17th Annual Conference of ISA Puducherry State Branch

Scientific Programme

The Sunway Manor Hotel, Puducherry
Day 1 · 19 Sept Day 2 · 20 Sept
Hall A Hall B
Sept 20, 2026 (Sunday) · Hall A
08.00 am - 08.30 amRegistration
Physics & Physiology
Chairpersons: Dr Satyaprakash M V S & Dr Balamurugan R J
08.30 am - 08.45 am
Postural Pathophysiology - Impact of Surgical Positioning under Anaesthesia
Dr Balachandar S (Karaikal)
08.45 am - 09.00 am
Venturi & Bernoulli in Anaesthesia: Physics That Changes Practice
Dr Vijay Anand G (Tirunelveli)
09.00 am - 09.15 am
Endothelial Glycocalyx: The Forgotten Organ in Perioperative Medicine
Dr Madhumala H R (Bangalore)
09.15 am - 09.30 am
Cardio-Pulmonary interactions - Ventilator is a haemodynamic intervention not just a respiratory intervention
Dr Ragavendran S (UAE)
Neuroprotection in Practice
Chairpersons: Dr Satyaprakash M V S & Dr Balamurugan R J
09.30 am - 09.45 am
Recent Guidelines in Perioperative Stroke Management
Dr Kavudevi S (Tirunelveli)
09.45 am - 10.00 am
IONM
Dr Ramanan R (Chennai)
10.00 am - 10.15 am
Navigating Anaesthetic Choice in patients with recent Intracranial Hemorrhage
Dr Ramamani M (Vellore)
10.15 am - 10.30 amTea Break
Cardiac Anaesthesia: From Assessment to Rescue
Chairperson: Dr Olvyna D Souza
10.30 am - 10.45 am
Preoperative ECG Red Flags for the Anaesthesiologist
Dr Ajay Jha (Puducherry)
10.45 am - 11.00 am
ECHO relevance for Anaesthesiologists
Dr Amirtha Ganesh B (Chennai)
11.00 am - 11.15 am
Patient with closed coronary - Treat heart first or surgery first
Dr Anil Radhakrishnan Pillai (Trivandrum)
11.15 am - 11.30 am
Refractory hypotension after induction
Dr Manikandan S (Coimbatore)
11.30 am - 11.45 am
Diastolic Dysfunction: The Anaesthesiologist's Hidden Haemodynamic Challenge
Dr Ranjan R V (Puducherry)
11.45 am - 12.00 pm
Forgotten ventricle - RV and its Anaesthetic significance
Dr Rajmohan S (Puducherry)
12.00 pm - 12.15 pm
When Is It Time to Call ECMO? Recognising the Failing Patient Before It's Too Late
Dr Rajkumar S (Madurai)
Moot Court
12.15 pm - 01.00 pm
Dr Remadevi R, Dr Ravindra Bhat R, Dr Aswin A & Dr Marc Raina
Dr AL Meenakshi Sundaram, President Elect, ISA National
01.00 pm - 01.45 pmLunch
How I Do It Sessions
Chairpersons: Vishwanath Hiremath & Dr Kalasree M
01.45 pm - 02.00 pm
Incidental complete Heart Block in the perioperative period
Dr Binil Isaac Mathew (Thrissur)
02.00 pm - 02.15 pm
The Fasted Patient: Rules, Reality and Gastric POCUS
Dr Pratheeba N (Puducherry)
02.15 pm - 02.30 pm
Desaturation during OLV
Dr Chitra Rajeshwari T (Puducherry)
Pain Interventions Made Practical (Video Demonstrations)
Chairpersons: Vishwanath Hiremath & Dr Kalasree M
02.30 pm - 02.45 pm
Stellate ganglion block (beyond Pain management)
Dr Lenin Babu E (Puducherry)
02.45 pm - 03.00 pm
Cervical plexus and nerve root block
Dr Madhan M (Puducherry)
03.00 pm - 03.15 pm
Coeliac plexus block
Dr Madhan M (Puducherry)
03.15 pm - 03.30 pmTea Break
Quiz
03.30 pm - 04.30 pm
Dr Sivaramakrishnan D, Dr Deepak Chakravarthy C D
04.30 pm - 05.00 pmValedictory Function