News & Events

Lectures Delivered :

  • "Role of Procalcitonin in COPD to rationalize Antibiotics" at European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, London, in April 2012.
  • "Adult Immunization in India" at Experts Forum On Adult Immunization Programme , April 28-29, 2012, Mumbai.
  • "Implementation of AMS in India – a Fortis experience" at Antibiotic Stewardship Programme, Delhi on April 23 2012
  • "Antimicrobial Stewardship in India" at 15th International Congress On Infectious Diseases 13-16 Jun 2012, Bangkok.
  • "Learning best nutrition Practices in Nutrition" at Hospital Expert Group Program – 23-24 jun 2012 Manila Philippines
  • "Management of Multi-drug Resistant Pathogens" at Sepsis Update – Kolkata, 12 Aug 2012.
  • "Case presentation on Hospital Acquired Urinary Tract Infection" at Delhi Critical Care Society – Annual Conference Workshop on Aug 25th ,2012.
  • "Malnutrion & nutrition in critically ill patients" at TACT- ANHI Nutrition in ICU Trivandrum Medical College on Sep 8th ,2012 .
  • "Empirical Antifungal Therapy in ICU" at the Annual Conference of National Conference of Chest Physicians, Bhubhaneshwar, on 18th Nov, 2012.
  • Moderator for Panel Discussion on Immunization in Adults at the Annual Conference of National Conference of Chest Physicians, Bhubhaneshwar, on 18th Nov, 2012.
  • "Removal of Foreign Body from Pleural Space" at Annual Conference of Indian Association of Bronchology (Broncocon) at Vadodara, January 2013.
  • "Overview of Sleep Disorders" at summit on Dental Sleep Medicine ITS dental college, Greater NOIDA, February 2013.
  • "Candida in respiratory secretions – harmful or not ?" at the Annual conference of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 28th Feb to 4th March 2013.
  • "Case presentation on infections in ICU" at the Annual conference of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 28th Feb to 4th March 2013.
  • "Antibiotic Stewardship program - what does it entail?" at at the Annual conference of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 28th Feb to 4th March 2013.
  • "Case Presentation on Infectious case" at International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance, March 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • "Rationalising Antibiotic therapy with implementing AMS Programme" at International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance, March 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • "Approach to OPD Antibiotics" at Infectious Diseases CME, Dwarka, February 2013.
  • "Antibiotic Stewardship Program - an Indian Experience" at a CME organized by Taiwan Infectious Diseases Society, Taipei, in Jun 2011.
  • "Severe Pneumonia" at Academy of Infections management in July 2011 at Srinagar.
  • "Dilemmas in diagnosis of Pleural Effusion" at a CME organized in Agra in Aug 2011.
  • "Rational Use of Antibiotics", at a CME organized by Kanpur Chest Society, Sep 2011.
  • "Rational Use of Antibiotics", at a CME organized by Jaipur Chest Society, Oct 2011.
  • "Approach to a patient with Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia" at the Sepsis Congress 2011, Delhi, 11-13th Nov 2011.
  • "MDR Acinetobacter Meningitis" at the Sepsis Congress 2011, Delhi, 11-13th Nov 2011.
  • "Role of Pneumococcal Vaccine in Adults" at Faridabad Chest Physician Society in Aug 2011, at Faridabad.
  • "Ventilator Associated Pneumonia – Indian Perspective" at CME on VAP in Delhi, January 2012.
  • "Review of Literature for 2011 on Infectious Diseases" at UPDATE Symposia organized in Kolkatta, in January 2012.
  • "Nutrition Management in a Delhiu Hospital", at Center of Excellence meet, in Mumbai. November 2011.
  • "Management of Life threatening hemoptysis" at the Asia Pacific Congress of bronchology, at Jaipur, in January 2012.
  • "Adult immunization against Pnuemococcal Disease" at Annual conference of Indian Geriatric Asociation in Delhi in February 2012.
  • "Case Presentation on Meningitis" at Criticare 2012, Pune in Fbruary 2012.
  • "Biomarkers in Sepsis – are we there" at a symposia organised by Hospital Infections society, Delhi in February 2012.
  • "Overview of medical Thoracoscopy" at CME in Interventional Pulmonology, Delhi 2012.


Scientific Events Conducted:

  • Academy of Infections Management in at Srinagar, in July 2011.
  • "Adult Immunisation" at Annual conference of Indian Congress of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine in Delhi in February 2012.
  • Attended a 2 day workshop on "Development of Leadership skills" at the one of the most prestigious institutes, the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.
  • Was Course director for workshop on AMS AT Delhi Critical Care Society – Annual Conference Workshop, Aug 2012.
  • Organized and was a Course Director of a summit on Dental Sleep Medicine ITS dental college, Greater NOIDA, February 2013.
  • Hosted a Scientific meeting at National Chest College of Chest Physicians Delhi Chapter comprising 4 presentations, representing the department, in Sep 2011.


Posters Presented:

  • Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship Programme in a Resource Limited Country at 1st Global Forum on Bacterial Infections: Balancing Treatment Access and Antibiotic Resistance, at Delhi in Oct 2011.
  • Single Sitting Bilateral Upper Lobectomy For Large Aspergillomas- A Case Report At Napcon 2011, In November, Delhi.
  • Lung Mass – Beware of Masqueraders At Napcon 2011, In November, Delhi.
  • Left lung mass with Pleural Effusion : The Great Mimicker At Napcon 2011, In November, Delhi.
  • "Case Presentation on Solitary Fibrous Tumour of Pleura" At the Annual conference of American College of Chest Physicians, Atlanta – October 2012.
  • "Management of life threatening Hemoptysis in ICU – Indian Experience" At the Annual conference of American College of Chest Physicians, Atlanta – October 2012.
  • "Diagnostic yield of TBNA – our experience" at Annual Conference of Indian Association of Bronchology (Broncocon) at Vadodara, January 2013.


Faculty to Various National & International Conferences:

  • Best of ANZICS, Delhi, April 2012.
  • Conference of Emergency Society of India Nov 2012, Delhi.
  • APCC Conference on Sepsis 2nd Dec 2012, Delhi.
  • Pulmocrit Conference at AIIMS, Delhi, Dec 2012.


DNB Teaching:

  • actively involved in DNB teaching program of the department. Regular classes are held twice a week.


Antimicrobial Stewardship Program :

  • Actively involved in the conceptualization, development and implementation of this novel initiative as a part of Medex Transformers
  • Regular participation in the In-hospital academic meets