Scientific Program
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Day 1 / Friday, 19th March 2021
Opening Symposia: A hundred Years of Insulin
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Biocon
Chairpersons/Moderator : Madhavan R

Vijayakumar G
Why is Insulin still a taboo and what can we do about it?

Bipin Sethi
The future of Insulin - What is in store?
Discussion
Out of mind
Chairpersons/Moderator : Balaji Chidambaram, Madhavan R

Manoj Chadha
The Bone and its metabolism in Diabetes and the lessons for the clinician

Sruti Chandrasekaran
Diabetes menstrual health and fertility and menopause: Implications for clinical care
Discussion
Industry Spotlight
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Astrazeneca, Serdia
Chairpersons/Moderator : Sai Kandula

Sridhar S
Dapagliflozin: A single point cardio renal solution for diabetes

Karthik Balachandran
UK CPRD study results and clinical implications
Discussion
Dinner
Dinner and Close for the day
The Thyroid and Diabetes
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Abbott

Sanjay Agarwal
Context Setting

Prasanna Kumar K M
Current evidence - Diabetes and Thyroid

Krishna G Seshadri
RSSDI Guidelines on Thyroid and T2DM

Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy
RSSDI Guidelines on Thyroid and T1DM
Panel Discussion
Special Lecture
Chairpersons/Moderator : K M Prasanna Kumar, Unnikrishnan A G

Unnikrishnan A G
Does Diabetes accelerate aging?

Mohan V
Making Excellence a habit

Dale Abel
Translational Medicine: Diabetes and Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Therapeutic opportunities

Sunder Mudaliar
Fuel energetics and retinopathy
Day 2 / Saturday, 20th March 2021
Workshop1

Tejal Lathia, Chitra Selvan
Mind your language - Workshop on communicating with patients - in person and digital
Workshop3

Sanjay Reddy, Rajiv Kovil, A K Das
Digital devices and technology to enhance your clinical practice - What, When and How?
Lunch
Lunch Break
Opening Remarks

Homage to a lost generation, National and State Anthem
Short Treats
Chairpersons/Moderator : Y Sadashiva Rao, Rama Kumar V V

Selvapandian P
Management of insomnia in the diabetic patient

Mohan K
Dry skin in diabetes - What works

Rajesh R P
Adhesive capsulitis
Discussion
Clinical Grand Rounds: New onset Diabetes
Chairpersons/Moderator : A K Das, TS Kannan

Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy
Thin young adult with weight loss and new onset diabetes

Rajesh Rajput
34 year old IT shift worker with new onset diabetes

Suresh Damodaran
New onset diabetes in patient with a BMI > 35
Discussion
Insulin and GLP1RA
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Novo Nordisk
Chairpersons/Moderator : Krishna G Seshadri

Karthik Balachandran
How have insulins suiting the Indian realities evolved over the century?

Sruti Chandrasekaran
Nuances in use of GLP1RA

Panel - Today and Beyond
Break
Break
PRIMER Honors

Organising Committee
PRIMER Honors: Murthy S and Narasimhan M
Influenza and Diabetes
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Sanofi Vaccines
Chairpersons/Moderator : Y Sadashiva Rao, Rama Mohan

Ramasubramanian V
Influenza and diabetes - Vicious Circle
Inflammation and Diabetes
Made possible with sponsorship support by:IPCA
Chairpersons/Moderator : Y Sadashiva Rao, Rama Mohan

Prasanna Kumar K M
Inflammation and Diabetes: The link
Unique Challenges in Diabetes Management
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Abbott
Chairpersons/Moderator : Y Sadashiva Rao, Rama Mohan

Suresh Damodaran
Unique Challenges of Diabetes Management in India: Postprandial Hyperglycemia and Glycemic Variability
Close for the day
Workshop2

Manoj Chawla, Usha Ayyagari
Choosing and interpreting glucose monitoring from SMBG to FGM
Workshop4
Made possible with sponsorship support by:USV

Manoj Chadha, Bipin Sethi
Choosing the right patient for an SGLT2i
Lunch
Lunch Break
Opening Remarks

Homage to a lost generation, National and State Anthem
Debate: Isocaloric diet modifications are pseudoscience
Chairpersons/Moderator : J Damodaran

J Damodaran
Context

Rama Mohan
Absolutely

Purvi Chawla
Certainly not

Audience Interaction
Rebuttal

J Damodaran
Balance view and Summary
Potpourri
Chairpersons/Moderator : Balamurugan R, Balaji Chidambaram

Anjana Mohan
Diabetes in Women - the Indian story

Aravind S R
A reappraisal of the metabolic syndrome and its implications for clinical care

Shashank R Joshi
Diabesity and metabolic flexibility - The untold story
Discussion
Industry Symposia
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Novartis

Unnikrishnan A G
Beta cell preservation

Nagendra Boopathy
Estimating the lifetime benefits of treatment for heart failure
Panel Discussion
Break
Break
PRIMER Honors

Organising Committee
PRIMER Honors: Murthy S and Narasimhan M
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Chairpersons/Moderator : A K Das, Venkatraman S

Banshi Saboo
Changing Perspectives in Type 1 Diabetes Management
State of the art
Chairpersons/Moderator : Murthy S

Susan Mandel
Thyroid Nodules
Translational Medicine
Chairpersons/Moderator : Aravind S R, Krishna G Seshadri, Prasanna Kumar K M

Heiko Lickert
Inceptor counteracts insulin signaling in beta cells to regulate glycemia

Rohit N. Kulkarni
Therapeutic implications of insulin action in the beta cell for diabetes
Discussion
Honor Lecture
Chairpersons/Moderator : Mohan V, Krishna G Seshadri

Venkat Narayan K M
The origins of diabetes in Indians
Concept Lecure
Chairpersons/Moderator : Mohan V, Krishna G Seshadri

Ajit Varki
Distinctly Human Evolution of Sialic acid Biology: implications for "Uniquely Human" Diseases
Day 3 / Sunday, 21st March 2021
Workshop5
Chairpersons/Moderator : Murthy S

Bharath Ramji, Muthukumaran Jayapaul
Testing and interpreting thyroid function and managing hypothyroidism - A case based workshop
Special Symposia: Cardio-renal metabolic syndrome

Abraham Oomman
The Cardiology perspective
Discussion
Discussion
The impact of stress on diabetes and metabolic syndrome: An evidence based review
Chairpersons/Moderator : A K Das

Shashank R Joshi
The impact of stress on diabetes and metabolic syndrome: An evidence based review
DPP4 inhibitors and their continuing relevance in clinical care
Made possible with sponsorship support by:MSD
Chairpersons/Moderator : Rajesh R P, Gowri Shanker R

Manoj Chawla
Getting the most out of Gliptins in Indian patients

Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy
Towards clinical JUNCTION-DPP4 inhibitors
Discussion
Insulin @ 100
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Eli Lilly
Chairpersons/Moderator : Shashank R Joshi

Rajesh Rajput
Multifactorial approach to T2DM

Shashank R Joshi
Insulin @ 100: Evolution from Iletin to Humalog and beyond

Manoj Chawla, Usha Ayyagari, Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, Rajesh Rajput
Panel Discussion
Lunch and Close of Conference
Lunch and Close of Conference
Workshop6

Muruganathan A, Balamurugan R, Rajiv Kovil
Difficult to control hypertension
Endocrine Googlies
Chairpersons/Moderator : P G Sundarraman, Sridhar S

Kumaravel Velayutham
Drug induced endocrinopathies

Karthik Balachandran
Labomas in Endocrinology
Discussion
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Chairpersons/Moderator : P G Sundarraman, Sridhar S

Muthukumaran Jayapaul
Hyperthyroid drugs how much and how long?
Basal Insulin Symposia
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Sanofi
Chairpersons/Moderator : Mohan K, Kannan N

Vijayakumar G
Time-in-range: Clinical Implications and Role of Gen 2.0 Basals

Muthukumaran Jayapaul
Evolution of Basal Insulin Optimization Approaches over 2 Decades in India
Discussion
Addressing the CRM spectrum through OHAS
Made possible with sponsorship support by:Boehringer Ingelheim
Chairpersons/Moderator : Selvapandian P

Rajiv Kovil
Role of DPP4I (Focus on Linagliptin)

Suresh Damodaran
Role of SGLT2i - MF FDC

Krishna G Seshadri
Role of SLGT2i DPP4i FDC

Vijayakumar G
Empowering Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Outcomes in T2DM: Foundational Place of SGLT2-inhibition
Lunch and Close of Conference
Lunch and Close of Conference
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