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Corporate, Pre-PG Executive Committee and IJCB Editorial Board Meetings – 4 PM Onwards Al Saj Convention Center, Kazhokkoottam followed by Corporate Dinner 8 PM onwards

49th ACBICON 2023 Kerala Program

Day 1 (14th September 2023)

	Hall 1	Hall 2	Hall 3	Hall 4
9 – 9:30 AM	K.L.Gupta Memorial Oration Chairperson – LM Shrivastava/ T Malati Novel Mechanistic Approaches and Recommendations in Cancer: From Diagnostics to Therapeutics Alpana Sharma, AIIMS, New Delhi	-	-	-
9:30 – 10 AM	Dr. K.P Sinha Oration Chairperson – Jayashree Bhattacharjee Counting on Patients, 1 and all Tony Badrick, Australia	-	-	-
10 – 10:30 AM	Taranath Shetty Memorial Oration Chairperson – T Venkatesh/ K Goswami TBD Chandrabhas Narayana, RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram	-	-	-
10:30- 11 AM	Tea Break
11 AM-12:30 PM	Parallel Session 1 IFCC Committee on Clinical Laboratory Management (C-CLM) symposium Chairperson – Praveen Sharma Good Laboratory Practices – A managerial responsibility Shruti Gupta Leading a Clinical Laboratory: Importance of Leadership Development Prasenjit Mitra Use of Data Analytics for the Clinical Laboratory Sedef Yenice (IFCC VLP) The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Development. Praveen Sharma	Parallel Session 2 POCT: Time for centre stage Speakers Chairperson – Rajiv Erasmus POCT in the hospital and beyond Adil I Khan POCT- From oblivion to expanding vistas: past, present & future Anil Handoo Chasing the error-free POCT: the 6 Rs Rajiv Erasmus Establishing QMS IN POCT: trials, tribulations & triumphs Sohini Sengupta	Parallel Session 3 Familial Hypercholesterolemia Chairperson - Tester Ashavaid Current epidemiology and contemporary recommendations for best practice in familial hypercholesterolemia Raul Santos, Postprandial Dyslipidemia: A Major Cardiovascular Risk Factor in Obesity and Diabetes Khosrow Adeli Mutational Spectrum of Familial Hyperchol-esterolemia: Indian Scenario Swarup A. V. Shah Diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) in India: Clinical Challenges Krishna Kumar	Parallel Session 4 Improving Lab Quality with Patient Satisfaction Chairs: Venkatesh Thuppil Reliable and effective test results- reducing lab errors Neeraj Jain Identification and Reporting of Errors in the Medical Labs & Use of Quality Indicators as Preventive Approach Hariom Sharma Accreditation to examination methods in laboratory medicine current scenario in india - international recognition Venkatesh Thuppil Optimizing laboratory outcomes: implementing best Practices for pre- analytical quality control Mohammed Ibrahim
12:30 – 1:30 PM	Lunch Break (AFMC Quiz Screening) (Poster Session 1)
1:30 – 3:00 PM	Parallel Session 5 "IFCC C-MHBLM Session" - Journey with cutting-edge AI to advance health equity! Chairpersons: Pradeep K Dabla, Bernard Gouget Unlocking the potential of Chat GPT: can it be our virtual assistant in Lab Medicine for better care? Bernard Gouget The Future of Lab medicine & patient care in the Metaverse Damien Gruson From Companion Diagnostics to Companion AI: Charting the course of Laboratory Medicine Pradeep K. Dabla How to make Machine Learning applicable in LabMed Sergio Bernardini	Parallel Session 6 "Advances in Cancer Diagnostics: Current Indian Scenario" Chairperson - Arnab Pal hCG can modulate cancer progression in BRCA1 defective cancers Priya Srinivas TBD Kunzang Chosdol Transcriptional heterogeneity in CTCs: Key player in disease outcome Anshika Chauhan Liquid biopsy in Indian Scenario: Where Do we stand? Arnab Pal	Parallel Session 7 Molecular Diagnostics Chairperson – Dharamveer Yadav Implementation of a pathology-supported genetic testing framework extending from point-of-care DNA screening to comprehensive genome sequencing Maritha Kotze Molecular Medicine in Thalassemia: From Diagnosis to Cure Anurodh Gupta Genomes - from Personal to Populations and Back Vinod Scaria Dental and Cranio-facial Genetics in Africa: Addressing the need for the Dentist-Scientist Manogari Chetty	Parallel Session 8 Nutraceuticals & Free Radicals Chairperson - SK Das, Nibhriti Das Evaluation of radioprotective properties of Trianthema portulacastrum L. stem extract in vivo Subir K Das Role of lipoprotein metabolism genes ABCG1, LIPC and PLTP and pro-inflammatory cytokines in Obese and Diabetic subjects with the risk of Coronary Artery Disease Vijay Kutala 3,3’ diselenodipropionic acid (DSePA), as a novel therapeutic agent for management of lung cancer and wound healing Amit Kunwar Double positive anti GBM (glomerular basement membrane) and anti MPO (myeloperoxidase) on Line immunoassay (LIA): A rarity! (Free Paper) Mala Mahto
3:00 - 3:30 PM	Tea Break
3:30 – 5 PM	Parallel Session 9 Novel Scenarios in Lab Medicine Chairperson – George Abraham Vitamin D – evidence and requirements for optimal health Helen Martin (APFCB Traveling Lecturer) The shifts that are transforming laboratory medicine Sedef Yenice (IFCC VLP) Integrated diagnostics: evidence-based therapy guidance in oncology From tumor markers to liquid biopsy Tomris Ozben (Online) Reference Intervals Nilesh Chandra Health System Reform with Primary Health Care Orientation: Emerging Role of Point-of-Care Technologies Liaquat Ali	Parallel Session 10 Hematology Chairperson – BK Gupta Apolipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein receptors in cardiovascular diseases and Alzheimer’s disease Shanel Raghubeer TBD Desh Asthana The future of medical laboratories: the near future Rania Sharkawy HIV and related lymphomas Ravnit Grewal Association between serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase level and metabolic dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case-control study Shrimajunath Sanakanagoudar (Free Paper)	Parallel Session 11 Medical Education Chairperson - Sucheta Dandekar Making the CBME Biochemistry curriculum more lab oriented Thomas Chacko Choosing topics in Biochemistry for Electives Farzana Mehdi Giving effective feedback for ECE, AETCOM and SDL sessions Sucheta Dandekar Introduction of EPAs in Biochemistry Rohini Bhadre	Oral Session 1 – Faculty (Free Papers) Category – Professor Chairperson – Harshvardhan Singh Association of surface expression of Toll like receptor 4 in patients with schizophrenia- A case control study Dharamveer Yadav Sub-chronic pesticide exposure and biological age: Is the threat real? Binita Goswami Association of Pb, Nrf2 and miRNA-31 in occupationally Pb exposed Population Shailja Sharma Amino acid profile of structural proteins of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: Burden on covid patients Vivek Ambade Serum lipoprotein indices as surrogate markers of glycemic control in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Results from a tertiary care institution in Eastern India Debapriya Bandyopadhyay Prevalence of HLA-B27 subtypes among renal transplant recipients and donors in tertiary care hospital in South India Iyyapu Krishna Mohan "Indian Lean NAFLD Patients have a unique Gut Microbiome Signature with an indistinct Pathophysiological Entity" Dr Balamurugan Ramadass
5:30 – 7 PM	Inaugural Ceremony Awadhesh Saran Memorial Oration Chairpersons: Rajiv R Sinha Clinical Significance of Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleo-protein D (HnRNPD) in Oral Cancer Shyam S Chauhan, AIIMS, New Delhi	-	-	-
7 – 10 PM	Cultural Program & Welcome Dinner

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Day 2 (15th September 2023)

	Hall 1	Hall 2	Hall 3	Hall 4
8:30 – 9:30 AM	-	Industry Workshop 1 (BF)	Industry Workshop 2 (BF)	Industry Workshop 3 (BF)
9:30 - 10 AM	Dr. T.N. Patabhiraman Oration Chairperson – Praveen Sharma The Nobel Laureats Of Biochemistry And The ‘Not So Nobel’ Seema Bhargawa, Sir Ganagaram Hospital, New Delhi	-	-	-
10 – 10:30 AM	Dr. Praveen Sharma Oration Chairperson – DM Vasudevan "Changing face of type 2 Diabetes:Trends and Trojans" Poornima Manjrekar, KMC, Mengaluru	-	-	-
10:30- 11 AM	Tea Break
11 AM-12:30 PM	Parallel Session 12 AACC India Section Chairperson– Jayashree Bhattacharjee The total testing process: Collaboration between laboratory medicine and emergency medicine to ensure quality testing Octavia M. Peck Palmer Convenor: Bernali Das Panel Discussion Tony Badrick Damien Gruson Asmita Hazra Sudip Kumar Datta Octabia M. Peck Palmer	Parallel Session 13 The value and evidence of laboratory tests used in the management of diabetes mellitus (IFCC/EBLM Evidence-based laboratory medicine) Chairperson - Seema Bhargawa The History of Diabetes Mellitus and the Role of the Laboratory in its diagnosis and management Rajiv Erasmus HbA1c – pros and cons Emma English Glycated albumin – what is the evidence? Annalise Zemlin Diabetes mellitus in India – the value of evidence based laboratory medicine Seema Bhargawa	Parallel Session 14 Inborn Metabolic Disorders Chairperson – Anibh M Das/Akila Prashant Newborn mass screening: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats Anibh M Das Spinal Muscular Atrophy - need for newborn screening Akila Prashant Screening to the confirmative diagnosis (Enzymatics and Molecular) of Lysosomal storage disorders Jayesh Sheth An overview on the cut-off values of the newborn screening parameters, the factors influencing the values and their clinical implications Suprava Patel Screening for Inborn Errors of Metabolism in an Eastern Indian population: Early trends from a budding Newborn Screening Unit (Free Paper) Gautom Kumar Saharia	Industry Workshop (Lunch) 1 & 2
12:30 – 1:30 PM	Lunch Break (Poster Session 2)
1:30 – 3:30 PM	Parallel Session 15 Biomarkers Chairperson – Barnali Das Recent advances in the quantitation of LDL-Cholesterol for estimating cardiovascular risk Tahir Pillay Circulating MicroRNAs: As potential biomarkers of Aging and age-related diseases Neetu Mishra Neuro Immune Markers: Case Study Based Discussion Barnali Das Novel cobalt(III)-based bio-reductive prodrug modeling for hypoxic tumor microenvironment: Inhibits migration, induces apoptosis, and alters the molecular switches of HIFs-controlled signature genes in breast cancer Sukhes Mukherjee Identification of novel transcriptional regulators of miR-183 cluster family in hepatocellular Carcinoma cells. Jyotdeep Kaur Proteomic based approach to identify novel diagnostic and therapeutic targets in synovial fluid of Osteoarthritis patients Sadhna Sharma TBD Geoffrey Omuse	Parallel Session 16 The Clinical Laboratory in Health & Disease Chairperson – Tony Badrick Role of ISO 15189 in Laboratory Medicine in Improving Patient Safety BK Rana LEAD: The Silent Danger In Your Next Meal! K Goswami Implementation of sustainable practices in medical laboratories - Switching clinical labs to green labs Tomris Ozben (Online) Fibrinogen Cleavage by Lectin Pathway Proteases: Roles and Implications Sadhana Sharma Trop T, Hand grip strength and waist circumference as markers of Sarcopenic obesity in postmenopausal women: An analytical cross-sectional study (Free Paper) K. A. Arul Senghor "In the quest to increase students engagement in biochemistry : A Hitchhikers's Guide" Rakhi Negi	Parallel Session 17 Statistical Applications in Laboratory Medicine Chairperson – Poornima Manjrekar Review of External Quality Assurance - How to and how not to Anjali Manocha Key Performance Indicator’s in 3 Phases of Examination – Are we monitoring enough? Mamta Kankra Method Validation Harshvardhan Singh Planning, Designing and Implementation of a total laboratory automation system for integrated diagnostics Sudip Kumar Datta Process Re-engineering : Meeting the standard in a cost effective way Saifuddin Md. Khaled Minimal testing interval.. exploring the importants and challenges of implemenatation Asmita Hazra	Industry Workshop (Lunch) 3 & 4
3:30 - 4:00 PM	Tea Break
4:00 - 5:00 PM	AFMC Quiz	-	-	-
5:00 – 6:00 PM	General Body	-	-	-
7 – 10 PM	Cultural Program & Banquet

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Day 3 (16th September 2023)

	Hall 1	Hall 2	Hall 3	Hall 4
9 – 9:30 AM	Mrs. & Dr. G.P. Talwar Oration Chairperson – AA Mahdi Biomarker Signatures of Inflammatory Skin Diseases and their clinical implications Medha Rajappa, JIPMER, Puducherry	-	-	-
9:30 - 10:30 AM	-	Oral Session 1 – Students Chairperson – Sukhes Mukherjee + Mingma Lhamu Sherpa Correlation of cystatin-c with microalbuminuria for the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes Divya Singh correlation of serum insulin with vitamin d, b12 and folic acid in obese and obese NIDDM subjects Amrita Ghosh Assessment of Electrolyte Levels in Pre and Post Thrombolytic Phase of Acute Myocardial Infarction Utsav Haldar A novel diagnostic method for sepsis: Standardization and Optimization Kundeti Neeraja Evaluation of serum and follicular fluid hsa-miR-21, hsa-Let-7b, and hsa-miR- 222 expression in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Subjects: Correlation with PCOS related biochemical Parameters. Yaongamphi Vashum	Oral Session 2 – Students Chairperson – PT Annamalai Procalcitonin guided Antibiotics therapy in sepsis. Avinash Kumar Evaluation of oxidized lipoproteins and their correlation with MPO/PON ratio in Coronary Artery Disease Sowmya Varadhan Association between Chronic Kidney Disease and Glycemic Control in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Judith Sheba Samuel An Assessment of Variations of Markers of Atherosclerosis with T2DM and Obesity Aratrika Sau Serum TIMP2 level as a biomarker in patients with NAFLD in Eastern India Aalia Tahseen	Oral Session 3 – Students Chairperson – B Ramadass Study of Thyroid Status in Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia. B. Joy Hephzibah Shaping the Immune Prospect: Understanding CD4+ T Cell Subsets in Tuberculosis Infection Deepak Vats Comparing the efficacy of four free calcium predictive equations in a Tertiary Care Centre Mahendra Gurung Key statergies to ensure lab quality and reduce turnaround time” Nimmy P R
10:30- 11 AM	Tea Break
11 AM-12:30 PM	Parallel Session 18 Immunology Chairperson - Indu Verma, Sadhna Sharma Homeopathic drug Symphytum officinale enhances osteogenesis in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro and impacts fracture healing in a rodent model Sudip Sen Overexpression of FGF8 is associated with the progression of ovarian cancer Savita Yadav Tuberculosis Vaccines: A strategy to end TB Manaswini Mangaraj Immune and inflammatory markers in of Diabetic Nephropathy-future therapeutic targets Purvi Purohit	Parallel Session 19 Miscellaneous - 2 Chairperson – D Dash/ SB Sharma Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: laboratory role Sadanand Naik Single Nucleotide Polymorphism: What is and What can be!! Deepak Parchwani Point-of-care Testing (POCT) - The Practice and Challenges R Dhananjayan Interrogating the Exposome - Nutriome Pathway in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine: The Promise and Hurdles John Anetor	Oral Session Faculty 2 (Free Papers) Category – Associate Professor Chairperson – Jayanth Kumar Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) Measurement: Analytical Methodology, Interferences and Clinical Aspects Altaf Ahmad Mir Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) enzyme activity and PON1L55M gene polymorphisms in Coronary Artery Disease Supriya Simon Immunogenicity of Covishield vaccine in patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Abhra Ghosh A whole exosome sequencing-based approach to identify miRNA in prognostic and diagnostic applications in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Pramod Kumar Gautam Quercetin targets the HuR-signaling axis to inhibit Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) migration:Link to metabolism Chandra Prakash Prasad Relationship between Sialic acid and markers of Type II Diabetes Mellitus, in blood and saliva Dipti Soni Jaipuriar Role of Pituitary Hormones in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A hospital-based study from a Tertiary Care Hospital in West Bengal Mrityunjoy Halder Tumor markers serum AFP and PIVKA-II in chronic liver diseases with or without Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Suresh M	Oral Session Faculty 3 (Free Papers) Category – Assistant Professor/Lecturer Chairperson – TBD Atherothrombotic risk factors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Malu Sreekumar The study of Glycated Hemoglobin as a risk factor for adverse outcome in COVID-19: A cross-sectional study Ashok Kumar Ahirwar Study on serum vitamin D levels in sickle cell disease – First pilot study from Central India Itishree Pandey Comparative Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Common Indian Beta-Thalassemia Mutations: Utilizing Multiplex ARMS PCR on Maternal Plasma Cell-Free Fetal DNA and Chorionic Villus Sampling MA Bari Siddiqui Study of thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy and its association with maternal and fetal outcomes: A prospective observational study from a tertiary care hospital in Central India Pawan Kumar Kare Association of triglyceride-glucose index (TyG Index) with glycated hemoglobin (HbA 1c) for predicting the glycemic control status among type 2 diabetes Mellitus subjects attending AIIMS Bhopal hospital of Central India Suryabhan Lahanu Lokhande Path to Lab Accreditation and Improvements Pratik Pradeep Poladia Efficiency of combined serum M protein concentration and serum kappa/lambda ratio (free light chain ratio) levels in diagnosing Active Multiple Myeloma-A Retrospective study Abel Jaison
12:30 – 1:30 PM	Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:00 PM	ACBI Award Papers	-	-	-
3:00 – 3:30 PM	DM Vasudevan Endowment Award Presentations	-	-	-
3:30 – 4:00 PM	Valedictory Function
4:00 PM onwards	High Tea