ASTICON 2014 th National Conference of 38 Indian Association for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases & AIDS (IASSTD & AIDS) Theme : Diagnostic and Therapeutic Advances in STI's and HIV Organized by : Deptt of Medical Microbiology PGIMER, Chandigarh 10 Credit Points by Punjab Medical Council st nd 31 October to 2 November 2014 Venue : Bhargava Auditorium, PGIMER, Chandigarh E- mail : [email protected] Website : www.asticon2014.com Invitation Organizing Committee Chairman Dr. A. Chakrabarti Co-Chairman Dr. Sanjeev Handa Organizing Secretary Dr. Sunil Sethi Office bearers of IASSTD & AIDS 2013 -2014 Executive Committee Founder Patron Dr. C. N. Sowmini President Dr. B. Loganathan President Elect Dr. R. N. Dutta Vice Presidents Dr. K. Venkateswaran Dr. S. Gunasekaran Secretary Dr. P. Elangovan Joint Secretaries Dr. J. Sridhar Dr. Mohanlal Gupta Treasurer Dr. G. Chandrasekhara Rao Members Dr. Lt. Col. Nitin S Walia Dr. Dinesh C Govil Dr. V. S. Dorairaj Dr. Somesh Gupta Dr. Jayadev Betkerur Dr. S. Murugan Dr. K. Mahadevan Dr. R. Selvi Dr. Sunil Sethi Dr. Maj. Genl. A. K. Jaiswal Dr. Rajesh Verma Dr. N. Usman Zonal Representatives Dr. D.G. Saple Dr. Sumathi Muralidharan Dr. A. D. Dharmaratnam Dr. G. C. Saha Dr. K. H. Basavaraj Chief Editor - IJSTD Dr. Y. S. Marfatia Associate Editor Dr. S. Arun Kumar Confirmed Speakers & Their Topics 1. Angelika Stary, Austria What's new in STI 2. Arun Kumar, Chennai Balanitis and Balanoposthitis 3. Aruna Mittal, New Delhi Laboratory diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis in India 4. A.H.Bandivdekar, Mumbai Association of host and pathogenic variation with transmission and pathogenesis of HIV 5. Bhushan Kumar, Chandigarh Genital papulo necrotic tuberculids: Is it a sexually transmitted disease? 6. Daman Saluja, New Delhi The syndromic versus Laboratory Diagnosis of STI Pathogens in Resource-Limited Settings: Urgent need for strengthening diagnostic capabilities 7. D. G. Saple, Mumbai Challenges of highly ART experienced patients 8. D. M. Thappa, Pondicherry Non venereal genital dermatoses 9. Janak Maniar, Mumbai Fifteen years of HAART(combination antiretroviral therapy)- Gain vs Loss 10. Jandhyala Sridhar, Kochi Vaccines for STI's: where are we? 11. Kaushal Verma, New Delhi Recent management strategies of Herpes simplex 12. Magnus Unemo, Sweden Gonococcal resistance 13. Manju Bala, New Delhi Challenges in diagnosing, treating and reporting of syphilis in pregnancy and congenital syphilis 14. N. Usman, Chennai STI and HIV; Lethal Synergy 15. Priya Sen, Singapore HIV-HSV Co-infection: Challenges in Management 16. Purnima Madhivanan, USA Management of STIs in the Post-antibiotic Era Confirmed Speakers & Their Topics 17. P. Elangovan, Chennai Legalisation of Prostitution in India 18. Ragini Malhotra, Bhopal STI's and Pregnancy 19. Rashmi Bagga, Chandigarh Trichomoniasis; An Emerging STI 20. Rathindra Nath Dutta, Kolkata White Discharge and how to combat the problem 21. Roy Chen, Singapore HIV and MSM in Asia 22. Seema Sood, New Delhi Newer technologies in Gonorrhoea Diagnostics 23. Somesh Gupta, New Delhi Managing anogenital warts in 2014: Are we better off? 24. Sumiti Murlidharan, New Delhi Laboratory Diagnosis of Genital Ulcer Diseases- What's new? 25. Sunil Kharpade, New Delhi Elimination of congenital syphilis in India 26. Sunil Sethi, Chandigarh Mycoplasma genitalium; Are clinicians aware about it ? 27. S. Murugan Epididymo-orchitis- Present status 28. T.L.N. Prasad, Chennai Elimination of congenital syphilis its feasibility and relevance 29. Veerakathy Harindra, UK The Challenges of managing the aging HIV infected patients 30. V. K. Sharma, New Delhi Is Chlamydia trachomatis Screening important in India? 31. Yogesh Marfatia, Ahmedabad Condoms (his and her) Role in STI prevention 32. Yogender Bansal, Chandigarh Sexual Assault and STIs Payment Details Upto Sept. 30 October 1st to October 30th Spot registration IASSTD Member 5000.00 6000.00 6500 Non Members 5500.00 6500.00 7000 Post Graduates 4000.00 4500.00 5000 Accompanying Persons 3000.00 3500.00 4000 th Category Payment Details DD in favour of ASTICON 2014 Payable at Chandigarh Electronic money transfer Bank Name of account A/C No. IFSC code : : : : State Bank of India ASTICON 2014 33502893534 SBIN0001524 Abstract Submission Guidelines Presenter should be a registered delegate of ASTICON 2014. All scientic communications and process of abstract submission are to be done online through: [email protected] Guidelines for abstract: Word limit: 250 Underline the name of presenting author. Guidelines for paper presentation Time allotted Free paper - 6 minutes Award paper - 7 minutes (All can participate) The paper presentation should be as per the following format: Introduction, material methods, results and discussion. For award presentation, only the name of the presenting author should be mentioned and not of the coauthors and institution. H.C.Mohanty- Quiz competition A team of 2 participants from each college is allowed. Preliminary written selection will be held on 31st October 2014. Prior intimation regarding the participants of the quiz should be given to the conducting team. Dr.C.N.Sowmini- Poster presentation The poster size should be 4 feet height by 3 feet width. Font size should be readable at a distance of 1.5 metre. IUSTI-IASSTD & AIDS SCHOLARSHIP Three papers will be selected and the scholarship amount is Rs 20,000 for each paper. Both award papers as well as free papers will be considered for the scholarship selection. Presenter has to mention in the abstract form if he/she is willing to be considered for the scholarship. If the selection committee feels that no paper has met the required standard, scholarship will not be awarded for that year. The presenter selected must be present for the oral presentation. No proxy will be allowed. Inclusion criteria Presenter can either be a member or non-member of IASSTD & AIDS Must be a registered delegate of the conference Age-No bar Exclusion Criteria The following are not eligible for the scholarship: Ofce bearers of IASSTD & AIDS Conference committee members of that year A person who has already received the scholarship once. Hill Stations in Himalayas - Distance from Chandigarh Morni Hills, Haryana - 41 km Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh - 62 km Shimla, Himachal Pradesh - 115 km Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh - 234 km Manali, Himachal Pradesh - 291 km Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Contact Us : Dr. Sunil Sethi, Organizing Secretary ASTICON 2014 Addl. 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