Greetings from the organizing team! Christi crux est mea lux soli Deo honor et gloria! INVITING ALL CONSULTANTS AND TRAINEES THIRTEEN INTERNATIONAL AND FOUR NATIONAL FACULTY FREE BUT MANADATORY REGISTRATION FOR CMC STAFF AND STUDENTS
08.00-09.00 Registration DAY ONE 10.01.2019 09.00-09.15 Prayer Chaplain 09.15-09.30 Welcome address Dr. Santosh Varughese 09.30-10.00 10.00-10.30 Keynote Lecture- Very long-term kidney transplant survival- are we there yet? Comprehensive Gene Testing in the Evaluation of Kidney Diseases Dr. Sundaram Hariharan, Pitsburgh, Dr. Christie Thomas, Iowa, 10.30-11.00 Frequent hemodialysis- is more the merrier? 11.00-11.30 Coffee Break 11.30-12.00 Keynote Lecture- Neoplasms post renal transplant- is there a way out? Dr. Christopher Chan, Toronto, Canada Dr. Jeremy Chapman, Sydney, Australia 12.00-12.30 Molecular interrogation of the allograft- bench to bedside Dr. Andrew Kassianos, 12.30-13.00 CMC Faculty talks Moderators 13.00-13.30 Poster Sessions/ Meet the Professor sessions Moderators 13.30-14.30 Lunch Break 14.30-15.00 Flash Talks x 3 Moderators 15.00-15.30 Keynote Lecture- Inflammation in CKD: present and future armamentarium 15.30-16.00 Made in India- Hemodialysis machine Dr. Dominic Raj, Washington, D.C., Dr. Lloyd Vincent, Bangalore, India 16.00-16.30 Coffee Break 16.30-17.00 Keynote Lecture- Impact of fluid balance in Acute Kidney Injury 17.00-17.30 Renal Research- past, present and future Dr. Prasad Devarajan, Cincinnati, Dr. John Feehally, Leicester, UK 17.30-18.00 Changing paradigms in our understanding and management of Acute Kidney Injury Dr. Kashani K, Minnesota, INAUGURAL SESSION 18.15-18.30 Prayer 18.30-18.40 Address by the Director 18.40-18.50 Address by the Principal 18.50-19.00 Address by Govt Official
19.00-19.15 Celebrating 5 Decades Of Renal Transplantation In CMC Dr. Chakko K Jacob 19.15-19.30 ISN president's lecture- CKD burden and Renal research milieu in India 19.30-20.00 Alumni Felicitations 20.00 onwards Dinner Dr. Vivekanand Jha, Delhi, India 09.00-09.30 DAY TWO 11.01.2019 Keynote Lecture- Integrated home dialysis system and the developing world Dr. Christopher Chan, Toronto, Canada 09.30-10.00 Do we need calcineurin inhibitors/ steroids in 2018? 10.00-10.30 Understanding and managing podocytopathies 10.30-11.00 NMR Spectroscopy and EM studies following Ischemia Reperfusion Injury 11.00-11.30 Coffee Break 11.30-12.00 Keynote Lecture- Complement mediated kidney disease and emerging therapeutic options Dr. Jeremy Chapman, Sydney, Australia Dr. John Feehally, Leicester, UK Dr. Prasad Devarajan, Cincinnati, Dr. Christie Thomas, Iowa, 12.00-12.30 Post-transplant monitoring- beyond serum creatinine 12.30-13.00 T cell mediated rejection - An ignored entity Dr Andrew Bentall, Minnesota, 13.00-13.30 Poster Sessions/ Meet the Professor sessions Moderators 13.30-14.30 Lunch Break 14.30-15.00 Flash Talks x 3 Moderators 15.00-15.30 Keynote Lecture- SPRINT And Beyond- Hypertension Cure? 15.30-16.00 AKI: A Preventable Disease? 16.00-16.30 Coffee Break 16.30-17.00 Tackling resistant CMV infection 17.00-17.30 17.30-18.00 Keynote Lecture- Adoptive Immunotherapy for CMV, EBV and BK Viruses Epigenetics of Diabetic nephropathy/ Personalized medicine? Dr. Sundaram Hariharan, Pitsburgh, Dr. Dominic Raj, Washington, D.C., Dr. Kashani K, Minnesota, Dr. George T John, Dr. Rajiv Khanna, Dr. Dominic Raj, Washington, D.C., 18.00-19.00 Medical students- Quiz Moderators
19.00 onwards Dinner and Alumni Reunion DAY THREE 12.01.2019 09.00-09.30 Keynote Lecture- Challenges and future trends in desensitization of HLA-Incompatible Kidney Recipients Dr. Andrew Bentall, Minnesota, 09.30-10.00 Exosomes and the kidney: prospects for diagnosis and therapy of renal diseases 10.00-10.30 Made in India- PD catheter 10.30-11.00 Proximal Convoluted Tubule: Immuno-biology 11.00-11.30 Coffee Break 11.30-12.00 Keynote Lecture- DNAJB9 and Fibrillary GN 12.00-12.30 Landscape of Organ Donation in India Dr. Prasad Devarajan, Cincinnati, Dr. Georgi Abraham, Chennai, India Dr. Andrew Kassianos, Dr. Priya Alexander, Minnesota, Dr. Sunil Shroff, Chennai, India 12.30-13.30 PG trainees- Quiz Moderators 13.30-14.00 Prizes and Concluding remarks Organizing secretaries 14.00 onwards Packed Lunch VISIT cmcvellorerenal2019.com FOR DETAILED PROGRAMME FEATURES ABSTRACT SUBMISSION TILL DEC 25th, 2018 [Oral presentation for 6 top abstracts] BY WRITING TO wintersymposium2019@gmail.com
Registration and Accommodation Registration is free but mandatory for all CMC staff and students. Welcome to the Winter Symposium 2019. Welcome to CMC Vellore! Warm regards, Dr. Santosh Varughese Organizing chairman Dr. Suceena Alexander Organizing secretary Dr. Gautam Rajan Co-organizing secretary E: wintersymposium2019@gmail.com M: +91-6379755802 W: cmcvellorerenal2019.com RENAL WINTER SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEES, JANUARY 10th to 12th, 2019 ORGANISING CHAIRMAN: DR. SANTOSH VARUGHESE ORGANISING SECRETARIES: DR. SUCEENA ALEXANDER, DR. GAUTAM RAJAN SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: CHAIR DR. SUCEENA ALEXANDER MEMBERS: Dr. Gautam Rajan, Dr. Santosh Varughese, Dr. Vinoi George David, Dr. Anjali Mohapatra, Dr. Anna T. Valson, Dr. Shibu Jacob, Dr. Pradeep Mathew Koshy, Dr. Elenjickal Elias John, Dr. Jeethu Joseph, Dr. Athul Thomas, Dr. Sabina Yusef ALUMNI REUNION COMMITTEE: CHAIR DR. ANJALI MOHAPATRA MEMBERS: Dr. Santosh Varughese, Dr. T.S. Vijayakumar, Dr. Pradeep Mathew Koshy POSTER & PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS COMMITTEE: CHAIR DR. ANNA T. VALSON MEMBERS: Extra-mural reviewers, Alumni SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE: CHAIR DR. SANTOSH VARUGHESE MEMBERS: Dr. Suceena Alexander, Dr. Gautam Rajan STAGE ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE: CHAIR DR. SHIBU JACOB MEMBERS: Dr. Sneha Reji, Mr. Gowrishankar, Ms. Mabel, Nursing personnel
ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE: CHAIR DR. GAUTAM RAJAN MEMBERS: Dr. T.S. Vijayakumar QUIZ COMMITTEE: CHAIR- DR. ELENJICKAL ELIAS JOHN (SONY) MEMBERS: Dr. Anna T. Valson, Dr. Sabina Yusef IT COMMITTEE: CHAIR- DR. PRADEEP MATHEW KOSHY MEMBERS: Dr. Anjali Mohapatra, Dr. Vinod M., Dr. Annamalai MASTER OF CEREMONY: CHAIR- DR. JEETHU JOSEPH EAPEN MEMBERS: Dr. Sabina Yusef, Dr. Elenjickal Elias John, Dr. Vinod M. TRAVEL COMMITTEE: CHAIR- DR. ATHUL THOMAS MEMBERS: Dr. Arvind, Mr. Gowrishankar, Mr. Prem, Mr. Rajanbabu, Mr. Ramesh FOOD COMMITTEE: CHAIR DR. SUCEENA ALEXANDER MEMBERS: Dr Gautam Rajan, Dr Joshua HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE: CHAIR DR. SUCEENA ALEXANDER MEMBERS: Dr Santosh Varughese, Dr Anjali Mohapatra, Dr. Gautam Rajan, Dr. Sabina Yusef, Dr. Sneha Reji, Mr. Ramesh STALL COMMITTEE: CHAIR DR. GAUTAM RAJAN MEMBERS: Mr. Rajanbabu REGISTRATION COMMITTEE: CHAIR MS. JEYANTHI MEMBERS: Mr. Gowrishankar, Ms. Srilekha, Ms. Laisa, Ms. Joy, Mr. Prem