Workshops

24th October 2026  |  Hyatt Regency, Ahmedabad

Time : 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Workshop on Basics in Diabetes

Time Session Faculty
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Introduction – Importance of Education in the Management of Pediatric Diabetes Dr. Anju Virmani
Dr. Sirisha Kusuma Boddu
9:10 AM – 10:25 AM Interactive case-based discussion Dr. Carine de Beaufort (ISPAD)
Dr. Preeti Singh
Sheryl Salis

Moderators
Dr. Anju Virmani
Dr. Sirisha Kusuma Boddu
10:25 AM – 10:30 AM Transition to work stations and Tea break
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Hands-on Work Stations
(Each 25 minutes + 5 minutes transition)
All about Insulin Blood glucose monitoring Medical Nutrition Therapy Emergencies and Miscellaneous
Dr. Leena Priyambada Dr. Santhosh Olety Dr. Deepika Harit Dr. Shaila Pachapure
Chhavi Kohli
Sirisha Mantha
Anil Vedwal
Harsh Kohli
Mehak Dhingra
Shruti Arora
Savita Agarwal
Natasha Vora
Rachana Dalal
Aiswarya R
Dr. Shuchy Chugh

Workshop on Obesity

Time Session Faculty
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM Introduction Dr. Sudha Rao
9:05 AM – 9:20 AM Epidemiology and current scenario of Obesity in children Dr. Narayan Gaonkar (UNICEF)
9:20 AM – 9:35 AM An Approach to a child with obesity Dr. Vaman Khadilkar
9:35 AM – 10:05 AM Genetic forms of obesity
Syndromic obesity
Hypothalamic obesity
Dr. Madhura Joshi
Dr. Manpreet Sethi
Dr. Soundaram Karthik
10:05 AM – 10:20 AM Lifestyle Management in Pediatric Obesity Dr. Vandana Jain
10:20 AM – 10:35 AM Pharmacological Management of obesity Dr. Anurag Bajpai
10:35 AM – 10:50 AM Tea break  
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM Moderator – Dr. Sudha Rao
Debate 1 – Lifestyle management versus Pharmacological Management Dr. Hemchand Prasad vs
Dr. Om Lakhani
Debate 2 – Pharmacological Management versus Bariatric Surgery Dr. Rucha Mehta vs
Mr. Manish Khaitan
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Case capsules – Co morbidities in Obesity
1. Non Alcoholic fatty liver disease Dr. Aayush Gupta
2. Hypertension Dr. Ankita Maheshwari
3. Menstrual irregularity Dr. Mudita Dhingra
4. Dyslipidemia Dr. Kavitha Sakamuri
5. Obstructive sleep apnea Dr. Namratha Upadhya
Concluding remarks Dr. Sudha Rao

Workshop on Advances in Diabetes

Time Session Faculty
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Introduction:
Why Diabetes Care had to change – The journey from Numbers to Intelligence
Dr. Shaila Bhattacharyya
9:10 AM – 9:25 AM Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Seeing the Invisible: Principles and Types of Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Dr. Tushar Godbole
9:25 AM – 9:40 AM Insulin Pump Technologies
Understanding pump technologies and automation
Dr. Ganesh Jevalikar
9:40 AM – 9:55 AM Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop
780G and Advanced hybrid closed loop systems
Dr. Abhishek Kulkarni
9:55 AM – 10:10 AM The Future of Diabetes Technology Dr. Pratik Shah
10:10 AM – 10:25 AM Optimal settings in 780G – Case discussion
(Sponsored by Medtronic)
Dr. Ruchi Shah
10:25 AM – 10:40 AM Q and A  
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM Tea break  
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Hands on stations -
1. CGMS
a. Devices and its software
Table 1a
Dr. Shankar Kanumakala
Dr. Ayesha Ahmad

b. Interpretation of CGMS
Table 1b
Dr. Shaila Bhattacharyya
Dr. Medha Mittal
2 Pumps
a. Devices and its software
Table 2a
Dr. Pratik Shah
Dr. Aniket Kumbhojkar
b. How to initiate a pump Table 2b
Dr. Meena Mohan
Dr. S Kannan