Detailed Programme

Day 1 - 16th April 2026 (Thursday)

07:00 - 17:00

Sabah Ballroom

Registration

08:00 - 08:15

Sabah Ballroom

Welcome Remarks

International Organising Chair

Dr Peter Catalano

Organising Chair

Dr Teh Hui Mon

Advisor

Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh

08:15 - 08:35

Sabah Ballroom

Understanding the Difficult Thyroid Ultrasound Scoring System to Reduce Unnecessary Biopsies and Improving Patient Outcomes

Speaker

Assoc Prof Dr Raymond Tsang King Yin

Moderator

Dr Mark Paul

08:35 - 09:15

Sabah Ballroom

Difficult Thyroid Surgery in the Modern Era: Precision, Preservation, and Partnership

Speaker

Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah

Moderator

Assoc Prof Dr Yap Yoke Yeow

09:15 - 09:30

Sabah Ballroom

Balloon Septoplasty: Indications and Outcomes

Speaker

Dr Peter Catalano

Moderator

Dr Arthur Wong

09:30 - 10:00

Sabah Ballroom

Morning Symposium

10:00 - 10:30

Sabah Ballroom

Exhibition & Networking

10:30 - 11:30

Sabah Ballroom

LIVE CADAVERIC DISSECTION: Rhinology Unscripted: Avoiding Common Errors & Complications, Revisions, and Rescue Moves in Rhinology and Anterior Skull Base Surgery

Surgeon

Prof Dr Enrique Iturriaga

Moderator

Assoc Prof Dr Siow Jin Keat

11:30 - 11:50

Sabah Ballroom

Endoscopic Nasal Surgery “Crisis Management”: My Techniques for Fixing CSF Leaks and Stopping Bleeding Fast

Speaker

Prof Dato' Dr Prepageran Narayanan

Moderator

Prof Dr Enrique Iturriaga

11:50 - 12:30

Sabah Ballroom

A DIALOGUE: Management of Rhinology Complications: What to do?

Speakers

Prof Dr Enrique Iturriaga

Prof Dato' Dr Prepageran Narayanan

Assoc Prof Dr Siow Jin Keat

Moderator

Assoc Prof Dr Mark Thong

12:30 - 12:45

Sabah Ballroom

Short Break

(For hotel to serve lunch box to delegates in the lecture hall)

12:45 - 13:30

Sabah Ballroom

Lunch Symposium

13:30 - 13:45

Sabah Ballroom

Exhibition & Networking

13:45 - 14:30

Sabah Ballroom

PANEL DISCUSSION: Beyond the AHI: Snoring, Bruxism, and the Hypoxic Burden

Panellists

Dr Jeevanan Jahendran

Assoc Prof Dr Yap Yoke Yeow

Dr Nur Hashima Abdul Rashid

Moderator

Dr Peter Catalano

14:30 - 15:00

Sabah Ballroom

Eustachian Tube Dilation in Children

Speaker

Dr Peter Catalano

Moderator

Dr Nur Hashima Abdul Rashid

15:00 - 15:30

Sabah Ballroom

Afternoon Symposium

15:30 - 15:45

Sabah Ballroom

Exhibition & Networking

15:45 - 16:30

Sabah Ballroom

Live Cadaveric Dissection: Anatomical View in Endoscopic Ear Surgery

Surgeon

Prof Dr Micheal Tong Chi Fai

Moderator

Dr Euan Murugasu

16:30 - 17:00

Sabah Ballroom

Endoscopic Ear Surgery – Tips and Pearls

Speaker

Asst Prof Dr Chang Wai Tsz

Moderator

Dr Teh Hui Mon

17:00 - 17:45

Sabah Ballroom

PANEL DISCUSSION: Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: From Pressure to Precision

Panellists

Dr Euan Murugasu

Prof Dr Micheal Tong Chi Fai

Assoc Prof Dr Jeyanthi Kulasegarah

Moderator

Dr Peter Catalano

17:45 - 18:30

Sabah Ballroom

Networking Reception

Day 1 - 16th April 2026 (Thursday)