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APSA 2026 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
17th July, 2026
8:00 AM - 08:05 AM
Inauguration / Lamp Lighting
08:05 AM - 08:10 AM
Welcome Address
- Dr J Balavenkat, Coimbatore
PLENARY SESSION: Foundations of Safer Anaesthesia
Chairpersons: Dr Adrien Gelb, USA | Dr Daniela Filipescu, Romania & Dr Cornelia Weidinger, Dubai
Designing Safety Systems in OT - Lessons from Aviation & High-Risk Industries
08:10 AM - 08:30 AM
- Dr Vasundhara Atre, Bangalore
Fast Thinking, Slow Harm: The Pitfalls of Intuition in Crisis
08:30 AM - 08:50 AM
- Dr Senthilkumaran, UK
Problem Solving: Incident analysis, the right way
08:50 AM - 09:05 AM
- Dr Lallu Joseph, Vellore
Patient Engagement Tools: PREMs, PROMs & PAC
09:05 AM - 09:20 AM
- Dr Rahul Deshmukh, Dubai
Q/A
09:20 AM - 09:30 AM
Special Populations: Paediatric & Obstetric Anaesthesia Safety
Chairpersons: Dr Rebbeca Jacob, Bangalore | Dr Ekta Rai, Vellore & Dr Abhijit Biswas, Canada
Little Lives, Big Responsibility: Safety in Paediatric Anaesthesia
09:30 AM - 09:42 AM
- Dr S Ramesh, Chennai
Managing the Unexpected: Neonatal and Infant Crisis Scenarios
09:42 AM - 09:54 AM
- Dr Shishir Chandrasekar, Bangalore
Safe Anaesthesia for the Expecting Mother: What’s New in Obstetric Safety?
09:54 AM - 10:06 AM
- Dr Aravind Palaniswamy, USA
Why Mothers’ Die? Lessons Learnt
10:06 AM - 10:18 AM
- Dr Vennila Rajagopal, Chennai
Q/A
10:18 AM - 10:30 AM
TEA BREAK
APSA KEY NOTE ORATION
Chairpersons: Dr Sunil Pandya, Hyderabad & Dr Lallu Joseph, Vellore
Citation Presentation
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
Ultrasound-Guided Pain Procedures: Enhancing Safety and Efficacy in Chronic Pain Interventions
10:55 AM - 11:15 AM
- Dr Samer Narouze, USA
APSA Medal & Award Ceremony
11:15 AM - 11:20 AM
Crisis Management & Human Factors
Chairpersons: Dr Ervie Calimag, Philippines | Dr Mansour, Dubai & Dr Jayashree Sood, New Delhi
Slips, Lapses, and Mistakes - The Anatomy of Human Error
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM
- Dr Anju Grewal, Bhatinda
Fixing the Human: Errors, Bias & the Safety Culture
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM
- Dr Kiran Deep Sandhu, Nashik
Simulation Saves Lives - Lessons from Crisis Drills
11:50 AM - 12:05 PM
- Dr Vaibhavi Uphadhye, Pune
When Things Go South: Anaesthesia patient safety Checklists
12:05 PM - 12:20 PM
- Dr Kajal Jain, Chandigarh
Q/A
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
Learning from the Past: Audits & Closed Claims
Chairpersons: Dr Avtar Singh, Ludhiana | Dr Mukul Kapoor, New Delhi & Dr Gayatri Sasikumar, Bangalore
Numbers Don’t Lie: What Audits Reveal About Anaesthesia Practice
12:30 PM - 12:42 PM
- Dr Bhavani Shankar Kodali MD, USA
Closed Claim Analyses: What We Can Learn from Litigation
12:42 PM - 12:54 PM
- Dr Adrian Gelb, USA
Near Misses to Never Events – A National Registry Approach
12:54 PM - 01:06 PM
- Dr Murali Thondebhavi, Bangalore
Q/A
01:06 PM - 01:15 PM
LUNCH
1st APSA - Certificate Course - Honouring the Speakers
02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
- Dr Sunil Pandya, Hyderabad & Dr Lallu Joseph, Vellore
Safety in Techniques, Technology & TIVA
Chairpersons: Dr Vandana Mangal, Jaipur & Dr Tushar Choksi, Vadodara
Avoiding Airway Adversities: From Basics to Backups
02:15 PM - 02:27 PM
- Dr Apkesh Patwa, Vadodara
TIVA & Target-Controlled Infusion: Precision without Inhalation
02:27 PM - 02:39 PM
- Dr Karunakaran Ramasamy, Qatar
Nerve Blocks, Not Nerve Wrecks - Elevating Safety in RA
02:39 PM - 02:51 PM
- Dr Divesh Arora, Faridabad
Smart Machines, Safer Anaesthesia: Harnessing Tech & Alarms
02:51 PM - 03:02 PM
- Dr Pankaj Kundra
Q/A
03:02 PM - 03:15 PM
Medication Safety & OT Protocols
Chairpersons: Dr Murali Chakravarthy
Cerebral perfusion: Thin line between Safety & Injury
03:15 PM - 03:25 PM
- Dr Dheeraj Masapu, Bangalore
No Block is Minor — Every Regional Anaesthetic Deserves Respect
03:25 PM - 03:35 PM
- Dr Danish Azam, Bangalore
High Stakes, Safe Hearts: Preventing mishaps in Cardiac ORs
03:35 PM - 03:45 PM
- Dr Ranjith Karthekeyan, Chennai
OT Fire Safety, Laser Protocols & Electrocautery Caution
03:45 PM - 03:55 PM
- Dr Bala Bhaskar, Bellari
Q/A
03:55 PM - 04:00 PM
Last but not the least: Implementation & Moving Forward
Chairpersons: Dr Sudheesh K, Bangalore & Dr Vibhavari Naik, Hyderabad
From SOPs to Safety Culture – Taking the Team Along
04:00 PM - 04:12 PM
- Dr Rakesh Garg, New Delhi
From Chaos to Control: Safety in Every ICU Shift
04:12 PM - 04:26 PM
- Dr Swagata Tripathy, Bhuvaneshwar
Futility or Fragility? Ethics of Doing More in the ICU
04:26 PM - 04:36 PM
- Dr J V Divatia, Mumbai
Establishing Anaesthesia Patient Safety Units: A Vision for India
04:36 PM - 04:56 PM
- Dr Sunil Pandya, Hyderabad