ABOUT EVENT

We are pleased to welcome you to participate in the 8th edition of Debate-2025 at Chennai, Debate is the annual education event of PRIMER, and helps clinicians translate concepts, advances and controversies in diabetes and endocrinology into meaningful care. We thank you for the over whelming response from the last three years that has made DEBATE a Chennai and India brand. We guarantee the quality, clinical relevance and hospitality that is the hall mark of Debate over the years. Plenaries, case seminars, debates and selections from the literature will be delivered by the top scientific minds of the world with the crispness, punctuality and excellence that any program from the PRIMER stable is associated with. Married to world class technology DEBATE 2025 will be a physical meeting providing onsite learning and networking to a select audience and reaching out to the world through some first of its kind technology that takes the fatigue out of remote learning and provides a onsite like experience. Debate is an ideal platform for industry partners to express their solidarity with the medical profession. Debate is a program with high practice impact from a team with high credibility. The program is designed to provide doctors with sessions that are relevant to practice, with a focus on learning newer therapies and skills while honing and strengthening existing ones. Debate provides a special opportunity for the industry to showcase itself and connect, interact and network with health care professionals. We have worked hard to ensure that physical and online connect with stakeholders is unmatched.

The conference is designed to bring recent advances, new concepts, clinical dilemmas and practice perspectives combining global and local expertise, wisdom and flavor. The faculty and scientific content have been chosen to ensure relevance to a spectrum of learners importantly clinical practitioners. The expertise and experience of the faculty has been harnessed in a uniquely designed program to maximize a seamless translation of advances in Diabetology and Endocrinology to your prescription and care strategy. Unique sessions, many of them interactive raise your learning to new levels.
 

About PRIMER

PRIMER is a medical education firm managed by Dr. S R Aravind & Dr. Krishna G Seshadri.

Dr. K M Prasanna Kumar was our founder chairman. He will continue as our patron.

Since its establishment in 2009, Primer has been a sought-after provider of continuing medical education for healthcare professionals. Alongside conducting immensely successful, high-impact CME programs, Primer actively engages in developing medical education content, commissioning and publishing books and periodicals that serve as valuable resources within the healthcare community. Moreover, Primer forges strategic partnerships with various groups to drive technology development and innovation in the medical field. Additionally, Primer takes pride in creating patient-centric programs and fostering research initiatives, further contributing to the advancement of healthcare practices.

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Highlights of Event

  • Keynote address
  • Orations by eminent personalities
  • Plenary sessions featuring expert panels discussing different aspects of diabetes
  • Workshops for hands-on learning and skill development
  • Debates on controversial topics related to diabetes management and treatment
  • Poster presentations showcasing the latest research and findings in diabetes
  • Networking opportunities for attendees to connect with peers, researchers, and industry experts
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Dr. Aravind Sosale

Chairman – Organising Committee

Dr. Aravind Sosale

Chairman – Organising Committee

Dr. Krishna G Seshadri

Chairman – Scientific Committee

Dr. Krishna G Seshadri

Chairman – Scientific Committee

Dr. Sanjay Reddy

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Dr. Sanjay Reddy

Organising Secretary

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Jt. Organising Secretary

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Conference Agenda

Scientific Program

  • Day 1 01 Feb 2025
  • Day 2 02 Feb 2025

Day 1 - Sat, 01 February 2025

Hall A

WS1 - Workshop 1

09:00 AM
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09:40 AM
From Diabetes Care to Metabolic Care - Tools for upskilling
Dr. Kumaravel Velayutham
Dr. Mathew John
Dr. Samit Ghosal

DEB1 - Debate: Should we give up glucocentricity in diabetes care?

09:40 AM
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09:47 AM
Definitely
Dr. Bhavana Sosale

09:47 AM
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09:54 AM
Hold On
Dr. Lakshmi R H

09:54 AM
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10:03 AM
Discussion and Audience View
10:03 AM
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10:10 AM
Balanced View
Dr. Balamurugan R

IS1 - Case based Therapeutic Sessions
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: USV India Ltd


10:10 AM
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10:22 AM
Prevention of Heart Failure
Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri

10:22 AM
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10:34 AM
Metabolic Care throught Combination therapy
Dr. Manoj Chadha

10:34 AM
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11:46 AM
Central Role of Glycemic Control - the role of SU and MF
Dr. Unnikrishnan A G

10:46 AM
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10:58 AM
SGLT2i and TZD for MASLD
Dr. Selvapandian P

10:58 AM
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11:10 AM
Discussion
KN1-3 - Keynote Address
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Rajendiran N, Dr. Shanmugam A

11:10 AM
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11:48 AM
The evolving role of T3 and its receptor in Clinical Care
Dr. Unnikrishnan A G

11:48 AM
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12:06 PM
Are some patients programmed for better outcomes than others? Why?
Dr. Mathew John

12:06 PM
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12:24 PM
Prediabetes and Cardiometabolic risk - Time to move the intervention point?
Dr. Samit Ghosal

12:24 PM
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12:40 PM
Discussion
IS6 - Obesity
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Eli Lilly and Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.


12:40 PM
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12:55 PM
Adiposopathy and Medusa Paradox
Dr. Vijaykumar G

12:55 PM
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13:10 PM
Tirzepatide Novel GIP GLP1RA
Dr. Usha Ayyagari

13:10 PM
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13:25 PM
SURMOUNTing obesity with Tirzepatide
Dr. Jothydev. Kesavadev

13:25 PM
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13:30 PM
Discussion
BR - Lunch Break

13:30 PM
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14:15 PM
Lunch Break
IS8 - Diabetes
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Eli Lilly and Company (India) Pvt. Ltd.


14:15 PM
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14:30 PM
Early weight loss: Transforming the T2DM path with Tirzepatide
Dr. Mathew John

14:30 PM
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14:50 PM
SURPASS: Paving the way to target HbA1C and weight
Dr. Chitra Selvan

14:50 PM
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14:55 PM
Discussion
SS1 - Hidden in Plain Sight
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Kannan N, Dr. Murthy S

14:55 PM
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15:13 PM
Difficult to Control Diabetes - Is hypercortisolism the culprit?
Dr. Jayashree Gopal

15:13 PM
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15:31 PM
Primary Hypertension or Primary Hyperaldsteronism - Setting the record Straight!
Dr. Narayanan N K

15:31 PM
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15:49 PM
Can a hidden tumor cause muscle and bone pain? and how can I find it out?
Dr. Srikant Kongara

15:49 PM
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16:05 PM
Discussion
CCS2 - Clinical Case Seminar

16:05 PM
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16:45 PM
Metabolic Bone Disease
Dr. Beatrice Anne
Dr. Manoj Chadha
Dr. Shriraam Mahadevan

BR - Break

16:45 PM
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17:00 PM
Break
IS9 - Industry Spotlight
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Eris Therapeutics Limited


17:00 PM
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17:20 PM
SGLT2i and TZD Together they tango?
Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri

17:20 PM
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17:40 PM
Liraglutide
Dr. Mathew John

17:40 PM
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17:50 PM
Discussion
IS12 - Industry Spotlight
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Micro Labs Ltd


17:50 PM
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18:10 PM
TBA
Dr. Vijay Bhaskar Reddy

18:10 PM
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18:30 PM
TBA
18:30 PM
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18:40 PM
Discussion
IS15 - Industry Spotlight
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd


18:40 PM
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19:00 PM
A newer non-statin modality to treat dyslipidemia
Dr. Prabhakar D

19:00 PM
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19:20 PM
Triple Drug Therapy in Diabetes Management: Efficacy and Safety
Dr. Vimal Nambiar

19:20 PM
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19:30 PM
Discussion
KN4 - Keynote Address

19:30 PM
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20:00 PM
The Flight of Sri Ranganatha
Krishnan T S

Hall B

WS2 - Workshop

09:00 AM
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09:40 AM
Dyslipidemia in Diabetes - The nuances
Dr. Abraham Oomman
Dr. Shunmugavelu M
Dr. Usha Ayyagari

DEB2 - Debate: A Smart pump or Beta Cell replacement? What is the future of diabetes therapies

09:40 AM
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09:47 AM
Smart pump
Dr. Vimal Nambiar

09:47 AM
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09:54 AM
Beta Cell replacement
Dr. Kumaravel Velayutham

09:54 AM
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10:03 AM
Discussion and audience view
10:03 AM
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10:10 AM
Balanced view
Dr. Sanjay Agarwal

IS2 - SGLT2i: Anything and Everything
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Astrazeneca Pharma India Ltd


10:10 AM
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10:50 AM
Panel Discussion
Dr. Pramila Kalra
Dr. Sruti Chandrasekaran
Dr. Venkatraman S

IS3 - Insulin
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Novo Nordisk Inidia Private Limited


10:50 AM
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11:05 AM
Degludec Setting Standards in Basal Insulin therapy
Dr. Pramila Kalra

11:05 AM
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11:25 AM
Innovative alchemy: Transforming Diabetes therapy with coformulation
Dr. Manoj Chawla

11:25 AM
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11:30 AM
Discussion
IS4 - GLP1RA
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Novo Nordisk Inidia Private Limited


11:30 AM
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11:45 AM
Navigating the complexities of CKM: Understanding the role of CV Renal and Metabolic Health
Dr. Usha Ayyagari

11:45 AM
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12:10 PM
Optimizing CKM Care - Exploring the impact of Oral Semaglutide in tackling Type 2 DM and its complications
Dr. Jayashree Gopal
Dr. Sruti Chandrasekaran

IS5 - Clinical Case Seminar
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Abbott India Limited

Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri

12:10 PM
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12:50 PM
The role of Diabetes Specific Nutrition in the therapeutic algorithm
Dr. Arundhati Dasgupta
Dr. Shashank R. Joshi

IS7 - Industry Spotlight
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Sanofi India Limited

Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri, Dr. Bipin Sethi

12:50 PM
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13:05 PM
Targeting better Clinical Outcomes in Diabetes: Focus on Time in Range and second generation basal insulin
Dr. Vidhya Rajeev Jahagirdar

13:05 PM
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13:20 PM
Simplifying Diabetes management with SOLID evidence
Dr. Shashank R. Joshi

13:20 PM
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13:30 PM
Discussion
Break - Lunch Break

13:30 PM
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14:15 PM
Lunch Break
SS2 - Time for a relook?
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Sai Kandula, Dr. Damodharan J

14:15 PM
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14:33 PM
Fibrates in Diabetic Retinopathy
Dr. Shunmugavelu M

14:33 PM
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14:51 PM
Should resistance training become the primary exercise modality in diabetes
Dr. Ranjith Unnikrishnan

14:51 PM
-
15:09 PM
Vitamin D in Prediabetes
Dr. Bipin Sethi

15:09 PM
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15:25 PM
Discussion
CCS1 - Clinical Case Seminar

15:25 PM
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16:05 PM
The clinical approach to MASLD
Dr. Balaji Chidambaram
Dr. Bharath Ramji
Dr. Bipin Sethi
Dr. Muthukumaran Jayapaul

CCS3 - Clinical Case Seminar

16:05 PM
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16:45 PM
The clinical approach to prediabetes
Dr. Mohan K
Dr. Muralidharan C
Dr. Sanjay Agarwal
Dr. Vijaykumar G

BR - Break

16:45 PM
-
17:00 PM
Break
IS10 - Industry Spotlight
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Boehringer Ingelheim India Pvt Ltd


17:00 PM
-
17:25 PM
Holistic CKD Protection in T2DM: Learnings from Empa Kidney
Dr. Jothydev. Kesavadev

IS11 - Industry Spotlight
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Cipla Limited


17:25 PM
-
17:50 PM
Utilizing premix insulin to match T2DM patient needs
Dr. Narayanan N K

IS13 - Industry Spotlight
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Zydus Healthcare Limited


17:50 PM
-
18:08 PM
Imeglin: A novel agent with dual benefits
Dr. Awadesh Kumar Singh

18:08 PM
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18:26 PM
MASLD: Role of PPAR dual agnoists
Dr. Usha Ayyagari

18:26 PM
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18:35 PM
Discussion
IS14 - Industry Spotlight
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Ipca Ltd


18:35 PM
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19:00 PM
Novel treatment option in the management of DFU
Dr. Sanjay Sharma

Hall C

WS3 - Workshop

09:00 AM
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10:30 AM
TBA
WS4 - Workshop

10:30 AM
-
12:00 PM
Setting, maintaining and monetising a lab
Dr. Aravind Sosale
Dr. Srikant Kongara

WS5 - Workshop

12:00 PM
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13:30 PM
Research in small clinics - A step by step approach
Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri

Break - Lunch Break

13:30 PM
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14:15 PM
Lunch Break

Day 2 - Sun, 02 February 2025

Hall A

WS6 - Workshop

09:00 AM
-
09:40 AM
Osteoporosis Detection Risk Stratification and Care
Dr. Manoj Chadha
Dr. Sruti Chandrasekaran
Dr. Vijay Bhaskar Reddy

DEB3 - Debate: Is it time to retire metformin from clinical care?

09:40 AM
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09:47 AM
About Time
Dr. Rajesh R P

09:47 AM
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09:54 AM
This is blasphemous
Dr. Gowrishanker R

09:54 AM
-
10:03 AM
Discussion and audience views
10:03 AM
-
10:10 AM
Balanced View
Dr. Jabbar P K

IS16 - Obesity
Made possible with sponsorship
support by: Novo Nordisk Inidia Private Limited


10:10 AM
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10:25 AM
STEPping UP Weight Management with Semaglutide 2.4 mg
Dr. Awadesh Kumar Singh

10:25 AM
-
10:40 AM
Selecting the Heart - outcomes beyoind weight loss
Dr. Abraham Oomman

10:40 AM
-
10:45 AM
Discussion
SS4 - Circadian Rhythms
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Vishalakshi Raman

10:45 AM
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11:03 AM
Circadian rhythms metabolic partitioning and diabetes
Dr. Santosh R

11:03 AM
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11:21 AM
Gut microbiome and the metabolic clock
Dr. Shashank R. Joshi

11:21 AM
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11:28 AM
Discussion
BR - Break

11:28 AM
-
11:45 AM
Break
KN5-7 - Keynote Address
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Vijaykumar G, Dr. Muralidharan C

11:45 AM
-
12:03 PM
Early Dysglycemia in Diabetes - pathophysiologic and clinical implications
Dr. Mohan V

12:03 PM
-
12:21 PM
Early Dysglycemia in Diabetes - the obstetric perspective
Dr. Uma Ram

12:21 PM
-
12:28 PM
Discussion
12:28 PM
-
13:05 PM
The spiritual dimension of medicine: Healing the Healer
Yogi Shivarishi

PH - PRIMER Honors
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Bhavana Sosale, Dr. Aravind Sosale, Dr. Krishna G. Seshadri, Dr. Sanjay Reddy

13:05 PM
-
13:10 PM
PRIMER Honors
Dr. Manoj Chadha

Oration - KM Prasanna Kumar Oration

13:10 PM
-
13:45 PM
TBA
Dr. Jothydev. Kesavadev

Hall B

WS7 - Workshop

09:00 AM
-
09:40 AM
Nuances in the management of hypothyroidism
Dr. Beatrice Anne
Dr. Jabbar P K
Dr. Vidhya Rajeev Jahagirdar

CCS4 - Clinical Case Seminar

09:40 AM
-
10:15 AM
PCOS mimics in clinical care
Dr. Anjali Sathya
Dr. Chitra Selvan
Dr. Muthukumaran Jayapaul
Dr. Pramila Kalra

SS3 - PCOS as a metabolic disease
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Jayashree Gopal

10:15 AM
-
10:33 AM
PCOS and Adipose Tissue Dysfunction - Understanding and Implications
Dr. Anjali Sathya

10:33 AM
-
10:51 AM
The impact of PCOS and its therapy on pregnancy
Dr. Pramila Kalra

10:51 AM
-
10:58 AM
Discussion
SS5 - Womens Health
Chairpersons/Moderator :Dr. Anjali Sathya, Dr. Boochandran T S

10:58 AM
-
11:16 AM
Do adolescent habits make the adult woman? - a metabolic health perspective
Dr. Anjana R M

11:16 AM
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11:34 AM
Metabolic outcomes in women with diabetes - what gives?
Dr. Chitra Selvan

11:34 AM
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11:40 AM
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