Scientific Programme

Five days of world-class scientific sessions spanning gastroenterology, hepatology, digestive endoscopy and surgery — featuring plenary lectures, symposia, live demonstrations, hands-on workshops and free paper presentations.

📋 Programme at a Glance 🏛 5 Days · 4 Tracks · 5 Rooms 🔬 Plenary · Symposia · Live Endoscopy · Workshops

Programme at a Glance

Five-Day Overview

Select a day below to view the schedule. Sessions are colour-coded by scientific track.

Gastroenterology (GI) Endoscopy (EN) Hepatology (HEP) Surgery (SUR) Industry Symposium Plenary / Ceremony Workshop / Hands-on Free Paper / Awards Young GI

Pre-Congress Day 1

Tuesday, 24 November 2026 · YCIP & Endoscopy Hands-On Workshops

TIME	APDW-JGHF Young Clinical Investigator Program Lanson Place Mall of Asia	Endoscopy Hands-on Workshops Philippine International Convention Center
0800 – 0830	Registration	Upper and Lower GI Therapeutic Hands-on Endoscopy Workshop	Basic ERCP Hands-on Workshop	Advanced ERCP Hands-on Workshop
0830 – 0845	Opening Address Rupert Leong, Sydney
0845 – 1000	YCIP Session 1: Introduction to Study Designs Introduction to Study Designs and Case Control Studies Enrik John Aguila, Manila Cohort Studies Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip, Hong Kong Interventional Studies Wah-Kheong Chan, Kuala Lumpur
1000 – 1030	Tea Break
1030 – 1145	YCIP Session 2: Analysis of Data from Research Studies Multivariable Analysis Nikko Theodore Raymundo, Manila Survival Analysis Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip, Hong Kong Assessing the Performance of a Diagnostic Test Wah-Kheong Chan, Kuala Lumpur
1145 – 1200	YCIP Session 3: Practical Session – Group Discussion
1200 – 1230	YCIP Session 3: Practical Session – Group Discussion	Lunch
1230 – 1300	Lunch	Lunch
1300 – 1310	Lunch	Upper and Lower GI Therapeutic Hands-on Endoscopy Workshop	Basic ERCP Hands-on Workshop	Advanced ERCP Hands-on Workshop
1310 – 1330	JGH Editorial Fellows Introduction
1330 – 1450	YCIP Session 4: Practical Session – Group Presentation
1450 - 1515	YCIP Session 5: How to Perform a Quality Meta-Analysis? Rupert Leong, Sydney
1515 – 1535	Tea Break
1535 – 1715	YCIP Session 6: Tips from Experts How to Get Published in High Impact Journals – Pearls for Success Mark Muthiah, Singapore AI in Research: Practical Applications and Responsible Practices Rupert Leong, Sydney Making Academic Graphics and Visual Abstracts Enrik John Aguila, Manila How to Juggle and Make the Most of an Academic. Career Justin Wu, Hong Kong
1715 – 1730	Debrief and Feedback Session
1730 – 1800	Post-Event Reception

Pre-Congress Day 2

Wednesday, 25 November 2026 – Postgraduate Course, Women in GI Symposium, EUS Masterclass, A-PSDE partnered Workshops Decompensated Cirrhosis Management Workshop & IUS Workshop

TIME	Postgraduate Course	Women in GI Symposium	A-PSDE Partnered Workshops	A-PSDE-AoE2-PSDE Manila BEST Consensus Meeting	Intestinal Ultrasound Workshop	Decompensated Cirrhosis Management Workshop
0900 – 1030	Gastroenterology Symposium Tsukasa Ishida (Akashi), Dave Sebollena (Las Piñas) Decoding GERD Phenotypes from Symptoms to Management Eric Yasay, Manila Current Recommendations for H. pylori Screening, Testing and Eradication Therapy Gwang-Ha Kim, Busan IBD: What is New and Noteworthy Raja Affendi Raja Ali, Kuala Lumpur Updates in Acute Pancreatitis Treatment: What Clinicians Need to Know Achmad Fauzi, Jakarta	Women in GI Symposium 1 Topics to be Confirmed	APSDE-WEO Advanced Diagnosis Endoscopy Course Hisao Tajiri (Tokyo), Mitsuhiro Fujishiro (Tokyo), Asadur Tchekmedyian (Montevideo) IEE 2026 for Squamous Cell Esophageal Carcinoma Rajvinder Singh, Adelaide IEE 2026 for Early Gastric Cancer Noriya Uedo, Osaka IEE 2026 for the JNET Classification Yasushi Sano, Kobe	Manila Unifying Simulation Training Curriculum (MUST-C) Consensus Session 1	IUS Session 1 Hands-on Session 1	Decompensated Cirrhosis Management Workshop Session 1
1030 – 1100	Tea Break
1100 – 1230	Hepatology Symposium Tai-Chung Tseng (Taipei), Angela Salvaña (Manila) MAFLD: Risk Stratification Tools and Cost-effective Algorithms Vincent Wong, Hong Kong Imaging in Liver Tumors: When and How to Use your Diagnostic Tools Engelbert Perillo, Manila Managing Compensated Cirrhosis in Outpatient Settings Wah-Kheong Chan, Kuala Lumpur Expanding Treatment Eligibility in Hepatitis B: Lessons from Recent Guidelines Ming-Lung Yu, Kaohsiung	Women in GI Symposium 2 Topics to be Confirmed	A-PSDE-WEO CRC SC Session 1: Han-Mo Chiu (Taipei), Yasushi Sano (Kobe) Session 2: Rajvinder Singh (Adelaide), Patricia Anne I. Cabral-Prodigalidad (Taguig) Session 1 Opening remark Han-Mo Chiu, Taipei Why Are We Still Doing Surveillance? Revisiting the Evidence Base Eric Yasay, Manila FIT-Based Screening Programs: What Have We Learned About Surveillance? Masau Sekiguchi, Tokyo Session 2 Precision Surveillance: Beyond Adenoma Number and Size Wei-Yuan Chang, Taipei Colonoscopy Capacity Crisis: Can We Safely De-escalate Surveillance? James Li, Singapore Discussion All speakers Closing remark Patricia Anne I. Cabral-Prodigalidad, Taguig	Manila Unifying Simulation Training Curriculum (MUST-C) Consensus Session 2	IUS Session 2 Hands-on Session 2	Decompensated Cirrhosis Management Workshop Session 2
1230 – 1300	Lunch Symposium	Lunch Symposium	Lunch Symposium
1300 – 1400	Lunch Symposium	EUS-TAP Masterclass Opening Speech Session 1: Diagnostic EUS & Tissue Acquisition Tips and Tricks for Mastery of Linear EUS Anatomy FNA vs. FNB: Needle Selection and Techniques for Better Tissue Yield EUS for Subepithelial Lesions (SELs) and Lymphadenopathy Q&A Coffee Break Session 2: Interventional EUS EUS-Guided Biliary Drainage (EUS-BD): When and How to Do It Clinical Uses of LAMS: From Fluid Collections to EUS-GBD Clinical Uses of LAMS: From Fluid Collections to EUS-GBD Q&A	Lunch Symposium
1400 – 1530	Surgical Symposium Mohan Ramchandani (Hyderabad), Carlos Francisco (Taguig) Gallstones Without Symptoms: To Cut or Not to Cut Tan-To Cheung, Hong Kong Surgical Options for Obesity Shanker Pasupathy, Singapore Pre-operative Evaluation of a Cirrhotic Patient Sakkarin Chirapongsathorn, Bangkok Optimizing Perioperative Nutrition Estrellita Judan-Ruiz, Manila		A-PSDE–ANBIIG Symposium: Therapeutic Endoscopy Masterclass (TEM) Rajvinder Singh (Adelaide), Noriya Uedo (Osaka) Early Cancer in the Esophagus (SCC and BE) – Practical Resection Solutions Noriya Uedo, Osaka Duodenal Adenomas: The Best option, the Right Indication – Cold EMR vs. Hot EMR vs. ESD vs. FTR Mohan Ramchandani, Hyderabad ESD in the Colon: Conventional vs. Pocket vs. Tunnel vs. Bridge vs. Undersaline vs. Traction: What to Use, When? Yoji Takeuchi, Osaka Deep Dive into the Rectum: Endoscopic Intermuscular Dissection – Indication and Technique Yasushi Sano, Kobe Closure of Defects – What an Endoscopist Should Have in His/Her Tool Kit James Li, Singapore	Manila Unifying Simulation Training Curriculum (MUST-C) Consensus Session 3	IUS Session 3 Hands-on Session 3	Decompensated Cirrhosis Management Workshop Session 3
1530 – 1600	Tea Break
1600 – 1730	Endoscopy Symposium Hasan Maulahela (Jakarta), Ravishankar Asokkumar (Singapore) Improving Metrics in Quality Colonoscopy Patricia Anne I. Cabral-Prodigalidad, Taguig Image-Enhanced Endoscopy: Colon Lesions Yohei Minato, Tokyo Resection Techniques and Tips in Epithelial Lesions Yuto Shimamura, Melbourne Lower GI Bleeding: From Presentation to Intervention Cosmas Lesmana, Jakarta	EUS-TAP Masterclass Session 3: Nightmares in EUS: Case Presentations and How to Manage Complications Case Presentations Panel Discussion Closing Speech		Manila Unifying Simulation Training Curriculum (MUST-C) Consensus Session 4	IUS Session 4 Hands-on Session 4	Decompensated Cirrhosis Management Workshop Session 4
1730 – 1735

Main Congress Day 1

Thursday, 26 November 2026 – Opening Ceremony, Plenary Lectures, State-of-the-Art Lectures, Symposia, Mentoring Sessions & Free Papers

TIME	ROOM 1	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4	ROOM 5	ROOM 6
0800 – 0910	Symposium 1 IBD in Special Situations Rupa Banerjee (Hyderabad), Maria Carla Tablante (Angeles) Pediatrics: Problems in the Young Karen Mercado, Makati Elderly: Challenges in the Aging Population Wah-Kheong Chan, Kuala Lumpur Pregnancy: Optimizing Maternal and Fetal Outcomes Shu-Chen Wei, Taipei	Symposium 2 Image Enhanced Endoscopy Mitsuhiro Fujishiro (Tokyo), Mark Anthony De Lusong (Manila) Image Enhancement Technologies: Current and Future Applications James Li, Singapore Chromoendoscopy in the Era of IEE Yasushi Sano, Kobe IEE in the Era of AI Philip Chiu, Hong Kong	Symposium 3 Viral Hepatitis A. Kadir Dökmeci (Ankara), Ming-Lung Yu (Kaohsiung) Hepatitis C Elimination: Are We on Track? Tai-Chung Tseng, Taipei Hepatitis C in the Post-DAA Era: Remaining Challenges Simone Strasser, Sydney Delta Hepatitis: Current Therapeutic Options Daniel Huang, Singapore	Symposium 4 GI Malignancy Ari Fahrial Syam (Jakarta), Eric Yasay (Manila) Esophageal Carcinoma: Improving Outcomes Simon Law, Hong Kong Rectal Carcinoma: Ensuring Total Mesorectal Excision Yusuke Kinugasa, Tokyo Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Pushing the Limit Improves Survival? Catherine Teh, Makati	Free Paper Session 1
0910 – 1100	Opening Ceremony & Plenary Lectures APDWF - JGHF Okuda State of the Art Lectureship George K. K. Lau, Hong Kong Opening Ceremony KL Goh Memorial Lecture Jose Sollano, Manila Presidential Lecture Ian Homer Cua, Manila
1100 – 1130	Tea Break					Young GI Mentoring Session 1 Bariatric & Metabolic Endoscopy Ravishankar Asokkumar, Singapore Nutrition Ennaliza Salazar, Singapore Luminal/Third Space Endoscopy Yasushi Sano, Kobe
1130 – 1200	State-of-the-Art Lecture 1 Sherrie De Ocampo (Manila) Challenges in DGBI Overlap: Best Evidence in Management Justin Wu, Hong Kong	State-of-the-Art Lecture 2 Patricia Anne I. Cabral-Prodigalidad (Taguig) Simulation Training in Endoscopy Works Roy Soetikno, San Francisco	State-of-the-Art Lecture 3 Stephen Wong (Manila) Hepatitis B Functional Cure: From Concept to Clinical Reality Jia-Horng Kao, Taipei	State-of-the-Art Lecture 4 Dadang Makmun (Jakarta) Pancreatic Carcinoma: Current and Future directions Albert Ismael, Manila	Free Paper Session 2
1200 – 1230	Industry Lunch Symposium 1	Industry Lunch Symposium 2	Industry Lunch Symposium 3 Fujifilm	Industry Lunch Symposium 4 Menarini		Young GI Meet-the-Experts: Fireside Chat 1 Owning the Scope: Building Confidence and Clinical Judgment in Endoscopy Philip Chiu, Hong Kong Nonthalee Pausawasdi, Bangkok Patricia Anne I. Cabral-Prodigalidad, Taguig
1230 – 1330	Industry Lunch Symposium 1	Industry Lunch Symposium 2	Industry Lunch Symposium 3 Fujifilm	Industry Lunch Symposium 4 Menarini
1330 – 1440	Symposium 5 Refractory GERD Kok-Ann Gwee (Singapore), Rona Lawenko (Dasmariñas) Medical Strategies Beyond Acid Suppression Frederick Dy, Manila From Scope to Solution: Endoscopic Approaches Haruhiro Inoue, Tokyo Cutting Through the Reflux: Surgical Strategies Philip Chiu, Hong Kong	Symposium 6 Luminal Endoscopy Shinji Tanaka (Hiroshima), Yuto Shimamura (Melbourne) Underwater EMR/ESD: Advantages and Problems Tsukasa Ishida, Akashi Managing Complications in Luminal Resection Ken Ohata, Tokyo Endoscopic Full Thickness Resection: Indications and Challenges Mingyan Cai, Shanghai	Symposium 7 Chronic Diarrhea Govind Makharia (New Delhi), Ruter Maralit (Manila) HIV-associated: Diagnostic Challenges and Management Strategies Joseph Bocobo, Quezon City Microscopic Colitis: Pathogenesis and Management Ratha-korn Vilaichone, Bangkok IBS-D and Microbiome: Is Dysbiosis the Core of the Problem? Uday Ghoshal, Lucknow	Symposium 8 Autoimmune Liver Disease Simone Strasser (Sydney), Jenny Limquiaco (Cebu) Novel Therapies in Primary Biliary Cholangitis Yu-Jun Wong, Singapore The Great Mimic: Differentiating Autoimmune Hepatitis From its Lookalikes Edhel Tripon, Quezon City Autoimmune Hepatitis in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Practical Review Rino Gani, Jakarta	Free Paper Session 3
1440 - 1510	Tea Break
1510 – 1620	Symposium 9 IBD Treatment Julajak Limsrivilai (Bangkok), Marianne Linley Sy-Janairo (Taguig) Optimizing Conventional Before Reaching for Advanced Therapy Ida Hilmi, Kuala Lumpur Dual Targeted Therapy: The Perfect Combination Jose Sollano, Manila Anti-fibrotics: A Hope for Stricturing Crohn's? Rupert Leong, Sydney	Symposium 10 Esophageal Disorders Cosmas Lesmana (Jakarta), Marc Navarro (Quezon City) Recognition to Stepwise Therapy for EoE Kee Wook Jung, Seoul EGJOO: Essential Insights for Clinicians Yeong-Yeh Lee, Kota Bharu Tailored Approaches to Benign Esophageal Stricture Therapy Hasan Maulahela, Jakarta	Symposium 11 Redefining Endoscopy Yohei Minato (Tokyo), Frederick Dy (Manila) Sustainability in GI endoscopy in Asia Jacky Ho, Hong Kong Pancreaticobiliary diseases: Defining Efficient Workflow with ERCP and EUS Dong-Wan Seo, Seoul Applying Ergonomics in the Endoscopy Room Dadang Makmun, Jakarta	Symposium 12 Liver Cancer Treatment Tawesak Tanwandee (Bangkok), Dong-Sik Kim (Seoul) HCC Staging and Treatment in the Asia-Pacific: Bridging Global Algorithms with Local Realities Masao Omata, Kofu Locoregional Therapies: When, How and for Whom? Shuichiro Shiina, Tokyo Combination Systemic and Locoregional Treatment in Intermediate to Advanced HCC Stephen Wong, Manila Advances in Systemic Therapies for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Shuntaro Obi, Chiba	Free Paper Session 4
1620 – 1640	Industry Sunset Symposium 1	Industry Sunset Symposium 2	Industry Sunset Symposium 3
1640 – 1735	Industry Sunset Symposium 1	Industry Sunset Symposium 2	Industry Sunset Symposium 3

Main Congress Day 2

Friday, 27 November 2026 – Named Lectureships, Live Endoscopy, State-of-the-Art Lecture, Symposia, Mentoring Sessions & Free Papers

TIME	ROOM 1	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4	ROOM 5	ROOM 6
0800 – 0850	Symposium 13 Acute Pancreatitis Shomei Ryozawa (Hidaka), Achmad Fauzi (Jakarta) Optimizing Treatment in the Early Phase Ryan Ponnudurai, Kuala Lumpur Management of Extrapancreatic Complications Hsiu-Po Wang, Taipei	Symposium 14 Luminal Stenting Hiroyuki Isayama (Tokyo), Pradermchai Kongkam (Bangkok) Luminal Stents vs. EUS-guided Gastroenterostomy for GOO Anthony Teoh, Hong Kong Troubleshooting Malfunctioning Luminal Stents Evan Ong, Manila	Symposium 15 Eosinophilic Diseases Van Khien Vu (Hanoi), Marcellus Simadibrata (Jakarta) Eosinophilic Enteritis: Recognition and Approach to Therapy Rommel Romano, Manila Food Allergy in Asia: Diagnostic Difficulties Govind Makharia, New Delhi	Symposium 16 GERD and Hiatal Hernia Kee Wook Jung (Seoul), Sherrie De Ocampo (Manila) Essential Prerequisites for Effective Hernia Management Ravishankar Asokkumar, Singapore Endoscopic Treatment and Outcomes Zaheer Nabi, Hyderabad	Free Paper Session 5
0900 – 0930	APDWF - JGHF Marshall & Warren Lectureship Topic to be Confirmed Han-Mo Chiu, Taipei
0930 – 1000	APDWF - JGHF Emerging Leader Lectureship 1 Gut Microbiome and IBD Prevention Jun Miyoshi, Tokyo	Live Endoscopy Demonstration Session	APDWF - JGHF Emerging Leader Lectureship 2 Digital Health for MASLD Sakkarin Chirapongsathorn, Bangkok	APDWF - JGHF Emerging Leader Lectureship on Allied Health and Nursing Bringing Dietary Therapy to Clinical IBS and IBD Emma Halmos, Melbourne	Free Paper Session 6
1000 – 1030	Tea Break					Young GI Mentoring Session 2 Pancreatobiliary Jong-Ho Moon, Bucheon IBD Rupert Leong, Sydney Motility & Functional GI Disorders Yeong-Yeh Lee, Kota Bharu
1030 – 1100	APAGE-WGO Global Distinguished Lectureship Topic to be Confirmed	Live Endoscopy Demonstration Session	GI State-of-the-Art Lecture 5 Jacky Ho (Hong Kong) APAGE Green and Sustainability Initiative - From Vision to Implementation Tiing-Leong Ang, Singapore	Debate 1: IBD Management Strategy Choon-Jin Ooi (Singapore) Top-down Biologic Treatment is Still Superior or Not Ida Hilmi, Kuala Lumpur Siew-Chien Ng, Hong Kong	Free Paper Session 7
1100 – 1130	Symposium 17 Acute Liver Disorders Hasmik Ghazinyan (Yerevan) Holding the Line for Acute Liver Failure Patients Before Transplant Dong-Sik Kim, Seoul Managing Immunotherapy Related Hepatotoxicity Wai-Kay Seto, Hong Kong Vascular Emergencies in Hepatology: Recognition and Management Rakhi Maiwall, New Delhi		Symposium 18 Gastric Cancer Duc Trong Quach (Ho Chi Minh City), Ratha-korn Vilaichone (Bangkok) Enhancing Early Detection: Biomarkers and Endoscopy Jaw-Town Lin, Taipei Evolving Management Paradigms Towards Improved Survival Varocha Mahachai, Bangkok Primary Chemoprevention Marie Antoinette Lontok, Taguig Extended Lymphadenectomy: Balancing Radicality and Safety Masanori Terashima, Shizuoka	GI State-of-the-Art Lecture 6 Ian Homer Cua (Manila) Topic to be Confirmed Diana Payawal, San Juan	Free Paper Session 8
1130 – 1210				Gastric Cancer Session Topic to be Confirmed
1210 – 1230				Gastric Cancer Session Topic to be Confirmed
1230 – 1300	Industry Lunch Symposium 5	Industry Lunch Symposium 6	Industry Lunch Symposium 7	Industry Lunch Symposium 8 Eisai		Young GI Meet-the-Experts: Fireside Chat 2 Top Tips for Publishing Han-Mo Chiu, Taipei Siew-Chien Ng, Hong Kong
1300 – 1400	Industry Lunch Symposium 5	Industry Lunch Symposium 6	Industry Lunch Symposium 7	Industry Lunch Symposium 8 Eisai
1400 – 1510	Symposium 19 Alcohol Associated Liver Diseases Sakkarin Chirapongsathorn (Bangkok), Angelo Lozada (Makati) Unveiling the Burden of Alcohol Use Disorder and Shaping Public Health Policy in the Asia-Pacific Diana Payawal, San Juan Early Detection and Medical Management of Alcoholic hepatitis Simone Strasser, Sydney Liver Transplantation for Alcohol Related Disease: Candidate Selection and Post-transplant care Mark Muthiah, Singapore	Live Endoscopy Demonstration Session	Symposium 20 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Justin Wu (Hong Kong), Rona Lawenko (Dasmariñas) Role of Post Infectious Inflammation and Immune Activation Kok-Ann Gwee, Singapore Management Implications of GUT Brain Axis Yeong-Yeh Lee, Kota Bharu Dysbiosis: Best evidence for probiotics, antibiotics Duc Trong Quách, Ho Chi Minh	Symposium 21 Obesity Ravishankar Asokkumar (Singapore), Ronald Romero (Dasmariñas) Dealing with Obesity Through Pharmacotherapy Mohammed Eslam, Sydney Endoscopic Therapy for Obesity Carlos Francisco, Taguig Bariatric Surgery: Is it Worth the Risk? Shanker Pasupathy, Singapore	Free Paper Session 9
1510 – 1620	Symposium 22 Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Shu-Chen Wei (Taipei), Ida Hilmi (Kuala Lumpur) Hidden Plastics, Hidden Inflammation: Microplastics Raja Affendi Raja Ali, Kuala Lumpur Dietary Interventions and Nutritional Considerations Ennaliza Salazar, Singapore Beyond the GUT: Mental Health and Chronic Fatigue Rupa Banerjee, Hyderabad	Live Endoscopy Demonstration Session	Symposium 23 HCC Screening Tawesak Tanwandee (Bangkok), Edhel Tripon (Quezon City) Optimizing HCC Screening: Integrating Risk Models, Advanced Imaging and Novel Biomarkers Grace Wong, Hong Kong Liquid Biopsy for Early Detection, Prognostication and Risk Stratification Angela Salvaña, Manila Risk Assessment for HCC Development in Non-cirrhotic MAFLD Tawesak Tanwandee, Bangkok	Symposium 24 GI Bleeding Ken Ohata (Tokyo), Evan Ong (Manila) Diagnostic Strategies in Obscure and Overt Presentations Francis Chan, Hong Kong Risk and Prevention of Bleeding with DOACs Marcellus Simadibrata, Jakarta Rescue in Endoscopic Intervention Failure Parit Mekaroonkamol, Bangkok	Free Paper Session 10
1620 – 1735	Industry Sunset Symposium 4	Industry Sunset Symposium 5	Industry Sunset Symposium 6	Industry Sunset Symposium 7

Main Congress Day 3

Saturday, 28 November 2026 · Meet-the-Expert, State-of-the-Art Lectures, Closing Ceremony, Mentoring Sessions & Final Symposia

TIME	ROOM 1	ROOM 2	ROOM 3	ROOM 4	ROOM 5	ROOM 6
0800 – 0910	Symposium 25 Functional Dyspepsia Ratha-korn Vilaichone (Bangkok), Ruter Maralit (Manila) Implications of Disordered Microbiome and Duodenocentric Inflammations Uday Ghoshal, Lucknow Symptom Based Management: Promises, Pitfalls and Practicality Rona Lawenko, Dasmariñas Biomarkers and Novel Therapies Justin Wu, Hong Kong	Symposium 26 Emerging Endoscopy Noriya Uedo (Osaka), James Li (Singapore) Endoscopic resection of upper GI subepithelial lesions Mohan Ramchandani, Hyderabad Third Space Endoscopy Marc Navarro, Quezon City Endoscopic Closure Techniques Noriya Uedo, Osaka	Symposium 27 Portal Hypertension Necati Ormeci (Istanbul), Suzette Herman Kho (Makati) Non-invasive Assessment of Portal Hypertension Jenny Limquiaco, Cebu Managing Hyponatremia in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites Teerha Piratvisuth, Hat Yai Renal Replacement Therapy in Hepatorenal Syndrome: Use and Misuse Lubna Kamani, Karachi	Symposium 28 Intestinal Diseases David Ong (Singapore), Jonard Co (Manila) Rectal Subepithelial Lesion: Different Resection Strategies Michael Bourke, Sydney Coeliac Disease: Establishing Diagnosis and Pitfalls Govind Makharia, New Delhi Overlap Between IBS and Non-celiac Gluten Sensitivity Nazish Butt, Karachi	Free Paper Session 11
0910 – 1020	Symposium 29 Novel IBD Treatments Ennaliza Salazar (Singapore), Jose Sollano (Manila) P19 Subunit of IL23: Promises Delivered? Julajak Limsrivilai, Bangkok Targeting the JAK-STAT Pathway: From Bench to Bedside Jakob Begun, Brisbane Nano Drug Delivery System and Stem Cells Therapy Khoon-Lin Ling, Singapore	Symposium 30 Endohepatology Thawee Ratachu-ek (Bangkok), Shannon Chan (Hong Kong) Beyond HVPG: EUS-guided Portal Pressure Gradient as a New Standard Nam Nguyen, Adelaide EUS-guided Liver Biopsy: Redefining Tissue Acquisition in Hepatology Practice Raymond Tang, Hong Kong From Banding to Coil: EUS-guided Therapy for Portal Hypertension and Varices Radhika Chavan, Pune	Symposium 31 Liver Transplant Grace Wong (Hong Kong), Janus Ong (Manila) Management of Post-transplant Surgical Complications Brian Goh, Singapore How Far Should We Go? HCC Downstaging and Expanded Transplant Criteria James Fung, Hong Kong Evolving Strategies in LDLT for HCC: Insights from Two Decades of Experience Chao-Long Chen, Kaohsiung	Symposium 32 Autoimmune Pancreatitis Dong-Wan Seo (Seoul), Jonard Co (Manila) Issues in Diagnosis and Management Sundeep Lakhtakia, Hyderabad Autoimmune Pancreatitis Mimicking Malignancy: A Diagnostic Challenge Benedict Devereaux, Brisbane Managing Extrapancreatic Manifestations Mark Anthony De Lusong, Manila	APDW Endoscopy Cup
1020 – 1050	Tea Break					Young GI Mentoring Session 3 Pancreatobiliary Evan Ong, Manila Hepatology/Interventional Hepatology Diana Payawal, San Juan
1050 – 1200	Symposium 33 New APASL Guidelines: Highlights Masao Omata (Kofu), Diana Payawal (San Juan) Drug Induced Liver Injury Necati Ormeci, Istanbul Herbal Induced Liver Injury Soek-Siam Tan, Subang Jaya Chronic Hepatitis B George K.K. Lau, Hong Kong	Symposium 34 Distal Cholangiocarcinoma Hsiu-Po Wang (Taipei), Catherine Teh (Makati) Improving Diagnostic Yield and Avoiding Pitfalls Pradermchai Kongkam, Bangkok Optimal Endoscopic Management Toshio Fujisawa, Tokyo Surgical Challenges Apolinario Ericson Berberabe, Manila	Symposium 35 Pancreaticobiliary Endoscopy Thawee Ratanachu-ek (Bangkok), Albert Ismael (Manila) Management of Difficult Choledocholithiasis Jong-Ho Moon, Bucheon Balloon-assisted ERCP in Surgically Altered Anatomy Shomei Ryozawa, Hidaka Current Options and Approach for Indeterminate Strictures Rungsun Rerknimitr, Bangkok	APAGE-Emerging Leaders Symposium Enrik Aguila (Manila), Tanyaporn Chantarojanasiri (Bangkok) Building the Next Generation of Clinician-Scientists in Asia Daniel Huang, Singapore From Mentorship to Sponsorship: Building your Network for Success Tanyaporn Chantarojanasiri, Bangkok Designing a Career with Purpose Michael Bourke, Sydney Lessons from a Lifetime in Academic Medicine Jacob George, Sydney Fireside Chat: Passing the Torch – A Conversation Between Legends and Future Leaders Michael Bourke (Sydney) Jacob George (Sydney) Raja Affendi Raja Ali (Kuala Lumpur) Ida Hilmi (Kuala Lumpur) Enrik Aguila (Manila) Tanyaporn Chantarojanasiri (Bangkok) Daniel Huang (Singapore)	Young Investigator Awards (YIA)
1200 – 1230		Industry Lunch Symposium 9	Industry Lunch Symposium 10	Industry Lunch Symposium 11
1230 – 1300						Young GI Meet-the-Experts: Fireside Chat 3 Unfiltered: Ask the Experts Anything Amit Maydeo, Mumbai Grace Wong, Hong Kong Choon-Jin Ooi, Singapore
1300 – 1330
1330 – 1400	Closing Ceremony Young Investigator Awards (Oral abstracts) Posters of Distinction Awards Handover Ceremony
1400 – 1430	State-of-the-Art Lecture 7 Rungsun Rerknimitr (Bangkok) CRC Screening in Asia: Achieving Adherence Han-Mo Chiu, Taipei	State-of-the-Art Lecture 8 Alex Leow (Kuala Lumpur) Positioning of IBD Treatments for 2026 Choon-Jin Ooi, Singapore	State-of-the-Art Lecture 9 Joseph Bocobo (Quezon City) The Promise of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Gastroenterology: Fact or Faux David Ong, Singapore	State-of-the-Art Lecture 10 Mohammed Eslam (Sydney) Comprehensive Management of MAFLD in 2026: From Risk Identification to Long-term Outcomes in Asia-Pacific Jacob George, Sydney	Free Paper Session 12
1430 – 1540	Debate 2: Endoscopic Resection Technique Christopher Khor (Singapore) Managing Colorectal Flat Lesions (EMR vs ESD) Michael Bourke, Sydney Noriya Uedo, Osaka	Symposium 36 Chronic Pancreatitis Jong Ho Moon (Bucheon), Sundeep Lakhtakia (Hyderabad) Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis: Is this Still Possible in 2026 Amit Maydeo, Mumbai Hereditary Pancreatitis: What a Gastroenterologist Needs to Know Pramod Garg, New Delhi Improving Early Diagnosis and Management Hiroyuki Isayama, Tokyo	Symposium 37 ACLF Teerha Piratvisuth (Hat Yai), Ian Homer Cua (Manila) Acute on Chronic Liver Failure: Is Consensus Achievable in 2026 Shiv Sarin, New Delhi Prognostic Biomarkers for ACLF Outcomes Gulnara Aghayeva, Baku Management Strategies for ACLF-related Infections and Sepsis Hasmik Ghazinyan, Yerevan	Symposium 38 MAFLD Soek-Siam Tan (Subang Jaya), Engelbert Perillo (Manila) Pediatric MAFLD: The Growing Burden in Young Livers Sunitha Vimalesvaran, Singapore Impact of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Fibrosis in MAFLD Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip, Hong Kong Emerging Pharmacotherapies Targeting Metabolic Pathways in MAFLD Jacob George, Sydney	Free Paper Session 13
1430 – 1540	Debate 3: Anticoagulation for Bland PVT Angela Salvaña (Manila) In Patients with Cirrhosis and Bland PVT, Anticoagulation Should be Routinely Used: Pros and Cons Rakhi Maiwall, New Delhi Mark Muthiah, Singapore				Free Paper Session 13
1540 – 1650	Symposium 39 Endoscopic Ultrasonography Raymond Tang (Hong Kong), Rommel Romano (Manila) EUS in Difficult ERCP Shannon Chan, Hong Kong Role of EUS in Chronic Pancreatitis Christopher Khor, Singapore EUS for Pancreatic Neoplasms: Palliation and Cure Nonthalee Pausawasdi, Bangkok	Symposium 40 Smart and Sustainable Hepatology Ang-Tiing Leong (Singapore), Jenny Limquiaco (Cebu) Green Perspectives on Chronic Liver Disease Management Angelo Lozada, Makati AI-driven Innovations in Non-invasive Staging and Diagnosis of Hepatobiliary Disorders Tung-Hung Su, Taipei Artificial Intelligence in Hepatology: From Prognostic Modelling to Guided Treatment Decisions Grace Wong, Hong Kong	Symposium 41 IBD Response Monitoring Khoon-Lin Ling (Singapore), Maria Carla Tablante (Angeles) IUS in Predicting Early Response, Complications, Adherence and Compliance Luan Minh Dang, Ho Chi Minh City Wearables and Remote Monitoring Alex Leow, Kuala Lumpur Endoscopic Technologies in Disease Control, Predicting Loss of Response, Complications Rajvinder Singh, Adelaide	Symposium 42 Systemic Therapy in HCC Wai-Kay Seto (Hong Kong), Stephen Wong (Manila) First-line Systemic therapy: TKI's, Immunotherapy and Combination Regimens Janus Ong, Manila Optimal Systemic Therapy Sequencing: How I Do It? Arthur Lui, Davao City Future Horizons in HCC: Emerging Systemic Therapies and Precision strategies Gamal Shiha, Mansoura	Free Paper Session 14
1650	END OF CONGRESS

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24–28 November 2026