IMPACT 2026

Impact 2026 Schedule

08:00 - 09:00

Registration

Seating of delegates at Bharadwaj Auditorium

09:00 - 09:30

Inauguration & Introduction to CME

Inauguration Ceremony & Introduction to CME

Speaker: Col Vivek Aggarwal

09:30 - 10:30

Session 1: Introduction to the World of Scientific Publishing

Chairpersons: Lt Gen J Debnath, Maj Gen Atul Seth, VSM

09:30 - 10:00: Keynote address 1 - The key question: Identifying the research gap (Speaker: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhadada)
10:00 - 10:30: Key Note Address 2 - The final destination of research: Bringing breakthroughs to the bedside (Speaker: Dr. Rohini Handa)

10:30 - 11:15

Group Photograph & High Tea

11:15 - 12:20

Session 2 (Bharadwaj Auditorium): Study Designs: Understanding Study Designs in Clinical and Public Health Research

11:15 - 11:35: Overview of study designs, Case-Control & Cohort Studies: Concepts & Applications (Speaker: Brig V S Grewal)
11:35 - 11:55: Randomized Controlled Trials: Design & Implementation (Speaker: Col Rajneesh Joshi)
11:55 - 12:20: Evidence synthesis: Systematic review & Meta-analysis (Speaker: Col Anurag Khera)

12:20 - 13:20

Session 3 (Bharadwaj Auditorium): Writing a Research Article - Structuring a Scientific Manuscript: From Title to Discussion

12:20 - 12:40: Title, Abstract and Introduction (Speaker: Brig Arun Hegde)
12:40 - 13:00: Materials and Methods (Speaker: Surg Cmde Sushil Chawla)
13:00 - 13:20: Results and Discussion (Speaker: Col S C Shaw, VSM)

13:20 - 14:15

Lunch at Officers Mess – Annexe

PG Quiz – Prelims

14:15 - 15:30

Workshop 1 (Physical - Sanjeevani Hall / Online - MJAFI)

"Design your Study Right" – How to choose a study design to avoid the common pitfalls

14:15 - 14:40: Assignment briefing to the syndicate
14:40 - 15:30: Preparation and drafting of the study

Faculty:

PHYSICAL: Col Amit Agarwal, Col AW Kashif, Lt Col Vikas Sharma

ONLINE: Surg Capt Kiran K Maramraj, Lt Col Rajkumar Maurya

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break - Bridge

15:45 - 17:30

Workshop 2 (Physical - Sanjeevani Hall / Online - MJAFI)

Sample size calculation and data collection

15:45 - 16:00: Assignment briefing to the syndicate
16:00 - 17:00: Sample size calculation and data collection for different types of studies
17:00 - 17:30: Assignment – Design a Study and calculate sample size

Faculty (15:45 - 17:00):

PHYSICAL: Dr. Seema Patrikar, Lt Col Kapil Pandya

ONLINE: Surg Capt Kaushik Roy, Lt Col Shruti Vashisht

Faculty for Assignment (17:00 - 17:30):

PHYSICAL: Dr. Seema Patrikar, Lt Col Kapil Pandya, Col Amit Agarwal, Col AW Kashif

ONLINE: Surg Capt Kiran K Maramraj, Lt Col Rajkumar Maurya, Surg Capt Kaushik Roy, Lt Col Shruti Vashisht

08:00 - 09:00

Workshop debrief – Sanjeevani Hall, MJAFI office

Assignment Presentation: Syndicate Presentations and Expert Feedback

Presentation by syndicates | Solutions by experts

Faculty:

PHYSICAL: Dr. Seema Patrikar, Lt Col Kapil Pandya, Col Amit Agarwal, Col AW Kashif

ONLINE: Surg Capt Kiran K Maramraj, Lt Col Rajkumar Maurya, Surg Capt Kaushik Roy, Lt Col Shruti Vashisht

09:00 - 11:00

Session 4 (Bharadwaj Auditorium): Essential Research Tools: From Literature Search to Visibility

09:00 - 09:30: Literature Search and Search Engines (Speaker: Brig Rakesh Datta)
09:30 - 10:00: Improving visibility of your research (Speaker: Surg Cmde Sougat Ray)
10:00 - 10:25: Standardized guidelines for scientific research – STROBE/PRISMA/CARE (Speaker: Surg Capt Anuj Singhal)
10:25 - 10:45: Reference Citation – Styles & Tools (Speaker: Col Alok Kumar)

10:45 - 11:05

Tea Break - Bridge

11:10 - 11:45

Session 5 (Plenary Session): Peer Review: Ensuring Quality, Integrity and Trust

Speaker: Dr. Sanjay Pai

11:50 - 13:30

Session 6 (Bharadwaj Auditorium): Ethics in Publishing: Misconduct, Plagiarism, and Global Standards

11:50 - 12:20: Ethics in Publishing (Speaker: Lt Gen J Debnath)
12:20 - 12:45: Misconduct in Publishing - Elements and Safeguards (Speaker: Brig Vishal Sondhi)
12:45 - 13:10: Plagiarism-Essentials and mitigations (Speaker: Dr Amitav Banerjee)
13:10 - 13:30: ICMJE Guidelines (Speaker: Brig Biju Vasudevan)

13:30 - 14:15

Lunch at Officers Mess - Annexe

14:15 - 15:30

Workshop 3 (Physical - Sanjeevani Hall / Online – MJAFI)

Data Analysis – Demystifying Statistical Tests in Biomedical Research

Faculty:

PHYSICAL: Dr. Seema Patrikar

ONLINE: Brig Prafull Mohan, Col AW Kashif

15:30 - 15:45

Tea Break at Bridge

15:45 - 17:30

Workshop 4 (Physical - Sanjeevani Hall / Online – MJAFI)

Graphical representation and interpretation of data

15:45 - 16:30: Graphical representation of data, analysis and interpretation of graphs
16:30 - 17:00: Conclusion of the study
17:00 - 17:30: Assignment: Prepare a Graphical Abstract

Faculty:

PHYSICAL: Col Vikas Ambiya, Col Bidhan Roy, Lt Col Rajkumar Maurya

ONLINE: Col Y Uday

19:30 onwards

DINNER AND DRINKS

At SYNAPSE, AFMC, OFFICERS’ MESS

08:30 - 09:30

Workshop debrief – Sanjeevani Hall, MJAFI office

Assignment Presentation: Syndicate Presentations and Expert Feedback

Faculty:

PHYSICAL: Col Vikas Ambiya, Col Bidhan Roy, Lt Col Rajkumar Maurya

ONLINE: Col Y Uday

09:30 - 10:45

Workshop 5 – Sanjeevani Hall

Common Pitfalls in Peer Review: What to Avoid and How to Improve?

09:30 - 10:05: Peer Review Process: Examples of a bad peer review
10:05 - 10:45: Peer Review Process: Replying to reviewer remarks

Faculty:

PHYSICAL: Lt Col C V Apte (Retd), Col S C Shaw, VSM

ONLINE: Gp Capt Shrirang Kulkarni, Lt Col Vikas Sharma

10:45 - 11:00

Tea Break at Bridge

11:00 - 12:00

PG QUIZ FINALS - Bharadwaj Auditorium

PG Quiz Finals: Topic - Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders

Brig Biju Vasudevan, Lt Col S Panda

12:00 - 12:45

EDITOR'S CONCLAVE (Bharadwaj Auditorium)

Moderator: Col Vivek Aggarwal

Lt Gen J Debnath, Lt Col C V Apte (Retd), Dr. Amitav Banerjee, Dr. Sanjay Pai, Brig Rakesh Datta, Brig Biju Vasudevan, Surg Capt Anuj Singhal

12:45 - 14:00

Session 7 (Bharadwaj Auditorium): Potpourri

12:45 - 13:10: Publisher's perspective: Evolving Landscape of Medical Journals in the age of Artificial Intelligence (Speaker: Dr Priyanka Kardam, Elsevier's Publication)
13:10 - 13:30: Publishing with MJAFI: Opportunities and Expectations (Speaker: Lt Col Shelka Dua, Executive Editor, MJAFI)
13:30 - 13:45: Final Technical Checks before submission: Current guidelines MJAFI (Speaker: Lt Col Anantpreet Kaur Bajaj, Technical Editor, MJAFI)
13:45 - 14:00: Valedictory (Col Vivek Aggarwal, Lt Col Shelka Dua)

14:00