Scientific Program

CME Program (Day 1 - Thursday, 6th November 2025)
Time Hall A Hall B Hall C Hall D
08:00 AM Onwards Registration
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Oral Paper: Malignant Hematology - Laboratory Oral Paper: Malignant Hematology - Clinical Oral Paper: Benign Hematology - Laboratory Oral paper: Benign Hematology - Clinical
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Session 1: Red Blood Cell Disorders Session 1: Thrombotic Disorders-I Session 1: Laboratory Technologist CME Session 1: Nursing CME
Chairpersons Dr. P. Lalita Jyotsna
Dr. Umesh Tiwari
Dr. Virendra Atam
Dr. Wahid Ali
Dr. Anshu Palta
Dr. Priyanka Samal
Dr. Shivani Gandhi
Mr. Sitaram Ghogale
Dr. Lubna Khan
Dr. Akanksha Singh
Mrs. Rashmi P John
Mrs. Shivani Singh
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Refractory Iron Deficiency Anemia Approach to a case of Arterial thrombosis How to prepare a good peripheral smear? Safe Chemotherapy Mixing and Managing Extravasations of chemo drugs
Speaker Dr. Harish Chandra Dr. Sanjeevan Sharma Dr. Samira Kumar Behera Dr. Shazia Gulshan
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM Drug Induced Immune Hemolytic anemia Role of Fibrinolytic Pathway in Thrombosis Stains in Hematology Practice: Role and relevance in current era Critical role of Central line care in Hematology Practice
Speaker Dr. K K Radhika Dr. Bipin Prakash Kulkarni Dr. Deepti Mishra Dr. Arijit Bishnu
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Anemia in Elderly Pitfalls in diagnosis of APLA syndrome? Bone marrow biopsy: Processing, quality control and related issues Febrile neutropenia: What a nursing staff should know?
Speaker Dr. Vijai Tilak Dr. Sabina Langer Dr. Surabhi Dr. Avinash Singh
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Tea - Coffee Break
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Session 2: White Cell Disorders Session 2: Thrombotic Disorders -II Session 2: Laboratory Technologist CME Session 2: Nursing CME
Chairpersons Dr. Amit Ravindra Nisal
Dr. Malti Kumari Maurya
Dr. Rumpa Das
Dr. Deepti Mishra
Dr. Vikas Shrivastava
Dr. Ashok Rajoreya
Dr. Deepa Rani
Dr. Gunvanti Rathod
Dr. Aarti Bhattacharya
Dr. U S Singh
Mrs. Geeta Suri
Dr. Bharti Devi Thaker
Dr. Priyanka Verma
11:15 AM - 11:35 AM Approach to a case of Leukocytosis Update in Cancer associated thrombosis How to set up a Coagulation lab ? Hospital Waste Management: Roles and responsibilities
Speaker Dr. Richa Chauhan Dr. Rayaz Ahmad Dr. Mansi Kala Dr. Kirti Srivastava
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM Inherited Neutrophil Disorders How I workup & treat Cortical Venous thrombosis? Laboratory approach to Hemolytic anemia Physiotherapy in Hemophilia: A specialized entity
Speaker Dr. Vidisha Mahajan Dr. Neeraj Sidharthan Dr. Shailaja Shukla Dr. Rohini Dange
11:55 AM - 12:15 PM Approach to a case of "Hypereosinophilic Syndrome" Heparin Induced thrombocytopenia: What a clinician should know? Beyond basic lab training: Options and opportunities Infection prevention practices in BMT unit
Speaker Dr. Hitha B Dr. Bhushan Asthana Mr. Sitaram Ghogale Dr. Poorvi Kapoor
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM Session 3: Platelet Disorders Session 3: Infections in Haematological Settings Session 3: Laboratory Technologists CME Session 3: Nursing CME
Chairpersons Dr. Parshw Singh
Dr. KK Sawlani
Dr. (Prof.) A K Tripathi
Dr. Nidhi Verma
Dr. Anjali Tewari
Prof. Preeti Tripathi
Dr. Sanjay Agarwal
Dr. Anju Bharti
Dr. Mala Sagar
Dr. Nitin Chaudhary
Dr. Satendra Sonkar
Dr. Poonam Gupta
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM When to suspect & How to approach Inherited platelet disorders? Newer diagnostic modalities for Infections in Hematology practice New parameters in Automated Blood analyzers Nutritional Care in Hematology patients
Speaker Dr. Rucha Patil Dr. Rishu Vidyarthi Dr. Garima Anandani Dr. Irom Anil Singh
12:35 PM - 12:55 PM Management of ITP in 2025 Pyrexia of unknown origin in Hematology Practice Setting up a molecular lab Sequence of Steps in MUD Workup
Speaker Dr. Harshit Khurana Dr. Priyanka Samal Dr. Shivangi Harankhedkar Ms. Jackulin Mary
12:55 PM - 01:15 PM Acquired Funtional Disorders of Platelets Diagnosis & Management of Febrile neutropenia Role of laboratory in bone marrow transplant Evolving role of Hematology nursing practice
Speaker Col.(Dr) Priyanka Mishra Dr. Ashok Rajoreya Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta Dr. Mona Vijayaran
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM Lunch Break and Poster Walk
02:15 PM - 03:15 PM Session 4: Panel Discussion Session 4: Panel Discussion Session 4: Blood & Blood Component Transfusion Session 4: Plasma Cell Disorders
Chairpersons Dr. Subrat Chandra
Dr. Tulika Chandra
Dr. Meenu Bajpai
Dr. Shilpa Vahikar
Dr. Kachnar Verma
Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Singh
02:15 PM - 02:45 PM Panel Discussion 1: Approach to a case of Pancytopenia Panel Discussion 3: PNH: Diagnosis & Management 02:15 PM - 02:35 PM Transfusion support in Autoimmune Hemolytic anemia 02:15 PM - 02:35 PM Monoclonal Gammopathies: Newer Aspects
Moderator:
Dr. Narender Tejwani

Panelists:
Dr. Bharti Thaker
Dr. Rama Hariharan
Dr. Riju Rani Deka
Dr. Avinash Singh
Moderator:
Dr. Rajib De

Panelists:
Dr. Yatendra Parashar
Dr. Debranjani Chattopadhyay
Dr. Sreeya Das
Dr. Mona Vijayaran
Dr. Shinto Francis
Speaker Dr. Prashant Agarwal Speaker Dr. Deepa Rani
02:45 PM - 03:15 PM Panel Discussion 2: Role of flow cytometry in Non Malignant Hematology Panel Discussion 4: Essential Thrombocythemia 02:35 PM - 02:55 PM Transfusion in critical care settings 02:35 PM - 02:55 PM Risk stratification in Multiple Myeloma: Current Practice
Moderator:
Dr. Sarika Singh

Panelists:
Dr. Aastha Gupta
Dr. Anu Singh
Dr. Lakshita Singh
Dr. Sreya PB
Moderator:
Dr. Gaurav Chhabra

Panelists:
Dr. Pradeep Kumar
Dr. Akanksha Garg
Dr. Shilpi Saxena
Dr. Avriti Baveja
Dr. Ashok Rajoreya
Speaker Dr. Sachin Bansal Speaker Dr. Rohan Halder
02:55 PM - 03:15 PM Transfusion related acute lung Injury (TRALI): What is new? 02:55 PM - 03:15 PM Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia- How to fine tune the treatment?
Speaker Dr. Rahul Chaurasia Speaker Dr. Priyanka Verma
03:15 PM - 04:15 PM Session 5: Indian College of Hematology & AOP Session 5: Laboratory Hematology- I Session 5: Blood & Blood Component Transfusion Session 5: Lymphomas
Chairpersons Dr. DK Bhagwani
Dr. Hara Prasad Pati
Dr. DM Gupta
Dr. Ann Thomas
Prof. Neha Singh
Dr. (Prof.) Vijai Tilak
Dr. Yogesh Kumar Yadav
Dr. Ajeet Chaurasiya
Dr. Charu Chandra Saxena
Lt. Col (Dr.) Amit Kumar Biswas
Dr. Aparajita Singh Chauhan
Dr. Madhu Kumar
Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh
03:15 PM - 03:35 PM Inauguration of Joint Session Laboratory Accreditation in Hematology Techniques of Hemoglobin estimation in blood donors: Current insight and future directions Early favourable Hodgkin Lymphoma: Balancing the see-saw!
Speaker Dr. Somanath Padhi Dr. Anju Dubey Dr. Rajesh Krishna
03:35 PM - 03:55 PM Neonatal Anemia: A difficult Entity The science & art of peripheral smear examination Platelet transfusion strategies: What is the evidence? DLBCL Pathology: What is new?
Speaker Dr. Nishant Verma Dr. Rumma Manchanda Dr. Anubha Srivastava Dr. Parimal Sarda
03:55 PM - 04:15 PM Challenges during Pediatric to adult transition in thalassemia Marrow metastasis: How should we approach? Pathogen Inactivation of Blood and Blood products Role of molecular methods in sorting problematic diagnosis in Lymphoma
Speaker Dr. Uttam Kumar Nath Dr. Savitri Singh Dr. Tulika Chandra Dr. Ankita Jaiswal
04:15 PM - 04:35 PM Tea - Coffee Break
04:35 PM - 05:15 PM Session 6: Indian College of Hematology & FOGSI 04:35 PM - 05:35 PM Session 6: Laboratory Hematology - II 04:35 PM - 05:35 PM Session 6: Apheresis 04:35 PM - 05:35 PM Session 6: Acute Leukemias
Chairpersons Dr. R K Jena
Dr. SP Jaiswar
Dr. Yashodhara Pradeep
Dr. Pushpanjali
Dr. Shefali Agarwal
Dr. Poorvi Kapoor
Dr. Atul Sonkar
Dr. Anupam Verma
Dr. VK Sharma
Dr. Faheema Hasan
Dr. Anurag Singh
Dr. Surabhi Gupta
04:35 PM - 04:55 PM Obstetric DIC: Obstetrics Perspective 04:35 PM - 04:55 PM Difficult cases of Hemolytic anemia: My experience 04:35 PM - 04:55 PM Granulocyte transfusion: Is it useful? 04:35 PM - 04:55 PM Recent advances in CNS Directed therapy in Pediatric ALL
Speaker Dr. Amita Pandey Speaker Dr. Richa Gupta Speaker Dr. Ashok Meshram Speaker Dr. Vineeta Gupta
04:55 PM - 05:15 PM Obstetric DIC: Hematologist perspective 04:55 PM - 05:15 PM Cell counter plots: They tell many things 04:55 PM - 05:15 PM Stem cell mobilization strategies: Role of Plerixafor 04:55 PM - 05:15 PM Acute leukemia of Ambiguous lineage: How to diagnose ?
Speaker Dr. Vishnu Sharma Speaker Dr. Naveen Kakkar Speaker Dr. Abhishek Maurya Speaker Dr. Aastha Gupta
05:15 PM - 05:35 PM HPLC plots: Reading between the peaks 05:15 PM - 05:35 PM Therapeutic Apheresis in Hematological Disorders 05:15 PM - 05:35 PM Cracking the code: The Role of molecular testing in AML
Speaker Dr. Gurmeet Singh Speaker Dr. Meenu Bajpai Speaker Dr. Neha Singh
05:15 PM - 06:55 PM Session 7: Indian College of Hematology & API 05:35 PM - 07:05 PM Session 7: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms 05:35 PM - 06:05 PM Session 7: Panel Discussion 6: Blood & component transfusion in Infants and children 05:35 PM - 06:35 PM Session 7: Panel Discussion
Chairpersons Dr. Nirupam Prakash
Dr. Shyam Chandra Choudhary
Dr. Sanjay Tandon
Dr. Tuphan Kanti Dolai
Dr. Garima Rakheja
Prof. Samira Kumar Behera
Col Ashok Meshram
Moderator:
Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal

Panelists:
Dr. Shalini Tripathi
Dr. Archana Solanki
Dr. Saroj Rajput
Dr. Ashutosh Singh
Dr. Vinod
05:15 PM - 05:35 PM Approach to thrombocytopenia made easy 05:35 PM - 05:55 PM Bone Marrow Morphology In Ph-negative MPN's 06:05 PM - 06:45 PM Session 8: Platelets: What's New ? 05:35 PM - 06:05 PM Panel Discussion 7: Approach to a case of Bleeding disorder (Case based)
Speaker Dr. Jyotirmoy Pal Speaker Dr. Bidyut Goswami Chairpersons Dr. Pronati Gupta
Dr. Reetika Menia
Dr. Shambhavi Tripathi
Moderator:
Dr. Varun Kaul

Panelists:
Dr. Roopam Deka
Dr. Jasdeep Singh
Dr. Irom Anil Singh
Dr. Javid Rasool
Dr. Bishesh Poudyal
Dr. Sant Pandey
05:35 PM - 05:55 PM Emergencies in Leukemia treatment: What a physician should know? 05:55 PM - 06:15 PM Role of interferon in managing patients with MPN 06:05 PM - 06:25 PM Role of Flow Cytometry in Diagnosis of Platelet Disorder
Speaker Dr. Pritish Chandra Patra Speaker Dr. Chepsy C Philip Speaker Dr. Tulasi Geevar
05:55 PM - 06:15 PM Anemia not responding to Hematinics 06:15 PM - 06:35 PM How to manage thrombosis and bleeding in MPN patients ? 06:05 PM - 06:45 PM IPF :Newer Insights 06:05 PM - 06:35 PM Panel Discussion 8: Approach to a case of Infection in transplant setting (Case based)
Speaker Dr. Shekhar Chakraborty Speaker Dr. Aditi Jain Speaker Dr. Gp. Capt. Preeti Tripathi Moderator:
Dr. Faheema Hasan

Panelists:
Dr. Tushar Pandey
Dr. Aditya Jandial
Dr. Poorvi Kapoor
Dr. Sayan Sinha Roy
06:15 PM - 06:35PM Sickle Crises: time is life 06:35 PM - 07:05 PM Panel Discussion 5: JAK Inhibition in Myelofibrosis: Evolving Landscape 06:45 PM - 07:10 PM Industry Sponsored Symposium - Gennova
Speaker Dr. Biswajit Bhuyan Moderator:
Dr. Sreeraj Vasudevan

Panelists:
Dr. DSK Sahitya
Dr. Mir Sadaqat Hassan Zafa
Dr. Deepika Gupta
Dr. Sohini Chattopadhyay
Dr. Mathumithra.T
Totpic: Asparaginase in ALL: Quality, Challenges & Innovations
06:35 PM - 06:55 PM Indian Stigma Scale of SCD: A new validation Chairpersons


06:35 PM - 06:55 PM
Dr. Anupam Verma
Dr. Poonam Singh


Session 8: Global Hemostasis
Rotational Thromboelastometry: Conforming to Precision Medicine in coagulopathic bleeding management
Speaker Dr. Bontha V Babu Speaker Dr. Praveen Agarwal Speaker Dr. Ajay Gandhi
06:55 PM - 07:35 PM Industry Sponsored Symposium - Adley
Topic: Methotrexate Suspension - A paradigm shift in patient compliance
07:05 PM - 07:35 PM Industry Sponsored Symposium - ZYDUS HEALTHCARE LTD - TOPCARE 07:10 PM - 07:35 PM Industry Sponsored Symposium - GSK Pharma
Topic: Shingles prevention Hemato-oncology perspective.
06:55 PM - 07:15 PM Industry Sponsored Symposium - Medgenome
Topic: MRD Tracking advancements and its Clinical Impact
Speaker Dr. MB Agarwal Topic: Integrating Nelarabine into Frontline and Salvage Therapy for the Management of T-ALL Speaker Dr. Kundan Mishra Speaker Dr. Charu Bahl
Speaker Dr. Pawan Kumar Singh 07:15 PM - 07:35 PM Industry Sponsored Symposium - Core
Topic: Next-generation sequencing and its application in myeloid neoplasms: A scenario-based approach
Speaker Dr. Ankita Jaiswal
07:35 PM Onwards Dinner Venue: Holiday Inn Lawn
Workshop Program (Day 1 - Thursday, 6th November 2025)
01 Workshop 02 Workshop 03 Workshop 04 Workshop 05 Workshop 06 Workshop 07 Workshop 08 Workshop 09 Workshop 10 Workshop
Workshop Details (Day 1 - Thursday, 6th November 2025)
Sl No. Workshop Name Institute Address Program Coordinators Remaining Seats
1 Laboratory Diagnosis of Bleeding Disorders Venue: Coagulation Lab (1st Floor), Room no 203; Department of Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow Dr. Rashmi Kushwaha Seats are full.
2 Bone Marrow Aspiration & Biopsy: Comprehensive Approach Venue: Digital Lab (Ground Floor); Department of Pathology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow Dr. Tejinder Singh
Dr. Mili Jain
Seats are full.
3 Flow Cytometry (Basic approach to Acute Leukemias and CLPDs) Venue: Neuropathology Seminar Room (2nd Floor); Department of Pathology; King George's Medical University, Lucknow Dr. Khaliqur Rahman
Dr. Geeta Yadav
Seats are full.
4 Advanced Cytogenetics: Karyotyping and FISH Techniques in Hematological Diagnostics Venue: Room Number 413; Kalam Centre; King George's Medical University, Lucknow Dr. Nitu Nigam Seats are full.
5 Artificial Intelligence in Hematology Venue: Room No. 403; Kalam Centre; King George's Medical University, Lucknow Dr. Anjali Kelkar
Dr. Sanjay Mishra
Seats are full.
6 PICC Line Insertion, Care and Maintenance Venue: Basement 2, Auditorium; Apollomedics Superspeciality Hospital, Alambagh; Lucknow Dr. Priyanka Chauhan 6
7 Lymphoma Morphology & IHC Venue: Department of Pathology, Academics Block; 3rd Floor; Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow Dr. Pradyumn Singh Seats are full.
8 Hemoglobinopathy Diagnosis Venue: Department of Pathology, Academics Block; 3rd Floor; Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow Dr. (Prof.) Namrata P. Awasthi 1
9 CAR T-Cell Therapy Venue: Gomti Reference Room, Lower Basement; Medanta Hospital, Lucknow Dr. Anshul Gupta
Dr. Ganesh Jaiteshwar
Seats are full.
10 Stem Cell Apheresis and Cryopreservation Venue: Ganga Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Medanta Hospital, Lucknow Dr. Ashish Tiwari
Dr. Sujeet Kumar
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Scientific Program (Day 2 - Friday, 7th November 2025)
Time Hall A Hall B Hall C Hall D
08:00 AM Onwards Registration
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Meet the Professor
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Oral Paper: Malignant Hematology - Laboratory Oral Paper: Malignant Hematology - Clinical Oral Paper: Benign Hematology - Laboratory Oral paper: Benign Hematology - Clinical
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Session 1: Myelodysplastic Syndrome Session 1: Acute Myeloid Leukemia- I Session 1: Hemoglobinopathies Session 1: Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Chairpersons Prof. Meera Sikka
Dr. Uttam Kumar Nath
Dr. Biju George
Dr. Anita Chopra
Dr. Sanjay Mehrotra
Dr. Pradip Kumar Mitra
Dr. D K Mishra
Dr. Dibyajyoti Sahoo
Dr. Ruchi Gupta
Dr. Pankaj Malhotra
Dr. Uday Prakash Kulkarni
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM MDS Diagnosis: Morphology is still the backbone MRD assessment in AML NTDT: Laboratory Diagnosis Risk factors, Biomarkers and prognostic scores: A preventive approach to GVHD
Speaker Dr. Debdutta Basu Dr. P G Subramanian Dr. Vijay Kumar Dr. Ajay Sharma
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM Integrating molecular profile in risk assessment of MDS Management of AML in 2025: Is 3+7 induction still a reasonable option? Recent advances in understanding of Iron overload and Iron Chelation Chronic GVHD: Targeted strategies and noval endpoints
Speaker Dr. Nikhil Patkar Dr. Nalini Pati Dr. Shruti Kakkar Dr. Navin Khattry
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM High risk MDS: Front line treatment options in 2025 Relapsed refractory AML: Molecular targets and outcomes Thalassemia Transplant: Current Status Comprehensive Pre-Allo SCT workup: Role of laboratory
Speaker Dr. Auro Viswabandya Dr. M B Agarwal Dr. Rahul Naithani Dr. Narender Tejwani
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Tea - Coffee Break & Poster walk
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Session 2: ISHBT-ASH Joint Session: Myeloma (Hall A)
Chairpersons Dr. Sarmila Chandra; Dr. P.K. Sasidharan
11:15 AM - 11:35 AM Cancer Metabolism: Implications for Multiple Myeloma Therapy
Speaker Dr. Mala Shanmugam
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM Advances in the treatment of Multiple Myeloma
Speaker Dr. Noopur Raje
11:55 AM - 12:15 PM Multiple myeloma-Indian perspective
Speaker Dr. Tapan Saikia
12:15 PM -12:30 PM Discussion
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM Session 3: Industry Sponsored Symposium - Novartis 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM Session 3: Industry Sponsored Symposium - ROCHE 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM Session 3: Industry Sponsored Symposium - Pfizer
Chairperson Dr. Tuphan Kanti Dolai Chairperson Dr. Manoranjan Mahapatra Chairpersons Dr. Savitri Singh
Dr. Debmalya Bhattacharya
Dr. PK Gupta
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM Redefining Success in CML: the role of asciminib in first-line treatment 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM Driving change in DLBCL 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM Recent Advances in management of relapsed refractory multiple myeloma 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Approach to spuriously low platelet count
Speaker Prof. Giusepper Saglio Moderator:
Dr. V A Arun

Panelists:
Dr. Amit Khurana
Dr. Sohini Chattopadhyay
Dr. Vishnu Sharma
Dr. Vikas Talreja
Dr. Anshul Gupta
Speaker Dr. Noopur Raje Speaker Dr. JM Khunger
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM Choosing the Optimal First-Line Treatment in CML 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM Living with Hemophilia - Real world Experience 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM Changing paradigms of haemophilia management : Focus on prophylaxis with anti - TFPI therapy 12:50 PM - 01:30 PM Session 3: Industry Sponsored Symposium: Transasia

Reticulocytes: Counts: & Beyond - Diagnostic and Prognostic Value
Moderator:
Dr. M B Agarwal

Panelists:
Prof. Giusepper Saglio
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
Dr. Subhaprakash Sanyal
Dr. Ganesh Jaishetwar
Speaker Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal Speaker Dr. K K Radhika Speaker Dr. Anil Handoo
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM Lunch Break & Poster Evaluation
02:15 PM - 03:15 PM Session 4: Oration: Dr. J G Parekh Session 4: Acute Myeloid Leukemia II Session 4: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Session 4: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
Chairpersons Dr. Hara Prasad Pati
Prof. Rumma Manchanda
Dr. MB Agarwal
Prof. Dr. Hemant Malhotra
Dr. Abhishek Sharma
Dr. Samanyoya Gochhait
Dr. LP Meena
Dr. Priyanka Verma
Prof. Sudhir Kumar Singh
Dr. Krishnarathnam K
Dr. Girish V Badarkhe
Dr. Pawan Kumar Singh
02:15 PM - 03:15 PM In the Era of Molecular Pathology, Is there any role of marrow morphology in diagnosis of MPNs ? 02:15 PM - 02:35 PM AML Biology: Recent Advances 02:15 PM - 02:35 PM CLL Diagnosis: What a clinician should know? 02:15 PM - 02:35 PM Viral infections in post transplant settings: A systematic approach
Orator: Dr. Tejinder Singh Speaker Dr. Neeraj Arora Speaker Dr. Abhishek Purohit Speaker Dr. Mathew Thomas
02:35 PM - 02:55 PM Management of CBF-Mutated AML in 2025 02:35 PM - 02:55 PM Evolving front line management of CLL 02:35 PM - 02:55 PM Ex-vivo manipulation of stem cells: Need, benefits and limitations
Speaker Dr. Jayastu Senapati Speaker Dr. Ganesh Jaishetwar Speaker Dr. Shreyans Gandhi
02:55 PM - 03:15 PM Relapsed APML: Evidence based Management in current Era 02:55 PM - 03:15 PM Relapsed refractory CLL: Treatment options & Outcomes 02:55 PM - 03:15 PM Debate : Auto SCT Vs CAR-T therapy for Relapsed/Refractory High grade lymphoma
Speaker Dr. Uday Prakash Kulkarni Speaker Dr. Vishvdeep Khushoo Auto SCT Speaker
CAR-T Speaker
Dr. V A Arun

Dr. Prashant Mehta
03:15 PM - 04:15 PM Session 5: Immunodeficiency Diseases Session 5: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Session 5: Low Grade Lymphomas - I Session 5: Hemostasis
Chairpersons Dr. Urmila Dhakad
Dr. Ritu Chadha
Dr. Sanjeev Varma
Prof. Veena Gupta
Dr. Swapan Sinha
Dr. Basab Bagchi
Prof. Anita Tahlan
Dr. Kaustav Ghosh
Dr. Madhup Rastogi
Dr. Narender Kumar
Dr. Rupali Awale
Dr. Varun Kaul
03:15 PM - 03:45 PM Advances in cell therapy: Potential application in the treatment of Error of Immunity 03:15 PM - 03:35 PM ALL: Current risk stratification 03:15 PM - 03:35 PM Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphomas: Diagnostic considerations 03:15 PM - 03:35 PM Anticoagulant monitoring : The critical role of Anti Xa testing
Speaker Dr. Neena Kapoor Speaker Dr. Sudhir Kumar Atri Speaker Dr. Nabhajit Malik Speaker Dr. Jyoti Kotwal
03:45 PM - 04:15 PM Unmasking the Invisible: A deep Dive into Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases 03:35 PM - 03:55 PM A simple path of Non transplant-Management of Ph+ ALL in 2025 03:35 PM - 03:55 PM POD24 in Follicular lymphoma: Clinical Implications and prognostic significance 03:35 PM - 03:55 PM Role of Global Hemostasis in management of patients with Bleeding
Speaker Dr. Rajat Kumar Speaker Dr. Sanjeevan Sharma Speaker Dr. Sitalakshmi Subramanian
Speaker Dr. Sudhir Gupta 03:55 PM - 04:15 PM Transplant in ALL: Why, Who, when and how? 03:55 PM - 04:15 PM Richter Transformation: Is there any ray of hope? 03:55 PM - 04:15 PM Managing Anticoagulation in Perioperative period
Speaker Dr. Dharma Choudhary Speaker Dr. Naveen Gupta Speaker Dr. Upendra Sharma
04:15 PM - 04:30 PM Tea - Coffee Break & Poster walk
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM Session 6: ISHBT - ASIAN Joint Symposium - ITP Session 6: CML / Hematology Education Session 6: Low Grade Lymphomas - II Session 6: Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Chairpersons Dr. Tuphan Kanti Dolai
Dr. R K Jena
Dr. Neelam Varma
Col. Dr. Ashok Meshram
Dr. Rajeshwari S. Handigund
Dr. Zachariah Choudhary
Dr. Sumit Mitra
Dr. Suresh Babu
Dr. Narender Tejwani
Dr. Mahima Sharma
Dr. Anshul Gupta
04:30 PM - 04:50 PM Immune thrombocytopenia (Any Aspect) 04:30 PM - 04:50 PM BCR-ABL monitoring: Recent Guidelines 04:30 PM - 04:50 PM Essentials of Lab approach to a case of low grade lymphomas 04:30 PM - 04:50 PM Current Understanding of Pathophysiology of Aplastic Anemia
Speaker Dr. Chia Jen Liu (Virtual) Speaker Dr. D K Mishra Speaker Dr. Jasmita Das Speaker Dr. Soniya Nityanand
04:50 PM - 05:10 PM Immune thrombocytopenia (Any Aspect) 04:50 PM - 05:10 PM How to approach resistance mutations in CML? 04:50 PM - 05:10 PM Management of Hairy Cell Leukemia: Where do we stand today? 04:50 PM - 05:10 PM Update on non transplant management of Aplastic Anemia
Speaker Dr. Amin Lutful Kabir (Virtual) Speaker Dr. Pankaj Malhotra Speaker Dr. Girish V Badarkhe Speaker Dr. Manoranjan Mahapatra
05:10 PM - 05:30 PM Immune Thrombocytopenia (Indian Perspective) 05:10 PM - 05:30 PM Hematology Education in India: The way forward 05:10 PM - 05:30 PM Marginal zone Lymphomas: Is operational cure possible? 05:10 PM - 05:30 PM Alternative donor transplant in Severe aplastic anemia: Current status
Speaker Dr. Kundan Mishra Speaker Dr. Subhash Varma Speaker Dr. Debmalya Bhattacharya Speaker Dr. Biju George
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM Session 7: Sickle Cell Disease 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM Session 7: Hemophilia 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM Session 7: Rare Hematological Neoplasms (Case Based Presentation - 10 minutes each faculty ) 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM Session 7: Medico legal Aspects/Rare Hematological Disorders
Chairpersons Dr. Bhaskar Devi Thakkar
Dr. Vinita Srivastava
Prof. Pabitra Kumar Gogoi
Dr (SQN LDR) Toyaja Jadhav
Prof. Sitaram Mahapatro
Dr. Avinash Singh
Dr. Suryanshu Ojha
Dr. Arvind Kumar Gupta
Dr. Taruna Rajpal
Dr. Bishesh Poudyal
Dr. Tejaswini P. Waghmare
Dr. Mahadevappa Doddikoppad
Dr. Vijai Kumar Gupta
05:30 PM - 05:50 PM Collaboration of India & Africa in controlling Sickle cell disease at Global Level; Role of Global sickle cell disease Network 05:30 PM - 05:50 PM Clinical Utility of D-Dimers in Hematology Practice 05:30 PM - 05:50 PM CNL & CSF3R related Disorders 05:30 PM - 05:50 PM Medicolegal Aspects In Hematology Practice
Speaker Prof. Isaac Odame (Virtual) Speaker Dr. Sukesh C. Nair Speaker Dr. Basab Bagchi
Dr. Siddhartha Sankar Ray
Speaker Dr. Atul Mehta
05:50 PM - 06:10 PM Understanding the pain of VOC in SCD and its Innovative Management; Experimental model 05:50 PM - 06:10 PM Hemophilia Management in 2025: Where do we stand? 05:50 PM - 06:10 PM Acute leukemia of Ambiguous lineage: Diagnosis & Management 05:50 PM - 06:10 PM Post transplant lymphoproliferative Disorder
Speaker Prof. Kalpna Gupta Speaker Dr. Jasashwi Chakraborty Speaker Dr. Abhishek Sharma
Dr. Sumit Mitra
Speaker Dr. Subhprakash Sanyal
06:10 PM - 06:30 PM New and emerging pharmacological therapies for SCD; do we have magic bullets, or should the search continue? 06:10 PM - 06:30 PM The art and science of Inhibitor management in Hemophilia 06:10 PM - 06:30 PM Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis 06:10 PM - 06:30 PM Paediatric B-ALL MRD: Panels & Pitfalls
Speaker Dr. Zenaide Quezado Speaker Dr. Sheikh Bilal Speaker Dr. Zachariah Choudhary
Dr. Nitin Gupta
Speaker Dr. P. Lalita Jyotsna
06:30PM - 07:00PM Session 8: Hodgkin Lymphoma Recent Updates
Chairpersons Dr. (Prof.) A K Tripathi; Dr. A K Ganju
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM Reaching closer to the finish line: Impact of biology on the management of classic Hodgkin Lymphoma
Speaker Dr. Ranjana Advani
07:00PM - 07:30 PM Industry Sponsored Symposium - INTAS Pharma Industry Sponsored Symposium - STAGO Industry Sponsored Symposium - AstraZeneca Industry Sponsored Symposium - Zydus
Chairpersons Brigadier (Dr) Sanjeevan Sharma
Dr. AK Ganju
Colonel (Dr) Kundan Mishra
Topic: Role of Romiplostim in Upfront & Refractory SAA Topic: Increasing Clinical Impact on Coagulometers Topic: Enhancing Quality of Life in PNH Patients: Management & Treatment Perspectives Topic: 200 days of Letermovir for CMV prophylaxis
Moderator:
Dr. Kishore Kumar Saravanan

Panelists:
Dr. Kundan Mishra
Dr. Sujay Rainchwar
Dr. Rajeev Sandal
Dr. Priyanka Samal
Dr. Anshul Gupta
Dr. Girish Badarkhe
Dr. Tushar Pandey
Dr. Ashutosh Panigrahi
Dr. Abhishek Kumar
Dr. Abhishek Maurya
Speaker Dr. Sukesh Nair Speaker Dr. Rajesh Kashyap Moderator:
Dr. Rayaz Ahmed

Panelists:
Dr. Dharma R Choudhary
Dr. Anshul Gupta
Dr. Pawan Singh
Dr. Ganesh Jaishetwar
Dr. Subhprakash Sanyal
07:30 PM - 08:00 PM INAUGURATION CEREMONY in (Hall A)
08:00 PM Onwards Dinner Venue: Holiday Inn
Scientific Program (Day 3 - Saturday, 8th November 2025)
Time Hall A Hall B Hall C Hall D
07:00 AM - 08:00 AM Walk for Hematology Awareness
08:00 AM Onwards Registration
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Meet the Professor
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Oral Paper: Malignant Hematology - Laboratory Oral Paper: Malignant Hematology - Clinical Oral Paper: Benign Hematology - Laboratory Oral paper: Benign Hematology - Clinical
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sesion 1: National Hematology Quiz among Post Doctoral Students 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Session 1: Aggressive NHL: Controversies 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Session 1: MDS/MPN 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Session 1: Morphology Matters in Hematology
Quiz Coordinator Dr. Debmalya Bhattacharya Chairpersons Dr. Parathan Karunakaran
Dr. Narendra Kumar
Dr. Chintan Vyas
Chairpersons Dr. Tejindar Singh
Dr. Sarika Singh
Dr. Vijai Tilak
Chairpersons Prof. Dr. Anjali Jaydeep Kelkar
Dr. Renuka Verma
Prof. Savitri M. Nerune
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM CNS prophylaxis in Aggressive B-Cell Lymphomas 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Diagnostic approach to MDS/MPN: How to troubleshoot 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Morphology in Haematology - From existential crises to Immortal longevity
Speaker Dr. Kishore Kumar Saravanan Speaker Dr. S Venkateshan Speaker Dr. Ankur Ahuja
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM How to sequence therapy of Relapsed/ Refractory DLBCL 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM Atypical CML: Diagnosis & Treatment 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM Platelet Indices and morphological variations as diagnostic tools in hematological disorders
Speaker Dr. Pawan Kumar Singh Speaker Dr. Aby Abraham Speaker Dr. Renu Saxena
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Debate: Auto SCT in Mantle cell lymphoma in Current Era 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM My understanding of MPN-U 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM AI role in Hematological Diagnosis & Management
FOR
AGAINST
Dr. Shuvra Neel Baul
Dr. AMVR Narendra
Speaker Dr. Pankhi Dutta, Dubai Speaker Dr. Prantar Chakrabarti
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Tea - Coffee Break & Poster walk
11:15 AM-12:30 AM Session 2: ISHBT-EHA Joint Session: Thalassemia (Hall A)
Chairpersons Dr. Tathagata Chatterjee
Dr. D K Mishra
11:15 AM-11:35 AM Diagnosis of Hemoglobinopathies - Indian Perspective
Speaker Dr. Tuphan Kanti Dolai
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM Overview on the management of Thalassemia including gene therapy
Speaker Dr. Miguel Abboud
11:55 AM - 12:15 PM Stem Cell Transplantation (SCT) for hemoglobinopathies
Speaker Dr. Erfan Nur
12:15PM -12:30 PM Discussion
12:30 PM - 01:30 PM Session 3: Industry Sponsored Symposium - ABBVIE 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM Session 3: Industry Symposium - Bharat Serum 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM Session 3: Industry Sponsored Symposium - Novonordisk 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM Session 3: Industry Sponsored Symposium - Immunoact
Moderator Dr. MB Agarwal
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM Evolving treatment landscape of CLL in 2025 and beyond Topic: Aplastic Anaemia: An Approach on How to manage with IST in an Indian Perspective 12:30 PM – 12:32 PM Introduction Topic: Real World Evidence-NexCAR19
Speaker Dr. Piers Patten Speaker:
Dr. Biju George

Panelist:
Dr. Ashutosh Panigrahi
Dr. N V Ramaswamy
Dr. Kripa Morzello (BSV R&D)
Speaker Dr. SP Verma Speaker Dr Anshul Gupta
12:32 PM – 12:44 PM Rebalancing Haemostasis with Concizumab
Speaker Dr. Tulika Seth
12:44 PM – 12:56 PM Beyond Bleeds: Holistic Care with Concizumab
Speaker Dr. Meera V
12:56 PM – 13:00 PM Q&A
Speaker All
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM Panel discussion – Evidence based clinical decision making in CLL 01:00 PM-01:30 PM Session 3: Industry Sponsored Symposium 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM Session 3: Industry Sponsored Symposium - DKMS
Moderator:
Dr. Ganesh Jaishetwar

Panelist:
Dr. Piers Patten
Dr. Anshul Gupta
Dr. Upendra Sharma
Chairperson Dr. Tuphan Kanti Dolai Topic: Mismatched unrelated transplant: ACCESS study






Speaker
Topic:ᅠFrom Transfusion Dependence to Independence in Frontline MDS: COMMANDing Results with Rojuzda (Luspatercept)

Dr. Della Porta
Speaker Dr. Monzr Al Malki
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM Lunch Break & Poster Evaluation
02:15 PM - 03:15 PM Session 4:
Oration: Dr. J B Chatterjea
Session 4: Hodgkin Lymphoma Session 4: Bleeding Disorders Session 4: Autoimmune Disorders
Chairpersons Prof. Renu Saxena
Dr. VP Choudhry
Dr. Sujata Raychaudhuri
Dr. Ganesh S Jaishetwar
Dr. Vinod
Dr. Renu Singh
Dr. Girish Kamat
Dr. Pradip Kumar Mitra
Dr. Richa Pawar
Dr. Prabhakar Kedar
Dr. Nidhish Kumar
02:15 PM - 03:15 PM Sickle Cell Disease in India: Past, Present & Future 02:15 PM - 02:35 PM Diagnostic Difficulties in Hodgkin Lymphoma 02:15 PM - 02:35 PM Challenges in Diagnosis of vWD in LMIC's 02:15 PM - 02:35 PM Cold AIHA: What should be the best treatment strategy?
Orator: Dr. RK Jena Speaker Dr. Saumyaranjan Mallick Speaker Dr. Jasmina Ahluwalia Speaker Dr. Dibyajyoti Sahoo
02:35 PM - 02:55 PM Hodgkins Lymphoma in Elderly: My Approach 02:35 PM - 02:55 PM How I manage a bleeding disorder during Pregnancy 02:35 PM - 02:55 PM Evans Syndrome: Diagnosis & treatment
Speaker Dr. Amit Khurana Speaker Dr. Prakash Kumar Mandal Speaker Dr. Suman Kumar Pramanik
02:55 PM - 03:15 PM Managing long term toxicities of Hodgkins lymphoma treatment 02:55 PM - 03:15 PM Is there need of HMB clinics for Adolescents 02:55 PM - 03:15 PM ALPS: Current understanding
Speaker Dr. Farah Jijina Speaker Dr. Naresh Gupta Speaker Dr. Manisha Madkaikar
03:15 PM - 04:15 PM Session 5: CAR-T Cell Therapy Session 5: Myeloma Session 5: Myeloid Malignancies Session 5: Updates in Hemophilia
Chairpersons Dr. Dinesh Bhurani
Dr. P G Subramanian
Dr. Anshul Gupta
Dr. Dharma Chaudhary
Dr. Utpal Chaudhary
Dr. A K Ganju
Dr. Pawan Kumar Singh
Dr. Renu Mishra
Dr. Aby Abraham
Dr. Priti Elhence
Dr. Saikat Datta
Mrs. Geeta Suri
03:15 PM - 03:35 PM CAR-T Cell therapy: Role of laboratory How I manage newly Diagnosed Multiple myeloma in 2025 How I manage AML patients post AZA+Ven Failure? Gene therapy for Hemophilia: A Success story
Speaker Dr. Prashant Tembhare Dr. Shaji K Kumar (Virtual) Dr. Arihant Jain Dr. Chandrakala S
03:35 PM - 03:55 PM ICANS: Diagnosis and Management Sequencing therapies in relapse refractory Multiple Myeloma AML with Genetic predisposition: My approach Long term factor prophylaxis: Ways and outcomes
Speaker Dr. Uday R Popat Dr. Dinesh Bhurani Dr. Rahul Bhargava Dr. Meera Varadarajan
03:55 PM - 04:15 PM Late complications of CAR-T cell therapy and mitigating strategies BCMA based CAR-T cell therapy for Multiple Myeloma Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasms Strategies for perioperative hemostasis in Hemophilia Surgery
Speaker Dr. Paneesha Shankara Dr. Sukanya Gogoi Dr. Sweta Rajpal Dr. Tulika Seth
04:15 PM - 04:30 PM Tea - Coffee Break & Poster walk
04:30 PM - 05:30 PM Session 6:
Oration: Dr. Malti Sathe
Session 6: Primary Amyloidosis and RBC membrane disorders Session 6: Thrombotic microangiopathies Session 6: Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Chairpersons Dr. Shanaz Khodaiji
Dr. (Prof.) A K Tripathi
Dr. Javed Rasool
Dr. Sant Pandey
Dr. Venkatesh Thammishetti
Prof. Shailaja Shukla
Dr. Mahak Lamba
Dr. Sarita Pradhan
Dr. Nitu Nigam
Dr. Priyanka Chauhan
Dr. Gunvanti Rathod
Aplastic Anemia : Challenges in Management of Aplastic Anemia in India 04:30 PM - 04:50 PM Primary Amyloidosis: Treatment Strategies and Challenges 04:30 PM - 04:50 PM Laboratory approach to a suspected case of Microangiopathic Hemolytic anemia 04:30 PM - 04:50 PM Approach to telomere biology Disorders
Orator: Dr. Manoranjan Mahapatra Speaker Dr. Uday Yanamandara Speaker Dr. Rakhee Kar Speaker Dr. Sreejesh Sreedharanunni
04:50 PM - 05:10 PM Inherited RBC Membrane disorders: My Approach 04:50 PM - 05:10 PM Transplant associated TMA: Multifactorial Disease with poor outcomes 04:50 PM - 05:10 PM Fanconi anemia: Management in Modern Era
Speaker Dr. Mohandas Narla Speaker Dr. Nataraj K S Speaker Dr. Sharat Damodar
05:10 PM - 05:30 PM LCDD & MGRS: Case based Presentation 05:10 PM - 05:30 PM Atypical HUS: Management pearls 05:10 PM - 05:30 PM Severe congenital Neutropenia: Management strategies
Speaker Dr. Jeya Kumar Meyyappan Speaker Dr. Akshay Lahoti Speaker Dr. Saroj Bala
05:30 PM - 05:50 PM Session 7: Miscellaneous 05:30 PM - 06:10 PM Session 7: Improving outcomes in Pediatric ALL 05:30 PM - 06:10 PM Session 7: Venous Thrombosis 05:30 PM - 06:10 PM Session 7: Managing Challenges in Hematology Practice
Chairpersons Dr. Sarita Pradhan
Dr. Farah Jijina
Dr. Nishant Verma
Dr. Yogendra Yadav
Dr. Brajesh Kumar
Prof. Nitin Gupta
Dr. Amit Khurana
Dr. Prakash Mandal
Dr. Sujeet Kumar
Dr. Rajiv Kumar
05:30 PM - 05:50 PM Spectrum of Red Cell Membrane Disorders Encountered in India 05:30 PM - 05:50 PM Role of CAR-T cell therapy in Pediatric ALL 05:30 PM - 05:50 PM Metabolic targeting of platelets to combat thrombosis; dawn of a new paradigm. 05:30 PM - 05:50 PM TP53 Mutated MDS/AML: Management strategies
Speaker Dr. Reena Das Speaker Dr. Chintan Vyas Speaker Dr. Anil Chauhan Speaker Dr. Mukul Agarwal
05:50 PM - 06:10 PM PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS - ISHBT 05:50 PM - 06:10 PM ALL in AYA: New Developments 05:50 PM - 06:10 PM Conventional anticoagulation: Is it nonexistent in the Era of DOACs (Debate) 05:50 PM - 06:10 PM Toxicities of PD1/PDL1 Inhibitors
ISHBT President Dr. Sarmila Chandra Speaker Dr. Dibyendu De FOR
AGAINST
Dr. Saikat Datta
Dr. Gopinathan M
Speaker Dr. Satyaranjan Das
06:10 PM - 07:10 PM Session 8: Industry Sponsored Symposium - Novonordisk 06:10 PM - 07:10 PM Session 8: Industy sponsored Symposium - NATCO (MULTIPLE MYELOMA) 06:10 PM - 07:10 PM Session 8: Industy sponsored Symposium - Takeda 06:10 PM - 06:50 PM Session 8: Industry sponsored Symposium - AGILUS Labs
Chairperson Dr. Uday Yanamandra
06:10 PM – 06:12 PM Introduction and Objectives 06:10 PM - 06:40 PM How I manage high risk multiple myeloma. 06:10 PM - 06:11 PM Welcome note by Takeda Medical Affairs Team/Organizers 06:10 PM - 06:30 PM Multiple Myeloma - FISHing out the CRAB
Speaker Dr. Aby Abraham Speaker Dr. Mukul Aggarwal Speaker Dr. Rashmi Talwar
06:12 PM – 06:22 PM Concizumab: Transforming Haemophilia Care Through Innovation 06:40 PM - 07:10 PM Case based Panel Discussion 06:11 PM - 06:20 PM Recent Innovations in aPCC Treatment and Its Implications to Inhibitor positive Haemophilia Patients
Speaker Dr. Varun Bafna Moderator:
Dr. Kishore Kumar Saravanan

Panelists:
Dr. Mukul Aggarwal
Dr. N V Ramaswamy
Dr. Upendra Sharma
Dr. K S Nataraj
Dr. Gopinathan M
Speaker Dr. Tulika Seth
06:22 PM – 06:47 PM Case Based Panel Discussion 06:20 PM - 06:40 PM Panel Discussion: Revisiting Management of Inhibitor positive Haemophilia patients 06:30 PM - 06:50 PM Morphological and Immunophenotypic clues to predict underlying genetic abnormalities in AML
Moderator:
Dr. Aby Abraham

Panelists:
Dr. Tulika Seth
Dr. Vishnu Sharma
Dr. SC Jha
Dr. Rucha Patil
Moderator:
Dr. Tulika Seth

Panelists:
Dr. Chandrakala S
Dr. Sudhir Atri
Dr. Meera V
Speaker Dr. Akshaya Mandloi
06:47 PM – 06:50 PM Summary and Closure 06:40 PM - 07:10 PM Advancing Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Care - The Essential Role of ADCETRIS in Every Stage”
Speaker Dr. Aby Abraham Speaker Dr. Anshul Gupta
06:50 PM – 07:10 PM One Factor Many Possibilities: EHL Factor Solutions for Indian Realities 06:50 PM - 07:10 PM Session 8: Industry sponsored Symposium: Lal Path
Topic: Reimagining Factor Therapy: Real-World Experience with Extended Half-Life Clotting Factors 6:50 PM - 07:10 PM Updates on TP53-Mutated Myeloid Neoplasm
Speakers Dr. Parul Bhatt
Dr. Vishnu Sharma
Speaker Dr. Vamshi Krishna Thamtam
07:10 PM - 08:15 PM ANNUAL GBM (Hall A) (Declaration of voting results, Award distribution, Welcoming New President)
08:15 PM Onwards Dinner Venue: Chancellor Club
Scientific Program (Day 4 - Sunday, 9th November 2025)
Time Hall A Hall B Hall C Hall D
07:30 AM - 09:00 AM National ISHBT Hematology Quiz for postgraduates
Quiz Coordinator Dr. Mukul Agarwal
Dr. Sumeet Mirgh
Dr. Richa Juneja
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Oral Paper: Malignant Hematology - Laboratory Oral Paper: Malignant Hematology - Clinical Oral Paper: Benign Hematology - Laboratory Oral Paper: Benign Hematology - Clinical
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Tea break
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Dr. J C Patel Award Session 10:15 AM-10:35 AM Industry Sponsored Symposium - Unipath 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM TBD 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM Dr. J C Patel Award Session (Hall A)
Chairpersons Prof. Soniya Nityanand
Prof. Vijay Kumar
Dr. Vijai Tilak
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CD 45RO+ T-cell add back Post TCRαβ depleted haploidentical HSCT in children (0-18 years) with inborn errors of immunity (IEI) to improve immune reconstitution: A prospective study from a tertiary care centre in Southern India 10:35AM- 10:55 AM Industry Sponsored Symposium - Sebia 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Current Outlook in Sickle Cell Disease (Industry Sponsored Symposium - Novonordisk)
Presenter Dr. Vijayshree Muthukumar Topic: Evolving Frontiers in Hemoglobinopathy Testing: From Screening to Precision Diagnosis 11:15 AM - 11:17 AM Introduction given by Dr. Dipty Jain
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time – Clot Waveform Analysis (APTT-CWA) for evaluation of clotting function in hemophiliacs – an observational study Speaker Dr. Anil Handoo 11:17 AM - 11:27 AM Evolving Treatment Landscape in Sickle Cell Disease
Presenter Dr. K V Vinu Balraam 10:55 AM - 11:45 AM TBD Speaker Dr. Ashutosh Panigrahi
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Seeing The Fusion: Colorimetric Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Based Detection Of PML:RARA In Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia 11:27 AM - 11:43 AM Analysing the influencing factors in sickle cell dis-ease
Presenter Dr. Satyender SD Moderator:
Dr. Dipty Jain

Panelists:
Dr. Akshay Lahoti
Dr. Ashutosh Panigrahi
Dr. Prantar Chakrabarti
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Pharmacological inhibition of PERK reveals a therapeutic vulnerability in DUX4-rearranged B-ALL subtype 11:43 AM - 11:45 AM Summary or Closure Given By Dr. Dipty Jain
Presenter Dr. Mercilena Benjamin
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Establishment of CDA II Patient- Derived Cell Models to Explore the Pathophysiology
Presenter Dr. Ravina Taak
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Session 1: Myeloma & Integrated reporting Session 1: Areas to ponder Session 1: Consultative Hematology - I Session 1: Miscellaneous
Chairpersons Dr. Shyam Chandra Choudhary
Dr. Amit Khurana
Dr. Himali Jha
Surg Capt Mirza Saleem
Dr. Chirasree Sanyal
Dr. Gurpreet Kaur Sagoo
Dr. Ambuj Yadav
Prof. VP Antia
Dr. Durga Prasad Verma
Dr. Gaurav Lalwani
Dr. Himanshu Chaturvedi
Dr. Gajender Yadav
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM Myeloma MRD: Is it prime time for clinical use? Genetic Workup of B-ALL: Recent Updates Thrombocytopenia in pregnancy IV Iron therapy to treat anemia in Oncology
Speaker Dr. Ritu Gupta Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta Dr. A K Ganju Dr. Shipla Roy
12:05 AM - 12:25 PM Integrated reporting - Bench to bedside with case vignettes Risk management in laboratory: The all new approach Anemia in Pregnancy Role of PET -CT in Multiple Myeloma: Current applications and future directions
Speaker Dr. HP Pati Dr. Neeraj Jain Dr. Soniya Nityanand Col Dr. Anurag Jain
12:25 AM - 12:45 PM Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Current updates Anemia in ICU settings HIV Associated Lymphomas
Speaker Dr. A.K. Tripathi Dr. Maitreyee Bhattacharya Dr. Ashutosh Panigrahi Dr. Rajeev Sandal
12:45 PM - 01:45 PM Session 2: Leukemia management: Special Considerations Session 2: Marrow Mophology /Interesting lymphoma cases with diagnostic overlap/Dilemma Session 2: Consultative Hematology - II Session 2: Rare But Real
Chairpersons Dr. Manu Goel
Dr. Neeraj Dhameja
Dr. Satyaranjan Das
Dr. Rakhee Kar
Dr. Priyanka Mishra
Dr Pradyuman Singh
Dr. Deepali Mohanty
Dr. Sundar Popat Shewale
Prof. Vijayanand Choudhary
Dr. Punita Pavecha
Prof. Bhavna Dhingra
Dr. Malini Garg
12:45 PM - 01:05 PM Ph- like ALL: Optimal management 12:45 PM - 01:00 PM Megakaryocytic abnormalities from ITP to MPN 12:45 PM - 01:05 PM Platelet refractoriness: Diagnosis & Solutions 12:45 PM - 01:00 PM Congenital Dyseythropoietic Anemia Presenting late
Speaker Dr. Tribikram Panda Speaker Dr. Banashree R Speaker Dr. Sudha Sethy Speaker Dr. Amrita Saraf
01:05 PM-01:25 PM Long term complications and survivorship in Pediatric ALL 01:00 PM - 01:15 PM Interesting Cases of Primary Immunodeficiency 01:05 PM - 01:25 PM Catastrophic APLA: Diagnosis & Management 01:00 PM - 01:15 PM Spherocytic anemias: Inherited Vs Acquired
Speaker Dr. Biswa Prakash Patri Speaker Dr. Vandana Puri Speaker Dr. Amiya Ranjan Nayak Speaker Lt Col Neelabh Nayan
01:25 PM - 01:45 PM MRD Assessment in ALL 01:15 PM - 01:30 PM Role of bone marrow in diagnosing PUO 01:25 PM - 01:45 PM Chemotherapy Induced thrombocytopenia: When & How to intervene? 01:15 PM - 01:30 PM Role of T -cell subset analysis in hematology
Speaker Dr. Priyavadhana B Speaker Dr. Gurpreet Kaur Sagoo Speaker Dr. Rajesh Kashyap Speaker Dr. Prerna Arora
01:30 PM - 01:45 PM The great imitators: Bening enteties resembling Lymphomas 01:30 PM - 01:45 PM From vicious chains to cytokine storms - two rare faces of Hematology
Speaker Dr. Tara Roshni Paul Speaker Sur. Cpt. Mirza Saleem
01:45 PM - 02:30 PM Prize Distribution and Validatory function (Hall A)
Hall E - Scientific Program (Day 1 - 6th Nov 2025)
08:00 AM Onwards Registration
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Session 1: Oral Paper: Malignant Hematology - Laboratory
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM Session 2: Oral Paper: Malignant Hematology - Clinical

Hall E - Scientific Program (Day 2 - 7th Nov 2025)
08:00 AM Onwards Registration
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Session 1: Oral Presentation: Benign Hematology - Clinical
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Focused Group Discussion by Novartis
Topic: Elevating the Standard of Care in First-Line CML
Speaker Prof. Giuseppe Saglio
Moderator Dr. R K Jena
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM Welcome & Introduction given by Moderator
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM Unmet Needs in 1L CML talk given by Moderator
10:15 AM - 10:35 AM Case Study 1: Deep Response Seeker presented by Prof. Giuseppe Saglio
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM Case Study 2: Balancing Safety & Efficacy presented by Prof. Giuseppe Saglio
10:55 AM - 11:00 AM Q&A & Concluding Remarks given by All and Moderator
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM Session 2: Oral Presentation: Benign Hematology - Clinical

Hall E - Scientific Program (Day 3 - 8th Nov 2025)
08:00 AM Onwards Registration
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Session 1: Oral Presentation: Malignant Hematology - Laboratory/Clinical and Malignant Hematology - Laboratory
12:30 PM - 01:10 PM cGVHD - Early Identification and Optimising management (Novartis Sponsored Session)
GVHD Panel Discussion
Moderator Dr. Sharat Damodar
Panelists Dr. V A Arun; Dr. Harshit Khurana; Dr. K K Radhika
02:15 PM - 04:15 PM Novartis (Novartis Sponsored Session)
CML Session
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM Session 2: Oral Presentation: Benign Hematology - Laboratory/Clinical