| 4th CUHK Head & Neck USG and Ablation Course | ||
| 08:30 | Welcoming Speech | Eddy WONG |
| 8:45 | Ultrasound Knobology | Hanson LEUNG |
| General Principle and Anatomy for Head & Neck Ultrasound | Hanson LEUNG | |
| Thyroid and Parathyroid | Anil AHUJA | |
| Cervical Lymph Node | Anil AHUJA | |
| Q&A | ||
| 10:40 | Break & Exhibits | |
| 11:00 | Latest Updates on Thyroid Nodule Classification and Terminology | Jennie LAU |
| USG for Post-treatment Evaluation of Head and Neck Malignancies | Hanson LEUNG | |
| Small Suspicious Thyroid Nodules – FNAC vs Surveillance | Shirley LIU | |
| USG Guided FNAC/Core Biopsy | John CHOW | |
| One Stop Ultrasound Diagnostic Clinic Mode - Australian Experience | Darren GIBSON | |
| Q&A | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Hands-On - Ultrasonography Examination on Real Patients |
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| 15:30 | Break & Exhibits | |
| Diagnostic Thyroid USG meets Interventional Insights: Essential Pearls and Pitfalls | Pipit PITUVONG | |
| How I do it - Ethanol Ablation | Justin WONG | |
| How I do it - Radiofrequency Ablation | Ronald LAI | |
| Thailand Experience - Microwave Ablation for Thyroid Nodules | Pipit PITUVONG | |
| 17:20 | Debriefing |
| 4th CUHK Head & Neck USG and Ablation Course | ||
| 08:30 | Patient Selection | |
| Thyroid Ultrasound Screening in Korea | So Lyung JUNG | |
| Patient Selections for Thyroid RFA | Woojin CHO | |
| Thyroid Interventions - Basic Techniques | ||
| Thermal Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodule | Daren GIBSON | |
| Thermal Ablation for Metastatic PTC | Shuhang XU | |
| RFA for Thyroid Cancer | Nobuhiro FUKUNARI | |
| Break & Exhibits | ||
| 09:45 | Head & Neck Interventions | |
| RFA vs MWA - CUHK ENT Experiences and Clinical Data | Samuel CHENG | |
| Thermal Ablation for Parathyroid Lesions | Mingbo ZHANG | |
| RFA for Parotid Warthin Tumors | Eric LAU | |
| 10:45 | Closing & Move to the Hands-on Room | |
| 10:45 | Hands-On - FNAC, CNB, RFA, MWA - RFA OT Nursing setup |
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| 12:00 | Sponsored product theatre LUNCH | |
| APSIT 1st Annual Congress | ||
| 12:00 | Sponsored product theatre LUNCH | |
| 12:50 | Opening Remarks | |
| Jason CHAN, Woojin CHO, Eric LAU | ||
| 13:00 | Opening Plenary Lecture | |
| Travels in Thyroid RFA: From Innovation to Global Standard Moderator: Catherine SINCLAIR |
Jung Hwan BAEK | |
| 13:30 | Thyroid RFA Guidelines: What Changed and What's Coming | |
| Moderator: Eric LAU, Enyi OFO | ||
| Benign Nodules and AFTN: What's Changed? | tbc | |
| Malignant Lesions: An APSIT Consensus Statement | Mingbo ZHANG | |
| A Preview of the Upcoming Korean Guideline for Low-risk PTMC | So Lyung JUNG | |
| Discussion | ||
| 14:45 | Debates: Controversies in Guidelines for Thyroid Ablation | |
| Pre-ablation Evaluation: FNA Alone or More? - FNA vs CNB vs Molecular Testing |
Moderator
Woojin CHO |
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| RFA for Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules - To Ablate or Not to Ablate? |
Moderator
Wei-Che LIN |
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| 2 vs 2 Pros & Cons format with each 30-minute topic moderated by a different moderator |
Panelist
Daren GIBSON Shuhang XU Hanson LEUNG |
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| 15:45 | Break & Exhibits | |
| 16:15 | How I Do It: Practical Approaches to Thyroid Ablation | |
| Technical Considerations - RFA, MWA, or Chemical Ablation |
Moderator
Mingbo ZHANG |
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| Strategies for Thyroid Cancer - Active Surveillance, RFA, or Surgery |
Moderator
Shirley LIU |
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| Practical, experience-based presentations 30 mins per topic | Moderated discussion |
Panelist
Nobuhiro FUKUNARI Catherine SINCLAIR Mingan YU So Lyung JUNG |
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| 17:15 | Video Session: Experiences from Asia-Pacific Regions €5,000 Prize Competition Best Narrated Ultrasound-Guided Thyroid Intervention Video |
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| Moderator: Jason CHAN, Justin WONG
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| 18:15 | Posters round / Sponsor Reception | |
| APSIT 1st Annual Congress | ||
| 08:00 | Sponsored product theatre BREAKFAST | |
| 08:30 | Free papers: Interesting & Challenging Cases - Share Your Experience with Global Experts |
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| Moderator: Zenon Yeung, Xina LO |
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| 09:30 | Tumor Board: Multidisciplinary Team Approaches in Thyroid Ablation | |
| Patient Counselling - When Do We Need a Multidisciplinary Team Approach? |
Moderator
Nobuhiro Fukunari |
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| Strategies for Preserving Thyroid Function - Combining Treatment Modalities: Surgery, Embolization, and Ablation |
Moderator
Catherine SINCLAIR |
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| Case-based discussion with multidisciplinary experts (30 mins per topic) |
Panelist
Jung Hwan BAEK Lisa ORLOFF Pipit PITUVONG |
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| 10:30 | Break and Exhibits | |
| 11:00 | Meet the Expert: Innovation and New Frontiers | |
| Moderator: Chwee Ming LIM, Catherine CHAN | ||
| TBD | Lisa ORLOFF | |
| Expanding the Role of Ablation in Thyroid Cancer | Mingan YU | |
| Beyond Thermal ablation: What's Next? | tbc | |
| Diffuse Thyroid Disease: A New Frontier for Ablation | Shuhang Xu | |
| Discussion | ||
| 12:30 | Discussion: Troubleshooting Thyroid Ablation | |
| Aggressive Ablation or Safety First? - Balancing Regrowth and Complication Risk |
Moderator
Matrix FUNG |
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| Delayed Nodule Rupture - How Can We Prevent and Manage It? |
Moderator
Daren GIBSON |
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| Open Expert Discussion with each topic moderated by a different moderator (30 mins per topic) |
Panelist
Wei-Che LIN Enyi OFO Eric LAU Woojin CHO |
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| 13:30 | Sponsored product theatre LUNCH | |
| 14:15 | After Ablation: Outcomes, New Applications & Follow-up | |
| Moderator: Ronald LAI, Dora Tai | ||
| Regrowth After Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules | Yujiang LI | |
| Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field Ablation for Metastatic Thyroid Cancer | Tian'an JIANG | |
| Follow-up After Thyroid cancer Ablation: What Should We Look for? | Hanson LEUNG | |
| Discussion | ||
| 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:50 | Review of 2021–2026 Thyroid Ablation Literature | |
| Moderator: Eddy WONG, Peter CHAN | ||
| Benign Thyroid Nodules - Efficacy, Safety, and Long-term Outcomes |
Samuel CHENG | |
| Thyroid Cancer - PTMC, Recurrence, and Oncologic Outcomes |
Matrix FUNG | |
| 16:10 | Closing Plenary Lecture | |
| Moderator: Ka Tak WONG The Ethics of Ablation: Evidence, Patient Autonomy, and Clinical Responsibility |
Lisa ORLOFF | |
| 16:40 | Closing Remarks & Awards | |
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