National Multidisciplinary Conference
Neuro-Healthcare Students and Professionals for Neuro-Rehabilitation and Neuro-Palliative Care
23-26 July 2026
NM Wadia Amphitheater, Fergusson College, Pune
Jointly Organized by
Program details :
Day 1: Thursday, 23 July 2026
Skill-based Training Sessions / Workshops
| Time | Topics |
|---|---|
| 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast |
| 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Multi-disciplinary: Post Stroke Spasticity: Assessment & Use of Botulinum Toxin Dr. Archana Ranade (NPT), Dr. Rahul Kulkarni (Neurologist) & Dr. Poornima Gauri (Neurologist) |
| 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Allied Modality: Music Therapy as an Adjunct to Mainstream Rehab (for Allied Healthcare Professionals) Dr. Shubham Kulkarni (International Music Therapist) |
| 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Tea Break |
| 11:15 AM – 01:30 PM | Developmental Pediatrics: Integrated and Comprehensive Assessment & Intervention Dr. Shubhi Verma and Team |
| 11:15 AM – 01:30 PM | Speech Language Pathology: Alternative Augmentative Communication Dr. Aarti Waknis & Team |
| 01:30 PM – 02:30 PM | Lunch |
| 02:30 PM – 05:30 PM | Neuro-physiotherapy: Gait and Foot Pressure Analysis Dr. Salil Jain (Bioengineer) |
| 02:30 PM – 05:30 PM | Neuropsychology: Assessment & Emotional Wellness Assessment Mrs. Sayali Maste Kulkarni & Dr. Sanyogita Nadkarni |
Day 2: Friday, 24 July 2026
Knowledge Session 1: Prevention (Wellness) – Early Identification
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast |
| 09:00 AM – 09:10 AM | Welcome Address |
| 09:10 AM – 09:30 AM | Bio-psycho-social Model for Healthcare |
| 09:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Keynote Speech: Cognitive Reserve |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | IFNR Session – Panel Discussion on Neuroplasticity and Brain Health (Aging & Cognitive Reserve) |
| 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM | INAUGURATION & Award Ceremony: Warriors in Neuro-Rehab and Neuro-Palliative Care |
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Tea Break |
| 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM | Neurodegeneration – Early Detection and the Role of the Therapist |
| 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM | Freezing of Gait: When Brain Networks Fail – Assessment and Intervention |
| 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM | MCI: ARMI vs Early Dementia – Cognitive Rehab in MCI vs ARMI |
| 12:45 PM – 01:00 PM | Early Dysphagia in Parkinsonism: Detection and Management |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 02:00 PM – 02:15 PM | Yog as a Rehab Tool |
| 02:15 PM – 02:30 PM | Dance and Movement Therapy |
| 02:30 PM – 03:15 PM | Multidisciplinary Clinical Debate: Cognition-Communication – Whose Domain Is It? |
| 03:15 PM – 03:45 PM | Neurodivergence Panel Discussion: Overview and Roles of Therapists |
| 03:45 PM – 04:00 PM | FND: An Overview |
| 04:00 PM – 04:15 PM | PPPD: A Tortuous Path |
| 04:15 PM – 04:30 PM | Chronic Pain: Where Does It Originate – Mind or Body? |
| 04:30 PM – 05:00 PM | Personality Disorders in Clinical Practice: What Healthcare Providers Should Know |
| 05:00 PM – 06:00 PM | Tea Break and Scientific Forum: e-Posters and Innovation Models |
| 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM | Rishton Ka Manja: Infotainment on Brain and Mind Wellness |
Day 3: Saturday, 25 July 2026
Knowledge Session 2: Neuro-Modulation, Rehabilitation & Palliation
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast |
| 09:00 AM – 09:30 AM | Keynote Speech: What Does “Good Rehab” Look Like Across Disciplines? |
| 09:30 AM – 09:45 AM | Impact of ICU Care on TBI |
| 09:45 AM – 10:00 AM | Impact of Neurophysiotherapy vs General Physiotherapy on Early Mobilization |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Timing Matters: Early Intervention, the SLP Perspective |
| 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Role of OT in TBI Rehab |
| 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Acute Stroke Management: What Do We Do When We Don’t Thrombolyse? |
| 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Neuro-Intervention in the First 24 Hours |
| 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Aphasia: When Therapy Should Stop? |
| 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | What We Still Get Wrong in Stroke Rehabilitation? |
| 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Tea Break |
| 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Panel Discussion: Neuro Critical Care – Intensive Teamwork |
| 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM | Epilepsy Rehabilitation: Life After Seizure Control |
| 12:45 PM – 01:00 PM | Pre-op Speech and Language Evaluation |
| 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 02:00 PM – 02:15 PM | Neuro-Modulation: Setting Up Your Neuromodulation Lab |
| 02:15 PM – 02:30 PM | Neuromodulation for the Neurologist |
| 02:30 PM – 02:45 PM | Neuromodulation in Psychiatry |
| 02:45 PM – 03:00 PM | Is Technology Improving Outcomes or Adding Cost? |
| 03:00 PM – 03:15 PM | When Does Palliation Begin? |
| 03:15 PM – 03:30 PM | Role of Physiotherapy in Palliative Care |
| 03:30 PM – 03:45 PM | Swallowing and Nutrition in Palliative Care |
| 03:45 PM – 04:00 PM | Ethics: End-of-Life Communication |
| 04:00 PM – 04:15 PM | Overview: Setting Up the Sleep Lab – A Team Effort |
| 04:15 PM – 04:30 PM | Parasomnias |
| 04:30 PM – 04:45 PM | OSA: The Untold Story |
| 04:45 PM – 05:00 PM | QUIZ |
| 05:00 PM – 06:00 PM | Tea and Scientific Forum: e-Posters and Innovation Models |
| 06:00 PM – 07:00 PM | UnHIDE |
Day 4: Sunday, 26 July 2026
Public Forum and Valedictory Ceremony
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Bolava Vitthal: Musical Infotainment Program on Neuro-Rehab and Neuro-Palliative Care |
| 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM | Fire-side Chat: Mrityunjay – Easy Conversation on Living Wills and End of Life |
| 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Tea / Coffee with Interaction |
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Patient Stories of Courage and Achievement |
| 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM | Valedictory Ceremony & Awards for Scientific Forum: e-Posters and Innovation Models |
Day 1: 23 July 2026, ThursdaySkill Based training sessions | ||
| 8:00 am to 9:00 am : Registration and Breakfast | ||
| 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Post Stroke Spasticity: Assessment & use of Botulinum Toxin Dr. Rahul Kulkarni & Dr. Poornima Gauri | |
| 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Music Therapy as an adjunct to mainstream Rehab (for the allied Healthcare Professional) Dr. Shubham Kulkarni | |
| 11:00 am to 11:15 am | Tea Break | |
11:15 am to 1:30 pm | Developmental Pediatrics : Integrated and Comprehensive Assessment & Intervention | Dr. Shubhi Verma and Team (Developmental Pediatrician) |
11:15 am to 1:30 pm | Speech Language Pathology: Alternative Augmentative Communication | Dr. Aarti Waknis and Kuhu Kulkarni (SLP) |
| 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm | Lunch break | |
| 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Neuro-physiotherapy: Gait and foot pressure analysis Dr. Salil Jain | |
| 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm | Neuropsychology: Cognitive assessment; Emotional Wellness Assessment Sayali Kulkarni Maste and Dr. Sanyogita Nadkarni | |
Day 2: 24 July 2026, FridayKnowledge session 1: Prevention (Wellness) – Early Identification | ||||
| 08:00 am to 9:00 am | Registration and Breakfast | |||
| 9:00 am to 9:10 am | Welcome address by Dr. Poornima Gauri | |||
| 9:10 am to 9:30 am | Bio-psycho-social Model for Healthcare Dr. Arvind Panchanadikar (Consultant Psychiatrist) | |||
| 9:30 am to 10:00 am | Keynote Address | Cognitive Reserve | ||
| 10:00 am to 11:00 am | IFNR Session: Moderator: Dr. Nirmal Surya | Panel discussion on Neuroplasticity and Brain Health (Aging and Cognitive Reserve) | Dr. Suvarna Alladi, Dr. Archana Ranade, Dr. Arvind Panchanadikar | |
| 11:00 am to 11:45 am | Inauguration ceremony with awards | Awards: warriors in Neuro-Rehab and Neuro-Palliative Care | ||
| 11:45 am to 12 noon | Tea Break | |||
| 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Neurodegeneration – Early detection and role of therapist | ||||
| 12:00 pm to 12:15 pm | Parkinson’s Disease as a Cognitive–Emotional Disorder | Consultant Neurologist | ||
| 12:15 pm to 12:30 pm | Freezing of Gait: When Brain Networks Fail- Assessment and Intervention | Dr. Renuka Naik | ||
| 12:30 pm to 12:45 pm | MCI: ARMI vs Early Dementia Cognitive Rehab in MCI vs ARMI | Dr. Charu Raghavan | ||
| 12:45 pm to 1:00 pm | Early Dysphagia Management in Parkinsonism | SLP | ||
| 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | Lunch Break | |||
| 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm | Alternative Modalities Complementing Mainstream Rehab | |||
| 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | Yog as a Rehab Tool | |||
| 3:00 pm to 3:15 pm | Dance and Movement Therapy as an Adjunct | Tanvi Hegde | ||
| 2:30 pm to 3:15 pm | Multidisciplinary Clinical Debate | Cognitive-communication : Whose domain is it? | Multiple participants | |
| 3:15 pm to 3:45 pm | Panel discussion: CHAIRPERSON: DR. SHUBHI VERMA | Neurodivergence: an overview and roles of therapists | Dr. Sameena Jamadar (OT), Dr. Madhura Sovani (NPT) | |
| 3:45 to 4:30 pm | Functional Neurological Disorders | |||
| 3:45 pm to 4:00 pm | FND an Overview: Dr. Sudhir Kothari | |||
| 4:00 pm to 4:15 pm | PPPD a tortuous path : Dr. Gargee Borgaonkar (NPT) | |||
Day 3: 25 July 2026, SaturdayKnowledge session 2: Neuro- Modulation, Rehabilitation and Palliation | ||||
| 08:00 am to 09:00 am | Breakfast | |||
| 09:00 – 09: 30 am | Key note speech: What does “Good Rehab” actually look like across disciplines? | |||
| 09:30 am to 10:30 am | ||||
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