Draft programme. The structure below is a working framework for planning purposes.
Session titles, faculty, timings and the final scientific programme will be confirmed by the
Scientific Committee and published here.
Scientific programme
Three days of keynote lectures, expert panels, live and semi-live surgery, video sessions, free papers and posters. All sessions are conducted in English.
07:30 – 08:30
Registration & welcome coffeeExhibition hall opens
08:30 – 09:00
Opening ceremonyCongress President, APHS President, Thai Hernia Society
09:00 – 09:40
Keynote lecture IState of hernia surgery in the Asia-Pacific — speaker TBA
09:40 – 11:00
Session 1 — Inguinal hernia: TEP vs TAPPExpert panel and case-based debate
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break & exhibition
11:30 – 12:45
Session 2 — eTEP and extended approachesTechnique, indications, learning curve
12:45 – 13:45
Industry symposium & lunchSponsored session — TBA
13:45 – 15:15
Free paper session AOral presentations — groin hernia
15:15 – 15:45
Coffee break & poster viewing
15:45 – 17:00
Video session IMaster surgeon videos — complications and how I got out of trouble
17:00 – 17:30
APHS General AssemblyMembers only
19:00
Welcome receptionVenue TBA
08:00 – 08:40
Keynote lecture IISpeaker TBA
08:40 – 10:00
Session 3 — Ventral hernia: IPOM, IPOM+ and beyondEvidence review and technical panel
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee break & exhibition
10:30 – 12:00
Live / semi-live surgeryTransmitted from a Bangkok centre — details TBA
12:00 – 13:00
Industry symposium & lunchSponsored session — TBA
13:00 – 14:30
Session 4 — Complex abdominal wall reconstructionComponent separation, TAR, loss of domain
14:30 – 15:45
Free paper session BOral presentations — ventral and complex hernia
15:45 – 16:15
Coffee break & poster viewing
16:15 – 17:30
Session 5 — Mesh science and device evidenceMaterials, fixation, registry data
19:00
Congress dinner & awardsVenue TBA
08:00 – 08:40
Keynote lecture IIISpeaker TBA
08:40 – 10:00
Session 6 — Robotic hernia surgery in the Asia-PacificAccess, cost-effectiveness, outcomes
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee break & exhibition
10:30 – 11:45
Session 7 — Hernia in the bariatric and metabolic patientConcurrent and staged repair, Asian BMI considerations
11:45 – 12:45
Session 8 — Training, credentialing and simulationRegional training pathways and fellowship
12:45 – 13:30
Video session II & Young Surgeon Award finalsBest video and best trainee presentation
13:30 – 14:15
Awards, closing ceremony & handover to APHS 2028
14:15
Lunch & departure
Session formats
Keynote lectures
Invited international and regional leaders, 30 minutes plus discussion.
Expert panels
Moderated case-based debate with audience response and structured disagreement.
Live & semi-live surgery
Transmitted operations with faculty commentary and real-time audience questions.
Video sessions
Curated technique and complication videos, including submitted video abstracts.
Free papers
Peer-reviewed oral presentations, 6 minutes plus 2 minutes discussion.
Posters
E-poster display throughout the congress with dedicated moderated viewing sessions.
Present your work at APHS 2027
Abstract submission opens 13 January 2027 and closes 15 March 2027.