Scientific Program
Pre Conference Workshop
08 October 2026
- Robotic Assisted Ventral and groin Hernia repair
- Basic hernia repair and Hiatus hernia
- Minimally invasive extra peritoneal ventral Hernia Repair
- Open Surgery for Complex Ventral hernia
- AI and Social media for Surgeons
Day 1 - 09 October 2026 | HALL - A
| Time | Topics |
|---|---|
| 0800 hrs onwards | Registration |
| 0830 - 1030 Hrs | Session 1 - LIVE / virtual live OPERATIVE WORKSHOP |
| Session coordinator - Sumeet Shah, Randeep Wadhawan, Manish | |
| 1030 -1045 Hrs | Coffee break |
| 1045 - 1130 Hrs | Session 2 - Top 5 Oral Paper Presentation |
| Session coordinator - Pallawi Priya | |
| 1045 – 1054 Hrs | Absorbable mesh and Ovitex |
| 1054 – 1103 Hrs | Primary ventral hernia - best procedure |
| 1103 – 1112 Hrs | eTEP vs TEP vs TAPP groin |
| 1112 – 1121 Hrs | incisional hernia meta analysis |
| 1121 – 1130 Hrs | Prophylactic Mesh |
| 1130 - 1230 Hrs | Session 3 - Open Hernia Surgeries Timeless classics |
| Session coordinator - Yusuf | |
| 1130 – 1145 Hrs | Lichtenstein- cheapest |
| 1145 – 1200 Hrs | Open Onlay Mesh - don’t kill it |
| 1200 – 1215 Hrs | Open Rives Stoppa - everyone should learn it |
| 1215 – 1230 Hrs | Shouldice |
| 1230 - 1315 Hrs | Session 4 - PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS with ORATION |
| 1315 - 1400 Hrs | Session 5 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM |
| 1400 - 1500 Hrs | Session 6 - Hiatus hernia The junction |
| Session coordinator - Anupam Goel | |
| 1400 - 1415 Hrs | Evaluation of GERD |
| 1415 - 1430 Hrs | Choosing between Nissen and Toupet |
| 1430 - 1445 Hrs | Wrap migration |
| 1445 - 1500 Hrs | Injuries during fundo |
| 1500 - 1600 Hrs | Session 7 - Lateral hernia Abdominal Border Hernias Across the Border |
| Session coordinator - Mandar Gadgil | |
| 1500 – 1512 Hrs | Subcostal hernia |
| 1512 – 1524 Hrs | RIF hernia |
| 1524 – 1536 Hrs | Suprapubic hernia |
| 1536 – 1548 Hrs | Subxiphoid |
| 1548 – 1600 Hrs | Lumbar hernia |
| 1600 - 1640 Hrs | Session 8 - Prehabilitation- Age, , BTX, CKD, CLD, Pregnancy Prep it up |
| Session coordinator - Harsh | |
| 1600 - 1610 Hrs | How I Botox my patiens - Pradeep Joshua Christopher |
| 1610 - 1620 Hrs | Hernias in women in reproductive age group - Afrin Ali |
| 1620 - 1630 Hrs | Hernia in CLD and CKD patients - Prakash Sasmal |
| 1630 - 1640 Hrs | TBD |
| 1640 - 1800 Hrs | Session 9 - Debates Warzone/ difference in Opinion |
| Session coordinator - Nidhi Khandelwal | |
| 1640 – 1710 Hrs | eTEP V/s PeTEP |
| 1710 – 1740 Hrs | TBD |
| 1740 – 1800 Hrs | Robot for groin hernia? Huh ! |
| 1800 - 1900 Hrs | EC MEETING |
| 2000 Hrs onwards | Gala Dinner |
Day 1 - 09 October 2026 | HALL - B
| Time | Topics |
|---|---|
| 0800 hrs onwards | Registration |
| 0830 - 1030 Hrs | Session 1 - LIVE / virtual live OPERATIVE WORKSHOP |
| Session coordinator - Sumeet Shah, Randeep Wadhawan, Manish | |
| 1030 -1045 Hrs | Coffee break |
| 1045 - 1130 Hrs | Session 2 - Hernia Emergencies Hot Hernias! |
| Session coordinator - Erbaz | |
| 1045 – 1054 Hrs | Wait and watch for groin hernia |
| 1054 – 1103 Hrs | Obstructed/ strangulated hernia |
| 1103 – 1112 Hrs | MIS and mesh use in hernia emergency |
| 1112 – 1121 Hrs | Mesh use in emergency |
| 1121 – 1130 Hrs | Strangulated henias - My ER protocol |
| 1130 - 1230 Hrs | Session 3 - Recurrence in VH I'll be back |
| Session coordinator - Ganesh Shenoy | |
| 1130 – 1145 Hrs | Causes of VH recurrence |
| 1145 – 1200 Hrs | Treatment of ventral hernia recurrence |
| 1200 – 1215 Hrs | TARM causing HARM - Teaching video |
| 1215 – 1230 Hrs | Recurrence of Recurrence |
| 1230 - 1315 Hrs | Plenary session |
| 1315 - 1400 Hrs | Session 5 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM |
| 1400 - 1500 Hrs | Session 6 - Hernia for specialists - HPB, Colorectal Everyone needs closure |
| Session coordinator - Sarfaraz Baig / Ashish Dey | |
| 1400 - 1412 Hrs | Parastomal hernia prevention |
| 1412 - 1424 Hrs | How I treat parastomal hernia - Dr Jageshawar Pandey/ Jignesh ? |
| 1424 - 1436 Hrs | Incisions, hernia and I - Rashesh Solanki |
| 1436 - 1448 Hrs | Abdominal wall closure in HPB and Coloectal surgery - Manas Sahoo |
| 1448 - 1500 Hrs | Contaminated abdominal wall - my plan - Dr Antonia , Italy |
| 1500 - 1540 Hrs | Session 7 - Recurrent Groin Hernia The Challenging Groin |
| Session coordinator - Tarun Mittal/ Sharad Daga | |
| 1500 - 1510 Hrs | TAPP for TEP recurrence |
| 1510 - 1520 Hrs | Occult contralateral groin hernia |
| 1520 - 1530 Hrs | TAPP 10 years 869 patients - Recurrence ? |
| 1530 - 1540 Hrs | My experience with groin hernia recurrence |
| 1540 - 1620 Hrs | Session 8 - Radiology in Hernia - Panel Discussion Fifty Shades of Grey |
| 1620 - 1800 Hrs | Session 9 - Robotics Console-ing the lap surgeons |
| Session coordinator - Vishal Soni / Kumar Sonal | |
| 1620 - 1630 Hrs | I told you robot is the future |
| 1630 - 1640 Hrs | Why robotics in hernia |
| 1640 - 1650 Hrs | Robotic PeTEP - my choice in umbilical hernia |
| 1650 - 1700 Hrs | How to make robotics economical |
| 1700 - 1710 Hrs | Telerobotics |
| 1710 - 1720 Hrs | Robo Wars |
| 1720 - 1730 Hrs | Robotic TAPP |
| 1730 - 1740 Hrs | Robotic TAR |
| 1740 - 1750 Hrs | Robotic TARM |
| 1750 - 1800 Hrs | Robotic eTEP |
| 1800 - 1900 Hrs | Plenary session |
| 2000 Hrs onwards | Gala Dinner |
Day 2 - 10 October 2026 | HALL - A
| Time | Topics |
|---|---|
| 0800 hrs onwards | Registration |
| 0900 - 1030 Hrs | Session 1 - Virtual live OPERATIVE WORKSHOP |
| Session coordinator - Shivanshu | |
| 1030 - 1145 Hrs | Session 2 - Newer concepts - Arcuate, TAR 2.0, Abandon the sac, P4HB, IFT, PFT, PeTEP, TAPP, Phoenix Sign - Hot off the press |
| Session coordinator - Ashwin T | |
| 1030 – 1037 Hrs | Abandon the Sac |
| 1037 – 1044 Hrs | TBD |
| 1044 – 1051 Hrs | Superior Arcuate line |
| 1051 – 1058 Hrs | P4HB |
| 1058 – 1105 Hrs | Phoenix Siogn |
| 1105 – 1112 Hrs | Newer Coated Mesh |
| 1112 – 1119 Hrs | Free Peritoneal Flap ? |
| 1119 – 1126 Hrs | ICG in hernia repair |
| 1126 – 1133 Hrs | Duramesh sutures |
| 1133 – 1140 Hrs | Newer Mesh fixation devices |
| 1140 – 1145 Hrs | Discussion |
| 1145 - 1230 Hrs | Session 3 - Non hernia session - social media, AI, health, Finanace It's more than just a hernia |
| Session coordinator - Priyank Chelawat | |
| 1145 – 1154 Hrs | Hernia surgery for nomadic surgeon - shrikant Kurhade |
| 1154 – 1203 Hrs | Grooming for surgeons - Vandana Soni |
| 1203 – 1212 Hrs | Why be a member of an association as a hernia surgeon - Govindraj |
| 1212 – 1221 Hrs | How to conduct a conference- Chandigarh Model - Anupam Goel |
| 1221 – 1230 Hrs | Social media and I - Nidhi |
| 1230 - 1330 Hrs | Session 4 - KEYNOTE LECTURES |
| 1330 - 1400 Hrs | Session 5 - LUNCH SYMPOSIUM |
| 1400 - 1440 Hrs | Session 6 - Diastasis Recti Wide Ball |
| Session coordinator - Magan Mehrotra | |
| 1400 - 1410 Hrs | Diastasis and women - Lakshmi Konakumari |
| 1410 - 1420 Hrs | Reporting diastasis- Mansimrat |
| 1420 - 1430 Hrs | MIS procedures for diastasis - SCOLA, eTEP-RS, IPOM? - Sumeet |
| 1430 - 1440 Hrs | Discussion |
| 1440 - 1520 Hrs | Session 7 - IHC |
| Session coordinator - Harsh Seth | |
| 1440 – 1450 Hrs | IHC - overview |
| 1450 – 1500 Hrs | Data data data |
| 1500 – 1510 Hrs | Does trend override the data these days ? |
| 1510 – 1520 Hrs | Panel discussion |
| 1520 - 1600 Hrs | Session 8 - MESH infections Clean up your mess |
| Session coordinator - Sharad Daga | |
| 1520 - 1530 Hrs | Mesh salvage after infections |
| 1530 - 1540 Hrs | Mesh explantations |
| 1540 - 1550 Hrs | Preventing mesh sepsis |
| 1550 - 1600 Hrs | Your instruments your responsibility |
| 1600 - 1730 Hrs | Session 9 - Whats in the case |
| Session coordinator - Nidhi Khandelwal / Priyanka |
Day 2 - 10 October 2026 | HALL - B
| Time | Topics |
|---|---|
| 0800 hrs onwards | Registration |
| 0900 - 1030 Hrs | Session 1 - LIVE OPERATIVE by SSI Mantra |
| 1030 - 1110 Hrs | Session 2 - Hernia prevention- laparotomy closure, stoma closure, prophylactic mesh - A stitch in time |
| Session coordinator - Kalaiveni / Naveen Verma | |
| 1030 – 1040 Hrs | Midline laparotomy closure |
| 1040 – 1050 Hrs | Lateral incision closure |
| 1050 – 1100 Hrs | The needle, the bite, the suture |
| 1100 – 1110 Hrs | Discussion |
| 1130 - 1230 Hrs | Session 3 - Video snippets- Tips/ Complications ABSOLUTE CINEMA |
| Session coordinator - Mahak / Pallawi | |
| 1230 - 1330 Hrs | Session 4 - Plenary session |
| 1330 - 1400 Hrs | Lunch |
| 1400 - 1430 Hrs | Session 5 - Groin Pain, sportsman hernia Groin groans |
| Session coordinator - Varun/ Sharad Daga | |
| 1400 - 1410 Hrs | What causes groin pain |
| 1410 - 1420 Hrs | Triple neurectomy - final frontier |
| 1420 - 1430 Hrs | Dermatomal mapping |
| 1430 - 1515 Hrs | Session 6 - PANEL DISCUSSION on SAFFETY Playing safe in a Risky Business |
| Session coordinator - Sarfaraz Baig/ Pallawi Priya | |
| 1430 - 1439 Hrs | How safe is safe |
| 1439 - 1448 Hrs | Balance between innovation and safetyy? |
| 1448 - 1457 Hrs | Recognising postop complications early is key |
| 1457 - 1506 Hrs | TBD |
| 1506 - 1515 Hrs | In my hands vs in the hands of an average surgeon |
| 1515 - 1600 Hrs | Session 7 - Concomitant Hernia surgery Can we stay together |
| Session coordinator - Sarvana | |
| 1515 - 1524 Hrs | Concomitant obesity and hernia surgery |
| 1524 - 1533 Hrs | Concomitant hernia and cholecystectomy |
| 1533 - 1542 Hrs | Combining surgeries - yes or no |
| 1542 - 1551 Hrs | Videos |
| 1551 - 1600 Hrs | Discussion |
| 1600 - 1730 Hrs | Quiz Session |
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Why Attend?
- Robotic Assisted Ventral and groin Hernia repair
- Basic hernia repair and Hiatus hernia
- Minimally invasive extra peritoneal ventral Hernia Repair
- Open Surgery for Complex Ventral hernia
- AI and Social media for Surgeons