Programme

11th September 2026, Friday

Time	Session

07:00	MUGIS Ballroom 1 & 2	SSC Ballroom 3	Allied Health Symposium Studio 1	Oral & Video Presentation Dato' DrAhmad Shanwani Mohamed Sidek Judge DrKong YongChong Judge Prof DrChih-KunHuang Judge DrPokEng Hong Judge Studio 2	Poster Presentation DrShyang YeeLim Judge Datin (Dr)Rohamini Sibin Judge Ballroom Foyer
07:30	Registration
08:00	Symposium 1A - Upper GI Services in Malaysia DrAhmad Junaidibin Ahmad Hamidi Moderator DrJaneChuah Wai Yee Moderator Evolution and Training Prospect in Malaysia Dr Hans Alexander Mahendran Speaker Forum : Fixing Delays and Preventing “Lost in The Referral” in Upper GI Cancer Diagnosis in Malaysia Dr Hans Alexander Mahendran Speaker Datuk Dr Raman Muthukaruppan Chettiar Speaker DrWeizen Justin Speaker Ballroom 1 & 2	Symposium 1B - General Surgery (Emergencies) DrGilbert Peh Voon Yeow Moderator Dr Wan Muhamad Mokhzani bin Wan Muhamad Mokhter Moderator Role of Imaging in the Management of Perforated Viscus Datin (Dr)Rohamini Sibin Speaker Surgical Management of Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis in Sabah: Lessons learned from Collective Experience DrChung Ketlai Speaker Minimally Invasive Approaches in Emergency Surgeries: Pearls and Pitfalls Dr Edwin See Un Hean Speaker Q&A Ballroom 3	Symposium 1C - Nursing DrKavienaNithiaselvan MC Mohd Fazri Bin Kiram MC Importance of SSSL in Perioperative Period MadamNordebrajessi CaroseBinti Ramlie Speaker Wound Care & Stoma DrJiann WenYap Speaker Studio 1	Oral Presentation DrKong YongChong Judge DrChee LoongYeap Judge #SSC26-MUGIS-6: Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Versus Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: A 5-Year Real-World Cost and Remission Analysis #SSC26-MUGIS-73: Establishment and Evaluation of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Service in a Rural North Borneo Hospital Without Intraoperative Cholangiography #SSC26-MUGIS-48: Incidence, predictors, and causes of 30-day readmission after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis #SSC26-MUGIS-82: Closing the Gap: Endoscopic Salvage of Cervical Anastomotic Leak with an Over-the-Scope Clip Following Minimally Invasive McKeown's Oesophagectomy #SSC26-MUGIS-78: Assosciation of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Lymph Node Yield and Adequacy of D2 Lymphadenectomy in Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma #SSC26-MUGIS-74: Prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori Infection Within Northern Sabah Cluster Studio 2
09:15	Opening Ceremony DrSharon Chong Master of Ceremony Cultural Performance & Opening Speech by Organising Chair (HOS/HOD/UGI) Ballroom 1 & 2
09:45	Keynote Lecture Current Status of General Surgical Services & Impact of Subspecialization Dato' DrAhmad Shanwani Mohamed Sidek Speaker Ballroom 1 & 2
10:25	Tea Break by Medtronic Malaysia Sdn Bhd
10:45	Symposium 2A - Oesophageal / GOJ Cancer DrKuan YeanLow Moderator DrChee LoongYeap Moderator Watch-and-Wait vs Oesophagectomy after Neoadjuvant Therapy: Lessons from The SANO Trial DrOoi Wei Keat Speaker Stronger In, Faster Out: Prehabilitation & ERAS in Major Upper GI Surgery DrPokEng Hong Speaker Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy vs Chemoradiotherapy in Resectable Oesophageal SCC DrTun Mohd Azlan Mohamed Nor Speaker Ballroom 1 & 2	Symposium 2B - HepatoPancreatoBiliary (HPB) Surgery DrDinesh Baithma Jothi Moderator DrChung Ketlai Moderator Changing Landscape of HCC Management DrIanChik Speaker Debate : Routine Vs Selective Intraoperative Cholangiogram DrHariSellappan Speaker DrGuang HongOng Speaker Forum : Difficult CBD Stone management DrDinesh Baithma Jothi Speaker Dr Chik Ian Speaker DrHariSellappan Speaker DrGuang HongOng Speaker Ballroom 3	Symposium 2C - Nursing DrKavienaNithiaselvan Moderator Mohd Fazri Bin Kiram Moderator Enteral Nutrition & Preparation MsNazirah Binti Zuman Speaker Parenteral Nutrition MadamStella Speaker CVC & Feeding Tube Care Madam Edith Speaker Studio 1	Video Presentation Dato' DrAhmad Shanwani Mohamed Sidek Judge Prof DrChih-KunHuang Judge #SSC26-MUGIS-64: Laparoscopic Proximal Gastrectomy with Double-Tract Reconstruction Following Neoadjuvant Imatinib for Locally Advanced Cardio-Oesophageal Junction GIST #SSC26-MUGIS-61: Large Epiphrenic Diverticulum: A Video Presentation of Laparoscopic transhiatal diverticulectomy , Heller Myotomy and Dor Fundoplication #SSC26-MUGIS-70: Emergency Laparoscopy in the Periphery: A Case Series of Perforated Peptic Ulcer Repairs in a District Setting #SSC26-MUGIS-58: Total Minimally Invasive McKeown's Oesophagectomy After Successful Neoadjuvant D-FLOT Therapy #SSC26-MUGIS-24: Thoracoscopic esophageal leiomyoma enucleation : a Video Presentation Studio 2
12:20	Lunch Symposium by Fresenius Kabi Malaysia Sdn Bhd
13:00	Lunch Break / Friday Prayer
14:00	Symposium 3A - Upper GI Emergencies DrKelvinVoon Moderator DrMohanarajah Silvarajah Moderator Management of Complicated Peptic Ulcer: From District to Tertiary Care – Getting It Right DrRamesh Gurunathan Speaker Forum : Who Owns the Bleed?: Multidisciplinary Management of Upper GI Bleeding DrShyang YeeLim Speaker Dr Nadarajan Chandran Speaker Datuk Dr Raman Muthukaruppan Chettiar Speaker Ballroom 1 & 2	Symposium 3B - Inguinal Hernia Dr Edwin See Un Hean Moderator DrTheiyallen Ambikapathi Moderator Laparoscopic Approach in Emergency Hernia Surgery; Benefits & Limitations Dr Wan Muhamad Mokhzani bin Wan Muhamad Mokhter Speaker Debate : Laparoscopic TAPP VS TEP: The Ideal Gateway for Junior Surgeon to embark on Laparoscopic Hernia Repair DrChung Ketlai Speaker DrSze LiSiow Speaker Approach to Recurrent Inguinal Hernias DrPeng ChoongLau Speaker Ballroom 3	Symposium 3C - Medical Student/Junior Medical Officer DrKavienaNithiaselvan Moderator Surgical Career Pathway DrJin JiunMah Speaker Women in Surgery Datin (Dr)Rohamini Sibin Speaker Global Surgery DrGilbert Peh Voon Yeow Speaker Sculpting Tomorrow's Surgeon: Inside Malaysian Student Surgical Society MsRadhaSai Speaker Studio 1	Oral and Video Presentation Dato' DrAhmad Shanwani Mohamed Sidek Judge Prof DrChih-KunHuang Judge #SSC26-MUGIS-39: Breast Reconstruction and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery in a Tertiary Referral Centre in Sabah: A Seven-Year Experience (2019–2026) #SSC26-MUGIS-35: The Great Masquerader: Fatal Small Bowel Amyloidosis – A Case Report #SSC26-MUGIS-17: Salvage En Bloc Chest Wall Resection for Isolated Parasternal Recurrence of Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report #SSC26-MUGIS-7: Perioperative Tranexamic Acid (TXA) Administration in Metabolic Bariatric Surgery to Reduce Perioperative bleeding: A Double-blinded, 3-arm Randomized Controlled Trial #SSC26-MUGIS-15: Beyond Surgery, TORe as endoscopic revision after gastric bypass surgery #SSC26-MUGIS-68: Innovation in Rural Borneo: Single-Incision Laparoscopic Appendicectomy with Standard Straight Instruments #SSC26-MUGIS-63: Totally MIS Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy Using Circular OrVil #SSC26-MUGIS-53: The OrVil Way: Transoral Anvil, Intracorporeal Anastomosis for Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy Studio 2	Poster Presentation #SSC26-MUGIS-76: Rural Resilience: A Case Series of Thyroid Surgery Without General Anaesthesia #SSC26-MUGIS-72: Optimising Perioperative Care in District Cholecystectomies: The Role of Routine Preoperative Endoscopy, Bedside Ultrasound, and Risk-Stratified Tertiary Referral #SSC26-MUGIS-59: Successful pan-duodenal stenting for total duodenal obstruction secondary to para-aortic nodal metastases from gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a case report #SSC26-MUGIS-45: A Handshake Away: Handgrip Strength as a Predictor of Postoperative Outcomes in General Surgery Patients #SSC26-MUGIS-85: Getting a GIST: A Low Rectal GIST Managed with Prophylactic Diversion Colostomy and Neoadjuvant Therapy #SSC26-MUGIS-40: Time To Theatre And Its Impact On Perforation Rates In Acute Appendicitis #SSC26-MUGIS-30: Conversion Surgery in Stage IV Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A Case Series #SSC26-MUGIS-27: Double pylorus in upper gastrointestinal bleeding that healed with care #SSC26-MUGIS-26: When Two Tumours Collide: Synchronous Oesophageal and Colonic Adenocarcinoma #SSC26-MUGIS-20: Multifocal Bleeding Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour (GIST) in an Adolescent Girl Requiring Emergency Partial Gastrectomy: A Rare Case Report #SSC26-MUGIS-19: From Catastrophe to Intestinal Autonomy: Multidisciplinary Management of Complex Enteroatmospheric Fistula and Short Bowel Syndrome Following Radical Gastrectomy #SSC26-MUGIS-18: Gallbladder Tuberculosis : Rare Extrapulmonary Manifestation That Can Closely Mimic Gallbladder Carcinoma #SSC26-MUGIS-12: Thyroid Abscess Due to Unusual Pathogens: A Case Series of Group B Streptococcus and Non-typhoidal Salmonella Infections. Ballroom Foyer
15:30	Tea Break & Symposium
16:00	Intervarsity Quiz Competition (Final) Ballroom 1 & 2
18:00	Conference Gala Dinner (By Invitation Only)

Note: The Organiser reserves the right to revise, amend, or make changes to the conference programme at its discretion.