ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIA CHENNAI CHAPTER 31 st Annual Day Celebration & Scientific Meet Theme : Newer trends in Internal Medicine Saturday 16 th & Sunday 17 th August 2014 @ Hotel Savera Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Chennai 600004
Saturday 16 th August 2014 4.00 to 9.00 pm 4.00-5.00 pm : Registration & High Tea For the kind attention of chairpersons, speakers and orators : 5.00 5.30 pm * 20 minutes for each lecture * 5 minutes for chairpersons to introduce the topic and conclude * 5 minutes for audience interaction * All Orations are for 30 minutes and no questions entertained * Please adhere to the time allotted and avoid inconvenience to other speakers : Approach to hyponatremia in ICU : DR. P. SOUNDARARAJAN Prof & HOD, Dept of Nephrology, Sri Ramachandra University. : DR.P.VIJAYARAGHAVAN Prof.of Medicine & HOD Govt. Stanley Medical College DR.EDWIN FERNANDO Prof.of Nephrology Govt.Stanley Medical College 5.30 6.00 pm : Prof. S. K. Rajan Oration Orator : COPD / Bronchial Asthma Overlap Challenges in the Management : DR.C.JAGADEESH Senior Consultant Physician, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai : DR.S.CHANDRASEKARAN Pulmonologist, Public Health Centre,Chennai
DR.V.S.ANANTHAN Pulmonologist & Occupational Physician, ESI Hospital. 6.00 6.30 pm : : Controversies in Heart Failure Management : DR. ULHAS PANDURANGI Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist Madras Medical Mission : DR. V.MURUGESAN Former Prof.of Medicine, Kilpauk Medical College DR.SRIRAM RAJAGOPAL Chief Cardiologist, Southern Railway Hospital 6.30-7.00 pm : Prof. M.S.Ramachandran Oration : Changing face of Diabetes Orator : DR.T.SUNDARARAJ Former Prof & HOD, Dept. of Medicine, Tirunelveli Medical College : DR.V.VENUGOPAL Director P.G Studies Meenakshi Medical College. DR.A.BELLARMIN Senior Consultant Oncologist, Global Hospitals
7.00 7.45 pm : Inauguration 7.00 pm : Invocation 7.05 pm : Welcome address DR.S.N.NARASINGAN Secretary, API 7.10 pm : Address by DR.S.S.LAKSHMANAN Scientific Committee man,api 7.15 pm : Address by DR.S.K.RAJAN Vice man, API 7.20 pm : Address by DR.M.S.AMARESAN man, API 7.25 pm : Chief Guest to preside over & Address DR.RAJESH UPADHYAY National President Elect API Director, Dept of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Max Super-Speciality Hospital New Delhi 7.30 pm : Guest of Honour to Inaugurate the Scientific Session & Address DR.C.VENKATA S. RAM Senior consultant, Apollo Hospitals Director, Apollo Institute of Blood Pressure Management and Director, Blood Pressure Clinics, Apollo Group of Hospitals & Director, Texas Blood Pressure Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA 7.35 pm : Address by DR.VIJAY VISWANATHAN Treasurer, API 7.40 pm : Vote of Thanks DR.K.SHANMUGAM Joint Secretary, API
7.45 pm : National Anthem 7.45 8.15 pm : : Newer Insights on Gliptins : DR.S.S.LAKSHMANAN Managing Director, Priya Nursing Home : DR.E.DHANDAPANI Prof.of Medicine, Balaji Medical College & Hospital DR.N.VETRIVEL Senior Consultant & HOD of Gen.Medicine Sri Narayani Hospital & Research Centre,Vellore 8.15 9.00 pm : Panel Discussion on Moderator : Challenges in Managing Diabetes : DR.VIJAY VISWANATHAN Managing Director, MV Hospital for Diabetes & Prof.M.V Diabetes Research Centre : DR.R.S.HARIHARAN Former Director & Prof.of Diabetology,MMC 9.00 pm : Dinner DR.C.R.ANAND MOSES Former Director & Prof.of Diabetology,MMC DR.R.MADHAVAN Former Director & Prof of Diabetology,MMC DR.G.VIJAYAKUMAR Consultant Diabetologist Apollo Specialities Hospital
Sunday 17 th August 2014 : 7.00 am to 5.00 pm 7.00 8.00 am : Breakfast [ Breakfast closes exactly at 7.55 am and the session starts at 8.00 am ] 8.00 8.30 am : : FFR Saves Lives & Cost FIND Study : DR. G.SENGOTTUVELU Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals : DR.T.RAVINDRAN Prof.of Medicine, Kilpauk Medicine College DR.S.K.RAJAN Former Prof.of Medicine Govt.Stanley Medical College 8.30 9.00 am : : Approach to Anaemia in CKD : DR.M.S.AMARESAN Former Prof.Nephrology, Distinguished Prof.Dr.MGR Medical University : DR.N.GOPALAKRISHNAN Prof.of Nephrology & HOD Madras Medical College DR.VIJAY VISWANATHAN Managing Director, MV Hospital for Diabetes & Prof.M.V Diabetes Research Centre
9.00 9.30 am Prof. Sam G.P. Moses Oration Orator : Facing the Challenges of Hypoglycaemia Endocrinologist s Perspectives : DR.S.MURTHY Director,Endocrine Diagnostic And Research Centre, Consultant,Endocrinologist,Dept.of Neurosurgery,VHS : DR.A.SUNDARAM Former Prof.of Diabetology Dr.Ambedkar Institute of Diabetes, KMC DR.R.S.HARIHARAN Former Prof.of Diabetology, Madras Medical College 9.30-10.00 am : Pulmonary Thrombo Embolism Current Concepts : DR.S.S.IYENGAR Consultant & HOD Cardiology Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka : DR.ASHA MAHILMARAN Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Apollo Hosptials DR.E.PRABHU Director, Advanced Nuclear Medicine Research Institute
10.00 10.30 am : Prof.Rathinavelu Subramaniam Memorial Oration Orator : Cardiac Biomarkers Impact on day today clinical practice : DR.I.SATHYAMURTHY Senior Interventional Cardiologist & Director,Dept.of Cardiology, Apollo Hospitals : DR. M.S.RAMACHANDRAN Former Prof & Director of Dept of Internal Medicine Madras Medical College 10.30 11.00 am : Tea Break 11.00 11.30 pm : DR. PAUL KORATH Senior Physician,KJ Hospital : "NAFLD- can we prevent progression?" : DR.RAJESH UPADHYAY National President Elect API Director, Dept of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Max Super-Speciality Hospital New Delhi : DR.N.GUNASEKARAN Prof.of Medicine & HOD, Kilpauk Medical College DR.L.PARI HOD & Prof.of Medicine, Meenakshi Medical College
11.30 12.30 pm : Meet the experts in Hypertension 12.30 1.00 pm : GB Meeting 1.00 2.00 pm : LUNCH : DR.C.VENKATA S. RAM Senior consultant, Apollo Hospitals Director, Apollo Institute of Blood Pressure Management and Director, Blood Pressure Clinics, Apollo Group of Hospitals & Director, Texas Blood Pressure Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA DR.S.N.NARASINGAN Adjunct Prof. The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University Managing Director, SNN Specialities clinic 2.00 2.30 pm : : Nuclear Imaging in Hypertension : DR.E.PRABHU Director,Advanced Nuclear Medicine Research Institute : DR.G.SUNDARAMOORTHY Prof.of Medicine, Govt.Stanley Medical College DR. D.RAMANUJAM Senior Consultant Physician,VHS 2.30 3.00 pm : Central Aortic Pressure Clinical Implications : DR.S.RAMASAMY Medical Director, Vaso Meditech Pvt Ltd
: DR.S.TITO Prof.of Medicine, Madras Medical College DR.S.S.LAKSHMANAN Managing Director, Priya Nursing Home 3.00 3.30 pm : Triple Vessel Disease Is it for PCI or CABG? : DR. ANANDGNANARAJ Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals : DR.K.SHANMUGAM Physician,Sted Ford Hospital DR.A.DURAI RAJ Former Prof.of Medicine,MMC 3.30 4.15 pm : Panel Discussion on Infectious Diseases Moderator Panelist : DR.S.SHIVAKUMAR Former Prof.& HOD, Dept of Internal Medicine, Stanley Medical College. : DR.K.SHANMUGAM Physician,Sted Ford Hospital DR.D.B.D.SATHIAKUMAR Managing Director, Sugam Hospital DR.P.PARANTHAMAN Prof.of Medicine, Thiruvarur Medical College & Hospital
DR.S.CHANDRASEKAR Asst.Prof.of Medicine, Govt.Stanley Medical College 4.15 5.00 pm : ECG Quiz Master : DR. ULHAS PANDURANGI Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist Madras Medical Mission 5.00 5.15 pm : Valedictory Function