Scientific Programme

24th & 25th October 2026  |  Hyatt Regency, Ahmedabad

Day 1 – 24th October, Saturday

Time Session Faculty
1:30 PM Welcome Dr. Shalmi Mehta
Session In Charge – Dr. Zalak Shah
1:40 PM – 2:30 PM Plenary Lectures Chairpersons
Dr. Ravindra Kumar
Dr. Banshi Saboo
a Transition of care from Pediatrics to Adulthood in Type 1 Diabetes Dr. Carine de Beaufort (ISPAD)
b Future of Care in Type 1 Diabetes Dr. Pratik Shah
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM Recent Advances in Diabetes and Obesity Chairpersons
Dr. Shaila Bhattacharyya
Dr. Sandhya Kondpalle
1 Automated Insulin Delivery – How to use Minimed 780G in the very young with Type 1 Diabetes
(Sponsored by Medtronic)
Dr. Akanksha Parikh
2 Adolescent Obesity in the GLP-1 Era- From Weight Management to Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention(Sponsored by Novo Nordisk) Dr. Anurag Bajpai
Session In Charge - Dr. Manoj Agrawal
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM Year in Review Chairpersons
Dr. Anju Seth
Dr. Anuradha Khadilkar
a Autoimmune Associations in Type 1 Diabetes Dr. Jayati Jhala
b Management of Hypoglycemia Dr. Swati Kanodia
c Clinical decision support in Type 1 Diabetes, Use of AI and Apps Dr. Diksha Shirodkar
d Non-insulin treatment for T1D Dr. Arpita Bhriguvanshi
e Non-Injectable insulin Dr. Rachana Keshwani
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Tea Break
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Diabetes beyond Type 1 and Type 2 Chairpersons
Dr. Leena Priyambada
Dr. Amarnath Kulkarni
a Neonatal Diabetes Dr. Ravindra Kumar
b Monogenic Diabetes Dr. Santhosh Olety
c Drug induced Diabetes Dr. Rakesh Kumar
Session In Charge - Dr. Ruchi Shah
5:15 PM - 5:40 PM Kaun Banega Knowledgepati
Quiz Master- Dr. Nikhil Shah
Panelists
Dr. P S N Menon
Dr. Vandana Jain
5:45 PM - 6:30 PM Oration
Changing Landscape in Type 1 Diabetes over the last 5 decades
Dr. Aspi Irani

Chairpersons
Dr. Sudha Rao
Dr. Anju Virmani
6:30 PM - 7:15 PM Inaugural Ceremony
7:15 PM - 8:00 PM GBM
8 PM onwards Dinner followed by Cultural Night -
Utsav- The Celebration Night

Day 2 – 25th October, Sunday

Time Session Faculty
Session In Charge - Dr. Pinky Meena
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Poster presentation
Session In Charge - Dr. Riddhi Patel
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Oral paper presentation
Moderators
Dr. Vibha Yadav
Dr. Dhwani Raithatha
Judges
Dr. Aspi Irani
Dr. Carine de Beaufort
Dr. Sudha Rao
Dr. Margaret Zacharin
10:00 AM – 10:40 AM Endocrine Conundrums Chairpersons
Dr. Atul Gupta
Dr. Richa Arora
a Refractory Rickets Dr. Lokesh Sharma
b Monogenic Lipid Disorders Dr. Sarah Mathai
c Diabetes Insipidus Dr. Rajesh Joshi
Session In Charge - Dr. Prachi Karia Shah
10:40 AM – 11:40 AM Growth Hormone Symposium Chairpersons
Dr. Vaishakhi Rustagi
Dr. Hriday De
a Advances in Growth Hormone Therapy
(Sponsored by Pfizer)
Dr. Vaman Khadilkar
b Transition from Childhood to Adulthood – Managing those with GH deficiency
(Sponsored by Sun Pharma)
Dr. Quynh-Nhu Nguyen
c Growth Hormone therapy in non GHD conditions Dr. Leenatha Reddy
d Growth Hormone therapy in SGA
(Sponsored by Novo Nordisk)
Dr. Saurabh Uppal
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Tea Break
12:00 AM – 12:30 AM Panel discussion on Neonatal Emergencies
Moderator
Dr. Hemchand Prasad
Panelists
Panelists
Dr. Veena Nair
Dr. Hari Mangtani
Dr. Vijay Jaiswal
Dr. Riaz I.
Session In Charge - Dr. Chetan Dave
12:30 PM - 1:05 PM Plenary lectures
12:30 AM – 12:50 AM Newer Modalities of therapy in Pediatric Osteoporosis Dr. Margaret Zacharin
12:50 AM – 1:05 AM Genetic testing in Pediatric Endocrinology Dr. Vijaya Sarathi
1:05 PM – 1:50 PM Release of ISPAE guidelines Chairpersons
Dr. PSN Menon
Dr. Anurag Bajpai
a Congenital hypothyroidism Dr. Ravindra Kumar
b Disorders of Sexual Differentiation Dr. Rajni Sharma
c Type 1 Diabetes Dr. Saurabh Uppal
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM Lunch break
Session In Charge - Dr. Chirantap Oza
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM AAP KI ADALAT
Early Surgery in DSD
Should we or should we not?
Moderator
Dr. Sarah Mathai
In Favour of
Dr. Ajinkya Patil
Against
Dr. J. Dhivyalaksmi
2:40 PM – 3:25 PM Endocrine Beyond Diabetes - what every Pediatrician should know Chairpersons
Dr. Varuna Vyas
Dr. Siddhnath Sudhanshu
a Menstrual irregularity Dr. M. Vijayakumar
b Thyroid swelling Dr. Poornima R.N.
c Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Dr. Rahul Jahagirdar
3:25 PM – 3:55 PM Panel discussion on Pubertal disorders
Moderator –
Dr. Archana Arya Dayal
(Sponsored by BSV)
Panelists
Dr. Mahesh Maheshwari
Dr. H. N. Vani
Dr. Pradeep Kumar
Dr. Nikhil Lohiya
3:55 PM – 4:45 PM Clinical Approach to a Case of Chairpersons
Dr. Nehal Patel
(AOP Gujarat)
Dr. Angelica Mehta
(AOP Ahmedabad)
a Gynaecomastia Dr. Anshika Singh
b Undescended Testis Dr. Koushik Urala
c Micropenis Dr. Sowjanya GT
d Recurrent fractures Dr. Sajili Mehta
e Polyuria Dr. Pavithra Nagaraj
4:45 PM Vote of thanks Dr. Shalmi Mehta
Tea