Advancing Chest Care, Transforming Lives
Date: 28–30 August 2026 | Venue : IITM Research Park Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
| S.No | Session | Topic / Theme | Session Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet the Professor Session | Approach to PPF – Clinical Scenarios | Meet the Professor |
| 2 | What's New in Asthma in 2026 | GINA and Beyond | Lecture |
| 3 | Biologics in Asthma | Early Initiation vs Delay Till Exhausting All Other Therapies | Debate |
| 4 | Advances in Small Airway Assessment | Beyond Spirometry | Lecture |
| 5 | Severe COPD Forum | Pharmacotherapy to Surgery | Expert Panel |
| 6 | Acute ILD in Young Adults Beyond Infections | A Practical Time-Critical Approach | Lecture |
| 7 | Genetic Evaluation in Fibrotic ILD | Telomere Biology and Beyond | Lecture |
| 8 | Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features (IPAF) | Current Concepts and Future Directions | Lecture |
| 9 | Case-Based Discussion on Complex ILD Challenges | Navigating Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges | Multidisciplinary Team Discussion |
| 10 | Bronchoscopic Management of Persistent Air Leaks | Advancements in Tools and Techniques | Lecture |
| 11 | Complex Foreign Bodies Retrievals | Art and Science of Airway Foreign Body Retrievals | Lecture |
| 12 | Approach to Peripheral Lung Nodule | Real World Decision Making | Multidisciplinary Team Discussion |
| 13 | Oration | - | - |
| 14 | AI-Powered Lung Cancer Diagnosis | Body Vision | Lecture |
| 15 | Managing Patients with Recurrent Bronchiectatic Exacerbations | Breaking the Cycle | Expert Panel |
| 16 | Early Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis | Recognizing the Window of Opportunity | Lecture |
| 17 | Pneumothorax in 2026 | Evidence-Based Recommendations | Lecture |
| 18 | The Trapped Lung | How to Manage in your IP Suite | Lecture |
| 19 | Cracking Complex Pleural Cases | Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges | Expert Panel |
| 20 | Tobacco Cessation | What Really Works in Real-World Practice | Lecture |
| S.No | Session | Topic / Theme | Session Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet the Professor Session | Year in Review 2025–2026 in Pleural Effusion | Meet the Professor |
| 2 | Free Paper Session | Selected High-Impact Research Presentations and Discussions | Scientific Research Papers |
| 3 | Lung Cancer Screening Protocol | Optimizing Early Detection | Lecture |
| 4 | Precision Medicine in Lung Cancer | Liquid Biopsy, Molecular and Gene Sequencing | Lecture |
| 5 | Approach to Mediastinal Adenopathy in Malignancies | Choosing the Right Procedure for the Right Patient | Expert Panel |
| 6 | ICU Management of Lung Transplant Donor | Evidence-Based Strategies for Donor Optimization | Multidisciplinary Team Discussion |
| 7 | Lung Transplant in Developing Nations – Are We Nearing the 5-Year Survival Mark? | Challenges Ahead and Solutions | Lecture |
| 8 | Immunomodulators in Severe Pneumonia | Current Evidence | Lecture |
| 9 | The Right Heart Evaluation in Lung Diseases | The Forgotten Treasure Island | Lecture |
| 10 | ECMO Bridge to Transplant | Success Story vs Agony Prolongation | Debate |
| 11 | Current Updates on NTM | Clinical Pearls | Lecture |
| 12 | Differentiated TB Care | Precision Medicine in TB | Lecture |
| 13 | Latent Tuberculosis Infection | Newer Diagnostics and Regimens | Lecture |
| 14 | Optimizing Team in Pulmonary Rehabilitation | Rehabilitation Through Team-Based Protocols | Multidisciplinary Team Discussion |
| 15 | Post-Exacerbation Rehabilitation | Timing, Intensity, and Impact on Hospitalization Rates | Lecture |
| 16 | Impact of Modern-Day Inhalers on Environment | Carbon Footprint Beyond Bronchodilation | Lecture |
| 17 | Improving Rural Pulmonology Services in India | Challenges in Bridging the Gap | Expert Panel |
| S.No | Session | Topic / Theme | Session Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet the Professor Session | Difficult-to-Treat Asthma | Meet the Professor |
| 2 | Management of Sarcoidosis Relapse | An Evidence-Based Approach | Lecture |
| 3 | Managing Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis | ISHAM-ABPA Guidelines Recommendations | Lecture |
| 4 | Triggers for Palliative Care in ICU | Identifying the Right Patient at the Right Time | Lecture |
| 5 | Type 2 Respiratory Failure | Newer Non-Invasive and Invasive Ventilator Strategies | Lecture |
| 6 | Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism | Approach of PERT Team | Lecture |
| 7 | Case-Based Management of PAH | In CTD, CTEPH and Chronic Lung Diseases | Lecture |
| 8 | Role of AI in Management of Sleep Apnea | Current Trends | Lecture |
| 9 | Precision and Personalised Therapy in OSA | What Future Holds? | Lecture |
| 10 | Management of Complex OSA Cases | Choosing the Right Therapy for the Right Patient | Multidisciplinary Team Discussion |
| 11 | TB Mukt Bharat | TB Elimination: Challenges Ahead | Expert Panel |
| 12 | Oration | - | - |
| 13 | Award-Winning Papers | Presentation | Scientific Research Papers |
| 14 | Quiz Finals | National Level Pulmonology Quiz | Finals (5 Teams) |
| 15 | Valedictory | - | - |
| S.No | Session | Topic / Theme | Session Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet the Professor Session | Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis | Meet the Professor |
| 2 | SPICE Award Papers | Selected High-Impact Research Presentations and Discussions | Scientific Research Papers |
| 3 | Optimizing Lung Transplant Outcomes | Strategies for Better Outcomes | Multidisciplinary Team Discussion |
| 4 | Antibiotic Stewardship in ICU | Optimizing Antibiotic Use for Better Outcomes in Critical Care | Lecture |
| 5 | BOREAS / NOTUS / MATINEE Trials | Biologics in COPD – Are We Ready to Jab? | Lecture |
| 6 | FIBRO-NEER Trial – Hope or Hype? | Exploring Antifibrotic Therapy in Progressive Lung Disease | Lecture |
| 7 | Lung Ultrasound in Day-to-Day Practice | Expanding Horizons in Respiratory Medicine | Expert Panel |
| 8 | AI in Tuberculosis | From Detection to Decision-Making | Lecture |
| 9 | AI in Pulmonology | From Promise to Practice | Expert Panel |
| 10 | Optimising COPD Care | Optimising COPD Care with SITT | Lecture |
| 11 | Selecting the Right Biologics in Severe Asthma | From Phenotype to Endotype | Lecture |
| 12 | Airway Stents – Preventing and Managing Complications | Technical Pearls and Pitfalls | Lecture |
| 13 | Benign Tracheal Stricture | Surgery vs Bronchoscopic Interventions | Debate |
| 14 | HRCT in Occupational Lung Diseases | A Pattern-Based Approach | Lecture |
| 15 | Adult Vaccination in Lung Diseases | Guidelines and Updates | Lecture |
| 16 | Allergy Immunotherapy | Patient Selection and Therapy | Lecture |
| 17 | Valedictory | - | - |
