Date: February 21, 2019 (Thursday)Venue: ITC Grand Chola(Hall A), Chennai

Time: 9 am – 5 pm

Ms. Anitha Chandrasekhar Scientific Chair

IACTS-PA Session 2019 Fortis Malar Hospital

anitha_sach@yahoo.com

Ms. Gomathy JeevaOrganizing Secretariat

Madras Medical Missionsecretary@iactscon2019.com

Welcome to the fifth IACTS-PA session at this year‛s combined meeting ofIndian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons in collaboration with the

Asian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeryendorsed by the American Association of Thoracic Surgery.

Warm Welcome to thePhysician Assistant Sessionat the combined meeting of

The 65th Annual Conference of IACTS and27th Annual Meeting of ASCVTS, 2019

An impressive array of impeccable speakers has been lined up for this year‛s session!

Participate in the enlightening conclave and enjoy the educational experience

We have been having a one-day knowledge feast alongside the main session of IACTS since 2015 and it has gained much accolades over the last 4 years.

Eminent international and national speakers grace our session with inspirational talks and informative lectures with exhilarating content. Advocacy and pearls of wisdom from legendary cardiac surgeons has been a distinctive feature at our

session. It is a great platform for practising cardiac surgical PAs to have academic presentations and peer interactions sharing the knowledge and best practices

across various institutions in the country.

Day’s Events

Surgeon’s Faculty lecturesSenior PA’s Guest lecturesPracticing PA’s talksSymposium on heart transplantationLiterature review sessionAward paper presentation with cash awards

Speaker’s line-up

Register @ www.iactscon2019.com

Key Note Address by Dr Arjun Rajagopal

Former Founder, Medical Director & Trustee- Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai

Member of National Board of Examinations

Dr. Lorenzo MenicantiProfessor and Chairman of Cardiac Surgery

Policlinico San Donato University Hospital Milan, Italy

Dr. Piroze DavierwalaLead Senior Consultant and

Director of Coronary Bypass surgery

Leipzig Heart Center, Germany

Dr. O. P. YadavaChief Executive Officer & Chief Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, National Heart Institute,

New Delhi, India

Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Dr. Sandeep AttawarChair & Program Director, Cardiac Surgery

and Thoracic organ transplantation

Parkway-Global Hospitals, India

Dr. Catherine SudarshanConsultant Cardiothoracic and

Transplant Surgeon

Royal Papworth Hospital NHSfoundation trust, UK

Dr. Murali KrishnaConsultant – Cardiac Anesthesiology

and Cardiac Critical Care

Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai, India

Ms. Priya JebakaranHeart and Lung Transplant Coordinator

Telemedicine patient consultant

Clinical Research Coordinator

Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India

DR. Arun SridharDirector & Head of Disease Biology

Galvani Biolectronics (A GSK/ Verily company)

London, UK

Mr. Arun RamasamySenior Clinical Assistant

Pediatric Intensive care specialist

Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bengaluru, India

Ms. GracyPhysician Assistant –

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Royal Care Hospital, Coimbatore, India

Ms. SrideviPhysician Assistant –

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Sri Lakshmi Medical Center and Hospital, Erode, India

Ms. Tamil SelviPhysician Assistant –

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Frontier Lifeline Hospital, Chennai, India

Ms. Sai KumariPhysician Assistant –

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Madras Medical Mission, India

8.30 – 8.45 am Registration

8.45 – 9 am Assembling and Opening remarks

9.00 – 9.30 am Inauguration function

Dignitaries: IACTS President Dr. Yugal Mishra

IACTS General Secretary Dr. S. Rajan

Special Invitee Dr. Arjun Rajagopal

IACTS PA Session Convener Dr. P. Chandrasekar

Welcome Address: Ms. Anitha Chandrasekhar

Session Inauguration: Dr. Yugal Mishra

IACTS Certificate distribution: Dr. Yugal Mishra/ Dr. S. Rajan

Felicitation of Dr Madhav Rao

Accolades and Achievements of PAs: Dr. P. Chandrasekar

Vote of thanks: Ms. Gomathy

9.30 – 10.00 am Key Note Address- ‘Blending Clinical skills and Academics’

Dr. Arjun Rajagopal

10.00 – 10.15 am Tea

10.15 am – 1.15 pm: Faculty Lectures

10.15 – 10.35 am Lecture 1- Dr Piroze Davierwala

‘Where is technology taking cardiac surgery?’

10.35 – 10.55 am Lecture 2- Dr. Lorenzo A Menicanti

‘Restoring the ventricular geometry’

10.55 – 11.15 pm Lecture 3: Dr O.P.Yadava

‘Publish or Perish!’

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11.15 – 12 noon PA Guest lectures

11.15 – 11.30 Lecture 1- Mr. Arun Ramasamy

‘Advances in pediatric cardiac intensive care’

11.30 – 11.45 Lecture 2-Ms. Priya Jebakaran

‘Journey of two decades donning a multifaceted role’

11.45 – 12 noon Lecture 3- Mr. Arun Sridhar

‘Life outside Operating Room: From bench to bedside and back!’

12 – 1 pm Symposium on Heart Transplantation

‘Donor site dynamics’

Dr Catherine Sudarshan

‘Usual and Unusual complications during heart transplant’

Dr Sandeep Attawar

‘Immunosuppression therapy’

Dr Murali Krishna

1.00 – 2.00 pm Lunch

2.00 – 3.00 pm PA lectures: Literature review session

Moderators: Mr. Tanmay Acharia, Mr. Arun Ramasamy

Speakers: Ms. Gracy

Ms. Sridevi

Ms. Tamil Selvi

Ms. Sai Kumari

3.00 – 4.00 pm Award Paper Session

4.00 – 4.15 pm Tea

4.15 – 5 pm PA group discussion

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