges – Umesh Kumar Garg
16:00–16:15 - Discussion
16:15–17:30 Unravelling Rare and Challenging Metabolic Disorders
Chairpersons: Moutusi Raychaudhuri, Animesh Maitl

16:15–16:35 - The spectrum of non-hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in infancy and childhood – Apurba Ghosh
16:35–16:55 - Imaging in Insulinoma: An update – Bipin Kumar Sethi
16:55–17:15 - Management of Lipodystrophy: Where do we stand in 2025? – Hemant Phatale
17:15–17:30 - Discussion
17:30–18:00 CLOSED
Time Topic
09:00-10:15
Chairpersons: Biplab Bandopadhyay, Prasun Deb

09:00-09:20 - Triple drug fixed dose combination of SGLT2i, DPP-4i and metformin in type 2 diabetes in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Arpandev Bhattacharya
09:20-09:40 - Mapping a decade of Hepato-metabolic benefits of Dapagliflozin through the Indian lens - Rakesh Sahay
09:40-10:00 - ISTARCH - A decade of follow up delivering practice changing evidence in diabetes care TBD
10:00-10:15 - Discussion
11:15-12:30
Moderator: K M Suryanarayana, S K Sharma

11:15-11:30 - Insulin scientific session: “Power of innovation of new generation insulins: Advancing from Human insulins” - Unnikrishnan AG
11:30-11:45 - GLP-1 scientific session: A SOUL-ful perspective on oral Semaglutide - Shashank R Joshi
11:45-12:05 - Obesity scientific session: One STEP ahead - Unlocking the full potential of Semaglutide 2.4 mg - Sanjay Kalra
12:05-12:25 - Obesity scientific session: Advancing the management of CVD in people living with Obesity: Insights from clinical evidence with Semaglutide 2.4 mg - Krishna Seshadri
12:25-12:30 - Discussion
12:30-14:00
Moderator: Usha Ayyagari

12:30-12:50 - Why is Obesity a Chronic Disease - Rajesh Rajput
12:50-13:10 - Exploring GIP-GLP1 co-agonism with Tirzepatide - Ganapati Bantwal
13:10-13:25 - SURMOUNT-ing Obesity with Tirzepatide - Shehla Shaikh
13:25-13:45 - Tirzepatide vs Semaglutide: Evidence from Head-to-Head Trial - Beena Bansal
13:45-14:00 - Discussion
14:00-15:15 Decoding Secondary Hypertension: From Assays to Algorithms
Chairperson: Sanjay Shah

14:00-14:20 - PRA v/s DRC- assay variations and clinical utility - Nikhil Bhagwat
14:20-14:40 - Approach to hypokalemic hypertension with non-elevated aldosterone level - Dinesh Chandra Sharma
14:40-15:00 - 24 years old male with resistant HTN and creatinine 2.6 mg/dl: How to proceed -Kalyani Sridharan
15:00-15:15 - Discussion
15:15-16:15 Implementational Issues
Chairperson: Preyander Singh Thakur

15:15-15:45 - Critical illness related adrenal insufficiency -Beatrice Anne
15:45-16:15 - Fertility prospects in adults with CYP21A2 defect -Shriraam Mahadevan
16:15-16:30 - Discussion
16:30-17:30 Quiz Finals
17:00-17:30 Closed
Time Topic
09:00-10:15 Oral Presentations
10:15-11:15 Closed
11:15-13:15 Oral Presentations
13:15-14:15 Responsible Research: Ethics at the Core
Chairperson: Asish Kumar Basu

13:15-13:40 - What is Good clinical practice: An Overview - Chaitali Datta Roy
13:40-14:05 - Data management and integrity in research - Jyotirmoy Pal
14:05-14:15 - Discussion
14:15-15:15 IJEMCR presentations
15:15-16:25 Pituitary Practice Pearls
Chairperson: Pradip Raychaudhuri

15:15-15:35 - Post-Pituitary surgery polyuria: How to approach -Basavaraj Sooragonda
15:35-15:55 - Nelson syndrome: From prediction to prevention -Jay Chordia
15:55-16:15 - Adult GH deficiency: Treat or not to treat - Altamash Shaikh
16:15-16:25 - Discussion
16:25-17:35 Innovations and Controversies in Diabetes and Metabolism
Chairperson: Mithun Bhartia

16:25-16:45 - Role of Machine learning in Type 1 diabetes: From prediction to progression -Rajiv Singla
16:45-17:05 - Role of Gut microbiota in metabolic syndrome - Sunil Kota
17:05-17:25 - Management of dyslipidemia in pregnancy: "Benefits" vs "Risks" -Rama Mohan
17:25-17:35 - Discussion