Physician Assistant's Program - IACTSCON 2025

22nd February, Saturday. Hotel Pullman - Novotel, Aerocity, New Delhi.
Time Session Speaker
08:30am-09:00am Opening Remarks
Inauguration  
Welcome Address Dr. Anbarasu Mohanraj
Inaugural Address Dr. Manoj Durairaj, President IACTS
Distribution of IACTS Certification Exam Certificates 2024
Vote of Thanks Ms. Mahalakshmi Shanmugam
Faculty Lectures:
09:00am - 9:15am Cardiac Surgical Unit-Advanced Life Support CSU -ALS with Newer data Dr. David Lizotte
Executive Director- APACVS, President and Founder – Cardiac Advanced Resuscitation Education,
LLC, Missouri, United States
09:15am - 9:30am Overview of Heart Transplant- Where does a PA fits in? Mr. Sandeep Kumar Sinha
Senior Surgical Associate and Clinical Coordinator.
Lead- program development in Advance Cardiac Sciences Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai.
09:30am-9:45am Mechanical complications of Myocardial Infarction Mr. Tanmay Acharia
Team leader, Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, Fortis Hospital,  Kolkata
09:45am-10:00am  Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting for Precision and Improved Patient Outcomes-Evidence Based Insights Ms Ashwini Manjunath
Sr Physician Assistant,
Apollo hospital,Bangalore.
10:00am-10:15am Keynote address
Random Thoughts		 Dr. P. Chandrasekar
Chairman, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
G. Kuppusamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore
10:15am-10:30am  Tea break
10:30am-10:45am Single Ventricle Physiology and Surgical Management. Mr. Dinesh Kumar
Senior Surgical Physician Associate, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery,
Fortis Hospital, Mumbai
10:45am-11:00am Saving Lives with Precision: Timing strategies for IABP post Surgery Ms. Sai preethi Narayanan
Senior Perfusionist, Kauvery Hospital, Chennai
11:00am-11:15am The basics of perfusion: A primer for Health care Professionals Mr. Raghuraman B
Clinical Manager, Spectrum Medical Devices
11:15am-11:30am Aortic dissection and operative strategy Mr. Hitendra Rajput Singh
Senior Physician Associate, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi
11:30am-12:00noon  Literature review session -
Saphenous vein graft patency – Factors involved in Open and Endovascular vessel Harvesting 		 Ms. Mahalakshmi Shanmugam
Ms. Saikumari
Moderator:  Dr. Anbarasu Mohanraj,
Mr. Thanmay Acharia, Mr. Sandeep Sinha
12:00noon-12:15pm Obstruction to optimization – The Art and Science of HOCM surgery Ms. Saikumari Nagaraj
Senior Cardiac Surgical Associate and Research Coordinator, Kauvery Hospital, Chennai.
12:15pm-12:30pm Advancements of Artificial Heart Valves – A Outline Ms. Akilamani Sharada
Cardiothoracic surgical physician assistant, Chennai
12:30pm-12:45pm From Theory to practice. ECMO applications in cardiac and respiratory failure. Ms. Monisha
Senior Cardiac Surgical Associate
Kauvery Hospital, Chennai.
01:00pm-02:00pm Lunch Break
02:00pm-03:00pm Award Paper Session
03:00pm-03:45pm Medi QUIZ
03:45pm-04:00pm Tea Break
04:00pm-05:00pm EVH and Suturing Workshop 
05:00pm Session closes
Note:
Abstract submission:
Submit abstracts to Dr. Anbarasu Mohanraj,
Email - anbarasu.mohanraj@gmail.com on or before 10th February 2025
Cash Prize Awards Rs. 5000, 3000 and Rs 2000