NAMSCON 2023
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP/CME
Time: 9 am - 4: 00 pm
PCW-Preconference Workshop, PCC-Preconference CME

Medical Faculty
CODE
Faculty
Workshop / CME Title
Organising Secretary
Key Speakers / Organisation Involved
NAMS -PCWM01
Medical
Scientific Assessment in Elite Sports
Dr. (Maj) Ameya Kagali
Consultant, Sports Medicine
Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
Dr. (Maj) Ameya Kagali
Consultant, Sports Medicine
Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP/CME
October 6th, 2023,
PCW - Preconference Workshop, PCC - Preconference CME
CODE
Faculty
Workshop / CME Title
Organizing Secretary
Key Speakers / Organisation Involved
NAMS -PCWM02
Medical
Simulation for Critical Incident Management
Dr. Geetha CR
Prof & HOD, Anesthesia
Ramaiah Medical College, MSRUAS
Dr. Geetha CR
Prof & HOD, Anesthesia
Dr. Roopa Rani
Critical Care Medicine
Ramaiah Medical College, MSRUAS
Prof & HOD, Anesthesia
Dr. Roopa Rani
Critical Care Medicine
Ramaiah Medical College, MSRUAS
NAMS- PCWM03
Medical
Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery - An Experience
Dr. Ramesh D
Prof of Urology,
Ramaiah Medical College, MSRUAS
Dr. Ramesh D
Prof of Urology,
Ramaiah Medical College MSRUAS
Dr. Manjual NV
Associate Prof, OBG
Ramaiah Medical College, MSRUAS
NAMS- PCWM04
Medical
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Dr. Rathai Rajagopalan
Assistant Professor
Pharmacology
Ramaiah Medical College, MSRUAS
Dr. N. Sreekumaran Nair
Professor & HOD of Biostatistics
JIPMER, Puducherry
NAMS- PCWM05
Medical
An Evidence-Based Approach to Blood Transfusion and Cellular Therapy
Dr. Rashmi Palassery
Associate Professor, Medical Oncology
Ramaiah Medical College, MSRUAS
Dr. C. Shivaram
Consultant and Head –Transfusion Medicine, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore
Dr. Santhosh Devadas
Associate Professor and Chief of the BMT program,
Dept. of Medical Oncology, Hematology and BMT, RMC.
Faculty from Transfusion Medicine Dept, RMC
NAMS -PCWM06
Medical
Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Healthcare Professionals
Dr. Suman G
Prof., Community Medicine, RMC
Mr. Arvind MT
CEO, Ramaiah Evolute
NAMS – PCWM07
Medical
Simulation Training in Multi Casualty Management
Dr. Aruna Ramesh
Prof. & Head Emergency Medicine, RMC
Dr. Keshav Murthy
Associate Prof.
Dr. Hariprasad
Assistant Prof.
NAMS - PCWM08
Medical
Update on Hepatobiliary Diseases – Integrative Approach
Dr. Avinash B.
Professor & HOD (Incharge), Gastroenterology, RMC
Professor (Dr.) Shiv Kumar Sarin
Director, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences,
President, NAMS, New Delhi
NAMS - PCWM09
Medical
Humanities and Health: The role of Narrative Medicine in Medical Education
Dr. Chandrika Rao
Prof., Paediatrics
Director, Medical Education RMC
Dr. Mario Vaz
Prof., Department of Physiology, IMS, Bengaluru
Dr. Manjulika Vaz
Lecturer, Health and Humanities, St. John’s Research Institute, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
Dental Faculty
CODE
Faculty
Workshop / CME Title
Organizing Secretary
Key Speakers / Organisation Involved
NAMS –PCWD10
Dental
Digital Technology to Enhance Learner Engagement
Dr. Pushpanjali K
Prof & HOD, Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, MSRUAS
Dr. Narasimman Swaminathan
Professor of Physiotherapy, Principal Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, SRIHER, Chennai
NAMS –PCWD11
Dental
Simplifying Indirect Ceramic Veneers
Dr. Sivaranjani Gali
Prof of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, MSRUAS
Dr. Rohit Mohan Shetty
Professor, Prosthodontics & Implantology, K.L.E.S Institution of Dental Sciences, Bangalore
NAMS – PCWD12
Dental
Integrative and Functional Approach to Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Dr. Prashanth
Faculty of Dental Sciences, MSRUAS
National:
Dr OP Kharbanda
Dr Priyanka Kapoor(Co-ordinator)
Dr. Somashekar AR
Dr. Pragati Rao
Dr Aman Chowdhry
Dr Dipti Gothi
Maj Gen B Jayan
Dr Pooran Chand
Dr Abhijeet Kadu
Dr Bharath Reddy
Dr S K Srinath
International:
Dr William Harrell
Dr David McIntosh
Physiotherapy Faculty
CODE
Faculty
Workshop / CME Title
Organizing Secretary
Key Speakers / Organisation Involved
NAMS -PCWPT13
Physiotherapy
Interdisciplinary Approach in Geriatric Rehabilitation
Dr V Sundar Kumar
Associate Professor, Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy
Dr Medha Y Rao
Dean Academics, RUAS
Prof Savita Ravindra
Principal and Dean, Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy
Ms. Hema Arvind
Chief, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
Pharmacy Faculty
CODE
Faculty
Workshop / CME Title
Organizing Secretary
Key Speakers / Organisation Involved
NAMS -PCWP14
Pharmacy
Pharmacotherapeutic Interventions in Revolutionizing Oncology Care – A Problem Based Training
Dr. Bharath S
Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, MSRUAS
Dr. Vinayak V Maka
Professor & HOD, Medical Oncology, RMC, MSRUAS
Dr. Saraswathy G R
Professor & HOD, Pharmacy Practice, FPH, MSRUAS
Dr. Ritesh Giri
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, FPH, MSRUAS
Dr. Pravallika V
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, FPH, MSRUAS
Nursing Faculty
CODE
Faculty
Workshop / CME Title
Organizing Secretary
Key Speakers / Organisation Involved
NAMS- PCWM15
Nursing
Helping Babies Breathe
Dr. Sonali Jadhav
Dean, Faculty of Nursing, MSRUAS
Dr. Pradeep GCM
Neonatologist,
RMH
NAMSCON 2023
Conference Day 1 –
2023
Program
Time
Main Auditorium
Council Hall
Registration
8:00 am onwards
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Theme: Digital Technology in Communicable Disease
Theme: Advances in Rehabilitation Technology
10 mins
Digital Surveillance for Communicable
Diseases – Learning from COVID Surveillance
Dr. Saumitra Das
Chairman
INSACOG, IISC
Rehabilitation Robotics
Dr. Sivakumar Balasubramanian
Professor and Head of Bioengineering,
CMC, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
10 mins
Role of Digital Technologies in Tuberculosis
Dr. Anil Singarajipura
STO, Karnataka
Plenary Session -1
10 mins
Challenges in management of Melioidosis
Dr.Prasanta Raghab Mohapatra,
Dean (Academic), Professor & Head, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Assistive Technology in Rehabilitation
Dr. NS Senthil Kumar
Chief Operations Officer & Executive Director
The Association of People with Disability,
Bengaluru, Karnataka
5 mins
Elevating COVID -19 Vaccination: Harnessing digital innovation
Dr. Vani HC,
Scientist D, NIMR, ICMR
Integration of Technology in Rehabilitation at Primary Health Care
Dr.Rajani Mullerpatan,
Professor & Director at MGM School of Physiotherapy, Navi Mumbai
45 mins
Panel Discussion – Recent updates in Infectious disease
Dr. Balu Palicheralu, brDirector – Centre for Digital health, Artificial Intelligence, Research, and Training – Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital –Chitradurga (Moderator)
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Pulmonlogist , KGMU
Dr.Saumitra Das,
Chairman, INSACOG, IISC
Dr. Krishna Murthy P,
Chairman, DFIT, India
Dr. Anil Singarajipura,
STO, Karnataka
Panel Discussion
Dr. Ramesh Debur (Moderator)
Dr. Sivakumar Balasubramanian
Dr. N S Senthil Kumar
Dr. Savita Ravindran
Dr.Rajani Mullerpatan
10:15 am – 11:15 am
Launch of the Scientific session
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Theme: Military & Aviation Medicine
Plenary Session -2
10 mins
Changing paradigm of practice of Medicine and Surgery in Armed Forces
AVM S Shankar
Commandant,
Command Hospital Air Force, Bengaluru
13 mins
Advances In High altitude medicine in Armed Forces
Dr. (Brig) Anuj Chawla
Brigadier Administration, AFMC Pune
fc
12 mins
Advances in Aerospace medicine
Dr. (Air Cmde) Vipin Sharma
Commandant IAM,
Bengaluru
fc
10 mins
Role of nurse in aeromedical evacuation
Lt Col Hemalatha P
Command Hospital
Air Force Bangalore
Coffee on Board / Exhibits
Program
Time
Main Auditorium
Council
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Theme: Digital Interventions for Non Communicable Diseases
Plenary Session -3
15 mins
Precision Diabetes is Now a Reality in India
Dr. V Mohan
Chairman
Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre, Chennai
15 mins
Strengthening commitment to tobacco control through participation of medical institutions to counter tobacco industry
Dr. Arshad Ayub,
AIIMS Deoghar
(Co-PI, The Union Tobacco Control Project)
15 mins
Omics advancement in Diabetes- Where do we stand
Dr.M.Balasubramanyam
ICMR Emeritus Scientist, Prof & Advisor, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai
15 mins
Precision in Neurosciences
Dr. P. Satish Chandra,
Former Director & VC, NIMHANS
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Presentations by Newly elected NAMS Fellows in lecture halls Batch 1 - Sushrutha Hall, 1st Floor Batch II – Ashwini Hall, 1st Floor
ONLINE NAMS Quiz final
Get ready
4:15 pm –5:00 pm
NAMSCON Convocation Rehearsal
Convocation
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
NAMSCON Convocation
GBM
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
General Body Meeting: Presentation of the Annual Report of NAMS (National Academy of Medical Sciences)
Banquet
8:00 pm
Cultural Program Followed by BANQUET
NAMSCON 2023
Conference Day 2 –
2023
Program
Time
Main Auditorium
Council Hall
9:00 - 10.30 am
Theme: Digital Integration in Health Care Profession Education
Plenary session 4a:Theme: Adapting to the Future: Modernizing Pharmacy Practice for Improved Healthcare
Plenary Session -4
20 mins
Digital Technologies in Teaching & Learning
Dr. Avinash Supe
Emeritus Professor, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Revolutionizing Pharmacy: Embracing Technology for Better Patient Care
Dr. S. Sriram
M.Pharm, Prof & HOD, Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore
20 mins
Digital Technologies in Assessment & Evaluation
Dr. John Stephen
Prof. & Head Department
of Dermatology, and Director
of Medical Education
(CDSIMER) Chandramma
Dayananda Sagar Institute of
Medical Education & Research
Transforming Pharmaceutical Care: Modern Approaches for Improved Outcomes
Dr. Mahadev Rao
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Science
20 mins
Applications of Digital Technologies in Health Care
Dr. Suptendra Nath Sarbadhikari
Founder Director, Supten Institute
Moderator of Panel discussion
Dr. Shobha Rani R. Hiremath
Director - Aditya Bangalore Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Bengaluru, Fmr. Dean - Faculty of Pharmacy, RGUHS
30 mins
Panel Discussion
Dr. John Stephen S (Moderator)
10:30 am– 11:15 am
ICMR session : Digital health for advancing NCD care in India
Plenary Session -5
15 mins
Digital Tools in NCD Surveillance- Roadmap for India
Dr Prashant Mathur,
Director,ICMR-NCDIR Bengaluru
15 mins
Tele Stroke -Advancing Acute Stroke care in India
Dr M V Padma Srivastava,
Professor, Department of Neurology, AIIMS, New Delhi
11:15 am– 12:45 pm
Theme: Industry Academia Collaboration in Digital Health Care
Plenary session 6a Theme: Digital Innovations and Nursing
Key Note Speaker
15 mins
Advancing Health Care through Technology- Karnataka Vision Group
Dr.TK Srikanth
Professor at International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) – Bangalore
Panel Discussion:
Emerging Digital Innovations in Nursing
15 mins
Interoperability in Health Care- HL7 Perspectives
Dr. Chandil Kumar Gunashekara
CEO, HL7 India
Dr. Radhakrishnan Govindan
Additional Professor of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
15 mins
Transforming Health Care; Real World Evidence, Machine learning and AI Analytics -A Transactional Journey
Dr Uday Pratap Singh
Dr. Elizabeth David Ezakaden
Director, Nursing & Organizational Excellence, Rajagiri Hospital, Kochi, Kerala
15 mins
Industry Connect for Health Technologies
Dr. Muralidhara Hosahalli
Global Head - Medical Devices and Life Sciences, L&T Technology Services Limited, Bangalore
Dr. Balu Palicheralu
Director – Centre for Digital health, Artificial Intelligence, Research, and Training – Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital –Chitradurga
Dr. Sonali Jadhav
Dean, Faculty of Nursing, MSRUAS (Moderator)
Key Note Speaker
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
Key note session: Women in Medicine [ Chairperson: Prof.(Dr.) Shiv Kumar Sarin, President NAMS]
Dr. Prema Ramachandran, Director, Nutrition Foundation of India, New Delhi
Dr. Anita Saxena, Pt. B D Sharma University of Health Sciences and Research, Rohtak
Dr. M V Padma Srivastava, Professor, Department of Neurology, AIIMS, New Delhi
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
LUNCH
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Theme: Health Care Professionals as Innovators
Theme: : Military Medicine Healthcare in Extreme Geographies: High Altitude and Deep Sea Medicine
Plenary Session -6
20 mins
Health care innovationcurrent scenatio in India and future
Dr. Murali Mohan
Director of Neurosciences at People Tree group of Hospitals
Recent development in Underwater and Marine Medicine
Dr. (Surg Capt) Gokul Krishnan
Senior Advisor Institute of Naval Medicine, Mumbai
15 mins
Health care innovation- opportunities and challengers
Dr.Lavanya Kiran
Sr Consultant-OBG,
Reproductive medicine,
Cloud Nine Hospital
Air evacuation of critical patients - Patient transport Unit
Dr. (Air Cmde) A Sapra
Consultant Anaesthesiology
Command Hospital Air
Force, Bengaluru
15 mins
Health care innovation- current scenatio in India and future
Ms. Bindu Sharma
Founder & CEO, Origiin IP Solutions
Casualty Evacuation and triage during disasters
Dr. (Col) Sameer Kumar
DS Staff OTC, AMC Centre and College, Lucknow
15 mins
Panel Discussion
MS. Parnika Pavanram,
GM (BT), Karnataka Innovation & Technology Society (KITS), Dept. of Electronics, IT & Bt, GOK
Dr. BS Nanda Kumar,
MSRMC
Mr. Arvind MT
CEO, Ramaiah Evolute (Moderator)
Parallel Sessions
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Valedictory
