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August 9th:  CME + General Body Meeting + Dinner Dance

7.45 AM-8 AM: Registration  UPDATES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE

8-9 AM: Session 1: Chairs: Kevin Pereira, MD, Gerard T Roy, FRCS from Australia
1. Lasers in Plastic Surgery: Trevor Viegas, MD, Plastic Surgeon, Wexham Park Hosp
2. Advances in Corneal Surgery: Thomas John, MD, Assoc Prof of Opthalmology, Loyola University, Chicago

9-10 AM Session 2: Chairs: Roy Maliakkal, MD, Borys Mascarenhas, MD, Peter D’Sa, MD
1. Advances in Radiation Oncology-How can every physician take advantage of these Advances for their Patients?: Shankar Giri, MD, National Director Radiation Oncology VA Administration/Professor, Baylor School of Medicine, Houston
2. Non-Alcoholic Hepatic Steatosis (NASH)-Benedict ‘Joy” Malikkal, MD, Assoc Prof of Gastroenterology, University of Rochester
3. Chronic Pancreatitis: Rayburn Rego, MD, Asst Prof of Gastroenterology, University of Arkansas

10 AM -10:15 AM Break

10:15 AM-11 AM Session 3: Chair: Sr Lillian, MD

1. Establishing a Clinic in an Underserved Area Abroad: O’Neill D’Cruz, MD
2. Can we regenerate neurons? Role of Neuronatin: Rajiv Joseph, MD

11-12 noon: Session 4: Chairs: Jimmy Khandavala, MD, N Baliga, MD, Annita John, MD                      
1. Physician Assisted Suicide: Whose life is it anyway? Gerard Kamath, MD, Asst Prof of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2. “Update on Ambulatory Anesthesia and Sedation”: Kumar Belani, MD, Prof of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota
3. " Returning to safe natural birth with the Gentle Birth Method ": Gowri Motha, MD

12-12.30 PM: Lunch

12.30-1.30 PM: Session 5:  Chairs: Ivan Chou, MD,  Stanley Williams, MD
1. Obesity: Birgit Khandalavala, MD, Lecturer, Creighton University
2. Preventing Heart Disease: SBP, LDL, HDL and Beyond: R Baliga, MD
3. Recent developments in cardiology for the generalist – pre-op evaluation, endocarditis  prophylaxis, anticoagulation: Simon Chakko, MD, Professor of Cardiology, University of Miami & Chief of Cardiology, Miami, VA

1.30-2.30 PM: PM Sessions 6: Chairs: Deepak D’Souza, MD, Yale University Jovita Crasta, MD,

1. Stress & Anxiety Disorders Part I: Basic and Clinical Neuroscience  Anantha Shekar, MD, Vice President of Research, Indiana University, Professor of Psychiatry 
2. Stress & Anxiety Disorders Part II: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Brian Martis, MD, Chief of PTSD Clinic, University of Michigan
3. Mindfulness based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and clinical applications [including Buddhist based Mindfulness]: Mary Naidu, MD

End of CME Program

2.30-3PM: Session 7: The 1st Ephrem Thoppil Oration: Chairs George Varghese, MD, Peter Noronha, MD, Brian Martis MD
Advances in Hearing Restoration: Amal Isaiah, MD, Rhodes Scholar, Oxford 

3-3.30 PM: Session 8: The 1st Marian D Kamath Oration: Chairs Wenzel Vas, MD, Deepak Edward, MD, George D'Souza, MD, Assoc Dean, St. John's Medical College

  The Research Institute at St John's-still evolving: Anura Kurpad, MD, Dean,St John's Instt. of Population Health & Clinical Research 

3.30-4 PM: Session 9: The 1st Salim Yusuf Oration: Chairs: Jyothy Puthumana, MD, faculty cardiologist, Northwestern Univ, Chicago, Bobby Joseph, MD, Prof of Preventive Med, St. John's Medical College & Anoop Sebastian, Cornell University

Cardiovascular Disease in Indians: St. John's Contribution: Prem Pais, MD, Dean & Professor of Medicine, St. John's Medical College

4-4.30 PM: Session 10: Special Lecture: Chair: Joseph Anthony, MD, Emeritus Prof St. John's Medical College/Thomas Chandy, MD, Hosmat Hospital, Bangalore

Indo-Canadian Global Resarch Initiative: Salim Yusuf, DPhil, FRCP, Vice President Research and Chief Scientific Officer, Hamilton Health Sciences and Director, Population Health Research Institute, Heart and Stroke Foundation - Chair in Cardiology, McMaster University

4.30-5 PM: Session 11: The 1st G.M. Mascarenhas Memorial Oration: Chairs: Sylvia Kamath, MD, Emeritus Prof, St. John's Medical College/ Jai Raman, MD, Prof of Cardiothoracic Surg, Univ of Chicago/Trevor Viegas, MD Plastic Surgeon, Wexam Park Hosp, Slough

Burden of Orthostatic Intolerance: An Ecumenical Approach: Christopher Mathias, DPhil, FRCP, Professor of Neurovascular Medicine,  Imperial College of Science, Engineering & Medicine, Consultant Physician, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School & National Hospital for Neurological Diseases, Queen Square, London

Session 5.00-5.30 PM: Special Lecture: Chair:  Denis Xavier, MD, Prof & Head of Pharmacology, St. John's and Anthony Kalliath, MD, Patron St. John's Medical College Alumni Association

'Experiences of transitioning from an America academic medical institute to an academic medical institute in India" Arun Shet, MD