Main Programme
Main Programme
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Day 1, Main Congress |
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Time/Room |
Programme |
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Summit 1, Level 3 |
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0730 onwards |
Registration |
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0815 – 0830 |
Opening Ceremony Ulf Gustafsson, Sweden | Gregg Nelson, Canada | Kwang Yeong How, Singapore |
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0830 – 1010 |
Session I: Surgical Safety and Checklists Chair: Ulf Gustafsson, Sweden |
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0830 – 0850 |
Reimplementation of the Surgical Safety Checklist Tan Hiang Khoon, Singapore |
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0850 – 0910 |
The OR Black Box: Using Technology to Enhance Human Performance Teodor Grantcharov, United States |
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0910 – 0930 |
Coming soon! |
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0930 – 0950 |
Integration of ERAS and the Surgical Safety Checklist Mary Brindle, Canada |
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0950 – 1010 |
Discussion |
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1010 – 1040 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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1040 – 1125 |
Singapore ERAS Lecture: Value-Based Care in Surgery Kenneth Mak, Singapore |
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1125 – 1305 |
Session II: ERAS Post Discharge |
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1125 – 1145 |
Emergency and Elective Colorectal Surgery – Differences in Recovery Varut Lohsiriwat, Thailand |
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1145 – 1205 |
Promoting Recovery at Home – Using Mobile Health Applications Nikhil Panda, United States |
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1205 – 1225 |
Post Discharge Nutritional Care Marianna Sioson, Philippines |
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1225 – 1245 |
What Do Patients Want Post-Discharge? Patient Perspective Prabu Naidu, Singapore |
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1245 – 1305 |
Discussion |
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1305 – 1350 |
Satellite Lunch Symposium by Abbott
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1305 – 1350 |
Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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1350 – 1530 |
Session III: Pathophysiology of Recovery – Future Challenges |
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1350 – 1410 |
Postoperative Recovery – Where Are The Issues? Henrik Kehlet, Demark |
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1410 – 1430 |
Taming the Surgical Inflammatory Response Christopher Bain, Australia |
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1430 – 1450 |
Continuous Vital Sign Monitoring on the Surgical Ward Eske Kvanner Aasvang, Denmark |
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1450 – 1510 |
Blood is at the Heart of Enhanced Recovery: Innovative Strategies for Availing Blood in Blood Deserts Caroline Wesonga, Kenya |
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1510 – 1530 |
Discussion |
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1530 – 1615 |
Ljungqvist Lecture: Safety and Excellence in Aviation – Cross-Learning Opportunities between Aviation and Healthcare Eugene C. Antoni, Singapore |
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1615 – 1645 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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1645 – 1815 |
Session IV: ERAS Nursing Session Chair: Charlette Hart, United States |
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1645 – 1650 |
Welcome and Introduction Charlette Hart, United States |
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1650 – 1705 |
Transforming Care: Implementing an ERAS Centred Ward Model Hong Lan Hu, Singapore |
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1705 – 1720 |
Bridging the Gap: Ensuring a Seamless Transition from Hospital to Home Model Wei Ting Chen, Singapore |
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1720 – 1735 |
The Critical Role of Nursing in Driving Enhanced Recovery Outcomes Charlette Hart, United States |
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1735 – 1750 |
Global Perspectives: An Interactive Look at ERAS Nursing Around the World Charlette Hart, United States |
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1750 – 1815 |
Panel Discussion Chris Jones, United Kingdom | Mary Brindle, Canada | Kwang Yeong How, Singapore Charlette Hart, United States | Hong Lan Hu, Singapore | Wei Ting Chen, Singapore |
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1815 – 1930 |
Welcome Reception (Level 3, Concourse, Suntec Convention Centre) |
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1930 – 2200 |
Faculty Dinner (Offsite) |
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End of Day 1 |
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Day 2, Main Congress |
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Time/Room |
Programme |
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Summit 1, Level 3 |
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0800 onwards |
Registration |
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0830 – 0900 |
Kehlet Lecture: Large Scale Randomised Trials in Perioperative Care Paul Myles, Australia Chair: Olle Ljungqvist, Sweden |
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0900 – 1100 |
Session V: ERAS Outcomes Research |
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0900 – 0920 |
How do we review outcomes in clinical studies in ERAS? Olle Ljungqvist, Sweden |
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0920 – 0940 |
ERAS and AI Ulf Gustafsson, Sweden |
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0940 – 1000 |
ERAS as a Catalyst to Create Learning Health Systems Sean Dowdy, United States |
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1000 – 1020 |
Optimising ERAS Outcomes by Closing a Know-Do Gap Khara Marissa Sauro, Canada |
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1020 – 1040 |
Innovation in Neonatal ERAS Mercedes Pilkington, Canada |
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1040 – 1100 |
Discussion |
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1100 – 1130 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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1130 – 1300 |
Session VI: Abstract Session |
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1300 – 1340 |
Lunch, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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1340 – 1445 |
Announcement of ERAS® 2027 World Congress Jörg-Peter Ritz, Germany |
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1345 – 1430 |
Fearon Lecture: Safe Surgery in Space Michael A. Jobst, United States |
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1430 – 1630 |
Session VII: Prehabilitation and Preoptimisation Chairs: Ho-Jin Lee, Republic of Korea | Jörg-Peter Ritz, Germany |
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1430 – 1450 |
ERAS+: Enhancing ERAS with Prehabilitation Bernhard Riedel, Australia |
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1450 – 1510 |
Sarcopenia in Surgery: Impact, Diagnosis and Management Frederick Koh Hong Xiang, Singapore |
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1510 – 1530 |
Strengthening the Heart of the City: Cardiac Prehabilitation in Hong Kong Henry MK Wong, Hong Kong SAR |
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1530 – 1550 |
Care of Older People in Surgery (COPS) Christina Norris, Australia |
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1550 – 1630 |
Discussion |
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1630 – 1700 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Poster Viewings |
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1700 – 1830 |
Session VIII: Asia Pacific ERAS Chairs: Shu-Lin Guo, Taiwan | Kyoichi Takaori, Japan |
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1700 – 1720 |
Traditional Chinese medicine in preoperative care — Is there a role? Yang Mingxiao, Singapore |
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1720 – 1740 |
Development of Perioperative Care in Singapore and Asia Kwang Yeong How, Singapore |
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1740 – 1800 |
ERAS for Gastric Cancer Surgery Do Joong Park, Republic of Korea |
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1800 – 1820 |
VTE prophylaxis in surgery: Are the East and West Aligned? Yong Enming, Singapore |
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1820 – 1830 |
Discussion |
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1830 – 1845 |
Prizes and Congress Closing Remarks Ulf Gustafsson, Sweden | Gregg Nelson, Canada |
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Congress Adjourn |
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The programme is accurate as of the time of publication (20 January 2026). It is subject to change at the discretion of the Organising Committee without prior notice.


