Committee In-charge: Dr. Jasmine Kaur Chawla +91 9888263685
| TIME | TITLE OF PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
|---|---|---|
| DAY 1 – 26 September 2026 | HALL A – SESSION TRACK | ||
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM | Registration, Welcome & Session Briefing | |
| SESSION – Geriatrics & Community Health | ||
| 9:30 – 9:40 AM | Geriatric Nutrition and Health | Dr. Anjani Jaiswal (PT) |
| 9:40 – 9:50 AM | Environmental Physiotherapy : Promoting Inclusive And Sustainable Community Health | Dr. Srishti Bipul Kumar Banerjee (PT) |
| 9:50 – 10:00 AM | The future of geriatric rehabilitation in India with AI enabled strength training, improving balance, reducing risk of falls. | Dr. Priyal Vira (PT) |
| 10:00 – 10:10 AM | Integrated Rehabilitation: Connecting Community, Lifestyle & Technology | Dr. Jahanvi Patel (PT) |
| 10:10 – 10:20 AM | From Treatment to Prevention: Transforming Community Physiotherapy into a Population Health Strategy | Dr. Birbar Debnath PT |
| 10:20 – 10:30 AM | Physical Inactivity - A Modifiable Risk Factor for Dementia among Older People | Dr. Jeet Patel (PT) |
| 10:30 – 10:40 AM | Role of Spouse in Geriatric Rehabilitation | Dr. Pomila Chopra (PT) |
| 10:40 – 10:50 AM | Graceful Aging through Evidence based Physiotherapy | Dr. Anita Sharma (PT) |
| 10:50 – 11:00 AM | Community Physiotherapy: The Missing Link in Achieving Fitness for All and Inclusive Health | Dr. Prachi Limje (PT) |
| 11:00 – 11:10 AM | School PhysioFit: A Community-Based Preventive Physiotherapy Framework | Ms. Akshita Rathore |
| 11:10 – 11:20 AM | When Movement Becomes Belonging: Reimagining Inclusive Health Through Student Physiotherapy | Ms. Dhatri Anilkumar Trivedi |
| 11:20 – 11:35 AM | ☕ Tea / Networking Break | |
| 11:35 – 11:45 AM | Beyond Hospitals: Why Geriatric Care Homes Are India's Most Underestimated Rehabilitation Frontier | Dr. Ashish Thakur Desai (PT) |
| 11:45 – 11:55 AM | Role Of Physiotherapy & Offloading In Plantar Foot Ulcer | Dr. Sanjay Kumar Ram (PT) |
| 11:55 AM – 12:00 PM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| SESSION – Cardiorespiratory | ||
| 12:00 – 12:10 PM | The Silent Triangle: Stress, Breathing, and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Youth | Dr. Jain Kajal Naresh (PT) |
| 12:10 – 12:20 PM | From Survival to Sustainability: Reimagining Inclusive Cardiopulmonary Fitness for All | Dr. Rashmita Saha (PT) |
| 12:20 – 12:30 PM | The "Digital Twin" in Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Leveraging AI and Machine Vision for Precision Monitoring | Dr. Sumanta Ghosh (PT) |
| 12:30 – 12:35 PM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| SESSION – Paediatrics | ||
| 12:35 – 12:45 PM | Exercise testing in Pediatric population | Dr. Manali Reshamwala (PT) |
| 12:45 – 12:55 PM | Movement Literacy of the Hand in Children | Dr. Pratibha Satish Salkar (PT) |
| 12:55 – 1:15 PM | Virtual autism- occult curse of modernity |
Dr. Jinita Paladia (PT) Dr. Aalopi Dave (PT) |
| 1:15 – 1:20 PM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| 1:20 PM onwards | ☘ Lunch, Open Networking & Close of Track | |
| DAY 1 – 26 September 2026 | HALL B – SESSION TRACK | ||
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM | Registration, Welcome & Session Briefing | |
| SESSION – Orthopaedics | ||
| 9:40 – 9:50 AM | Reality of Gym based Exercises-An injury Factory or not? | Dr. Shhalini Grover (PT) |
| 9:50 – 10:00 AM | Rethinking Posture: From Correction to Conscious Awareness | Dr. Sakshi Shrivastava (PT) |
| 10:00 – 10:10 AM | Physiotherapy Intervention Tailor making by Using Neurophysiological Principles and judicial use of Exercise Therapy/Electrotherapy in Cervical Spine Radiating pains in Upper limb | Dr. Anurag Dubey (PT) |
| 10:10 – 10:20 AM | Integration of Physical activity Assessment and Prescription into Daily Clinical Practice | Dr. Jarapla Srinivas Nayak (PT) |
| 10:20 – 10:30 AM | Beyond The Spine- Are Young Men With Back Pain May Be Losing More Than Just The Posture | Ms. Ananya Kurup |
| 10:30 – 10:40 AM | Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: The Missing Link Between Cancer Treatment, Falls & Functional Independence | Dr. Chandhalekha Swaminathan (PT) |
| 10:40 – 11:00 AM | How Digital Life Is Bending the Human Spine: Postural Changes in the Smartphone Era |
Ms. Priyanshi Mistry Ms. Dhwani Patel Ms. Kashish Surana Ms. Nishtha Desai |
| 11:00 – 11:10 AM | Upright Burden in Healthcare Practice | Ms. Hetvi Vipulkumar Marsonia |
| 11:10 – 11:20 AM | Why Rehab First Approach In Every Torn ACL | Dr. Rajendra Kachhwaha (PT) |
| 11:20 – 11:25 AM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| 11:25 – 11:40 AM | ☕ Tea / Networking Break | |
| SESSION – Sports & Rehabilitation | ||
| 11:40 – 11:50 AM | Beyond Barriers: Inclusive Fitness Through Para-Athletes and Disability-Led Movement | Dr. Jasmine Kaur Chawla (PT) |
| 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM | Grassroot development of Paralympic sports | Dr. Asha Shaikh (PT) |
| 12:00 – 12:10 PM | Sports as Inclusive Therapy: Viewing traditional Physiotherapy Practice Through a Different Lens | Dr. Sharayu Agre (PT) |
| 12:10 – 12:20 PM | Rewiring to Winning : From Neural Rehab to Athletic Excellence | Dr. Rangan Narayan Sur (PT) |
| 12:20 – 12:30 PM | Data acquisition technologies in Sports performance assessment | Dr. Vedavani Avvari (PT) |
| 12:30 – 12:35 PM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| SESSION – Education & Research | ||
| 12:35 – 12:55 PM | The Trust Factor: Student Readiness Using Entrustable Professional Activities |
Dr. Vrushali Panhale (PT) Dr. Shruti Nair (PT) Dr. Prachita Walankar (PT) |
| 12:55 – 1:05 PM | Is Research Already Hidden in SOAP Notes? | Dr. Jeel Jeevrajani (PT) |
| 1:05 – 1:15 PM | If You Could Redesign Physiotherapy Education from Scratch, What Would You Change? | Dr. Pallavi S. Variyani (PT) |
| 1:15 – 1:25 PM | Ethics Clearance Mandatory for MPT but Not for Interns? Let's Build Researchers from Day One! | Dr. Mumuxkumar Dhirenbhai Mirani (PT) |
| 1:25 – 1:30 PM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| 1:30 PM onwards | ☘ Lunch, Open Networking & Close of Track | |
| DAY 2 – 27 September 2026 | HALL A – SESSION TRACK | ||
| 9:00 – 9:15 AM | Registration, Welcome & Session Briefing | |
| SESSION – Neurology | ||
| 9:15 – 9:25 AM | The "Silent" Neuro-Inflammation: Why Sleep Architecture and Glymphatic Clearance are the Missing Variables in Stroke and TBI Rehabilitation | Dr. Rinkal Yadav (PT) |
| 9:25 – 9:35 AM | Artificial Intelligence in Neuroscience & Rehabilitation | Dr. Asma Parveen (PT) |
| 9:35 – 9:45 AM | Aquatic Therapy and Neuro Rehabilitation | Dr. Suraj Shukla (PT) |
| 9:45 – 9:55 AM | Should Dual-Task Gait Become a Vital Sign for Brain Health? | Dr. Disha Dalal (PT) |
| 9:55 – 10:05 AM | Post stroke fitness programs-the need and potential | Dr. Ravi Ranganathan (PT) |
| 10:05 – 10:15 AM | Resetting the Autonomic Nervous System: The Emerging Role of Physiotherapy in Vagus Nerve Modulation and Holistic Healing | Dr. Sukham Preet Kaur (PT) |
| 10:15 – 10:25 AM | Simplifying Stroke and its Rehab Challenges | Mr. Aman Kanda |
| 10:25 – 10:35 AM | Magnus Hand :- A Cost Effective Rehabilitation Model For Fine Motor Skill Recovery | Ms. Gauri Dandavate |
| 10:35 – 10:40 AM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| SESSION – Tele-Rehabilitation | ||
| 10:40 – 10:50 AM | Beyond the Treatment Table: Innovative Strategies to Enhance Patient Adherence in Home-Based Rehabilitation Programs | Mr. Lakshya Gupta |
| 10:50 – 11:00 AM | Rewriting the Spine Report: From Fear to Fitness | Dr. Binal Shah Desai (PT) |
| 11:00 – 11:10 AM | Tele-Pulmonary Rehabilitation: From Pandemic Pivot to Standard of Care? | Dr. Mrinmayee Koltharkar (PT) |
| 11:10 – 11:30 AM | Telerehabilitation in modern physiotherapy: expanding rehabilitation beyond clinical boundaries |
Mr. Parth Sarthi Harsh Mr. Manmehak Singh |
| 11:30 – 11:35 AM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| 11:35 – 11:50 AM | ☕ Tea / Networking Break | |
| SESSION – Clinical Frontiers & Innovation - I | ||
| 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM | Revisiting Hydrotherapy: An Old Science Waiting for a New Era | Dr. Varun Ahuja (PT) |
| 12:00 – 12:10 PM | From Pills to Movement: Fitness is the Most Powerful Medicine in Chronic Disease Care | Dr. Venu D Chafekar (PT) |
| 12:10 – 12:20 PM | Electrodiagnostic-Guided Exercise Prescription in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy | Dr. Vandana Oza (PT) |
| 12:20 – 12:30 PM | From Rehabilitation to Prevention: The Emerging Role of Physiotherapy in Diabetic Polyneuropathy | Dr. Sudheera Kunduru (PT) |
| 12:30 – 12:40 PM | Role of Physiotherapy in Eating Disorders | Dr. Kalpana Zutshi (PT) |
| 12:40 – 12:50 PM | Human Clinical Intelligence vs Machine Intelligence: Defining the Future Scope of Physiotherapy Practice | Dr. Bhuvanesh Kumar (PT) |
| 12:50 – 1:10 PM | Patient Education and Empathetic Communication in Indian Physiotherapy Practice: A critical analysis from global Perspective |
Dr. Dony K John (PT) Dr. Avinash Kumar Bharati (PT) Dr. Doss Prakash (PT) |
| 1:10 – 1:20 PM | Need of current Era- Cross cultural adaptation of a scale | Dr. Sandhya K. Singal (PT) |
| 1:20 – 1:30 PM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| 1:30 PM onwards | ☘ Lunch, Open Networking & Close of Track | |
| DAY 2 – 27 September 2026 | HALL B – SESSION TRACK | ||
| 9:00 – 9:15 AM | Registration, Welcome & Session Briefing | |
| SESSION – Women's Health | ||
| 9:15 – 9:25 AM | From Clinic to Community: Expanding Access to Antenatal and Postnatal Physiotherapy for Women | Dr. Reema Ranka (PT) |
| 9:25 – 9:35 AM | Diastasis Recti: From ‘Normal Postpartum Change’ to a Treatable Core Dysfunction | Dr. Pooja Pandey Tripathi (PT) |
| 9:35 – 9:45 AM | When Chronic Stress Reaches the Pelvic Floor: The Role of the HPA Axis | Ms. Rhythm Prakash Thacker |
| 9:45 – 9:55 AM | Beyond Motivation: Structural Barriers to Women’s Physical Activity | Ms. Dimpi Shah |
| 9:55 – 10:05 AM | Sleep, Pain & Pregnancy: The Hidden Triangle | Dr. Nice Mathew (PT) |
| 10:05 – 10:10 AM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| SESSION – Oncology | ||
| 10:10 – 10:30 AM | Global Trends in Cancer Rehabilitation Research. |
Dr. Sumit Kalra (PT) Dr. Barnali Bhattacharjee (PT) Dr. Nivedita S. Prabhu (PT) |
| 10:30 – 10:40 AM | Physiotherapist-Led Prehabilitation before Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery: Feasibility and Functional Impact | Dr. Naveen kumar.S (PT) |
| 10:40 – 10:50 AM | Advocacy for cancer rehabilitation in obesity - related cancers | Ms. Jenisha Nazareth |
| 10:50 – 11:00 AM | Reclaiming Continence and Control: Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Post-Pelvic RT | Ms. Hetvi Desai |
| 11:00 – 11:10 AM | Beyond Phases: Decision-Making and Critical Transitions in Cardiac Rehabilitation | Dr. Abeeshna Ashok |
| 11:10 – 11:15 AM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 AM | ☕ Tea / Networking Break | |
| SESSION – Clinical Frontiers & Innovation - II | ||
| 11:30 – 11:50 AM | The “Augmented” Clinic: How Wearable Sensors and IoT Are Moving Rehabilitation from the Clinic to the Living Room |
Dr. Ankita Samuel (PT) Dr. Shweta Kumar (PT) Dr. Mamta Shankar (PT) Dr. Kangana J Kansal (PT) |
| 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM | When Intimacy Hurts: The Neglected Reality of Dyspareunia | Ms. Dhruvi Shah |
| 12:00 – 12:10 PM | Evidence in Action: Brainstorming Solutions for Real-World Practice | Dr. Harikrishnan Ranganathan (PT) |
| 12:10 – 12:20 PM | Are We Treating the Right Problem? Rethinking Clinical Reasoning for Safe and Inclusive Physiotherapy Practice | Dr. Sehanaz Shajahan (PT) |
| 12:20 – 12:30 PM | Bridging the Gap: Improving Functional Performance in Prefrail Elderly through Telerehabilitation | Dr. Hina Vaish (PT) |
| 12:30 – 12:40 PM | Comparative Efficacy of Prehabilitation vs. Traditional Rehabilitation in Post-Surgical Functional Recovery | Mr. Yashasw Raval |
| 12:40 – 12:50 PM | Rewiring bladder function-The power of physiotherapy | Ms. Harvi Sudani |
| 12:50 – 1:10 PM | From Routine Care to Global Goals |
Dr. Grishma Shah (PT) Dr. Rinie Chauhan (PT) Dr. Vrushti Dave (PT) |
| 1:10 – 1:20 PM | Effectiveness of Digital Physiotherapy in management of Rotator cuff tendinopathy | Dr. Jitender Munjal (PT) |
| 1:20 – 1:30 PM | 📜 Certificate Distribution | |
| 1:30 PM onwards | ☘ Lunch, Open Networking & Close of Track | |
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