NeuroHarmony Conference & Workshop

Conference & Workshop

A Multidisciplinary Approach in Neuro-Rehabilitation and Neuro-Palliative Care
February 16-18, 2024 Swami Vivekananda Hall, MIT WPU, Kothrud, Pune
Jointly Organized by

Program details :

Day 1: 16 February 2024, Friday

9 am to 10 am : Registration 
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMWorkshop:  Effective communication skills Workshop
Dr. Arvind Panchanadikar, Dr. Poornima Gauri & Sayali Maste 
10:30 – 11:15

Topic : Dementia 

Chairpersons : Dr. Radha Bhattad (PT), Dr. Mangala Joglekar

10:30 am to 10:45 amIntroduction to Dementia and its typesDr. Hemant Sant
10:45 am to 11:00 amExpectation and Goal setting in managing DementiaDr. Poornima Gauri
11:00 am to 11:15 amPhysiotherapy in DementiaDr. Neha Agashe (PT)
11:15 to 11:30Tea break
11:30 am 12:30 pmINAUGURAL FUNCTION
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm

Neuropsychology Workshop:

Sayali Kulkarni Maste and Dr. Poornima Gauri 

1:15 pm to 2:00 pmLunch  Break
2:00 pm to 2:30 pmWorkshop – Speech, Language and Swallowing pathology: 
Sonal Chitnis, Farheen Khoja, Krupa Solanki, Nikita Kirane
2:30 pm to 3:30 pmTopic : Brain Stroke 

Chairpersons: 

Dr. Archana Ranade (PT)

Dr. Heenakshi Bhansali

2:30 pm to 2:45   pmBrain Stroke: basics Dr. Poornima Gauri
2:45 pm to 3:00 pmHome based Physiotherapy after  Brain StrokeDr. Radha Bhattad (PT)
3:00 pm to 3:15 pmNeuropsychology Rehab of  Brain StrokeSayali Kulkarni Maste
3:15 pm to 3:30 pmLanguage Disorders after StrokeSandra Santhosh
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Topic: Neuropathy & Pain

Chairpersons: Dr.  Bhaskar Shenolikar, Dr. Poonam Gandhi (PT)

3:30 pm to 3:45 pmClinical Aspects of NeuropathyDr. Poornima Gauri
3:45 pm to 4:00 pmBack ache and RadiculopathyDr. Siddharth Aiyyer
4:00 pm to 4:15 pmPain Blocks and role of Pain ClinicsDr. Kashinath Bangar
4:15 pm to 4:30Physical Rehab after Neuropathy and RadiculopathyDr. Vaishnavi Ajjewadiermath (PT)
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Allied topics

Chairpersons: Shirish Kulkarni, Dr. Shamim Mohammad

4:15 pm to 4:35 pmEngineering frontier fields in Neuro-RehabShoubhik Das, Pushkaraj Marne
4:35 pm to 4:50 pmEnd of Life Care through Ayurveda, Spirituality and MusicDr. Shubham Kulkarni
4:50 pm to 5:30 pmGD and Q and A

Day 2: 17 February 2024, Saturday

10:00 AM – 11:00 AMWorkshop
Botulinum Toxin in Neuro-Rehab and Palliation 
Dr. Poornima Gauri and team
 Tea Break 
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Topic: Parkinson’s Disease

Chairpersons: Dr. Manish Ray (PT), Dr. Gayatri Hattangadi

11:00 am to 11:15 am Parkinson’s disease, its variants and managementDr. Rahul Kulkarni 
11:15 am to 11:30 am Physiotherapy in Parkinson’s diseaseDr. Neha Karandikar 
11:30 am to 11:45 am Speech, Language and Swallowing Rehabilitation in PDAlifia Bharmal 
11:45 am to 12 noon Need for Caregivers Counseling in Chronic Neurological DisordersMangala Joglekar 
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm 
Head Injury
12 noon to 1 pm

Topic: Head Injury

Chairpersons: Dr. Shrushti Laya (PT), Dr. Usha Dalvi 

12:00 pm to 12:15  pm Head Injury: spectrum and burden in IndiaDr. Kaustubh Dindorkar 
12:15 pm to 12:30 pm Head Injury: Public Health AspectManasi Parad 
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm OT/PT after Head InjuryChaitrali Kulkarni 
12:45 pm to 1:00 pm Communication & Cognition after Head InjuryMeet Nakum 
1:00 pm to 2:00 pmLunch Break
2:00 pm to 3:00 pmWorkshop – Neurophysiotherapy
Team Physiotherapy Services: Dr. Archana Ranade, Dr. Gargee Borgaonkar (PT) 
3:00 pm to 4:00 pmTopic: Learning Disabilities & Multiple Sclerosis

Chairpersons :

Dr. Chaitrali Kulkarni, Sonal Chitnis 

  
3:00 pm to 3:15 pm Learning Disabilities and Autism: Combining Concept with PracticalityDr. Shubhi Verma 
3:15 pm to 3:30 pm Tools for assessment in LDDr. Ashwini Gijare 
3:30 pm to 3:45 pm Multiple Sclerosis: need for team approachDr. Shripad Pujari 
3:45 pm to 4:00 pmQuizWho is Brain Master?Sonal Chitnis and Team  
4:00 pm to 5:00 pmGD and Q and A
5:00 pm to 6:00 pmUnHIDE : not just an open mic

Day 3: 18 February 2024, Sunday: Public Forum

09:30 – 10.30Bolava Vitthal 
10:30 – 11: 30  amMrityunjay
MOC : Dr. Poornima Gauri
10:30 am to 10:45 am When patients are not getting better in ICUDr. Shiva Iyer 
10:45 am to 11:00 am Grief ManagementDr. Arvind Panchanadikar  
11:00 am to 11:15 When the Brain begins to fail: Neuro-palliative careDr. Roop Gursahani  
11:15 am to 11:30 am Legal aspects of End of Life CareAdv. Rohit Erande  
11:30 to 12:30 pmPublic forumOpen Forum
12:00 to 1 pmValedictory: Special Guest : Dr. Nirmal Surya

Know the topics

  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Dementia
  • Brain stroke
  • Head Injury
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Back Pain
  • Neuropathy
  • Neuro-Rehabilitation
  • Neuro-Palliation
  • End of Life Care and Advanced care directives
  • Living Wills
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