21st ASEAN Congress of Anaesthesiologists
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  • OPENING CEREMONY ACA2019
    6TH SEPTEMBER 2019
  • CONFERENCE DAY 1
    06.09.2019
  • CONFERENCE DAY 2
    07.09.2019
  • Pre-Conference Workshop
    05.09.19
    07:30-08:15

    Registration and arrival of delegates and invited guests

      
    8:15

    Arrival of Guest of Honour – Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohammad Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Minister of Health, Brunei Darussalam

      
    8:20

    Reciting of Surah Al Fatihah

      
    8:25

    Welcome address by Dr Hj Zulaidi Hj Abd Latif, President of Society of Anaesthesiologists, Brunei Darussalam and Confederation of ASEAN Societies of Anaesthesiologists (CASA)

      
    8:35

    Opening Address and officiating by Guest of Honour

      
    8:55

    Presentation of token of appreciation to Guest of Honour from President of CASA

      
    9:00

    Presidents of societies from ASEAN countries invited to stage for photo session

      
    09:10-09:35

    Plenary Lecture – Quentin J Gomez Lecture – Challenges in raising Quality of Anaesthesia in ASEAN countries

    Prof Florian Nuevo /   
    09:35-10:00

    Plenary Lecture – Interactive technology in obstetric anaesthesia – exploring seamless solutions to jagged problems

    Prof Alex Sia Tiong Heng /   
    • MAIN HALL
    • SATELLITE 1
    • SATELLITE 2
    08:15-10:00

    OPENING CEREMONY

      
    10:00-10:20

    Tea Break/ Poster viewing/Exhibition

      
    10:20-11:30

    QUALITY AND SAFETY

    Chair / A/Prof Tay Sook Muay, Dr Prapa Ratanachai  
    10:20-10:40

    Digital innovation in anaesthesia and peri operative medicine

    Quality and Safety
    Dr Ashokka Balakrishnan /   
    10:40-11:00

    Drivers of perioperative mortality

    Quality and Safety
    A/Prof David Pescod /   
    11:00-11:20

    Safety standards in anaesthesia in Malaysia

    Quality and Safety
    Dr Raveenthiran Rasiah /   
    11:20-11:30

    Q & A

      
    11:30-14:00

    Lunch & Friday Prayer Break

      
    14:00-16:00

    CASA Executive Meeting

      
    14:00-14:45

    PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE

    Chair / Prof Chris Bowden, A/Prof Biribo Kenton  
    14:00-14:20

    Post operative delirium and neuro-cognitive dysfunction

    Perioperative Medicine
    A/Prof Ti Lian Kah /   
    14:20-14:40

    Perioperative medicine for the elderly surgical patients: The new frontier for anaesthesiologists

    Perioperative Medicine
    Dr Hairil Rizal bin Abdullah /   
    14:40-14:45

    Q & A

      
    14:45-15:30

    PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE

    Chair / Dr Kumudini Ranatunga, Dr Aphichat Suphathamwit  
    14:00-15:05

    Balanced salt solution-Is it really balanced?

    Perioperative Medicine
    Dr Vineet Nayyar /   
    15:05-15:25

    Anaesthetic management of parturients with increased ICP

    Perioperative Medicine
    Dr Subramanya Mahankali /   
    15:25-15:30

    Q & A

      
    15:30-15:50

    Break/ Poster viewing/ Exhibition

      
    16:00-18:00

    AARS Board Meeting

      
    15:50-17:00

    AIRWAY INNOVATION

    Chair / Prof Marzida Mansoor, Dr Raveendra US  
    15:50-16:10

    Ultrasound for airway assessment and management

    Airway innovation
    Dr Shahridan Fathil /   
    16:10-16:30

    Best approaches to awake intubation

    Airway innovation
    Dr Avinash Gobindram /   
    16:30-165:0

    New anaesthetic techniques for airway surgery

    Airway innovation
    Dr Imran Ahmad /   
    16:50-17:00

    Q & A

      
    19:00-21:00

    Tarindak D’Seni – Serambi Suluh Hall (ASEAN Cultural Night and Gala Dinner)

      
    10:20-11:30

    OBSTETRICS ANAESTHESIA

    Chair / Dr Tep Sokha, Dr Lim Kim Hong  
    10:20-10:40

    PPH Major obstetric hemorrhage-Update

    Obstetrics Anaesthesia
    Dr Susilo Chandra /   
    10:40-11:00

    Pre-eclampsia – a peri-operative medical challenge

    Obstetrics Anaesthesia
    Prof Laila Arjumand Banu /   
    11:00-11:20

    Obesity and obstetric anaesthesia: a worldwide problem

    Obstetrics Anaesthesia
    Dr (Major) M V Bhimeswar /   
    11:20-11:30

    Q & A

      
    11:30-14:00

    Lunch & Friday Prayer Break

      
    14:00-16:00

    CASA Executive Meeting

      
    14:00-14:45

    LEADERSHIP AND TEACHING

    Chair / Prof Alex Sia, Dr Ashokka Balakrishnan  
    14:00-14:20

    Leadership in the era of embracing innovation and enhancing quality in healthcare

    Leadership and Teaching
    Dr Jahizah Hassan /   
    14:20-14:40

    Teaching in the OR: how does innovation impact on patient outcomes

    Leadership and Teaching
    Prof Florian Nuevo /   
    14:40-14:45

    Q & A

      
    14:45-15:30

    NEUROANAESTHESIA

    Chair / Prof Tae Yop Kim, A/Prof Zenaida Mariano  
    14:45-15:05

    Management of devastating brain injury

    Neuroanaesthesia
    Prof Umesh G /   
    15:05-15:25

    Neuromonitoring improving brain function

    Neuroanaesthesia
    Prof Wichai Ittichaikultho /   
    15:25-15:30

    Q & A

      
    15:30-15:50

    Break/ Poster viewing/ Exhibition

      
    16:00-18:00

    AARS Board Meeting

      
    15:50-17:00

    INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

    Chair / Dr George John, Dr Venugopal Kulkarni  
    15:50-16:10

    Professional burnout among physicians and nurses in Asian intensive care units

    Intensive Care Medicine
    Dr Khalid MK Nafees /   
    16:10-16:30

    Edema pathophysiology and management

    Intensive Care Medicine
    Dr Sumesh Arora /   
    16:30-16:50

    Rational use of vasopressors and inotropes

    Intensive Care Medicine
    Dr Vineet Nayyar /   
    16:50-17:00

    Q & A

      
    19:00-21:00

    Tarindak D’Seni – Serambi Suluh Hall (ASEAN Cultural Night and Gala Dinner)

      
    10:20-11:30

    ACUTE PAIN

    Chair / Prof Tatsuo Nakamoto, Dr Shibata Yasuyuki  
    10:20-10:40

    A 21st century approach to post Caeserean Section analgesia

    Acute Pain
    Dr Muralidhar Joshi /   
    10:40-11:00

    PDPH- current concepts and management

    Acute Pain
    Dr Abhijit Nair /   
    11:00-11:20

    Evidence based pain management for trauma

    Acute Pain
    Dr Subramanya Mahankali /   
    11:20-11:30

    Q & A

      
    11:30-14:00

    Lunch & Friday Prayer Break

      
    14:00-16:00

    CASA Executive Meeting

      
    14:00-14:45

    ACUTE PAIN

    Chair / Dr Penafrancia C Cano, Dr Abhijit Nair  
    14:00-14:20

    Novel analgesia for post-operative pain management

    Acute Pain
    Dr Tatsuo Nakamoto /   
    14:20-14:40

    Managing chronic pain in acute setting

    Acute Pain
    Dr Amiruddin Nik Mohammed Kamil /   
    14:40-14:45

    Q & A

      
    14:45-15:30

    REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA

    Chair / Dr Jui-An Lin, Dr Pryambodho Pry  
    14:45-15:05

    Clnical Pathway Strategy for Total Knee Replacement

    Regional Anaesthesia
    Dr Penafrancia C Cano /   
    15:05-15:25

    Truncal blocks/ thoracic wall blocks

    Regional Anaesthesia
    Dr Shibata Yasuyuki /   
    15:25-15:30

    Q & A

      
    15:30-15:50

    Break/ Poster viewing/ Exhibition

      
    16:00-18:00

    AARS Board Meeting

      
    15:50-17:00

    FREE ORAL PRESENTATION

    6 Presentations. Each presentation is 8 min x 6 = 48 min. QA 12 min
    Chair / Prof Hiroshi Otake, Brigadier General Professor Razia Khanam (Rtd), A/Prof David Pescod, Dr Suzi Nou  
    19:00-21:00

    Tarindak D’Seni – Serambi Suluh Hall (ASEAN Cultural Night and Gala Dinner)

      
    • MAIN HALL
    • SATELLITE 1
    • SATELLITE 2
    08:00-08:30

    REGISTRATION

      
    08:30-09:00

    Lim Say Wan Lecture – Patient Safety : the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    Plenary lecture
    A/Prof Dr Chan Yew Weng /   
    09:00-09:30

    Plenary lecture: Quality and Innovation in developing Countries

    Plenary lecture
    Prof Dr Chris Bowden /   
    09:30-10:00

    Plenary Lecture: Improving quality through patient involvement

    Plenary lecture
    A/Prof David Pescod /   
    10:00-10:20

    Tea Break/ Poster viewing/ Exhibition

      
    10:20-11:30

    CHRONIC PAIN

    Chair / Dr Shahridan Fathil, Dr Subramanya Mahankali  
    10:20-10:40

    CPSP Chronic Post surgical pain

    Chronic Pain
    Dr Muralidhar Joshi /   
    10:40-11:00

    Current strategies to treat cancer pain

    Chronic Pain
    Brigadier General Professor Razia Khanam (Rtd) /   
    11:00-11:20

    Physician judgements and the burden of chronic pain

    Chronic Pain
    A/Prof Zenaida Mariano /   
    11:20-11:30

    Q & A

      
    11:30-12:40

    PRESIDENT FORUM

    Chair / Dr Zulaidi Latif  
    11:30-12:40

    Raising standards of care of anaesthesia, pain and critical care in ASEAN

    President Forum
      
    12:40-13:40

    Lunch Symposium by Baxter – “Updates on enhanced recovery”

    Dr Hairil Rizal Bin Abdullah /   
    13:40-14:25

    ENHANCING QUALITY

    Chair / Prof Wichai Ittichaikulthol, Dr Avinash Gobindram  
    13:40-14:00

    Enhancing Quality, Improving Care in Anaesthesiology: Perspective from an Academic Medical Centre

    Enhancing Quality
    A/Prof Tay Sook Muay /   
    14:00-14:20

    Run for Innovation, Walk for Quality, Stop for Mindcare

    Enhancing Quality
    Dr Prapa Ratanachai /   
    14:20-14:25

    Q & A

      
    14:25-15:10

    UPDATES / INNOVATION

    Chair / Prof Cong Quyet Thang, Dr Wardina Buntar  
    14:25-14:45

    Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity- current concepts

    Updates / Innovation
    Prof Umesh G /   
    14:45-14:55

    Live data collection through anaesthesia app: Personal data leading to organizational data

    Updates / Innovation
    Dr Ashit Bardhan /   
    14:55-15:05

    Converting real-world practice into evidence: Innovative mobile e-audit app and national e-database for quality improvement

    Updates / Innovation
    Dr Gurunath Murthy /   
    15:05-15:10

    Q & A

      
    15:10-15:30

    Tea Break/ Poster viewing/ Exhibition

      
    15:30-16:15

    EDUCATION / RESEARCH

    Chair / Dr Raveenthiran Rasiah, A/Prof Ti Lian Kah  
    15:30-15:50

    “Blooming” medical education in the pacific: when education science meets the clinician

    Education/Research
    Dr Biribo Kenton /   
    15:50-16:10

    Education and research Simulation in Anaesthesia

    Education/Research
    Dr Ashokka Balakrishnan /   
    16:10-16:15

    Q & A

      
    16:20-17:30

    Main Hall – Closing Ceremony

      
    10:20-11:30

    CARDIOTHORACIC ANAESTHESIA

    Chair / Dato Dr Jahizah Hassan, Dr Dhakshinamoorthi  
    10:20-10:40

    Off-pump vs. on-pump coronary bypass surgery: anesthesiologist’s perspective

    Cardio-Thoracic Anaesthesia
    Prof Tae Yop Kim /   
    10:40-11:00

    Peri-operative vital organ protection during cardio pulmonary by-pass. How best to handle it?

    Cardio-Thoracic Anaesthesia
    Dr Kumudini Ranatunga /   
    11:00-11:20

    Cardiomyopathy and Anaesthesia

    Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia
    Dr Venugopal Kulkarni /   
    11:20-11:30

    Q & A

      
    11:30-12:40

    AIRWAY INNOVATION

    Chair / Dr (Major) M V Bhimeswar, Dr Chan Koo Boon  
    11:30-11:50

    Controversies: Videolaryngoscopes for all?

    Airway Innovation
    Dr Raveendra US /   
    11:50-12:10

    High Flow Nasal Oxygen in Anaesthesia

    Airway Innovation
    Dr Avinash Gobindram /   
    12:10-12:30

    Virtual Endoscopy: A new approach to the assesment of the anticipated difficult airway

    Airway Innovation
    Dr Imran Ahmad /   
    12:30-12:40

    Q & A

      
    12:40-13:40

    Lunch Symposium by Baxter – “Updates on enhanced recovery”

    Dr Hairil Rizal bin Abdullah /   
    13:40-14:25

    INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

    Chair / Dr Vineet Nayyar, Dr Aung Kyi  
    13:40-14:00

    ICU management of patients after spinal cord injury

    Intensive Care Medicine
    Dr Sumesh Arora /   
    14:00-14:20

    New innovation in management of Sepsis

    Intensive Care Medicine
    Dr (Major) M V Bhimeswar /   
    14:20-14:25

    Q & A

      
    14:25-15:10

    PAEDIATRIC ANAESTHESIA

    Chair / Dr Benjamin Daniel S Valera, Dr Durairajan  
    14:25-14:45

    Respiratory physiology of the premature newborn

    Paediatric anaesthesia
    Dr Venugopal Kulkarni /   
    14:45-15:05

    TIVA-TCI for paediatrics

    Paediatric anaesthesia
    Dr Hiroshi Otake /   
    15:05-15:10

    Q & A

      
    15:10-15:30

    Tea Break/ Poster viewing/ Exhibition

      
    15:30-16:15

    MONITORING

    Chair / Dr Meera Sahib Kabeer, Prof Umesh G  
    15:30-15:50

    Clinical implication of NIRS regional cerebral oxygenation

    Monitoring
    Prof Tae Yop Kim /   
    15:50-16:10

    Impact of intraoperative EEG (BIS) monitoring

    Monitoring
    Prof Hiroshi Otake /   
    16:10-16:15

    Q & A

      
    16:20-17:30

    Main Hall – Closing Ceremony

      
    10:20-11:30

    REGIONAL ANAESTHESIA

    Chair / Dr Hairil Rizal Bin Abdullah, Dr Satry Sani  
    10:20-10:40

    Regional anaesthesia and cancer recurrence- controversies

    Regional Anaesthesia
    Dr Abhijit Nair /   
    10:40-11:00

    Anti coagulation and regional Anaesthesia

    Regional Anaesthesia
    Dr Pryambodho Pry /   
    11:00-11:20

    Ergonomics in peripheral nerve block

    Regional Anaesthesia
    Dr Jui An Lin /   
    11:20-11:30

    Q & A

      
    11:30-12:40

    PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE

    Chair / Dr Sumesh Arora, Dr Vinod Bhaskaran  
    11:30-11:50

    Impact of Diabetes and Undiagnosed diabetes on postoperative outcomes

    Perioperative Medicine
    A/Prof Ti Lian Kah /   
    11:50-12:10

    The Resurgence of Ketamine

    Perioperative Medicine
    Prof Chris Bowden /   
    12:10-12:30

    Expanding role of peri-operative ultrasound

    Perioperative Medicine
    Dr Shahridan Fathil /   
    12:30-12:40

    Q & A

      
    12:40-13:40

    Lunch Symposium by Baxter – “Updates on enhanced recovery”

    Dr Hairil Rizal bin Abdullah /   
    13:40-14:25

    MAJOR HAEMORRHAGE

    Chair / Dr Susilo Chandra, Dr Augustus G Sumant  
    13:40-14:00

    Strategies in fluid management in major haemorrhage

    Major Haemorrhage
    Dr Wardina Buntar /   
    14:20-14:40

    Blood conservation in major surgery

    Major Haemorrhage
    Dr Aphichat Suphathamwit /   
    14:20-14:25

    Q & A

      
    14:25-15:10

    TIVA/TCI

    Chair / Dr Traychit Chanthasiri, Dr Imran Ahmad  
    14:25-14:45

    Monitoring nociception in TCI-TIVA

    TIVA/TCI
    Dr Susilo Chandra /   
    14:45-15:05

    TIVA in low resource setting

    TIVA/TCI
    Brigadier General Professor Razia Khanam (Rtd) /   
    15:05-15:10

    Q & A

      
    15:10-15:30

    Tea Break/ Poster viewing/ Exhibition

      

    ANAESTHESIA AND OBESITY

    Chair / Dr Muralidhar Joshi, Dr Richard Lolong Wulung  
    15:30-15:50

    Obesity and Ambulatory anaesthesia

    Anaesthesia for Obesity
    Prof Marzida Mansoor /   
    15:50-16:10

    Airway Management and Oxygenation in the Morbidly Obese Patient

    Anaesthesia for Obesity
    Dr Raveendra US /   
    16:10-16:15

    Q & A

      
    16:20-17:30

    Main Hall – Closing Ceremony

      
      14:00-19:00

      ULTRASOUND GUIDED PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCKS

      The faculty is composed of experts in Regional Anesthesia from different parts of Asia.
      1. Dr. Penafrancia C. Cano, 2. Dr Pryambodho Pry, 3. Dr Shibata Yasuyuki, 4. Dr Amiruddin Nik Mohammed Kamil, 5. Dr Tatsuo Nakamoto, 6. Dr Jui An Lin /   
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