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National Conference on Advancing Equity and Inclusion: A Pathway to Achieving SDGs for Healthier Future Generations
Day 1: 11th April 2025, Friday
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | |||
| 08.30 am to 09.30 am | Registration & Breakfast | ||||
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PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM (Parallel Sessions) Bridging Digital and Health Equity Divide: Creating Pathways to Universal Healthcare Access |
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| Track- I Moringa Auditorium, 5th Floor, SUHRC |
Track- II Vinca Auditorium, 4th Floor, SUHRC |
Track- III Lecture Hall 1, SMCW |
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| 9.30 am to 10.15 am | Bridging the Digital Gap: Leveraging ABDM to Improve Healthcare Delivery Especially in Rural Communities Mr. Kiran Gopal Vaska, Joint Secretary & Mission Director, ABDM, New Delhi |
Use of AI to Combat Student Malnutrition Mr. Shubham Gupta, IAS Officer, Municipal Commissioner of Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra, India |
Medicine Delivery in Quick Commerce Mr. Sourav Das, CEO, MyRx Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad |
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| 10.15 am to 11.00 am | Innovative Strategies for Expanding Healthcare Access in Remote and Underserved Areas Mr. Amarjeet Singh Cheema, Scientist-F and Head of the Department at the Health Informatics Group, C-DAC, Noida |
Bridging Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health: Integrated Pathways for Sustainable Development Dr. Anjali Rao, Consultant, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India |
Pharmacovigilance in the Era of Precision Medicine Dr. Sonali Kale, Country Head-Pharmacovigilance, Bayer, Mumbai |
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| 11.00 am to 11.15 am | Energizers | ||||
| 11.15 am to 11.30 am | Tea Break | ||||
| 11.30 am to 12.15 pm | Flexible and Adaptable Hospital Spaces for Emerging Healthcare Technologies Dr. Vivek Desai, Founder HOSMAC India Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai |
From Bench to Bedside: Translating Sarcopenia Research into Clinical Practice Dr. Minakshi Dhar, Professor & Head, HOD Geriatric Medicine, Associate Dean Academics (PG), AIIMS Rishikesh |
Clinical Data Management: Ensuring Data Integrity in Research Dr. Ananya Biswas, Manager, Market Access-AstraZeneca, Kolkata (Ex-Surveillance Medical Officer WHO) |
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| 12.15 pm to 1.00 pm | Harnessing Predictive Analytics and AI for Continuous Quality Improvement in Healthcare Mr. Narender Kumar, CEO, Venture7.com |
From General to Personalized Nutrition Approaches: Changing Landscape of Nutrition Practice in Healthcare Settings Dr. Sarjan Shah, Lab Director, Quality Manager, GreenArrays Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, India |
Data-Driven Innovations in Healthcare Industry Upasana Kamineni, Founder-URLIFE, Vice Chairperson, CSR- Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad |
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| END OF PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM | |||||
| 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
| 2.30 pm to 3.15 pm | INAUGURATION Keynote Address: "Combatting the Triple Threat: Climate Change, Urbanization, and Non-Communicable Diseases Through SDGs" Keynote Address: "Revolutionizing Healthcare with Digital Innovation” TBD |
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| 3.15 pm to 4.15 pm | Aligning Healthcare Policies with SDGs: Partnerships for a Sustainable Future Dr. P C Gupta, Director- Healis-Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, Mumbai Dr. Vandana Shinde, Lead Public Health Specialist at Reliance. Mental Health & Wellness, Reliance Industries, Mumbai Dr. Anjum Fatima, Health and Policy Expert, UNICEF, Patna, India Moderator: Mr. Sandeep Kumar Mohanty, Partner and Leader- Climate and Sustainability Strategy, PwC India, Mumbai |
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| 4.15 pm to 4.30 pm | TEA BREAK | ||||
| 4.30 pm to 5.15 pm | HA 50-year journey of Knowledge Translation in Health & Medical Research – A review of the baggage Dr. Nerges Mistry, Director, Foundation for Medical Research, Mumbai |
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| 5.15 pm to 6.00 pm | Governance and Health: Leveraging Legal Frameworks for Sustainable Development Dr. Abhay Shukla, Public Health Specialist and Senior Scientist, SATHI, Pune |
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| 7.00 pm onwards | Networking Dinner | ||||
Day 2: 12th April 2025, Saturday
| 8:00 am to 9:00 am | Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:00 am to 9:30 am | Oral Paper Presentation |
| 9:30 am to 10:15 am |
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Healthcare Communication Dr. Indu Arneja, Founder Director, Indian Institute of Healthcare Communication, New Delhi |
| 10:15 am to 11:00 am |
Promoting Health Equity through Medical Tourism Dr. Rashk Kaushal, Senior Manager, International Marketing, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai |
| 11:00 am to 11:15 am | TEA BREAK |
| 11:15 am to 12:00 noon |
Health Impacts of Climate Change: Strategies for Resilient Healthcare Systems Abhiyant Tiwari, Lead - Climate Resilience and Health, India Program Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| 12:00 noon to 12:45 pm |
Pathways to Health Equity: Financing Models to Bridge the Gaps Dr. Utkarsh Shah, Director-Healthcare, KPMG India, Mumbai |
| 12:45 pm to 1:00 pm | Energizers |
| 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Lunch |
| 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm |
Role of Equity and Inclusion in Mental Health Care Dr. B.P. Nirmala, Head of the Department, Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore |
| 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm |
Medical Ethics and Law: Where Do They Intersect? Dr. Sanjay Gupte, Director of Gupte Hospital, Pune |
| 3:45 pm to 4:45 pm |
VALEDICTORY CEREMONY Guest of Honour: Maj. General (Dr. Prof.) Atul Kotwal, Executive Director, NHSRC, New Delhi Presided By: Prof. Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, Chancellor, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) |
| 4:45 pm to 5:00 pm | Group Photograph |
