Day 1 - 17th October 2025

Day 1 - 17 October 2025

Time	Session

08:00 08:30	Registration
08:30 09:45	Symposium 1a: UGI Training in Malaysia Ahmad Sudirman bin Mohd Salleh Chairperson Vijaya Shankar Arunachalam Chairperson Evolution of UGI Surgery in Malaysia Ramesh Gurunathan Speaker UGI Training Pathway In Malaysia Hans Alexander Mahendran Speaker Development of Minimally Invasive UGI in Malaysia Nik Ritza Kosai Speaker Q&A Summit 2	Symposium 1b: Allied Health - Endoscopy Lee Pei Pei Chairperson Muhammad Haekal Bin Khazalle Chairperson Ensuring Safety in Endoscopic Practice: Infection Control and Scope Reprocessing Ng Chong Beng Speaker Troubleshooting in the Endoscopy Suite: Common Technical and Workflow Challenges Mohd Zulkifli Mohd Zain Speaker Endoscopy Nursing in Complex UGI Procedures: Role in ESD, POEM, and Bariatric Endoscopy Lau Peng Choong Speaker Q&A The Zenith		Meet the Experts Ngo Choon Woon Chairperson Sekkapan Thannimalai Sambathan Chairperson C. Palanivelu Speaker Huang Chih-Kun Speaker Takeo Fujita Speaker Pinnacle 10
09:45 10:00	Opening Ceremony
10:00 10:45	Keynote lecture 1: The Future Landscape of Precision Oncology in Gastric Cancer Masanori Terashima Speaker Summit 2
10:45 12:00	Symposium 2a: Updates in Precision Oncology Tan Yunrong Chairperson Yeap Chee Loong Chairperson Emerging Trends in Cancer Treatment Jimmy So Bok Yan Speaker Biomarkers in Oesophageal Cancer Ooi Po Lin Speaker Precision surgery: From Image-guided to Information-guided Surgery Hyung Woo Jin Speaker Q&A Summit 2	Symposium 2b: Novel Techniques in UGI Diseases Hans Alexander Mahendran Chairperson Lim Huay Cheen Chairperson ⁠POEM & Beyond: Current Surgical Options for Achalasia Lau Peng Choong Speaker ⁠ESD for Early UGI Tumours Ho Shiaw Hooi Speaker Third Space Endoscopy of the UGI Tract Rajvinder Singh Speaker Q&A The Zenith		Oral Presentations 1: Gastric Cancer Care and Outcomes Huang Chih-Kun Judges Ooi Wei Keat Judges Long-term Outcomes of Totally Laparoscopic Near-total Versus Total Gastrectomy for the Middle Third Gastric Cancer With Serosal Invasion Tran Duy Phuoc Presenter Factors Associated With Non-compliance to Adjuvant Chemotherapy After Gastrectomy: A Real-world Analysis From a Single Tertiary Centre Cheah Su-Vynn, Vivian Presenter Comparison of Preoperative CT Radiomics Features Between Recurrence and Non-recurrence Groups in Gastric Cancer Thuy Le Thi Hong Presenter Yield of Diagnostic Laparoscopy in Gastric Cancer – A Single Centre Experience in Sabah Oo Kean Li Presenter Effectiveness of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With a Docetaxel, Cisplatin, and S-1 (DCS) Regimen for T4b Gastric Cancer Tran Duy Phuoc Presenter Pinnacle 10
12:00 12:45	Lunch Symposium 1 Novo Nordisk Summit 2
12:45 14:00	Lunch & Prayer Break		USAN AGM Pinnacle 10
14:00 15:15	Symposium 3a: Oesophageal Surgery Techniques Lim Shyang Yee Chairperson Low Kuan Yean Chairperson Precision in Practice: Key Strategies for Safe and Effective Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy C. Palanivelu Speaker Leaks and Fixes: Managing Complications After Oesophagectomy Tee Sze Chee Speaker The Scope For Cure: Endoscopic For Early Oesophageal Neoplasms Precision Diagnosis In Early Oesophageal Cancer And Treatment In The Era Of Innovation Rajvinder Singh Speaker Q&A Summit 2	Symposium 3b: UGI Emergencies Ahmad Junaidi Bin Ahmad Hamidi Chairperson Azrina binti Abu Bakar Chairperson Managing Gastric Outlet Obstruction Hashimah Binti Abdul Rahman Speaker Management of UGI Bleeding Ng Chong Beng Speaker Management of Corrosive Injury Sekkapan Thannimalai Sambathan Speaker Q&A The Zenith		Oral Presentations 2: Emergency Gastric and Oesophageal Surgery Aye Mon Judges Kelvin Voon Judges Primary Repair vs. Distal Gastrectomy for Perforated Gastric Ulcers: Outcomes From a High-volume Center – A 3-year Analysis of 210 Cases Jane Chuah Wai Yee Presenter When Ulcers Imitate Cancer: Emergency Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy for Huge Benign Gastroesophageal Perforation Loke Sheih Nee Presenter Carcinoma of Unknown Origin With Subsequent Acute Abdomen – A Diagnostic and Management Challenge Kavitha A/P Gunalan Presenter Epidemiology and Outcome of Corrosive Ingestion in Hospital Sultanah Aminah from Jan 2023 to May 2025 Choong Kai Hao Presenter Pinnacle 10
15:15 15:35	Tea Symposium Johnson & Johnson Summit 2
15:35 16:00	Poster Presentation 1: Esophageal & Upper GI Wong Wei Jin Judges Summit 1		Poster Presentation 2: Emergencies & Critical Surgical Challenges Loo Guo Hou Judges Ng Chong Beng Judges Summit 1
16:00 17:15	Symposium 4a: Emerging Treatments for Obesity Ahmad Junaidi Bin Ahmad Hamidi Chairperson Loo Guo Hou Chairperson Multi-modal Approach for Diabetes: Precision Approach to a Global Epidemic Nik Ritza Kosai Speaker Endoscopic Bariatric Procedures Voraboot Taweerutchana Speaker Role of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Obesity Management: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives Rohana Abd Ghani Speaker Q&A Summit 2	Symposium 4b: Clinical Nutrition by Fresenius Kabi Mohanrajah A/L Silvarajah Chairperson Nor Ilyani binti Othman Chairperson Nutritional Challenges After Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Wong Wei Jin Speaker Early Recognition and Management of Refeeding Syndrome Ooi Wei Keat Speaker Pre-operative Nutritional Prehabilitation for the General Surgeon Aye Mon Speaker Q&A The Zenith		Oral Presentations 3: Innovations in Upper GI Surgery Jimmy So Bok Yan Judges Lau Peng Choong Judges Risk Factors for Readmission Following Esophagectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Fong Yan Bin Presenter Is Post-peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (Poem) Reflux a Myth? A Real-world Analysis From an Endoscopy Referral Centre Tee Shi Ting Presenter Outcomes of Laparoscopic Surgery for Hiatal Hernia Repair and Omega 300 AP Anti-Reflux Valve Construction Bui Minh Tin Presenter Surgeon-Performed Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Regional Nerve Block for Open Gastrostomy: A Safe, Feasible, and Cost-Effective Game-Changer in High-Risk Patient Care Jane Chuah Wai Yee Presenter Pinnacle 10
17:15 17:30	End of Day 1		MUGIS AGM Pinnacle 10
19:00 21:00	Gala Dinner