PAC IA IF S IC A Hernia Society AsiaAsia PacificPacific HerniaHernia SocietySociety Newsletter July—December 2016 www.aphernia.org VOLUME NUMBER 8 2 Asia Pacific Hernia Society NEWSLETTER PAC IA IF S IC A Executive Committee Hernia President President Elect Society Anil Sharma Jose Macario Faylona Founding Members India The Philippines Pradeep Chowbey Davide Lomanto India Singapore Past President Past President Davide Lomanto Barlian Sutedja Singapore Indonesia Serafin C. Hilvano Anil Sharma The Philippines Past President Founder President India Sathien Tumtavitikul Pradeep Chowbey Thailand India Barlian Sutedja T.E. Udwadia Secretary General Joint Secretary Indonesia India Shintaro Sakurai Rajesh Khullar Japan India Zheng Minhua V.N. Shrikhande Treasurer China India Cheng Chung Tsai Taiwan Executive Members Tatsuo Yamakawa Song Zhang Ma Rolf Hartung Tang Jian Xiong Japan China UAE China Wei-Keat Cheah Jimmy Bok-Yan So George Yang Hae Chang Cho Singapore China Hong Kong Korea Alfred Allen Beunafe Vitoon Kota Okinaga A.Y. Jasmi Japan Malaysia The Phillipines Chinswangwatanakul Thailand Jaideepraj Rao Steven Yao Michael K.W. Li George K. Kiroff Singapore China Hong Kong Australia Honorary Members Contents Jean Bernard Flament Jean Henri Alexandre Message from the President ......................................... 1 France France From the Editor’s Desk .................................................. 2 Past Congress of the APHS ........................................... 3 Volker Schumpelick Reinhard Bittner Forthcoming Congress .................................................. 4 Germany Germany Forthcoming Events ...................................................... 6 National Chapters of the APHS ...................................... 7 Robert J. Fitzgibbons Giampiero Campanelli APHS Website ..............................................................14 USA Italy Video Library ............................................................... 15 Accreditation and Course endorsement rules.................16 Marc Miserez Todd Heniford APHS Accredited Training Centres .................................17 Belgium USA Criteria for Membership of the APHS.............................19 APHS Membership Application ......................................20 Newsletter co-ordinators Editorial and Production Consultants: BYWORD (www.byword.in) Divya Kapoor, New Delhi, India Emma Suleiman, Singapore Design: Naveen Siromoni / Jacob Thomas Asia Pacific Hernia Society NEWSLETTER Message from The President Dear Colleagues, I am privileged and honoured to be addressing you as President of the Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS). The evolution of herniology in surgery has been remarkable. The primary aim remains a strong and durable hernia repair. However, pain and quality-of-life now figure as significant added goalposts. With endoscopy, an anatomically novel posterior approach to hernia repair has been introduced. Hernia repair with its varied facets, approaches and intricacies continues to intrigue and fascinate surgeons. The National Chapters of the APHS are the driving forces that provide momentum and substance to the academic activities. The Annual APHS Congress remains the flagship event to showcase regional expertise and also an opportunity to present and deliberate on best hernia practices. The forthcoming Annual Congresses of the APHS are scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan (2016) and Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2017). The journal Hernia is now the official journal of the APHS that continues to receive support, patronage and significant contributions from the APHS members. We are pleased to share an excellent synergistic relationship with our industry partners. The APHS recognizes and appreciates the invaluable contribution of our industry partners to expand surgical frontiers as also to facilitate education and training of surgeons. We, at the APHS, remain committed to advance a better understanding of the mechanisms and treatment of hernia and to facilitate optimal training techniques to achieve this objective. The APHS Newsletter provides a forum for announcements, meetings and news events from around the Asia Pacific region, which are of interest to the APHS fraternity. I request our members especially the Presidents and Secretaries of our National Chapters to contribute regularly to the newsletter to keep the APHS membership abreast of news, events and happenings in their respective regions. Dr ANIL S HARMA MS, FICS, FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Eng) President, Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS) Examiner and Clinical Tutor, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCS Ed) Associate Editor, Indian Journal of Surgery (IJS) Vice President, Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endosurgeons ( IAGES ) Senior Consultant Surgeon, Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Healthcare, Saket, New Delhi, India 1 Asia Pacific Hernia Society NEWSLETTER From the Editor’s desk Dear Colleagues, I am happy to bring to you the new issue of the APHS Newsletter. The APHS Annual Conference 2015 held at Myanmar in December proved to be a major boost for the surgical fraternity of the region. With over 150 delegates and experts in the field of hernia surgery from the Asia Pacific region and beyond, the event was the first of its kind to be organized in Myanmar. We are grateful to the President and Secretary General for their leadership and guidance, which have strengthened the foundation of the APHS. We are proud that the Hernia Journal is now the official journal of the APHS. We are also thankful to the leaders of the national hernia societies for upholding the spirit and carrying forward the mission of the APHS in their respective regions. The strength of our national chapters is now 12. We are looking forward to the upcoming APHS 2016 Annual Conference at Tokyo on 27–28 October 2016. The scientific agenda for the programme is available on its website and I am certain the organizing committee is doing an excellent job at bringing together the experts from all across the Asia Pacific region and beyond on the same platform. The APHS Newsletter aims to keep our colleagues well informed of the latest news and events related to hernia surgery in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. I request the members of the APHS and the office bearers of all national hernia societies to continue contributing interesting surgical videos for the APHS website. Please share all relevant news about the past and future events in your countries for the forthcoming newsletters to ensure a buzz-worthy newsletter. All information may be mailed to [email protected]. MANISH B AIJAL Associate Director, Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India Honorary Treasurer, Hernia Society of India (HSI) Honorary Treasurer, Asia Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS) Teaching Faculty, Post-doctoral Fellowship National Board of Examination (DNB), Professional Affairs and Clinical Education (PACE), Centre of Excellence (COE) 2 Asia Pacific Hernia Society NEWSLETTER PAC Past Congress IA IF S IC A Hernia Society APHS 2015 Summit, Yangon, Myanmar The 2015 APHS Summit was held at Yangon, Myanmar The scientific programme included 41 didactic lectures, 5 on 10–12 December 2015. The event was attended by debates and 9 video sessions, 2 lunch symposia and 1 around 150 delegates from the Asia Pacific region and Presidential lecture. In the evening, an Executive experts in the field of hernia surgery from the Asia Pacific Committee meeting was organized at the conference region and beyond. venue and the new secretariat was elected under the leadership of the president-elect Dr Anil Sharma. DAY 1 was the day of live surgeries and discussions of simple and complex cases of hernia. Thirteen procedures The faculty dinner was organized on the evening of 11 were streamed live from the operation theatre to the December at the rooftop of the Novotel Hotel. In the delegates. beautiful ambience of the night light of Bagoda, the dinner offered great opportunities for networking. DAY 2 and DAY 3 were organized at the Novotel Hotel, Yangon where an exhaustive scientific programme was DAY 3—The last day of the Congress included 3 debates, executed. 10 video sessions and 16 didactic lectures by the experts. The conference concluded after lunch. The event was During the Opening Ceremony on Day 2, Dr Anil Sharma very well organized with great scientific agenda and was elected as the President of the APHS for 2016–2018. social evening. 3 Asia Pacific Hernia Society NEWSLETTER Forthcoming Congress 4 Asia Pacific Hernia Society NEWSLETTER Forthcoming Congress 5 Asia Pacific Hernia Society NEWSLETTER Forthcoming Events Event 12th International Congress of the Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS) Date, Venue 27–28 October 2016, Tokyo Dome Hotel, Tokyo, Japan Event 15th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery in conjunction with ELSA Annual Congress Date, Venue 9–12 November 2016, Shanghai, China Event XIV National Congress of the Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo-Surgeons (IAGES) Date, Venue 9–11 February 2017, Hyderabad, India Event 18th Annual Hernia Repair Date, Venue 8–11 March 2017, Moon Palace, Cancun, Mexico Event SAGES 2017 (Surgical Spring Week) Date, Venue 22–25 March 2017, Houston, Texas, USA Event 39th Annual International Congress of the European Hernia Society (EHS 2017) Date, Venue 24–27 May 2017, Vienna, Austria Event European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) 2017 Date, Venue 14–17 June