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10th October, 2026 Saturday – Conference Scientific Program
HALL A

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ModeratorsTimeTopicsSpeakersChairpersons
Dr. Sankalp Vanzara 8:00 to 9:00 REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
9:00 to 9:15 WELCOME NOTE & MORNING THOUGHT RAJKOT TEAM
9:15 to 09:35 NEURO CRITICAL CARE Central fever Vs Infection in Neuro ICU. Diagnostic dilemmas - impact on outcomes Dr. Krunal Patel Dr. Jigar Parekh
9:35 to 09:55 Blood pressure targets in Stroke. How low is too low? Optimum Blood pressure management Dr. Chandrashekhar Dr. Bipin Bhimani
9:55 to 10:05 Quick Talk - Extubation in Neuro ICU. Can we predict success? - Role of STAGE Score Dr. Darshan Shukla Dr. Mangal Dave
10:05 to 10:15 Quick Talk - Protecting the ICU patients Brain - The new era of AI powered EEG for seizure and delirium monitoring Dr. Darshan Shah Dr. Vishal Sadatia
Dr. Bhumi Dave 10:15 to 10:35 RESPIRATORY CRITICAL CARE Driving Pressure Vs Plateau Pressure Vs Compliance. What should we target in ARDS? From Books to Bedside Dr. Jaicob Vergheshe Dr. Hiren Kava
10:35 to 10:55 Phenotyping ARDS. Does it change Ventilation strategy? Dr. Amrish Patel Dr. Bhavin Gor
10:55 to 11:05 Quick Talk - High risk PE in ICU - Newer treatment options Dr. Pranav Patel
11:05 to 11:15 Quick Talk - How long should I leave or keep my patient on HFNO or NIV before thinking about Intubation? Dr. Divyang Dalwadi Dr.Bhavesh shah
Dr. Vishal Sadatia 11:15 to 11:35 SEPSIS What is new and different in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2026 Dr. Saurav Saigal Dr. Mehul Solanki
11:35 to 11:55 Blood purification in Sepsis. Tool or Toy Dr. Rajesh Pande Dr. Milap Mashru
11:55 to 12:05 Quick Talk - Personalised treatment of Shock - What is new in Shock? Dr. Jay Kothari Dr. Krutarth Kanjiya
12:05 to 12:15 Quick Talk - Sepsis as a syndrome. Are we treating wrong disease? Phenotype based Therapy Dr. Amit Chauhan Dr. Tushar Patel
12:15 to 12:30 INAUGURATION
Dr. Milap Mashru 12:30 to 01:00 PANEL DISCUSSION From Rathinam to Rana Case : Landmark cases that have impacted on End of Life Care in India Moderator- Dr. Saurav Saigal PANELIST: Dr. Sachin Gupta Dr. Gunjan Desai Dr. Ravindra Ghawat Dr. Purvesh Umraniya Dr. Manoj Singh
1:00 to 1:15 QUIZ –PART 1
1:15 to 2:00 LUNCH BREAK
2:00 to 2:10 AFTERNOON THOUGHT RAJKOT TEAM
Dr. Bhavin Gor 2:10 to 2:30 OBSTETRIC CRITICAL CARE Peripartum emergencies from Sepsis to Thrombotic Microangiopathies & Overlapping Syndrome Dr.Abdul Ansari Dr. Dipak Aghara Dr. Raviraj Gohil Dr. Prakash Parmar
2:30 to 2:50 CHALLENGING THE DOGMA ECMO Unleashed : Beyond Toxin overdose & ARDS!!! Dr. Vatsal Kothari Dr. Tejas Karmata Dr. Kaushal Patel Dr. Zenith Sinojiya
2:50 to 3:10 The protein puzzle : Tailoring nutrition to maximise recovery and minimise risk in the ICU Dr. Jay Kothari
Dr. Shyam Kariya 3:10 to 3:30 CARDIO & GASTRO CRITICAL CARE Hypoalbuminemia should always be corrected? Dr. Jaicob Vergheshe Dr. Paras Shah Dr. Vandana Trivedi Dr. Ravi Nagrecha Dr. Shrenik Doshi
3:30 to 3:50 Acute Pancreatitis management in different stages from Perview of an intensivist Dr. Vipul Parekh
3:50 to 4:10 Septic cardiomyopathy : Time for a consensus definition? Dr. Kapil Borawake
4:10 to 4:30 NON-MEDICAL LECTURE AND LATEST GUIDELINES Work - Life Balance : Challanges & Solutions / Minute Mindfullness - Simple strategies to combat Burnout Dr. Ritesh shah Dr. Sanjay Bhatt Dr. Jayesh Dobariya Dr. V B Parvadiya
4:30 to 4:40 QUIZ –PART 2
4:40 to 4:45 LUCKY DRAW
4:45 to 6:00 MAHABHARAT : THE ICU CHAPTER..
PAPER PRESENTATION
HALL B

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Dr. Archit Rathod Dr. Bhumi Dave 14:00 - 14:08 Life saving bedside Emergency Bronchoscopic Tracheal dilatation for Complex Tracheal stricture presenting with Near-fatal Respiratory failure: A Case Report Aneri Patel Dr. Rajesh Pande Dr. SS Chattergy Dr. Sachin Gupta Dr. Kapil Borawake Dr. Ravindra Ghawat
14:10 - 14:18 HFNO Vs NRBM in management of Covid 19 In Mild to Moderate Acute Respiratory Failure Dhaval Makwana
14:20 - 14:28 Role of Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) In Antenatal and Postnatal patients with Acute Respiratory Failure Rubia Singh
14:30 - 14:38 Magnitude of Communication Errors in Indian ICU: Experience of Intensivist Sandip Patel
14:40 - 14:48 Ruptured Splenic Artery Aneurysm with Refractory Haemorrhagic Shock and subsequent Multidrug-Resistant Infections in a Patient with Polycythemia Vera and Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension Pavan Vaishnani
14:50 - 14:58 Intravenous Lipid Emulsion In Refractory Cardiovascular Collapse Due to Glyphosate Poisoning Dharmik Chauhan
15:00 - 15:08 Prevalence and Determinants of Perioperative Anaesthesia Complications In Covid-associated Mucormycosis (CAM) patients posted for surgery Kairavi Ranipa
15:10 - 15:18 Breaking the microvascular storm in TTP Arshit Gosai
15:20 - 15:28 Comparison of Ultrasound-guided and Anatomical Landmark Techniques for Internal Jugular Vein cannulation In Critical Care Unit Harshesh Patel
15:30 - 15:38 Incidence and Risk factors of Postoperative Delirium In patients admitted In Surgical and Trauma ICU: A Prospective Observational study Kena Prajapati
15:40 - 16:00 Distal Sodium Channel Block: Opioid and NSAID sparing Pain Management of Critically ill patients. Associate Prof. Lopa Trivedi
11th October, 2026 Sunday – Conference Scientific Program
HALL A

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ModeratorsTimeTopicsSpeakersChairpersons
Dr. Ankur Sinojiya 8:00 to 9:00 BREAKFAST
9:00 to 9:15 WELCOME NOTE & MORNING THOUGHT RAJKOT TEAM
9:15 to 09:25 NEPHRO CRITICAL CARE Quick Talk - Fluid overload in ICU. The Forgotten Killer Dr. Abhishek Prajapati Dr. Divyesh Viroja
9:25 to 09:35 Quick Talk - Newer Filters for Dialysis Dr. Manoj Singh Dr. Archit Rathod
9:35 to 09:55 Fluid, Frusemide or Filters. Decision making in ICU AKI Dr. Anuj Clerk Dr. Sunil Ukani
09:55 to 10:15 Drug dosing in AKI & with Renal Replacement Therapy - Common Practices & Mistakes Dr. Vatsal Kothari Dr. Pratik Budhhdev
Dr. Amit Patel 10:15 to 10:35 GERIATRIC & PERIOPERATIVE CRITICAL CARE Geriatric Critical care : Current evidence & emerging Concepts ( ESICM guideline 2025) Dr. Tapas Sahoo Dr. Anish Joshi Dr. Vandana Parmar Dr. Dharmendra Amrutiya Dr. Sankalp Vanzara
10:35 to 10:55 Postoperative Hypotension - My Approach Dr. Purvesh Umraniya
10:55 to 11:05 Quick Talk - How to avoid anastomotic leakage by optimizing perioperative management? Dr. Krunal Patel
Dr. Ankur Varsani 11:05 to 11:25 MIXED BAG Survival is not enough : PICS (Post Intensive Care Syndrome) prevention as a core element in Critical Care Dr. Archna Sinha Dr. Rachit Patel Dr. Mayank Thakker Dr. Bipin Patel Dr. Manish Mehta
11:25 to 11:45 Practical guidance on how to make AI work in your ICU Dr. Sachin Gupta
11:45 to 12:05 The New Era of Adult Vaccination Dr. Chirag Matravadia
12:05 to 12:35 PRO–CON DEBATE On demand visiting hours Vs Fixed visiing hours in ICU Dr. Jaicob Vergheshe Vs Dr. Vatsal Kothari
12:35 to 01:20 PANEL DISCUSSION The Ultimate ICU dilemma : Sepsis Vs Autoimmune flare Moderator- Dr. Manoj Singh PANELIST: Dr. Jaicob Vergheshe Dr. Rajesh Pande Dr. Abhishek Prajapati Dr. Chandrashekhar Dr. Bansi Parejiya Dr. Dhaval Tanna
01:20 to 01:30 QUIZ –PART 3
Dr. Milap Mashru 01:30 to 02:00 VALEDICTORY FUNCTION Free Paper Awards Poster Awards Exhibitor Awards Lucky Draw Awards Housie Awards Vote Of Thanks Dr. Amit Patel Dr. Dharmesh Bhatti Dr. Vishal Sadatia
2:00 LUNCH
E-POSTER PRESENTATION
HALL B

Corner –A

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Dr. Archit Rathod Dr. Bhumi Dave Dr. Ritesh Maradiya Dr. Bhoomika Patel 10:30 - 10:37 Fibromuscular Dysplasia Presenting as Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome due to Renovascular Hypertension Rujul Jethva Dr. Mehul Solanki Dr. Rajesh Pande
10:40 - 10:47 Role of Flexible Bronchoscopy in the ICU setting Rushang Keshariya
10:50 - 10:57 Rifampicin induced Cutaneous Small Vessel Vasculitis : A rare entity Bhavin Bhadeshiya
11:00 - 11:07 Anaesthetic Management of a patient with Prosthetic Aortic Valve Dysfunction with Severe Anaemia, Hyponatremia and Acute Kidney Injury undergoing Emergency Laparotomy Poonam Verma
11:20 - 11:27 Anaesthetic Management of an elderly patient with Lung Carcinoma and Chronic Kidney Disease undergoing Emergency Laprotomy Rajvi Bhimani
11:10 - 11:17 A storm beyond the Lungs, Fulminant Myocardial Dysfunction Manish Rangani
11:30 - 11:37 Management of Difficult Ventilation & Anaesthetic Management in a child with Dog bite on Jaw Nisarg Sutaria
11:40 - 11:47 Perioperative Management of a Neonate with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Dhruv Dhami
11:50 - 11:57 Hemochromatosis presenting as Panhypopitutarism Rohit Meena
12:00 - 12:07 A storm after the Scalpel: Undiagnosed Sickle Cell Disease In Critical Care Nirali Joisar

Corner –B

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Dr. Archit Rathod Dr. Bhumi Dave Dr. Ritesh Maradiya Dr. Bhoomika Patel 10:30 - 10:37 Interstitial Lung Disease in the Intensive Care Unit: Clinical Phenotypes, Acute Precipitants and Outcomes—A 10-case series Prajes Kumar Chattopadhyay Dr. Abhishek Prajapati Dr. Anuj Clerk
10:40 - 10:47 Submassive Bilateral Segmental Pulmonary Embolism with RV Strain in a Post-radiotherapy Breast Cancer patient with Lower Respiratory Infection Harsh Makwana
10:50 - 10:57 Subclavian Cannulation and Stroke Harshesh Patel
11:00 - 11:07 ORIF + Platting For Left Femur# Under combined Spinal Anaesthesia in a patient implanted with Dual Chamber Pacemaker Dharmin Sitapara
11:10 - 11:17 A rare case of Rapidly transforming Pancreatitis with Life threatening complications and Multiple Organ Failure Jaivin Patel
11:20 - 11:27 Case report of Yellow Phosphorus (Ratol Paste) Poisoning-related Acute Liver Failure successfully managed with PLEX, SLED, and CRRT Hitesh Jalandhara
11:30 - 11:37 BENIGN INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION (PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI) Priyankaben Vankar
11:40 - 11:47 Beyond the Rash: A Life-threatening complication of Adult Varicella Kishan Savaliya
11:50 - 11:57 Anaesthetic management of pregnant patient with Tetralogy of Fallot with Brain Abscess for Drainage Shefali J Katara
12:00 - 12:07 Hyponatremia: A Complicated puzzle Yash Vachhani
12:10 - 12:17 A cross-sectional study of clinical profile of patients with hepatic Encephalopathy in cirrhosis of liver admitted to a tertiary care hospital Suraj Hirvey

Corner –C

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Dr. Archit Rathod Dr. Bhumi Dave Dr. Ritesh Maradiya Dr. Bhoomika Patel 10:30 - 10:37 Multidisciplinary critical care In Polytrauma with Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Complex Limb Injuries Samarth Savsani Dr. Manoj Singh Dr. Jaicob Verghese
10:40 - 10:47 Sequential Whole Lung Lavage In Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis presenting with Type 1 Respiratory Failure Krupa Tanna
10:50 - 10:57 Infective Endocarditis Ishwa Chovatiya
11:00 - 11:07 Bilateral Pheochromocytoma presenting as Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage in a 16-year-old Male Merukumar Bariya
11:10 - 11:17 Herpes Simplex Encephalitis presenting as Refractory Status Epilepticus: A diagnostic and Therapeutic challenge Nalin Muniya
11:20 - 11:27 A case report of Takotsubu Cardiomyopathy confused as Acute Coronary Syndrome Suraj Hirvey
11:30 - 11:37 Anaesthetic management in Rupture Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst in pediatric patient Dhaval Makwana
11:40 - 11:47 Metronidazole Induced Neurotoxicity: A rare case Moumita Debnath
11:50 - 11:57 Perioperative management of Lower Limb Fracture of an adult with K/c/o CHF and Atrial Flutter Via combined Sciatic–Femoral nerve block: A case report. Harsh Gohel
12:00 - 12:07 Pheochromocytoma presenting as Acute Coronary Ischemia and Heart Failure Velish Dalsania