Programme

Programme Day 1 - 22.08.2025
TIMINGS TOPIC SPEAKER
08.30 AM 09.00 AM Registration
09.00 AM 12.30 PM Workshop

I - CTG workshop - Case Scenarios
Prof. Arulkumaran / Dr. Andrew / Dr. Kate Lightly / Dr. T.V. Chitra / Dr. Seetha Panicker
09.00 AM 12.30 PM II - Fourth Stage and beyond Dr. Susheela & Team
12.30 PM 01.30 PM    LUNCH BREAK
01.30 PM 04.30 PM Workshop

III - Intrapartum Management of Medical Disorders
Dr. Manonmani & Team
01.30 PM 04.30 PM IV - Intrapartum Labour Skills, Instrumental Deliveries, Shoulder Dystocia, Perineal Injuries, PPH Dr. Andrew / Dr. Kate Lightly / Dr. Umaram / Dr. Jaishree Gajaraj
08.00 AM 05.00 PM V - Midwifery Venue : Nursing College - Dr. Evita Fernandez & Team / Dr. Esther Rakel & Team
Workshop V details:
Topics: Code Pink: Facing the unexpected in Labour room, Back to basics: The midwife led revolution in maternal health, Labour under the lens: Elevation care through maternal monitoring, Silent signals: Decoding Fetal wellbeing during Labour, Red Alert - Pulse, pressure, protocols: Navigating Hemorrhagi emergencies, Postop to postnatal: Holistic Nursing in Cesarean and assisted deliveries
Midwifery Registration Fees Rs 500/- per person - Last day before August 15th 2025
Programme Day 2 - 23.08.2025
08.00 AM 08.30 AM Registration
08.30 AM 08.45 AM ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) in women undergoing CS Dr. Jaishree Gajaraj
08.45 AM 09.00 AM Still Birth Assessment, Prevention & Supportive Bereavement Care Dr. Lakshmi Seshadri
09.00 AM 09.10 AM Discussion
09.10 AM 10.00 AM Induction of Labour - Dialogue with discussion Dr. Andrew / Dr. Kate Lightly / Dr. Umaram
10.00 AM 10.15 AM Management of Discordant Twins - When to intervene for delivery? Dr. Vivek Krishnan
10.15 AM 10.30 AM Sudden Maternal Collapse Act Fast, Save Lives Dr. Jyothika Desai
10.30 AM 10.40 AM Discussion
10.40 AM 11.00 AM    TEA BREAK
11.00 AM 11.20 AM Red alert in CTG - Keynote Address Prof. Arulkumaran
11.20 AM 12.20 PM INAUGURATION
12.20 PM 12.50 PM ORATION - Evolving labour practices over the decades - Current Challenges - Dr. Evita Fernandz
Chairpersons - Dr. Eva Ravikumar, Dr. Suma Natarajan, Dr. Vani Mohan
12.50 PM 01.00 PM Final Remarks of Morning Session
01.00 PM 02.00 PM    LUNCH BREAK
02.00 PM 02.15 PM Rupture Uterus - Changing Trends - How to manage? Dr. Andrew
02.15 PM 02.30 PM Role of Misoprostol in Induction of Labour Dr. Kate Lightly
02.30 PM 02.45 PM NICU Counseling Challenges Dr. Selvaraj
02.45 PM 03.45 PM Ask the expert (5 cases -10 mins each case)
  • Fetal Warning Scoring System (FEWS)
  • VBAC
  • PRES
  • GDM
  • Rh Negative

Dr. Chandrakala Maran
Dr. Latha Venkatram
Dr. Arulmozhi
Dr. Susheela Rani
Dr. Srimathi
03.45 PM 04.00 PM Practice of Obstetrics in the Era of Social Media Dr. Kurian Joseph
04.00 PM 04.15 PM Pyrexia Near Term / Labour Evaluation & Management Dr. Shobana Mahadevan
04.15 PM 05.15 PM Medicolegal issues Reverse Panel -
PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator : Dr.Hitesh Bhat
Panelists : Dr. Asha Rao, Dr. Banumathy, Dr. Muruglakshmi, Dr. Reena, Dr. Sharadha Jeganath, Dr. S.Anandhi, Dr. P. Bhuvaneswari, Dr. P. Narmatha
05.15 PM 05.20 PM Final Remarks of Afternoon Session
Programme Day 3 - 24.08.2025
07.30 AM 08.00 AM Registration
08.00 AM 09.00 AM Video presentation Dr. V.P. Paily
09.00 AM 09.15 AM Cord problems - Prediction & management Dr. Nirmala Jaishankar
09.15 AM 09.30 AM Building bridges between Sonologist & Patients Optimizing the use of USG in labour Dr. Anupama Rao
09.30 AM 09.40 AM Discussion
09.40 AM 10.00 AM Long term morbidities and strategies to avoid in post caesarean section - KEYNOTE Dr. V.P. Paily
10.00 AM 11.00 AM Post partum haemorrhage - PANEL DISCUSSION Expert - Dr. V.P. Paily Moderators : Dr. T.V. Chitra, Dr. Suma Natarajan
Panelists: Dr. Amutha Giridhar, Dr. Sasithra Dhamodharan, Dr. Mohanasundari, Dr. Devasena, Dr. V. Gayathri, Dr. Chandrakala Magudapathy, Dr. Bharathi Singh
11.00 AM 11.15 AM    TEA BREAK
11.15 AM 11.30 AM Decision for preserving the uterus in PAS disorders
What should we know?
Dr. Mrutyunjaya Bellad
11.30 AM 11.45 AM Potential application & limitations of Artificial Intelligence in labour care Dr. Charmila Ayyavo
11.45 AM 12.00 PM Isolated Oligamnios - How to proceed? Dr. Ramani Devi
12.00 PM 12.30 PM Key Note -The mistakes I made in my life & how I tried to correct them Dr. P.C Mahapatra
12.30 PM 12.35 PM Approach to Peripartum Acute Kidney Insult Dr. Vijay Anand Siddharath
12.35 PM 12.50 PM Labour Pain Relief - Breaking Myths, Embracing Science Dr. Sheeba Nambiar
12.50 PM 01.00 PM Discussion
01.00 PM 02.00 PM    LUNCH BREAK
02.00 PM 03.00 PM Dialogue - Preterm
03.00 AM 04.00 PM Ask the experts - Labour management in
  • Severe PE at term / labour
  • Acute Fatty Liver in labour
  • Twins
  • Polyhydramnios
  • Management of Abruptio Placenta

Dr. Amudha Giridhar
Dr. Manonmani
Dr. Sharadha Jagananth
Dr. Seetha Panicker
Dr. Banumathy
04.00 PM 04.15 PM Valedictory