Program

Pre-Congress Workshops

21 & 22 August 2024

There are four optional Pre-Congress Workshops being offered. Limited slots are available for each workshop. Workshop participants must be registered to the Main Meeting.

Separate registration fees apply in addition to the Main Meeting.

Workshop 1
Aug 21 & 22
Workshop 2
Aug 21-22
Workshop 3
Aug 22
Workshop 4
Aug 22

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Workshop 1

VATS for Inflammatory Lung Disease Live Surgery Demo & Masterclass

21 & 22 August 2024

Venue	Audiovisual Room & Operating Room, Lung Center of the Philippines
Participants	24 Participants for 2 Days / 12 per Day / 3 per Case (Participants are to be led by Senior Local Surgeons. Trainees with Intermediate VATS Experience.)
Course Director	Edmund Villaroman, MD Soon Sing Yang, MD
Sponsor
Registration Fee	Local – US$200 Foreign – US$300
Register Now Registration for the Main Meeting and the optional Pre-Congress Workshops will be done at the same time. Please select your preferred workshop, if any, upon registration.

This workshop program is updated as of 17 May 2024. More information coming soon.

Day 1

Wednesday 21 August 2024

Time	DIDACTICS
07:00	Registration
07:30	Welcome and Orientation Edmund E. Villaroman, MD
07:40	VATS for Infectious / Inflammatory Lung Disease: How Is It Different? Edmund E. Villaroman, MD
07:50	Port Placement and Adhesiolysis Jun Paul D. Castolo, MD
08:00	Hilar Dissection and Stapling, Fissure Management Nelson S. Bambalan, MD
08:10	Management of Residual Pleural Space & Bronchonchial Stump Blowout Fernando A. Melendres, Jr., MD
08:20	Experience in Vietnam Vu Huu Vinh, MD
08:35	Experience in India Kamran Ali, MD
08:50	Open Forum
09:00	Presentation of Cases Gaudy Molo, MD
09:10	Group Photo at LCP Main Lobby
	LIVE SURGERY DEMO
09:30 to 16:00	Case 1: Lobectomy Anthony Manlulu, MD Vuu Hu Vinh, MD
	Case 2: Lobectomy Nelson S. Bambalan, MD Sivakumar Krishnasamy, MD
	Case 3: Lobectomy Fernando A. Melendres, Jr., MD Kamran Ali, MD
	Case 4: Lobectomy Jun Paul D. Castolo, MD Somcharoen Saeteng, MD
12:00	Lunch Break

Day 2

Thursday 22 August 2024

Time	DIDACTICS
07:00	Registration
07:30	Welcome and Orientation Edmund E. Villaroman, MD
07:40	VATS for Infectious / Inflammatory Lung Disease: How Is It Different? Edmund E. Villaroman, MD
07:50	Port Placement and Adhesiolysis Jun Paul D. Castolo, MD
08:00	Hilar Dissection and Stapling, Fissure Management Rafael Fernando S. Angeles, MD
08:10	Management of Residual Pleural Space & Bronchonchial Stump Blowout Teofilo B. Manuel II, MD
08:20	Experience in Vietnam Vu Huu Vinh, MD
08:35	Experience in India Kamran Ali, MD
08:50	Open Forum
09:00	Presentation of Cases Vincent Venida, MD
09:10	Group Photo at LCP Main Lobby
	LIVE SURGERY DEMO
09:30 to 16:00	Case 1: Lobectomy Teofilo B. Manuel II, MD Vu Huu Vinh, MD
	Case 2: Lobectomy Rafael Angelo S. Fernandez, MD Kamran Ali, MD
	Case 3: Lobectomy Fernando A. Melendres, Jr., MD Prof. Hyeong Rul Kim, MD
	Case 4: Lobectomy Jun Paul D. Castolo, MD Soon Sing Yang, MD
12:00	Lunch Break

Registration for the Main Meeting and the optional Pre-Congress Workshops will be done at the same time. Please select your preferred workshop, if any, upon registration.

Workshop 2

VATS Segmentectomy Cadaveric Workshop

21 & 22 August 2024

Venue	Philippine Center for Advanced Surgery (PCAS), Cardinal Santos Medical Center
Participants	20 Participants for 2 Days / 10 per Day / 5 per Case (For Thoracic Surgeons / Trainees with No or Minimal Experience in Anatomic Segmentectomy)
Course Director	Prof. Calvin S.H. Ng, MD Harish Muthiah, MD
Sponsor
Registration Fee	Local – US$200 Foreign – US$300
Register Now Registration for the Main Meeting and the optional Pre-Congress Workshops will be done at the same time. Please select your preferred workshop, if any, upon registration.

This workshop program is updated as of 17 May 2024. More information coming soon.

Day 1

Thursday 21 August 2024

Time	DIDACTICS
07:30	Registration
08:00	Welcome and Orientation Harish Muthiah, MD
08:10	Lobar Anatomy and Variations Teofilo B. Manuel, MD
08:30	Set-Up and Port Placement Boonlawat Homvises, MD
08:50	Hilar Dissection Rachel Ireneo Luis C. Querol, MD
09:10	Fissure Management Mariam Grace A. Delima, MD
09:30	Techniques on Specimen Extraction of Large Tumors Harish Muthiah, MD
09:50	Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection Prof. Calvin S.H. Ng, MD
10:10	Coffee Break
10:30	Sleeve Resection Prof. Naveed Alam, MD
10:50	Management of Post-Operative Air Leak and Pleura Space Padungkiat Tangpiroontham, MD
11:10	Management of Bleeding Complications Prof. Jang-Ming Lee, MD
12:00	Lunch Break
	LIVE SURGERY DEMO
13:00	Orientation of Cadaveric Laboratory Harish Muthiah, MD
13:20	Right Upper Lobectomy Karlos Noel R. Aleta, MD Mariam Grace A. Delima, MD Rachel Ireneo Luis C. Querol, MD Narasimman Sathiamurthy, MD Boonlawat Homvises, MD
15:00	Right Lower Lobectomy Karlos Noel R. Aleta, MD Mariam Grace A. Delima, MD Rachel Ireneo Luis C. Querol, MD Narasimman Sathiamurthy, MD Boonlawat Homvises, MD

Day 2

Thursday 22 August 2024

Time	DIDACTICS
07:30	Registration
08:00	Welcome and Orientation Harish Muthiah, MD
08:10	Segmental Anatomy and Variations Soo Ing Xiang, MD
08:30	Sublobar Resection: The New Standard of Care for Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Review of JCOG 0802 & CALGB 140503 Prof. Hui-Ping Lau, MD
08:50	Localization Techniques for Subcentimeter Pulmonary Nodules Prof. Calvin S.H. Ng, MD
09:10	Techniques in Identifying & Transecting the Intersegmental Plane Padungkiat Tangpiroontham, MD
09:30	How I do Simple Segmentectomy Prof. Naveed Alam, MD
09:50	How I do Complex Segmentectomy Prof. Hyeong Rul Kim, MD
10:00	Open Forum
10:15	Coffee Break
10:30	Hands-On Workshop on 3D Reconstruction of CT Images from Dicom Xanthe Marie Javier, MD
11:30	Lunch Break
	LIVE SURGERY DEMO
13:00	Orientation of Cadaveric Laboratory Prof. Calvin S.H. Ng, MD
13:20	LS6 Segmentectomy Prof. Hyeong Rul Kim, MD Soo Ing Xiang, MD Sivakumar Krishnasamy, MD Saladdin Tjokronegoro, MD Prof. Naveed Alam, MD
15:00	LS3 Segmentectomy Prof. Hyeong Rul Kim, MD Soo Ing Xiang, MD Sivakumar Krishnasamy, MD Saladdin Tjokronegoro, MD Prof. Naveed Alam, MD

Registration for the Main Meeting and the optional Pre-Congress Workshops will be done at the same time. Please select your preferred workshop, if any, upon registration.

Workshop 3

Interventional Pulmonology Workshop

Thursday 22 August 2024

Venue	Garden Ballroom, Edsa Shangri-La Hotel
Participants	100 Participants for Didactics (For Thoracic Surgeons eager to learn new Techniques and Technologies in Interventional Pulmonology/Bronchoscopy)
Course Director	Melvin Tay, MD Ronald Fajardo, MD
Sponsor
Registration Fee	Local – US$100 Foreign – US$200
Register Now Registration for the Main Meeting and the optional Pre-Congress Workshops will be done at the same time. Please select your preferred workshop, if any, upon registration.

This workshop program is updated as of 17 May 2024. More information coming soon.

Time	DIDACTICS
08:30	Registration
09:00	Welcome and Orientation
09:10	Linear EBUS Soo Chun Ian, MD
09:30	Radial EBUS Sze Syang Kho, MD
09:50	Navigational Bronchoscopy Kyle Hogarth, MD
10:10	Cryotherapy Eric Daniel Tenda, MD
10:30	Argon Plasma Coagulation Thitiwat Sriprasart, MD
10:50	Airway Stenting Melvin Tay, MD
11:10	Rigid Bronchoscopy Harikishan Gonuguntla, MD
11:30	Open Forum
11:45	Lunch
13:00	HANDS-ON
	Station 1: Linear EBUS Soo Chun Ian, MD
	Station 2: Radial EBUS Sze Syang Kho, MD
	Station 3: Navigational Bronchoscopy Kyle Hogarth, MD
	Station 4: Cryotherapy Eric Daniel Tenda, MD
	Station 5: Argon Plasma Coagulation Thitiwat Sriprasart, MD
	Station 6: Airway Stenting Melvin Tay, MD
	Station 7: Rigid Bronchoscopy Harikishan Gonuguntla, MD
17:00	Awarding & Closing Ceremonies

Registration for the Main Meeting and the optional Pre-Congress Workshops will be done at the same time. Please select your preferred workshop, if any, upon registration.

Workshop 4

Advanced Robotic Thoracic Surgery Observership:
Insights And Innovations With Da Vinci XI

22 August 2024

Venue	St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City
Participants
Course Director	Aneez D.B. Ahmed, MD Asst. Prof. Lowell Leow, MD
Sponsor
Registration Fee	Local – US$500 Foreign – US$700
Register Now Registration for the Main Meeting and the optional Pre-Congress Workshops will be done at the same time. Please select your preferred workshop, if any, upon registration.

This workshop program is updated as of 17 May 2024. More information coming soon.

Morning Session: Introduction and Overview
08:30	Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00	Introduction to Robotic Thoracic Surgery and the Da Vinci XI System
09:30	Overview of Current Thoracic Robotic Surgery Landscape
Mid-Morning Session: Live Observership
10:45	Live Surgery Session 1 Observation of a lobectomy using the Da Vinci XI with direct commentary from expert surgeons explaining techniques and decision-making processes
12:30	Networking Lunch
Afternoon Session: Continued Observership and Interactive Discussion
13:30	Live Surgery Session 2 Robotic Segmentectomy with Real-Time Expert Analysis
15:30	Case Discussions and Q&A with Expert Surgeons Focus on Post-Operative Care, Managing complications, and Integrating New Techniques into Practice
Future Directions and Networking
16:30	Future Innovations in Robotic Thoracic Surgery
17:00	Closing Remarks and Awarding of Certificates

Main Meeting

This program is updated as of 17 May 2024. More information coming soon.

Day 1
Aug 23
Day 2
Aug 24
Day 3
Aug 25

Day 1

Friday 23 August 2024

Edsa Shangri-La Manila

Time	Isla Ballroom 1, 2, & 3
	OPENING CEREMONIES
08:30	Welcome Address Edmund E. Villaroman, MD Secretary-General, SEATS Chairman, Organizing Committee, SEATS Manila 2024
08:45	Traditional Filipino Culture Welcome Dance
09:00	Opening Address Hon. Teodoro J. Herbosa, MD Secretary, Department of Health, Philippines
09:15	Keynote Lecture Collaborative Horizons: The Future of Thoracic Care in Asia Punnarerk Thongcharoen, MD President, SEATS
09:45	Coffee Break
	SURGICAL, PULMONOLOGY & ONCOLOGY Isla Ballroom 1, 2, & 3			NURSING Boracay 1 & 2
	Symposium 1: WHAT'S NEW IN LUNG CANCER SCREENING?
10:00	Update on Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines & the TALENT study Prof. Pan-Chry Yang, MD
10:20	Building a Successful Lung Cancer Screening Program: Asian Perspective Prof. Morihito Okada, MD
10:40	Role of AI in Lung Cancer Screening Hwa-Yen Chiu, MD
11:00	Implementing Liquid Biopsies in Clinical Practice for Lung Cancer Prof. Tony S.K. Mok, MD
11:20	Surgical Management of Screening-Detected Pulmonary Nodules Prof. Alan D.L. Sihoe, MD
11:40	Open Forum
12:00	Lunch Symposium c/o MSD
	Symposium 2: EARLY STAGE NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER			Symposium 1: SCIENCE of TISSUE MANAGEMENT (SoTM) I: ENERGY DEVICE
13:00	Long-Term Outcome of Patients with Peripheral Ground-Glass Opacity–Dominant Lung Cancer after Sublobar Resections Prof. Morihito Okada, MD
13:20	Bronchoscopic Tumor Ablation for Early Stage NSCLC Prof. Calvin S.H. Ng, MD
13:40	Percutaneous Tumor Ablation for Early Stage NSCLC Shun-Mao Yang, MD
14:00	Role of Immunotherapy & Chemotherapy in Early Stage NSCLC Daniel Tan, MD
14:20	Case Presentation and MDT Discussion: A Case of Early Stage NSCLC Paolo Serios, MD
15:00	Coffee Break
	SURGICAL Isla Ballroom 1	PULMONOLOGY Isla Ballroom 2	ONCOLOGY Isla Ballroom 3	NURSING Boracay 1 & 2
	Symposium 3	Symposium 4	Symposium 5	Symposium 2
15:20	Percutaneous Techniques for Localization of Lung Nodules Shun-Mao Yang, MD	Value of EBUS for Centrally Located T1N0M0 NSCLC Soo Chun Ian, MD	Principles of the 9th Edition of the TNM Staging for Lung Cancer: What’s New? Marcelo Severino B. Imasa, MD	Chest Drains 1. Digital and Standard Pleural Drainage Units
15:40	Bronchoscopic Techniques for Localization of Lung Nodules Prof. Calvin S.H. Ng, MD	REBUS for Peripheral Early Stage NSCLC Sze Syang Kho, MD	Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Clinic: An Emerging Model of Care Daniel Tan, MD	2. Closed and Sealed Drainage
16:00	A Better Sublobar Resection: Segmentectomy or Wedge? Prof. Alan D.L. Sihoe, MD	Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy in Early Stage NSCLC Kyle Hogarth, MD	Unraveling the heterogeneity of NSCLC: Molecular Variability and Therapeutic Implications Rex Santiago, MD
16:20	Precision Surgery in NSCLC Guided by Intraoperative Molecular Imaging (IMI) A/Prof. Gavin Wright, MD	Robotic Bronchoscopy for Lung Nodule Localization Kyle Hogarth, MD	Role of EGFR-TKI Adjuvant Therapy in Patients with Completely Resected Early Stage EGFR-Mutant NSCLC Tim Benepal, MD
16:40	Open Forum
17:00	SEATS Annual General Meeting
19:00	Faculty Dinner: Bridging the Gap in Asian Thoracic Societies Prof. Sang Hoon Jheon, MD

Day 2

Saturday 24 August 2024

Edsa Shangri-La Manila

Time	SURGICAL, PULMONOLOGY & ONCOLOGY Isla Ballroom 1, 2, & 3			NURSING Boracay 1 & 2
	Symposium 1: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Controversies in Locally Advanced NSCLC			Symposium 1: Science of Tissue Management (SoTM) II: Staples, Sealants
08:00	Role of Surgery in Locally Advanced NSCLC Agasthian Thirugnanam, MD
08:20	Navigating Challenges in Mediastinal Nodal Staging and Restaging Post-Neoadjuvant Therapy
08:40	Current Recommendations on Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy for Locally Advanced NSCLC Ramaswamy Govindan, MD
09:00	The Role of Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced NSCLC Russel Hales, MD
09:20	Case Presentation & MDT Discussion: A Case of Locally Advanced NSCLC Asst. Prof. Lowell Leow, MD
09:40	Coffee Break
	Symposium 2: Debating Oligometastatic NSCLC: Controversies and Advances in Management
10:00	Defining Oligometastatic Disease: Criteria and Challenges Jens Samol, MD
10:20	Role of Surgery in Oligometastatic NSCLC Chao Yin Kai, MD
10:40	Role of SBRT vs Proton as Local Therapy in Oligometastatic NSCLC Ivan Ng, MD
11:00	Systemic Therapy Versus Local Interventions: Making the Right Choice Prof. Tony S.K. Mok, MD
11:20	Integrating New Technologies and Diagnostics in Oligometastatic NSCLC Rex Santiago, MD
11:40	Case Presentation & MDT Discussion: A Case of Oligometastatic NSCLC Aneez D.B. Ahmed, MD
12:00	Lunch Symposium
	SURGICAL Isla Ballroom 1	PULMONOLOGY Isla Ballroom 2	ONCOLOGY Isla Ballroom 3	NURSING Boracay 1 & 2
	Symposium 3	Symposium 4	Symposium 5
13:00	Advances in Perioperative Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy: A Thoracic Surgeon’s Perspective Prof. Alan D.L. Sihoe, MD	Emergency Airway Management in Patients with Critical Malignant Central Airway Obstruction Harikishan Gonuguntla, MD	Identifying the Need for Adjuvant Treatment: Post-Surgical Evaluation of Locally Advanced NSCLC After Neoadjuvant Chemo-Immunotherapy
13:20	Surgical Challenges After Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced NSCLC Wentao Fang, MD	Bronchoscopic Intratumoral Chemotherapy Kyle Hogarth, MD	Combination Strategies of Immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
13:40	Robotic Surgery for Locally Advanced NSCLC A/Prof. Gavin Wright, MD	Hot or Cold? Choice of Energy for Bronchoscopic Interventions Eric Daniel Tenda, MD	Second-Line Strategies after Chemo-Immunotherapy
14:00	NIVATS for Locally Advanced NSCLC Asst. Prof. Sira Laohathai, MD	To Stent or not to Stent? Silicone or SEMS? Inside the Mind of an Interventional Pulmonologist Melvin Tay, MD	Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemotherapy for Malignant Pleural Effusion from NSCLC
14:20	Updates on Surgery for Small Cell Carcinoma Prof. Hyeong Rul Kim, MD	Management of Complications Related to Interventional Pulmonology Procedures Harikishan Gonuguntla, MD	Current Role of Brachytherapy in Lung Cancer
14:40	Open Forum
15:00	Coffee Break
	Symposium 6	Symposium 7	Symposium 8	Symposium 2: INNOVATIONS and EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES in THORACIC NURSING CARE
15:20	Robotic Thymectomy: Variability of Techniques Across the Globe Franka Melfi, MD	Airway Management of Large Mediastinal Tumors Compressing on the Airway & Mediastinum	Classification of Thymic Neoplasms and Biomarker Testing Treah Mae Sayo, MD	Point-of-Care Ultrasound
15:40	Outcomes of Radical Thymectomy for Thymoma with Myasthenia and other Paraneoplastic Syndromes Wentao Fang, MD	Carinal Y Stenting for Critical Central Airway Obstruction	Role of Neoadjuvant Therapy for Thymic Neoplasms	Hybrid Operating Room
16:00	Surgical Approaches to Dumbbell Tumors of the Posterior Mediastinum Prof. Christopher Cao, MD	EBUS TBNA & Cryobiopsy for Mediastinal Tumors Thitiwat Sriprasart, MD	Role of Adjuvant Therapy for Thymic Neoplasms	Robotic Surgery
16:20	Surgical Management of Residual Mass in Germ Cell Tumors After Chemotherapy Prof. Masahiro Tsuboi, MD	Use of ECMO Support for Large Intrathoracic Masses Edmund E. Villaroman, MD	Role of Radiotherapy for Thymic Malignancies	Lung Transplant / Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP)
16:40	Open Forum
18:00	SEATS Dinner Debate 1 Prof. Alan D.L. Sihoe, MD, Prof. Tony S.K. Mok, MD, Russel Hales, MD, Kyle Hogarth, MD, Daniel Tan, MD

Day 3

Sunday 25 August 2024

Edsa Shangri-La Manila

Time	SURGICAL, PULMONOLOGY & ONCOLOGY Isla Ballroom 1, 2, & 3	NURSING Boracay 1 & 2
	Symposium 1: Diaphragm & Chest Wall	Symposium 1: Enhanced Recovery and Pain Management
08:00	VATS Lobectomy En-Bloc Chest Wall Resection: Review Technique & Outcomes Prof. Hui Ping Lau, MD
08:20	Management of Complex Chest Wall Injury Due to Trauma Narasimman Sathiamurthy, MD
08:40	Reconstructive Techniques after Diaphragm Resection Prof. Naveed Alam, MD
09:00	Surgical Management of Pectus Deformities & Sternal Elevation Techniques Hyung Joo Park, MD
09:20	Updates in the Management of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Aneez D.B. Ahmed, MD
09:40	Open Forum
10:00	Coffee Break
	Symposium 2: Lung Transplantation
10:20	Trends in Lung Transplantation Practices Across the Globe During the COVID-19 Pandemic Sandeep Attawar, MD
10:40	Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) Therapies of Donor Lungs: Current & Future Perspectives Kamran Ali, MD
11:00	Principles and Technique of Cold Static Donor Lung Preservation at 10°C Kamran Ali, MD
11:20	ECMO as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation Sandeep Attawar, MD
11:40	Lung Transplantation for Post-COVID-19 Pulmonary Fibrosis Jing Yu Chen, MD
12:00	Living Donor Lobar Transplantation Prof. Hiroshi Date, MD
12:20	Closing Ceremonies

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