Pre-Congress Workshops
*Programme is provisional and subject to change.

4 November 2025, Tuesday

Time	Session

09:00 17:00	Robotic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Masterclass Celene NG Wei Qi Chairperson Singapore Eric Fang Speaker Singapore Leong Wei Qi Speaker Singapore Ryu Jai Min Speaker Korea (Republic of) Tan Yah Yuen Speaker Singapore WEI WEN Speaker Singapore Winfred Goh Xi Tai Speaker Singapore Yap Yan Lin Speaker Singapore Registration “How I do it” - Lecture Series Hands-on Robotic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy & Axillary Dissection with Immediate Reconstruction on Cadavers Hands-on Robotic Nipple Sparing Mastectomy and Axillary Dissection with Immediate Reconstruction on Breast Simulators Ultrasound Guided Breast Procedures Certificate Presentation and Closing Ceremony Seminar Hall, Advanced Surgery Training Centre (ASTC) @ National University Hospital	Mastering Laparoscopic Liver and Pancreatic Resections Opening Address Brian GOH Kim-Poh Speaker Singapore Key Steps for Laparoscopic Pancreatectomies Kuo-Hsin CHEN Speaker Taiwan Key Steps for Laparoscopic Liver Resections Ji Hoon Kim Speaker Korea (Republic of) Pancreatic Live Stations (Cadaver) Brian GOH Kim-Poh Hands-on Facilitator Singapore Darren Chua Hands-on Facilitator Singapore Kuo-Hsin CHEN Hands-on Facilitator Taiwan Pang Ning Qi Hands-on Facilitator Singapore TAN Ming Yuan Hands-on Facilitator Singapore TAN Yen Pin Hands-on Facilitator Singapore Tousif Kabir Hands-on Facilitator Singapore Lunch Liver Live Station (Animal) Adrian CHIOW Kah Heng Hands-on Facilitator Singapore Brian GOH Kim-Poh Hands-on Facilitator Singapore Darren Chua Hands-on Facilitator Singapore Ji Hoon Kim Hands-on Facilitator Korea (Republic of) Kuo-Hsin CHEN Hands-on Facilitator Taiwan Pang Ning Qi Hands-on Facilitator Singapore TAN Ming Yuan Hands-on Facilitator Singapore TAN Yen Pin Hands-on Facilitator Singapore Tousif Kabir Hands-on Facilitator Singapore Singapore General Hospital Academia	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	Minimally Invasive Benign Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Masterclass Aung Myint Oo @ YE Jian Guo Chairperson Singapore Danson YEO Xue Wei Chairperson Singapore Manjula Pathirana Speaker Sri Lanka Saleem AHMED Speaker Singapore Tan Bo Chuan Speaker Singapore Registration Mapping the Surgical Landscape: Anatomy & Physiology in Focus Natan Zundel Speaker United States Mastering Anti-Reflux Surgery: Core Principles for Success TAY Kon Voi Speaker Singapore Heller’s Myotomy Unpacked: Step-by-Step Operative Strategies June Lee Speaker Singapore The Art & Science of Surgical Stapling Danson YEO Xue Wei Speaker Singapore Hands on Session Lunch ⁠Gastrojejunostomy Techniques Demystified: Circular, Linear, and Handsewn Approaches Gianfranco Silecchia Speaker Italy Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Indications, Technique, and Outcomes Mahir Ozmen Speaker Turkey One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: Rationale & Evolving Practice Asim SHABBIR Speaker Singapore ⁠Bariatric Surgery: Complications, Pitfalls & Real-World Challenges Lim Chin Hong Speaker Singapore Hands on Session Surgical Sciences Training Centre (SSTC) @ Tan Tock Seng Hospital

5 November 2025, Wednesday

Time	Session

08:00 15:00	Tiny Incisions, Mighty Precision: Get Future-Ready With NUH Paediatric Robotic Surgery Workshop Nyo Yoke Lin Speaker Singapore Vidyadhar MALI Speaker Singapore Lecture and Live Broadcast of Robotic Surgery Mohan Gundeti Speaker United States Lunch Wet Lab Robotic Pyeloplasty, Video Review and Discussion, Da Vinci Xi © Surgeon Console Certificate Presentation and Closing Seminar Hall, Advanced Surgery Training Centre (ASTC) @ National University Hospital		Mastering Complex Inguinal Hernia: From Lap to Robotic Repair Videos, Debates, Meet the Experts What is a Complex Inguinal Hernia? Sean LEE Kien Fatt Speaker Singapore The Large and The Giant Inguino-scrotal Hernia with Loss of Domain Allen A Buenafe Speaker Philippines Fabio Cesare Campanile Speaker Italy Marc Soler Speaker France Rakesh GUPTA Speaker Nepal Sujith WIJERATHNE Speaker Singapore The Annoying Post-prostatectomy Swelling Davide LOMANTO Speaker Singapore Nicolas Quezada Speaker Chile Tea Break The Pain That Never Disappears Ashokka Balakrishnan Speaker Singapore David Chen Speaker United States Stopping The Re-Recurrence Nicolas Quezada Speaker Chile Rakesh GUPTA Speaker Nepal Randeep Wadhawan Speaker India The 2am Emergency Groin Hernias Fabio Cesare Campanile Speaker Italy Randeep Wadhawan Speaker India Robotics and When Things Go Wrong Nicolas Quezada Speaker Chile Piyanun Wangkulangkul Speaker Thailand Sarfaraz Baig Speaker India Certificate Presentation and Lunch Seminar Hall, Advanced Surgery Training Centre (ASTC) @ National University Hospital		Endoscopic Breast Surgery Masterclass In collaboration with the 4th Minimally Invasive Breast Symposium Singapore (MIBSS) Sabrina NGASERIN Ng Hui Na Chairperson Singapore Chia Hui Ling Speaker Singapore Feng Jia Jun Speaker Singapore Hye Yoon Lee Speaker Korea (Republic of) Lui Su Ann Speaker Singapore Mok Chi Wei Speaker Singapore Registration “How I do it” Video Demonstrations of Principles and Key Steps Hands-on Cadaveric Session Certificate Presentation and Closing Ceremony Seminar Hall, Advanced Surgery Training Centre (ASTC) @ National University Hospital
09:00 15:00	Laparoscopic Colorectal James NGU Chi Yong Chairperson Singapore WONG Neng Wei Hands-on Facilitator Singapore Registration Introduction James NGU Chi Yong Speaker Singapore Retraction During Colorectal MIS - Common Mistakes and Overcoming Them Ian TAN Speaker Singapore Tips and Tricks to Mobilise Every Splenic Flexure Joseph Roy F. Fuentes Speaker Philippines Optimising Exposure and Retraction During TME Liu Hui Min Speaker Singapore Safe Techniques for CVL Hemicolectomy Ng Jia Lin Speaker Singapore Getting Started with Hemicolectomy and Intracorporeal Anastomosis Ajjana Techagumpuch Speaker Thailand Cadaver Lab Lunch Cadaver Lab Certificate Presentation and Closing Surgical Sciences Training Centre (SSTC) @ Tan Tock Seng Hospital			Mastering Third Space Endoscopy - From Novice to Expert Sri Ganeshamurthy THRUMURTHY Speaker Singapore TEH Jun Liang Speaker Singapore Registration Energy Settings for Therapeutic Endoscopy (ERBE) Advances in Third Space Endoscopy - What is New? James Li Weiquan Speaker Singapore Closure Techniques After ESD and POEM F Hon Chi Yip Speaker Hong Kong, China How did I started ESD / Third Space Journey Thian Mann Yie Speaker Singapore Case Sharing Kwek Liling Speaker Singapore Lester Ong Speaker Singapore Break ESD Station (Colon & Gastric ESD) Lunch and Certificate Presentation Excellence in POEM Christopher Khor Speaker Singapore POEM Station Wet Lab @ Ng Teng Fong General Hospital