Pre-Congress Workshops
Tuesday, 14 July 2009 (0900 – 1430 hrs)
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Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Workshop
Live transmission from Selayang Hospital to One World Hotel (Maple Room)
Course Directors:
• Ryan Ponnudurai
• Sharmila Sachithanandan
Faculty :
• Assaad Soweid (Lebanon)
• Stefan Seewald (Switzerland)
Programme
08.00 - 08.30 • Registration
08.30 - 08.45 • Opening Remarks
08.45 - 10.00 • Section 1: Pancreas
10.00 - 10.30 • Coffee Break
10.30 - 12.30 • Section 2: Bile Duct & Gallbladder Pathology
12.30 - 14.00 • Lunch
14.00 - 14.30 • Section 3 : Interventional Hepatobiliary EUS
Objective
• To be able to identify and classify cystic lesions of the pancreas
• Understand the role of EUS in the algorithm for investigating obstructive jaundice
• Staging of HPB malignancies
• Novel approaches to EUS guided intervention of the hepatobiliary system
Wednesday, 15 July 2009 (0900 – 1700 hrs)
- 9TH Advanced International Endoscopy Workshop
Live transmission from Selayang Hospital to One World Hotel (Topaz Ballroom)
Course Directors:
• Ryan Ponnudurai
• Krishnan Raman
• Sharmila Sachithanandan
Faculty :
• Ram Chuttani (USA)
• Priya Jamidar (USA)
• Paul Kortan (Canada)
Programme08.00 - 08.30 • Registration
08.30 - 08.45 • Opening Remarks
08.45 - 10.00 • Section 1: Finer techniques in cannulation
10.00 - 10.30 • Coffee Break
10.30 - 13.00 • Section 2: Portal Hypertension & Variceal Bleeding
13.00 - 14.00 • Lunch
14.00 - 17.00 • Section 3 : Anatomical approach to hilar strictures
Objective
• To improve ERCP skills from basic to advanced
• To understand the pathophysiology and management of portal hypertension and its consequences
• To have a comprehensive understanding of biliary anatomy and its correlation with ERCP
Wednesday, 15 July 2009 (0900 – 1700 hrs)
- FNA Cytology Of the Liver
Course Director
• Nik Raihan bt. Nik Mustapha
Course Facilitors
• Noor Laili Mohd Mokhtar
• Mukarramah Che Ayob
• Norain Karim
Faculty
• Aileen Wee, FRCPath, FRCPA
Professor, Department of Pathology,
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,
National University of Singapore.
Target audience
Histopathologists, cytopathologists and trainees in pathology.
Programme08.00 - 08.40 • Registration
08.40 - 08.45 • Welcome Address
08.45 - 09.45 • Lecture 1: An Algorithmic Approach to FNA Cytology of the Liver
09.45 - 10.15 • Coffee Break & Slide Viewing
10.15 - 11.15 • Lecture 2: Malignant Hepatic Lesions & Mimics
11.15 - 12.00 • Lecture 3: Pitfalls and Limitations of FNA Cytology of the Liver
12.00 - 12.30 • Slide Viewing
12.30 - 13.00 • Lecture 4: EUS FNA: What Pathologists Need To Be Aware Of
13.00 - 15.15 • Lunch and Slide Viewing
15.15 – 17.00 • Slide Seminar
Objective
• To provide an understanding and approach in cytodiagnosis of benign and malignant hepatic lesions,
including the use of ancillary techniques.
• To increase the awareness on possible pitfalls and limitations of liver FNAC.
• To provide an overview on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) FNA of the liver and other intraabdominal organs.
Wednesday, 15 July 2009 (0900 – 1700 hrs)
- Interventional-Hepatobiliary Radiology Workshop @ One World Hotel
(Orchid Room)
Course Director:
• Shahrina Man Harun
Faculty
• Lourens Bester (Australia)
• John Harper (Australia)
• Sundeep Punamiya (Singapore)
• Samad Sajikan (Malaysia)
• Gnanakumar (Malaysia)
• Anushya Vijayananthan (Malaysia)
Event Highlights
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma Symposium
• TIPSS
• Biliary Obstruction : An Interactive Session
Programme
08.00 - 08.30 • Registration
08.30 - 10.30 • HCC SYMPOSIUM
08.30 - 09.00 • Current Trends in HCC Imaging : Prof Gnana Kumar (M’sia)
09.00 - 09.30 • TACE vs Precision TACE : Dr Shahrina Man Harun (M’sia)
09.30 - 10.00 • Tumour Ablation: PEI/RFA/Microwave : Dr Peter Goh (Spore)
10.00 - 10.30 • Tea Break
10.30 - 11.00 • Radioembolisation of HCC : Prof Lourens Bester (AUS)
11.00 - 11.30 • LPortal Vein Embolisation : Dr John Harper (AUS)
11.30 - 12.00 • Vasculopathy of Portal Hypertension : Dr Anushya Vijayananthan (M’sia)
12.00 – 12.30 • TIPSS in Portal Hypertension and Budd Chiari : Dr Sundeep Punamiya (Spore)
13.00 - 14.00 • Lunch
14.00 - 16.00 • Biliary Obstruction : An Interactive Sesssion : Dato Samad Sakijan / Mr Krishnan Raman (M’sia)
16.30 – 17.00 • Tea Beak