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Scientific Programme
- 20th February 2025
Pre Conference Workshop - Day 1 : 21th February 2025 Friday
- Day 2 : 22th February 2025 Saturday
- Day 3 : 23th February 2025 Sunday
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20th February 2025
Time Programs 05.30 pm - 06.30 pm Inauguration 06.30 pm - 07.00 pm Presidential Oration Dr. Jayanthi Savio 07.00 pm Welcome Reception & Dinner
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21st February 2025
Time Programs 08.00 am- 09.00 am Registration
SCIENTIFIC SESSION I: PLENARY SESSION (HALL A) Time Topics Speakers CHAIRPERSON 09.00 am - 09.30 am Updates in medical mycology in India Dr. Arunaloke Chakrabarti Dr. Martin Hoenigl
Dr. Jean Pierre09.30 am - 10.00 am Updates in global guidelines for management of fungal infections Dr. Oliver Cornely 10.00 am - 10.30 am Diagnosis of fungal infections from months to days Dr. Ariya Chindamporn 10.30 am - 10.45 am Tea Break 10.45 am - 11.15 am Collaborative research: How Young Indians can engage in international collaborative research in Medical Mycology? Dr. Jean Pierre Dr. Oliver Cornely
Dr. Ariya Chindamporn11.15 am - 11.45 am Impact of Covid and Climate Change in fungal infections Dr. Martin Hoenigl
SCIENTIFIC SESSION II: ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE (HALL A) 11.45 am - 12.45 noon Debate: Antifungal susceptibility testing does not help in patient management Moderator:Dr. Randeep Guleria
Pro:Dr. Ram Gopalakishan & Dr. Vinay Hallur
Con:Dr. Pradip Bhattacharya & Dr. Pratibha12.45 pm - 02.00 pm Lunch Break & Poster - Viewing
PARALLEL SESSION Scientific session III: ANTIFUNGAL MANAGMENT
(HALL A)SCIENTIFIC SESSION IV: NEGLECTED FUNGAL DISEASE
(HALL B)Time Topics Speakers ChairPersons Topics Speakers ChairPersons 02.00 pm - 02.30 pm Optimization of prophylactic antifungal therapy Dr. Suresh Kumar. D Dr. Emmanuel Bhaskar
Dr. UmabalaChromoblastomycosis: The neglected disease Dr. Immaculata Xess Dr. Anuradha Priyadharshini
Dr. Mohana priya.T02.30 pm - 03.00 pm Empiric antifungal therapy: When? Which drug? and How long? Dr. O C Abraham Mycetoma control: How far we are successful? Dr. Vijaylata Rastogi 03.00 pm - 03.30 pm TDM: need of the hour Dr. Atul Patel Dr. Ravindran
Dr. KavithaCerebral Pheohyphomycosis: An Indian scenario Dr. Arghadip Samaddar Dr. Preetham Arthur
Dr. Nidhi Singhla03.30 pm - 04.00 pm Antifungal stewardship in resource limiting environment Dr. Arunaloke Chakrabarti Pneumocystis jirovecii: Updates in diagnosis and treatment Dr. Harsimran Kaur 04.00 pm - 04.15 pm Tea Break 04.15 pm - 06.00 pm Free Paper Session in Two Halls
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22nd February 2025
Time Programs Quiz Facilitator 08.00 am – 09.00 am Quiz competition for students Dr. Arghadip Samaddar and Dr. Vinay Hallur
PARALLEL SESSION SCIENTIFIC SESSION V: Invasive Candidiasis
(HALL A)SCIENTIFIC SESSION VI: Fungal Diagnostics & Paediatrics (HALL B) Time Topics Speakers ChairPersons Topics Speakers ChairPersons 09.00 am - 09.30 am Candida tropicalis: Fungal-host interaction and resistance mechanisms Dr. Anup Ghosh Dr.Jaswinder Oberoi
Dr. Suneethana ReddyFungal biomarker: How useful in fungal diagnosis? Dr. Cornelia Lass-Florel Dr. Gagandeep Singh
Dr. Rakesh Singh09.30 am - 10.00 am Choices and challenges in management of invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients Dr. Subhash Todi Use of genomics in fungal diagnosis Dr. Shukla Das 10.00 am - 10.30 am Candida auris: Antifungal resistance and role of newer antifungals Dr. Jacques Meis Dr. Arunaloke
Dr.Jean PierreAntifungal resistance: Molecular Mechanisms Dr. Anuradha Chowdhary Dr. Ramachandran
Dr. Lalitha prajna10.30 pm - 11.00 pm Intra - Abdominal candidiasis Dr. Prakash Shastri Children are not adult while managing fungal infections Dr. Tanu Singhal 11.00 am - 11.30 am Tea Break 11.30 am - 12.30 pm Award Sessions for Paper Presentation 12.30 pm - 01.30 pm General Body Meeting 01.30 pm - 02.30 pm Lunch & Poster Viewing
SCIENTIFIC SESSION VII: Aspergillosis (HALL A) SCIENTIFIC SESSION VIII: Endemic Mycoses (HALL B) Time Topics Speakers ChairPersons Topics Speakers ChairPersons 02.30 - 03.00 pm ABPA: Updates in diagnostic and treatment strategies Dr. Ritesh Agarwal Dr. Irfan
Dr. Anand Kumar
Dr. MauryaHistoplasmosis: epidemiology in India & update in diagnosis Dr. Joy Michael Dr. Vijayalakshmi
Dr. Karuna03.00 pm – 3.30 pm Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis Dr. Inderpaul Singh Sehgal Novel diagnostic and treatment strategies for Talaromycosis Dr. Ranjana Khuraijam 03.30 pm – 04.00 pm Cryptic species of fungi: Its clinical significance Dr. Cornelia Lass-Florel Dr. Irfan
Dr. Jayanthi Savio
Dr Reba KanungoEmergomycosis: Misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis? Dr. Malini Capoor Dr. Ragini Tilak
Dr. Jagdish Chander04.00 pm - 04.30 pm Aspergillosis – Diagnosis and management updates Dr. Nandini Sethuraman Sporotrichosis – an update Dr. Reema Nath 04.30 am - 04.45 am Tea Break Panel Discussion 04.45 pm - 05.45 pm Management of fungal disease in immunosuppressed patients: Pitfalls Moderator: Dr. Subhash Varma
Panellists: Dr. Oliver Cornely, Dr. Martin Hoenigl, Dr. Subramaniyam Swaminathan, Dr. Pradip Bhattacharyya, Dr. Sachin Jadhav07.00 pm - 09.30 pm BANQUET/ CULTURAL PROGRAMME
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23rd February 2025
Time Program Modertor 08.00am – 09.00am Student symposium Dr. Savitri Sharma & Dr. Malini Capoor SCIENTIFIC SESSION IX:Emerging fungal infections
(HALL A)SCIENTIFIC SESSION X: Antifungals
(HALL B)Time Topics Speakers ChairPersons Topics Speakers ChairPersons 09.00 am - 09.30 am Emergence of rare fungal diseases Dr. Martin Hoenigl Dr. Rungmei
S K Marak
Dr. Nivedita HaldarAntifungal susceptibility testing: CLSI Vs EUCAST Dr. Bansidhar Tarai Dr. Ragini Tilak
Dr. Jagdish Chander09.30 am - 10.00 am Cryptococcosis in India: an update Dr. Nagarathna S Trichophyton indotineae: An emerging menace Dr. M R Shivaprakash 10.00am - 10.30 am Antifungals in pipeline Dr. Oliver Cornely Azole resistance in Aspergillus: an update Dr. Jacques Meis 10.30 am- 10.45 am Tea Break SCIENTIFIC SESSION XI: Invasive Fungal infections
(HALL A)SCIENTIFIC SESSION XII: Miscellaneous infections
(HALL B)Time Topics Speakers ChairPersons Topics Speakers ChairPersons 10.45 am - 11.15 am Mucormycosis: updates Dr. Valliappan Muthu Dr. Logeshwari
Dr. Ranganathan IyerMalassezia infections: an update Dr. Gagandeep Singh Dr. ShivPrakash
Dr. Purnima Barua11.15 am - 11.45 pm IFIs in HSCT: Indian Scenario Dr. Suneetha Narready Interesting cases Dr. Anjali Shetti
Dr. Lalitha Prajna
Dr. Rakesh Singh
Dr. Rungmei SK Marak11.45 am - 12.15 pm IFIs in solid organ transplant recipients: Indian scenario Dr.Subramanian Swaminathan 12.15 pm- 01.00 pm Award announcement & Valedictory
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