CME 3
PRE-CONFERENCE CME
CME of the ICMM (Indian College of Medical Microbiology)
Approach to Management of Respiratory Infections and Bloodstream Infections – Learning by Clinical Cases
Date: 29th Oct 2026 (Thursday)
Program Coordinator: Dr. Ranganathan N Iyer
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Registration & Breakfast | - |
| 9:00 am – 9:30 am | Handling and Interpretation of Respiratory Tract specimens/ cultures |
Dr. Ranganathan N Iyer Director, Clinical Microbiology, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Interpretation of Molecular panels and Film arrays in Respiratory infections – Clinical Cases |
Dr. Soumyabrata Nag Associate Professor, Microbiology, AIIMS Nagpur |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | TEA BREAK | - |
| 10:15 am – 12:15 pm | Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Tract Infections in different clinical scenarios | Dr. Ranganathan Iyer |
| 12:15 pm – 12:30 pm | Q/A on Respiratory Tract Infections | - |
| 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm | Handling and Interpretation of Blood cultures – Fine points and Take Home Messages |
Dr. Sangeeta Joshi Editor-in-Chief, IJMM, Consultant Microbiologist, Infection Control Officer, Sahyadri Hospital, Pune |
| 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm | LUNCH | - |
| 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Diagnosis and Management of Unusual Blood Stream Infections – Clinical Cases |
Dr. Sumit Rai Professor & Head Department of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, AIIMS, Mangalagiri |
| 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm | Diagnosis and Management of Blood Stream Infections in different clinical scenarios – Clinical Cases | Dr. Ranganathan N Iyer |
| 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm | Question & Answer on Blood Stream Infections | - |
| 4:30 pm | Closing Remarks and Tea | - |
