Pre-Congress Programme
Pre-Congress Programme
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14 May 2026, Thursday |
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Time/Room |
ERAS® Course Session Chairs: Allyson Cochran, United States | Kwang Yeong How, Singapore |
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0800 – 1300 |
Summit 1, Level 3 |
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0730 onwards |
Registration |
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0800 – 0815 |
Introduction |
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0815 – 0845 |
ERAS® Fundamentals – Why and How It Works Ulf Gustafsson, Sweden |
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0845 – 0915 |
Nursing in ERAS® Charlette Hart, United States |
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0915 – 0945 |
Preoperative Medical Optimisation Chris Jones, United Kingdom |
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0945 – 1015 |
Perioperative Nutrition – The Right Stuff At The Right Time Marianna Ramona S. Sioson, Philippines |
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1015 – 1045 |
Talk Topic on Anaemia Dongho Choi, Republic of Korea
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1045 – 1115 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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1115 – 1145 |
Anaesthesia in ERAS® Chris Jones, United Kingdom |
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1145 – 1215 |
Surgery in ERAS® Kwang Yeong How, Singapore |
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1215 – 1245 |
Postoperative Mobilisation – How Soon and How Much? Tom Wainwright, United Kingdom |
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1245 – 1315 |
ERAS® Implementation – What Is the Method in the Madness? Vera Lim Qin Yi, Singapore |
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1315 – 1330 |
Summary and Closing Remark |
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1330 – 1400 |
Lunch |
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End of ERAS® Course |
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14 May 2026, Thursday |
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Time/Room |
SPECIALTY SESSION 1 ERAS® Obstetrics & Gynecology Group Symposium |
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1400 – 1730 |
Summit 1, Level 3 |
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0730 onwards |
Registration |
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1400 – 1510 |
Session I: ERAS Rapid-Fire Session: Prove Me Wrong Moderator: Pedro T Ramirez, United States |
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1400 – 1410 |
Overuse of ERAS Items Low-Value Components in Pathway Gvantsa Kochiashvili, Georgia |
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1410 – 1420 |
Anesthesia Variability is #1 Barrier to ERAS-Not Surgery Stop Blaming the Surgeon Gabriel Mena, United States |
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1420 – 1430 |
Opioid-Free Pathway Fantasy or the Inevitable Future Helena Obermair, Australia |
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1430 – 1440 |
Prehabilitation in Gynecologic Surgery Hard Evidence vs Overhyped Enthusiasm Teresa Lucia Pan, Austria |
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1440 – 1450 |
Forced Early Feeding: Are We Harming Patients? A Call for Risk Stratification Joannie Neveu, Canada |
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1450 – 1510 |
Discussion |
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1510 – 1540 |
Session II: ERAS Innovation Debates: The Future is Near Moderator: Jose Soliz, United States |
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1510 – 1520 |
AI Will Replace ERAS Coordinators PRO: Gabriella Schivardi, Italy | CON: Paula Mateo, Spain |
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1520 – 1530 |
ERAS Research Quality is Weak: A Time to Demand RCTs PRO: Kamilla Luca David, Hungary | CON: Stephanie Gill, Canada |
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1530 – 1540 |
Predicting ERAS Success: Home Environment is What Matters PRO: Arthur Hsu, Taiwan | CON: Bella Jugeli, Georgia |
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1540 – 1600 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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1600 – 1640 |
Session III: Global ERAS Moderator: Joseph S. Ng, Singapore |
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1600 – 1615 |
Unequal Recovery: Racial and Ethnic Barriers to ERAS Kristin Black, Canada |
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1615 – 1630 |
Transforming Perioperative Care in LMICs: The ERAS Opportunity Florencia Noll, Argentina |
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1630 – 1640 |
Discussion |
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1640 – 1710 |
Session IV: ERAS 2026 Best OBGYN Abstracts Moderator: Kevin Elias, United States |
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1640 – 1650 |
[OP-0069] Proving Their Worth: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Feasibility and Safety Study Testing Individual ERAS Interventions in Perioperative Ovarian Cancer Surgery – The TIPS Study Alison Brand, Australia |
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1650 – 1700 |
[EI-0043] Association of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) with Preoperative Carbohydrate Loading Compliance and Kamilla Luca David, United States |
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1700 – 1710 |
[OP-0034] Post-operative Analgesia in Women Undergoing Open Abdominal Gynaecological Oncology Surgery With or Without Ultrasound-guided Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Randomised Controlled Trial Anjali Gera, India |
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1710 – 1740 |
Session V: Keynote Lecture Moderators: Sean Dowdy, United States | Jeffrey Low, Singapore |
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1710 – 1730 |
ERAS Gynecologic Oncology Guidelines – 2026 Update Gregg Nelson, Canada |
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1730 – 1740 |
Discussion |
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End of ERAS® Course, Specialty Session and Workshops |
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14 May 2026, Thursday |
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Time/Room |
SPECIALTY SESSION 2 ERAS® Paediatrics Forum Chairs: Megan Brockel, United States | Kyle Rove, United States |
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1400 – 1730 |
Room 324, Level 3 |
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0730 onwards |
Registration |
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1400 – 1405 |
Welcome Remarks Kyle Rove, United States |
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1405 – 1410 |
Introduction Megan Brockel, United States |
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1410 – 1450 |
Session I: ERAS in Paediatric Surgery — Why it works |
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1410 – 1430 |
Why Paediatric ERAS Works: Physiology, Bundles, and Standardisation Catherine Dawson-Gore, United States |
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1430 – 1450 |
Panel Discussion Moderator: Kyle Rove, United States Panellists: Megan Brockel, United States | Catherine Dawson-Gore, United States | David De Beer, United Kingdom |
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1450 – 1500 |
Break |
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1500 – 1650 |
Session II: Key Elements for Paediatric Protocols |
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1500 – 1510 |
Multidisciplinary Preoperative Education Megan Brockel, United States |
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1510 – 1525 |
Preoperative Carbohydrate Loading, IV Fluids, Early Feeding, and PONV Mary Brindle, Canada |
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1525 – 1540 |
Infection Prevention as Part of ERAS Bundle of Care Kyle Rove, United States |
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1540 – 1550 |
Panel Discussion Moderator: Kyle Rove, United States Panellists: Megan Brockel, United States | David De Beer, United Kingdom |
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1550 – 1600 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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1600 – 1615 |
Multimodal Analgesia & Minimising Opioids David De Beer, United Kingdom |
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1615 – 1625 |
Avoiding Excess LDAs (Lines, Drains, Airways) Mercedes Pilkington, Canada |
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1625 – 1635 |
ERAS Implementation and Outcomes for Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Prem Venugopal, Australia |
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1635 – 1650 |
Panel Discussion Moderator: Megan Brockel, United States Panellists: Mercedes Pilkington, Canada | Prem Venugopal, Australia |
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1650 – 1700 |
Break |
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1700 – 1730 |
Session III: Making It Work (Practical Tips for Sustainability) |
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1700 – 1715 |
Business Case & Cost Sherif Emil, Canada |
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1715 – 1730 |
Discussion |
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1730 |
Conclusions Megan Brockel, United States | Kyle Rove, United States |
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End of ERAS® Course, Specialty Session and Workshops |
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14 May 2026, Thursday |
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Time/Room |
SPECIALTY SESSION 3 ERAS® Orthopaedic Chairs: Tom Wainwright, United Kingdom | Tan Tong Leng, Singapore |
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1400 – 1630 |
Room 325, Level 3 |
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0730 onwards |
Registration |
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1400 |
Introduction & Welcome Tom Wainwright, United Kingdom |
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1400 – 1510 |
Session I: Asia and Pacific Updates |
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1400 – 1415 |
ERAS in Singapore Tan Tong Leng, Singapore |
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1415 – 1425 |
ERAS Surgical Implementation in Hong Kong Lewis PK Chan, Hong Kong SAR |
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1425 – 1435 |
ERAS Anaesthetic Implementation in Hong Kong Danny Ip, Hong Kong SAR |
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1435 – 1450 |
Enabling technology in ERAS Arthroplasty Darren Tay, Singapore |
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1450 – 1510 |
Panel Discussion |
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1510 – 1525 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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1525 – 1630 |
Session II: Evidence Updates |
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1525 – 1540 |
Pain Management for Hip and Knee Replacement: An Update Henrik Kehlet, Denmark |
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1540 – 1555 |
Day Case Hip and Knee Replacement Henrik Kehlet, Denmark |
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1555 – 1610 |
Do We Need Rehabilitation After Hip and Knee Replacement? Tom Wainwright, United Kingdom |
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1610 – 1630 |
Panel Discussion |
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End of ERAS® Course, Specialty Session and Workshops |
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14 May 2026, Thursday |
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Time/Room |
Prehabilitation in Action Workshop Faciliator: Bernhard Riedel, Australia |
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1400 – 1730 |
Room 326, Level 3 |
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0730 onwards |
Registration |
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1400 – 1415 |
Welcome and Background Bernhard Riedel, Australia |
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1415 – 1445 |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Prehabilitation Service, Toolkit introduction Christina Prickett and Jess Crowe, Australia |
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1445 – 1500 |
Universal Prehabilitation Catherine Sinton, Australia |
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1500 – 1505 |
Case Study Introduction Jess Crowe, Australia |
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1505 – 1525 |
Medical Optimisation/Shared Decision Making Emily Traer and Rajib Ahmed, Australia |
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1525 – 1545 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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1545 – 1605 |
Medical optimisation/Shared Decision Making Emily Traer and Rajib Ahmed, Australia |
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1605 – 1620 |
Exercise Jess Crowe, Australia |
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1620 – 1635 |
Nutrition Anna Beaumont, Australia |
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1635 – 1650 |
Psychology Christina Prickett, Australia |
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1650 – 1730 |
Discussion |
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End of ERAS® Course, Specialty Session and Workshops |
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14 May 2026, Thursday |
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1200 – 1900 |
Room 308 – 311, Level 3 | ||||
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Disclaimer:
The programme is accurate as of the time of publication. The organisers reserve the right to amend, vary, or withdraw any part of the Event programme, including but not limited to activities, session topics, speakers, or schedules, where circumstances so require. Such amendments shall not constitute grounds for refund or compensation.
