MAIN CONGRESS PROGRAMME
Main Congress Programme
Date: 28 November 2026, Saturday
Time: 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM
Venue: The NAK Auditorium, Academia, 20 College Road, Singapore 169856
Time (in SGT)
Programme
Speaker
0900 – 0905
Prof Emile Tan
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Singapore General Hospital & National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
Welcome Address
0905 – 0910
Guest of Honour
Opening Address
0910 – 0950
Prof Xu Jianmin
Director, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China
Clinical Advances in Robotic‑Assisted Radical Resection for Mid‑Low Rectal Cancer
0950 – 1020
Tea Break
Session 1: Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
Moderators: Dr Mohd Razali, Prof Xu Jianming & Dr Chang Meihuan
1020 – 1035
Prof You Jeng-Fu
Professor and Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction in Colorectal Surgery
1035 – 1050
Dr Koo Si-Lin
Senior Consultant, Department of Gastrointestinal & Neurology
National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
Rectal Cancer Management: Current Evidence on Organ Preservation Strategies
1050 – 1105
Dr Khor Shao Nan
Consultant, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Singapore General Hospital & National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
What to do with the Lateral Pelvic Nodes
1105 – 1120
Dr Lionel Chen
Consultant, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Singapore General Hospital & National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
Early Onset Colorectal Cancer
1120 - 1135
TBC
TBC
1135 - 1200
All Speakers
Question & Answer
1200 – 1300
Lunch
Video Session
Moderators: Prof You Jeng-Fu, Dr Mohana Raj Thanapal & Dr Cherylin Fu
1300 – 1315
Winner of Best Video
Best Video Presentation
Session 2: Improving Surgical Outcomes
Moderators: Prof You Jeng-Fu, Dr Mohana Raj Thanapal & Dr Cherylin Fu
1315 – 1330
Prof Emile Tan
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Singapore General Hospital & National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
Our Robotic Experience: Role of Robotic Surgery in Singapore
1330 - 1345
Dr Fukunaga Yosuke
Special Appointed Professor (Board Chairman's Office), Department of Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery, Director of Robotic Assisted Surgery Center, Director of Pelvic Function Center
Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Japan
Operative Techniques Including Anastomosis in Minimally Invasive Rectal Cancer Surgery
1345 – 1400
A/Prof Frederick Koh
Consultant, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Impact of Sarcopenia in Colorectal Surgery
1400 – 1415
Dr Wong Neng Wei
Consultant, Department of Surgery
Changi General Hospital, Singapore
MIS in Colorectal Emergency Surgery
1415 - 1430
Dr Elaine Ng
Head of Department of Surgery
Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon
Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Malaysia
Controversies in the Management of Anastomotic Leak
1430 – 1455
All Speakers
Question & Answer
1455 – 1525
Tea Break
Session 3: Expert Sharing Sessions
Moderators: Dr Elaine Ng & A/Prof Tang Choong Leong
1525 – 1545
Dr Rambha Rai
Senior Consultant, Department of Paediatric Surgery
KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
SNC Teresa Lim San Ling
Senior Nurse Clinician (Wound Ostomy (Paeds)), Nursing Clinical Services
KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
Challenges of Paediatric Stoma
1545 – 1625
Presenter:
Dr Justin Leong
Associate Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Panelists:
A/Prof Malcolm Tan
Senior Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Prof Emile Tan
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Colorectal Surgery
Singapore General Hospital & National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
Dr Ngo Nye Thane
Senior Consultant, Department of Anatomical Pathology
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Dr Elizabeth Cheong
Senior Consultant, Department of Cardiothoracic & Abdominal Radiology
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) MDT - Latest Development in management of IBD
1625 – 1645
Dr Mohana Raj Thanapal
Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon
Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Beyond TME: Pushing the Boundaries in Locally advanced and Recurrent Rectal Cancer
1645 – 1655
All Speakers
Question & Answer
1655 – 1700
Closing Address
End of Congress
Programme is accurate as of 28 August 2026 and subject to changes.