KASICON 2026 – 49th Annual Conference of ASI Kerala Chapter

Day 1

15 May 2026

7:30 AM onwards

Registration

8:30 - 9:10 AM

Bread & Butter Surgeries

8:30 - 8:40

Circumcision

Speaker: Dr Manuvarma

8:40 - 8:50

In-Grown Toe Nail (Zadik Procedure)

Speaker: Dr Alfie Jose Kavalakkattu

8:50 - 9:00

Skin Grafting

Speaker: Dr Geethu Suresh

9:00 - 9:10

Feeding Jejunostomy

Speaker: Dr Chanchal Narayanan

9:20 - 10:20 AM

Minimal Access Surgery - Basics & Beyond

9:20 - 9:30

Creation of Safe Pneumoperitoneum

Speaker: Dr Kiran

9:30 - 9:40

Non-Umbilical Laparoscopic Entry & Methods

Speaker: Dr Madhukara Pai

9:40 - 9:50

Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Speaker: Dr Robinson

9:50 - 10:00

Management of Difficult Appendicular Base

Speaker: Dr Mohammad Irshad

10:00 - 10:10

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Speaker: Dr Joby

10:10 - 10:20

Difficult Calot's Triangle

Speaker: Dr Cheriyan Mathew

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Precision in Practice - Procedural Deep Diving

10:30 - 10:40

Parathyroid Identification & Preservation

Speaker: Dr Sulfekar

10:40 - 10:50

Parathyroid Reimplantation

Speaker: Dr Ashok Ninan Oommen

10:50 - 11:00

Facial Nerve in Parotid Surgery

Speaker: Dr Dileep Damodaran

11:00 - 11:10

Submandibular Sialadenectomy

Speaker: Dr Saheer

11:10 - 11:20

Sentinal Lymph Node Biopsy

Speaker: Dr Misha J C

11:20 - 11:30

LCAP, AICAP Flaps

Speaker: Dr Shafeek

11:40 - 12:20 PM

When Salvage Fails - Assuring Kinetics

11:40 - 11:50

Symes Amputation

Speaker: Dr Vivek

11:50 - 12:00

Lisfranc Amputation

Speaker: Dr Vignesh

12:00 - 12:10

Achilles Tendon Lengthening

Speaker: Dr Arun Sebastian

12:10 - 12:20

BK Amputation

Speaker: Dr Randheer

12:30 - 1:30 PM

CRISIS - The Art of Rescue

12:30 - 12:40

Laparostomy

Speaker: Dr Shyma

12:40 - 12:50

Liver Packing

Speaker: Dr Nimisha C R

12:50 - 1:00

Emergency Cricothyroidotomy

Speaker: Dr Ajayakumar

1:00 - 1:10

Tracheostomy

Speaker: Dr Kiran Kailas

1:10 - 1:20

Inter-Costal Drainage (ICD)

Speaker: Dr Aravind M C

1:20 - 1:30

Rib Fixation

Speaker: Dr Manoop

1:30 - 2:00 PM

Biriyani Break

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Defect to Defence - Elevating Every Repair

2:00 - 2:10

TEP Repair

2:10 - 2:20

Redo Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

2:20 - 2:30

Open Hernia Repair

2:30 - 2:40

IPOM-PLUS

2:40 - 2:50

Diaphragmatic Hernia

2:50 - 3:00

eTEP - TAR

3:10 - 4:10 PM

Business at the Back - Mastering Proctology

3:10 - 3:20

MIPH

3:20 - 3:30

Incomplete Doughnut

3:30 - 3:40

LAS + Advancement Flaps

3:40 - 3:50

Limberg Flap for Pilonidal Disease

3:50 - 4:00

VAFT

4:00 - 4:10

Altemeirer's Resection

4:20 - 5:00 PM

Traversing the Venous Maze

4:20 - 4:30

VENASEAL

4:30 - 4:40

EVLA

4:40 - 4:50

Hook Phlebectomy + Sclerotherapy

9:00 - 11:30 AM

Hands-on Workshop

Anastomosis (Dr Amith B L)

Staplers (Dr Santhosh Gudimani)

Proctology (Dr Devaraj)

Venous (Dr Shyam Krishnan)

Trauma (Dr Jinesh)

Day 2

16 May 2026

7:30 - 8:30 AM

Exam Preparation

8:30 - 9:30 AM

15 min session

When The Map Fails - Lessons from Mariana Trench

8:30 - 8:45

Complications or Surprises during Surgeries / Surgical Nightmares

Speaker: Dr Arun Kumar M L

8:45 - 9:00

Complications or Surprises during Surgeries / Surgical Nightmares

Speaker: Dr Sijin

9:00 - 9:15

Complications or Surprises during Surgeries / Surgical Nightmares

Speaker: Dr Kailasanathan

9:15 - 9:30

Complications or Surprises during Surgeries / Surgical Nightmares

Speaker: Dr E V Gopi

9:30 - 10:30 AM

15 min session

Mastering Practice, Protection and Prosperity

9:30 - 9:45

How to Start your own Surgical Setup

Speaker: Dr Sreekumar R C

9:45 - 10:00

Social Media Marketing & Ethics

Speaker: Dr Hafsa Dabar Salim

10:00 - 10:15

How to Prevent Insurance Rejection

Speaker: Dr Satheesh R

10:15 - 10:30

Health & Wealth Management

Speaker: Dr Bibin P Mathew

10:30 - 11:30 AM

15 min session

The Master's Medley

10:30 - 10:45

Stem Cell Therapy in POVD

Speaker: Dr Chandrasekhar S

10:45 - 11:00

ATA Guidelines - What’s New

Speaker: Dr Sreejayan M P

11:00 - 11:15

VAC + Skin Substitutes

Speaker: Dr Ajayyakumar

11:15 - 11:30

Next Generation PG Training

Speaker: Dr Ravindran

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Dr Ragavachari Oration

Speaker: Dr N R Sajikumar

12:15 - 12:45 PM

Panel Discussion

Two Masters - Two Paths: Tug of War

Topic: Non-Surgical Management of Carcinoma Rectum

Speakers: Dr Sreekumar Pillai, Dr Haridas T V, Dr Madhu Muralee

12:45 - 1:00 PM

QUEST 2026 - Delegate Quiz

Speakers: Dr Arun Kumar M L, Dr Sona

1:00 - 1:30 PM

The Taste of North Coast

1:30 - 2:30 PM

15 min session

Alimentary Enigma

1:30 - 1:45

Laparoscopic Fundoplication

Speaker: Dr Deepak Varma

1:45 - 2:00

Redo Cholecystectomy

Speaker: Dr Prathapan V K

2:00 - 2:15

LAR

Speaker: Dr Subash

2:15 - 2:30

Robotic Surgery

Speaker: Dr Sudheer O V

2:30 - 3:15 PM

Dr T K Jayaraj Memorial Oration

Speaker: Dr Santhosh John Abraham

3:15 - 4:00 PM

KASICON 2026 - THE GENESIS

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Teachers of Tomorrow - Finals

Speaker: Dr Bibin P Mathew

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Road to Nationals - Future Frontiers

Speakers: Dr Sandeep, Dr Sona

6:00 - 10:00 PM

Entertainment

THE ARMADHAM - Gala by the Arabian Sea

Music Night - Bharath & Punnya Collective
Water Drums + Laser Show
DJ Ricky Brown
Live Percussion & Saxophone
Dance Floor

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Paper & Poster Presentation

Papers: 10 min each (~2.5 hours)
Posters: 5 min each (~1 hour)

1:30 - 2:30 PM

PG Quiz Prelims

Day 3

17 May 2026

8:00 - 8:50 AM

10 min session

MRS Menon Best Paper Session

8:00 - 8:10

Selected Paper 1

8:10 - 8:20

Selected Paper 2

8:20 - 8:30

Selected Paper 3

8:30 - 8:40

Selected Paper 4

8:40 - 8:50

Selected Paper 5

9:00 - 10:00 AM

15 min session

Surgical Potpourri - Clots, Cysts & Clinical Challenges

9:00 - 9:15

Thromboprophylaxis

Speaker: Dr Sidharth Viswanathan

9:15 - 9:30

ICG in Surgery

Speaker: Dr Sajid

9:30 - 9:45

Intractable Axillary Hidradenitis

Speaker: Dr Ranjin R P

9:45 - 10:00

Scan Detected Breast Lesions

Speaker: Dr Arunima Poulose

10:00 - 10:50 AM

10 min session