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12 February 2025 - The GP's Toolkit for Colorectal Cancer and Benign Conditions

Time	Session

17:30 18:00	Registration and Refreshments
18:00 18:30	Colorectal Cancer and The Role of Primary Care Luqman Mazlan Speaker
18:30 19:00	Updates on Colorectal Cancer Management Nurhashim Haron Speaker
19:00 19:30	Benign Colorectal Conditions Ratha Krishnan Sriram Speaker
19:30 20:00	Q&A Session

CORUM Programme - 15 February 2025

Time	Session

09:00 09:30	Registration Sepilok Room
09:30 10:40	CORUM SESSION 1 Meheshinder Singh Moderator Spearheading Colorectal Cancer Patient Support Group Wong Chung Heong Speaker Understanding Oncological Treatment in a Nutshell Flora Chong Speaker Balancing Needs of Colorectal Cancer Survivors - Role of Caretaker Q&A Sepilok Room
10:40 11:00	MORNING TEA BREAK Sepilok Room
11:00 12:30	CORUM SESSION 2 Nurhashim Haron Moderator Patient Advocacy & Empowerment Norazri Mohd Nor Speaker My Colorectal Cancer Journey Q&A Sepilok Room
12:30 13:30	LUNCH
13:30 16:00	SHARING (ROUND TABLE) Understanding the Needs of Colorectal Cancer Survivors and Caretakers in Sabah - First Step Towards Peer Support Services for Sabah Meheshinder Singh Panelist Norazri Mohd Nor Panelist Wong Chung Heong Panelist Sepilok Room

Main Congress Day 1 - 14 February 2025

Time	Session

07:30 08:30	Registration Foyer
08:30 10:00	SYMPOSIUM 1A: RECTAL CANCER Michael Wong Pak Kai Moderator Nora Abdul Aziz Moderator NOTES & NOSES in Rectal Cancer Surgery: Feasibility and Achieving Optimal Oncological Outcome William Tzu-Liang Chen Speaker Beyond TME: How to Approach the 5 Pelvic Compartments Peter Lee Speaker LLND: When, How and To What Extent? The Evidence So Far Takashi Akiyoshi Speaker How Does MRI Influence Sphincter Preservation Option with Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer? Gina Brown Speaker Q&A Sipadan 2		SYMPOSIUM 1B: ENDO LAPAROSCOPY Paul Selvindoss Moderator Shankar Gunarasa Moderator Hybrid Endolaparoscopic Surgery: Integrating Concept into Practice Simon Ng Speaker Management of Rectal Anastomotic Leak Using the Endo-Lap Approach Luqman Mazlan Speaker Endoscopic Assessment and Management of Lateral Spreading Tumour Supakij Khomvilai Speaker Optimizing Endoscopic Tools for Early Colorectal Cancer Detection James Emmanuel Speaker Q&A Sipadan 1		SYMPOSIUM 1C: CURRENT ADVANCEMENT IN STOMA CARE Mariam Mohd Nasir Moderator Robotic Colorectal Surgery : Does it Influence the Rate of Stoma Formation? James Ngu Chi Yong Speaker Stoma Irrigation - Is it still relevant? Wong Chung Heong Speaker Patient Journey Post Ostomy Surgery - Now and Then Ong Choo Eng Speaker Q&A Sipadan 3
10:00 10:30	MORNING TEA BREAK Foyer			Signing Ceremony: Memorandom of Understanding Medtronic & Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons Selingan, Level 5
10:30 11:00	PLENARY 1 Navigating Challenges in Colorectal Cancer Screening in Malaysia Maria Suleiman Speaker Elaine Ng Hui Been Chairperson Sipadan 2
11:00 12:00	OPENING CEREMONY Welcome Address Launch of APFCP 2025 Cultural Performance Induction of New Members of MSCRS Sipadan 2
12:00 13:00	LUNCH SYMPOSIUM Intelligent Stapling Solution in Advance Colorectal Surgery Emile Tan Speaker Lee Yoon Suk Speaker Mohd Razali Ibrahim Moderator Sipadan 2
13:00 14:00	APFCP Board Meeting Sepilok Room
14:00 14:30	PLENARY 2 Sustaining a Long-Term Balanced Career with Complex Colorectal Surgeries Paul H Sugarbaker Speaker April Camilla Roslani Chairperson Sipadan 2
14:30 16:00	SYMPOSIUM 2A: COLON CANCER Akhtar Qureshi Moderator Kenneth Voon Moderator Complete Mesocolic Excision in Early Colon Cancer - Standard or Selective? Emile Tan Speaker Individualized Surgical Strategy in Metastatic Colon Cancer Zairul Azwan Speaker Colorectal Cancer Nationwide Screening: Choosing the Best Strategy Songphol Malakorn Speaker Neoadjuvant Treatment for Colon Cancer: Practicality & Feasibility in SEA Countries Wan Zamaniah Wan Ishak Speaker Q&A Sipadan 2		SYMPOSIUM 2B: SURGICAL EDUCATION Andee Dzulkarnain Moderator Ismail Sagap Moderator Robotic Education and Training Pathway James Ngu Chi Yong Speaker Collaborative Colorectal Training and Research Alaa El-Hussuna Speaker Mentoring the Millennials April Camilla Roslani Speaker Optimising Sustainable Technology for Surgical Precision Masaaki Ito Speaker Q&A Sipadan 1		SYMPOSIUM 2C: SUSTAINABILITY : EDUCATION & TRAINING Karenita K Shandu Moderator Online Stoma Care Education : Does It Improve the Outcome? Mohana Raj Speaker Hybrid Delivery of Malaysian Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Education: Is it Effective and Efficient? Mariam Mohd Nasir Speaker The Development of Indonesian Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Education Pipit Lestari Speaker The Impact of Stoma Management Education on the Self-Care Abilities of Individuals With an Intestinal Stoma Ong Choo Eng Speaker Q&A Sipadan 3
16:00 16:45	HI-TEA SYMPOSIUM HEMORRHOIDAL DISEASE: Bridging Real-World Evidence and Clinical Insights Philippe Godeberge Speaker Luqman Mazlan Moderator Welcome and Introduction CHORALIS data from current clinical practice Panel Discussion & Key Messages Sipadan 2
16:30 18:00	WRITERS' WORKSHOP Nora Abdul Aziz Moderator Introduction to Writer's Workshop In Ja Park Speaker Annals of Coloproctology: Mission & Achievement Kotaro Maeda Speaker The Basic Composition of a Medical Article Gyung Mo Son Speaker Do's and Dont's in Medical Writing April Camilla Roslani Speaker Common Errors Identified by Reviewers In Ja Park Speaker Practical Session Wrap Up Kotaro Maeda Speaker Sepilok Room
16:45 18:15	SYMPOSIUM 3A: ROBOTIC SURGERY Dr Chong Hoong Yin Moderator Siti Mayuha Binti Rusli Moderator Value of Robotic Surgery in overcoming traditional pit-falls Roger Gerjy Speaker Overcoming Challenges in Robotic LLND Masaaki Ito Speaker Expanding the Horizons of Robotic surgery in Pelvic Multivisceral Resection Kim Seon Hahn Speaker Single-port Robotics: Is it the Next Frontier? Simon Ng Speaker Q&A Sipadan 2		VIDEO COMPETITION Khong Tak Loon Moderator Shafhawi Adznan Moderator Sipadan 1		SYMPOSIUM 3C: COMPLEX STOMA Nora Abdul Aziz Moderator Never Divorce the Hole From the Whole: Case Presentation on Complicated Stoma Nurbaisyah Badaruddin Speaker Low Anterior Resection: Ghost Ileostomy Versus Conventional Loop Ileostomy Aini Ibrahim Speaker Stomal Complications: Prevention and Management Edith James Speaker Case Presentation: Trouble Shooting for Ostomy Issues Wan Ahmad Fathi Farhan Speaker Q&A Sipadan 3
18:00 19:30	MSCRS Annual General Meeting followed by MSCRS Member Dinner at Seremban Seafood Restaurant Sipadan 1

Main Congress Day 2 - 15 February 2025

Time	Session

07:30 08:30	MEET THE EXPERT 1: FUNCTIONAL PELVIC FLOOR Alaa El-Hussuna Speaker Cherylin Fu Wan Pei Speaker Nur Afdzillah Abdul Rahman Speaker Azmi Bin Md Nor Moderator Nurhashim Haron Moderator Sepilok Room			MEET THE EXPERT 2: PARASTOMAL HERNIA Aras Emre Canda Speaker Cherry Koh Speaker Paul H Sugarbaker Speaker Ang Chin Wee Moderator Zairul Azwan Moderator Dinawan Room
08:30 09:00	PLENARY 3 Pushing Boundaries: My Evolution in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery William Tzu-Liang Chen Speaker Elaine Ng Hui Been Chairperson Sipadan 2
09:00 10:30	SYMPOSIUM 4A: PELVIC FLOOR Mohd Syafferi Masood Moderator Yunus Gul Moderator Recurrence of Rectal Prolapse: What is the Most Appropriate Approach? Andrew Stevenson Speaker Pelvic Foor Reconstruction After Pelvic Exenteration Songphol Malakorn Speaker Setting up and Sustaining Biofeedback services Nur Afdzillah Abdul Rahman Speaker Can We Prevent LARS? Cherylin Fu Wan Pei Speaker Q&A Sipadan 2		SYMPOSIUM 4B: PERITONEAL SURFACE MALIGNANCY Mohamed Rezal bin Abdul Aziz Moderator Shafhawi Adznan Moderator Palliative CRS with or without HIPEC Aras Emre Canda Speaker Prophylactic HIPEC in Colorectal Cancer - Are We Overtreating? Paul H Sugarbaker Speaker Peritoneal Recurrence following CRS-HIPEC for Colorectal Peritoneal Metastasis Marc Paul Lopez Speaker Setting-up CRS HIPEC Services in Malaysia Norfarizan Azmi Speaker Q&A Sipadan 1		SYMPOSIUM 4C: ETN AROUND THE REGION Nurbaisyah Badaruddin Moderator What Our ETN Does Differently To Improve the QoL of an Ostomate in Hong Kong? Kam Sin Yu Speaker Did We Have Enough ETN To Serve Ostomy Population in Indonesia? Ns Hamka Speaker The Cost of ETN Services in Singapore Ong Choo Eng Speaker Post Basic Course on Stomacare Karenita K Shandu Speaker Q&A Sipadan 3
10:30 11:00	MORNING TEA BREAK Foyer
10:30 11:30	PRESIDENTIAL ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (by invitation only) Dinawan Room
11:00 12:30	SYMPOSIUM 5A: PROCTOLOGY Mohd Fadliyazid bin Ab Rahim Moderator Sarkunnathas Muthusamy Moderator Understanding Proctalgia Fugax Ahmad Shanwani Mohamed Sidek Speaker Essential Concepts of Anal Fistula Surgery: Patterns, Parts & Procedures Arun Rojanasakul Speaker Utilising MRI in directing management fistula in Ano Pankaj Garg Speaker Journey in Anal Fistula Surgery Arun Rojanasakul Speaker Q&A Sipadan 2		SYMPOSIUM 5B: BENIGN COLORECTAL DISORDERS Samuel Tay Moderator Siti Mayuha Binti Rusli Moderator IBD-Associated Rectal Cancer Cherry Koh Speaker Role of MIS for Hinchey III & IV Diverticular Disease Elaine Ng Hui Been Speaker Management of Complicated Ileal Pouch Alaa El-Hussuna Speaker Parastomal Hernia - Prevention or Repair Aras Emre Canda Speaker Q&A Sipadan 1		SYMPOSIUM 5C: LIVING WITH STOMA Saravanan Nagappan Moderator My Story: Embracing a Life With a Stoma Saravanan Nagappan Speaker Managing the Challenge of Change Tengku Nazeehah Bt Tengku Mahmood Speaker Letting Stoma Set Me Free Ellil Mathiyan Lakshmanan Speaker Q&A Sipadan 3
12:30 13:30	LUNCH SYMPOSIUM Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal in Japan Shunsuke Tsukamoto Speaker Zairul Azwan Moderator Sipadan 2
13:30 14:00	PLENARY 4 Pelvic Exenteration: Past, Present and Future Michael Solomon Speaker David Ong Li Wei Chairperson Sipadan 2
14:00 15:30	SYMPOSIUM 6A: PROFESSOR'S CORNER April Camilla Roslani Speaker Masaaki Ito Speaker Michael Solomon Speaker Peter Chien-Chih Chen Speaker Surendra Mantoo Speaker Aini Ibrahim Moderator Zaidi Zakaria Moderator Sipadan 2			SYMPOSIUM 6C: STOMA WORKSHOP Muhamad Aiman Bahri Bin Mohamed Noor Moderator Workshop A: Malaysia Management of Fistula Nurbaisyah Badaruddin Speaker Workshop B: Indonesia Paediatric Stoma Khairul Bahri Speaker Workshop C: Singapore Pancaking and Double Begged Application Ong Choo Eng Speaker Sipadan 3
15:30 16:15	HI-TEA SYMPOSIUM Laser Proctology: Status Ante, Status Quo, Quo Vadis Peter C. Ambe Speaker
16:15 17:30	PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE : Rise of the Robots will Lead to the Death of Laparoscopy Luqman Mazlan Moderator Pro Roger Gerjy Speaker Simon Ng Speaker Against Kang Sung-Bum Speaker Ismail Sagap Speaker Sipadan 2
17:30 22:00	Gala Dinner Kinabatangan 1

Main Congress Day 3 - 16 February 2025

Time	Session

07:30 08:30	MEET THE EXPERT 3: PROCTOLOGY Pankaj Garg Speaker Surendra Mantoo Speaker Michael Wong Pak Kai Moderator Ratha Krishnan Sriram Moderator Sepilok Room						MEET THE EXPERT 4: IMAGING FOR COLORECTAL SURGEONS Carlo Angelo Cajucom Speaker Gina Brown Speaker Michael Solomon Speaker Ang Chin Wee Moderator James Khaw Moderator Dinawan Room
08:30 10:00	SYMPOSIUM 7A: OPERATIVE - HOW I DO IT Ausama A Malik Moderator Mohana Raj Moderator Laparoscopic Segmental Resection for Early Splenic Flexure Cancer Ang Chin Wee Speaker TAMIS in Early Rectal Cancer Local Excision Peter Chien-Chih Chen Speaker MIS Left Colectomy with End to End Anastomosis Mina Ming-yin Shen Speaker TROPIS : Principle, Technique and Tricks!! Pankaj Garg Speaker Q&A Sipadan 2				SYMPOSIUM 7B: POTPOURRI Lu Ping Yan Moderator Navinakathiresu Muthukumarasamy Moderator Medicolegal and Ethical Challenges in Colorectal Surgery Practices Yunus Gul Speaker Reimbursement Options for Robotic Surgery and New Technologies James Ngu Chi Yong Speaker Emerging Trends in Colorectal Research and Advancements in Global Research Initiatives Lee Yoon Suk Speaker Establishing and Sustaining ERAS with Quality Initiatives Carlo Angelo Cajucom Speaker Q&A Sipadan 1				SYMPOSIUM 7C: ASSR VIDEO COMPETITION Aini Ibrahim Moderator Hizami Amin-Tai Moderator Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak. Malaysia WOCARE, Indonesia. Gleneagles Medini, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. ⁠Hospital Pakar Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia Sipadan 3
10:00 10:30	MORNING TEA BREAK
10:30 12:00	SYMPOSIUM 8A: INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS Kenneth Voon Moderator Wan Khamizar Wan Khazim Moderator Pilonidal Sinus - Is Less More? Marc Paul Lopez Speaker Role of Surgery in Stricturing Crohn's Disease April Camilla Roslani Speaker Surgical strategies in Emergency Intestinal TB in Indonesia Marc Paul Lopez Speaker Paradigm Shift in Understanding of Rectal Prolapse : From Structural Problem to Functional Problem Lim Jit Fong Speaker Q&A Sipadan 2			ORAL PRESENTATION FREE PAPER Mohamed Rezal bin Abdul Aziz Moderator Sipadan 1			POSTER COMPETITION Ruben Gregory Xavier Moderator Foyer			SYMPOSIUM 8D: FORUM & PANEL DISCUSSION Embracing Innovation, Empowering Team Aini Ibrahim Speaker Hizami Amin-Tai Speaker Ong Choo Eng Speaker Mariam Mohd Nasir Moderator Sipadan 3
12:00 12:30	CLOSING CEREMONY & PRIZE PRESENTATION HANDOVER OF APFCP 2027 Sipadan 2
12:30 14:30	LUNCH
14:30 17:00	POST CONGRESS MASTERCLASS April Camilla Roslani Speaker Azmi Bin Md Nor Speaker Ismail Sagap Speaker Zaidi Zakaria Speaker Michael Wong Pak Kai Moderator Case-based Scenario discussion Hot Seat Viva Merry-Go-Round - Principles of Surgery, Operative, Pathology Sepilok Room

Pre Congress Workshops - 13 February 2025

Time	Session

08:00 19:00	Workshop 1: Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Workshop Paul H Sugarbaker Speaker Cherry Koh Moderator Marc Paul Lopez Moderator Registration & Introduction Session 1: Anatomy & Pathophysiology: Hidden Peritoneal Spaces Coffee Break Session 2: Mastering Parietal Peritonectomy Strategies and Precision in the Scarred Abdomen Interactive Video and Case Discussions Lunch Break Session 3: Mastering Visceral Peritonectomy Techniques and Tailored Approaches Interactive Case Discussion Coffee Break Session 4: Strategies for Advanced Peritoneal Surgery Interactive Video and Case Discussions Closing Remarks Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu (Room 3-5, Level 3)
08:00 16:30	Workshop 2: Endoanal Ultrasound (EAUS Workshop) Charles Bih-Shiou Tsang Speaker Surendra Mantoo Speaker Ratha Krishnan Sriram Moderator Registration & Opening Remarks Lecture Session 1 Techniques and Basic Principles of Endoanal Ultrasound Anorectal Sepsis- Abscesses and Fistula Anal Incontinence Q & A Break Lecture Session 2 Techniques and Basic Principles of Endorectal Ultrasound Staging for Rectal Cancer Extrarectal Lesions and Biopsies Q&A Hands-On Session (2 stations) Lunch Break 3D Cube Review and Discussion Closing Remarks Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Seminar Room 1	Workshop 3: Operative - Live Demonstration Laparoscopic LAR with Artisential - Alternative to Robotics Lee Yoon Suk Speaker Elaine Ng Hui Been Moderator Zairul Azwan Moderator Registration Opening Remarks Laparoscopic Techniques and Pitfalls in LAR Lee Yoon Suk Speaker Morning Tea Break Operative Demonstration – Low Anterior Resection with Artisential Lee Yoon Suk Speaker Lunch Break Q&A and Discussion Closing Remarks Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Auditorium
18:00 21:00	Faculty Dinner (by invitation only)

Presentation Slot

Time	Session

16:30 18:00	14 February 2025 - Video Competition Khong Tak Loon Moderator Shafhawi Adznan Moderator Laparoscopic Deloyers Procedure for Multiple Synchronous Left Colon Cancers and Rectal Cancer AB-00152 Tan Jih Huei Presenter Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy with Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction for Malignant Polyp AB-00180 Goh Rui Ying Presenter Bottom-Up Approach for Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy with D3 Lymphadenectomy using ArtiSential AB-00172 Sentilnathan Subramaniam Presenter Multicompartment Pelvic Exenteration of a Large Locally Advanced Anorectal Tumour AB-0092 Tan Jie Shyan Presenter Laparoscopic ELAPE and Right PLND for Low Rectal Tumour with Ectopic Left Kidney AB-00196 Ng Gaik Huey Presenter Sipadan 1
10:30 12:00	16 February 2025 - Oral Presentation Free Paper Mohamed Rezal bin Abdul Aziz Moderator The CREAFORMO-004 study: A phase II study of HR070803 plus 5-fluoruracil/leucovorin and bevacizumab as second-line treatment in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer AB-0099 Jianling Zou Presenter Triplet chemoradiotherapy with paclitaxel for squamous-cell anal cancer: a phase III trial AB-0016 Sergey Gordeyev Presenter Purse string Ileostomy Closure with NegatIve Pressure Wound Therapy: a Prospective Cohort Study in Patients Undergoing Stoma Closure Compared to a Retrospective Cohort Study AB-00130 Carolyn Chew Presenter Unpacking Empty Pelvis Syndrome: Risk Factors and Reconstruction Outcomes After Pelvic Exenteration AB-0073 James Lockhart Presenter Value of pre-operative endoscopy and magnetic resonance imaging in predicting pathological complete response in patients with rectal cancer following neoadjuvant therapy AB-0087 Trevor Yeung Presenter Sipadan 1	16 February 2025 - Poster Competition Ruben Gregory Xavier Moderator DNA ploidy, Stroma Fraction and Nucleotyping as potential predictive biomarkers for adjuvant Chemotherapy of stage II Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter Cohort Study AB-00116 Sanjun Cai Presenter 1st line treatment strategies in BRAF-V600E mutation mCRC patients: a clinical experience and real-world data from a single center AB-00127 Chiang Shih Wei Presenter Individualized Tumor-Informed Circulating Tumor DNA Analysis for Molecular Residual Disease Detection in Predicting Recurrence and Adjuvant Chemotherapy Efficacy in Colorectal Cancer AB-0061 Di CAO Presenter Review of Pseudomyxoma Peritoneii Treated by Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intra-peritoneal Chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) , A Single Center Experience. AB-00204 Amilah Fadhlina Binti Abd Karim Presenter Measurement of CD8+ T cell-mediated anti-tumor immune response induced by neoadjuvant chemo-radiation therapy using T-cell receptor analysis in rectal cancer patient AB-0014 Yong Joon Lee Presenter Favorable long-term oncologic outcome of D3 lymph node dissection for clinical stage 2/3 right-sided colon cancer AB-00157 Woong Bae Ji Presenter Gut Microbiota Differences Between Colorectal Cancer Patients and Healthy Individuals: A Study in Central Taiwan AB-00174 YuChen Chang Presenter POLYREEN: A LOCALLY DEVELOPED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR ENDOSCOPIC AUTOMATIC COLORECTAL POLYP DETECTION IN SARAWAK. AB-00181 Loy Yuan Ling Presenter Patient-derived Organoids from BRAFV600E-Mutated Colorectal Cancer Can Capture Tumor Heterogeneity and Direct Personalized Therapy AB-00115 Fangqi Liu Presenter Management of Malignant Rectal Polyps with Close Post-Polypectomy Margins Followed by Formal Total Mesorectal Excision – A Review of Local Experience AB-00136 Gene Clyde Lim Presenter Foyer
12:00 12:30	16 February 2025 - Closing Ceremony & Prize Presentation Sipadan 2