Asia Pacific Hernia Society 2027
Hosted by the Thai Hernia Society — three days of scientific exchange, hands-on training and regional collaboration in abdominal wall surgery.
Khon Kaen, 26–27 September 2026
The tour opens in Isan with the half-day symposium “IPOM: Revisit, Refine, Redefine”, followed by a cadaveric workshop in IPOM/IPOM+, TEP and TAPP at the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University.
Plan your congress
Everything you need for APHS 2027 — registration, the scientific programme, pre-congress hands-on training, abstract submission and travel to Thailand.
Road to APHS 2027 On Tour
A nationwide teaching tour — didactic lectures and hands-on workshops — across four Thai cities, from September 2026 through June 2027, building towards the congress.
See the four stops → RRegistration
Early-bird registration opens 15 January 2027. Delegate, trainee, allied health and accompanying-person categories.
Registration rates → AAbstracts
Submission opens 13 January 2027 and closes 15 March 2027. Free papers, videos, posters and the Young Surgeon Award.
Submission guidelines → PScientific Programme
Three days of keynote lectures, expert panels, live and semi-live surgery, video sessions and free-paper presentations.
View programme → WPre-Congress Workshops
Cadaveric and hands-on training in TEP, TAPP, eTEP, IPOM/IPOM+ and complex abdominal wall reconstruction.
Workshop details → VVenue & Travel
Venue, accommodation, airport transfers, visa guidance for Thailand and things to do before and after the congress.
Plan your trip → SSponsorship & Exhibition
Connect with hernia and abdominal wall surgeons from across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Partner with us →Key dates
Mark these deadlines. All times are Indochina Time (ICT, UTC+7).
Thai Hernia Society
Welcome to Thailand
On behalf of the Thai Hernia Society, it is our privilege to host the 22nd Annual International Congress of the Asia Pacific Hernia Society in September 2027.
Hernia and abdominal wall surgery in the Asia-Pacific has matured from technique adoption into a region that generates its own evidence. Our patients differ — in body habitus, in anatomy, in health-system context — and the answers we import do not always transfer. APHS 2027 is built around that reality: rigorous science, transparent outcomes, honest discussion of complications, and structured hands-on training for the surgeons who will carry this field forward.
You can expect a programme covering the full spectrum of groin and ventral hernia repair — TEP, TAPP, eTEP, IPOM/IPOM+, robotic approaches and complex abdominal wall reconstruction — alongside registry science, mesh and device evidence, and the training pathways our region needs.
We look forward to welcoming you to Thailand.
Congress President, APHS 2027
On behalf of the Organising Committee · Thai Hernia Society
Save the date — 23–25 September 2027
APHS 2027 comes to Bangkok. Registration, venue, faculty and full programme details will be published here as they are confirmed. Join the mailing list to be notified when registration opens.
