Day 2

24 July 2026 - Friday

Time Session
06:45
07:00
Registration
07:00
07:50
Meet The Experts
Watch-and-Wait in 2026 – Implementing, Predicting, and Managing Failure
Maria Cristina Sartor Panellist Brazil
Francis Seow-Choen Panellist Singapore
Joaquim Costa-Pereira Panellist Portugal
Fuad Ismail Panellist Malaysia
MR 303
Meet The Experts
Proctology (Fistula)
Samrat Jankar Panellist India
Arun Rojanasakul Panellist Thailand
Kushal Mital Panellist India
Narimantas Evaldas Samalavicius Panellist Lithuania
MR 305
08:00
09:30
Andreas Kaiser Chairperson United States
Sentilnathan Subramaniam Chairperson Malaysia
  • Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT) and Immunotherapy – Are We Now at the Standard of Care?
    Nisha Shariff Speaker Malaysia
  • Staging and Restaging in Rectal Cancer – Overcoming Challenges and Improving Accuracy
    Swati Shah Speaker India
  • Molecular Profiling and Liquid Biopsies – The Next Disruptor
    Choo Su Pin Speaker Singapore
  • Salvage Transanal Procedures After TNT – Techniques, Timing & Outcomes
    Jean-Jacques Tuech Speaker France
  • Rectal Cancer 2026: Treatment & Prognostic-Oriented Features
    Joseph W. Nunoo-Mensah Speaker United Kingdom
  • Q&A
Ballroom 2
Gonzalo Hagerman Chairperson Mexico
Ragu Ramasamy Chairperson Malaysia
  • Pelvic Floor Disorders: Optimising Diagnosis & Multidisciplinary Assessment
    Liliana Bordeianou Speaker United States
  • Faecal Incontinence: From Sphincter Repair to Regenerative Medicine
    Jasneet Bhullar Speaker United States
  • Acute Traumatic Sphincter Injury (OASIS): Why It Remains Our Surgical Responsibility
    Lucia Oliveira Speaker Brazil
  • Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: Evidence-Based Management & Future Horizons
    Meheshinder Singh Speaker Malaysia
  • Neuromodulation: Sacral, Tibial, and Beyond — What Works for Pelvic Floor Disorders?
    Marc Gladman Speaker UK
  • Q&A
Banquet Hall
Plenary 1: The Rise of Robotic Bariatric Surgery in Malaysia : Current Status , Challenges and Future Directions
Bariatric
Tikfu Gee Speaker
Kirubakaran Malapan Chairperson Malaysia
Conference Hall 1
  • Video Presentation: ET Nursing in Malaysia: Stoma Care
  • Beyond the Stoma: Transformative Care Pathways for Colorectal Patients
    Widasari Sri Gitarja Speaker Indonesia
  • Fast-Track Recovery: Role of E.T. Nurses in Enhanced Recovery After Colorectal Surgery (ERAS)
    Mariam Mohd Nasir Speaker Malaysia
  • Getting It Right from the Start: How Stoma Placement Influences Care and Quality of Life
    Rozita Mohamad Speaker Malaysia
MR 305
08:20
09:30
Kelvin Voon Chairperson Malaysia
  • Choosing the Right Metabolic Surgery for the Right Patient.
    Nik Ritza Kosai Speaker
  • Endolaparoscopic Management of Weight Recidism after Bariatric Surgery
  • Limitations of Revisional Bariatric Surgery
    Kirubakaran Malapan Speaker Malaysia
  • Concomitant surgery with Bariatric surgery : Added Complications or Not? - Yes
    Debate
    Gafoor Mubarak Speaker
  • Concomitant surgery with Bariatric surgery : Added Complications or Not? - NO
    Debate
    POK ENG HONG Speaker Malaysia
Conference Hall 1
09:30
11:15
Joint Session - ACRSI
Kushal Mital Chairperson India
  • How Imaging Should Guide Fistula Surgery
    Samrat Jankar Speaker India
  • LIFT vs Advancement Flap: Which Is Truly Superior in 2026?
    Pradeep Sharma Speaker India
  • VAAFT, FiLAC, Fixcision: Evidence-Based or Just Hype?
    Kamal Gupta Speaker India
  • When to Abandon Sphincter Preservation and Proceed to More Radical Options
    Arshad Ahmad Speaker India
  • Redo Surgery for Complex and Recurrent Fistula: Practical Strategies
    Parvez Sheikh Speaker India
  • Why Does Fistula Surgery Fail? Lessons from Recurrence and Non-Healing
    Niranjan Agarwal Speaker India
  • Q&A Session
Ballroom 2
Joint Session - JSCP
Ichiro Takemasa Chairperson
Zaidi Zakaria Chairperson Malaysia
  • Optical Diagnosis & AI: Are We Ready to Skip Biopsies?
    Yutaka Saito Speaker Japan
  • Tissue-Integrated Biosensors for Real-Time Anastomotic Healing and Leak Prediction
    Kei Kimura Speaker Japan
  • Virtual & Augmented Reality: Can Immersive Tech Improve Outcomes?
    Shunjin Ryu Speaker Japan
  • Future Frontiers: How Far Are We from Autonomous Colorectal Surgery?
    Norikatsu Miyoshi Speaker Japan
  • Nanorobotics in Oncology: Targeted Drug Delivery and Tumour Ablation in the Colon
    Shigenobu Emoto Speaker Japan
  • Objectives Indicators of Surgical Performance. Does AI Have a Role?
    Fumitaka Nakayama Speaker Japan
Banquet Hall
Keynote Lecture 1: The Latest Advances in Endoluminal Robotics
Philip Chiu Speaker Hong Kong, China
Buvanesvaran Tachina Moorthi Chairperson Malaysia
09:50
11:00
Buvanesvaran Tachina Moorthi Chairperson Malaysia
Loh How Peow Chairperson Malaysia
  • Role of AI in GI Surgery
    Philip Chiu Speaker Hong Kong, China
  • From Recording to Results : Turning Surgical Videos into measurable insight
    James Abril Speaker
  • Sphincter: Preserving Strageries for Low Rectal Cancer
    Li Xie Speaker
  • From TOETVA to Robotic Transoral Thyroid Surgery: Evolution of Remote-Access Thyroidectomy
    Theethawat Thanawiboonchai Speaker Thailand
Conference Hall 1
11:15
11:30
Morning Break
Ballroom 2
11:30
13:00
Fidel Touma Chairperson Australia
Ho Kyung Chun Chairperson
Paul Selvindoss Chairperson Malaysia
  • LIFT Procedure and Its Modifications: How to Maximise Success
    Samrat Jankar Speaker India
  • EPSiT (Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Treatment) + LASER
    Kushal Mital Speaker India
  • Anal Strictures - Solutions with Local Flaps (V-Y, House, Lotus)
    Julio Del Castillo Speaker Spain
  • Transvaginal Repair with Martius Flap of RVF
    Francis Seow-Choen Speaker Singapore
  • Sphincteroplasty
    Charles Tsang Speaker Singapore
  • Modified Hanley Procedure
    Andreas Kaiser Speaker United States
Ballroom 2
Carlo Angelo Cajucom Chairperson Philippines
sahul hamid mohd mydin Chairperson Malaysia
  • Endoscopic Resection in Practice: EMR vs ESD and Selecting the Optimal Approach
    Supakij Khomvilai Speaker Thailand
  • Submucosal Invasion: When to Refer for Surgery
    Yutaka Saito Speaker Japan
  • Local Excision Techniques: TAMIS and TEMS in the Management of Early Rectal Cancer
    Joseph Roy Fuentes Speaker Philippines
  • Early Rectal Cancer: Risk Stratification, Recurrence, and Salvage Options after Incomplete Resection
    M. Iqbal Rivai Speaker Indonesia
Banquet Hall
Boram Lee Chairperson
Gafoor Mubarak Chairperson
  • Advances in Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) and Dissection (ESD)
    Lau Peng Choong Speaker Malaysia
  • Spy Glass Removal of CBD Stone
    Govindaraj K Speaker India
  • Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
    Tikfu Gee Speaker
  • Intragastric Balloon for Weight Management
    Nik Ritza Kosai Speaker
  • Beyond the Scalpel: The Expanding Role of Therapeutic Endoscopy
    Sattian Kollanthavelu Speaker Malaysia
Conference Hall 1
  • Empowering Through Counselling: Skills and Principles for Ostomy Support.
    Noorazian Ab Salim Speaker Malaysia
  • Dietary Management for Ostomates: Nutrition, Challenges, and Modifications.
    Mohd Imran Azizan Speaker Malaysia
  • From Complications to Confidence: Empowering Nurses in Managing Complex Stomas & Peristomal Challenges
    Janis Lim Speaker Malaysia
MR 305
13:00
13:50
Lunch Symposium 1 (Biocare Pharmaceutical (M) Sdn. Bhd.)
Postoperative Abdominal Adhesion - Efficacy & Safety of Purified Starch 4DryField PH for Adhesion Prevention
Chang Tung-Cheng Speaker Taiwan
Ratha Krishnan Sriram Chairperson Malaysia
Ballroom 2
Lunch Symposium 2 (Reach Surgical Co. Ltd.)
Rethinking Access in Deep Pelvic Surgery
Fu Tao Speaker China
Conference Hall 1
13:00
14:00
ISUCRS AGM
Banquet Hall
13:50
14:20
Lunch Break
Ballroom 2
14:20
15:50
Jun-seok Park Chairperson South Korea
YUNUS GUL B ALIF GUL Chairperson Malaysia
  • Anastomotic Leak - In the OR and Beyond
    Kanagavel M Speaker India
  • Acute Colonic Perforation: Handling Iatrogenic & Endoscopic Injuries
    Goran Stanojevic Speaker Serbia
  • Decision-Making in Obstructed Colon: Stent, Stoma, or Resection?
    Dursun Bugra Speaker Turkey
  • Chaos - Intraoperative Bleeding (Presacral, Portal Hypotension, Redo-Pelvic Surgery)
    Emre Balik Speaker Turkey
  • Rectal Foreign Bodies: Managing the Unexpected with Safety, Sensitivity, and Strategy
    Cristopher Varela Speaker Venezuela
  • Q&A
Ballroom 2
Jean-Jacques Tuech Chairperson France
Manohar Padmanathan Chairperson
Banquet Hall
Ganesh Shenoy Chairperson India
Lau Peng Choong Chairperson Malaysia
  • Plenary 2 : Laparoscopy vs Robotic in Paraesophageal Hernia Surgery
    Vimal K. Vasudeavan Speaker Malaysia
  • Role of Biologic and Synthetic Meshes in MIS Hernia Repair
    Loh How Peow Speaker Malaysia
  • TAR : Whats the Role and When?
    Kiyotaka Imamura Speaker Japan
  • Beyond Boundaries: Tackling LOD Hernias
    Alfred Allen Buenafe Speaker Philippines
  • MIS in Complicated Groin Hernia, When and How
    Satkunan Mark Speaker Malaysia
  • QnA
Conference Hall 1
Koh Peng Soon Chairperson Malaysia
Chang Moo Kang Chairperson
  • Surgical Outcomes Following Korean Robotic Gastrectomy Using Revo-I
    Hyoungil Kim Speaker South Korea
  • Integration of Single-port and Multiport Approaches in Colorectal Cancer Surgery
    Hye-Jin Kim Speaker South Korea
  • Optimising Safety of Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy with PV/SMV Resection in Pancreatic Cancer
    Ki Byung Song Speaker South Korea
  • Use of Indocyanine Green (ICG) in Robotic Thyroid Surgery
    June Young Choi Speaker South Korea
MR 305
15:50
16:10
Plenary 2: Sphincter Function - Preserving Anal Fistula Surgery
The Bacon Oration Awards
Arun Rojanasakul Speaker Thailand
Dursun Bugra Chairperson Turkey
Ballroom 2
16:10
16:30
Break / ISUCRS Poster Presentation
Ballroom 2
16:30
18:00
Audrius Dulskas Chairperson Lithuania
Prasad Mothayapan Chairperson Malaysia
  • Global CRC Screening: Lessons from New Approaches
    Samar Alhomoud Speaker Saudi Arabia
  • Colorectal Cancer in the Young: Understanding the Rising Incidence
    Francisco Abarca JR Speaker Ecuador
  • Hereditary Polyposis Syndromes: Precision Diagnosis, Surveillance, and Prophylactic Surgery
    Winnie Peitee Ong Speaker Malaysia
  • Genetic Counselling in Colorectal Cancer: Translating Inherited Risk into Personalised Care
    Sook Yee Yoon Speaker Malaysia
  • Q&A
Ballroom 2
Liliana Bordeianou Chairperson United States
Nora Abdul Aziz Chairperson Malaysia
Banquet Hall
Minsoo Park Chairperson
  • MIS in Breast Surgery: Indication and Outcomes
    See Mee Hoong Speaker Malaysia
  • Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendicectomy - High Yield Tips and Tricks for Resident Surgeons
    Mah Jin-Jiun Speaker Malaysia
  • Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy (ETS)
    Benedict Dharmaraj Speaker Malaysia
  • Nutrition Optimisation in MIS
    Larry Lai Weng Hong Speaker Malaysia
  • Q&A Session
Conference Hall 1
Paul Selvindoss Chairperson Malaysia
Richard Fortunato Chairperson United States
  • Colonoscopic Perforation. Prevention and Management
    Easwaramoorthy Sundaram Speaker India
  • Colonoscopic Rescue of Surgical Complications After Colorectal Surgery
    Govindaraj K Speaker India
  • Stapler anastomosis following low rectal surgery - Current Evidence
    Kanagavel M Speaker India
  • Surgery for Diverticulitis
    Sarfaraz Baig Speaker India
  • Video Vignette of Colorectal Complications
    Ashwin Thangavelu Speaker India
  • Q&A Session
MR 305
19:30
21:00
Presidential Dinner
by invitation only