Workshop 6
📅 28th October to 01st November 2026
📍 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur
Outbreak Investigation : a Clinical Microbiologist's toolkit
Workshop Co-ordinator : Dr.Aruna Poojary
28th October 2026, Venue - to be announced
Number of participants : 40
| Time | Topic | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00 am to 9.10 am | Introduction to the workshop | Dr.Aruna Poojary |
| 9.10 am to 9.40 am | Steps to investigating an outbreak |
Dr.J.Jayalakshmi Prof & HOD, Dept of Microbiology Kovai Medical College, Coimbatore |
| 9.40 to 10.10 am | Outbreak preparedness : Laboratory perspective | Dr.Aruna Poojary |
| 10.10 am to 10.40 am | Utility of molecular methods in outbreak investigation | Dr.Rajni Gaind |
| 10.40 to 11.10 am | Using Artificial Intelligence to investigate outbreaks: a new dimension | Dr.Sweta Shah |
| 11.10 to 11.20 am | Managing a Chicken pox outbreak in the Bone Marrow transplant unit | |
| 11.20 am to 11.50 pm | How to perform literature review for investigating outbreaks? | Dr.Ranganathan Iyer |
| 11.50 to 12.20 pm | Dr.Ashwini Tayade | |
| 12.20 to 12.50 pm | Meningoencephalitis community outbreak in Kerala | Dr.Madhavi Deshmukh |
| 12.50 to 1.20 pm | Flu and COVID pandemic : Lessons to learn | Dr.Madhavi Deshmukh |
| 1.20 to 2.00 pm | Lunch | |
| 2.00 pm to 2.30 pm | Outbreak on a cruise ship! | Dr.Madhavi Deshmukh |
| 2.30 to 4.30 pm |
1) SSTI MRSA 2) Ralstonia BSI in chemotherapy patients 3) VAP due to Aba in the Trauma ICU 4) C. auris 5) NTM in Surgical site infections |
Dr.Madhavi Deshmukh |
