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Day 1

October 10th, 2026

Saturday

Hall Auditorium
Hall Coordinator: Dr. Chetna Agarwal, Dr. Kiran Mahendru
08:00 AM – 08:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM | Session 1: Next-Generation Airway Assessment and Decision-Making
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. James Ducanto
Dr. Jayshree Sood
Dr. Kapil Singhal
Session Coordinator: Dr. Abhishek Kumar
08:30 AM – 08:45 AM | Management of the High-Risk Airway: The Role of the Difficult Airway Clinic (DAC)
Dr. Nabil A. Shallik
08:45 AM – 09:00 AM | Digital Airway Medicine: AI, Machine Learning and the Future of Airway Care
Dr. Neha Desai
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM | Discussion and QUIZ
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM | Session 2: Videolaryngoscopy: From Vision to Victory
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Bharti Wadhwa
Dr. J S Dali
Dr. S Balabhaskar
Session Coordinator: Dr. Sidharth Puri
09:30 AM – 09:50 AM | Videolaryngoscopy: Is "Good View, Difficult Intubation" a Myth We Created?
Dr. Apeksh Patwa
09:50 AM – 10:10 AM | Complete Ventilation Failure: Applying AIDAA Guidelines Across Clinical Practice
Dr. Syed Moied Ahmed
10:10 AM – 10:20 AM | Discussion and Session change time
10:20 AM – 11:15 AM | Session 3: Oxygenation in Airway Management: From Principles to Precision
10:20 AM – 11:15 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Munisha Agarwal
Dr. Nikki Sabharwal
Dr. Anil Verma
Session Coordinator: Dr. Rudranil Nandi
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM | Oxygen and THRIVE in Airway Management
Dr. Rakesh Grag
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM | Precision Preoxygenation: Tailoring Strategies for the High-Risk Airway
Dr. Sunil Pandya
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Discussion and Session change time
11:15 AM – 12:20 PM | Session 4: AIDAA SESSION and Oration
Session Coordinator: Dr. Shilpi Agarwal
11:15 AM – 12:05 PM | From a Difficult Airway to a National Movement: A Journey with AIDAA
Dr. Sumalatha R Shetty
12:05 PM – 12:20 PM | AIDAA Fellowship Awards
AIDAA
12:20 PM – 01:30 PM | Session 5: Evidence into Practice: AIDAA Airway Management Guidelines
12:20 PM – 01:30 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Syed Moied Ahmed
Dr. Apeksh Patwa
All guideline members
Session Coordinator: Dr. Mahima Gupta
12:20 PM – 12:40 PM | Developing Airway Guidelines: Methodology, Delphi Consensus and Adult Recommendations
Dr. Amit Shah
12:40 PM – 12:50 PM | Obstetric Airway Guidelines: Safer Airways for Mother and Baby
Dr. Ramkumar V
12:50 PM – 01:00 PM | Paediatric Airway Guidelines: Precision Airway Care for Children
Dr. Jeson R Dcotor
01:00 PM – 01:10 PM | Extubation Guidelines
Dr. Pankaj Kundra
01:10 PM – 01:20 PM | ICU Airway Management
Dr. Rakesh Garg
01:20 PM – 01:30 PM | Discussion and Session change time
01:30 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break
02:00 PM – 02:55 PM | Session 6: Airway Controversies: Lessons, Evidence and the Way Forward
02:00 PM – 02:55 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Tej Kaul
Dr. Vandana Mangal
Dr. Shefali Gautam
Session Coordinator: Dr. Amit Kumar
02:00 PM – 02:15 PM | Airway Equipments - Choosing the right device
Dr. Pankaj Kundra
02:15 PM – 02:30 PM | Flexible Bronchoscopy: Gold Standard or Just One of Many?
Dr. Raveendra US
02:30 PM – 02:45 PM | Simulation in Airway Management: Does It Really Improve Patient Outcomes?
Dr. Vaibhavi Updhaye
02:45 PM – 02:55 PM | Discussion and Session change time
02:55 PM – 03:35 PM | Session 7: Supraglottic Airways: Beyond Rescue to Definitive Airway Management
02:55 PM – 03:35 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. B Radhakrishnan
Dr. Suresh Bhargava
Dr. Zainab Ahmad
Session Coordinator: Dr. Gitarth Goswami
02:55 PM – 03:05 PM | Next-Generation Supraglottic Airway Devices: What's New?
Dr. Pratibha Panjiar
03:05 PM – 03:15 PM | Intubation Through SGAs: Bridging Rescue Oxygenation to Definitive Airway
Dr. Ellen O’Sullivan
03:15 PM – 03:25 PM | Mastering Supraglottic Airway Devices: Practical Pearls and Pitfalls
Dr. Krishna HM
03:25 PM – 03:35 PM | Discussion and Session change time
03:35 PM – 04:30 PM | Session 8: The Difficult Airway: When Conventional Strategies Fail
03:35 PM – 04:30 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Bharat Bhusan
Dr. Pankaj Gupta
Dr. Samiksha Khanooja
Session Coordinator: Dr. Ipsita Pati
03:35 PM – 03:50 PM | Mediastinal Tumours
Dr. Namrata Ranganath
03:50 PM – 04:20 PM | Legal issue in Medical Practice "Current Perspective"
Dr. Amarinder Singh Malhi
04:20 PM – 04:30 PM | Discussion and Session change time
04:30 PM – 05:25 PM | Session 9: Beyond the Airway: Building Excellence in Airway Medicine
04:30 PM – 05:25 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. UC Verma
Dr. Conan McCaul
Dr. Atul Gandhi
Session Coordinator: Dr. Shayak Roy
04:30 PM – 04:45 PM | Human Factors: The Fourth Dimension of Airway Safety
Dr. Anju Grewal
04:45 PM – 05:00 PM | Research in Airway Medicine: From Questions to Clinical Impact
Dr. Sohan Solanki
05:15 PM – 05:25 PM | Discussion and Session change time
05:30 PM Onward | GBM at Conference Hall, First floor
Hall Conference Room, First Floor
Hall Coordinator: Dr. Khushboo Pandey, Dr. Shruti Gairola
08:00 AM – 08:30 AM | Registration
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM | Session 1: Disease-Driven Airways: When Pathology Shapes the Plan
08:30 AM – 09:30 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Rakhee Barua
Dr. Sonai Datta Kakati
Dr. Sushil Garg
Dr. Sadik Mohamed
Session Coordinator: Dr. Deepti Ahuja
08:30 AM – 08:43 AM | The Massive Goitre: Airway Challenges and Contemporary Management
Dr. Sandeep S. Kadam
08:43 AM – 08:55 AM | TMJ Ankylosis: Unlocking the Impossible Airway
Dr. Kavita Lalchandani
08:55 AM – 09:07 AM | Code-D Airway Alert form and Airway Cart
Dr. Rakesh Garg
09:07 AM – 09:19 AM | Airway Management in critically ill patient with Sepsis
Dr Kirandeep Kaur
09:19 AM – 09:30 AM | Discussion and Session change time
09:30 AM – 10:25 AM | Session 2 - Specialised Airways: Tailoring Strategies for Complex Clinical Scenarios Case Scenario
09:30 AM – 10:25 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Pooja Mathur
Dr. Mamta Jain
Dr.
Dr. Apeksha Patwa
Session Coordinator: Dr. Ramanand
09:30 AM – 09:42 AM | Next-Generation Supraglottic Airways: Innovation with Impact
Dr. Sonai Datt Kakati
09:42 AM – 09:54 AM | Managing the Post-Radiotherapy Airway: Pitfalls and Practical Solutions
Dr. Rashmi N.R.
09:54 AM – 10:06 AM | Airway Management for EBUS: Optimising Safety and Procedural Success
Dr. Raj Sahjanandan
10:06 AM – 10:18 AM | Tubeless Airway Surgery: Techniques, Indications and Pitfalls
Dr. Govind Raj Bhat
10:18 AM – 10:25 AM | Discussion and Session change time
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM | Session 3: Newer Frontiers Airway Devices: Innovation in Airway Management
10:25 AM – 11:15 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Ranju Gandhi
Dr. Priti Devalkar
Dr. Pavneet Kochar
Dr. Seema Partani
Session Coordinator: Dr. Mohd Luqman
10:25 AM – 10:35 AM | Ventrain®: A New Paradigm in Emergency Ventilation
Dr. Bharat Paliwal
10:35 AM – 10:45 AM | Next-Generation Supraglottic Airways: Innovation with Impact
Dr. Rekha Das
10:45 AM – 10:55 AM | Emerging Airway Adjuncts: Do They Improve Outcomes?
Dr. Eeshwar Murali
10:55 AM – 11:05 AM | VLM-A: Game Changer or Incremental Innovation?
Dr. Javed Khan
11:05 AM – 11:15 AM | Discussion and Session change time
11:15 AM – 01:30 PM | Oration + Guideline – Move to Hall Auditorium
01:30 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break
02:00 PM – 02:40 PM | Session 4: Redefining Airway Management
02:00 PM – 02:40 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Sandeep Sahu
Dr. Jyoti Singh
Dr. Savita Choudhary
Session Coordinator: Dr. Ram Gopal Mayurya
02:00 PM – 02:10 PM | Key Ideas of Future research in Airway
Dr. S Balabhaskar
02:10 PM – 02:20 PM | Effect of Tongue volume in airway
Dr. Siri Kandavar
02:20 PM – 02:30 PM | Capnography and Airway management
Dr. Vanya Chugh
02:30 PM – 02:40 PM | Discussion time
02:40 PM – 03:25 PM | Session 5 – Video based presentation: Awake Airway Techniques: From Topicalisation to Intubation
02:40 PM – 03:25 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Anurag Srivastava
Dr. Anish Kumar Singh
Dr. Rashmi Rani
Dr. Shruti Bhamri
Session Coordinator: Dr. Akansha Sangwan
02:40 PM – 02:55 PM | Regional Airway Blocks and Topicalisation for Awake Intubation
Dr. Vamsi k Uppalapati
02:55 PM – 03:10 PM | Awake Videolaryngoscopy guided intubation
Dr. Rachna N.D.
03:10 PM – 03:25 PM | Submental Intubation: Technique and Clinical Application
Dr. Nidhi Bhatia
03:25 PM – 03:35 PM | Discussion and Session change time
03:35 PM – 04:30 PM | Session 6 – Video based presentation: Supraglottic Airways: Placement, Rescue and Beyond
03:35 PM – 04:30 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Sakshi Thakore
Dr. Shreya Das Adhikari
Dr. Devang Bharti
Session Coordinator: Dr. Harish Kumar
03:35 PM – 03:50 PM | Optimal Placement and Confirmation of Supraglottic Airways
Dr. Vibhuti Shah
03:50 PM – 04:05 PM | Troubleshooting Malpositioned Supraglottic Airways
Dr. Manushi Desai
04:05 PM – 04:20 PM | Tracheal Intubation Through a Supraglottic Airway
Dr. Sumitha C.S.
04:20 PM – 04:30 PM | Discussion and Session change time
04:30 PM – 05:30 PM | Session 7: Airway Rescue Techniques: From Extubation to Surgical Access - Video based presentation
04:30 PM – 05:30 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Shaloo Garg
Dr. Kavita Jain
Dr. Uma Hariharan
Dr. Pratibha Panjiar
Session Coordinator: Dr Shilpa Bhat
04:30 PM – 04:40 PM | Staged Extubation of "at risk" airway
Dr. Neeta Bose
04:40 PM – 04:50 PM | Senotic airway in childrens
Dr. Daisy Gogoi
04:50 PM – 05:00 PM | Percutaneous Tracheostomy: Step-by-Step
Dr. Shruti Gairola
05:00 PM – 05:10 PM | Tube Exchange Catheter–Guided Extubation and Re-intubation
Dr. Divya Jain
05:10 PM – 05:20 PM | Stab-twist-bougie-tube on manikin/cadaver
Dr. Jyoti Sharma
05:20 PM – 05:30 PM | Discussion time
Day 2

October 11th, 2026

Sunday

Hall Auditorium
Hall Coordinator: Dr. Riniki Sarma, Dr. Swati Bhan, Dr. Prerana Parikh
08:00 AM – 08:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast
08:30 AM – 09:25 AM | Session 1: Paediatric: Tiny Airways, Tremendous Challenges
08:30 AM – 09:25 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Mukul Jain
Dr. Sandhya Yadanapudi
Dr. Rashmi Rani
Dr. Neha Sharma
Session Coordinator: Dr. Anjana S Wajekar
08:30 AM – 08:45 AM | The "Wet" Airway: When Secretions Become the Challenge
Dr. Jeson R Doctor
08:45 AM – 09:00 AM | Syndromic Child: Anticipating Airway Challenges
Dr. Renu Sinha
09:00 AM – 09:15 AM | Mastering the Paediatric Airway: Tips, Tricks & Techniques
Dr. Ramesh S
09:15 AM – 09:25 AM | Discussion and Session change time
09:25 AM – 10:20 AM | Session 2: Trauma Airways: Expect the Unexpected
09:25 AM – 10:20 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Tanmoy Das
Dr. Narayan Balaji
Dr. Aditi Suri
Dr Prakriti Shukla
Session Coordinator: Dr. Shivangi Ganjoo
09:25 AM – 09:40 AM | Videolaryngoscopy in Trauma: Tips, Tricks & Pitfalls
Dr. Kajal Jain
09:40 AM – 09:55 AM | Maxillofacial Trauma & "The Bloody Pipe"
Dr. Babita Gupta
09:55 AM – 10:10 AM | The Unstable Cervical Spine: Airway Management Without Compromise
Dr. Girija Rath
10:10 AM – 10:20 AM | Discussion and Session change time
10:20 AM – 11:15 AM | Session 3: The Airway Pearls Series: High-Yield Tips for Everyday Practice
10:20 AM – 11:15 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Anurag Garg
Dr. Jeetinder Kaur Makkar
Dr. Deepti Ahuja
Dr. Sujata Zine
Session Coordinator: Dr. Aditya
10:20 AM – 10:35 AM | Ten Practical Pearls Airway Management Outside the Operating Room
Dr. Nazia Nazir
10:35 AM – 10:50 AM | Ten Practical Pearls for Managing the Obese Airway
Dr. Aparna Sinha
10:50 AM – 11:05 AM | Ten Practical Pearls in Head & Neck Cancer Airway Management
Dr. Jyotsana Goswami
11:05 AM – 11:15 AM | Discussion and Session change time
11:15 AM – 12:10 PM | Session 4: Airway Pro-Con: Myths, Evidence & Clinical Reality – Balance View
11:15 AM – 12:10 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. SSC Chakrarao
Dr. Nishant Kumar
Dr. Ram Singh
Dr. Vandana Bharti
Session Coordinator: Dr. Gyanendra
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | VL for Every Patient: Yes vs. No
Pro: Dr. Jyoti Sharma
Con: Dr. Anup N.R.
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Awake Videolaryngoscopy versus Awake Flexible Bronchoscopy: Which Should Be Your First Choice?
Pro: Dr. Rakesh Kumar
Con: Dr. Ranjan R.V.
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Sugammadex for All Difficult Airways?
Pro: Dr. Manjula Devi
Con: Dr. Sujata Ghosh
12:00 PM – 12:10 PM | Discussion and Session change time
12:10 PM – 01:30 PM | Session 5: Airway Grand Rounds: Learning from Real Cases
Session Coordinator: Dr. Jitendra Mahajan
12:10 PM – 12:45 PM | PANEL: Anticipated Difficult Airway – Case Based
Moderator: Dr. Ranjan R.V.
Moderator: Dr. Hemanth Kumar V.R.
Panelist: Dr. Lalit Kumar Raiger
Panelist: Dr. Saiket Sen Gupta
Panelist: Dr. Asha Tyagi
Panelist: Dr. Neha Desai
Panelist: Dr. Sambhunath Das
12:45 PM – 01:20 PM | PANEL: Unanticipated Difficult Airway – Case Based
Moderator: Dr. Apeksh Patwa
Panelist: Dr. Anurag Garg
Panelist: Dr. Himanshu Prince
Panelist: Dr. Rasesh Diwan
Panelist: Dr. Priya Singla
Panelist: Dr. Indu M Sen
01:20 PM – 01:30 PM | Discussion and Session change time
01:30 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break
02:00 PM – 02:40 PM | Session 6: Airway Beyond Intubation: Managing Complex Surgical Airways
02:00 PM – 02:40 PM
Chairpersons
Lt Col. (Dr.) Shibu Sasidharan
Dr. Sudhankar B
Dr. Seema Mishra
Session Coordinator: Dr. Ankita Verma
02:00 PM – 02:10 PM | Mentorship in Airway Management: Developing the Next Generation of Airway Leaders
Dr. Ramkumar V
02:10 PM – 02:20 PM | Airway Management During Laryngo-Tracheal Surgery
Dr. Anjana S Wajekar
02:20 PM – 02:30 PM | The Malpositioned DLT: Common Pitfalls and Effective Rescue Strategies
Dr. Swapnil Parab
02:30 PM – 02:40 PM | Discussion and Session change time
02:40 PM – 03:50 PM | Session 7: Beyond the Difficult Airway Algorithm: Anticipation, Decision-Making & Rescue
02:40 PM – 03:50 PM
Chairpersons
Dr Ragi Jain
Dr. Geeta Choudhary
Dr. Balachandran S
Dr. Nishkarsh Gupta
Dr. Balbir Kumar
Session Coordinator: Dr. Minaxi Chaudhari
02:40 PM – 02:55 PM | The Head & Neck Cancer Airway: Anticipation, Preparation, and Rescue
Dr. Patric Ward
02:55 PM – 03:10 PM | Regional Vs GA for Difficult Airway
Dr. Manushi Desai
03:10 PM – 03:25 PM | Beyond the algorithm: Navigating the unwritten realities of airway management
Dr. S Balabhaskar
03:25 PM – 03:40 PM | Airway Management Outside Hospital
Dr. Arihant Jain
03:40 PM – 03:50 PM | Discussion and Session change time
03:50 PM – 04:35 PM | Session 8: Airway Mythbusters: Separating Fact from Fiction
Session Coordinator: Dr. Ruchi Singh
03:50 PM – 04:25 PM | Panel Discussion – Airway Myths That Need to Die
Moderator: Dr. Nishant Kumar
Panelist: Dr. Neeru Luthra
Panelist: Dr. Vaishali Waindeskar
Panelist: Dr. Murali Thondabhavi
Panelist: Dr. Mahima Gupta
04:25 PM – 04:35 PM | Discussion and Session change time
04:35 PM – 05:30 PM | Session 9: The High-Risk Airway: Prevention, Protection & Precision
04:35 PM – 05:30 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Chetna Agarwal
Dr. Karan Singla
Dr. Alka Yadav
Dr. Sachidanand Jee Bharati
Dr. Anuja Pandit
Session Coordinator: Dr. Shweta Desai
04:35 PM – 04:50 PM | Safe Extubation in 2026: From Risk Assessment to Rescue
Dr. Syed Moied Ahmad
04:50 PM – 05:05 PM | Neuroprotective Airway Management: Balancing Cerebral and Systemic Physiology
Dr. Zulfiqar Ali
05:05 PM – 05:20 PM | The Obstetric Airway in 2026: Contemporary Strategies for Safer Care
Dr. Amit Shah
05:20 PM – 05:30 PM | Discussion and Session change time
Hall CMET
Hall Coordinator: Dr. Anuradha Patel, Dr. Kanika Rustagi
08:00 AM – 08:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast
08:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Session 1: The Future Airway: Innovation, Intelligence & Impact
08:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Ankita Kabi
Dr. Neha Desai
Dr. Lalit Gupta
Dr. Tanya Mittal
Dr. Archna Puri
Session Coordinator: Dr. Sakshi Thakore
08:30 AM – 08:45 AM | Single-Use vs Reusable Airway Devices: Safety, Sustainability and Cost
Dr. Shraddha Devrukhkar
08:45 AM – 09:00 AM | Intubation Outside the Operating Theatre: What Has Changed?
Dr. Surbhi Gupta
09:00 AM – 09:15 AM | Cognitive Aids in Airway Emergencies
Dr. Shikha Jain
09:15 AM – 09:30 AM | Airway Registries and Big Data
Dr. Dhairya Pandit
09:30 AM – 09:45 AM | Virtual Reality and Simulation for Airway Training
Dr. Shipa Tiwaskar
09:45 AM – 10:00 AM | Discussion and Session change time
10:00 AM – 11:10 AM | Session 2: Beyond the Airway: Expanding the Frontiers of Airway Practice
10:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Somalia Mukherjee
Dr. Udeyana Singh
Dr. Amit Kumar
Dr. Juhi Sharma
Dr. Vanya Chugh
Session Coordinator: Dr. Alka Yadav
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Trauma Airway in 2026: Evidence Beyond ATLS
Dr. Jeetander Kaur Makkar
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Managing the "Bloody Airway": Suction-Assisted Airway Techniques (SALAD)
Dr. Sarita Ramchandani
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Airway Concerns in Metabolic Disorders
Dr. Tanmoy Das
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Physiologically Difficult Extubation
Dr. Saiket Sen Gupta
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM | Discussion and Session change time
11:10 AM – 01:15 PM | Session 3: AIDAA Airway Journal
Session Coordinator: Dr. Sohan Solanki
11:10 AM – 11:25 AM | Performance and Vision of the Airway
Dr Sohan Solanki
11:25 AM – 11:40 AM | The Future of the Airway Research and Publishing
Dr Anjana S Wajekar
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM | Best 4 Original Research Published in Airway in Last 2 years
Dr Swapnil Parab
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM | Associate Editor's Insight: What Makes a Manuscript Stand Out
Dr Neha Singh
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM | Assistant Editor's Insight: Common Mistakes Authors Make and How to Avoid
Dr Virinchi Sanapala
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM | Best Reviewer's Awards (6)
Dr Sohan Solanki
12:45 PM – 01:00 PM | Audience Questions on Research and Publishing
Editorial Board
01:00 PM – 01:15 PM | Discussion and Session change time
01:15 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break
02:00 PM – 02:50 PM | Session 4: Beyond Intubation: Airway Optimisation and Peri-Airway Care
02:00 PM – 02:50 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Harish Kumar
Dr. Akshay Toshniwal
Dr. Arshad Ayub
Dr. Anita Saran
Dr. Megha Wadhwani
Session Coordinator: Dr. Ram Singh
02:00 PM – 02:10 PM | Humidification, Suction and Airway Toilet in the Difficult Airway
Dr. Neha Pangasa
02:10 PM – 02:20 PM | Managing Airway Complications After Extubation: Recognition and Immediate Response
Dr. Manisha Kumar
02:20 PM – 02:30 PM | Confirmation of Tracheal Intubation: Capnography, Ultrasound and Bronchoscopy
Dr. Nitesh Kumar Kathariya
02:30 PM – 02:40 PM | Rigid Bronchoscopy and airway management strategy
Dr. Swathi Nagaraj
02:40 PM – 02:50 PM | Discussion and Session change time
02:50 PM – 04:10 PM | Session 5 – Video based presentation: Beyond Intubation: Airway Optimisation and Peri-Airway Care
02:50 PM – 04:10 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Priyanka Dwivedi
Dr. Isha Yadav
Dr. Abhity Gulia
Dr. Shweta Arun Bhopale
Session Coordinator: Dr. Shreya Das Adhikari
02:50 PM – 03:00 PM | High-Flow Nasal Oxygenation (THRIVE): Practical Setup and Clinical Applications
03:00 PM – 03:10 PM | Cricothyroid Membrane Identification
Dr. Rupinder Kaur Kaiche
03:10 PM – 03:20 PM | Flexible Bronchoscopy-Guided Oral Intubation
Dr. Conan McCaul
03:20 PM – 03:30 PM | Flexible Bronchoscopy-Guided Nasal Intubation
Dr. Nirdesh Thakore
03:30 PM – 03:40 PM | Chest USG for Tube Placement Confirmation
Dr. Shilpa Bhat
03:40 PM – 03:50 PM | Double-Lumen Tube Placement: Tips and Troubleshooting
Dr. Mritunjay Kumar
03:50 PM – 04:00 PM | Bronchial Blocker Placement: Tips and Troubleshooting
Dr. Shefali Gautam
04:00 PM – 04:10 PM | Discussion and Session change time
04:10 PM – 05:30 PM | Session 6 – Video based presentation: The Difficult Airway Toolbox: Practical Rescue Techniques
04:10 PM – 05:30 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Shagufta Naaz
Dr. Minati Choudhary
Dr. Aruna Bharti
Session Coordinator: Dr. Aditi Suri
04:10 PM – 04:20 PM | Hyperangulated vs Macintosh Videolaryngoscopy
Dr. Sushmita Shah
04:20 PM – 04:30 PM | ICU Bronchoscopy for the Airway Manager: From Intubation to Rescue
Dr. Prashant Saxena
04:30 PM – 04:40 PM | Human Factors During Airway Emergencies
Dr. Teena Bansal
04:40 PM – 04:50 PM | Intubating Stylets: Selection and Technique
Dr. Virinchi Sanapala
04:50 PM – 05:00 PM | Airway Exchange Catheters for Airway Management
Dr. Vikram Singh Rathore
05:00 PM – 05:10 PM | Tubeless Airway Surgery
Dr. Ankita Kabi
05:20 PM – 05:30 PM | Discussion and Session change time
Day 2

October 11th, 2026

Sunday

Hall Conference Room, First Floor — Live streaming: Chinese New Youth Anesthesia Forum
Hall Coordinator: Dr. Juhi Sharma, Dr. Prateek Maurya, Dr. Indubala Maurya, Dr. Amit Kumar
07:30 AM – 08:00 AM | Registration
08:00 AM – 08:30 AM | Opening Ceremony
08:00 AM – 08:30 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Rakesh Garg, India
Dr. Ravi Bhagrath, UK
Dr. Dziuba Dmytro, Ukraine
08:00 AM – 08:30 AM | Opening Ceremony
Dr. Rakesh Garg, India
Dr. Ravi Bhagrath, United Kingdom
Dr. Dziuba Dmytro, Ukraine
Dr. Ellen O’Sullivan, Ireland
Dr. Alistair F. McNarry, UK
Dr. Daniel Perin, Brazil
Dr. Vicente F. Faraon, Brazil
Dr. Oraluxana Rodanant, Thailand
Dr. Kemal Tolga Saracoglu, USA
Dr. Louise Ellard, Australia
Dr. Ross Hofmeyr, South Africa
Dr. Wenxian Li, China
Dr. Nabil Shallik, Qatar
Dr. Hans Huitink, Netherlands
Dr. Syed Moied Ahmed, India
Dr. Huafeng Wei, USA
08:30 AM – 08:50 AM | Keynote Lecture 1
08:30 AM – 08:50 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Syed Moied Ahmed, India
Dr Ramkumar, India
Dr. David T. Wong, Canada
08:30 AM – 08:50 AM | Innovation in Anesthesia and a review of trends in AI Anesthesia research
Dr. John A. Pacey, Inventor of video laryngoscope, Canada
08:50 AM – 09:55 AM | Session 1: Quality Improvement and Safety in Airway Practice
08:50 AM – 09:55 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Sumalatha R Shetty, India
Dr. Manjuladevi, India
08:50 AM – 09:05 AM | ABS Algorithm for Difficult-Airway Management and Practice
Dr. Wuhua Ma, China
09:05 AM – 09:20 AM | ATI: Just for the Braves or Routine Airway Management Technique?
Dr. Gerardo Cortese, Italy
09:20 AM – 09:35 AM | Strategies to reduce risk associated with extubation
Dr. Louise Ellard, Australia
09:35 AM – 09:50 AM | Application of intubating SAD in airway management of morbidly obese patients
Dr. Ming Tian, China
09:50 AM – 09:55 AM | Discussion
09:55 AM – 10:15 AM | Refreshment Break, Posters & Company Exhibition
10:15 AM – 11:05 AM | Session 2: Complex & Innovative Airway Management in Practice
10:15 AM – 11:05 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Koji Nishikawa, Japan
Dr. Anilkumar M R, India
Dr. Rakesh Kumar, India
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Management of Difficult Thoracic Airways / One Lung Ventilation with Pre-existing Tracheostomies
Dr. Gurmukh Sahota, USA
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Innovative LMA-assisted intubation: Four evidence-based and practical approaches
Dr. Mohamed ElKhatib, Qatar
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Airway Devices for GI endoscopy sedation
Dr. Basavana Goudra, USA
11:00 AM – 11:05 AM | Discussion
11:05 AM – 11:55 AM | Session 3: Jet Ventilation & Trauma Airway Management
11:05 AM – 11:55 AM
Chairpersons
Dr. Amit Shah, India
Dr. Pankaj Kundra, India
Dr. Ranjan R V, India
11:05 AM – 11:20 AM | Supraglottic Jet Oxygenation and Ventilation (SJOV) in Difficult Airway Management
Dr. Huafeng Wei, USA
11:20 AM – 11:35 AM | Airway Management for Trauma in Battlefield
Dr. Dziuba Dmytro, Ukraine
Dr. Sukhomovskyi Dmytro, Ukraine
11:35 AM – 11:50 AM | Jet ventilation and anesthesia strategies for interventional bronchoscopy
Dr. Qinghao Cheng, China
11:50 AM – 11:55 AM | Discussion
11:55 AM – 12:30 PM | Session 4: Strategies for Oxygenation and Crisis Airway Management
11:55 AM – 12:30 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Tanmay Tiwari, India
Dr. Anup N R, India
11:55 AM – 12:10 PM | Leadership in Airway Crises
Dr. Gary A. Bass, USA
12:10 PM – 12:25 PM | Nasopharyngeal oxygenation – the way to safe teaching of Video laryngoscopy in developing countries
Dr. Maksym Pylypenko, Ukraine
12:25 PM – 12:30 PM | Discussion
12:13 PM – 01:03 PM | Session 5: Airway Management Education
12:13 PM – 01:03 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Apeksha Patwa, India
Dr. Jyotsana Goswami, India
Dr. Lalit Kumar Raiger, India
12:13 PM – 12:28 PM | Building an Online Community for Airway Skills Training in China
Dr. Wenxian Li, China
12:28 PM – 12:43 PM | Training in Awake Tracheal Intubation Techniques
Dr. Patrick A. Ward, UK
12:43 PM – 12:58 PM | Virtual Reality Airway Management Training
Dr. Caoimhe C Duffy
12:58 PM – 01:03 PM | Discussion
01:03 PM – 02:20 PM | Lunch, Posters & Industry Educational Sessions
02:20 PM – 03:10 PM | Session 6: Obstetric & Pediatric Airway Management
02:20 PM – 03:10 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Jeson R Doctor, India
Dr. Apeksh Patwa, India
Dr. Raveendra US, India
02:20 PM – 02:35 PM | Difficult Pediatric Airway: Lessons Learned from Challenging Cases
Dr. Kemal Tolga Saracoglu, USA
02:35 PM – 02:50 PM | Key Points in the Optimal Airway Management of the Obese Parturient
Dr. Ayten Saracoglu, USA
02:50 PM – 03:05 PM | Pediatric Difficult Airway
Dr. Annery Garcia-Marcinkiewicz, USA
03:05 PM – 03:10 PM | Discussion
03:10 PM – 04:00 PM | Session 7: Pro - Con Debate
03:10 PM – 04:00 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Namrata Ranganath, India
Dr. Jyoti Sharma, India
03:10 PM – 03:30 PM | Should video laryngoscope be universal for tracheal intubation?
Pro: Dr. Alistair F. McNarry, UK
Con: Dr. Rakesh Garg, India
03:30 PM – 03:35 PM | Discussion
03:35 PM – 03:55 PM | Management of the emergency front-of-neck airway: single technique or multiple approaches?
Pro: Dr. Nabil Shallik, Qatar
Con: Dr. Sohel Ahmed, Qatar
03:55 PM – 04:00 PM | Discussion
04:00 PM – 04:20 PM | Refreshment Break, Posters & Company Exhibition
04:20 PM – 04:55 PM | Session 8: International Airway Cases (Panel Discussion)
04:20 PM – 04:55 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Daniel Perin, Brazil
Dr. Huafeng Wei, USA
Dr. Ravi Bhagrath, UK
04:20 PM – 04:50 PM | International Airway Cases: Panel Discussion
1. Sugammadex-induced cardiac arrest
2. Hypoxia in morbidly obese patients under sedation
3. Cannot intubate and cannot ventilate emergent airway
Panelist: Dr. Louise Ellard, Australia
Panelist: Dr. Yong Wang, China
Panelist: Dr. Amit Shah, India
Panelist: Dr. Syed M. Ahmed, India
Panelist: Dr. Dziuba Dmytro, Ukraine
Panelist: Dr. Kemal Tolga Saracoglu, USA
Panelist: Dr. Faisal Shamim, Pakistan
04:50 PM – 04:55 PM | Discussion
04:55 PM – 05:20 PM | Session 9: Category Winners: Oral Abstract Presentations
04:55 PM – 05:20 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Sohan Solanki, India
Dr. Zulfiqar, India
Dr. Sarbari, India
04:55 PM – 05:00 PM | Changes in perioperative aspiration-related events in patients receiving GLP-1 Receptor Agonists following a 24-Hour clear liquid diet fasting strategy: A Multicenter Interrupted Time Series Study
Dr. Yuewen He, U.S.A.
05:00 PM – 05:05 PM | Tracheal Stent–To Give a Breath or Take It Away: A Rare Case of Mediastinal Vascular Malformation–Diagnostic Challenges and Outcome
Dr. Veer Thakkar, India
05:05 PM – 05:10 PM | Medical imaging foundation model enhances preoperative prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in cervical spondylosis using MRI
Dr. Yongzheng Han, China
05:10 PM – 05:15 PM | Difficult airway with severe airway stenosis and bilateral vocal cord paralysis: A case report
Dr. Dan Jin, China
05:15 PM – 05:20 PM | Discussion
05:20 PM – 05:40 PM | Keynote Lecture 2
05:20 PM – 05:40 PM
Chairpersons
Dr. Pankaj Kundra, India
Dr. Kiran Mahendru
Dr. Kanika Rustagi
05:20 PM – 05:40 PM | New Difficult Airway Management Guideline by Difficult Airway Society
Dr. Ellen O’Sullivan, Ireland
05:40 PM – 05:50 PM | Prize Giving & Closing Ceremony
05:40 PM – 05:50 PM | IAMM & IAMS Grand Organizing Secretariat Valedictory Board
Dr. Rakesh Garg, India
Dr. Ravi Bhagrath, United Kingdom
Dr. Dziuba Dmytro, Ukraine
Dr. Syed Moied Ahmed, India
Dr. Ming Tian, China
Dr. Wuhua Ma, China
Dr. Huafeng Wei, USA
06:10 PM – 06:20 PM | Group Photo
Monday, October 12th, 2026 (Optional) | One-Day Local Academic and Culture Exchange Program
Group 1 | Visiting hospitals in New Delhi
Group 2 | Local cultural exchange activity (Organized by local organizers)