07:15 AM : Registration and Welcome Coffee

07:30 AM : Welcome & Introduction to IRCAD India : Dr. Mohit Bhandari

07:45 AM : Opening Remarks and Course – Orientation : Prof. Dr. Jignesh Gandhi

08:00 AM : Achalasia Revisited: Mastering Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy – Dr. Rahul Mahadar

08:15 AM : Fundoplication Demystified: Selection, Technique and Long-Term Outcomes – Dr. Viishakha Kalikar

08:30 AM : Small Bowel Resection: Indications, Strategy and Technical Pearls – Dr. Sarfaraz Baig

08:45 AM : Right Hemicolectomy: Balancing Benign and Oncological Principles – Dr. Sadashiv Chaudhary

09:00 AM : Challenging Cholecystectomy: From Blue Sky to Black Storm – Prof. Dr. Jignesh Gandhi

09:15 AM : CBD Exploration: Beyond ERCP – Dr. Sarfaraz Baig

09:30 AM : Bariatric Surgery in the GLP-1 Era: Competition or Complement? – Dr. Mohit Bhandari

09:45 AM : Diverticular Disease: Contemporary Concepts in Laparoscopic Colectomy – Dr. Deepak Subramanian

10:00 AM : Coffee Break

10:20 AM : When Hiatal Surgery Goes Wrong: Prevention and Rescue – Dr. Rahul Mahada

10:35 AM : Stapling Secrets Every Surgeon Should Know – Dr. Mohit Bhandari

10:50 AM : Energy Devices: Choosing the Right Tool – Dr. Deepak Subramanian

11:05 AM : Dicult Gallbladders and Bail-Out Strategies – Prof. Dr. Jignesh Gandhi

11:20 AM : Bile Duct Injuries: Prevention and Management – Dr. Sarfaraz Baig

11:35 AM : Enhanced Recovery Pathways in GI Surgery – Dr. Vishakha Kalikar

11:50 AM : Laparoscopic Suturing: Romancing the Needle – Dr. Mahak Bhandari

12:05 PM : Expert Panel Discussion and Key Take-Home Messages Faculty

12:20 PM : Lunch at the Institute

Experimental Laboratory- Live Tissue

Core Modules : 1) Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 2) Common Bile Duct Exploration

Advanced Modules: 1) Gastrojejunal Anastomosis 2) Hiatal Hernia Repair and Fundoplication 3) Sleeve Gastrectom

07:30 AM : Recap and Key Learnings

08:00 AM : Pancreaticojejunostomy Simplified: A Reproducible Approach – Dr. Nilesh Doctor

08:15 AM : Cystogastrostomy: Minimally Invasive Solutions for Pancreatic Collections – Dr. Rajesh Shrivastava

08:30 AM : TAPP Repair: Building the Perfect Foundation – Dr. Mahak Bhandari

08:45 AM : eTEP Inguinal Repair: The Next Frontier- – Dr. Dhananjay Pandey

09:00 AM : eTEP Rives-Stoppa and TAR: Restoring Anatomy with Precision – Dr. Vivek Bindal

09:15 AM : Lateral Hernias: Expanding the Boundaries of eTEP – Dr. Sarfaraz Baig

09:30 AM : Subcostal Hernias: Addressing the Forgotten Challenge – Dr. Rahul Mahadar

09:45 AM : Understanding Abdominal Wall Anatomy Through the AWR Lens – Dr. Deepak Subramanian

10:00 AM : Laparoscopic Splenectomy: Tricks, Pitfalls and Rescue Strategies – Prof. Dr. Jignesh Gandhi

10:15 AM : Coffee Break

10:35 AM : Choosing the Right Plane: IPOM, eTEP or TARzan – Dr. Rahul Mahadar

10:50 AM : Mesh Infection: Salvage /Explant/Reconstruct – Prof. Dr. Jignesh Gandhi

11:05 AM : Redo Hernia Surgery: Lessons from Failure – Dr. Rajesh Srivastava

11:20 AM : SCOLA and ePaR: Minimal Access Approaches for Ventral Hernias – Dr. Sadashiv Chaudhary

11:35 AM : Complex Incisional Hernias: Decision-Making Pearls – Dr. Vishakha Kalikar

11:50 AM : Faculty Round Table: Pearls, Pitfalls and Controversies – Prof. Dr. Jignesh Gandhi and Faculty

12:20 PM : Lunch

Experimental Laboratory- Live Tissue

Advanced HPB and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

HPB Modules: 1) Liver Segmental anatomy & Principles of resection 2) Bilio-enteric Anastomosis 3)Pancreatectomy 4) Splenectomy

AWR Modules: 1) Component Separation Technique 2) Posterior Fascial Closure 3) Transversus Abdominis Release (TAR) 4) Mesh Placement Strategies