George Yang Hong Kong Adventist Hospital

Dr George YANG, is currently a Consultant surgeon and Director of Robotic Surgery at the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital. He obtained his MBBS in NSW University, Australia, and was trained in Hong Kong Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital. He is the founder of Hong Kong Hernia Society, and ex - president of both Hong Kong Hernia Society and The Hong Kong Society of Minimal Access Surgery. He is also on the executive council of APHS and the board of governors of ELSA. His main field of interest is in Robotic and Laparoscopic Endoscopic surgery in upper Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery, and also Laparoscopic hernia surgery.

22 September 2023 (Friday)

Time	Session

16:00 17:00	Symposium 6: Special Interest in Hernias Chair: Sathien Tumtavitikul Chairperson Motior Rahman Chairperson George Yang Chairperson Internal Hernias and Malrotation Anomalies Rolf Hartung Speaker Risk Factors of Incisional Hernia After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Gyung-mo Son Speaker Management of Atypical Hernias Vijay Borgaonkar Speaker Implementation of Early Ergonomic to Minimize the Long Term Physical Impact to the Surgeon in Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Barlian Sutedja Speaker Management Outline for Lateral Ventral Hernia Davide Lomanto Speaker Q&A Room 11 & 12

Time

Session

16:00

17:00

Symposium 6: Special Interest in Hernias

Chair:

Sathien Tumtavitikul Chairperson

Motior Rahman Chairperson

George Yang Chairperson

Internal Hernias and Malrotation Anomalies

Rolf Hartung Speaker
Risk Factors of Incisional Hernia After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Gyung-mo Son Speaker
Management of Atypical Hernias

Vijay Borgaonkar Speaker
Implementation of Early Ergonomic to Minimize the Long Term Physical Impact to the Surgeon in Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery

Barlian Sutedja Speaker
Management Outline for Lateral Ventral Hernia

Davide Lomanto Speaker
Q&A

Room 11 & 12

23 September 2023 (Saturday)

Time	Session

08:30 09:30	Mini Video & Debate 1: Controversial Issue in Umbilical Hernia: Defect Size 4 - 5cm Hernia Chair: Lau Peng Choong Chairperson Davide Lomanto Chairperson Rajesh Khullar Chairperson Ventral TAPP George Yang Speaker Open IPOM Lee Kien Fatt Sean Speaker Open Repair Jose Macario Faylona Speaker Totally Extraperitoneal Approach (TEA) Binggen Li Speaker Minimal Open Preperitoneal Route for Small Ventral Hernia Defects Marc Soler Speaker IPOM Henry Chua Speaker Open Discussion Voting Room 8
10:40 12:00	Symposium 8: Challenges in Hernia Surgery Chair: Allen Buenafe Chairperson Kirubakaran Malapan Chairperson Sung Heun Kim Chairperson Hernia Repair : Where Are We Headed? Pradeep Chowbey Speaker Laparoscopic Approach for Strangulated Hernia, What Matters? George Yang Speaker Revision Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair Subsequent to a Previous Lap Hernia Repair Rakesh Gupta Speaker Quality of Life Assessment Before and After Laparo/endoscopic and Open Mesh Herniopalsty-a Prospective Study Bhupinder Singh Pathania Speaker CEQOL In Asian Population Lynette Loo Speaker Ventral Hernia in Morbidly Obese Patients Pakkavuth Chanswangphuvana Speaker eTEP for Type 3 Groin Hernia - Never Been Reported Bharath Cumar M Speaker Q&A Ballroom 1
15:30 16:30	Symposium 13: MESH & Fixation Device Chair: Lai Tak-wing Chairperson Mah Jin Jiun Chairperson Suppakam T Chairperson Is There a Perfect Mesh for Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair? George Yang Chairperson Self Gripping Meshes Sathien Tumtavitikul Speaker Synthetic Resolvable Meshes Lee Kien Fatt Sean Speaker Fibrin Sealants & Glue Jan Kukleta Speaker Fixation Devices Kamthorn Yolsuriyanwong Speaker Suture Fixation Jan Kukleta Speaker Ballroom 1