The Association of Rural Surgeons of India (ARSI) warmly invites healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators to contribute their abstracts for presentation at ARSICON 2025
We’re thrilled to have you with us at ARSICON 2025!
Your outstanding work is something we’re eagerly looking forward to engaging with.
SELECTED ABSTRACTS
Oral Podium Presentation
| S NO | Name | Affiliation | Title of Paper | Day of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POD01 | Dr Deepak Chandra Badhani | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | An oft repeated axiom- “hyperthyroid glands are generally not malignant, and hyperfunctioning thyroid tumors are usually benign”, was examined closely. | 13-02-2025 |
| POD02 | Dr. Sharon | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | Effect of Palliative Care on Adult Cancer Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rural India | 13-02-2025 |
| POD03 | Shaba Fathima | Tribal Health Initiative, Sitlingi, Tamil Nadu | Long term outcomes following mosquito net mesh repair for inguinal hernia in a rural hospital | 13-02-2025 |
| POD04 | Dr Killol Borad | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | Navigating Surgical Management of Pott’s Spine: Experience from Rural Hospital in Central India | 13-02-2025 |
| POD05 | Agrawal Yash Sanjay | MKCG, MCH, Berhampur, Odisha. | Our experience in the management of empyema thoracis in children : A retrospective study. | 13-02-2025 |
| POD06 | M Mohammed Imran | Non Academic Junior resident doctor, department of Neurosurgery | Prospective closed loop audit on adherence of operative notes in tertiary care surgical unit in central India | 13-02-2025 |
| POD07 | Dr Dev Sao | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | Xanthogranulomatous inflammation involving different organ in different patients- Diagnostic and operative challenges, learning from a secondary care hospital in rural Central India | 13-02-2025 |
| POD08 | Dr Agrawal Yash Sanjay | MKCG MCH, Berhampur, Odisha. | Evaluating the Usefulness of Umbilical Vein Catheterization via extraperitoneal approach in newborn. | 14-02-2025 |
| POD09 | Isaac G. Alty, MD | Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change | Global Surgery Community Of Nurses, Novices, Experts, Clinicians, & Technicians (CONNECT): A Pilot WhatsApp Community of Practice for Frontline Surgical Providers | 14-02-2025 |
| POD10 | Adhithya Raj PK | Tribal Health Initiative, Sittilingi, Tamil Nadu | Making it work, A model for high-quality maternity care in a tribal hospital in Tamil Nadu. | 14-02-2025 |
| POD11 | Dr. Sharon | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | Overcoming Challenges in Reconstructive Surgery for Oral Cancer in a Rural Tertiary Care Setting: The Role of PMMC and Flap Conditioning | 14-02-2025 |
| POD12 | Vignesh | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | Patient demography and disease characteristic in breast cancer in patients presenting to a tertiary rural hospital in central India | 14-02-2025 |
| POD13 | Dr Keval Dhone | Assistant Professor, Dept of Surgery,Datta Meghe Medical College,Nagpur.DMIHER | Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing VAC Therapy Alone and VAC Therapy Combined with Local Oxygen Delivery for the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers | 14-02-2025 |
| POD14 | Dr Deepak Chandra Badhani | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | Mycetoma, a Neglected Tropical Disease: Understanding of various determinants- diagnostic challenges, financial burden and psychosocial impact of a chronic disease, learnings from Rural Central India. | 14-02-2025 |
Poster Presentations
| S No | Name | Affiliation | Title of Poster | Date of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS1 | Shirish Rao | Research Volunteer, Association for Socially Applicable Research (ASAR) | How is India Increasing its Surgical, Anesthesia, and Obstetrics (SAO) Workforce Production Capacity: A Comparative Analysis of Postgraduate, and Super-specialty Training Spots between 2018-2023 | 15-02-2025 |
| POS2 | Chinmaya Mishra | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | A case series of management of Fournier’s gangrene in rural tertiary care | 15-02-2025 |
| POS3 | Dr Deepak Chandra Badhani | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | Chronic abdominal pain, multiple abortions and assumption of cancerous growth leading to social relegation- Adult Hirschsprung’s Disease with Tabes mesenterica. | 15-02-2025 |
| POS4 | Vignesh | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | Congenital anamolies of female genital tract and surgical options | 15-02-2025 |
| POS5 | Khushboo Panchal | Intern, HBT Medical college and Dr R N Cooper Hospital | Exploring Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Breast Tuberculosis | 15-02-2025 |
| POS6 | Binthaf P P | JLN HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE | Hepatic Cyst Masquerading as Gallbladder Duplication : Unravelling a Diagnostic Challenge | 15-02-2025 |
| POS7 | Ravindra | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | Huge chylo-lymphatic cyst masquerading as intractablechylous ascites: report of a case | 15-02-2025 |
| POS8 | RADHIKA PILLAY | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | MULTIPLE METACHRONUS PRIMARY MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS IN A YOUNG FEMALE: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW | 15-02-2025 |
| POS9 | RADHIKA PILLAY | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | PRIMARY BILATERAL NECROTIZING MASTITIS IN A YOUNG LACTATING MOTHER: A CASE REPORT | 15-02-2025 |
| POS10 | Killol H. Borad | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF A LARGE MEDIASTINAL PSEUDOCYST PANCREAS PRESENTING AS A NECK SWELLING | 15-02-2025 |
| POS11 | Dr Deepak Chandra Badhani | Jan Swasthya Sahyog | Uterine torsion in a multigravida pregnant female- An intraoperative finding, delivered with a posterior hysterotomy incision and description of concerns associated with it, a learning from a rural hospital. | 15-02-2025 |
| POS12 | Shekhar Bhojraj | The Spine Foundation | The Spine Foundation journey – The 25 years experience !” | 15-02-2025 |
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ABSTRACT GUIDELINES
• Abstracts have to be submitted ONLY online in ARSICON 2025 Conference website (www.arsiindia.org).
• As a new user please register in Registration page (please visit registrationguidelines in conference website). Once logged-in, please visit Abstractsubmission menu for submitting abstracts.
• Abstract titles should be brief and reflect the content of the abstract. Please choose the Abstract title matching the abstract.
• Structured abstract of maximum 500 words or 4000 characters (Including Title) should be submitted for both paper & poster presentation. Enter Name of authors, ARSICON Registration Number, Institutional Affiliation,contact email & phone number.
• Upload a PDF file / word file / Copy pastethe abstract in the space provided in website for abstract.
• Preferably the first author/submitting should be the presenting author. The presenting author is obliged to ascertain that all authors are aware of the content and should be an original work. The authors should ascertain that there is no plagiarism including self-plagiarism.
• All award papers/poster presenters have to be physically presented offline on the assigned podium. No voice recorded paper or video will be marked or awarded during the conference.
• As all selection will be in the blinded format, the abstract submitter should in no way mention his/her institute or place of work in the text
1. Title: Clear and concise, reflecting the content
2. Authors and Affiliations: List all authors with respective affiliations.
3. Abstract: Not more than 500 words or 4000 character
4. Keywords: 3-5 keywords
• Submissions are open to a wide array of topics, encompassing both original and previously presented works from academic, industry, military, and other sectors.
• Participants may submit multiple abstracts, with no restriction on the number of submissions.
• However, each participant can have a maximum of one abstract accepted in each category: paper and poster.
• Contributors are encouraged to submit abstracts that foster interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration in rural healthcare.
• Each submission will undergo a rigorous peer review by our expert committee.
• Accepted abstracts, based on their relevance and innovation, will be allocated for either podium or poster presentations.
• Once the decisions are finalized, each participant will be notified via email regarding the category (paper or poster) in which their submission has been selected
POSTER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
• The poster presentation will be in offline format
• Title of your poster (should match with the submitted abstract), names and affiliations of all authors with their corresponding institute affiliation.
• Posters shall be displayed at conference venue on all 3 days. However, it is mandatory for the presenters to be available for discussion during the time allotted for poster evaluation (this will be intimated near to conference dates).
• Each presenter will get 3 minutes to present the poster and 2 min for discussion.
• Final poster to be mailed to official email of ARSICON 2025 (arsicon2025@gmail.com) Conference 7 days before the conference with file saved with the abstract id code
• NO ONSITE SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED
PODIUM/ORAL PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
• All presenters need to register for ARSICON 2025, to be considered for presentation
• You are advised to follow the time limit (6 Minutes for presentation followed by 2 minutes for discussion), failing which the audiovisuals will not be available beyond the given time.
• Your presentation should be prepared in Microsoft PowerPoint version.
• Maximum number of slides permitted – 6 to 8.
• Preferred page set-up is landscape orientation (portrait orientation will not be displayed correctly).
• Use standard Windows fonts only. Try to avoid use of non-standard Windows fonts or language specific fonts.
• Do not copy and paste the images from another application, please use the “insert image from a file” functionality from PowerPoint (format JPG or PNG).
• NO ONSITE SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED
AREAS OF INTEREST
1. Innovative Surgical Techniques
2. Rural Surgical Care Models
3. Surgical Education and Training
4. Surgical Technology and Equipment
5. Patient Safety and Quality in Surgery
6. Surgical Outreach and Community Engagement
7. Telemedicine in Rural Surgery
8. Anesthesia Practices in Rural Settings
9. Surgical Infections and Antibiotic Stewardship
10. Trauma and Emergency Care in Rural Areas
11. Obstetric and Gynecological Surgery in Rural
12. Pediatric Surgery in Low-Resource Settings
13. Oncological Surgery in Rural Environments
14. Minimally Invasive Surgery Adaptations
15. GI surgery and urology in rural areas
16. Postoperative Care and Rehab in Rural Surgery
17. Ethical Considerations in Rural Surgical Practice
18. Capacity Building and Resource Management
19. Traditional Medicine and Surgery Integration
20. Cross-Cultural Challenges in Rural Surgery
21. Surgical Research and Innovation
22. Environmental Sustainability in Surgical Practices
23. Health Policy and Advocacy in Rural Surgery
24. Global Surgery and International Collaborations
25. Rural Surgery in Conflict-Post-Conflict Zones
26. Aging and Geriatric Surgery in Rural
27. Integrating Technology in Rural Surgery