Theme: Emerging Trends in Pathology from Morphology to Molecular Insights

Venue: GMC, Jammu | 3rd – 7th December 2025



Day 1 - 5th Dec 2025 (FRIDAY)

Association of Pathologists & Microbiologists (IAPM)

5th December 2025

07:45 - 09:30 Hrs
REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
07:45 – 08:30 Hrs I II III IV V VI
Parallel Breakfast Sessions Mix-ups in surgical pathology: How to identify and deal with it Breakfast Session Demystifying Artificial Intelligence for Educators and Researchers Breakfast Session What does flags say in an automated haematology analyser? Breakfast Session Resident wellness – Prevention of burnout Breakfast Session Prospects and scope of career in Paediatric Pathology Breakfast Session Risk Management and Error Reduction in Pathology Practice
Dr Amit Kumar Adhya Dr. Shalini Bhalla Dr Disha Ray Dr Reena Tomar Dr Uttara Chatterjee Dr Sindhu Sharma
08:30-08:40 Hrs
BUFFER TIME
08:40 – 10:15 Hrs
HALL A
Dr KC Basu Mallick Award Papers (5) and Dr KS Ratnakar Best Paper (4) Award Presentations
10:15 – 11:00 Hrs
HALL A
Dr BK Aikat Oration
– Dr Usha Kini (President IAPM)
Topic:
11:00 – 11:10 Hrs
HALL A
Plenary Session
Sponsored Scientific Session/ Tea Break
11:10 – 11:40 Hrs
HALL A
Plenary Session
Invited Guest lecture I:
Topic – Diagnosis of cutaneous T cell lymphomas: Integrating morphology, IHC and molecular studies
Dr Arti Bakshi (UK)
11:40 – 12:40 Hrs
HALL A
Plenary Session
Panel Discussion on Synoptic Reporting
Dr Swapnil Rane (Mumbai)
Dr Darshana Jhala (USA)
Dr Megha Joshi (USA)
Dr Mike Fraser (CEO CAP)
12:45 – 13:30 Hrs
Scientific Stall visit & LUNCH
13:30 - 13:40 Hrs
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Parallel CME HALL -B HALL -C HALL -D HALL -E HALL- F HALL- G
13:40 – 14:40 Hrs Endocrine Thyroid Pathology: Navigating the Diagnostic Maze GIT Approach to malabsorption syndromes FGT Integration of molecular testing in reporting carcinoma endometrium:Morphology to molecular and beyond Paediatric Re-evaluating perinatal autopsies for it's impact: Its role in Modern Medicine Breast The Dark side of the Breast Core Biopsy, Challenges, Controversies & Future Directions. Cardiovascular Approach to vasculitis and Vasculopathic reactions
  • Dr Indranil Chakrabarti
  • Dr (Col) Prasanta Sengupta
  • Dr Sonali Dixit
  • Dr Ishani Gupta
  • Dr Siddhartha Datta Gupta
  • Dr. Rajni Yadav
  • Dr. Surbhi Goyal
  • Dr. Prasenjit Das
  • Dr Kedar Deodhar
  • Dr Anila Sharma
  • Dr Reena Tomar
  • Dr Divya Midha
  • Dr G Uma Maheswari
  • Dr Uttara Chatterjee
  • Dr Ashwani Tandon
  • Dr Asranti Kar
  • Dr Gayatri Rath
  • Dr Pramita Sahu
  • Dr T. Santosh
  • Dr Uma Nahar Saikia
  • Dr Sudheer Arava
  • Dr Sarmana Mukopathdhay
  • Dr Sonal Sharma
  • Dr Meera Thomas
14:40- 15:40 Hrs Respiratory The pearls and pitfalls of Interstitial Lung Disease GIT Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspirate/biopsy: Role in navigating through the neoplastic lesions of pancreas Renal WHO Updates on tumours of Kidney Dermatology Update on Autoimmune Mucocutaneous Blistering Diseases Soft tissue Patterned based diagnosis of soft tissue neoplasms and the role of immuno-histochemistry and molecular diagnostics for confirmation Lymphoreticular Virus associated lymphoproliferations
Dr Shantveer Uppin
  • Dr Sandeep Mathur
  • Dr Radhika Srinivasan
  • Dr Pooja Bakshi
  • Dr Rajni Yadav
  • Dr. Atin Singhai
  • Dr. Sandhya Sundaram
  • Dr. Ranu Tiwari Mishra
  • Dr Lovelesh Nigam
  • Dr. Meera Thomas
  • Dr Leena Dennis
  • Dr Sree Rekha
  • Dr Pragya Sharma
  • Dr Arijit Sen
  • Dr Asit Ranjan Mridha
  • Dr Uma Nahar
  • Dr Mondita Borgohain
  • Dr Anita Borges
  • Dr Sumeet Gujral
  • Dr Sridhar Epari
15:40-15:50 Hrs
Sponsored Scientific Session
15:50-16:00 Hrs
Tea Break & BUFFER TIME
16:00- 18:30 Hrs
PROFERRED PAPER PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS
OFFICIAL MEETINGS
16:00 – 18:00 Hrs COMMITTEE ROOM
IJPM EDITORIAL BOARD MEETING
17:00 – 19:00 Hrs COMMITTEE ROOM
IAPM EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING
19:00 Hrs onwards
DINNER