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
1525 – 1545
Challenges of Paediatric Stoma
Dr Rambha Rai
Ms Lim San Ling
1545 – 1625
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) MDT - Latest Development in management of IBD
Group of Panelists
1625 – 1645
Beyond TME: Pushing the Boundaries in Locally advanced and Recurrent Rectal Cancer
Dr Mohana Raj Thanapal
1645 – 1655
Question & Answer
All Speakers
1655 – 1700
Closing Address
Emcee
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Time (in SGT)
Programme
Speaker
0900 – 0905
Welcome Address
Prof Emile Tan
0905 – 0910
Opening Address
Guest of Honour
0910 – 0950
Goh Hak Su Professorship Keynote Lecture - Topic TBC
Prof Xu Jianming
Session 1: Cancer of the Colon & Rectum
1020 – 1040
Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction in Colorectal Surgery
Dr You Jeng-Fu
1040 – 1100
Rectal Cancer Management: Current Evidence on Organ Preservation Strategies
Dr Koo Si-Lin
1100 – 1120
What to do with the Lateral Pelvic Nodes
Dr Khor Shao Nan
1120 – 1140
Early Onset Colorectal Cancer
Dr Lionel Chen
1140 - 1200
Question & Answer
All Speakers
Video Session
1300 – 1315
Best Video Presentation
Winner of Best Video
Session 2: Improving Surgical Outcomes
1315 – 1335
Our Robotic Experience: Role of Robotic Surgery in Singapore
Prof Emile Tan
1335 – 1355
Stapling in Minimally Invasive Rectal Cancer Surgery
Dr Fukunaga Yosuke
1355 – 1415
Impact of Sarcopenia in Colorectal Surgery
A/Prof Frederick Koh
1415 – 1435
MIS in Colorectal Emergency Surgery
Dr Wong Neng Wei
1435 – 1455
Question & Answer
All Speakers
End of Congress
Programme is accurate as of 1 July 2026 and subject to changes.
0950 – 1020
Tea Break
1200 – 1300
Lunch
1455 – 1525
Tea Break