The theme will be So Radical Today, So Obvious Tomorrow . New approaches like NOTES, NOTUS, and SILS will be scrutinized under an academic microscope . By then there will be enough patients to address issues of safety, feasibility and outcome. Consensus on who should do it and who to train will also be sought. The impact of Robotic Surgery will be clearer in the next few years. Cost effectiveness and patient selection will be discussed. Longer term results of using the laparoscopic approach for cancer (stomach, colon, liver, kidney, prostate, uterus, etc) should be available. The possibility of combining novel Stem Cell therapies with the minimally invasive approach will be one of the plenary lectures. The prospect of Metabolic Surgery in managing weight and as a way of curing diabetes mellitus will be exciting.
This 10th Asia Pacific Congress organised by ELSA in Singapore will also be unique in two ways. There will be four national societies participating making it the biggest surgical congress in Singapore in 2011.
They include the Society of Colorectal Surgeons (Singapore), Obstetrics and Gyneacological Society of Singapore, Singapore Urological Society and the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore. There will also be special sessions for pediatric surgery and thoracic surgery. Another unique feature is a one day symposium in Mandarin to cater to non-English speaking delegates.
Topics will include: - Upper GI Surgery
- Hepatobiliary-pancreatic Surgery
- Colon and Rectum Surgery
- Endocrine Surgery
- Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
- Anti-reflux Surgery
- Hernia
- Single Port Surgery
- Natural Orifice Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Urology
- Gynaecology
- Therapeutic Endoscopy
- New Technologies and Research
- Miscellaneous
