New Delhi: At a time when the human society is confronted with unforeseen medical threats compounded with environmental challenges like global warming and climate change making their management more difficult, precise and timely diagnosis of such diseases appears to be the best weapon in the arsenal of medical professionals.
Underlining the gravitas of this overlooked aspect of healthcare management and tracing its future, the third edition of ETHealthworld India Diagnostic Summit 2024, with Supporting Partners, Revvity Healthcare City X-Ray & Scan Clinic; Molbio Diagnostics and DiaSys Diagnostics; Key Partner Carestream; Other Partner 5C Network and CRL Diagnostics; and Exhibitor Partner Genesis Biocon, will bring together industry leaders and experts across the healthcare spectrum to converge and explore the transformative power of innovation in diagnostics.
The summit will commence with a welcome address by Prathiba Raju, Assistant Editor, ETHealthworld followed by the inaugural session on ‘The Advances in the Indian Diagnostics Sector: Opportunities and Challenges’. The panellists for the session will be Dr Harsh Mahajan, Founder & Chief Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging; Om Manchanda, Managing Director, Dr Lal Pathlabs Limited; Dr Avinash Phadke President, Technical & Mentor, Agilus Diagnostics; and Surendran Chemmenkotil, CEO, Metropolis Healthcare Limited. The session will be moderated by Aravindan Vasudevan, Co-Founder & COO, OneCell Diagnostics Pvt Ltd (ODX).The inaugural session will be followed by a keynote address on ‘Importance and Impact of Diagnostics Research and Development on Public Health‘ by Dr Raj Shankar Ghosh, Senior Advisor, Environmental Health, PHFI.
The keynote address will be followed by a panel discussion on ‘Unravelling Deeper Understanding in Companion Diagnostics in Indian Market’. The panellists for the discussion will be Dr Aakaar Kapoor, CEO and Lead Medical Advisor, City X-Ray and Scan Clinic; Dr Shivani Sharma, VP, Pathology & Lab Director, Core Diagnostics; Dr Chandrasekhar Nair, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Molbio Diagnostics; and Dr Rajesh Bendre, Chief Pathologist & National Technical Head, Global Reference Laboratory, Apollo Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd. The panel will be moderated by Dr Ajay Avinash Phadke, Director, Strategy & Business Development, Agilus Diagnostics.
The discussion on ‘Unravelling Deeper Understanding in Companion Diagnostics in Indian Market’ will be followed by a partner presentation on on Optimising Newborn Screening: From Biomarkers to Better Health by Sandeep Dixit, Deputy General Manager – Product, India & South Asian Regions, Revvity Healthcare (India) Pvt Ltd.
The partner presentation will be followed by a fireside chat on ‘Ensuring Quality In Diagnostics: Strategies, Challenges & Innovations’. The participants for the chat will be Lov Verma, Former Health Secretary, MoHFW, Government of India and Dr Sarjana Dutt, Head Operations & Director National Ref Lab, Pathkind; Dr Ravi Gaur, Founder & Director, UNI DRG Path Lab & Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Unipath Specialty Laboratory will moderate the chat.
The fireside chat will be followed by a panel discussion on ‘Revolution of DR Solutions in Medical Imaging: Impact in Patient Care’. The panellists for the session will be Dr Sanjay Dhawan, Group Director & Head Of Diagnostics, Radiology & Imaging, Paras Health, Gurgaon; Dr Meinal Chaudhry, Director, Radiodiagnosis and Intervention Radiology, Aakash Healthcare; Dr Glossy Sabharwal, Director & Head, Radiology, Jeewanmala Hospital; and Nikhel Goel, General Manager – South Asia, Carestream Health. The discussion will be moderated by Dr Kanika Sood Sharma, Clinical Lead & Director, Radiation Oncology, Dharamshila Narayana Hospital.
The panel discussion on ‘Revolution of DR Solutions in Medical Imaging: Impact in Patient Care’ will be followed by a partner presentation on ‘The Power Of Multimodal AI In Diagnostics’ by Kalyan Sivasailam, Co-Founder & CEO, 5C Network Pvt. Ltd.
Sivasailam’s presentation will be followed by a fireside chat on ‘Current Landscape of Next-Gen Sequencing in Diagnostics. The participants for the chat will be Dr Binukumar BK, Principal Scientist, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), and Neeraj Gupta, Founder & CEO, Genes2me. The chat will be moderated by Dr Shelly Mahajan, Lab Director, Mahajan Imaging & Labs.
The summit will conclude with a valedictory address by Urvashi Prasad, Director, NITI Aayog, Govt of India on ‘Decoding the Crucial Role of PPP: Building Healthier India’.
