| 08:00 am – 09:00 am | Registration | Badge Collection & Welcome Kit Distribution |
| 09:00 am – 10:00 am | Inauguration | Lighting of the Lamp & Keynote:
Climate & Zoonoses: The Monsoon Menace: Clinical Perspectives on the Seasonal Surge of Leptospirosis in Maharashtra’s Farming Heartland. | Dr Suvarna Patil |
| Session I | Dr Anil Kakodkar Hall (Lecture Hall 1) | Lecture Hall No 3 |
| 10:00 am – 10:45 am | The Zoonotic Underground | “Deep Roots, Silent Spreads: Unearthing the Pathogens of the Earth.”
Mycobacterial Diversity: A Comprehensive Overview of Zoonotic and Nontuberculous Species. | Melioidosis as a Diagnostic Challenge: Understanding its mimicry and clinical ambiguity. |
| 10:45 am – 11:00 am | Break | Tea Break |
| Session II | Dr Anil Kakodkar Hall (Lecture Hall 1) | Lecture Hall No 3 |
| 11:00 am – 11:35 am | The Resistance Reservoir (AMR & One Health) | Integrating Next-Gen Sequencing and Automation into the AMR Fight | The Oncology Shield: Managing AMR in Cancer Patients through Rapid Diagnostics |
| 11:35 am – 12:15 pm | From Lab to Bedside (HICC and AMS) | Optimizing Antimicrobial Use through HICC-Led Diagnostics | Emerging fungal infections & Antifungal Stewardship (AFS): From Empirical to Evidence-Driven |
| Award presentation, orations, and Poster presentation | Dr Anil Kakodkar Hall (Lecture Hall 1) | In Medical education Unit |
| 12:15 pm – 01:00 pm | Awards & E-Posters | PM Khare Memorial Junior Best Research Paper Award | E-poster presentation (Bacteriology & HICC) |
| 01:00 pm – 02:00 pm | Lunch Break | Visit Trade Exhibition & Industry Stalls |
| 02:15 pm – 02:45 pm | Oration & E-Posters | Presidential oration | E-Poster (Mycology & Parasitology) |
| 02:45 pm – 03:15 pm | Oration & E-Posters | | E-poster presentation (Virology & Infectious diseases) |
| Panel Discussion and Oral Papers | Dr Anil Kakodkar Hall (Lecture Hall 1) | In Medical education Unit |
| 03:15 pm – 04:00 pm | Panel Discussion I | The Silent Threat: Addressing Neglected Zoonoses through diagnostic Stewardship and One Health
Panellists:
1) Dr Snehal Chanvan, Scientist E, NIV Pune
2) Dr Dravid (Infectious disease specialist)
3) Dr. Sandeep P. Chaudhari, Head of the Centre for Zoonoses at Nagpur Veterinary College | Oral Paper I |
| Session III | Dr Anil Kakodkar Hall (Lecture Hall 1) | Lecture Hall 3 |
| 04:00 pm – 04:45 pm | One Health mission & AMR | Bridging human, animal, and environmental health to combat resistance. | Closing the Gap: Improving Clinical Interpretation of AST Reports through a PK/PD Lens |
| 04:45 pm – 05:30 pm | Closing Sessions | Oral Paper II | General Body meeting |
| 07:00 pm onwards | Banquet | Cultural Evening & Faculty Dinner
Venue: Dervan |
