Criticare 2026: Scientific Program

Day 1 - 27th Feb. 2026

Time	Session

11:45 12:30	11:45 12:30 Thematic Session (13+2) - Nephrocritical Care 11:45 12:00 Tubules, Toxins, and Trouble – Managing Drug-Induced AKI in ICU Dr. Tapas Kumar Sahoo Speaker Dr. Ankur Sharma Chairperson Dr. Dr Aravind Chandrasekaran Chairperson Dr. PAVAN KUMAR VECHAM Chairperson Dr. Prakash Shastri Chairperson 12:00 12:15 Antibiotics & Antifungals – Am I Underdosing in Sepsis and AKI/RRT? Dr. Vineet Nayyar Speaker Dr. Ankur Sharma Chairperson Dr. Dr Aravind Chandrasekaran Chairperson Dr. PAVAN KUMAR VECHAM Chairperson Dr. Prakash Shastri Chairperson 12:15 12:30 Dialysing the Impossible – RRT in Resource-Limited Settings (PD in Acute Kidney Injury) Dr. Valentine Lobo Speaker Dr. Ankur Sharma Chairperson Dr. Dr Aravind Chandrasekaran Chairperson Dr. PAVAN KUMAR VECHAM Chairperson Dr. Prakash Shastri Chairperson Hall 1
12:30 12:54	12:30 12:54 Rapid Fire Session (6+2) - Trauma Critical Care 12:30 12:38 Trauma-Related Coagulopathy: What?s New? Dr. Ruchira Khasne Speaker Anirban Bhattacharyya Chairperson Dr. A SUMANTH REDDY Chairperson Dr. Rachit Jayeshkumar Patel Chairperson Dr. Vikrant Vikrant Chairperson 12:38 12:46 Serial Lactate Monitoring in Trauma Resuscitation Dr. Binita Panigrahi Speaker Anirban Bhattacharyya Chairperson Dr. A SUMANTH REDDY Chairperson Dr. Rachit Jayeshkumar Patel Chairperson Dr. Vikrant Vikrant Chairperson 12:46 12:54 Using V-a CO2 gap during sepsis resuscitation Dr. Simant jha Speaker Anirban Bhattacharyya Chairperson Dr. A SUMANTH REDDY Chairperson Dr. Rachit Jayeshkumar Patel Chairperson Dr. Vikrant Vikrant Chairperson Hall 1
12:54 13:06	12:54 13:06 Research Snapshot (5+1) 12:54 13:00 HELLO TRIAL Dr. Shikha Sachan Speaker Dr. Pankaj Kumar Chairperson Dr. Rupesh Purushottam Bokade Chairperson Dr. Saswati Dasgupta Chairperson 13:00 13:06 OVISS TRIAL Dr. Arun Raj Pandey Speaker Dr. Pankaj Kumar Chairperson Dr. Rupesh Purushottam Bokade Chairperson Dr. Saswati Dasgupta Chairperson Hall 1
13:10 13:40	13:10 13:40 Industry Session Dr. Ashish Tandon Chairperson Dr. Madhav Ulhas Navlekar Chairperson Dr. Mohamad Akbar Shah Chairperson 13:10 13:25 Reducing ICU Documentation burden without compromising Data Quality Dr. Sivakumar M.N Speaker 13:25 13:40 Advanced Concepts in IV Filtration: Protecting Therapeutic Quality in Infusion Medicine Dr. Himaaldev GJ Speaker Hall 1
13:40 14:10	13:40 14:10 Teambate - 12 min for each team & 3 min each for moderator & Judge 13:40 14:10 Mandatory full Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) bundle compliance as a quality metric Dr. Bikram Kumar Gupta Moderator Dr. Gyanendra Agrawal Judge Dr. Aakansha Chawla Team A Dr. Anjana Raina Misri Team A Dr. Leena Prakash Patil Team A Dr. Sucheta Meshram Team A Dr. Basjinder Kaur Team B Dr. Kishore Jhunjunwala Team B Dr. Pankaj Anand Team B Dr. Vasudha Singhal Team B Hall 1
14:10 14:45	14:10 14:45 GLOBAL CRITICAL CARE LEADERSHIP CONCLAVE Dr. Sachin Gupta Moderator Dr. Ranvir singh Tyagi Panelist Dr. Srinivas Samavedam Panelist Dr. Subhash Prasad Acharya Panelist Dr. Withanage Don Dilshan Priyankara Panelist Jan De Waele Panelist Javier Perez Fernandez Panelist Marlies Ostermann Panelist Nestor Raymondi Panelist Shondipon Laha Panelist Hall 1
14:45 15:30	14:45 15:30 Thematic Session (13+2) - Data Science and Analytics 14:45 15:00 Deploying AI in Critical Care: Regulatory, Legal, and Ethical Challenges Dr. Ajith Kumar A.K Speaker Dr. Abhishek Mukundbhai Prajapati Chairperson Dr. Aditi Prabhu Chairperson Dr. Jitendrakumar Brijraj Singh Chairperson Dr. Payel Bose Chairperson 15:00 15:15 AI-Driven Early Detection of Sepsis in the ICU Dr. Prashant Nasa Speaker Dr. Abhishek Mukundbhai Prajapati Chairperson Dr. Aditi Prabhu Chairperson Dr. Jitendrakumar Brijraj Singh Chairperson Dr. Payel Bose Chairperson 15:15 15:30 Dynamic Risk Stratification Using Real-Time Data Streams Dr. Manoj Singh Speaker Dr. Abhishek Mukundbhai Prajapati Chairperson Dr. Aditi Prabhu Chairperson Dr. Jitendrakumar Brijraj Singh Chairperson Dr. Payel Bose Chairperson Hall 1
15:30 15:54	15:30 15:54 Rapid Fire Session (6+2) - Sonography 15:30 15:38 RUSH & FALLS? How Much Do We Actually Use Them in Practice? Dr. Prateek Koolwal Speaker Dr. Geetesh Mangal Chairperson Dr. Kalaiselvan M. S Chairperson Dr. SAI RAMA DEVI sairamadevi Chairperson Dr. YAKKALA VISWA JYOTHI Chairperson 15:38 15:46 Diastolic Dysfunction in ICU ? Treat, Ignore, or Just Monitor? Manish Bharti Speaker Dr. Geetesh Mangal Chairperson Dr. Kalaiselvan M. S Chairperson Dr. SAI RAMA DEVI sairamadevi Chairperson Dr. YAKKALA VISWA JYOTHI Chairperson 15:46 15:54 Diaphragm ultrasound in weaning: interpretation Dr. SHWETA RAM CHANDANKHEDE Speaker Dr. Geetesh Mangal Chairperson Dr. Kalaiselvan M. S Chairperson Dr. SAI RAMA DEVI sairamadevi Chairperson Dr. YAKKALA VISWA JYOTHI Chairperson Hall 1
15:55 16:25	15:55 16:25 Teambate - 12 min for each team & 3 min each for moderator & Judge 15:55 16:25 Banning readmissions to the ICU within 48-72 hours as a quality metric, potentially incentivising premature discharge Dr. Anil Verma Moderator Dr. Amit Goel Judge Dr. Lakshmi Takkellapati Team A Dr. Raman kumar Team A Dr. Shabbar H. K. Joad Team A Dr. VEERA BABU VADLANI Team A Dr. Jayant Shelgaonkar Team B Dr. Manjunath Thimmappa Team B Dr. Manoj Kumar Team B Dr. Ravi Jain Team B Hall 1
16:25 17:15	16:25 17:15 Thematic Session (13+2) - How I do it 16:25 16:40 Physiologically Difficult Airway Dr. Vijaya Patil Speaker Dr. Meghena Mathew Chairperson Dr. Mukund Madhavrao Joshi Chairperson Dr. Pravin Amin Chairperson Dr. Rajesh Kumar Pande Chairperson 16:40 16:55 Driving Pressure & AKI Dr. Saurabh Taneja Speaker Dr. Meghena Mathew Chairperson Dr. Mukund Madhavrao Joshi Chairperson Dr. Pravin Amin Chairperson Dr. Rajesh Kumar Pande Chairperson 17:00 17:15 Ventilator Weaning Protocols Mitchell Levy Speaker Dr. Meghena Mathew Chairperson Dr. Mukund Madhavrao Joshi Chairperson Dr. Pravin Amin Chairperson Dr. Rajesh Kumar Pande Chairperson Hall 1
17:15 17:45	17:15 17:45 Thematic Session (8+2) - Mixed Bag Dr. Rakesh Maggadar Lakshmappa Chairperson Dr. Sonia Malik Chairperson 17:15 17:25 Anemia of Critical Illness- a concise review Dr. Sandeep Aggarwal Speaker 17:25 17:35 Stress ulcer prophylaxis and risk of bleeding in Critical illness Dr. Anoop Kumar A.S. Speaker 17:35 17:45 Burnout in the ICU - how to handle Dr. AJOY KRISHNA SARKAR Speaker Hall 1

Day 2 - 28th Feb. 2026

Time	Session

09:00 10:00	09:00 10:00 Plenary Dr. DHAVAL PRAKASHBHAI VAIDYA Chairperson Dr. Sharmili Sinha Chairperson Dr. Vijay Kumar Mishra Chairperson 09:00 09:20 Using Viscoelastic Point of Care testing in critical illnes - the clot thickens Roopen Arya Speaker 09:20 09:40 To err is human : errors in ICU Dr. Subhash Todi Speaker 09:40 10:00 New insights in source control in sepsis and septic shock Jan De Waele Speaker Hall 1
10:00 10:45	10:00 10:45 Thematic Session (13+2) - Trauma Critical Care Dr. Ravindra Ghawat Chairperson Dr. Tapas Kumar Sahoo Chairperson Nandita Divekar Chairperson Prof. Nari Lyngdoh Chairperson 10:00 10:15 Damage Control Resuscitation in Trauma Dr. Yash Javeri Speaker 10:15 10:30 Decision-Making in Trauma: From Platinum Minutes to the Golden Hour Dr. Vivek Joshi Speaker 10:30 10:45 Psychological Sequelae of Trauma: PTSD, Depression, and Support Systems Dr. Abhinav Gupta Speaker Hall 1
10:45 11:09	10:45 11:09 Rapid Fire Session (6+2) - Obstetric Critical Care Dr. Lakshmi Uppalapati Chairperson Dr. Nandakumar K Chairperson Dr. Narender Kaloria Chairperson Dr. Nikesh kumar Roshan Chairperson 10:45 10:53 Pneumonia in immunocompromised Host Dr. Ashish Agrawal Speaker 10:53 11:01 Sickle cell crisis in pregnancy Dr. Ahsina Jahan Speaker 11:01 11:09 Anti cerebral edema measures in TBI in pregnancy Dr. Shuchita Vaya Speaker Hall 1
11:10 11:40	11:10 11:40 Shaping the antimicrobial stewardship in management of MDR cUTI with novel treatment options Akashneel Speaker Dr. Vishnu Vardhana Raju Bollepalli Speaker V Balaji Speaker Dr. Subhash Todi Chairperson Dr. Yatin Mehta Moderator Hall 1
11:40 11:52	11:40 11:52 Research Snapshot (5+1) Dr. Ashish Jain Chairperson Dr. Rajesh Kumar Chairperson 11:40 11:46 PROMIZING TRIAL Dr. Pradeep Sharma Speaker 11:46 11:52 UK ROX TRIAL Dr. BISWABIKASH MOHANTY Speaker Hall 1
11:55 12:40	11:55 12:40 Thematic Session (13+2) - Liver & GI Dr. Ajith Kumar Chairperson Dr. Gowtham Kannan Chairperson Dr. Saladi Venkata Lakshminarayan Chairperson Dr. Siriparapu Ramkrishna Chairperson 11:55 12:10 Approach to GUT dysmotility in the ICU Dr. Juhi Naresh Chandwani Speaker 12:10 12:25 Personalised precision based nutrition for critically ill Dr. Sunil Karanth Speaker 12:25 12:40 Antibiotic selection in abdominal sepsis Dr. Vandana Sinha Speaker Hall 1
12:40 13:10	12:40 13:10 Teambate - 12 min for each team & 3 min each for moderator & Judge 12:40 13:10 Determining the futility of Care in the ICU : Is it Straight Forward ? Dr. Arun Kumar Moderator Dr. Yogesh Shenfad Lakkas Judge Dr. Badrinarayanan D Team A Dr. Mohd Mustahsin Team A Dr. Purvesh V Umraniya Team A Dr. Yudhyavir Singh Team A Dr. Gautham Ganapathy Team B Dr. Keshav Goyal Team B Dr. SAMIT PARUA Team B Dr. VISHAL BHATNAGAR Team B Hall 1
13:10 13:40	13:10 13:40 Industry Session Dr. ATUL SRIVASTAVA Chairperson Dr. Nirmal Biharilala Taparia Chairperson Dr. Shruti Sharma Chairperson 13:10 13:25 Heat and Humidification in Assisted Ventilation: A Reappraisal of Current Practice Dr. Raymond Dominic Savio Speaker 13:25 13:40 Establishing state of the art nebulization services in ICU Dr. Rajesh Kumar Pande Speaker Hall 1
13:40 14:00	13:40 14:00 Mixed Bag - (8+2) Dr. Ratan Pal Singh Chairperson Dr. Sivakumar Ganeshbabu Chairperson 13:40 13:50 Transcranial doppler in the neuro ICU Dr. Jojo Kurien John Speaker 13:50 14:00 Interpreting studies using various Analytic tools Dr. Amol Kothekar Speaker Hall 1
14:00 14:22	14:00 14:22 Rapid Fire Session (6+2) - Data Science and Analytics Dr. Dinesh Kumar Agrawal Chairperson Dr. Gaurav Dwivedi Chairperson Dr. Rajendra Sonone Chairperson Dr. Tarun Arun Sahu Chairperson 14:00 14:08 Diagnostic Challenges of Sepsis in Immunocompromised Patient Dr. Monalisa Mishra Speaker 14:08 14:14 Early Diagnosis of dilirium in the ICU Prof. Tanmoy Ghatak Speaker 14:14 14:22 How to select your therapy for Dilirium in elderly patient Dr. Soumya Sankar Nath Speaker Hall 1
14:25 15:10	14:25 15:10 Thematic Session (13+2) - YTS Arul Velan Chairperson Dr. Dr. Vinya G Chairperson Dr. Surya Sahu Chairperson Prof. Ram Badan Singh Chairperson 14:25 14:40 Paraquat Poisoning - the management algorithm Dr. Spurthi . Speaker 14:40 14:55 ECHO guided fluid resuscitation Dr. Syed Nabeel Muzaffar Speaker 14:55 15:10 Dengue Shock Syndrome - management options Dr. Mohan Sai Gudela Speaker Hall 1
15:10 15:55	15:10 15:55 Thematic Session (13+2) - Neurointensive Care Dr. D S.N Rao Chairperson Dr. Kalpesh B. Joshi Chairperson Dr. VETRISELVAN PARASURAMAN Chairperson Prof. Maitree Pandey Chairperson 15:10 15:25 Advanced Multimodal Neuromonitoring: From ICP to Brain Tissue Oxygenation Dr. Reshu Gupta Speaker 15:25 15:40 Acute Encephalitis in India : Challenges in the Critical Care Unit Dr. PRASAD RAJHANS Speaker 15:40 15:55 ICU management after Spinal Cord injury Sumesh Arora Speaker Hall 1
15:55 16:40	15:55 16:40 Thematic Session (13+2) - Mixed Bag Dr. Akshaykumar Chhallani Chairperson Dr. Deepak Baharani Chairperson Dr. Rakesh Nongthombam Chairperson Dr. VITHAL RAJANALA Chairperson 15:55 16:10 The new SOFA 2.0 Score: what's different and why?it?matters Prof. Daniel De Backer Speaker 16:10 16:25 Cost effective and resource limited does not mean providing ineffective and poor quality of care to the patient Thushira Weerawarna Speaker 16:25 16:40 Delirium in the ICU Dr. Mohit Kumar Speaker Hall 1

Day 3 - 01st Mar. 2026

Time	Session

09:00 10:00	09:00 10:00 Plenary Dr. Ajith Kumar A.K Chairperson Dr. Babu Kuruvilla Abraham Chairperson Dr. Rajkumar Mani Chairperson Dr. Vipul P Parekh Chairperson 09:00 09:20 Molecular Phenotyping in ARDS - Refining our bedside management Carolyn Calfee Speaker 09:20 09:40 Assessing glomerular filtration rate in critically ill - challenges and opportunities Dr. Ramesh Venkataraman Speaker 09:20 09:40 Wearable monitoring data outside the ICU and its impact on ICU admissions Ashish Khanna Speaker Hall 1
10:00 10:45	10:00 10:45 Thematic Session (13+2) - Toxicology Dr. Ahsina Jahan Chairperson Dr. Anil Prasad Singh Chairperson Dr. Vaneet Kaur Chairperson Dr. Vineet Nayyar Chairperson 10:00 10:15 Neurotoxic Envenomation : From Seizures to Ventilatory Support Dr. Prashant Kumar Speaker 10:15 10:30 Poisoned Patient in the ED/ICU: Initial Stabilization and Antidote Prescription Prof. Ashish Bhalla Speaker 10:30 10:45 Cardiotoxic Poisons: From Beta-blockers & Calcium Channel Blockers to Hydrocarbon Inhalation Prof. Mradul Kumar Daga Speaker Hall 1
10:45 11:30	10:45 11:30 Thematic Session (13+2) - Mixed Bag Dr. Ankur Agrawal Chairperson Dr. Prashanth Kumar K Chairperson Manu Ayyan Chairperson Prof. Sanjeev Bhoi Chairperson 10:45 11:00 Glycemic management in the ICU - Current concepts Dr. Ramanan Rajagopal Speaker 11:00 11:15 Interpretation of Fungal biomarkers - a practical guide Dr. Manoj Job Speaker 11:15 11:30 PCC in coagulopathy Dr. PRITHWIRAJ SAHA Speaker Hall 1
11:30 11:53	11:30 11:53 Rapid Fire Session (6+2) - Nephrocritical Care Dr. Nagesh Dauaraddi Jakaraddi Chairperson Dr. NISHANT KUMAR Chairperson Dr. Rajeev Kumar Dubey Chairperson Ramesh C Chairperson 11:30 11:38 CRRT Settings: 5 Mistakes Dr. Himaaldev GJ Speaker 11:38 11:46 ECMO and CRRT: The Love-Hate Relationship Dr. SUNITHA VARGHESE Speaker 11:46 11:53 To Start or Not to Start: Early vs Late RRT in Septic AKI Prof. (Prof)Uma Hariharan Speaker Hall 1
11:55 12:15	11:55 12:15 Thematic Session (8+2) - Mixed Bag Dr. Ankit Ankit Chairperson Dr. JITENDRA SINGH CHAHAR Chairperson Dr. sanjeev kumar Chairperson 11:55 12:05 How do I use V-a CO2 gap in my practice? Dr. Srinivas Jakkinaboina Speaker 12:05 12:15 Blood transfusion targets in TBI and SAH Amit Kansal Speaker Hall 1
12:15 12:45	12:15 12:45 Teambate -12 min for each team & 3 min each for moderator & Judge 12:15 12:45 Over-reliance on lactate levels or ScvO2 as resuscitation targets despite questionable evidence in sepsis Dr. Ashutosh Bhardwaj Moderator Dr. Gunadhar Padhi Judge Brig Ram Prasad Team A Dr. Imran Noormohammed Team A Dr. Sudipto Benerjee Team A Prof. Manjaree Mishra Team A Dr. HARI HARAN GNANESWARAN Team B Dr. PAVAN KUMAR VECHAM Team B Dr. Pooja Ramesh Murthy Team B Hall 1
12:45 12:57	12:45 12:57 Research Snapshot (5+1) Dr. Azhar Hussain Chairperson Dr. Dhiraj Baijulal Bhandari Chairperson Dr. SOUMYA SENGUPTA Chairperson 12:45 12:51 TARGET Protein TRIAL Dr. AHSAN AHMED Speaker 12:51 12:57 NAVIGATE TRIAL Dr. Anand Gupta Speaker Hall 1
13:00 13:30	13:00 13:30 Thematic Session (8+2) - Mixed Bag Dr. Aarti Varshney Chairperson Dr. BARUN RAM Chairperson Dr. Samir Samal Chairperson Vimal Krishnan S Chairperson 13:00 13:10 Pressure ulcer- risk factors & monitoring Dr. Anushka Dilani Mudalige Speaker 13:10 13:20 Personalised nutrition in critically ill Dr. Subasinghege Dona Lilanthi Padmika Subasinghe Speaker 13:20 13:30 New in heart failure in 2025 Dr. Pankaj Kumar Speaker Hall 1