Congress Programme

Day 1, 31 May 2024

Time	Session

08:00 08:15	Registration
08:15 09:15	UGI Surgery Symposium - 1 08:15 Advancements and Evidence in Anti-Reflux Surgery Mohamad Aznan Shuhaili Speaker MSU Medical Centre 08:35 Dissection of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Lymph Nodes in Minimally invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancers Kelvin Voon Speaker Sunway Medical Centre, Penang 08:55 Advancing Endoscopic Services In Malaysia Hans Alexander Mahendran Speaker Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru Sipadan 3		HPB Surgery Symposium - 1 08:15 Starting a robotic pancreatic and liver surgical programme in a large public sector institution Pang Ning Qi Speaker National University of Singapore 08:30 Laparoscopic CBD Exploration Thanesh Kumar A/L Maiyauen Speaker Queen Elizabeth Hospital 08:45 ERCP Padmaan Sankaran Speaker Melaka General Hospital 09:00 Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy Koh Peng Soon Speaker Universiti Malaya Dinawan		Oral Presentation - 1 Sepilok
09:15 09:30	Plenary Session - 1
09:30 09:45	Keynote Lecture The Role of AI In Shaping The Future of MIS
09:45 10:15	Opening Ceremony Ratha Krishnan Sriram Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Kota Kinabalu Vimal K. Vasudeavan Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Penang
10:15 10:45	Break & Booth Visiting
10:45 11:45	Colorectal Surgery Symposium - 1 10:45 Mastering Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision (TME): Essential Tips and Tricks for Success William Chen Speaker China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital 11:00 Laparoscopic Exenteration: Is It Worth Doing? Mohana Raj Thanapal Speaker Hospital Kuala Lumpur 11:15 Traction of Robotic Surgery in the Private Sector Paul B Selvindos Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur 11:30 Selective Vascular Preservation for Left sided Malignancy Carlo Angelo Cajucom Speaker The Medical City Sipadan 3		Bariatric Surgery Symposium - 1 10:45 Mini Gastric Bypass : An option in Malaysian Patients? Satkunan Mark Speaker Sultanah Fatimah Hospital, Ipoh 11:00 Allurion Swallowable Intragastric Balloon: Experience of More Than 500 Cases Nik Ritzai Kosai Bin Nik Mahmood Speaker PPUKM 11:15 SADI-S ; Should we embrace it? Kumaresan Supramaniam Speaker Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun 11:30 The Robot Is Here: Will It Revolutionise Bariatric Surgery? Tikfu Gee Speaker Sunway Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur Dinawan		Oral Presentation - 2 Sepilok
11:45 12:30	Lunch Symposium - 1a (DT Robotics) Driving Hospital Excellence through Robotic Surgeries Sipadan 3			Lunch Symposium - 1b Dinawan
12:30 14:00	Friday Prayer & Lunch
14:00 15:00	Hernia Surgery Symposium - 1 14:00 Recent Guidelines On Managing Groin Hernias 14:10 E-TEP In Groin Hernia 14:20 Recurrent/ Re-Recurrent Groin Hernia 14:30 Management Of Difficult Moments In Laparoscopic Groin Hernioplasty 14:40 Chronic Pain Following Groin Hernia Repair Sipadan 3		Breast Surgery & Endocrine Surgery Symposium - 1 14:00 Advancement In Breast Surgery: Introducing Endoscopic Mastectomy Teoh Li Ying Speaker UM Medical Centre 14:10 TOETVA: Operative Technique & The Malaysian Experience Nor Azham Hakim Bin Darail Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur 14:20 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Transperitoneal Approach Kirubakaran a/l Malapan Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Penang 14:30 Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Retroperitoneal Approach Lee Chang Haur Speaker KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital Dinawan		Oral Presentation - 3 Sepilok
15:00 15:45	Tea Symposium - 1a Sipadan 3		Tea Symposium - 1b Dinawan		Oral Presentation - 4 Sepilok
15:45 16:30	Debate - 1 (Hernia) Robotic Approach vs Laparoscopic Approach for Groin Hernia Repair 15:45 Robotic Approach Siow Sze Li Speaker Sarawak General Hospital 15:55 Laparoscopic Approach for Groin Hernia Repair Vimal K. Vasudeavan Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Penang Sipadan 3			Debate - 2 (Bariatric) Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass vs Sleeve-Plus Procedures 15:45 Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass M Mahir Ozmen Speaker Sapienza Università di Roma 16:00 Sleeve-Plus Procedures Chih-Kun Huang Speaker China Medical University Hospital Dinawan
16:30 17:30	IAGES Symposium Sipadan 3		MIS in Emergency Symposium 16:30 MIS in complicated diverticulitis Paul B Selvindos Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur 16:45 Laparoscopic Repair of Perforated Peptic Ulcers Siow Sze Li Speaker Sarawak General Hospital 17:00 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Difficult Gallbladder Manisekar A/L K.Subramaniam Speaker Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Kedah. 17:15 MIS in Emergency Hernia Dinawan		Career Compass Symposium 16:30 Specialization Pathway to Becoming a Surgeon Mah Jin Jiun Speaker Queen Elizabeth Hospital 16:45 From Manuscript to Publication Mohd Firdaus Mohd Hayati Speaker UMS 17:00 Scalpel and Stroller: Work-Life Balance as a Surgeon 17:15 Oversea Opportunities for Local Doctors Sentilnathan Subramaniam Speaker Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Sepilok
17:30 18:30	SELSMA Annual General Meeting
19:00 21:00	Gala Dinner

Day 2, 1 June 2024

Time	Session

08:00 09:30	Colorectal Surgery Symposium - 2 CME/CVL for Right-Sided Colon Cancers - Evidence & Updates Mohana Raj Thanapal Speaker Hospital Kuala Lumpur Intracorporeal Anastomosis: Techniques and Recent Evidence William Chen Speaker China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital Robotic Low Anterior Resection Using Da Vinci Xi System Kim Seon Hahn Speaker UMMC Role of MIS in Reversing a Hartmann's Procedure Ratha Krishnan Sriram Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Kota Kinabalu Laparoscopic LPND: Indications, Tips and tricks & Pitfalls Zairul Azwan Speaker Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Sipadan 3		Bariatric Surgery Symposium - 2 Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Plus Proximal Transit Bipartition - A Novel Procedure Rajkumar Vinayak Speaker Pantai Hospital Melaka Recurrent Weight Gain After Gastric Bypass Ramen Goel Speaker Centre of Metabolic Surgery, India Suboptimal Weight Loss And Weight Regain After Sleeve Gastrectomy Concomitant Hiatal Hernia Repair in Sleeve Gastrectomy Lau Peng Choong Speaker Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur Complications in Bariatric Surgery in Malaysia that We Don't Talk About Abdul Gafoor Mubarak Speaker Island Hospital Penang Dinawan		Video Presentation - 1 Sepilok
09:30 10:00	Evolution from Laparoscopy to Robotic Bariatric Surgery: My Experience Chih-Kun Huang Speaker China Medical University Hospital
10:00 10:30	Break & Booth Visiting
10:30 12:00	HPB Surgery Symposium - 2 Laparoscopic Liver Resection: Evidence & Updates Rawisak Chanwat Speaker National Cancer Institute, Bangkok Learning Curve on Robotic Assist Pancreaticoduodenectomy Yoong Boon Koon Speaker Sunway Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur Technical considerations in robotic HPB surgery Pang Ning Qi Speaker National University of Singapore Laparoscopic Microwave Ablation Ian Chik Speaker Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Minimally Invasive Management for Necrotising Pancreatitis Padmaan Sankaran Speaker Melaka General Hospital Sipadan 3		MIS Training & Innovation Symposium Transitioning From An Expert Laparoscopic Surgeon into Robotics Siow Sze Li Speaker Sarawak General Hospital Establishing Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernioplasty Services in a District Hospital Lai Chung Keat Speaker Hospital Duchess of Kent Teleproctoring Kim Seon Hahn Speaker UMMC MHS Roadshow Abdul Gafoor Mubarak Speaker Island Hospital Penang Self-Grip Mesh: Redefining Mesh Fixation In Hernioplasty Lau Peng Choong Speaker Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur Recent Technological Advances in MIS Dinawan		Video Presentation - 2 Sepilok
12:00 12:30	Lunch Symposium - 2a Sipadan 3			Lunch Symposium - 2b Dinawan
12:30 14:00	Lunch & Prize Giving Ceremony
14:00 15:30	Hernia Surgery Symposium - 2 Recent Guidelines In Management Of Ventral/ Incisional Hernias IPOM And Plus Procedure: Tried And Tested E-TEP: Do We Need More Convincing? Rarer Hernias Of The Abdominal Wall Divarication of Recti: To Do Or Not To Do? Sipadan 3		ERAS & Nutrition Symposium ERAS in Colorectal Surgery Carlo Angelo Cajucom Speaker The Medical City Fueling the Fight: The Role of Nutrition in Supporting Cancer Patients Ooi Wei Keat Speaker Queen Elizabeth Hospital ERAS in Bariatric Surgery Kirubakaran a/l Malapan Speaker Gleneagles Hospital Penang The Art of Pain Management for ERAS Aldred Soo Speaker KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital Nutrition in Sarcopenic Patients Hans Alexander Mahendran Speaker Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru Dinawan		How I do It Laparoscopic Liver Resection Laparoscopic TME Trans-axillary robotic thyroidectomy Endoscopic mastectomy Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Laparoscopic Omentopexy For Pelvic Inlet Closure Sepilok
15:30 16:15	Tea Symposium -2a Sipadan 3			Tea Symposium - 2b Dinawan
16:15 17:45	UGI Symposium - 2 Improving Outcomes In Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy With Limited Resources Ooi Wei Keat Speaker Queen Elizabeth Hospital Is post-POEM Reflux A Myth? Real World Data On Patient Reported Reflux Symptom Scores Lau Peng Choong Speaker Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur ICG navigation in laparoscopic D2 gastrectomy Wong Wei Jin Speaker UM Medical Centre Sipadan 3			Advanced Endoscopy Symposium OGDS in Sitting Position Can be a Feasible Alternative Safe Approach Lai Chung Keat Speaker Hospital Duchess of Kent Colonic Stenting in Obstructed Left-Sided Tumor - For Some Or For All? Spyglass for Stone Disease Leow Voon Meng Speaker Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, USM Colonic Stenting/ Endolap Surgery POEM PEG/ PEJ/ Endoscopic GJ (UGI) Dinawan
17:45 18:00	Closing Ceremony

*This is a tentative programme and subject to change. Last updated on 13 March.