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MSGH CoMMittee 2011 – 2013

GUt 2013 – orGaniSinG CoMMittee

President Dr Ramesh Gurunathan

President-Elect Prof Dr Sanjiv Mahadeva

Immediate Past President Dr L Sanker V

Hon Secretary Dr Ong Tze Zen

Hon Treasurer Dr Sheikh Anwar Abdullah

Committee Members Dr Mohd Akhtar Qureshi Dato’ Dr Mazlam Zawawi Dr Ooi Eng Keat Dr Soon Su Yang Dato’ Dr Tan Huck Joo Prof Dato’ Dr Goh Khean Lee Datuk Dr Jayaram Menon Prof Dato’ Dr P Kandasami

Organising Chairman Dr Ramesh Gurunathan

Scientific Chairman Dato’ Dr Tan Huck Joo

Scientific Co-Chairman Prof Dr Sanjiv Mahadeva

Committee Members Prof Dato’ Dr Goh Khean Lee Datuk Dr Jayaram Menon Prof Dato’ Dr P Kandasami Dato’ Dr Mazlam Zawawi Dr Mohd Akhtar Qureshi Dr Ong Tze Zen Dr Ooi Eng Keat Dr L Sanker V Dr Sheikh Anwar Abdullah Dr Soon Su Yang

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DATETiME

23RD AUG 2013FRiDAY

24TH AUG 2013SATURDAY

25TH AUG 2013SUnDAY

0730 - 0820 REgISTRaTIOn

Meet-the-Expert Breakfast Sessions

(1 - 3)(Concurrent)

Meet-the-Expert Breakfast Sessions

(4 - 6)(Concurrent)

0830 - 0950Symposium 1

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Case DiscussionColonic neoplasia

Case DiscussionPortal Hypertension

0950 – 1030Lecture 1

13TH MSGH Oration

Lecture 3 10th Panir Chelvam Memorial Lecture

Symposium 5antiplatelet/nSaID

& gI Bleed

1030 – 1100 Te a

1100 – 1220

(1100 – 1200)

Best PaperAward

Presentations

Symposium 3gastric Cancer

Symposium 6Chronic Liver Disease

(1200 – 1420)

Lunch Satellite Symposium 1

[Takeda]

Lunch / Friday Prayers

1220 – 1420

(1220 – 1400)

Lunch Satellite Symposium 2

[novartis]

L u n c h

(1400 – 1440)

Lecture 41430 – 1510

Symposium 2Dyspepsia

(1440 – 1610)

Symposium 4Hepatocellular

Carcinoma

1510 – 1550

1550 – 1630 Lecture 2(1610 – 1730)

Tea / Satellite Symposium 2

[Eisai]1630 – 1800Tea / Satellite Symposium 1

[Janssen](1730 – 1830)

MSGH AGM1800 – 1830

1930 – 2200 FACULTY DinnER(By invitation only)

MALAYSiA niGHT

ProGraMMe at a GLanCe

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Daily Programme23rD aUGUSt 2013, FriDay

0730 - 0820 REGiSTRATiOn

0830 - 0950 Symposium 1 - inflammatory Bowel Disease

•IstherestillaroleforthesurgeoninCrohn’s? Francis Seow-Choen

•Therapeuticendoscopyininflammatoryboweldisease Bjorn Rembacken

•Bestuseofbiologictherapy-Anti-TNFtherapyandbeyond Michael Kamm

0950 - 1030 Lecture 1 – 13th MSGH Oration

asia at the crossroads: Changing patterns and emerging diseasesgoh Khean Lee

1030 - 1100 Te a

1100 - 1200 Best Paper Award Presentations

1200 - 1240 Lunch Satellite Symposium 1 (Takeda)David Peura

1240 - 1420 L u n c h / F r i d a y P r a y e r s

1430 - 1550 Symposium 2 – Dyspepsia

•Acidpocket-Whatistheirclinicalsignificanceindyspepsia? Kenneth McColl

•StratifyingtreatmentofFDaccordingtoRomeIIIcriteria JustinWu

•Gastric-emptyinginGERDandFDmanagement Yoshiaki Takeuchi

1550 - 1630 Lecture 2

Chemoprevention in gI cancers David Peura

1630 - 1800 Tea / Satellite Symposium 1 (Janssen)Michael Kamm

1930 - 2200 FACULTY DinnER (By invitation only)

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0730 - 0820 Meet-the-Expert Breakfast Sessions (Concurrent)

1. Case base discussion on FD JustinWu

2.Managingcolonicperforation Francis Seow-Choen

3.HowtomanageanaemiaandosteoporosisinIBD? ng Siew Chien

0830 - 0950 Case Discussion – Colonic neoplasiaModerator: Mohd akhtar Qureshi

Panel: Bjorn Rembacken, Francis Seow-Choen, R Pathmanathan, Alan Barkun

0950 - 1030 Lecture 3 – 10th Panir Chelvam Memorial Lecture

achieving the optimal balance between drug therapy and surgery in inflammatory bowel disease

Michael Kamm

1030 - 1100 Te a

1100 - 1220 Symposium 3 – Gastric Cancer

•Changingepidemiologyofgastriccancer Kenneth McColl

•Surveillanceofprecancerousgastriclesions- Whatistheevidence?

Bjorn Rembacken

•Gastriccancerstagingandtreatment Takeshi Sano

1220 - 1400 Lunch Satellite Symposium 2 (Novartis)Chien Rong-nan

1400 - 1440 Lecture 4

GeneticsofinflammatoryboweldiseaseinAsiang Siew Chien

Daily Programme24tH aUGUSt 2013, SatUrDay

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1440 - 1610 Symposium 4 – Hepatocellular Carcinoma

•Moleculartargetsofhepatocellularcarcinomatherapies Vijay Shah

•Multidisciplinarymanagementofhepatocellularcarcinoma Pierce Chow

•Selectioncriteriaforsalvagelivertransplantationafterliver resectionforhepatocellularcarcinomarecurrence–Looking beyond size and number

David Kwon

1610 - 1730 Tea / Satellite Symposium 2 (Eisai)Yoshiaki Takeuchi

1730 - 1830 MSGH Annual General Meeting

1930 - 2200 MALAYSiA niGHT

Daily Programme24tH aUGUSt 2013, SatUrDay (continued)

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Daily Programme25tH aUGUSt 2013, SUnDay

0730 - 0820 Meet the Expert Breakfast Sessions (Concurrent)

4. Cardio-esophageal junction tumor - Treat as esophageal or gastric malignancy

Takeshi Sano

5. Minimising UgIB in patients commencing anticoagulation Francis Chan

6.OptimisingHBVtherapy-Istherearoleforcombination therapy?

Chien Rong-nan

0830 - 0950 Case Discussion – Portal HypertensionModerators: Chen Harn Chin, Sanjiv Mahadeva

Panel: Vijay Shah, Alan Barkun, Pierce Chow, Ouzreiah Nawawi, David Kwon

0950 - 1030 Symposium 5 – Antiplatelet/nSAiD & Gi Bleed (This symposium is supported by an educational fund from AstraZeneca)

•StrategiestoreduceGIriskofCOX2i/NSAID Francis Chan

•Balancingtheriskandbenefitofantiplatelettherapyin clinical practice

alan Barkun

1030 - 1100 Te a

1100 - 1220 Symposium 6 – Chronic Liver Disease

•StratifyingriskforcomplicationsinHBVpatients Chien Rong-nan

•Varicealscreeningandprimaryprophylaxis-Whatisnew? Vijay Shah

•Managingsmalllivernoduleincirrhoticpatients-Resection, transplantorothers?

Pierce Chow

1220 - 1330 L u n c h

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ConGreSS inForMation

ConGreSS SeCretariat

GUT 2013G-1MedicalAcademiesofMalaysia210 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTEL (+603) 4025 3700, 4025 4700, 4023 4700FAX (+603) 4023 8100 EMaIL secretariat@msgh.org.myWEBSITE www.msgh.org.my

reGiStration FeeS

CategoryBefore or On

15th July 201316th July 2013

to 16th August 2013On Site

Local Delegate (MSgH Member) RM 500 RM 550 RM 650

Local Delegate (non-MSgH Member) RM 550 RM 600 RM 700

Overseas Delegate USD 250 USD 300 USD 400

Online registration at www.msgh.org.my

CanCeLLation anD reFUnD PoLiCyTheSecretariatmustbenotified inwritingofall cancellations.RefundwillbemadeaftertheCongress.Thecancellationpolicyisasfollows:

Cancellationbeforeoron 31stJuly2013 : 50%refund

Cancellationfrom 1st august 2013 : nil

PayMentAllpaymentaretobeissuedinfavourof:MALAYSiAn SOCiETY OF GASTROEnTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY

entitLeMentSRegistereddelegateswillbeentitledtothefollowing:

• MalaysiaNight• Allscientificsessions• Allsatellitesymposia

• Conferencebagandmaterials• Lunches/Coffee/Tea• Admissiontothetradeexhibitionarea

DelegatescanbringtheirfamiliesandgueststotheMalaysiaNightandthechargesare asfollows:

Before or on 15th July 2013 16th July 2013 to 16th August 2013 On Site

RM 100 per person RM 120 per person –

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ConGreSS inForMation (continued)

ConGreSS VenUe / HoteL aCCoMMoDation

G HOTEL PEnAnG168a Persiaran gurney, 10250 Penang, MalaysiaTEL (+604) 238 0000FAX (+604) 238 0088 RESERVaTIOn saad.rejab@ghotel.com.my OR rsvn.exec@ghotel.com.myWEBSITE www.ghotel.com.my

Room TypeRoom RaTe

Room Only Single (with one breakfast)

Double (with two breakfast)

Standard (King / Twin) RM 300++ RM 325++ RM 355++

Superior (King / Twin) RM 330++ RM 355++ RM 380++

Executive RM 440++ (Inclusive of breakfast for one or two persons)

Please use the hotel reservation form to make your room reservation.

SUPPortinG HoteL

EVERGREEn LAUREL HOTEL PEnAnG53 Persiaran gurney, 10250 Penang, Malaysia TEL (+604) 217 7803 (DL)FAX (+604) 226 0881EMaIL pendos@evergreen-hotels.com

Please email hotel for room reservation.

Room TypeRoom RaTe

Single with breakfast

Twin with breakfast

Superior (City view) RM 245++ RM 275++

Deluxe (Sea view) RM 260++ RM 290++

Executive Suite RM 440++ RM 470++

The above rates are inclusive of two-way transfers from Evergreen Laurel Hotel to G Hotel and return at scheduled time.

Wifi and Wired internet available in all rooms are included in the room rate.

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ConGreSS inForMation (continued)

Letter oF inVitation

TheOrganisingCommitteewillissuealetterofinvitationuponrequest.Thesolepurposeof the letter is to facilitatethedelegate’s travelandvisaarrangements.Theinvitationdoesnotimplyprovisionoffinancialorothersupport.

CertiFiCate oF PartiCiPation

Acertificateofparticipationwillbeissuedtoalldelegates.

LiabiLity

TheOrganisingCommitteewillnotbeliableforpersonalaccidents,lossordamageto private properties of participants during the conference. Participants shouldmake own arrangements with respect to personal insurance.

Discla imer

WhilsteveryattemptwouldbemadetoensurethatallaspectsoftheConferenceasmentioned in this announcement will take place as scheduled, the Organising Committee reserves the right to make

last minute changes should the need arises.

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GUiDeLineS

1. Delegatesareinvitedtosubmitabstractsforfreepaperandposterpresentationsat www.msgh.org.my. Six of thebest submissions shall be selected for theBest Paper award Presentations.

2. AllpresentingauthorsmustregisterfortheCongress.

3. Abstracts will only be accepted after payment of registration fees. If theabstract is subsequently not accepted for presentation, the registration feewillberefundedifcancellationisrequested.

4. abstracts must be in English.

5. Thelengthofeachabstractshouldnotbemorethan300words.

6. Thetitle(inboldfullcapitals)shouldbeconciseyetbearsufficientdetailstoidentifythenatureofthestudy.

7. Thenameof themainauthorshouldbeunderlined. Institutionfromwhichthe work originated, city and country should be included. Omit degrees and institutional appointments.

8. The body of the abstract should preferably be organised in the followingsequence:Objective(s),Methodology (if pertinent), Results, Discussion andConclusion(s).Abbreviations,ifused,mustbeincludedinfullatsomepointinthetext.Abbreviatemeasurements(mm,kcal)asrecommendedintheStyleManualofBiologicalSciencesandSystemInternational(S.I.)unitsshouldbeused.

9. Drugs should be given in generic terms (in small letters) at first mention in the text,tobefollowedbytheproprietaryname(capitalised)ifdesired.

DeadlineforSubmissionofAbstract:31st July 2013

SUbMiSSion oF abStraCtS