12.11.2026 (Thursday): WORKSHOPS and INAUGURATION
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| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Registration (at respective workshop venues) | |
| FULL DAY WORKSHOPS (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM) | |
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| WFD-01FISH | Prof Dr Asit Ranjan MridhaProfessor, Department of Pathology, AIIMS New DelhiDr Adarsh BarwadMD FRCPathAdditional Professor, Department of Pathology, AIIMS New DelhiDr Biswajit DeyAssociate Professor, Department of Pathology, NEIGRIHMS, ShillongDr Priyavadhana BAssociate Professor, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh |
| WFD-02Workup of Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia – Immunohematology Workshop | Dr Priyanka GogoiAssociate Professor, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Centre, AIIMS GuwahatiDr Ranjita SarmaAssociate Professor and In-Charge, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Dr Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute, GuwahatiDr Gopal Krushna RayAssistant Professor, Department of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Centre, AIIMS GuwahatiDr Joyisa DebConsultant, Transfusion Medicine and In-charge, Blood Centre, Apollo Excelcare Hospital, Guwahati |
| WFD-03Immunohistochemistry | Prof Dr Shiraj AhmedProfessor, Department of Oncopathology, Dr Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute, GuwahatiDr Lopa Mudra KakotiAssociate Professor, Department of Oncopathology, Dr Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati |
| HALF DAY WORKSHOPS - MORNING (9:00 AM – 12:00 NOON) | |
| WHM-01Sign out with the expert – An approach to upper Gastrointestinal biopsy | Prof Michael ViethDirector, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Klinikum Bayreuth, Germany |
| WHM-02Sign out with the expert – Lower GI Biopsies Made Simple: Patterns, Pearls & Pitfalls | Rifat Mannan, MDAssociate Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology, City of Hope National Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA |
| WHM-03Sign out with the expert – Emerging and recently established soft tissue entities | Prof Abbas AgaimyProfessor of Pathology & Deputy Director, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany |
| WHM-04Sign out with the expert – Haematopathology | Dr Pankhi DuttaDM Haematopathology (AIIMS New Delhi)Consultant HaematopathologistMedical Lead, Haematology Laboratory, Dubai Hospital (Dubai Health), Dubai, UAE |
| WHM-05Immunofluorescence | Dr Adarsh BarwadMD FRCPathAdditional Professor, Department of Pathology, AIIMS New DelhiDr Ashok SinghAdditional Professor, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, AIIMS RishikeshDr Ravi PhulwareMD Pathology, PGDM Executive (NIHFW) Hospital ManagementAssociate Professor, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, AIIMS Rishikesh |
| HALF DAY WORKSHOPS - AFTERNOON (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM) | |
| WHA-01Perinatal and placental pathology- insights into adverse pregnancy outcomes | Sunil Jaiman, MDAssociate Professor of Pathology; Course Director, Human Disease Foundations I; Pathology Discipline Director, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| WHA-02Sign out with the expert – Gynaec-pathology (Cytology and Histopathology) | Prof Dr Nalini GuptaMD (Path), DNB (Path), MNAMSProfessor and HeadDepartment of Cytology and Gynecological PathologyPGIMER, ChandigarhSecretary, Indian Academy of Cytologists |
| WHA-03Sign out with the expert – SQUASH smears | Prof Dr Nandeesh BNProfessor & Head, Department of Neuropathology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru |
| WHA-04Sign out with the expert – Salivary gland and Thyroid cytology | Prof Dr SP SinhasanMD (Path), DNB (Path), MNAMSProfessor and Head, Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine, AIIMS GuwahatiFormer Dean (Examination), AIIMS Guwahati |
| WHA-05Sign out with the expert – Lymph node biopsy | Dr Prashant RamtekeMD, FRCPath (Histopathology), MIACAssociate Professor, Department of Pathology, AIIMS Nagpur |
| WHA-06Flow cytometry in diagnosis of leukaemias | Prof Dr Rajkumari Banashree DeviMD Pathology (MU), DM Hematopathology (PGIMER, Chandigarh)Professor, Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, ImphalDr Riju Rani DekaDM Hematopathology (PGIMER, Chandigarh)Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati |
13.11.26 (Friday): Day 1 (AUDITORUM COMPLEX, AIIMS GUWAHATI)
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| Time | Scientific activity | Faculty | Chairpersons |
|---|---|---|---|
| SESSION I (Hall A) | |||
| 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM | Ethics in Laboratory Medicine | Dr Gazi Naseem AhmedConsultant Pathologist, North East Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Guwahati | Dr Bhupen BarmanDr Ena DowerahDr Devajit Nath |
| 9:20 AM – 9:25 AM | Prof B.D. Baruah Oration (Oration Prologue) | Dr Ronica Baruah(Introduction of Prof B.D. Baruah) | |
| 9:25 AM – 9:30 AM | Dr SP Sinhasan(Introduction of Orator) | ||
| 9:30 AM – 10:10 AM | Prof B.D. Baruah Oration | Prof Dr Deepak K MishraDirector, Bagchi Sri Shankara Cancer Centre & Research Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha | |
| 10:10 AM – 10:15 AM | Closing remarks | Dr Rajendra Baruah | |
| SESSION II (Hall A) | |||
| 10:15 AM – 10:40 AM | Diagnostic dilemmas in Liquid Hematopathology – swimming through the crocodiles and reaching the shore | Dr Pankhi DuttaDM Haematopathology (AIIMS New Delhi)Consultant HaematopathologistMedical Lead, Haematology LaboratoryDubai Hospital (Dubai Health), Dubai, UAE | Dr Yookarin KhonglahDr Barnali DasDr Riju Rani Deka |
| 10:40 AM – 11:05 AM | Gestational Trophoblastic Disease: Contemporary Insights into Diagnosis and Pathology | Sunil Jaiman, MDAssociate Professor of Pathology; Course Director, Human Disease Foundations I; Pathology Discipline Director, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA | Dr Sudheer AravaDr Pranita MedhiDr Arvind Kumar |
| 11:05 AM – 11:15 AM | Conclusion of the session | ||
| SESSION III (Hall A) | |||
| 11:15 AM – 11:40 AM | When squamous is not squamous: the emerging genetic landscape of Head and Neck neoplasms with squamous immunophenotype | Prof Abbas AgaimyProfessor of Pathology & Deputy Director, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany | Dr Asit Ranjan MridhaDr Sushma KhuraijamDr Zachariah Chowdhury |
| 11:40 AM – 12:40 PM | Panel discussion: One Degree, Many Destinies: Career Diversity for the Next Generation (Sequencers) | Prof Abbas AgaimyProfessor of Pathology & Deputy Director, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, University Hospital Erlangen, GermanyProf Michael ViethDirector, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Klinikum Bayreuth, GermanySunil Jaiman, MDAssociate Professor of Pathology; Course Director, Human Disease Foundations I; Pathology Discipline Director, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USARifat Mannan, MDAssociate Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology, City of Hope National Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USADr Mrinal Kumar BaruahChief Pathologist, Madonna Diagnostic & Research Centre, DibrugarhDr Debajit Nath, APSDeputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), GuwahatiDr Ranjith ARFounder, RxDx | ModeratorsProf Aseema DasDr Bifica S LyngdohDr Pakesh Baishya |
| 12:40 PM – 12:50 PM | Conclusion of the session | ||
| 12:50 PM – 1:00 PM | Industry Insight – Gold Sponsor (One Exclusive Slot) | ||
| 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Lunch | ||
| SESSION IV (Hall A) | |||
| 1:45 PM – 2:10 PM | From morphology to diagnosis – a case based practical approach to yeast and yeastlike structures in tissue | Prof Dr Sateesh Chavan SProfessor, Department of Pathology, Karnataka Medical College & Research Institute (KMCRI), Hubballi | Dr Yanglem Mohen SinghDr Kaberee Bhuyan MedhiDr Moanaro Longchar |
| 2:10 PM – 2:35 PM | Ancillary techniques in Cytopathology: A case-based approach | Prof Dr Nalini GuptaMD (Path), DNB (Path), MNAMSProfessor and HeadDepartment of Cytology and Gynecological PathologyPGIMER, ChandigarhSecretary, Indian Academy of Cytologists | Dr RG Wiseman PintoDr Usha SarmaDr Leena Talukdar |
| 2:35 PM – 2:45 PM | Conclusion of the session | ||
| SESSION V (Hall A) | |||
| 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM | CaseQuest – Day 1 | Dr Manjula ChoudhuryProfessor, Department of Pathology, Gauhati Medical College & Hospital, GuwahatiDr Jagannath Dev SharmaProfessor and Consultant, Department of Oncopathology, State Cancer Institute, GuwahatiDr Sucheta Devi KhuraijamProfessor, Department of Pathology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, ImphalDr Gayatri GogoiProfessor, Department of Pathology, Assam Medical College & Hospital, DibrugarhDr Rajkumari Banashree DeviProfessor, Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal | Dr Adity SharmaDr Laishram Rajesh SinghDr Bedanta BhuyanDr Naushad ShahDr Shabnam Akhtar AhmedDr Ahmed Omar Sherif |
| 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Tea break | ||
| SESSION VI | |||
| 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Oral paper presentation: Two parallel sessions (Halls B and C)Poster presentation (In front of Foyer) | ||
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Corporate presentations in Hall A | ||
| SESSION VII (Hall A) | |||
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | GENERAL BODY MEETING (GBM)NERC IAPM (North-Eastern Regional Chapter, Indian Association of Pathologists & Microbiologists) | ||
14.11.26 (Saturday): Day 2 (HALL A, AUDITORUM COMPLEX, AIIMS GUWAHATI)
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| Time | Scientific activity | Faculty | Chairpersons |
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| SESSION I | |||
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Award Paper Presentation (For Syed Fatehul Mannan Memorial Best Paper Presentation Award, NERCON 2026) | ||
| SESSION II | |||
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | CaseQuest – Day 2 | Dr Anupam SarmaProfessor and Head, Dr Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute, GuwahatiDr Zachariah ChowdhuryProfessor and Head, Department of Oncopathology, Tata Memorial Centre, VaranasiDr Mingma SherpaProfessor and Head, Department of Pathology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, GangtokDr Riju Rani DekaAssociate Professor, Department of Pathology, Gauhati Medical College & Hospital, GuwahatiDr Lopa Mudra KakotiAssociate Professor, Department of Oncopathology, Dr Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute, GuwahatiDr Utpal DuttaAssistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh | Dr Tirtha ChalihaDr Shah Alam SheikhDr Junu DeviDr Rashmi Rekha GoswamiDr Soram Gayatri GatphohDr Sucheta Devi KhuraijamDr Atul Kumar Agarwal |
| SESSION III | |||
| 10:00 AM – 10:25 AM | Gastritis risk stratification: Are OLGA and OLGIM a game changer? | Prof Michael ViethDirector, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Klinikum Bayreuth, Germany | Dr Geetanjali GogoiDr Muktanjalee DekaDr Abhijit Datta |
| 10:25 AM – 10:50 AM | What's New in the WHO 6th Edition of GI Tumors: Key Updates for Practicing Pathologists | Rifat Mannan, MDAssociate Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology, City of Hope National Cancer Center, Duarte, California, USA | Dr Mondita BorgohainDr Anupam SarmaDr Mingma Sherpa |
| 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM | Conclusion of the session | ||
| 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM | Tea break | ||
| SESSION IV | |||
| 11:10 AM – 11:35 AM | Approach to diagnosis of CNS tumors in accordance with current WHO classification | Prof Dr Nandeesh BNProfessor & Head, Department of Neuropathology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru | Dr Manjula ChoudhuryDr Rasadhar DekaDr SP Sinhasan |
| 11:35 AM – 12:00 Noon | M vs M or M+M? The power of integrative morphomolecular approach in surgical Pathology highlighted by challenging cases. | Prof Abbas AgaimyProfessor of Pathology & Deputy Director, Institute of Pathology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany | Dr Jagannath Dev SharmaDr Aparna LangthasaDr Aseema Das |
| 12:00 Noon – 12:10 PM | Conclusion of the session | ||
| SESSION V | |||
| 12:10 PM – 12:40 PM | The NERCON 2026 Grand Scientific Quiz for all delegates(Based on all the scientific sessions)Did Your Retina See it, Cochlea Hear it & Cortex Retain it?Interesting prizes in KAHOOT – Come and play, one and all!!!Dr Prasad DangeDr Roopam Deka | ||
| 12:40 PM – 1:00 PM | Valedictory Function and prize distribution | ||
| 1:00 PM onwards | Lunch | ||