Scientific Program
Hall A Day 1 (8th March):
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Introduction to the Conference Theme and Objectives
8:30 -9:00 Welcome Address & Lamp Lighting
9:00 – 9:45 Panel discussion 1- Pearls of Wisdom from Experts: Why to practice pain medicine?
Chairpersons: Dr Kawsar Sardar, Dr Sanjay Khanna, Dr Shovan Rath
Speaker: Dr Joseph Abraham Poonuraparampil; Moderators: Dr Samarjit Dey/ Dr Sushil Tipannavarr
Panelists/experts-Dr Pradeep Jain, Dr Bibhu Kalyani Das, Dr Ravindra Harne, Dr Reena Jindal, Dr Sukhdeo Gupta, Ruchi Gupta
9:45 – 10:40 Panel discussion 2- How to practice Pain?
Chairpersons: Dr Dipasri Bhattacharya, Dr Kalyani Saoji, Dr Mousumi Datta
Speaker: Dr Akanksha Bansal; Moderators-Dr Varsha Kurhade /Dr Snehal Panchal
Panelists/experts: Dr Gopinathan Raju, Dr Champika Sujeewani, Dr Gargi Nandi, Dr Ashu K Jain, Dr Amod Manocha, Dr Jesnu Tople
10:40-10:50 AM Coffee break
10:50-11:45 Panel discussion 3- Role of images in diagnosis of different pain conditions
Chairpersons: Dr Chandrasekharan Cham, Dr G.K Kumar, Dr Shalina Chandran
Speaker: Dr Samir Basak; Moderator: Dr Harshita Surange
Panelists: Dr Dipasri Bhattacharya, Dr Manoj Kamal, Dr Surabhi bhagat, Dr Namrata Dabas, Dr Biplab Sarkar
11:45 -13:00 Panel Discussion 4- Management of Cancer Pain
Chairpersons: Dr Hammad Usmani, Dr Bablesh Mahawar, Dr Bhuvana Ahuja
Speaker: Dr Shikhar More; Moderator: Dr Arghya Mukherjee/ Dr Nishad PK
Experts: Dr Sarita Singh, Dr Rudranil Nandi, Dr Shikhar More, Dr Amod Manocha, Dr Manish De, Dr Pradeep P
12:30-13:30 ePosters Presentation- Judges-Dr Ruchi Gupta, Dr Mousumi Datta
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Panel Discussion 5- Neuropathic pain: Challenges in management
Chairpersons: Dr Krishna Poddar, Dr Khaja Javed Khan, Dr Ramya Gnasekharan
Speaker: Dr Archana Nankar; Moderator: Dr Prakash Deshmukh
Panelists/Experts: Dr Vanita Ahuja, Dr Vidya Ravichandran, Dr Asha Barge, Dr Manoj Shinde, Dr Sunita Lawange, Dr Sukanya Mitra
15:00-15.10 Tea Break
15:10 – 16:10 Quiz Competition
Quiz masters: Dr Swati Bhat & Dr Sunita Lawange
Presenter of quizzes: Dr Bhaskar Das, Dr Senthil K, Dr Jeshnu Tople
Judges: Dr Kailash Kothari, Dr Vivek Chakole
17:00- 21:00 Awards, Cultural program and Dinner
Hall A Day 2 (9th March):
8:00-9:00 Relearn Lumber Spine with USG Simulator – Gautam Das
(Attendee of this session will get free subscription of Module 1 of USG simulator free for 3 months)
9:00 – 10:15 Panel discussion- 6- Spondyloarthropathies: How to diagnose and treat? When to use interventions?
Chairpersons: Dr A Goswami, Dr Sneha Shanti, Dr Champika Sujeewani
Speaker: Dr Rituparna Das; Moderators: Dr Ravi Shankar Sharma/ Dr Senthil Prakash Mohan
Panelists/Experts- Dr Ruchi Gupta, Dr Khaja Javed Khan, Dr Prakash Desmukh, Dr Vikram Sonwane, Dr Sadasivan Iyer
10:15 – 10:30 Tea/Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:45 Panel discussion 7- Regeneration therapy: Why & How?
Chairpersons: Dr Ashwini G.S, Dr Amiya Mishra, Dr Sirish P Amatya
Speaker: Dr Shalina Chandran; Moderator: Dr Karthik Natarajan/ Dr Bhaskar Das
Panelists/experts: Dr Krishna Poddar, Dr Surabhi Kalita, Dr Varshali Keniya, Dr Kiruthika Balakrishnan, Dr Sunita Lawange, Dr Alex Hor
11:45 – 13:00 Panel discussion 8 Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain
Chairpersons: Dr Ruchi Gupta, Dr Nana Morkane, Dr Hitesh Patel
Speaker: Dr Najwa Abdullah; Moderators: Dr Pradeep Jain/ Dr Krishna Kara
Panelists/Experts – Dr Swati Bhat, Dr Surbhi Bhagat, Dr John D’cruz, Dr Basabjit Das, Dr Abhirup Nayak, Dr Archana Nankar
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 Panel discussion 9- Recent Advances in Pain
Chairpersons: Dr Parvesh Kanthed, Dr Bibhu Kalyani Das, Dr Bishu Oinam
Moderators: Dr Bablesh Mahawar
Speakers: Dr Manish De, Dr Shukha Ranjan Das, Dr Varun Singla, Dr Joseph Abraham Poonuraparampil
15:00-15:10 Tea Break
15:10 – 16:30 Panel discussion -10- Integrating Spine Endoscopy in your clinical practice: Challenges and Opportunities
Chairpersons: Dr Sunita Lawange, Dr Madhujeet Gupta, Dr Manoj Shinde
Speaker: Dr Hari Poudel; Moderator: Dr Pankaj Surange
Panelists/Experts: Dr Toh CJ, Dr Anup Datta, Dr Sidharth Verma, Dr Kailash Kothari, Dr Anurag Agarwal, Dr Bhaben Boro
16:30PM Closing remarks & Awards
Acknowledgments and Thank You Notes 🙏
Presentation of Certificates/Awards
Closing Remarks and Looking Ahead
Hall B Day 1 (8th March)
How I do It Video session-1
Chairpersons: Dr Nitika Goel, Dr Ashis Panigrahi, Dr Manisha Jaiswal
9:00-9:15: USG guided GH joint hydro-dilatation-Ant & Post Approach: Dr A.H Milton
9:15-9:30 RF of Gasserian ganglion: Dr Shirish P Amatya
9:30-9:45 RF of SPG: Dr G.K Kumar
10:05-10:20 RF denervation of Hip Joint: Dr Khaja Javed Khan
10:20-10:40: Discussion
10.40-11.00: Tea break
11:00-12:00 How I do It Video session- 2
Chairpersons: Dr Dhruv Bibra, Dr Bivhu Kalyani Das, Dr Mathew Tung
11:00-11:15 Intradiscal BMAC: Dr Karthik Natarajan
11:15-11.30 C-arm guided T2-T3 sympathetic neurolysis: Dr Shovan Rath
11.30-11.45 Stellate ganglion block with USG & C-arm: Dr Tushar Munnoli
11.45-11.55: Discussion
11:55-13:00 How I do It Video session- 3
Chairpersons: Dr Pabitra Biswas, Dr Bhuvana Ahuja, Dr Harshita Surange
11:55-12:10 Biacuplasty: Dr Ashu Kumar Jain
12.15- 12.30: Mental nerve, supra orbital supratrochlear and infraorbital nerve block USG: Dr Namrata Dabbas
12.30-12.45: PRP in Rotator cuff injury: Dr Vanmathy V
12.45-13.00: Discussion
13.00-14.00: Lunch Break
14:00- 15:15 How I do It video session 4
Chairpersons: Dr Raj Kumar, Dr Mayank Gupta, Dr Vanmathy V
14.00-14.15: Ganglion Impar Neurolysis: Dr Bablesh Mahawar
14.15-14.30: C-arm guided transforaminal epidural: Dr Hitesh Patel
14.30-14.45: USG guided intercostal nerve block: Dr Varshali Keniya
14.45-15.00: Botulinum toxin in migraine: Dr Dhruv Bibra
15.00-15.15: Knee injection under USG guidance: Dr Kirti Satheesh Pawar
15.15-15.30 Discussion
15:30- 16:30 Meet the Press: Sushpa Das, Smruti R Hota, Kawsar Sardar
Hall B Day-2 (9th March)
How I do it Video session 5
Chairpersons: Dr Abhirup Nayak, Dr Ravindra Harne, Dr Tushar Munnoli
9:00- 9:15- Spinal Cord Stimulation Lead Placement: Dr Basabjit Das
9:15-9.30- CT guided Celiac /Superior Hypogastric plexus neurolysis: Dr Kashinath Bangar
9.30-9.45: Cervical annuloplasty: Hybrid technique: Dr Pankaj Surange
9.45-10.00: C-arm & USG guided Caudal epidural: Dr R Gurumoorthy
10.00-10.15: USG in Diagnosis & Management of Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: Dr Sanjay Khanna
10:15- 10:25 Discussion
10.25-10.35: Tea break
How I do It Video session 7
Chairpersons: Dr Vidya Ravichandran, Dr Amiya Mishra, Dr Sonam Patel
10.35-10.50: Sacral Stimulation Lead placement: Dr Raj Kumar
10.50-11.05: Percutaneous vertebral stenting: Dr Anurag Agarwal
11.05-11.20: C-arm guided cervical epidural procedure: Dr Pravesh Kanthed
11.20-11.30: Discussion
How I do it Video session 8
Chairpersons: Dr Kashinath Bangar, Dr R Gurumoorthy, Dr Sarita Singh
11.30-11.45: RF denervation of cervical median branch: Dr Hammad Usmani
11.45-12.00: Balloon compression of Gasserian ganglion: Dr Sadashivan S Ayer
12.00-12.15: RF denervation of Shoulder Joint: Sidharth Verma
12:15- 12:30: C-arm guided Splanchnic nerve RF neurolysis: Dr Gaurav Sharma
12.30-12.45: RF of Lumbar Facet joint: Dr Nana Morkane
12.45-13.00: RF denervation of Hip: Dr Khaza Javed Khan
13.00-14.00: Lunch Break
How I do it video session 8
Chairpersons: Dr Gopinathan Raju, Dr Avijit Banerjee, Dr Pavni Vikrant
14.00-14.20: Percutaneous spinal fixation: Dr Kailash Kothari
14.20-14.40: Transforaminal endoscopic discectomy: Dr Pratik Shah
14:40-15:00: Inter-laminar endoscopic discectomy: Dr Madhujeet Gupta
15.00-15.10: Discussion
15.10-15.20 Tea Break
15:20-16:30 Innovative and newer techniques
Chairpersons: Dr Rita Pal, Dr Swati Bhat, Dr Naveen Malhotra
15:20- 15:35: Cervical Epidural-Anterior Approach: A novel technique- Dr Kawsar Sardar
15:35-15:50 Kinesiology in pain management: CR Das
15:50-16:05 USG guided Intermediate and Deep Cervical Plexus Block: A novel approach in Transitional Pain service for Head and Neck Oncology patients- Dr Abhirup Nayak
16:05-16:20 USG guided Celiac plexus block- a new technique: Mayank Chansoria
Hall C Workshops (Free Workshops):
(Max 40 seats in each workshop on a first-come, first-serve basis. One can enroll for only one workshop)
Day- 1 (8th March)
10:00-11:00 Meditation with BrahmaKumaris
11:15-12:30 Workshop 1: Digital Promotion- Dr Jeshnu Tople
2:00- 3:30 Workshop 2: Financial management for doctors- Sunita Kedia
Day 2 (9th March)
9:30- 12:30 Workshop 3: Hypnotherapy- Dr Prashanta Roy & Dr Doyel Ghosh
2:00- 3:15 Workshop 4: Chat GPT, AI tools – Dr Khaza Javed Khan
3:30-4:30 Workshop 5: Financial management for doctors- Sunita Kedia
Hall C workshops (click here for details of workshops)
10th March workshops at Daradia: The Pain Clinic
9:00- 12:30 Live workshop
12:30-13:30- Lunch
13:30-16:30 Hands-on workshop
| Stations Overview | ||
| Station 1 (USG) | Upper limb nerves
Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus, Median, Radial & Ulnar nerve in elbow, Median Nerve in Carpal tunnel |
Dr Rituparna Das
Dr Ramya Gnanasekar |
| Station 2 (USG) | Lower limb nerves
Knee Genicular nerve, Nerves around ankle |
Dr Tushar Munnoli
Dr Nitika Goel |
| Station 3 (USG) | Thoracic & Lumbar Spine
EPS, Paravertebral, Intercostal, Lumbar facet joint, QL, Dorsal ramus |
Dr Kashinath Bangar
Dr Varsha Kurhade Dr Asha Barge |
| Station 4 (USG) | Cervical Spine
Stellate ganglion, Cervical medial branch, Gr Occipital nerve |
Dr Wiquar Ahmed
Dr Sheetal Pawar |
| Station 5 (Carm) | Lumbar Spine 1
TFESI-Safe & Kambin’s triangle approach, Discography |
Dr Sarita Singh
Dr Ramesh Vairamuthu |
| Station 6 (Carm) | Lumbar Spine 2
Facet intra-articular, MBB, Lumbar Sympathetic |
Dr Prakash Deshmukh
Dr Mamunur Rashid |
| Station 7 (C-arm) | Sacral Spine
SI joint, S1 selective nerve root, Caudal epidural |
Dr Jeshnu Tople
Dr A H Milton |