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D-TechCon 2025: Scientific Agenda

Day - 2
10th May, 2025

Saturday

Alpha Hall
08:30AM Onwards | Registration
09:15AM - 09:40AM | Keynote Address
09:15AM - 09:40AM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Banshi Saboo

Dr. Banshi Saboo (Ahmedabad)

Dr. Puneet Saxena

Dr. Puneet Saxena(Jaipur)

09:15AM - 09:40AM | What is Normal Glucose?
Dr. Viral Shah

Dr. Viral Shah (USA)

09:40AM - 10:05AM | D-Tech Oration
09:40AM - 10:05AM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Sudhir Bhandari

Dr. Sudhir Bhandari (Jaipur)

Dr. J. Jayaprakashsai

Dr. J. Jayaprakashsai(Hyderabad)

09:40AM - 10:05AM | Bridging the Gap Between HbA1C and GMI
Dr. Pratik Choudhary

Dr. Pratik Choudhary(UK)

10:05AM - 10:30AM | J. P. Bose Oration
10:05AM - 10:30AM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Shashank Joshi

Dr. Shashank Joshi (Mumbai)

Dr. Ajay Kumar Yadav

Dr. Ajay Kumar Yadav (Nepal)

10:05AM - 10:30AM | From Insulin to Immunotherapy: The Century-Long Quest for a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
Dr. Julia Mader

Dr. Julia Mader (Austria)

10:30AM - 11:40AM | Obesity Symposium
10:30AM - 11:40AM
Chairpersons:
Dr. S. K. Sharma

Dr. S. K. Sharma (Jaipur)

10:30AM - 10:50AM | Obesity: Why Does It Need a Chronic Approach & Benefits of Prioritizing Management of Obesity?
Dr. Anil Bhansalir

Dr. Anil Bhansalir(Chandigarh)

10:50AM - 11:10AM | Tirzepatide: A Novel GIP+GLP1 RA
Dr. Rishi Shukla

Dr. Rishi Shukla(Kanpur)

11:10AM - 11:30AM | SURMOUNT-ing Obesity with Tirzepatide
Dr. Sudhir Bhandari

Dr. Sudhir Bhandari (Jaipur)

11:30AM - 11:40AM | Discussion
11:40AM - 01:00PM | Novel Therapies
11:40AM - 01:00PM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Sanjay Mehendiratta

Dr. Sanjay Mehendiratta (Jaipur)

Dr. Shubha Laxmi Margekar

Dr. Shubha Laxmi Margekar(New Delhi)

11:40AM - 12:00PM | Improving Patient Outcomes with TechnoCrinology: How Digital Health Solutions are Shaping the Way We Manage Diabetes
Dr. L. Sreenivasamurthy

Dr. L. Sreenivasamurthy (Bengaluru)

12:00PM - 12:20PM | Breaking Barriers in Peptide Delivery: Has Semaglutide and SNAC Technology Transformed Oral Peptide Therapeutics
Dr. Shashank Joshi

Dr. Shashank Joshi (Mumbai)

12:20PM - 12:40PM | Rethinking Obesity: Advancing Beyond BMI with Enhanced Metrics in Obesity Management
Dr. Om Lakhani

Dr. Om Lakhani (Ahmedabad)

12:40PM - 01:00PM | Semaglutide 2.4 mg: A New and Effective Tool for Managing Obesity
Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev

Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev(Thiruvananthapuram)

01:00PM - 02:00PM | Lunch / Visit to Exhibition
02:00PM - 03:15PM | Hot from Oven
02:00PM - 03:15PM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Prakash Keswani

Dr. Prakash Keswani(Jaipur)

Dr. Rajesh Deshmane

Dr. Rajesh Deshmane(Kolhapur)

02:00PM - 02:15PM | Is Inhaled Insulin the Future for Bolus Therapy?
Dr. Mayur Agarwal

Dr. Mayur Agarwal (Bhopal)

02:15PM - 02:30PM | Resmetirom in MASLD: A New Dawn in Hepato-Metabolic Care
Dr. Narendra Kotwal

Dr. Narendra Kotwal (New Delhi)

02:30PM - 02:45PM | Placement of Once a Week DPP IV Inhibitors in Management of Diabetes
Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya

Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya(Kolkata)

02:45PM - 03:00PM | Once a Week Insulin: Will it Decrease Clinical Inertia for PwD on Insulin Therapy
Dr. G. Vijaykumar

Dr. G. Vijaykumar(Chennai)

03:00PM - 03:15PM | Discussion
03:15PM - 04:15PM | State-of-the-art Lectures
03:15PM - 04:15PM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Suresh K. G.

Dr. Suresh K. G. (Bengaluru)

Dr. Niraj Lodha

Dr. Niraj Lodha(Pali)

03:15PM - 03:30PM | What Level of Hypoglycaemia Should we be Worried About
Dr. Pratik Choudhary

Dr. Pratik Choudhary(UK)

03:30PM - 03:45PM | Time in Normal Glucose (TING): A Better Metric for Glycemic Control?
Dr. Viral Shah

Dr. Viral Shah(USA)

03:45PM - 04:00PM | CGM v/s Fingersticks in Hospitalized Patients: Is the Paradigm Shifting?
Dr. Nanditha Arun

Dr. Nanditha Arun(Chennai)

04:00PM - 04:15PM | Discussionon
04:15PM - 04:30PM | Tea / Coffee Break & Visit to Exhibition
04:30PM - 05:45PM | Debates
04:30PM - 05:45PM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Kamlakar Tripathi

Dr. Kamlakar Tripathi (Varanasi)

Dr. V. K. Abichandani

Dr. V. K. Abichandani(Ahmedabad)

Dr. Ajay Kumar Gupta

Dr. Ajay Kumar Gupta(New Delhi)

04:30PM - 04:55PM | Artificial Intelligence: Is It a Threat to Human Intelligence?
Dr. Shambho Samrat Samajdar

YesDr. Shambho Samrat Samajdar(Kolkata)

Dr. Alok Modi

NoDr. Alok Modi (Mumbai)

04:55PM - 05:20PM | Can we use CGM to Diagnose Diabetes?
Dr. Viral Shah

YesDr. Viral Shah(USA)

Dr. Pratik Choudhary

No Dr. Pratik Choudhary (UK)

05:20PM - 05:45PM | App based Weight Loss Programs: Science or Commerce?
Dr. Rucha Mehta

ScienceDr. Rucha Mehta(Ahmedabad)

Dr. Balaji Jaganmohan

CommerceDr. Balaji Jaganmohan(Bengaluru)

05:45PM - 07:00PM | Mixed Bag
05:45PM - 07:00PM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Navneet Shah

Dr. Navneet Shah (Ahmedabad)

Dr. Chandni Radhakrishnan

Dr. Chandni Radhakrishnan (Kozhikode)

Dr. Kavita Gupta

Dr. Kavita Gupta (Nagpur)

05:45PM - 06:00PM | CGM and Cardiovascular Risk: Do Glycemic Variability Metrics Predict CVD?
Dr. B. M. Makkar

Dr. B. M. Makkar(New Delhi)

06:00PM - 06:15PM | Insulin Pumps in Type 2 Diabetes: Should We be Using them More?
Dr. Goran Petrovski

Dr. Goran Petrovski (Norway)

06:15PM - 06:30PM | How to Prescribe a Muscle Friendly Diet
Ms. Sheryl Salis

Ms. Sheryl Salis (Mumbai)

06:30PM - 06:45PM | The Future of EMR in the Era of Diabetes Technol ogies
Dr. Krishnadev Jothydev

Dr. Krishnadev Jothydev(Thiruvananthapuram)

06:45PM - 07:00PM | Discussion
07:00PM - 08:00PM | Start-up Symposium
07:00PM - 08:00PM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Kirti Soota

Dr. Kirti Soota (New Delhi)

Dr. Ninad Gor

Dr. Ninad Gor(Bhuj)

07:00PM - 07:10PM | Digital Clinics Enabling Remote Patient Care and Monitoring
Dr. Amit Kumar Dey

Dr. Amit Kumar Dey (Kolkata)

Dr. Vikranti Sailor

Dr. Vikranti Sailor(Ahmedabad)

07:10PM - 07:20PM | Decoding Technologies in Diabetes
Dr. Ateeb Shaikh

Dr. Ateeb Shaikh (New Delhi)

07:20PM - 07:30PM | Wearable CGM: The Future of Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring – Here & Now
Dr. Brad Love

Dr. Brad Love(USA)

07:30PM - 07:40PM | Digital Health Applications in Diabetes: Hype, Hope, and Reality
Ms. Khushboo Verma

Ms. Khushboo Verma(Denmark)

07:40PM - 07:50PM | Reimagining Diabetes Care: AI-Driven, Hyper-Personalized and Autonomous
Mr. Rahul Maroli

Mr. Rahul Maroli (Gurgaon)

07:50PM - 08:00PM | Autonomous AI Agents for Clinicians: Smarter Diabetes Management with MedMitra AI
Ms. Shivangi Sharma

Ms. Shivangi Sharma(Jaipur)

08:00PM - 10:00PM | Dinner
Beta Hall
08:30AM - Onward | Registration
09:30AM - 01:00PM | Sessions in Alpha Hall
01:00PM - 02:00PM | Lunch & Visit to Exhibition
02:00PM - 04:15PM | CGM Academy
02:00PM - 04:15PM
Chairperson:
Dr. Saurabh Mishra

Dr. Saurabh Mishra (Kanpur)

Dr. Suresh Purohit

Dr. Suresh Purohit (Mumbai)

02:00PM - 02:15PM | Diabetes in India & the Need of Glucose Monitoring
Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev

Dr. Jothydev Kesavadev (Thiruvananthapuram)

Beyond HbA1c: Enhancing Diabetes Care with CGM
02:15PM - 02:25PM | Nuts and Bolts of CGM
Dr. Mithun Bhartia

Dr. Mithun Bhartia(Guwahati)

02:25PM - 02:35PM | CGM Evidence and Insights
Dr. Inge Van Boxelaer

Dr. Inge Van Boxelaer (Belgium)

02:35PM - 02:45PM | Connected Care System
Dr. Manoj Chawla

Dr. Manoj Chawla (Mumbai)

02:45PM - 02:55PM | Guidelines and Consensus
Dr. A. G. Unnikrishnan

Dr. A. G. Unnikrishnan(Pune)

02:55PM - 03:00PM | Discussion
Integrating CGM into Clinical Workflow: Reports, Interpretation & Cases
03:00PM - 03:10PM | Peri-Operative Management
Dr. Suhas Erande

Dr. Suhas Erande(Pune)

03:10PM - 03:20PM | Post Steriod Therapy
Dr. Minal Mohit

Dr. Minal Mohit (Jaipur)

03:20PM - 03:30PM | Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy
Dr. Pratap Jethwani

Dr. Pratap Jethwani(Rajkot)

03:30PM - 03:40PM | Uncontrolled T2DM on Triple Drug Therapy
Dr. Purvi Chawla

Dr. Purvi Chawla(Mumbai)

03:40PM - 03:50PM | Intensive Lifestyle Modification
Dr. Mudit Sabharwal

Dr. Mudit Sabharwal (New Delhi)

03:50PM - 04:15PM | Discussion
04:15PM - 04:30PM | Tea / Coffee Break & Visit to Exhibition
04:30PM - 05:30PM | A Deep Dive into CGM Science
04:30PM - 05:30PM
Chairperson:
Dr. Sanjay Mehendiratta

Dr. Sanjay Mehendiratta (Jaipur)

Dr. Malay Parekh

Dr. Malay Parekh(Rajkot)

04:30PM - 04:45PM | From Data to Decisions: Leveraging CGM for Clinical Excellence
Dr. Pratik Choudhary

Dr. Pratik Choudhary(UK)

04:45PM - 05:00PM | From BGM to CGM: Enhancing Diabetes Care in India with Cost-Effective Monitoring
Dr. Amit Gupta

Dr. Amit Gupta (Noida)

05:00PM - 05:15PM | Leveraging CGM to Drive Behavioural and Lifestyle Modification
Dr. Julia Mader

Dr. Julia Mader(Austria)

05:15PM - 05:30PM | Discussion
05:30PM - 06:45PM | CGM Metrics and Their Clinical Application
04:30PM - 05:30PM
Moderators:
Dr. Rajesh Kesari

Dr. Rajesh Kesari (New Delhi)

Dr. Mithun Bhartia

Dr. Mithun Bhartia (Guwahati)

05:30PM - 05:40PM | Glucose Management Indicator
Dr. Pratik Choudhary

Dr. Pratik Choudhary(UK)

05:40PM - 05:55PM | Coefficient of Variation
Dr. Viral Shah

Dr. Viral Shah(USA)

05:55PM - 06:05PM | Dr. Suresh Ramachandran (Singapore)
Dr. Suresh Ramachandran

Dr. Suresh Ramachandran (Singapore)

06:05PM - 06:30PM | Interdecile Range
Dr. Manoj Chawla

Dr. Manoj Chawla (Mumbai)

06:30PM - 06:45PM | Discussion
06:45PM - 08:00PM | CGM - Diagnosis and Beyond
06:45PM - 08:00PM
Moderators:
Dr. V. V. Rama Kumar

Dr. V. V. Rama Kumar(Guntur)

Dr. Manisha Gupta

Dr. Manisha Gupta (Kanpur)

06:45PM - 06:55PM | CGM in Diagnosing GDM
Dr. Anuj Maheshwari

Dr. Anuj Maheshwari(Lucknow)

06:55PM - 07:05PM | CGM for all with DM: Why Not?
Dr. Abhijit Bhograj

Dr. Abhijit Bhograj (Bengaluru)

07:05PM - 07:15PM | Detecting and Managing Skin Issues with CGM
Dr. Julia Mader

Dr. Julia Mader (Austria)

07:15PM - 07:25PM | Using CGM to Support Fasting in Diabetes
Dr. Faraz Farishta

Dr. Faraz Farishta (Hyderabad)

07:25PM - 07:35PM | CGM as Pre-Conception Care for T2DM
Dr. Rutul Gokalani

Dr. Rutul Gokalani(Ahmedabad)

07:35PM - 07:45PM | Discussion
07:45PM - 08:00PM | Wrap Up & Conclusion
08:00PM - 10:30PM | Dinner
Gama Hall
08:30AM - Onward | Registration
09:30AM - 10:30AM | Sessions in Alpha Hall
10:30AM - 12:15PM | DIY Workshop
10:30AM - 12:15PM
Moderators:
Dr. P. P. Patidar

Dr. P. P. Patidar (Jaipur)

Dr. Rohit Kapoor

Dr. Rohit Kapoor (Amritsar)

Ms. Vaishali Karamarkar

Ms. Vaishali Karamarkar (Pune)

10:30AM - 10:40AM | Introduction to DIY Artificial Pancreas Systems (APS)
Dr. Purvi Chawla

Dr. Purvi Chawla (Mumbai)

10:40AM - 11:00AM | Components of a DIY Artificial Pancreas
Dr. Inge Van Boxelaer

Dr. Inge Van Boxelaer (Belgium)

11:00AM - 11:20AM | Setting Up the System – Hands-On Installation
Dr. Dominika Antoniszczak

Dr. Dominika Antoniszczak (Poland)

11:20AM - 11:35AM | Algorithm Tuning & Safety Considerations
Dr. Inge Van Boxelaer

Dr. Inge Van Boxelaer (Belgium)

11:35AM - 11:55AM | Real-Life Experience & Case Studies
Ms. Mehak Dhingra

Ms. Mehak Dhingra(New Delhi)

11:55AM - 12:05PM | DIY: Not My Cup of Tea
Ms. Riddhi Modi

Ms. Riddhi Modi (Mumbai)

12:05PM - 12:15PM | Discussion
12:15PM - 01:00PM | Reasons for my Tech Inertia
12:15PM - 01:00PM
Moderators:
Dr. Viral Shah

Dr. Viral Shah (USA)

Dr. Rucha Mehta

Dr. Rucha Mehta (Ahmedabad)

12:15PM - 01:30PM | Use of Insulin Pump Therapy in my Practice
Dr. Archana Sarda

Dr. Archana Sarda (Aurangabad)

12:30PM - 12:45PM | CGM & SMBG in our Institute
Dr. Sanjay Bhadada

Dr. Sanjay Bhadada (Chandigarh)

12:45PM - 01:00PM | Discussion
01:00PM - 02:00PM | Lunch & Visit to Exhibition
02:00PM - 03:00PM | CGM Symposium
Chairperson:
Dr. G. D. Ramchandani

Dr. G. D. Ramchandani(Kota)

Dr. Sachin Gathe

Dr. Sachin Gathe (Nagpur)

02:00PM - 02:15PM | Empowering Patients with Data - How Real Time CGM Transforms Daily Diabetes Decisions
Dr. Prashanth Arun

Dr. Prashanth Arun(Chennai)

02:15PM - 02:30PM | Implementing CGM in Primary Care: Time to Shift Gears
Dr. Julia Mader

Dr. Julia Mader(Austria)

02:30PM - 02:45PM | Insights into the Evolution of Glycaemic Metrics with Progressive Dysglycaemia
Dr. Suresh Ramachandran

Dr. Suresh Ramachandran(Singapore)

02:45PM - 03:00PM | Discussion & Solutions
03:00PM - 04:15PM | Living Well with Diabetes
03:00PM - 04:15PM
Chairperson:
Dr. Saurabh Srivastava

Dr. Saurabh Srivastava (Noida)

Dr. Rupam Das

Dr. Rupam Das (Guwahati)

03:00PM - 03:15PM | Hypoglycemia and Driving: Staying Safe
Dr. Raveendran A. V.

Dr. Raveendran A. V.(Oman)

03:15PM - 03:30PM | Managing Glycemic Variability: Indian Perspective - Role of AGI
Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya

Dr. Supratik Bhattacharyya(Kolkata)

03:30PM - 03:45PM | What do People with Diabetes (PwD) want from Diabetes Technology?
Dr. Anushree Mehta

Dr. Anushree Mehta (Mumbai)

03:45PM - 04:00PM | Low Sugar Sweeteners: Is It safe for All?
Dr. Archana Sarda

Dr. Archana Sarda (Aurangabad)

04:00PM - 04:15PM | Diabesity and Diet Confronting the New Normal
Dr. A. G. Unnikrishnan

Dr. A. G. Unnikrishnan(Pune)

04:15PM - 04:30PM | Tea / Coffee Break & Visit to Exhibition
04:30PM - 05:30PM | Preventing Complications in Diabetes
04:30PM - 05:30PM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Deepak Gupta

Dr. Deepak Gupta (Jaipur)

Dr. Manish Agrawal

Dr. Manish Agrawal(Ahmedabad)

Dr. Aditi Deshmane

Dr. Aditi Deshmane (Kolhapur)

04:30PM - 04:45PM | Shingles Prevention in Diabetes: Time is Now
Dr. Sudhir Bhandari

Dr. Sudhir Bhandari(Jaipur)

04:45PM - 05:00PM | Unlocking the Power of Fineronone in Cardio-Re nal Protection
Dr. Banshi Saboo

Dr. Banshi Saboo (Ahmedabad)

05:00PM - 05:15PM | Discussion on Kidney International Report 2025: An Evidence Based Therapy to Reduce Microalbu minuria
Dr. Gayatri Veeramani Jayaraman

Dr. Gayatri Veeramani Jayaraman (Chennai)

05:15PM - 05:30PM | Lipohypertrophy: An Important Aspect of Insulin Injection Therapy
Dr. Sanjay Agarwal

Dr. Sanjay Agarwal (Pune)

05:30PM - 06:30PM | Monitoring Symposium
05:30PM - 06:30PM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Aashna Patil

Dr. Aashna Patil (Mumbai)

Dr. Vineet Saboo

Dr. Vineet Saboo(Amravati)

05:30PM - 05:45PM | Use of AI for DR, Glaucoma and AMD: Role of a Physician to Prevent Blindness
Dr. S. R. Aravind

Dr. S. R. Aravind(Bengaluru)

05:45PM - 06:00PM | Technology for Diabetic Foot Monitoring
Dr. Fatima Bhetasi

Dr. Fatima Bhetasi (Canada)

06:00PM - 06:15PM | Importance of Early Detection and ACR Testing
Dr. Jayant Panda

Dr. Jayant Panda (Cuttack)

06:15PM - 06:30PM | Discussion
06:30PM - 07:15PM | Learnings from Jaipur
06:30PM - 07:15PM
Chairpersons:
Dr. Rajesh Gulati

Dr. Rajesh Gulati(Jaipur)

Dr. Suresh. C. Jain

Dr. Suresh. C. Jain(Jaipur)

06:30PM - 06:45PM | Diabesity Management with Biosimilar Liraglutide
Dr. Puneet Saxena

Dr. Puneet Saxena(Jaipur)

06:45PM - 07:00PM | Breaking the Complexities of Diabetes Management with SOLID Evidence
Dr. S. K. Sharma

Dr. S. K. Sharma(Jaipur)

07:00PM - 07:15PM | Discussion
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