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25 NOV 2022 (FRIDAY)
06:30 AM - 07:00 AM Begin the day with Yoga
Venue: Foyer, Brilliant Convention Centre
Yoga Instructor: Dr Ravindra Kale (Indore)
07:15 AM - 08:00 AM Walk the talk & Breakfast with Professors
Venue: Nakshatra Lawn, Brilliant Convention Centre
Myositis research priorities
Dr Ingrdi Lundberg (Sweden)
Facilitating Panelists: Dr Sandhya P (Delhi), Dr Vaibhav Ingle (Bhopal), Dr Nupur Acharya (Indore)
Clinician's survival guide to Fibromyalgia
Dr Samuel Whittle (Australia)
Logical application of MRI in Rheumatology practice
Dr Mikkel Østergaard (Denmark)
Lupus - geoethnic variations
Dr Dzifa Dey (Africa)
Translational & Basic research in Lupus - what special expertise a Rheumatologist needs
Dr Yoshiya Tanaka (Japan)
Brigadier Menon Hall Joy Philip Hall M M Desai Hall Prakash Pispati Hall Manjushree Mitra Hall
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Plenary session
TOP 10 papers of 2021-2022 by Indian Rheumatologists
Chairpersons: Dr Uma Kumar (Delhi) & Dr G Narsimulu (Hyderabad)
08:00 AM - 08:25 AM The year that was in Rheumatology (Basic and Translational)
Dr Amita Aggarwal (Lucknow)
08:25 AM - 08:30 AM Q&A
08:30 AM - 08:55 AM The year that was in Rheumatology (Clinical)
Dr Rajeshwari Shankaralingam (Chennai)
08:55 AM - 09:00 AM Q&A
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Opening Keynote Lecture by Nobel Laureate
Chairpersons: Dr B G Dharmanand (Bengaluru) & Dr Debashish Danda (Vellore)
09:00 AM - 09:05 AM Introducing the Nobel Laureate
Dr Debashish Danda (Vellore)
09:05 AM - 09:50 AM The Long and the Short of COVID-19 (Virtual)
Dr Peter Doherty, Nobel Laureate (Australia)
09:50 AM - 10:00 AM Q & A (Live interaction)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Tea break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Paul Bacon Lecture
Chairpersons: Dr K M Mahendranath (Bengaluru) & Dr R N Misra (Bhubaneswar)

New treatments for ANCA vasculitis (Virtual)
Dr David Jayne (Cambridge, UK)
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM State-of-the-Art Lecture
Chairpersons: Dr Arvind Chopra (Pune) & Dr S K Das (Lucknow)

Primary Care Rheumatology - A public health priority
Dr Vishad Viswanath (Thiruvanathapuram)
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Presidential oration
Chairpersons: Dr K M Mahendranath (Bengaluru) & Dr S Chandrasekara (Bengaluru)

Dr B G Dharmanand (Bengaluru)
11:50 AM – 12:20 PM IRA Oration
Chairpersons: Dr B G Dharmanand (Bengaluru) & Dr Aman Sharma (Chandigarh)

Dr Bidyut Das (Cuttack)
12:20 PM - 01:15 PM Lunch
Venue: Exhibition Hall, Lower Ground Floor
12:45 PM - 01:15 PM Poster Evaluation Rounds
Venue: Brigadier Menon Hall Annexe
Display of Artworks, Paintings & photography by Talented Rheumatologists & Patients (Throughout)
Venue: Pre-conference area - Opposite Brigadier Menon Hall
01:15 PM - 02:10 PM Session: Osteoarthritis Session
Theme: Classic session on Osteoarthritis
Chairpersons: Dr Namisha Patel (Vadodara) & Dr Shabbir Chikani (Rajkot) 		25-Nov 2022
(Friday)
01:15 PM - 02:10 PM 		Session: Osteoarthritis
Theme: Real Life Challenges in Osteoarthritis
Chairpersons: Dr Puneet Kumar (Lucknow) & Dr Madhuri H R (Secunderabad)
Hall - Dr Joy Philip Hall 		Theme: Futuristic Approach to Osteoarthritis
Chairpersons: Dr Arvind Chopra (Pune) & Dr Varsha P Bagul (Mumbai) 		Theme: Osteoarthritis Clinics of India
Chairpersons: Dr Reena Sharma (Ahmedabad) & Dr Jijith Krishnan (Thrissur)
01:15 PM - 01:20 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Kaushik Bhojani (Mumbai) 		01:15 PM - 01:20 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Ashish Jacob Mathew (Vellore) 		01:15 PM - 01:20 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Bimlesh Dhar Pandey (Noida) 		01:15 PM - 01:20 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Raja N (Vellore)
01:20 PM - 01:40 PM Keynote Lecture: Early Osteoarthritis
Dr S K Das (Lucknow) 		01:20 PM - 01:35 PM Everyday Practice: Knee Pain beyond Arthritis
Dr Pooja Dhaon (Lucknow) 		01:20 PM - 01:35 PM OA Grand Round: Intra-articular in OA - Opening a Pandora's box
Dr Aarti Sharma (Delhi) 		01:20 PM - 01:35 PM Make in India: Allogenic mesenchymal stem cell therapy in OA - Recent evidence from India
Dr Pawan Gupta (Bengaluru)
01:40 PM - 01:55 PM Hot topic: Predictors of treatment response in OA
Dr Benny Antony (Australia) 		01:35 PM - 01:50 PM Technology Tools: Advances in OA Imaging
Dr Ankit Shah (Mumbai) 		01:35 PM - 01:40 PM Final Verdict & Expert Comment
Dr Varsha P Bagul (Mumbai) 		01:35 PM - 01:50 PM Journal Club: Top 10 OA Publications of 2021-2022
Dr Fayaz Ahmad Sofi (Srinagar)
01:55 PM - 02:00 PM Q & A / Audience Interaction
Dr Namisha Patel (Vadodara) 		01:50 PM - 01:55 PM Q & A / Audience Interaction
Dr Madhuri H R (Secunderabad) 		01:40 PM - 01:55 PM Science of pain in OA: Is OA a Neuroinflammatory disease?
Dr Able Lawrence (Lucknow) 		01:50 PM - 02:05 PM Guest Lecture: Molecular basis & potential Therapeutic targets in Osteoarthritis (Virtual)
Dr Katie Leung (Singapore)
02:00 PM - 02:10 PM Brainstorming a Big Doubt:

Do I treat OA as an inflammatory disease?
Dr Sahana Baliga (Mumbai)
Words of wisdom
Dr Shabbir Chikani (Rajkot) 		01:55 PM - 02:10 PM Does treating OA mean just treating co-morbidities?

Practice Dilemma & Practice tips: Dr Puneet Kumar (Lucknow)
01:55 PM - 02:10 PM Do targeted therapy in OA like Senolytics & other novel agents hold promise?

Controversies: Dr Isha Sood (Mumbai)
Q & A and Consensus: Dr Arvind Chopra (Pune) 		02:05 PM - 02:10 PM Q & A / Audience Interaction
Dr Reena Sharma (Ahmedabad) & Dr Jijith Krishnan (Thrissur)
02:10 PM - 03:05 PM Session: Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Theme: Classic session on Chronic pain
Chairpersons: Dr K M Mahendranath (Bengaluru) & Dr Indra Menon (Bengaluru) 		Theme: Real Life Challenges in Chronic pain
Chairpersons: Dr Lata Bichille (Mumbai) & Dr Sachin R Jeevanagi (Kalaburagi) 		Theme: Futuristic Approach to Back Pain
Chairpersons: Dr Shubhada Kalke (Mumbai) & Dr Syed Atiqul Haq (Bangladesh) 		Theme: Pain Clinics of India
Chairpersons: Dr Aparna Reddy Sabbella (Tirupati) & Dr Bhuvanesh Mahendran (Thiruvananthapuram)
02:10 PM - 02:15 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Shankar Subramanian (Pune) 		02:10 PM - 02:15 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Puja Srivastava (Ahmedabad) 		02:10 PM - 02:15 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr G D Choudhury (Kolkata) 		02:10 PM - 02:15 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Yathish G C (Bengaluru)
02:15 PM - 02:35 PM Keynote Lecture: Pain - Caregivers must understand the Third Pain
Dr A N Malaviya (Delhi) 		02:15 PM - 02:30 PM Everyday Practice: Repetitive Strain & Soft tissue Rheumatism
Dr Sanat Phatak (Pune) 		02:15 PM - 02:30 PM Back Pain Grand Round
Dr Arghya Chattopadhyay (Kolkata) 		02:15 PM - 02:30 PM Science of Yoga in Chronic pain: Systematic review & biological evidence for benefit of Yoga in Fibromyalgia
Dr Sham S (Chennai)
02:35 PM - 02:50 PM Hot topic: Psycho-neuro-immuno-endocrine axis in RMDs
Dr S Chandrasekara (Bengaluru) 		02:30 PM - 02:45 PM Missed Opportunity: Management of pain and quality of life in Hypermobile Joint Syndromes
Dr S Kartik (Delhi) 		02:30 PM - 02:35 PM Final Verdict & Expert Comment
Dr Bhaskar Ghosh (Kolkata) 		02:30 PM - 02:45 PM Journal Club: Top papers from India on chronic pain during 2021-2022
Dr C B Mithun (Kochi)
02:50 PM - 02:55 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Indra Menon (Bengaluru) 		02:45 PM - 02:50 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Sachin R Jeevanagi (Kalaburagi) 		02:35 PM - 02:50 PM Back to Future: Back pain outcome - Past, Present & Future
Dr Vaijayanti Lagu Joshi (Pune) 		02:45 PM - 03:00 PM Guest Lecture: Evidence-based care for low back pain (Virtual)
Dr Rachel Buchbinder (Australia)
02:55 PM - 03:05 PM Brainstorming a Big Doubt:

Opioids, cannabinoids & benzodiazepines - do not they constitute the trio of bad medicines for chronic pain?
Dr Sunitha Kayidhi (Hyderabad)
Words of wisdom
Dr K M Mahendranath (Bengaluru) 		02:50 PM - 03:05 PM Fibromyalgia mimics: Mental illness or Pseudofibromyalgia?

Practice Dilemma: Dr Madhuri H R (Hyderabad)
Practice tips: Dr Lata Bichile (Mumbai) 		02:50 PM - 03:05 PM Utility of MRI in Back Pain

Controversies: Dr Bhowmik Meghnathi (Ahmedabad)
Q & A and Consensus: Dr Shubhada Kalke (Mumbai) 		03:00 PM - 03:05 PM Q & A / Audience Interaction
Dr Aparna Reddy Sabbella (Tirupati) & Dr Bhuvanesh Mahendran (Thiruvananthapuram)
03:05 PM - 04:05 PM Session: Lupus
Theme: Classic session on Lupus
Chairpersons: Dr Anupam Wakhlu (Lucknow) & Dr Archana Sonawale (Mumbai) 		Theme: Real Life Challenges in Lupus
Chairpersons: Dr Namisha Patel (Vadodara) & Dr Lalna Kalekar (Mumbai) 		Theme: Futuristic Approach to Lupus
Chairpersons: Dr Sarit Sekhar Pattanaik (Cuttack) & Dr Anjali Rajadhyaksha (Mumbai) 		Theme: Lupus Clinics of India
Chairpersons: Dr Phani Kumar Devarasetti (Hyderabad) & Dr Balaji Chilukuri (Chennai)
03:05 PM - 03:10 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Akhil Goel (Delhi) 		03:05 PM - 03:10 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Madhumita Priyadarshini Das (Guwahati) 		03:05 PM - 03:10 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Bonnie Abujam (Chandigarh) 		03:05 PM - 03:10 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Divya Lala (Mumbai)
03:10 PM - 03:30 PM Keynote Lecture: Advances in T2T & Unmet needs towards lowering mortality in Lupus
Dr Yoshiya Tanaka (Japan) 		03:10 PM - 03:30 PM Everyday Practice: Advancement in genetic studies of lupus spectrum diseases and the central roles of Asian researchers
Dr Chikashi Terao (Japan) 		03:10 PM - 03:25 PM Lupus Grand Round
Dr Santosh Mandal (Kolkata) 		03:10 PM - 03:25 PM Infection in Lupus: Relevance of Anti-microbial prophylaxis in Lupus - Indian versus Global data
Dr P S Arul Rajamurugan (Chennai)
03:30 PM - 03:50 PM CNS Lupus - Vasculitis is just a drop in the ocean
Dr Chengappa K G (Puducherry) 		03:30 PM - 03:45 PM Missed Opportunity: Managing Lupus Nephritis - Scope for improvement
Dr Vaidehi Chowdhary (Yale, USA) 		03:25 PM - 03:30 PM Final Verdict & Expert Comment
Dr Sukumar Mukherjee (Kolkata) 		03:25 PM - 03:40 PM Journal Club: Familial aggregation in Lupus - Indian versus Global data
Dr Rudraprasad Goswami (Kolkata)
03:50 PM - 03:55 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Archana Sonawale (Mumbai) 		03:45 PM - 03:50 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Lalna Kalekar (Mumbai) 		03:30 PM - 03:45 PM Lupus Science & Economy: Newer drugs & guidelines for Lupus - applicability in resource limited Nations
Dr Dzifa Dey (Africa) 		03:40 PM - 03:45 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Phani Kumar Devarasetti (Hyderabad)
03:55 PM - 04:05 PM Brainstorming a Big Doubt:

The all time Lupus Dilemma: Infection, Disease activity or both?
Dr Pankti Mehta (Lucknow)
Words of wisdom
Dr Anupam Wakhlu (Lucknow) 		03:50 PM - 04:05 PM Practice Dilemma: Safe Contraception for a Lupus patient - a challenge
Dr Ripal Shah (Vadodara)
Practice tips: Balancing Evidence vs Experience for contraception in Lupus
Dr Namisha Patel (Vadodara)
03:45 PM - 03:50 PM
03:50 PM - 04:05 PM
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Sarit Sekhar Pattanaik (Cuttack)
Controversy: Revisiting Hydroxychloroqiuin toxicities in covid era - Truth versus Fallacies
Dr Ritasman Baisya (Hyderabad)

Consensus: Truth prevails on HCQ safety
Dr Anjali Rajadhyaksha (Mumbai)
03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
04:00 PM - 04:05 PM
Guest Lecture: Quantifying unmet needs in SLE (Virtual)
Dr Eric Morand (Australia)
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Balaji Chilukuri (Chennai)


04:05 PM - 04:20 PM Coffee, Tea & Clicks
(Slide show on Nature Photography by Dr Able Lawrence)
04:20 PM - 05:25 PM Session: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Theme: Classic session on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chairpersons: Dr Vishad Viswanath (Thiruvananthapuram) & Dr Neena Chitnis (Mumbai) 		Theme: Real Life Challenges in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chairpersons: Dr Deepti Patel (Mumbai) & Dr Pradeep Kumar Shenoy (Mangalore) 		Theme: Futuristic Approach to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chairpersons: Dr Sarath Chandra Mouli Veeravalli (Hyderabad) & Dr Priyanka Kharbanda (Delhi) 		Theme: Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinics of India
Chairpersons: Dr Rahul Jain (Jaipur) & Dr Sajjan Shenoy (Mangalore)
04:20 PM - 04:25 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Shivraj Padiyar (Vellore) 		04:20 PM - 04:25 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Archana M Uppin (Belagavi) 		04:20 PM - 04:25 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Meghna Gavali (Hyderabad) 		04:20 PM - 04:25 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Shiva Prasad B N (Mysore)
04:25 PM - 04:45 PM Keynote Lecture: Can we prevent RA?
Dr Lars Klareskog (Karolinska, Sweden) 		04:25 PM - 04:40 PM Everyday Practice: Treatment guidelines for Rheumatoid Arthritis - South Asian patients' perspective
Dr Venkatesh Pai (Rishikesh) 		04:25 PM - 04:40 PM RA Grand Round
Dr Vikramraj Jain (Bengaluru) 		04:25 PM - 04:40 PM Indianising RA treatment: Future of RA treatment in India - Precision or T2T?
Dr Varun Dhir (Chandigarh)
04:45 PM - 05:05 PM Hot topic: Smoking theory of RA in South Asians - A different story?
Dr Uma Kumar (Delhi) 		04:40 PM - 05:00 PM Missed Opportunity: First line treatment in RA - Biologics versus optimised conventional therapy
Dr Mikkel Østergaard (Denmark) 		04:40 PM - 04:45 PM Final verdict & Expert Comment
Dr Sarat Chandra Mouli Veeravalli (Hyderabad) 		04:40 PM - 05:55 PM "Journal Club: Impact making publications on RA from India & potential International collaborations
Dr Kunihiro Yamaoka (Japan)
05:05 PM - 05:10 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Neena Chitnis (Mumbai) 		05:00 PM - 05:05 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Deepti Patel (Mumbai) 		04:45 PM - 05:05 PM RA revolution: Remission in RA - Update on predictors & tools
Dr Daniel Aletaha (Austria) 		04:55 PM - 05:00 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Rahul Jain (Jaipur)
05:10 PM - 05:20 PM Brainstorming a Big Doubt:

Can we stop treatment in RA?
Dr Rashmi Roongta (Kolkata)
Words of wisdom
Dr Vishad Viswanath (Thiruvananthapuram) 		05:05 PM - 05:20 PM Practice Dilemma: Have advances in modern medicine improved quality of life and lowered mortality in RA?
Dr Manisha Daware (Bengaluru)
Practice tips: Take home on Mortality in RA
Dr Pradeep Kumar Shenoy (Mangalore)
05:05 PM - 05:10 PM
05:10 PM - 05:25 PM
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Priyanka Kharbanda (Delhi)
Controversies: Does ultrasound based response in Rheumatoid arthritis reflect trule biological response?
Dr Shaloo Bhasin (Delhi)
Consensus: MSK USG - the extended hand of the Rheumatologists
Dr Puja Srivastava (Ahmedabad)
05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
05:15 PM - 05:20 PM
Guest Lecture: Digital epidemiology in RA (Virtual)
Dr William Dixon (UK)
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Sajjan Shenoy (Mangalore)
05:25 PM - 06:15 PM Session: Clinico-Pathological Conference (CPC)
Presenter & Chief Discussant: Dr R N Misra (Bhubaneswar)
Chief Pathologist: Dr Ritambhra Nada (Chandigarh)
Session co-ordinator / Facilitator: Dr Aman Sharma (Chandigarh)
Chief Moderator: Prof A N Malaviya (Delhi)
06:15 PM - 06:55 PM Session: IRACON Cutting Edge Conclave
Theme: Cutting Edge Conclave - Best of EULAR 2022
Chairpersons: Dr B G Dharmanand (Bengaluru) & Dr Shwetal Pandey (Delhi) 		Theme: Cutting edge Conclave (GSK) - Vaccination in Rheumatology
Chairpersons: Dr Padmanabha Shenoy (Kochi) & Dr Vijaya Prasanna Parimi (Hyderabad) 		Theme: Cuttting Edge Conclave (Cipla) - Precision medicine in Vasculitis
Chairpersons: Dr Ramanathan Porkodi (Chennai) & Dr Geetabali Sircar (Kolkata) 		Theme: Cuttting Edge Conclave - Human Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEI)
Chairpersons: Dr Satyabrata Ganguly (Kolkata) & Dr Anu Gulati (Delhi) 		Theme: Cuttting Edge Conclave - JAKINIBS, Jack of all trades or new players?
Chairpersons: Dr Keerthi Talaari (Secunderabad) & Dr P D Rath (Noida)
06:15 PM - 06:20 PM Overview
Dr B G Dharmanand (Bengaluru) 		06:15 PM - 06:20 PM Overview
Dr Padmanabha Shenoy (Kochi) 		06:15 PM - 06:20 PM Overview
Dr Geetabali Sircar (Kolkata) 		06:15 PM - 06:20 PM Overview
Dr Satyabrata Ganguly (Kolkata) 		06:15 PM - 06:20 PM Overview
Dr P D Rath (Noida)
06:20 PM - 06:35 PM How guidelines are made for RMDs - the EULAR way
Dr Daniel Aletaha (Austria) 		06:20 PM - 06:35 PM Newer vaccines for RMD patients on targetted therapy (Virtual)
Dr V Ramasubramanian (Chennai) 		06:20 PM - 06:35 PM Promising molecules in Large vessel Vasculitis
Dr Chikashi Terao (Japan) 		06:20 PM - 06:35 PM Monogenic Lupus - How to suspect & diagnose
Dr Yoshiya Tanaka (Japan) 		06:20 PM - 06:35 PM Current developments in JAK inhibitors in treating RA
Dr Kunihiro Yamaoka (Japan)
06:35 PM - 06:50 PM Novel advances in Rheumatology from EULAR 2022 proceedings
Dr Shashank Akerkar (Mumbai) 		06:35 PM - 06:50 PM Universal adult vaccination in RMD patients on cs-DMARDs
Dr Syed Atiqul Haq (Bangladesh) 		06:35 PM - 06:50 PM Update on ANCA vasculitis & role of Newer biologics
Dr Ramesh Jois (Bengaluru) 		06:35 PM - 06:50 PM Treatment of IEI with Rheumatological manifestations in adults
Dr Pravin Hissaria (Australia) 		06:35 PM - 06:50 PM JAKINIBS: Thromboembolism and malignancy risk versus broad spectrum benefits in Rheumatology
Dr Rohini Handa (Delhi)
06:50 PM - 06:55 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Shwetal Pandey (Delhi) 		06:50 PM - 06:55 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Vijaya Prasanna Parimi (Hyderabad) 		06:50 PM - 06:55 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Ramanathan Porkodi (Chennai) 		06:50 PM - 06:55 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Anu Gulati ( Delhi) 		06:50 PM - 06:55 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Keerthi Talaari (Secunderabad)
06:55 PM - 07:00 PM History of Rheumatology - World & India
Video by Dr Alpana Parmar (Surat)
07:00 PM- 07:40 PM Inaugural Ceremony Chief Guest : Padmasree Dr Ravi Kannan
Director of Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC), Assam, India .
Guest of Honour : Dr. Himanshu Rai, Director IIM Indore.
07:40 PM- 09:00 PM Cultural program
09:00 PM onwards Dinner
Venue: Nakshatra Lawn, Brilliant Convention Centre
Entertainment program by Rheumatologists
26 NOV 2022 (SATURDAY)
06:30 AM - 07:00 AM Begin the day with Yoga
Venue: Foyer, Brilliant Convention Centre
Yoga Instructor: Dr Ravindra Kale (Indore)
07:15 AM - 08:00 AM Walk the talk & Breakfast with Professors
Venue: Nakshatra Lawn, Brilliant Convention Centre
Clear your doubts about IgG4 disease
Dr Tsutomu Takeuchi (Japan)
How to hypothesise molecular basis of diseases
Dr. Lars Klareskog (Sweden)
Facilitating Panelists: Dr Ruchika Goel (Vellore), Dr Mayank Gupta (Gwalior), Dr Parul Baldi (Indore)
Update on Polymyalgia Rheumatica. 
Dr Carlos EnriqueToro Gutierrez (Colombia)
Challenges of setting up an Ultrasound clinic in Rheumatology practice
Dr Ingrid Moller (Barcelona)
Challenges of research in Autoinflammatory & other rare diseases
Dr Daniel Aletaha (Austria)
How to initiate Big Data research
Dr Chikashi Terao (Japan)
Brigadier Menon Hall Joy Philip Hall M M Desai Hall Prakash Pispati Hall Manjushree Mitra Hall
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM Platform Presentations (Pre-selected Abstracts)
Chairpersons: Dr Vineeta Shobha (Bengaluru) & Dr Venkatesh Pai (Rishikesh) Chairpersons: Dr Rohini Handa (Delhi) & Dr Sarath Chandra Mouli Veeravalli (Hyderabad) Chairpersons: Dr Lalit Duggal (Delhi) & Dr Annil Mahajan (Jammu) Chairpersons: Dr Aradhana Singh (Jaipur) & Dr Kaveri K Nalianda (Kochi)
08:00 AM - 08:06 AM Effect of an additional dose of Covid 19 vaccine in Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease patients without SARS CoV-2 antibody seroconversion /inadequate seroconversion -A Randomized Controlled Trial
Dr Anuroopa Vijayan (Kochi) 		08:00 AM - 08:06 AM Clinical and angiographic outcomes of Mycophenolate versus Methotrexate in South Asian patients of Takayasu arteritis: Results from a randomised controlled trial
Dr Shivraj Padiyar U (Vellore) 		08:00 AM - 08:06 AM Major Salivary Gland Ultrasound and Elastography for assessment of disease activity in patients of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Dr Kunal Chandwar (Lucknow) 		08:00 AM - 08:06 AM Association of Toll Like Receptor-2 Polymorphism (23 bp ins/del) with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Hospital Based Case-Control Study.
Dr Subrat Pradhan (Cuttack)
08:06 AM - 08:10 AM Q & A 08:06 AM - 08:10 AM Q & A 08:06 AM - 08:10 AM Q & A 08:06 AM - 08:10 AM Q & A
08:10 AM - 08:16 AM Comparison of Intraarticular Injection of glucocorticoid with and without local anesthesia in the overlying skin – A Randomized Controlled trial
Dr Varun Dhir (Chandigarh) 		08:10 AM - 08:16 AM Short-term Effect of Methotrexate on Apolipoproteins and Lipid Profile in patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the Methotrexate Escalation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial
Dr Siddharth Jain (Chandigarh) 		08:10 AM - 08:16 AM Cognitive dysfunction in lupus - A cross sectional study from a tertiary care center in southern India
Dr Ramya Sri Kodali (Bengaluru) 		08:10 AM - 08:16 AM C4 gene copy number variations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Dr Christina Mariaselvam (Puducherry)
08:16 AM - 08:20 AM Q & A 08:16 AM - 08:20 AM Q & A 08:16 AM - 08:20 AM Q & A 08:16 AM - 08:20 AM Q & A
08:20 AM - 08:26 AM Autoantibodies in a multi-institutional Indian SLE inception cohort for Research (INSPIRE): prevalence and cluster analysis
Dr Rudrarpan Chaterjee (Lucknow) 		08:20 AM - 08:26 AM Juvenile onset SLE in India-Data from a multi-institutional inception (INSPIRE) cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus
Dr Nikhil C Gowda (Lucknow) 		08:20 AM - 08:26 AM Childhood vasculitis at Chandigarh - 29 years experience from a tertiary care centre in North India
Dr Suprit Basu (Chandigarh) 		08:20 AM - 08:26 AM Pharmacogenomic evaluation of rituximab and cyclophosphamide response in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis
Dr Prateek Deo (Chandigarh)
08:26 AM - 08:30 AM Q & A 08:26 AM - 08:30 AM Q & A 08:26 AM - 08:30 AM Q & A 08:26 AM - 08:30 AM Q & A
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM Plenary session
Keynote lecture: Approaching Precision Medicine in Autoimmunity at the MIF Locus (Virtual)
Chairpersons: Dr Vikas Agarwal (Lucknow) & Dr Vishad Viswanath (Thiruvanathapuram)
Speaker: Dr Richard Bucala (Yale, USA)
09:00 AM - 09:55 AM Session: Osteoporosis
Theme: Classic session on Osteoporosis
Chairpersons: Dr Mala Bhambhani (Mumbai) & Dr Pooja Khosla (Ludhiana) 		Theme: Real Life Challenges in Osteoporosis
Chairpersons: Dr D S Bhakuni (Delhi) & Dr Chanchal Gera (Ludhiana) 		Theme: Futuristic Approach to Osteoporosis
Chairpersons: Dr Preeti Nagnur Mehta (MumbaI) & Dr Jacob Antony (Thiruvananthapuram) 		Theme: Osteoporosis Clinics of India
Chairpersons: Dr Muzaffar Ahmad Bindroo (Srinagar) & Dr Ajit Surin (Bhubaneswar)
09:00 AM - 09:05 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Vishnu Sharma (Ahmedabad) 		09:00 AM - 09:05 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Nikhila G S (Chennai) 		09:00 AM - 09:05 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Archana Singh (Lucknow) 		09:00 AM - 09:05 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Pooja Belani (Ahmedabad)
09:05 AM - 09:25 AM Keynote lecture: Inflammation induced Osteoporosis - An overlooked entity
Dr Naibedya Chattopadhyay (Lucknow) 		09:05 AM - 09:20 AM Everyday Practice: Bone health in Women
Dr S Vidya Sriniwasan (Chennai) 		09:05 AM - 09:20 AM Osteoporosis Grand Round
Dr Benzeeta Pinto (Bengaluru) 		09:05 AM - 09:20 AM Journal club: Indian data on Osteoporosis in inflammatory Rheumatic diseases
Dr K Shanmuganandan (Chennai)
09:25 AM - 09:40 AM Missed opportunity: Sarcopenia - a crucial bone health related issue in Rheumatology
Dr Sukhbir Uppal (Mohali) 		09:20 AM - 09:35 AM Male Osteoporosis
Dr Kaushik Basu (Kolkata) 		09:20 AM - 09:25 AM Final Verdict & Expert Comment
Dr Preeti Nagnur Mehta (Mumbai) 		09:20 AM - 09:35 AM Indian vs Global data on Pre-menopausal Osteoporosis in Rheumatic diseases - A different story
Dr Shefali K Sharma (Chandigarh)
09:40 AM - 09:45 AM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Mala Bhambhani (Mumbai) 		09:35 AM - 09:40 AM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Chanchal Gera (Ludhiana) 		09:25 AM - 09:40 AM Current update: Newer molecules & targeted therapy in Osteoporosis
Dr V Krishnamurthy (Chennai) 		09:35 AM - 09:50 AM Guest Lecture: Juvenile Osteoporosis - Adult Rheumatologists must also know
Dr Sujata Sawhney (Delhi)
09:45 AM - 09:55 AM Brainstorming a Big Doubt:

When & how do I treat Osteoporosis in steroid naïve, young patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic diseases?
Dr Avanish Jha (Vellore)
Words of wisdom Dr Pooja Khosla (Ludhiana) 		09:40 AM - 09:55 AM When should we treat osteopenia?

Practice Dilemma: Dr Meha Sharma (Delhi)
Practice tips: Dr D S Bhakuni (Delhi) 		09:40 AM - 09:55 AM Is FRAX tool a valid instrument for assessing Osteoporotic fracture risk?

Controversies: Dr Varghese Koshy (Pune)
Q & A and Consensus: Dr Jacob Antony (Thiruvananthapuram) 		09:50 AM - 09:55 AM Q & A / Audience interaction

Dr Muzaffar Ahmad Bindroo (Srinagar) & Dr Ajit Surin (Bhubaneswar)
09:55 AM - 10:05 AM Coffee,Tea & Clicks
(Slide Show on Photography / Paintings by talented Rheumatologists Dr Anupama Swamy, Dr Alpana Parmar, Dr Able Lawrence)
10:05 AM - 11:05 AM Session: Sjogren's Syndrome
Theme: Classic session on Sjogren's Syndrome
Chairpersons: Dr Ramya J (Bengaluru) & Dr Nilesh Nolkha (Mumbai) 		Theme: Real Life Challenges in Sjogren's Syndrome
Chairpersons: Dr Pramod Chebbi (Dharwad) & Dr Shankar Naidu (Chandigarh) 		Theme: Futuristic Approach to Sjogren's Syndrome
Chairpersons: Dr Jayakanthan Kabeerdoss (Chandigarh) & Dr Ramanathan Porkodi (Chennai) 		Theme: Sjogren's Syndrome Clinics of India
Chairpersons: Dr Puneet Mashru (Mumbai) & Dr Sobhan Biswas (Kolkata)
10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Anjana G Varier (Thiruvananthapuram) 		10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Vishnupriya S (Madurai) 		10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Anna C Das (Puducherry) 		10:05 AM - 10:10 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Rachel Oommen (Kollam)
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote lecture: Diagnosis and new phenotypes of Sjogren’s Syndrome
Dr Hal Scofield (Oklahoma, USA) 		10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Update on applicability of outcome measures in Sjogren's Syndrome
Dr Sapan Pandya (Ahmedabad) 		10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Sjogren's Syndrome Grand round
Dr Kavitha Mohanasundaram (Chennai) 		10:10 AM - 10:25 AM Sjogren's Syndrome in Asian Indian patients - What is unique?
Dr Abhishek Patil (Bengaluru)
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Hot topic: Renal tubular acidosis in Sjogren's Syndrome
Dr Sandhya P (Delhi) 		10:25 AM - 10:40 AM Lymphoma in Sjogren's Syndrome
Dr Rajendra Varaprasad Irlapati (Hyderabad) 		10:25 AM - 10:30 AM Final Verdict & Expert Comment
Dr Ramanathan Porkodi (Chennai) 		10:25 AM - 10:40 AM Journal club: Indian data on Sjogren's Syndrome - An update
Dr Parthajit Das (Kolkata)
10:45 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Nilesh Nolkha ( Mumbai)
Brainstorming a Big Doubt:
How to suspect Sjogren's Syndrome in absence of Sicca complaints?
Dr Kunal Chandwar (Lucknow)
Words of wisdom
Dr Ramya J (Bengaluru)
10:40 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Shankar Naidu (Chandigarh)
Should we treat mild Sjogren's Syndrome only symptomatically for Sicca symptoms?
Practice Dilemma: Dr Smruti Ramteke (Nagpur)
Practice tips: Dr Pramod Chebbi (Dharwad)
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM
Immunosuppression in Sjogren's Syndrome
Controversies: Dr Shyamashis Das (Kolkata)
Consensus: Dr Bonnie Abujam (Chandigarh)
Keynote lecture: Mitochondrial dysfunction in Sjogren's Syndrome
Dr Biji Kurien (Oklahoma, USA)
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Jayakanthan Kabeerdoss (Chandigarh)
10:40 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Puneet Mashru (Mumbai)
Guest Lecture: Immune dysregulation in Sjogren Syndrome - Salivary glands as battle fields. (Virtual)
Dr Atsushi Kawakami (Nagasaki, Japan)
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Sobhan Biswas (Kolkata)
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM Session: Vasculitis
Theme: Classic session on Vasculitis
Chairpersons: Dr Vishad Viswanath (Thiruvanathapuram) & Dr Anupama Swamy (Bengaluru) 		Theme: Real Life Challenges in Vasculitis
Chairpersons: Dr Mamta Venkatesh (Mumbai) & Dr Rajeshwari Shankaralingam (Chennai) 		Theme: Futuristic Approach to Vasculitis
Chairpersons: Dr Rohini Samant (Mumbai) & Dr R N Misra (Bhubaneswar) 		26-Nov 2022
(Saturday)
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM 		Session: Vasculitis Theme: Vasculitis Clinics of India
Chairpersons: Dr Vijaya Prasanna Parimi (Hyderabad) & Atanu Pal (Kolkata)
Hall: Dr Prakash Pispati Hall
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Juhi Dixit (Lucknow) 		11:05 AM - 11:10 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Dhaval Tanna (Rajkot) 		11:05 AM - 11:10 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Sreedevi Suresh (Thiruvananthapuram) 		11:05 AM - 11:10 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Pratyusha Rajavarapu (Guntur)
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote lecture: Cellular & molecular predictors of outcome in large vessel Vasculitis
Dr Tsutomu Takeuchi (Japan) 		11:10 AM - 11:25 AM Advances in imaging of large vessel Vasculitides
Dr Sumantro Mondal (Kolkata) 		11:10 AM - 11:25 AM Vasculitis Grand Round
Dr Shivraj Padiyar (Vellore) 		11:10 AM - 11:25 AM Indian data on GCA - how to avoid overdiagnosis?
Dr Pravin Patil (Pune)
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Hot topic: Quality of life in Vasculitic disorders including IgG4 disease
Dr Gurmeet Singh (Jammu) 		11:25 AM - 11:40 AM Approach to VEXAS and DADA2
Dr Aman Sharma (Chandigarh) 		11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Final Verdict & Expert Comment
Dr R N Misra (Bhubaneswar) 		11:25 AM - 11:40 AM Journal Club: Indian advances on Takayasu Arteritis - 2022 update
Dr Kavita Krishna (Pune)
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Anupama Swamy (Bengaluru) 		11:40 AM - 11:45 AM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Mamta Venkatesh (Mumbai) 		11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Pitfalls in 2022 Classification criteria of Vasculitic disorders
Dr Chikashi Terao (Japan) 		11:40 AM - 11:55 AM Guest Lecture: Imaging in Vasculitis - Role in diagnosis & monitoring (Virtual)
Dr Catherine Hill (Australia)
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Brainstorming a Big Doubt:

Can serial ANCA level estimation predict relapse in AAV?
Dr Anuroopa Vijayan (Kochi)
Words of wisdom
Dr Vishad Viswanath (Thiruvanathapuram) 		11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Challenges of Seronegative APS posing as medium vessel Vasculitis

Practice Dilemma: Dr P P Anoof (Kozhikode)
Practice tips: Dr Rajeshwari Shankaralingam (Chennai) 		11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Zero steroid regimens in management of Vasculitides

Controversies: Dr Archana Sonawale (Mumbai) Q & A and Consensus: Dr Rohini Samant (Mumbai) 		11:55 AM - 12:00 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Vijaya Prasanna Parimi (Hyderabad) & Dr Atanu Pal (Kolkata)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Kolkon Oration for Community Service
Orators: TBA
Chairpersons: Dr B G Dharmanand (Bengaluru) & Dr Sarbani Rudra Sengupta (Kolkata)
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM IRA young Rheumatologist Oration
Orators: Dr. Ankur Jindal (PGI, Chandigarh)
Chairpersons: Dr B G Dharmanand (Bengaluru) & Dr Vishal Marwaha (Kochi)
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Lunch
Venue: Exhibition Hall, Lower Ground Floor
01:00 PM - 02:00 PM Poster Evaluation Rounds
Venue: Brigadier Menon Hall Annexe
02:00 PM - 02:55 PM Session: SpA & PsA (Spondyloarthitis)
26.11.2022
Saturday
02:00 PM - 02:55 PM 		Session: SpA & PsA (Spondyloarthitis)
Theme: Classic session on Spondyloarthitis (SpA & PsA)
Chairpersons: Dr Kavita Krishna (Pune) & Dr Sita Naik (Gurugram)
Hall - Brigadeir Menon Hall 		Theme: Real Life Challenges in SpA & PsA
Chairpersons: Dr Sarbani Rudra Sengupta (Kolkata) & Dr Carlos Enrique Toro Gutiérrez (Columbia) 		Theme: Futuristic Approach to SpA & PsA
Chairpersons: Dr Shashank Akrekar (Mumbai) & Dr Molly Thabah (Puducherry) 		Theme: SpA & PsA Clinics of India
Chairpersons: Dr Suresh Adimulam (Vishakapatnam) & Dr Vishnu S Chandran (Thiruvalla)
02:00 PM - 02:05 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Reena Karkhele (Mumbai) 		02:00 PM - 02:05 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Padmaja Raghavan (Kochi) 		02:00 PM - 02:05 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Abhilasha Arvind Manwatkar (Mumbai) 		02:00 PM - 02:05 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Joydeep Samanta (Kolkata)
02:05 PM - 02:25 PM Keynote lecture: Optimal Imaging in SpA & PsA
Dr Mikkel Østergaard (Denmark) 		02:05 PM - 02:20 PM Can we halt Structural progression in Ank Spond?
Dr Ved Chaturvedi (Delhi) 		02:05 PM - 02:20 PM SpA Grand round
Dr Abhra Chandra Chowdhury (Kolkata) 		02:05 PM - 02:20 PM Journal Club: Current update on PsA from India
Dr Keerthi Talari (Secunderabad)
02:25 PM - 02:40 PM Hot topic: Current Recommendations in SpA management
Dr Ashok Kumar (Delhi) 		02:20 PM - 02:35 PM Psoriatic Arthritis - What is new?
Dr Ashish Jacob Mathew (Vellore) 		02:20 PM - 02:25 PM Final Verdict & Expert Comment
Dr Shashank Akrekar (Mumbai) 		02:20 PM - 02:35 PM Indian data on economic use of biologics & cs-DMARD in AxSpA
Dr Atul Gattani (Mumbai)
02:40 PM - 02:45 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Kavita Krishna (Pune) 		02:35 PM - 02:40 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Carlos Enrique Toro Gutiérrez (Colombia) 		02:25 PM - 02:40 PM SpA Update: Signatures of molecular mechanisms in Reactive Arthritis
Dr Jyoti Ranjan Parida (Bhubaneswar) 		02:35 PM - 02:50 PM Guest lecture: Towards Precision therapy & reversing bone damage in inflammatory Arthropathies including SpA (Virtual)
Dr Lai Shan Tam (Hong Kong)
02:45 PM - 02:55 PM Brainstorming a Big Doubt:

Revisting role of HLA B27 in suspected SpA - a must, essential or just a biomarker?
Dr Amrita Gopalan (Hyderabad)
Words of wisdom
Dr Sita Naik (Gurugram) 		02:40 PM - 02:55 PM Optimal use of Biologics in resource limited set up

Practice Dilemma: Dr G D Chowdhury (Kolkata)
Practice tips: Dr Sarbani Rudra Sengupta (Kolkata) 		02:40 PM - 02:55 PM NSAID is the only choice for patients with Pure axial SpA in resource limited set up?

Controversies: Dr Jyothi Srikanth (Kochi)
Q & A and Consensus: Dr Molly Thabah (Puducherry) 		02:50 PM - 02:55 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Suresh Adimulam (Vishakapatnam) & Dr Vishnu S Chandran (Thiruvalla)
02:55 PM- 03:50 PM Session: Climate change, Lifestyle & RMDs
26.11.2022
Saturday
02:55 PM- 03:50 PM 		Session: Climate change, Lifestyle & RMDs
Theme: Classic Session on Environment, Climate Change & RMDs
Chairpersons: Dr Zoya Zaidi (Aligarh) & Dr Alpana Parmar (Surat)
Hall - Brigadier Menon Hall 		Theme: Real Life Challenges - Diet, Spices, Microbiome & Geo-ethnic influence on RMDs
Chairpersons: Dr Bimlesh Dhar Pandey (Noida) & Dr Neha Agrawal (Delhi) 		Theme: Futuristic Approach to Lifestyle & Rheumatic Diseases
Chairpersons: Dr Partha Sarkar (Kolkata) & Dr T Sathish Kumar (Vellore) 		26.11.2022
Saturday
02:55 PM- 03:50 PM 		Theme: Primary care & Lifestyle Rheumatology clinics of India
Chairpersons: Dr Prasanta Dihingia (Dibrugarh) & Dr Varsha P Bagul (Mumbai)
02:55 PM- 03:00 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Anamika Kumari Anuja (Lucknow) 		02:55 PM- 03:00 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Pratyusha Rajavaradu (Guntur) 		02:55 PM- 03:00 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Siddharth Jain (Chandigarh) 		02:55 PM- 03:00 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Vijaya Prasanna Parimi (Hyderabad)
03:00 PM- 03:20 PM Keynote lecture: The impact of climate change and environment on Rheumatic diseases
Dr Lars Klareskog (Sweden) 		03:00 PM- 03:15 PM Food & spices in Rheumatic diseases - Evidence vs Myths
Dr Sunitha Kayidhi (Hyderabad) 		03:00 PM- 03:15 PM Grand round on Lifestyle & RMDs
Dr Sakir Ahmed (Bhubaneswar) 		03:00 PM- 03:15 PM Journal club: Vaccination as new norm of life in RMDs - Indian data
Dr D Chellapandian (Thanjavur)
03:20 PM - 03:35 PM Hot topic: Vitamin D - the master orchestra player in RMDs
Dr Bidyut Das (Cuttack) 		03:15 PM - 03:30 PM Influence of geo-ethnic variations on Rheumatic diseases
Dr John Mathew (Vellore) 		03:15 PM - 03:20 PM Final Verdict & Expert Comment
Dr Partha Sarkar (Kolkata) 		03:15 PM - 03:30 PM Traditional Indian medicine in Rheumatic diseases - Evidence, Placebo & Nocebo effects
Dr Shrikant Wagh (Pune)
03:35 PM - 03:40 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Zoya Zaidi (Aligarh) 		03:30 PM - 03:35 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Neha Agrawal (Delhi) 		03:20 PM - 03:35 PM How Co-morbidities influence outcome of Rheumatic diseases
Dr Arup Kumar Kundu (Kolkata) 		03:30 PM - 03:45 PM Guest lecture: Cardiovascular morbidity in Gout - Lifestyle factors matter
Dr Paulo Lorenzo (Philippines)
03:40 PM - 03:50 PM Brainstorming a Big Doubt:

How real is the effect of UV rays & seasonal variations on RMDs?
Dr Rudrapan Chatterjee (Lucknow)
Words of wisdom
Dr Alpana Parmar (Surat) 		03:35 PM - 03:50 PM Probiotics, Prebiotics & other microbiome driven therapy in Rheumatic diseases

Practice Dilemma: Dr Sanket Shah (Gujarat)
Practice tips: Dr Bimlesh Dhar Pandey (Noida) 		03:35 PM - 03:50 PM Controversies & Consensus: JIA on Biologics - Predictors of better transition to Adulthood

Dr T Sathish Kumar (Vellore)
03:45 PM - 03:50 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr N. V. Jayachandran (Kozhikode) & Dr Varsha P Bagul (Mumbai)
03:50 PM - 04:05 PM Coffee, Tea & Clicks
(Slide show of Photography/ Painting by talented Patients & Doctors)
04:05 PM - 05:05 PM Session: Scleroderma - Myositis
Theme: Classic Session on Myositis
Chairpersons: Dr Raghunathan Ramasamy (Tiruchirapalli) & Dr Liza Rajasekhar (Hyderabad) 		Theme: Real world Scenario in Scleroderma
Chairpersons: Dr Yogesh Preet singh (Dehradun) & Dr Sirisha Kommireddy (Nellore) 		Theme: SSc - Myositis - Futuristic session
Chairpersons: Dr Padmanabha Shenoy (Kochi) & Dr Kasturi Hazarika (Lucknow) 		26-Nov 2022
(Saturday)
04:05 PM - 05:05 PM 		Theme: Scleroderma - Myositis Clinics of India
Chairpersons: Dr Praveen Pratap Jadav (Nasik) & Dr Amit Kansal (Ludhiana)
04:05 PM - 04:10 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Narendra Kumar Bagri (Delhi) 		04:05 PM - 04:10 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Naman Jain (Bengaluru) 		04:05 PM - 04:10 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Natasha More Negular (Mumbai) 		04:05 PM - 04:10 PM Introduction & Overview
Dr Dunga Saikumar (Visakhapatnam)
04:10 PM - 04:20 PM Brainstorming a Big Doubt:

Which biomarker do I use in following up a case with myositis in my clinic?
Dr Anu Daber (Faridabad)
Words of wisdom
Dr Liza Rajasekhar (Hyderabad) 		04:10 PM - 04:25 PM Practice dilemma: Ordering & interpreting autoantibodies in Scleroderma
Dr Sonal Mehra (Delhi)
Practice tips: Relevant autoantibodies in SSc
Dr Yogesh Preet Singh (Dehradun)
04:10 PM - 04:25 PM
04:25 PM - 04:30 PM
Myositis Grand Round
Dr Aswin Nair (Kollam)
Final Verdict & Expert Comment
Dr Uma Kumar (Delhi)
04:10 PM - 04:25 PM
04:25 PM - 04:40 PM
Journal club: Is IPAF an incompletely evaluated UCTD with ILD - Indian and Global data?
Dr Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo (Cuttack)
Endothelial Dysfunction & Therapeutic targets in systemic Sclerosis
Dr Padmanabha Shenoy (Cochin)
04:20 PM - 04:35 PM Hot topic: 2022 update on Myositis Classification
Dr Vineeta Shobha (Bengaluru) 		04:25 PM - 04:40 PM Pregnancy outcome in systemic Sclerosis - Real world data
Dr Kaushik Bhojani (Mumbai) 		04:30 PM - 04:45 PM SSc in 2023: Current & Future biological targets of therapy in Scleroderma
Dr Vikas Agarwal (Lucknow) 		04:40 PM - 04:45 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Praveen Pratap Jadav (Nasik)
04:35 PM - 04:55 PM Keynote Lecture: 2022 update on Myositis Management
Dr Ingrid Lundberg (Sweden) 		04:40 PM - 04:55 PM Update on SSc / CTD associated PAH - Predictors of survival
Dr Ramya J (Bengaluru) 		04:45 PM - 04:50 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Kasturi Hazarika (Lucknow) 		04:45 PM - 05:00 PM Guest lecture: Towards Precision Medicine in Systemic Sclerosis (Virtual)
Dr Dinesh Khanna (USA)
04:55 PM - 05:00 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Raghunathan Ramasamy (Tiruchirapalli) 		04:55 PM - 05:00 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Sirisha Kommireddy (Nellore) 		04:50 PM - 05:05 PM Antifibrotics do not help in Scleroderma-ILD, or does it?
Controversies: Dr Adarsh M B (Kasaragod, Kerala) Consensus: Dr Padmanabha Shenoy (Kochi) 		05:00 PM - 05:05 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Amit Kansal (Ludhiana)
05:05 PM - 05:55 PM The Great Debate (The Battle of IRACON)
Topic: Cyclophosphamide is dying its natural death
Moderator: Dr Rohini Handa (Delhi)
Debater FOR the motion: Dr Sapan Pandya (Ahmedabad)
Debater AGAINST the motion : Dr Liza Rajashekhar (Hyderabad)
05:55 PM - 06:40 PM Session: IRACON Cutting Edge Conclave
26-Nov 2022
(Saturday)
05:55 PM - 06:40 PM 		Session: IRACON Cutting Edge Conclave
Cutting Edge Conclave: Best of ACR 2022
Chairpersons: Dr S Chandrasekara (Bengaluru) & Dr Sanjiv Kapoor (Delhi)
Hall - Brigadier Menon Hall 		26-Nov 2022
(Saturday)
05:55 PM - 06:40 PM 		Cutting Edge Conclave (Lilly Session)
26-Nov 2022
(Saturday)
05:55 PM - 06:40 PM 		Session: IRACON Cutting Edge Conclave
Cutting Edge Conclave: The Biologics boom for RMDs - 2023 story
Chairpersons: Dr Neeraj Jain (Delhi) & Dr Benzeeta Pinto (Bengaluru) 		26-Nov 2022
(Saturday)
05:55 PM - 06:40 PM 		Session: IRACON Cutting Edge Conclave
Cutting Edge Conclave: MSK ultrasound, the stethoscope of Rheumatologists
Chairpersons: Dr Vikramraj Jain (Bengaluru) & Dr Sreedevi Suresh (Thiruvananthapuram)
Hall - Dr Prakash Pispati Hall 		Cutting Edge Conclave: Osteoporosis, The Silent Epidemic
Chairpersons: Dr Chethana Dharmapalaiah (Bengaluru) & Dr Varsha P Bagul (Mumbai)
05:55 PM - 06:00 PM Overview
Dr S Chandrasekara (Bengaluru) 		05:55 PM - 05:56 PM Opening
Lilly Medical 		05:55 PM - 06:00 PM Overview
Dr Neeraj Jain (Delhi) 		05:55 PM - 06:00 PM Overview
Dr Vikramraj Jain (Bengaluru) 		05:55 PM - 06:00 PM Overview
Dr Chethana Dharmapalaiah (Bengaluru)
06:00 PM - 06:15 PM Best of ACR 2022 (Basic & Translational)
Dr Sakir Ahmed (Bhubaneswar)
05:56 PM - 06:04 PM
06:04 PM - 06:14 PM
Unmet need in PsA
Dr Syamasis Bandyopadhyay (Kolkata)
Efficacy and safety of Ixekizumab in SPIRIT trials
Dr P D Rath (Delhi)
06:00 PM - 06:15 PM Targetting RANK-L in RA: Hitting 2 birds with 1 stone
Dr Tsutomu Takeuchi (Japan) 		06:00 PM - 06:15 PM Assessing remission in RA on Biologics: Ultrasound versus Conventional tools
Dr Y K Cheng (Singapore) 		Indian innovations: Novel molecules with therapeutic potentials for Osteoporosis
Dr Naibedya Chattopadhyay (Lucknow)
06:15 PM - 06:30 PM Advances in Rheumatology - Top 10 Clinical pearls from the 2022 ACR convergence
Dr Sarath Chandra Mouli Veeravalli (Hyderabad)
06:14 PM - 06:24 PM
06:24 PM - 06:34 PM
IXE Vs Adalimumab in PsA: Evidence based approach
Dr Rohini Handa (Delhi)
Discussion
06:15 PM - 06:30 PM Biologics for RMD in 2023 - New molecules & New indications
Dr Vinod Ravindran (Kozhikode) 		06:15 PM - 06:30 PM Ultrasound guided therapy in SpA & PsA
Dr Ingrid Moller (Barcelona, Spain) 		06:15 PM - 06:30 PM Management of Osteoporosis related emergencies
Dr Terence James Gibson (London)
06:30 PM - 06:35 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Sanjiv Kapoor (Delhi) 		06:34 PM - 06:35 PM Closing
Lilly Medical 		06:30 PM - 06:35 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Benzeeta Pinto (Bengaluru) 		06:30 PM - 06:35 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Sreedevi Suresh (Thiruvananthapuram) 		06:30 PM - 06:35 PM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Varsha P Bagul (Mumbai)
06:40 PM - 08:00 PM GBM
08:00 PM onwards Gala Dinner
27 NOV 2022 (SUNDAY)
07:15 AM - 08:00 AM Breakfast & Blessings from Super Professors
Venue: Nakshatra Lawn, Brilliant Convention Centre
How to be disciplined & up to date on information
Dr A N Malaviya (Delhi)
How to remain emotionally strong undeterred by adversities
Dr Sukumar Mukherji (Kolkata)
Facilitating Panelists: Dr Pradyot Sinha Mahapatra (Kolkata), Dr Preksha Dwivedi (Bhopal), Dr Prakash Joshi (Indore)
How to become a habitual winner
Dr G Narsimulu (Hyderabad)
How to stay cool & always be mindful
Dr R N Misra (Bhubaneswar)
Brigadier Menon Hall Joy Philip Hall M M Desai Hall
08:00 AM - 08:30 AM Platform Presentations (Preselected abstracts)
Chairpersons: Dr S Rajesh (Thiruvananthapuram) & Dr Pradeepta Sekhar Patro (Bhubaneswar) Chairpersons: Dr P S Arul Rajamurugan (Chennai) & Dr P Damodaram (Tirupati) Chairpersons: Dr Parasar Ghosh (Kolkata) & Dr Padmanabha Shenoy (Kochi)
08:00 AM - 08:06 AM Longitudinal effect of Cyclophosphamide-based treatment on type I interferon gene signature in proliferative lupus nephritis
Dr Sree Nethra B (Puducherry) 		08:00 AM - 08:06 AM Comparison of presentation of pediatric-onset and adult-onset Takayasu arteritis – a retrospective cohort study
Dr Darpan R Thakare (Lucknow) 		08:00 AM - 08:06 AM Clinical profile and outcome of COVID 19 related MIS-c – A prospective cohort study from three tertiary care centers in Kerala, India.
Dr Spoorthy Raj (Kochi)
08:06 AM - 08:10 AM Q & A 08:06 AM - 08:10 AM Q & A 08:06 AM - 08:10 AM Q & A
08:10 AM - 08:16 AM Transcriptomics of treatment naïve Multi-inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) as compared to Healthy Controls, Kawasaki Disease and Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Dr Prakashini MV (Bhubaneswar) 		08:10 AM - 08:16 AM How accurate is teleconsultation in assessing disease activity in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis? A pilot study
Dr Sandeep Yadav (Mumbai) 		08:10 AM - 08:16 AM Efficacy and safety of rituximab in lupus nephritis - Indian data
Dr Manikandan G (Vellore)
08:16 AM - 08:20 AM Q & A 08:16 AM - 08:20 AM Q & A 08:16 AM - 08:20 AM Q & A
08:20 AM - 08:26 AM Utility of circulating immune complexes, cytokines and Monocyte subset analysis in SLE
Dr Avanish Jha (Vellore) 		08:20 AM - 08:26 AM Study of metabolic profile and common carotid intima media thickness in patients with psoriatic arthritis
Dr Digvijay Ekbote (Lucknow) 		08:20 AM - 08:26 AM Association between knee MR imaging markers and knee symptoms over 7 years in young adults
Dr Ambrish Singh (Australia)
08:26 AM - 08:30 AM Q & A 08:26 AM - 08:30 AM Q & A 08:26 AM - 08:30 AM Q & A
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM Plenary session
Keynote lecture: T cell directed therapies in Autoimmune diseases
Chairpersons: Dr Tsutomu Takeuchi (Japan) & Dr Ruchika Goel (Vellore)
Speaker: Dr Siba Prasad Raychaudhuri(California, USA)
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Session: Infection & Rheumatism
Theme: Classic session on Emerging Viruses & Rheumatology - COVID & Beyond
Chairpersons: Dr Yojana Gokhle (Mumbai) & Dr R Ravichandran (Chennai) 		Session: Infection & Rheumatism Theme: Real Life Challenges - Microbes & Rheumatism
Chairpersons:Dr Liyakat Ali Gauri (Bikaner) & Dr U R K Rao (Hyderabad)
Hall - Dr Joy Philip Hall 		27 Nov 2022 (Sunday)
Theme: Futuristic Approach to Undergraduate Rheumatology Education [ Medical Students Corner (60 Minutes slide show) ]
Chairpersons: Dr Sunil Kumar Singh (Mumbai) & Dr Mala Bhamhani (Mumbai)
09:00 AM - 09:05 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Shweta Singhai (Bengaluru) 		09:00 AM - 09:05 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Ramya J (Bengaluru) 		09:00 AM - 09:15 AM MSK pain & Arthritis (RA, SpA, Mechanical backache, Osteoporosis, Chronic pain, OA, Gout, Infective arthritis, JIA)
Dr Ghan Shyam Pangtey (Delhi)
09:05 AM - 09:20 AM Immunomodulation in COVID: Role of Cytokine Blockade
Dr A V Ramanan (Bath, UK) 		09:05 AM - 09:20 AM Grand round: Covid & Rheumatism
Dr Puja Srivastava (Lucknow) 		09:15 AM - 09:30 AM Connective tissue diseases (Lupus, APS, SSc, Myositis, MCTD, pSS)
Dr Paul Thekkanath Antony (Kerala)
09:20 AM - 09:35 AM Covid vaccines in RMDs - Update
Dr Padmanabha Shenoy (Kochi) 		09:20 AM - 09:25 AM Final Verdict & Expert Comment
Dr Ingrid Lundberg (Sweden) 		09:30 AM - 09:45 AM Vasculitis (Takayasu, Kawasaki, Behcets, ANCA Associated Vasculitis, PAN, Small Vessel & Infection Associated Vasculitis)
Dr Danveer Bhadu (Delhi)
09:35 AM - 09:40 AM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Yojana Gokhle (Mumbai) 		09:25 AM - 09:40 AM HPV vaccination for RMD patients - Who & When?
Dr Balameena Selvakumar (Chennai) 		09:45 AM - 10:00 AM Panel discussion & Student interaction on UG Rheumatology in India
Lead Panelist: Dr Sunil Kumar Singh (Mumbai)
Core Panelists: Dr Sanjeeb Kakati (Dibrugarh), Dr Amit Dua (Bilaspur), Dr Somya Jain (Saharanpur), Dr Mukhtar Masoodi (Srinagar), Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Dangroo (Srinagar),
Dr Abhilash Kannan (Thiruvananthapuram), Dr Bharath Singh (Jaipur)
09:40 AM - 09:55 AM Long Covid or another Virus? - Story of newly emerging viruses & Rheumatic health
Dr Subramanian R (Mysuru) 		09:40 AM - 09:45 AM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Sanjiv Kapoor (Delhi)
09:55 AM - 10:00 AM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr R Ravichandran (Chennai) 		09:45 AM - 10:00 AM Avoidable delay in diagnosing Septic Arthritis & it's devastating Sequela

Controversies: Dr Sravan Kumar Appani (Karimnagar)
Consensus: Dr U R K Rao (Hyderabad)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Coffee, Tea & Clicks
(Slide show of photography/ painting by Dr Alpana Parmar (Surat), Dr Anupama Swamy (Bengaluru) & more) 		10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Coffee, Tea & Clicks
(Slide show of photography/ painting by Dr Alpana Parmar (Surat), Dr Anupama Swamy (Bengaluru) & more) 		10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Physician Trainees' / Postgraduates' (MD / DNB students) Corner
Panel discussion on a cup of tea (Chai Pe Charcha): Rheumatology exposure during Physician (MD) training in India & UK
Moderator: Dr A V Ramanan (Bath, UK) & Dr Vijay K R Rao (Bengaluru)
Lead Panelist: Dr Venkatachalam (UK) & Dr Sarang Chitale (UK)
Core Panelists: Dr A V Ramanan (Bath, UK), Dr Vijay K R Rao (Bengaluru), Dr Harikrishnan G (Ernakulam)
10:15 AM - 11:10 AM Session: Mycobacteria – Rheumatism Interface 10:15 AM - 11:10 AM Session: Gout Advances 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Session: SD Deodhar Memorial Quiz - Preliminary Rounds
Dr Chethana Dharmapalaiah (Bengaluru) Chairpersons: Dr Jose Paulo P Lorenzo (Philippines) & Dr Binoy J Paul (Kozhikode) Quiz Master: Dr Avinash Jain (Jaipur)
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Prachi Patil (Nashik) 		10:15 AM - 10:20 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Yapi Jerang (Itanagar)
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM Basis for treating latent TB in cs-DMARD treated patients with inflammatory Rheumatic diseases?

Practice Dilemma: Dr Suvrat Arya (Delhi)
Practice Tips: Dr Chethana Dharmapalaiah (Bengaluru)
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Update on Gout guidelines
Dr. Sami Salman (Iraq)
Acute challenges of Geriatric Rheumatology - Gout & Beyond
Dr Terence James Gibson (London)
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Outcome of treating co-existing TB in patients with Rheumatic diseases
Dr Parshant Aggarwal (Ludhiana) 		10:50 AM - 10:55 AM Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Jose Paulo P Lorenzo (Philippines)
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM
Granulomatous Rheumatic diseases & Mycobacteria - Is there a missing link?
Dr Anupam Wakhlu (Lucknow)
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Alpana Parmar (Surat)
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM Brainstorming a Big Doubt:

Young onset versus Geriatric onset Gout amongst Asians - Both on the same page of Autoinflammation?
Dr Kriti Kishore (Lucknow)
Words of wisdom
Dr Molly Thabah (Puducherry)
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM Session: Rheumatology in 2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Session: SD Deodhar Memorial Quiz - Final Round
Theme: Futuristic Approach to Rheumatology - Bench to Bedside or Bedside to Bench?
Chairpersons: Dr Rohini Handa (Delhi) & Dr Suma Balan (Kochi) 		Theme: Real World Scenario - Women and Rheumatic diseases
Chairpersons: Dr Shefali K Sharma (Chandigarh) & Dr Niharika Gill (Mumbai) 		Quiz Master: Dr Avinash Jain (Jaipur)
11:10 AM - 11:15 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Reena Karkhele (Mumbai) 		11:10 AM - 11:15 AM Introduction & Overview
Dr Lubna Khurshid (Srinagar)
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Grand round: 'Human In born errors of Immunity' in adulthood - Old wine in new bottle?
Dr Anand P Rao (Bengaluru) 		11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Nature's Gender bias in Autoimmunity: X- Chromosome or Estrogens?
Dr Hal Scofield (USA)
11:30 AM - 11:35 AM Final verdict & Expert comment
Dr Suma Balan (Kochi) 		11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Managing Critical pregnancy complications in Women with RMD
Dr Rohini Samant (Mumbai)
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM - 12:05 PM
12:05 PM - 12:10 PM
Precision Medicine in Rheumatology practice - How far are we from it?
Cotroversies: Dr Aadhaar Dhooria (Jaipur)
Consensus: Dr Pradeepta Sekhar Patro (Bhubaneswar)
Artificial intelligence & Machine learning in everyday Rheumatology practice - A peek into the future
Dr Shankar Subramanian (Pune)
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Rohini Handa (Delhi)
11:45 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM - 12:05 PM
Q & A / Audience interaction
Dr Niharika Gill (Mumbai)
Update on safety categorisations of Medications in Pregnancy & Lactation - 2022
Practice Dilemmas: Dr Gayatri G Ekbote (Pune)
Practice tips: Dr Shefali K Sharma (Chandigarh)
12:10 PM - 01:00 PM Plenary session
Top Ten Takes from IRACON 2022
Chairpersons: Dr Narsimulu G (Hyderabad) & Dr Rajkiran Dudam (Hyderabad)
12:10 PM - 12:35 PM Clinical
Dr Ashok Kumar (Delhi)
12:35 PM - 01:00 PM Basic & Translational
Dr Liza Rajasekhar (Hyderabad)
01:00 PM - 01:30PM Valedictory function & Awards ceremony
Chief Guest - Dr Ashok Khandelwal (Vice Chancellor, MP Medical Sciences University, Jabalpur)
01:30 PM - 02:00 PM Lunch & Best Wishes for IRACON 2023
Venue: Exhibition Hall, Lower Ground Floor