| DAY
1 (26 NOV 08, WED) (Venue: Hotel Aurora Towers, Camp,
Pune) |
| TIME
|
PROGRAM |
SPEAKERS
|
CHAIR
|
| 0900
- 1000 |
REGISTRATION
|
|
|
| 1000
- 1600 |
WORKSHOP
CLINICAL DRUG TRIALS RA & OA (A TO Z)
Co-ordinators : P Pandit (Pune), URK Rao (Hyderabad),
M Saluja (Pune) |
| 1000
- 1015 |
INTRODUCTION
|
P
Pandit (Pune) |
|
|
PERSPECTIVE
|
| 1015
- 1025 |
Rheumatology
|
URK
Rao (Hyderabad) |
VR
Joshi (Mumbai)
P Bhandari (Pune) |
| 1025
- 1045 |
Industry
|
D
Pawar (Mumbai) |
| 1045
- 1055 |
Wrap-up
& Discussion |
|
|
|
SESSION
1 - WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW |
| 1055
- 1115 |
An
Overview of Trial (& Error) |
YK
Gupta (N Delhi) |
S
Maroli (Mumbai)
R Savanal (Pune) |
|
BASIC
INGREDIENTS / ISSUES |
| 1115
- 1135 |
GCP,
CONSENT, PROTOCOL & CRF |
S
Maroli (Mumbai) |
| 1135
- 1150 |
Safety
& AE Reporting |
A
Chatterjee (N Delhi) |
| 1150
- 1210 |
Regulatory,
Ethics, Monitoring, Data |
D
Pawar (Mumbai) |
| 1210
- 1235 |
Statistics
& Report Writing |
M
Lassere (Australia) |
| 1235
- 1250 |
Presentation
& Publication |
P
Davis (Canada) |
| 1250
- 1300 |
Wrap-up
& Discussion |
|
| 1300
- 1340 |
LUNCH
|
|
SESSION
2 - WHAT U NEED TO KNOW FOR RA & OA KNEES |
H
Lal (Hyderabad)
S Mukherjee (Kolkatta) |
| 1340
- 1355 |
Indian
Scenario - Burden & Profile |
A
Ghosh (Kolkatta) |
| 1355
- 1420 |
Core
efficacy in RA (DMARD) |
R
Handa (N Delhi) |
| 1420
-1440 |
Core
Efficacy in OA Knees (Pain/DMOAD) |
G
Narsimulu (Hyderabad) |
| 1440
- 1500 |
QOL-
Indian Measure (HAQ & WOMAC) |
M
Saluja (Pune) |
| 1500
- 1505 |
Wrap-up
& Discussion |
|
WHAT
THE FUTURE HOLDS? |
AN
Malaviya (N Delhi)
YK Gupta (N Delhi) |
| 1505
- 1520 |
Newer
Molecules (RA) |
D
Scott (UK) |
| 1520
- 1535 |
Newer
Molecules (OA) |
P
Dieppe (UK) |
| 1535
- 1550 |
Better
Drugs or Better Trials |
J
Edmonds (Australia) |
| 1550
- 1600 |
Wrap-up
|
A
Chopra (Pune) |
| 1600
- 1615 |
TEA/COFFEE
BREAK |
| 1615
- 1845 |
STATE-OF-ART
SYMPOSIUM
GENES & CYTOKINES IN RHEUMATIC DISEASES
Co-ordinator: V Anuradha (Pune) |
| 1615
- 1640 |
Introduction
&
Strategies for Genetic Studies : Where we are heading
to? |
S
Naik (Lucknow) |
S
Naik (Lucknow)
RN Misra (Lucknow) |
| 1640
- 1700 |
Interleukin
- 1 Gene Cluster & its Association in Rheumatic Diseases
|
A
Aggarwal (Lucknow) |
| 1700
- 1730 |
Cytokines
(An Overview), Interleukin - 6 in particular |
RN
Misra (Lucknow) |
| 1730
- 1800 |
Interleukin
- 17 in Inflammatory Synovitis |
B
Kirkham (Australia) |
| 1800
- 1815 |
Anti-TNF
Therapy |
V
Chaturvedi (Guwahati) |
| 1815
- 1830 |
Non
Anti-TNF Cytokine Therapy |
C
Balakrishnan (Mumbai) |
| 1830
- 1840 |
Biologics
& Tuberculosis |
AN
Malaviya (N Delhi) |
| 1840
- 1845 |
Wrap-up
& Discussion |
RN
Misra (Lucknow) |
|
DAY
1 (26 NOV 08, WED)
(Venue: Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Camp, Pune) |
| 1900
- 2000 |
IRA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING |
| 2030
- 2200 |
DINNER
(BY INVITATION) |
| DAY
2 (27 NOV 08, THU) ( Venue : Auditorium) |
| TIME
|
PROGRAM |
SPEAKERS
|
CHAIR
|
| 0745
- 0830 |
REGISTRATION
|
|
|
| 0830
- 0900 |
WELCOME
& PRESIDENTIAL ORATION
Remission in rheumatoid arthritis: Which definition
to use in the clinic? |
A
Kumar (N Delhi) |
RN
Mishra (Lucknow)
R Handa (N Delhi) |
| 0900
- 0920 |
IRA
ORATION
DIFFERENT FACES OF RENAL LUPUS |
LS
Bichile (Mumbai) |
A
Kumar (N Delhi)
A Aggarwal (Lucknow) |
| 0920
- 1030 |
INAUGURATION
& MN PASSEY AWARD |
|
|
| 1030
- 1100 |
TEA/COFFEE
BREAK /
POSTER VIEWING
|
| 1100
- 1125 |
GIOP
|
R
Marcus (USA) |
R
Handa (N Delhi) |
| 1125
- 1210 |
ABSTRACTS
/ EXPERT OPINION
(Rheumatoid Arthritis) |
|
S
Chandrashekara (Bangalore) |
| 1210
- 1315 |
ABSTRACTS
/ EXPERT SESSION
(Infections & Seronegative Spondylitis) |
|
D
Pandit (Pune)
S Pandya (Ahmedabad) |
| 1315
- 1330 |
Chirality
- Is this the way forward? |
P
Bhandari (Pune) |
P
Dieppe (UK) |
| 1330
- 1420 |
LUNCH/POSTER
VIEWING
/EXHIBITION
|
| 1420
- 1445 |
Evolutions
in Rheumatology - A Historical Perspective |
K
Chaudhuri (UK) |
PK
Pispati (Mumbai)
S Wagh (Pune) |
| 1445
- 1505 |
Ankylosing
Spondylitis - What is new? |
I
Pande (UK) |
A Ghosh (Kolkatta) |
| 1505
- 1520 |
POSTER
- DAY 1 |
G
Nuki (UK)
B Kirkham (Australia)
V Rajamani (Coimbatore) |
|
| 1520
- 1615 |
ABSTRACTS
/ EXPERT SESSION
(Connective Tissue Disorders) |
|
S
Rajeshwari (Chennai)
M Bambani (Mumbai) |
| 1615
- 1630 |
TEA/COFFEE
BREAK / POSTER
VIEWING |
| 1630
- 1730 |
PANEL
DISCUSSION
PREGNANCY & RHEUMATIC DISEASES |
S
Salman (Oman)
V Salvi (Mumbai)
J Oak (Mumbai) |
L
Rajeshekar(Hyderabad),
R Samant (Mumbai) |
| 1730
- 1830 |
ABSTRACTS
/ EXPERT OPINION
(Imaging / Connective Tissue Disorders & Miscellaneous) |
|
R
Thompson (UK)
BL Sharma (Jaipur) |
| 1830
- 1930 |
SYMPOSIUM
RHEUMATOLOGY EMERGENCIES |
|
|
| 1830
- 1845 |
Acute
Digital Gangrene |
T
Gibson (UK) |
T
Gibson (UK)
G Narsimulu (Hyderabad) |
| 1845
- 1900 |
Red
Hot Joint - A Rheumatological Emergency |
SJ
Gupta (N Delhi) |
| 1900
- 1915 |
Pulmonary
- Renal Syndrome |
Y
Gokhale (Mumbai) |
| 1915
- 1930 |
DISCUSSION
|
| 1930
ONWARDS |
ANNUAL
GENERAL BODY MEETING
Followed by Dinner at Hotel Central Park Lawn |
| TIME
|
DAY
2 (27 NOV 08, THU) (Venue : Art Gallery) |
SPEAKERS
|
|
| 1100
- 1130 |
CLNICAL
QUIZ |
P
Davis (Canada) |
VR
Joshi (Mumbai) |
| 1630
- 1700 |
CLINICAL
QUIZ - ANSWER & DISCUSSION |
P
Davis (Canada) |
VR
Joshi (Mumbai) |
| 1700
- 1800 |
Vasculitis
Group Discussion |
|
RN
Misra (Lucknow) |
| DAY
3 (28 NOV 08, FRI) (Venue : Auditorium, Pune) |
| TIME
|
PROGRAM |
SPEAKERS
|
CHAIR
|
| 0800
- 0820 |
ZYDUS
ORATION
Scleroderma revisit |
R
Gupta (N Delhi) |
A
Kumar (N Delhi)
SK Das (Lucknow) |
| 0820
- 0840 |
Update
in Pathogenesis & Management of Relapsing Polychondritis
|
H
Luthra (USA) |
AN
Malaviya (N Delhi) |
| 0840
- 0900 |
Systemic
Necrotising Vasculitis - Update Therapy |
D
Scott (UK) |
S
Uppal (Kuwait) |
| 0900
- 1015 |
CORE
MANAGEMENT MEASURES IN RA
(An Australian Symposium) |
| Introduction
|
|
B Kirkham (Australia)
URK Rao (Hyderabad) |
| 0900
- 0905 |
Early Disease
: Diagnostic Exclusion
Established Disease : Activity + Damage |
J
Edmonds |
| 0905
- 0915 |
What to
measure & monitor |
M
Lassere |
| Disease
Activity Control |
|
| 0915
- 0925 |
DMARDS |
B
Kirkham |
| 0925
- 0935 |
Biologicals
|
B
Kirkham |
| 0935
- 0945 |
Steroids
|
I
Portek |
| Damage
Control |
|
| 0945
- 0950 |
Physical
Therapies |
I
Portek |
| Strategies
|
|
| 0950
- 1000 |
Drugs
|
J
Edmonds |
| Psychology
|
| 1000
- 1005 |
Expert
Comments |
A
Chopra (Pune)
N Islam (Bangladesh) |
| 1005
- 1015 |
Discussion
|
|
| 1015
- 1030 |
DATABASE
& DATAMINING |
L
Naidu (Mumbai) |
Shankar
S (Pune) |
| 1030
- 1100 |
TEA/COFFEE
BREAK / POSTER
VIEWING |
| 1100
- 1200 |
ABSTRACTS
/ EXPERT SESSION
(COLLAGEN VASCULAR DISORDERS) |
|
U
Kumar (N Delhi)
A Wanchu (Chandigarh) |
| 1200
- 1445 |
DEPARTURE
TO VILLAGE BHIGWAN
(LUNCH + QUIZ + OPINION POLL IN TRANSIT) |
| 1450
- 2030 |
DAY
3 (28 NOV 08, FRI)
(Venue : Vithal Rukmini Mangal Karyalay, Bhigwan) |
SPEAKERS
|
CHAIR
|
| 1450
- 1500 |
POSTER
- DAY 2 |
V
Rajamani (Coimbatore) |
|
| 1500
- 1520 |
Poncet’s
Disease And Lofgren’s Syndrome In A Rheumatology Centre
In North India, A Preliminary Comparative Study. |
Garg
S |
Chen Shun-le (China)
J Dharmavan (Indonesia) |
| Poncet'
Disease - Rheumatic Fever or Rheumatoid Arthritis? |
Gupta
R |
| The
Prevalence And Impact Of Fibromyalgia In Rheumatoid
Arthritis |
Dhir
Varun |
| 1520
- 1530 |
THE
PHILOSOPHY OF THE FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME |
H
Rasker (The Netherlands) |
| 1530
- 1540 |
Vitamin
D Deficiency in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases in
China |
S
Chen (China) |
| 1540
-1600 |
Risk
Factors of OA (Knees): An APLAR Initiative |
Atiq
Ul-Haq (Bangladesh) |
| 1600
- 1615 |
TEA/COFFEE
BREAK / POSTER
VIEWING |
| 1615
- 1655 |
ABSTRACTS
/ EXPERT OPINION
(EPIDEMIOLOGY & COPCORD - I) |
|
SK
Das (Lucknow)
A Mahajan (Jammu) |
| 1655
- 1815 |
ABSTRACTS
/ EXPERT OPINION
(EPIDEMIOLOGY & COPCORD - II) |
|
RD
Wigley (New Zealand)
AN Malaviya (N Delhi)
A Ul-Haq (Bangladesh) |
| 1815
- 1830 |
REFLECTIONS-SWEET
& BITTER |
J
Phillip(Trivandrum) |
I
Portek (Australia) |
| 1830
- 1845 |
QUIZ
RESULTS |
|
Shankar
S (Pune)
K Shanmuganandan (Pune) |
| 1845
- 1900 |
OPINION
POLL RESULTS |
|
KM
Mahendranath |
| 1900
- 2030 |
FELICITATIONS
& TRADITIONAL DINNER |
| DAY
4 (29 NOV 08, SAT) (Venue : Auditorium) |
| TIME
|
PROGRAM |
SPEAKERS
|
CHAIR
|
| 0800
- 0830 |
CHILDHOOD
ARTHRITIS - Therapy Update |
R Petty (Canada) |
P
Manners (Australia)
K Shanmunganandan (Pune) |
| 0830
- 0850 |
MACROPHAGE
ACTIVATION SYNDROME |
M
Chandy (Vellore) |
| 0850
- 1005 |
ABSTRACTS
/ EXPERT SESSION
(THERAPY & MISCELLANEOUS) |
|
P
Dieppe (UK)
Shankar S (Pune) |
| 1005
- 1030 |
THE
INDELIBLE MARK ORATION
RHEUMATOLOGY & SEVEN AGES OF MAN |
J
Edmonds (Australia) |
K
Mahendranath (Bangalore) |
| 1030
- 1100 |
TEA/COFFEE
BREAK &
POSTER VIEWING |
| 1100
- 1145 |
IPCA
SYMPOSIUM
DMARDS & STEROIDS UPDATE |
| 1100
- 1130 |
DMARDS IN
RA |
M
Weisman (USA) |
P
Bacon (UK)
BG Dharmanand (Bangalore) |
| 1130
- 1140 |
STEROIDS
|
J
Edmonds (Australia) |
| 1140
- 1145 |
DISCUSSION
|
|
| 1145
- 1210 |
STATE
OF THE ART LECTURE
LIFE STYLE MODIFICATIONS AND RHEUMATIC DISORDERS |
A
Silman (UK) |
J
Phillip (Trivandrum) |
| 1210
- 1320 |
PLENARY
SESSION
CROSSING FRONTIERS (Research Initiatives) |
R
Handa (N Delhi) |
| 1210
- 1235 |
Vasculitis
Special Interest Group (IRA) |
D
Danda |
RN
Misra (Lucknow) |
| 1235-
1250 |
National
Task Force Project on MSK Disorders (ICMR)
|
T
Khanna (N Delhi) |
R
Sharma (N Delhi) |
| 1250
- 1320 |
A
CSIR NMITLI OA PROJECT - Drug Development
|
B
Patwardhan (Pune)
V Sumantran (Chennai)
A Chopra (Pune) |
B
Patwardhan (Pune) |
| 1320
- 1330 |
POSTER
- DAY 3 |
B
Kirkham (Australia)
G Nuki (UK) |
|
| 1330
- 1400 |
VALEDICTORY
FUNCTION |
|
A
Kumar (N Delhi)
K Mahendranath (Bangalore) |
| 1400
- 1430 |
LUNCH
|
| 1430
- 1810 |
BJD
INDIA CONVENTION (1ST DAY)
RHEUMATOLOGY - ORTHOPAEDIC INTERFACE |
|
|
| 1900
ONWARDS |
A
GALA EVENING |
|
|
| TIME
|
DAY
4 (29 NOV 08, SAT)
(Venue :Sancheti Institute of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation,
Pune) |
SPEAKERS
|
CHAIR |
| 0815
- 1000 |
Workshop
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY |
| |
INTRODUCTION
: The Role of MSUS in the Rheumatology Clinic |
R
Thompson (UK) |
S
Gandhi (Pune)
V Joshi (Pune)
Discussant : M Ray (Sholapur) |
| |
Small
group tutorials / Live demonstrationon the hand/wrist,
foot & ankle |
C
Estrach (UK)
S Chitale (UK) |
| 1000
- 1130 |
Workshop
PHYSIOTHERAPY & PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| 1000
- 1015 |
ELECTROTHERAPY
MODALITIES
Guidelines for management in RA |
N
Bedekar (Pune) |
S
Sabnis (Pune)
N Bedekar (Pune)
Discussant : A Hartalkar (Pune) |
| 1015
- 1030 |
Swan Neck
Deformity and joint Protection in RA |
V
Kulkarni (Pune) |
|
1030 - 1045 |
Physiotherapy
for Ankylosing Spondylosis |
Pramod
Shenoy (Pune) |
| 1045
- 1100 |
Cervical
Spine Mobilization Techniques |
S
Basuroy (Pune) |
| 1100
- 1115 |
Shoulder
Rehabilitation (PA) |
H
Kolhatkar (Pune) |
| 1115
- 1130 |
Demonstration
|
|
| TIME
|
DAY
4 (29 NOV 08, SAT)
(Venue :Side Gallery, First Floor) |
SPEAKERS
|
CHAIR |
| 0830
- 1000 |
COPCORD
Group Meeting |
Special Invitee: A
Silman (UK)
|
A
Chopra (Pune)
A Ul-Haq (Bangladesh) |
