Programme

	4th CUHK Head & Neck USG and Ablation Course
08:15	Welcoming Speech
08:30	General Principle and Anatomy for Head & Neck Ultrasound
09:00	Cervical Lymph Node
09:30	Thyroid
10:00	Common Salivary Gland Pathology
10:30	Break & Exhibits
11:00	Lumps & Bumps in Head & Neck
11:30	USG for Post-treatment Evaluation of Head and Neck Malignancies
12:00	USG Guided FNAC/Core Biopsy
12:30	Small Suspicious Thyroid Nodules – FNAC vs Surveillance
13:00	Lunch
14:00	Hands-On - Ultrasonography Examination on Real Patients

	4th CUHK Head & Neck USG and Ablation Course
08:00	Thyroid Interventions - Basic Techniques and Indications 1. Ethanol Ablation for Thyroid Cysts 2. Thermal Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodule 3. Thermal Ablation for Diffuse Thyroid Disease (Chinese speaker) 4. RFA for Low-risk Thyroid Cancer 5. RFA for Recurrent Thyroid Cancer
09:15	Break & Exhibits
09:35	Head & Neck Interventions 1. Sclerotherapy for Head & Neck Lesions 2. RFA for Parotid Warthin Tumors 3. Thermal Ablation for Parathyroid Lesions 4. RFA vs MWA - CUHK ENT Experiences and Clinical Data
10:35	Closing & Move to the Hands-on Room
10:45	Hands-On FNAC, CNB, RFA, MWA
12:00	Sponsored product theatre LUNCH

	APSIT 1st Annual Congress
12:50	Opening Remarks
13:00	Opening Plenary Lecture Prof. Jung Hwan Baek
13:30	Thyroid Ablation Guidelines: What Changed and What's Coming 1. Benign Nodules and AFTN: What's Changed? 2. Malignant Lesions: An APSIT Consensus Statement 3. A Preview of the Upcoming Korean Guideline for Low-risk PTMC
14:45	Debates: Controversies in Guidelines for Thyroid Ablation 1. Pre-ablation Evaluation Are We Ready for a Global or Regional Consensus? 2. RFA for Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules To Ablate or Not to Ablate?
15:45	Break & Exhibits
16:15	Panel: Choosing the Optimal Strategy 1. Modalities for Benign Thyroid Nodules - RFA, MWA, or Chemical Ablation? 2. Strategies for Thyroid Cancer - Active Surveillance, RFA, or Surgery
17:15	Video session: Experiences from Asia-Pacific regions Call for Video Abstract €5,000 Prize Competition Best Narrated Ultrasound-Guided Thyroid Intervention Video
18:15	Posters Round / Sponsor Reception
19:30	Gala Dinner

	APSIT 1st Annual Congress
08:00	Sponsored product theatre BREAKFAST
08:30	Case Session: Interesting & Challenging Cases Call for Abstracts Share Your Experience with Global Experts
09:30	Panel: Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Approach in Thyroid Ablation 1. Patient Counselling - When Do We Need a Multidisciplinary Team Approach? 2. Strategies for Preserving Thyroid Function - Combining Treatment Modalities: Surgery, Embolization, and Ablation
10:30	Break and Exhibits
11:00	Innovation and New Frontiers 1. Expanding the Role of Ablation in Thyroid Cancer 2. Beyond RFA, MWA, and LA: What's Next? 3. Nanopulse: A Game Changer in Thyroid Intervention? 4. Diffuse Thyroid Disease: A New Frontier for Ablation
12:30	Panel: Managing Complications 1. Preventing Complications - Technical Considerations for Safe Ablation 2. Managing Complications When They Occur - Nerve Injury, Nodule Rupture, and Unexpected Pathology
13:30	Sponsored Product Theatre LUNCH
14:15	Follow up Strategies after Ablation 1. Minimizing Regrowth After Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules 2. Metastatic Thyroid Cancer: Curative or Palliative? 3. Follow-up After PTMC Ablation: What Should We Look For?
15:30	Ethics in Thyroid Ablation 1. The Ethics of Ablation - Evidence, Patient Autonomy, and Clinical Responsibility 2. Overtreatment, Undertreatment, and the Gray Zone - Making Responsible Decisions in Thyroid Ablation
16:10	Closing Plenary Lecture Prof. KT Wong
16:40	Closing Remarks