Workshop 13
Title: From Protocol to Practice: Case based
Discussions with Multidisciplinary Team in
Neutropenic Patients
Discussions with Multidisciplinary Team in
Neutropenic Patients
Workshop
13
Workshop Coordinator: Dr. Sonali Choudhari
28th October 2026, Time: 9 AM - 4:30 PM
VENUE – NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, NAGPUR
| TIME | SESSION | TOPIC / ACTIVITY | SPEAKERS |
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| 09:00–9:30 AM | Fuel for Learning | Welcome Breakfast & Registration | |
| 09:30–11:15 AM |
SESSION 1:
Scientific Presentations & Practical Insights for Clinical Challenges |
Febrile Neutropenia: From Fever to Fast Action | Dr. Pradeep Mishra |
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Multiplex PCR in Sepsis: Beyond Cultures – Hype or Hope? |
Dr. Anusha Karanasagar | ||
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Know Your Bugs, Choose Your Drugs: Building an Institutional Antibiogram for Better Empirical Therapy |
Dr. Jerestin Watchmaker
Dr. Pradeep Mishra
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| 11:15 – 11:30 AM | Refresh & Connect | Networking Tea Break | |
| 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM |
SESSION 2:
Multidisciplinary Case-Based Panel Discussion |
Interactive Case Discussions: Learning through Real cases with a multidisciplinary team comprising
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Moderator:
Dr. Sonali Choudhari
Panelists:
Dr. Pradeep Mishra
Dr. Girish Deshpande Dr. Aruna Pojari Dr. Pankaj Dwivedi Dr. Ketan Modak Dr. Amol Gulkari |
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Febrile Neutropenia
- Choosing empirical therapy
- Escalation and de-escalation strategies
- Interpreting microbiology reports in clinical context
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Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) Infections
- Detection and reporting
- Rapid molecular diagnostics
- Optimizing targeted antimicrobial therapy
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Hospital Outbreak Investigation
- Investigation of real-life healthcare-associated outbreaks
- Source identification through microbiological and epidemiological correlation
- Outbreak containment, environmental surveillance and infection prevention strategies
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Interactive Clinical Decision-Making
- Work through investigations, laboratory reports, radiology findings and treatment choices alongside oncologists, intensivists, transplant physicians and clinical microbiologists.
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
- Blood culture interpretation
- Catheter salvage vs. removal
- Source identification and prevention bundles
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Invasive Fungal Infections
- Interpretation of Galactomannan and fungal biomarkers
- Role of imaging and microbiology
- Early diagnosis and treatment decisions
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Multiplex PCR in Sepsis
- When does rapid molecular diagnosis change patient management?
- Correlating multiplex PCR findings with clinical and microbiological data
- Escalation, de-escalation and optimization of antimicrobial therapy
| 02:00 – 02:15 PM |
Assembly for Hospital Grand Rounds |
Participants assemble for guided hospital rounds | |
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SESSION 3:
Hospital Grand Rounds
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Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Units: Protocols and Practices from an Infection Control Perspective |
Dr. Sonali Choudhari | |
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Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD): Inside the CSSD |
Dr. Jerestin Watchmaker | ||
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Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Tour: Translating Diagnostics into Clinical Decisions |
Dr. Sumedha Mehani |
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HSCT Unit: Infection Prevention & Control
Gain first-hand exposure to infection prevention practices in a high-risk transplant setting
- Exclusive guided tour of a fully functional 7-bedded HSCT unit.
- Observe protective isolation practices and infection prevention protocols for HSCT recipients
- Experience environmental infection control, including HEPA filtration, positive-pressure rooms & environmental surveillance
- Witness the implementation of CLABSI prevention bundles and multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) containment strategies
- Understand how the Infection Control Team and Clinical Microbiology Laboratory collaborate in infection surveillance, outbreak prevention and antimicrobial stewardship
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CSSD Tour: Advanced Sterilization & Infection Prevention
- End-to-end instrument reprocessing workflow, from decontamination to sterile storage
- Observe advanced sterilization technologies, including Steam Autoclaves, Hydrogen Peroxide Plasma Sterilizers and Ethylene Oxide (ETO) Sterilizers, and understand their appropriate applications
- Observe reprocessing of advanced surgical, laparoscopic, endoscopic and robotic instruments
- Understand sterilization validation through biological, chemical and mechanical indicators, and the role of CSSD in preventing healthcare-associated infections
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Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Tour
- BACTEC™ Automated Blood Culture System – rapid detection of bloodstream infections
- VITEK® System – automated organism identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing
- Galactomannan Assay – specialized fungal diagnostics in immunocompromised patients
- Rapid Gene Detection – molecular diagnosis of carbapenem-resistant organisms
- Specialized Zoonotic Techniques – practical demonstration of advanced microbiological diagnosis
- Learn EUCAST RAST methodology for reporting antimicrobial susceptibility directly from positive blood cultures
| 03:30 – 04:30 PM | Reflect & Refresh | High Tea & Professional Networking | All Delegates and Speakers |
Workshop Coordinator: Dr. Sonali Choudhari
✉ drsonali07@gmail.com
☎ 9665023203
Dr. Anupa Poojary
Laboratory Director, Dept of Pathology &
Microbiology in charge Infection Prevention &
Control Branch Candy Hospital, Trust Mumbai,
MD (Micro), DNB (Microbiol), FICM,
CIC, DipRCPath (UK)
Dr. Anusha Karunagarsar
Specialty Doctor - Microbiology
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, Essex, HMO, Essex, CO20, MA (Pathology), PhD, MRCP (London)
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, Harlow, Essex, HMO, Essex, CO20, MA (Pathology), PhD, MRCP (London)
Dr. Pradeep Mishra
Head of Internal Medicine,
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur (MD/Med), MRCP(UK), European Diploma in Infectious Diseases
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur (MD/Med), MRCP(UK), European Diploma in Infectious Diseases
Dr. Pankaj Dwivedi
Head Paediatric Oncology,
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur
Fellowship in Paediatric Hemato-Oncology, Fellowship in Bone Marrow Transplant, Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur
Fellowship in Paediatric Hemato-Oncology, Fellowship in Bone Marrow Transplant, Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai
Dr. Girish Deshpande
Senior Physician & Intensivist,
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur
Dr. Ketan Modak
Consultant Hematologist and Bone
Marrow Transplant Physician,
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur
Dr. Amol Gulkari
Consultant Radiologist,
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur
Dr. Sonali Choudhari
Senior Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, HC
Co-ordinator National Cancer Institute, Nagpur,
MBBS-Recognized Merit Fellowship in
Hospital Infection Control (Fellowship in
Healthcare-associated infections) with special
reference to Hospital Acquired infections
Dr. Jerestin Watchmaker
Consultant Clinical Microbiologist,
NABH-Recognized Merit Fellowship in Hospital Infection Prevention and Control with special reference to Hospital Acquired infections
NABH-Recognized Merit Fellowship in Hospital Infection Prevention and Control with special reference to Hospital Acquired infections
Dr. Sumedha Mehani
Specialty Medical Officer
(Clinical Microbiology),
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur
National Cancer Institute, Nagpur
