Allergocon 2025 Conference – Day 1
The New Era of Personalised Medicine in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
January 24, 2025
S.No Hours
1 8:45 Welcome & Introduction Dr. DJ Christopher
Session 1: Burden of allergic and immunologic disorders in India
2 9:00 Allergic diseases in India – prevalence, risk factors and current challenges Dr. PA Mahesh
3 9:30 Current status and prospects of primary immunodeficiency diseases in India Dr. Saibal Moitra
Session 2: Shelden Spector lecture
4 10:00 Personalised approach for treating severe asthma in India Dr. Vinay Mehta
5 10:30-10:45 Refreshment break
Session 3: Diagnostics
6 10:45 Utilizing molecular allergology in clinical practice Dr. Sitesh Roy
7 11:15 Common laboratory tests used by the practicing allergist Dr. M. Murali
8 11:45-13:00 Lunch & viewing of posters (Judges: PA Mahesh and Dr. M. Murali)
Session 4: Asthma
9 13:00 What’s new in GINA 2024? Dr. DJ Christopher
10 13:30 ABPA Dr. B. Thangakunam
11 14:00 Impulse oscillometry – current and future applications Dr. Neeraj Gupta
12 14:30-14:45 Refreshment break
Session 5: Drug and food Allergy
13 14:45 The importance and impact of drug allergy de-labelling Dr. S. Nagarajan
14 15:15 Early peanut introduction for allergy prevention Dr. Gideon Lack
15 15:45 Diagnosis and management of complex food allergies Dr. PA Mahesh
16 16:15-16:30 Refreshment break
Session 6: Cutting-edge topic
17 16:30 Skin as the target for allergy prevention and treatment Dr. Gideon Lack
18 18:00 DAA graduation ceremony
Allergocon 2024 Conference – Day 2
The New Era of Personalised Medicine in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
January 25, 2025
01 7:30 Breakfast
02 8:00 Roundtable with key faculty members
03 8:55 Welcome & introduction Dr. Vinay Mehta
Session 7: Upper respiratory disorders Chairperson: Dr. PK Vedanthan
04 9:00 Advances in nasal polyp management Dr. Gaytri Pandit
05 9:30 Clinical approach to angioedema evaluation Dr. MT Krishna
06 10:00 Allergen immunotherapy: past, present and future Dr. PK Vedanthan
07 10:30-10:45 Refreshment break
Session 8: Adult track Chairperson: Dr. Saibal Moitra
08 10:45 Approach to hypogammaglobulinemia in adults Dr. M. Murali
09 11:15 Anaphylaxis and mast cell disorders Dr. MT Krishna
10 11:45-13:00 Lunch & viewing of posters Chairperson: Dr. PA Mahesh
Chairperson: Dr. PA Mahesh
11 13:00 Everything you should have read last year but didn’t! Dr. Jefferson Daniel
12 13:30 Difficult adult cases: ask the experts V Mehta, MT Krishna, S Moitra, S Roy
Session 9: Pediatric track Chairperson: Dr. Narmada Ashok
13 10:45 Updates in pediatric asthma Dr. Krishna Mohan
14 11:15 Vaccinations in an allergic child Dr. Neeraj Gupta
15 11:45-13:00 Lunch & viewing of posters Chairperson: Dr. Sneha Varkey
Chairperson: Dr. Sneha Varkey
16 13:00 Everything you should have read last year but didn’t! Dr. Narmada Ashok
17 13:30 Difficult pediatric cases: ask the experts Gideon Lack, N Ashok, N Gupta, K Mohan
Section 10: Pro/con debate
18 14:00 Children with uncontrolled atopic dermatitis should undergo food allergy testing and elimination diets Dr. Gideon Lack & Dr. Sitesh Roy
19 14:30-14:45 Refreshment break
Session 11: Oral abstract presentations Chairpersons: VM and MT Krishna
20 14:45-16:15 Featured posters
21 16:30 Closing & Awards ceremony