Medicine Update 2026 | MAPS Mohali

Under the aegis of the Mohali Association of Physicians and Surgeons

Dr V.K. Maini Memorial

Medicine Update 2026

Theme: From Cost to Value: The New Economics of Healthcare

Date: Sunday, 9 August 2026
Timing: 09:00 AM to 08:00 PM
Venue: Radisson RED, Mohali
Accreditation: PMC credit hours

Welcome

A day for the physicians of the tricity.

It gives us great pleasure to welcome you to the Dr V.K. Maini Memorial Medicine Update 2026, organised under the aegis of the Mohali Association of Physicians and Surgeons on Sunday, 9 August 2026 at Radisson RED, Mohali.

This year's theme focuses on one of the most important shifts in modern medicine: delivering better patient outcomes while keeping care sustainable, accessible, and value driven. The programme brings together distinguished faculty, practising physicians, and young clinicians for honest discussion on emerging trends, evidence-based medicine, and the future of patient care.

Warm regards,
The Organizing Committee

The programme

Four threads across one full day.

Full session-by-session programme

Critical & respiratory care
- COPD and respiratory failure
- Silent respiratory failure
- Sepsis in 2026
- Affordable intelligent critical care
Cardio-metabolic medicine
- Silent heart failure in OPD
- Value-based diabetes care
- A new era of obesity medicine
- Cardio-diabetology 2026
The economics of care
- Financially sustainable hospitals
- The cost of poor quality
- Economics of modern therapy
- From cost to value
Practice & the profession
- Antibiotics: science vs defensive medicine
- Mob violence and social media trials
- AI beyond ChatGPT in clinical medicine
- Healthcare in India: the road ahead

24: Scientific sessions. Lectures, debates, and a panel across a single full academic day.
30+: Faculty and panelists. Practising physicians and healthcare leaders from across the region.
PMC: Credit hours. Accredited continuing medical education for registered delegates.