SCIENTIFIC SESSION - IASSACON 2017

31st March 2017 - 2nd April 2017

Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, Windsor Place, New Delhi

Day 1
31st March 2017, Friday

Registration
Venue: Sovereign Hall
Time: 8.00 am onwards

Live Surgery

Transmitted from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to the venue

Starting sharp at 9.00 am till 5.30pm

International Guest Surgical Faculty

(MCI Registered)

Dr. Mario Mantovani

Dr. Mustafa Gerek
Dr. Paul Mok
Dr. Vittorio Rinaldi
Dr. Ottavio Piccin
Dr. Magne Tvinnereim

National Guest Surgical Faculty Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Surgical Faculty

Dr. Vikas Agarwal Dr. K. D. Gupta

Dr. Sandeep Sindhu Dr. A. K. Lahiri
Dr. Seemabh Shaikh Dr. Anil Monga
Dr. Sriniwas Kishore Dr. Devinder Rai
Dr. Vijay Krishnanan Dr. Alok Agarwal
Dr. Ranjini Raghavan Dr. Shalabh Sharma
Dr. Naveen Patel Dr. Nitin Agarwal
Dr. Sanjay Khanna Dr. Manish Munjal
Dr. Sandeep Bansal Dr. Shweta Gogia
Dr. Vidyasagar R Dr. Satinder Singh
Dr. Varun Rai

Semi-edited Surgical Videos will also be played to provide variety

N.B.: Surgical cases are as per

1) Selection criteria
2) Availability of cases and appropriate time
3) Number of surgeons as per cases

Tea: 10.45 am -11.0 pm

Lunch: 1.30 pm -2.00 pm
Tea: 3.45 pm

Governing Body Meeting will be held at 7.00 pm at the Allure Hall

 Day 2

1stApril 2017, Saturday

HALL A (Sovereign 1) Hall B (Sovereign 2)

Session 1 (9.00 am-10.45 am)

Session 3 (9.00 am-10.45am)
(Pathophysiology & Clinical Evaluation) Chairperson: Dr. S.P.S. Yadav
Chairperson: Brig. WVBS Ramalingam Co-Chairperson: Dr. Atul Ahuja
Co- Chairperson: Dr. Nitin Agarwal

1. Channelling of soft palate-Dr. Satinder

1. Pediatric OSAS – Evolving Trend -Dr. Singh (12mts)
Vidyasagar R (12mts)
2. Positional therapy – Dr. Manish Munjal
2. Pathophysiology of Nasal component – Dr. (12mts)
Anamika (12mts)
3. Principles of PAP Therapy - Dr. Samhita Panda
3. Screening for OSAS – Dr. Gowri Sankar (12mts) (12mts)
4. Office exam: How and why?- Dr. Shweta Gogia 4. Mandibular/ Maxillary advancement surgery
(12mts) – Dr. Gautam D (12mts)
5. Pathophysiology of the Palate – Dr. Neha Sood 5. Mandibular Advancement Appliances –
(12mts) Dr.Sanjay Manchanda(12mts)
6. Importance of phenotyping for optimum 6. Role of diet in OSA – Dr. Nancy Sahni (12mts)
patient selection – Dr. Rahul Modi (12mts) 7. Impact of Bariatric Surgery – Dr. Sudhir Kalhan
(12mts)
7. Self designed Endoscopic Holder in OSA
surgeries - Dr. Shaketesh (10mts)

Tea: 10.45 am -11.00 am

Session 2 - (11.00 am-12.00 pm) Panel Discussion: (11.00 am-12.00 pm) Topic:
Paediatric OSAS – changing trends
(Surgical Evaluation)
Chairperson: Dr. Saurabh Varshney
Co-chairperson: Dr. Nishi Gupta Chairperson: Dr. N. N. Mathur
Co-chairperson: Dr. Rakesh Kumar

1. Protocols of Surgical Evaluation – Dr. Vikas

Agarwal (12mts) Moderator: Dr. Devinder Rai
Panelists: Dr. Sanjay Sachdeva, Dr. Rajeev
2. Technique and drugs of DISE – Dr. Vijaya Krishnan
(12mts) Pachauri, Dr. Ottavio, Dr. Gautam Khaund, Dr. Satish Saluja,
Dr. Dhanraj S.
3. Impact of DISE – Dr. Seemab Shaikh (12mts)
4. Role of DISE in Failures - Dr. Srinivas Kishore
(12mts) Session 4 - (12.00 pm-1.00 pm)
(Medical & Nasal Management - 2)
Chairperson: Dr. H. C. Taneja
Panel Discussion 1:
Co-chairperson: Dr. Ravi
Topic: Sleep Board (12.00 pm-12.55 pm)

Chairperson: Dr. Sunil Dhanda 1. Management of Nasal allergy in OSAS - Dr.

Co-Chairperson: Dr. Ravi Bhatia Sarika Verma (12mts)
2. Role of Nasal Resistance in OSAS - Dr. Manilal
Moderator: Dr. Sandeep Sindhu Aich (12mts)
Panellists: Dr. M. S. Kanwar 3. Impact of nasal surgery in OSAS – Dr. Sanjay
Dr. Achal Bhagat Udupi (12mts)
Dr. Samhita Panda 4. Inferior Turbinate Reduction in OSAS – Dr. Sumit
Dr. Kapil Sikka Mrig
Dr. Vidyasagar R
Dr.Manish Munjal
 Hall C (Desire Hall)
Day 2, 1stApril 2017, Saturday

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE (9:00 am- 9:45 am)

Course: Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty
Instructors -Dr. Ottavio Piccin / Dr. Paul Mok
Moderator: Dr. Ranjini Raghavan

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE (10:00 am – 10:45 am)

Course: How to set up a Sleep Clinic
Instructors: Dr. Sanjay Manchanda, Dr. Himanshu Garg, Mr. Aprameya Rajput
Moderator: Dr. Magne Tvinnereim

Tea: 10.45 am – 11.00 am

Free Papers/ Invited talks:

11.00 am - 12.00 pm
Chairperson: Dr. S. K. Verma
Co-chairperson: Dr. Saurabh Arora
Speakers: Topic
Dr. Sudipta Chandra: Multi-level single stage sleep apnoea surgery- a case series
Dr. Nitya Subramanian: Evaluation of Apnea Graph in sleep disordered breathing and its comparison with
polysomnography
Dr. Susan Sebastian: Thyrohyoidopexy
Dr. Maleka: Tonsillectomy traditional or Technology based

Hall C (Desire Hall)

Day 3, 2nd April 2017, Sunday

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE (9.00 am - 9.45 am)

Course: Barbed Suture Snoreplasty

Instructors: Dr. Mario Mantovani; Dr. Vittorio; Dr. Anamika
Moderator: Dr. Varun Rai

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE (10.00 am - 10.45 am)

Course: Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation

Instructor: Dr. Mustafa Gerek, Dr. Kapil Sikka
Moderator: Dr. Manish Munjal

Free Papers/ Invited talks:

11.00 am - 12.30 pm
Chairperson: Dr. A. K. Monga
Co-chairperson: Dr. Rajeev Kapila
Speakers: Topic
Dr. Neha Shah:
Prevalence of anatomical features suggesting likely OSA in general population
Dr. Prakash Moonka: Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Basic approach and management
Dr. Rajat Basak:
Study of OSA parameters in patients of nasal polyposis using peripheral arterial
tonometry
Dr. Regi Kurien:
Utility of sleep questionnaires for OSA in predicting difficulty intubation in surgical
otolaryngology patients – a tertiary hospital based Indian study
Dr. Jasjot Kaur :
Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) and polysomnography in patients with primary snoring and
OSA- a prospective correlative study
 Hall C (Desire Hall)
Day 2, 1st April 2017,. Saturday

Quiz elimination round

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

Lunch: 1.00 pm – 1.45 pm

Combined Halls (A&B)

Inauguration (1.45 pm -2.15 pm)

Key Note Lecture A – 2.15 pm

Chairperson: Dr. A.K. Aggarwal

Co-chairperson: Dr. Atul Mittal

Speaker: Dr. Mohan Kameswaran (Chennai –India)

Topic: Genetics of Sleep Apnea- Is it New Frontier? (20mts)

Mohan Kameswaran Oration – 2.45 pm

Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Ashok Gupta

Co-Chairperson: Dr. Vijay Girdhar

Speaker: Dr. Bhik Kotecha (London-England)

Topic: The role of ENT surgeon in the management of OSA: (25mts)

Vikas Agarwal Oration – 3.10 pm

Chairperson: Dr. Ajay Swaroop

Co-chairperson: Dr. Muthu Kumar

Speaker: Dr. Mario Mantovani (Milan – Italy)

Topic: From the Roman Blinds Technique towards the new barbed snoring and OSAHS surgery: The Barbed Revolution (25mts)
 Key Note Lecture B – 3.45 pm

Chairperson: Dr. S.C. Sharma

Co-chairperson: Dr. Laxmi Vaid

Speaker: Dr. Mustafa Gerek (Ankara-Turkey)

Topic: Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation (20mts)

Key Note Lecture C – 4.10 pm

Chairperson: Dr. J. C. Passey

Co-chairperson: Dr. Anshu Gupta

Speaker: Dr. Ottavio Piccin (Bologna-Italy)

Topic: Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty (20mts)

Key Note Lecture D – 4.40 pm

Chairperson: Dr. Jasveer Singh

Co-chairperson: Dr. R. Bansal

Speaker: Dr. Paul Mok (Singapore)

Topic: Reflux Disease in OSA (20mts)

Key Note Lecture E – 5.10 pm

Chairperson: Dr. K. K. Handa

Co- Chairperson: Dr. Girish Raheja

Speaker: Dr. Magne Tvinnereim

Topic – OSA- Diagnosis and treatment – a wakeup call (20mts)

General Body Meeting

Venue: Sovereign Hall
Time: 6.30 pm

Banquet Time: 8.00 pm

Venue: Sovereign Hall
(Entry with banquet card only)
 Day 3

Sunday the 2ndApril 2017

Hall A (Sovereign Hall) Hall B (Sovereign 2)

Session 5 (9.00 am-10.45 am) Session 7(9.00 am-10.45 am)

Chairperson: Dr. B. M. Abrol Chairperson: Dr. Kanwar Sen
Co-chairperson: Dr. Shashidhar Co-chairperson: Dr. Vipin Arora

1. Role of surgery for OSA- Physician 1. Rationale of Tongue Base reduction – Dr. Noor
perspective- Dr. J. C. Suri (20mts) (10mts)
2. Anatomical consideration of palate– Dr. 2. Volumetric tongue base reduction –
Dipankar Datta (12 mts) Coblation – Dr. Ranjini Raghavan
3. Tackling the lateral pharyngeal wall – Dr. (12mts)
Srinivas Kishore (12mts) 3. Volumetric tongue base reduction – TORS –
4. Zetapalatoplasty- Dr. Vidyasagar R (12mts) Dr. Vikas Agarwal (12mts)
5. How I do it: Palatoplasty – 4. Endoscopic Partial Epiglottectomy in OSA- Dr.
Dr. Khorshed Mazumdar (10mts) Susan Sebastian (10mts)
6. Unfavorable palate- Dr. Ahmed Elsobky (10mts) 5. Sleep Medicine- Beyond Sleep Apnea – Dr.
Sanjay Manchanda (12mts)
Tea: 10.45 am -11.00 6. Relocation Pharyngoplasty – Dr.
am Sandeep Bansal (12mts)
7. Linguloplasty – Dr. Sanjay Khanna
(12mts)
Panel Discussion: (11.00 am-11.55 am) Topic:
Palatal Surgery – What not to do!
Chairperson: Dr. Anil Safaya Session 8 (11.00 am -12.00 pm)
Chairperson: Dr. Deepak Sarin
Co-chairperson: Dr. Antony
Co-chairperson: Dr. Vikram Wadhwa
Moderator: Dr. Bhik Kotecha
Panelists: Dr. Mario Mantovani, Dr. Ottavio, Dr. Paul 1. Hypopharyngeal Surgeries in OSA –Dr. Seemab
Shaikh (12mts)
Mok, Dr. Shalabh Sharma, Dr. Ishwar Singh, Dr. Sandeep
2. Coblation in OSA – Dr. Vittorio Rinaldi (12 mts)
Bansal
3. Complications of OSAS surgery – Dr. Mustafa
Gerek (12mts)
4. Holistic Mangement in OSA by yoga,
meditation and pranayam – Dr. Jeewan Tripathi
Session 6 (12.00 pm-1.00 pm)
Chairperson: Dr. P. K. Rathore
Co-chairperson: Dr. Abha Bhatnagar
1. Impact of delayed treatment in Paediatric OSA – Dr. Panel Discussion: (12.00 pm-12.55 pm) Topic: Multi
Sanjay Khanna (12 mts) Level surgery – The Rationale
2. Technique of TAR: Coblation vs. RF vs.
Conventional – Dr. Navin K Patel
(12mts) Chairperson: Dr. Anoop Raj
Co-chairperson: Dr. Ravi Meher
3. Evaluation of children with persistent OSA after
TAR-Dr. Srinivas Kishore (12mts) Moderator: Dr. Vikas Agarwal
4. Anesthesia in OSAS – Dr. Jaya Sood (12mts) Panel: Dr. Kalpana Nagpal; Dr. Mustafa Gerek: Dr. Paul
Mok; Dr. Vidya Sagar D.; Dr. Gautam Bir Singh; Dr. Alok
Thakkar
Combined Hall A+B (Sovereign Hall)

Resident Quiz:
12.00 pm - 1.30 pm
Quiz Master – Dr. Manish Munjal

Chairperson: Dr. Anil Monga

Co-chairperson: Dr. Anup Sabharwal

Valedictory Function – 1.30 pm

Lunch – 2.00 pm