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Programme

Lifestyle Medicine: Empowering Communities, Transforming Lives

The Principles of Exercise

Dr. Ashish Contractor - Director, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Sir. H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai.

The Practice of Exercise

Dr. R. M. Anjana - Managing Director, Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialties Centre.

The Power of Exercise

Col. Vivekanand Upadhyay - Sports Medicine Specialist, Officer Commanding, Sports Medicine Center, Artillery Centre, Hyderabad.

Chair - Dr. Madan Gopal
Advisor, NHSRC, GoI
Session 1
 Exercise: Move for Life
Co-Chair - Dr. Herb Giebel
Consultant, Department of Medicine & Lifestyle Medicine
CMC, Vellore.
Day 1
2:30 pm - 5:30pm
15th October 2024
Day 2
8:30 am - 12:50pm
16th October 2024
Environmental Disruptions: How does our lifestyle impact the environment

Prof. R. Srikant - Dean, School of Natural Science & Engineering,
National Institute of Advanced Studies [NIAS].

Environmental policy and regulations

Mr. Chandra Bhushan - Founder and CEO – iFOREST

Beyond borders: The far -reaching effects on human Health

Dr. Shyamala K Mani - Sr. Advisor, WASH and Waste Management
Centre for Chronic Disease Control [CCDC]

Chair – Dr. Rabbani Tariq
President, Indian Society of Lifestyle
Medicine [ISLM]
Session 2
Environment 
Co-Chair – Dr. Samuel Hansdak
Professor and Head, Department of Lifestyle, Medicine, CMC, Vellore.
Flipping the script – reversing diabetes with a Healthy diet

Dr. Nihal Thomas, Senior Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, CMC Vellore.

The fats of life – Navigating the good, the bad and the healthy.

Ms. Mahendri Narayana, Former Chief Dietitian, CMC Vellore.

The Microbiome: You are what they eat

Dr.Shvetank Sharma, Associate Professor, Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences.

Chair – Dr. B Srinivas
Secretary, National Medical Commission
[NMC]
Session 3
Nutrition
Co-Chair – Ms. Shayna Parekh, Medical School Development Officer, IISc
The importance of building relationships

Dr.Mohan Isaac, Prof of Psychiatry, University of Western Australia Medical School.

Conflict resolution and forgiveness

Dr. Jitendra Nagpal, Sr. Consultant Psychiatrist, Moolchand Medcity.

Thriving socially in an era of digital isolation

Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma
Professor of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS

Co-Chair - Dr. Sunil Khetarpal
Director AHPI
Session 4
Social Health
Chair - Dr. R. V. Asokan
National President
Indian Medical Association [IMA]
Living with resilience in a stressful world

Dr. Pratima Murthy, Director, NIMHANS

Sleep and rest in a restless world

Dr. Sapna Erat Sreedharan, Prof. of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology.

Spirituality and Research

Dr. B.J. Prashantham, Managing Director, 
Dr Prashantham Institute for Counselling and Psychotherapy,Christian Counseling Centre.

Living free of addictions in a dependent world

Dr. Nimesh G Desai, Former Director, IHBAS

Co-Chair - Dr. Glory Alexander
Director, ASHA Foundation
Session 5
Mental Health & Spirituality
Chair-Prof. Deepak Saini
Coordinator, Longevity India an initiative
by IISc
Welcome
Dr. Samuel Hansdak
Valedictory
Talk by
Dr. Girdhar Gyani
Policy Recommendations in Brief
Dr. Alexander Thomas
National Anthem
Address by Chief Guest
Dr.Vinod Paul
Talk by
Dr. Vikram Mathews
3:20 pm - 4:00 pm
Vote of Thanks
Dr. Esther Inbarani
Panel Discussion
Moderators

Dr. Pratima Murthy, Director, NIMHANS

Co-Chair – Dr.Alex Thomas, Patron. AHPI

Panellists

Dr. Vinod Paul, Member, NITI Aayog

Dr. Viswanathan, Chancellor, Vellore Institute of Technology [VIT]

Justice S R Bannurmath, Chairman, Law Commission of Karnataka

Mr. Shant Kumar, Director, The Printers [Mysore] Pvt Ltd

Air Marshal Dr. Sadhna S Nair, Director General Medical Services(Army)

LUNCH 12:50 to 1:50 PM
1:50 to 3:20 PM

Welcome

Dr. Samuel Hansdak

Organizing Secretary, NHC 2024

Inauguration

About AHPI

Dr. Girdhar Gyani

DG - AHPI

Keynote Address

Dr. Devi Shetty

Chairman, Narayana Health & Patron, AHPI

About CMC

Dr. Vikram Mathews

Director CMC, Vellore

About Conclave

Dr. Alexander Thomas

Organizing Chair, NHC 2024

Prayer & Lamp lighting

About the Book – Ms. Divya Alexander

Book Presentation

Presentation of the book on the stage by all (editors, authors, EAB, reviewers)

Cultural Event and Dinner

Vote of Thanks

Dr. Herb Giebel

Joint Secretary, NHC 2024

Chief Guest Address

Smt. Anju Bobby George

Senior Vice President, Athletics Federation of India

5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
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