| 4th CUHK Head & Neck USG and Ablation Course | ||
| 08:30 | Welcoming Speech | |
| 8:45 | Ultrasound Knobology | Hanson Leung |
| General Principle and Anatomy for Head & Neck Ultrasound | Hanson Leung | |
| Thyroid and Parathyroid | Anil Ahuja | |
| Cervical Lymph Node | Ka Tak WONG | |
| 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 | |
| Q&A | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Hands-On - Ultrasonography Examination on Real Patients |
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| 15:30 Break & Exhibits |
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| Diagnostic Thyroid USG meets Interventional Insights: Essential Pearls and Pitfalls | Pituvong | |
| How I do it - Ethanol ablation | Justin Wong | |
| How I do it - Radiofrequency ablation | Ronald Lai | |
| Thailand experience - Microwave ablation for thyroid nodules | Pituvong | |
| 17:20 | Debriefing |
| 4th CUHK Head & Neck USG and Ablation Course | ||
| 08:30 | Thyroid Ultrasound screening in Korea | So Lyung Jung |
| Patient selections for Thyroid RFA | Woojin Cho | |
| Thyroid Interventions - Basic techniques | ||
| 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, Juan Pablo Duenas | ||
| 13:00 | Opening Plenary Lecture | |
| Travels in Thyroid RFA: From Innovation to Global Standard Moderator: Catherine Sinclair |
Speaker
Jung Hwan Baek |
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| 13:30 | Thyroid RFA Guidelines: What Changed and What's Coming | |
| Moderator: Eric Lau, Enyi Ofo | Speaker | |
| Benign Nodules and AFTN: What's Changed? | Juan Pablo Duenas | |
| 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 Leonardo Rangel 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 min 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: CHAN Jason, WONG Justin
CALL FOR ABSTRACT |
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| Discussion | ||
| 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 CALL FOR ABSTRACT! |
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| Discussion | ||
| 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 min per topic) |
Panelist
Juan Duenas 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 | Speaker | |
| TBD | Lisa Orloff | |
| Expanding the Role of Ablation in Thyroid Cancer | Mingan Yu | |
| Beyond Thermal ablation: What's Next? | Leonardo Rangel | |
| 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 min 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 | Panelists | |
| 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 | Review of 2021–2026 Thyroid Ablation Literature | |
| Moderator: Eddy Wong, Peter Chan | Panelist | |
| 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 |
Speaker
tbc |
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| 16:40 | Closing Remarks & Awards | |
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Email
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Faculty of Medicine
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
