Saseem Poudel Japan

Saseem Poudel is Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgeon with special interest in Hernia Surgery. He is currently employed as assistant professor in Hokkaido University Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II and director of Clinical Simulation Center and Surgical Education Research Group. He is mainly involved in research involving Hernia surgery and Surgical Education. He has several publications, conference presentations and conducted several Hands-on Seminar on Safe use of surgical Energy, Hernia surgery and Surgical Education.

4 November 2025, Tuesday

Time	Session

09:00 17:00	Safe Use of Surgical Energy in the OR (SENSOR) and Surgical Hemostasis Workshop Lectures and Hands-on Workshop (Energy) Introduction Care of patient using ESU in the OR Sinatamby Supiah Lavanieswari Speaker Singapore Basic Principles of Electrocautery Saseem Poudel Speaker Japan How To Set Up the ESU and Energy Device Monopolar and Bipolar Instruments Toshiro Tanioka Speaker Japan Mechanism of Injury and How To Avoid It Saseem Poudel Speaker Japan Advanced Bipolar Devices (Biclamp, Trisect) Sajid Malik Speaker United Kingdom Ultrasonic Devices (Thunderbeat and Harmonic) Toshiro Tanioka Speaker Japan Surgical Smoke Clement Speaker Singapore OR Fires Clement Speaker Singapore Lunch Introduction Lectures and Hands-on Workshop (Hemostasis) Principles of Haemostasis in Open Surgery Lynette LOO Mee Ann Speaker Singapore Laparoscopic/Open Haemostasis Product Talks Principles of Haemostasis in Endoscopy Sri Ganeshamurthy THRUMURTHY Speaker Singapore Closing and Certificate Presentation Starting Block, Level 1, Training Rooms 7 & 8 @ Alexandra Hospital

Time

Session

09:00

17:00

Safe Use of Surgical Energy in the OR (SENSOR) and Surgical Hemostasis Workshop

Lectures and Hands-on Workshop (Energy)
Introduction
Care of patient using ESU in the OR

Sinatamby Supiah Lavanieswari Speaker Singapore
Basic Principles of Electrocautery

Saseem Poudel Speaker Japan
How To Set Up the ESU and Energy Device
Monopolar and Bipolar Instruments

Toshiro Tanioka Speaker Japan
Mechanism of Injury and How To Avoid It

Saseem Poudel Speaker Japan
Advanced Bipolar Devices (Biclamp, Trisect)

Sajid Malik Speaker United Kingdom
Ultrasonic Devices (Thunderbeat and Harmonic)

Toshiro Tanioka Speaker Japan
Surgical Smoke

Clement Speaker Singapore
OR Fires

Clement Speaker Singapore
Lunch
Introduction
Lectures and Hands-on Workshop (Hemostasis)
Principles of Haemostasis in Open Surgery

Lynette LOO Mee Ann Speaker Singapore
Laparoscopic/Open Haemostasis Product Talks
Principles of Haemostasis in Endoscopy

Sri Ganeshamurthy THRUMURTHY Speaker Singapore
Closing and Certificate Presentation

Starting Block, Level 1, Training Rooms 7 & 8 @ Alexandra Hospital

6 November 2025, Thursday

Time	Session

08:00 09:00	Breakfast Session 1C Energy Technology: Why Me? Luis Chiroque Benites Chairperson Peru Peter Goh Chairperson Singapore Saseem Poudel Chairperson Japan Shaping the Future of MIS: Flexible Robotics and Smart Surgical Systems Hon Chi Yip Speaker Hong Kong, China Advanced Laparoscopic Stapling with High Articulation Shan WAN Speaker Energy Device Related Complications in MIS Surgery Sundaram Easwaramoorthy Speaker India Preventing Anastomotic Leaks in Colorectal Surgery - Tips & Tricks Luis Chiroque Benites Speaker Peru Hall D

Time

Session

08:00

09:00

Breakfast Session 1C

Energy Technology: Why Me?

Luis Chiroque Benites Chairperson Peru

Peter Goh Chairperson Singapore

Saseem Poudel Chairperson Japan

Shaping the Future of MIS: Flexible Robotics and Smart Surgical Systems

Hon Chi Yip Speaker Hong Kong, China
Advanced Laparoscopic Stapling with High Articulation

Shan WAN Speaker
Energy Device Related Complications in MIS Surgery

Sundaram Easwaramoorthy Speaker India
Preventing Anastomotic Leaks in Colorectal Surgery - Tips & Tricks

Luis Chiroque Benites Speaker Peru

Hall D

7 November 2025, Friday

Time	Session

09:00 10:30	Symposium 4D Education and Training in MIS Andrea Pietrabissa Chairperson Italy David Gorry Chairperson South Africa OH Han Boon Chairperson Singapore Sarder A NAYEEM Chairperson Bangladesh The Values of Soft Cadaveric Model in MIS Training Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul Speaker Thailand Implementing Simulation-Based Education In Medical Curriculum Andrea Pietrabissa Speaker Italy Training and General Surgery Gafoor Mubarak Speaker Malaysia Training Surgeons in Robotic Surgery - The Success of the "Association of Robotic and Innovative Surgeons" Subhash Khanna Speaker India High Fidelity 3D Printing Technology For Surgical Training/Endoscopic-laparoscopic/Robotic Surgery Koon Ho Rha Speaker Korea (Republic of) ELSA OP for Jordan Mutaz Al-Makhamreh Speaker Jordan MIS Surgical Education in Japan Saseem Poudel Speaker Japan MR 334 & 335

Time

Session

09:00

10:30

Symposium 4D

Education and Training in MIS

Andrea Pietrabissa Chairperson Italy

David Gorry Chairperson South Africa

OH Han Boon Chairperson Singapore

Sarder A NAYEEM Chairperson Bangladesh

The Values of Soft Cadaveric Model in MIS Training

Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul Speaker Thailand
Implementing Simulation-Based Education In Medical Curriculum

Andrea Pietrabissa Speaker Italy
Training and General Surgery

Gafoor Mubarak Speaker Malaysia
Training Surgeons in Robotic Surgery - The Success of the "Association of Robotic and Innovative Surgeons"

Subhash Khanna Speaker India
High Fidelity 3D Printing Technology For Surgical Training/Endoscopic-laparoscopic/Robotic Surgery

Koon Ho Rha Speaker Korea (Republic of)
ELSA OP for Jordan

Mutaz Al-Makhamreh Speaker Jordan
MIS Surgical Education in Japan

Saseem Poudel Speaker Japan

MR 334 & 335

8 November 2025, Saturday

Time	Session

13:30 15:00	Rapid Oral 8b Toshiro Tanioka Moderator Japan Treatment of the S1-Scrotal hernias (SH) with the Minimal Open Pre Peritoneal/ Trans Inguinal Pre Peritoneal technique (MOPP/ TIPP). WCES25-77 Marc Soler Presenter France Initial experiences facing when converting from TEP to eTEP in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair WCES25-100 Hein Presenter Myanmar Outcomes of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair with Flat Polypropylene Mesh Without Fixation: A Retrospective Study WCES25-103 Vikram Presenter India Short-term outcomes of enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal repair for primary midline ventral hernia WCES25-136 Koji Kikuchi Presenter Japan A 15-Year Journey in Preperitoneal Hernia Surgery: Outcomes of Laparoscopic Transabdominal Pre-peritoneal (TAPP) and Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) in a Developing Asian Country WCES25-152 Adrian Patrick Presenter Philippines A Male Femorocele Mimicking Spermatic Hydrocele: A Laparoscopic Case Report WCES25-169 Koki Presenter Japan Short-term and mid-term outcomes after enhanced view totally extraperitoneal approach (eTEP) for midline primary ventral and incisional hernia repair WCES25-282 Nozomi Ito Presenter Japan BİLATERAL TAPP FOR UNİLATERAL GROİN HERNİA WCES25-298 MUSLUMOV GURBANKHAN FATALI Presenter Azerbaijan DEVICE THAT SAFELY CLOSES THE INCISION ORIFICES MADE WITH TROCARS IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY (OcluPad) WCES25-316 Javier Lopez-Gutierrez Presenter Mexico Outcomes of e TEP surgery for abdominal wall hernias at our hospital WCES25-399 Masakazu Presenter Japan Utilizing the hernia sac to cover mesh in laparoscopic ventral hernioplasty without transversus abdominis muscle release: Early experience WCES25-537 Vikram Presenter India Comparison of Post-operative Seroma and Groin Pain Incidence Between Suture and Tacker Closure During Direct Defect Closure in Laparoscopic Inguinal Direct Hernia Repair (TEP plus) WCES25-590 Cedric Lester Presenter Philippines Recurrent Incisional Hernia Repair in a Complex Obese Patient Using Laparoscopic IPOM Technique: A Case Report WCES25-679 Camille Presenter Philippines Rare Ruptures: Exploring the Uncommon Occurrence of Traumatic Hernia WCES25-680 Camille Presenter Philippines Is interparietal hernia really uncommon? A single center retrospective study WCES25-701 Saseem Poudel Presenter Japan Spotlight Stage B

Time

Session

13:30

15:00

Rapid Oral 8b

Toshiro Tanioka Moderator Japan

Treatment of the S1-Scrotal hernias (SH) with the Minimal Open Pre Peritoneal/ Trans Inguinal Pre Peritoneal technique (MOPP/ TIPP).

WCES25-77

Marc Soler Presenter France
Initial experiences facing when converting from TEP to eTEP in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

WCES25-100

Hein Presenter Myanmar
Outcomes of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair with Flat Polypropylene Mesh Without Fixation: A Retrospective Study

WCES25-103

Vikram Presenter India
Short-term outcomes of enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal repair for primary midline ventral hernia

WCES25-136

Koji Kikuchi Presenter Japan
A 15-Year Journey in Preperitoneal Hernia Surgery: Outcomes of Laparoscopic Transabdominal Pre-peritoneal (TAPP) and Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) in a Developing Asian Country

WCES25-152

Adrian Patrick Presenter Philippines
A Male Femorocele Mimicking Spermatic Hydrocele: A Laparoscopic Case Report

WCES25-169

Koki Presenter Japan
Short-term and mid-term outcomes after enhanced view totally extraperitoneal approach (eTEP) for midline primary ventral and incisional hernia repair

WCES25-282

Nozomi Ito Presenter Japan
BİLATERAL TAPP FOR UNİLATERAL GROİN HERNİA

WCES25-298

MUSLUMOV GURBANKHAN FATALI Presenter Azerbaijan
DEVICE THAT SAFELY CLOSES THE INCISION ORIFICES MADE WITH TROCARS IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY (OcluPad)

WCES25-316

Javier Lopez-Gutierrez Presenter Mexico
Outcomes of e TEP surgery for abdominal wall hernias at our hospital

WCES25-399

Masakazu Presenter Japan
Utilizing the hernia sac to cover mesh in laparoscopic ventral hernioplasty without transversus abdominis muscle release: Early experience

WCES25-537

Vikram Presenter India
Comparison of Post-operative Seroma and Groin Pain Incidence Between Suture and Tacker Closure During Direct Defect Closure in Laparoscopic Inguinal Direct Hernia Repair (TEP plus)

WCES25-590

Cedric Lester Presenter Philippines
Recurrent Incisional Hernia Repair in a Complex Obese Patient Using Laparoscopic IPOM Technique: A Case Report

WCES25-679

Camille Presenter Philippines
Rare Ruptures: Exploring the Uncommon Occurrence of Traumatic Hernia

WCES25-680

Camille Presenter Philippines
Is interparietal hernia really uncommon? A single center retrospective study

WCES25-701

Saseem Poudel Presenter Japan

Spotlight Stage B