Scientific Programme
| 0730 – 0800 | Registration | |
| Olympia 1 | Olympia 2 | |
| 0800 – 1200 | Workshop 1: Perioperative Medication Safety Workshop |
Workshop 3: Bariatric Anaesthesia Workshop |
| 1400 – 1700 | Workshop 2: Kiken Yochi Training (Risk Prediction Training) Workshop |
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| Colosseum 1 | Colosseum 2 | TBC | |
| APSS | ROBAC | ||
| 0730 – 0825 | Registration | ||
| 0825 – 0830 | Welcome Address Arney Abcejo (USA) |
Welcome Address Naveen Eipe (Canada) |
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| 0830 – 1000 | Symposium 1: The Vulnerable Brain | Symposium 2: Introduction to Obesity | |
| 0830 – 0855 | Safety in Neurocritical Care Steven Greenberg (USA) |
Why are Humans Obese? Luc De Baerdemaeker (Belgium) |
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| 0855 – 0920 | Preoperative Functional Conditioning Michelle Humeidan (USA) |
Obesity Pandemic, Perioperative Risk & Consent Becky Black (UK) |
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| 0920 – 0945 | Perioperative Concussion Arney Abcejo (USA) |
Obesity and the National Audit Project (NAP 4, 5 & 6) Andrew Mckechnie (UK) |
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| 0945 – 1000 | Q&A | Q&A | |
| 1000 – 1030 | Coffee & & Exhibition Viewing | ||
| 1030 – 1115 | Plenary 1: Stroke Updates Jeffrey Pasternak (USA) |
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| 1115 – 1230 | Plenary 2: Surgical Implications of Obesity- Lessons Learnt from Bariatric Surgery Nik Ritza Kosai Nik Mahmood (Malaysia) |
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| 1230-1315 | Sponsored Symposium 1 | Sponsored Symposium 2 | |
| 1315-1415 | Lunch | ||
| 1415 – 1545 | Symposium 3: Operationalising Patient Safety | Symposium 2: Symposium 4: Preoperative Preparation | Oral & Poster Presentations |
| 1415 – 1450 | Improving Patient Safety Culture – Can a Leopard Change Its Spots? Sophia Ang (Singapore) |
Preoperative Preparation and Optimisation Chan Weng Ken (Malaysia) |
TBA |
| 1450 – 1515 | Patient Blood Management Hairil Rizal Abdullah (Singapore) |
Drug Dosing in Obesity Luc De Baerdemaeker (Belgium) |
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| 1515 – 1540 | Medication Safety Elizabeth Rebello (USA) |
Monitoring, POCUS & Neuraxial USG in Obesity Shahridan Fathil (Malaysia) |
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| 1540 – 1545 | Q&A | Q&A | |
| 1545-1615 | Coffee & Exhibition Viewing | ||
| 1615-1715 | Symposium 5: Clinical Safety in Neuroanaesthesia | Symposium 6: Special Populations and Situations | |
| 1615 – 1640 | Venous Air Embolism Updates & Patient Positioning Arney Abcejo (USA) |
Paediatric Obesity Teo Shu Ching (Malaysia) |
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| 1640 – 1705 | Safety Considerations in Neuro Interventional Radiology Jeffrey Pasternak (USA) |
Ambulatory Surgery in Patients with Severe Obesity Becky Black (UK) |
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| 1705 – 1715 | Q&A | Q&A | |
| 1715 | End of Day 1 | ||
| Colosseum 1 | Colosseum 2 | TBC | |
| APSS | ROBAC | ||
| 0730 – 0825 | Registration | ||
| 0830 – 1000 | Symposium 7: Changing Global Perioperative Patient Safety | Symposium 8: Airway Management | |
| 0830 – 0855 | Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Priorities Steven Greenberg (USA) |
Airway Assessment in Patients with Severe Obesity Naveen Eipe (Canada) |
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| 0855 – 0920 | Stoelting Conference 2024 Elizabeth Rebello (USA) |
Airway Management in Obesity Theodore Wong (Singapore) |
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| 0920 – 0945 | Speaking Up for Patient Safety- How is Malaysia Faring? Alex Kim (Malaysia) |
Recent Advances and Airway Rescue in Severe Obesity Andrew Mckechnie (UK) |
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| 0945 – 1000 | Q&A | Q&A | |
| 1000 – 1030 | Coffee & Exhibition Viewing | ||
| 1030 – 1115 | Plenary 3: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Surgical Patients- Do We Care or Should We Care? Frances Chung (Canada) |
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| 1115 – 1230 | Plenary 4: Optimizing Handoffs Meghan Lane-Fall (USA) |
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| 1230-1315 | Sponsored Symposium 3 | Sponsored Symposium 4 | |
| 1315 – 1415 | Lunch | ||
| 1415 – 1545 | Symposium 9: Practical Considerations for Patient Safety | Symposium 10: Intraoperative Challenges | |
| 1415 – 1440 | Practical Considerations for Reducing Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Risk Michelle Humeidan (USA) |
Anaesthetic Technique in Patients with Obesity Adrian Sultana (Australia) |
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| 1440 – 1505 | Pulse Oximetry Updates Meghan Lane-Fall (USA) |
Ventilatory Strategies in Bariatrics Luc De Baerdemaeker (Belgium) |
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| 1505 – 1530 | Safety in Regional Anaesthesia Shahridan Fathil (Malaysia) |
Analgesic Strategies & Regional Techniques Theodore Wong (Singapore) |
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| 1530 – 1545 | Q&A | Q&A | |
| 1545 – 1615 | Coffee & Exhibition Viewing | ||
| 1615 – 1640 | Symposium 11: Learning and Perioperative Patient Safety | Symposium 12: Improving Safety and Outcomes | |
| 1615 – 1640 | Learning from Non-compliance and Unintended Consequences- The Challenging Road to Safety Sophia Ang (Singapore) |
Implementing ERAS in Bariatrics and Obesity Naveen Eipe (Canada) |
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| 1640 – 1705 | Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Perioperative Care Hairil Rizal Abdullah (Singapore) |
Perioperative Safety and Complications Adrian Sultana (Australia) |
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| 1705 – 1715 | Q&A | Q&A | |
| 1715 – 1730 | Closing Ceremony & Award Presentations | ||
| 1730 | Adjourn | ||
DISCLAIMER: The programme is subject to change. Accurate at time of publishing.