CME 1
PRE-CONFERENCE CME
The Gold Standard Circuit: From Lab Validation to Frontline Disinfection
Date: 29th Oct 2026 (Thursday)
Program Coordinator: Dr. Purva Mathur
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| 8.00 am – 9.00 am | Registration & Breakfast | - |
| 9.00 am – 9:20 am | Introduction to the CME Theme: Laboratory Evidence vs Real-World Practice |
Dr. Rajesh Karyakarte
Professor and Head, Microbiology, B. J. Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune
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| 9:20 am – 09:40 am | High-Level Disinfection: Where Scientific Evidence Meets Clinical Practice |
Dr. Nizamuddin Noordin Damani
Consultant & Advisor, Public Health Agency, Northern Ireland, UK
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| 9:40 AM – 10:20 am | Choosing the Right Disinfectant for the Right Clinical Application: A Risk-Based Approach |
Dr. Apurba Sastry
Professor, JIPMER, Pondicherry
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| 10:20 AM – 11:00 am | Role of Disinfectants in Prevention of Device-Associated Infections |
Dr. Purva Mathur
Head, Microbiology unit, JPNATC, AIIMS Delhi
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| 11:00 am – 11:20 am | TEA BREAK | |
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“When Routine Fails: Mastering Challenging Disinfection Scenarios”
Dr. Ujjwala Ghoshal – Moderator
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| 11:20 AM – 12:40 PM | Case on Disinfection of critical & Semi Critical Medical Devices |
Dr. Jaswinder Kaur
Chairperson, Department of Microbiology,
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
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| Case on HAI |
Dr. Rungmei S K Marak
Professor and Head, Department of Infectious Disease,
SGPGI, Lucknow
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| Case on OT Infection Prevention |
Dr. J. Jayalaxmi
Professor and Head of Microbiology, KMCH Institute of Health Sciences & Research, Coimbatore
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| Case on New strategies of Surface Disinfections |
Dr. Manisha Biswal
Professor, PGIMER, Chandigarh
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| 12:40 pm – 1.30 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
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Quiz: Disinfection Dilemmas and Grey Areas:
know the concept, Spot the errors and Buzz the quiz
Coordinators – Dr. Malini Capoor,
Dr. Sanjay Bhattacharaya
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| 01:30 PM – 02:30 PM | Disinfectant Stewardship |
Dr. Sanjay Bhattacharya
Consultant in Microbiology
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Lab waste Pretreatment by Disinfection & Environmental disinfection |
Dr. Malini R Capoor
Professor, Dept of Microbiology,
Kayakalp Unit and BMWM unit Incharge, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi |
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| Unlocking the power of Hydrogen peroxide as disinfectant |
Dr. Vineeta Khare
Professor and Head of Microbiology,
Era Medical College, Lucknow
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| Hand Hygiene: Back to basics and Myths |
Dr. Manodeep Sen
Professor Microbiology, RML, Lucknow
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| Disinfection & Sterilization: What Works Against Fungi: Choice, Concentration, Contact time & Common mistakes |
Dr. Prashant Gupta
Professor Microbiology, KGMC, Lucknow
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| 2.30 pm – 4.15 pm | TEA BREAK | |
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PANEL DISCUSSION:
Beyond the SOP: Making Disinfection Work
in the Real World – People, Processes,
Products and Pitfalls?
Moderator:
Dr. Purva Mathur
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Panellists-
Dr Rajesh Karyakarte,
Dr. Nizamuddin Noordin Damani,
Dr. Apurba Sastry,
Dr. Ujjwala Ghoshal,
Dr Jaswinder Kaur,
Dr. Rungmei S K Marak,
Dr. J. Jayalaxmi,
Dr. Manisha Biswal,
Dr. Malini Capoor,
Dr. Sanjay Bhattacharaya,
Dr. Vineeta Khare,
Dr. Manodeep Sen,
Dr. Prashant Gupta
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| 03:45 PM – 04:00 PM |
VOTE OF THANKS
Dr. Rungmei S K Marak
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