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49th Annual National Congress of Indian Association
of Medical Microbiologists

MICROBIAL THREATS: TRACE . TARGET . TREAT

Organized By All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur

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Workshop 15

Workshop Schedule

Unmasking the Great Mimic Melioidosis for Surveillance, Diagnosis, and Research: A National Workshop for Microbiologists

Jointly conducted by AIIMS-Bhubaneswar and Kasturba Medical College-Manipal

Date: 28th October 2026
Venue: Indira Gandhi Government Medical College & Hospital (IGGMCH), Nagpur
Time Learning objectives Mode of delivery Resource Persons
09:00 a.m. to 09:15 a.m. Introduction to the Workshop Lecture Dr. Bijayini Behera
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS, Bhubaneswar
09:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Indian Scenario of Melioidosis Lecture Dr. Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Establishing state level surveillance of melioidosis in central India Lecture Dr. Ayush Gupta
Additional Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS, Bhopal
10:45 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. Equipping a clinical microbiology laboratory for optimized laboratory diagnosis of melioidosis: from protocols to practices Lecture Dr. Vandana K.E.
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
KMC, Manipal
Inauguration, TEA and Group Photo
12 noon-12.30 pm Unique/Challenging cases in melioidosis Lecture Dr. Ayush Gupta
Additional Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS, Bhopal
12.30pm-1.30 pm Interdisciplinary research in melioidosis: Need of the hour Lecture Dr. Bijayini Behera
Professor,
Department of Microbiology,
AIIMS, Bhubaneswar
LUNCH
02:00 p.m. to 02:15 p.m. Introduction to workshop stations and briefing Lecture Dr. Mohammed Ashiq
Research Scientist,
Department of Microbiology,
KMC, Manipal
2.15 pm onwards. Bacteriological workup –
  • Preparation of Ashdown agar, CVC 50 Broth
  • Demonstration of colony morphology at different time points
  • Three antibiotic discs test
  • AST (DD and MIC based tests)
  • Point of Care tests (Latex agglutination if available, Lateral flow immunoassay)
  • TTS1 Conventional PCR and Real Time PCR
 Demonstration Dr. Mohammed Ashiq
Research Scientist,
Department of Microbiology,
KMC, Manipal and Team from IGMC Nagpur
04:30 p.m. to 05:00 p.m. Post-Workshop Evaluation Assessment Dr. Mohammed Ashiq
Research Scientist,
Department of Microbiology,
KMC, Manipal and Team from IGMC Nagpur
05:00 p.m. onwards Valedictory and Certificate Distribution

Conference Secretariat

  • Prof. Dr. Meena Mishra
  • Organizing Secretary,
    MICROCON 2026,
    Professor and Head,
    Dept of Microbiology AIIMS, Nagpur
  • microcon2026@gmail.com

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