Main Programme
Day 1: 4 October 2025, Saturday
| Time | L1 – S1 | L1 – S3 | Auditorium | ||
| 0730 – 0800 | Registration | ||||
| 0800 – 0815 | Auditorium Welcome & Opening Address Prof Sng Ban Leong, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and SSA President Introduction to SARC 2025 | ||||
| 0815 – 0930 | Auditorium Chair: Dr Poh Pei Kee, National University Hospital Plenary 1: Sustainability Organising a Net Zero/Climate Neutral Conference Dr Michelle Tan Bee Hua, Changi General Hospital Ellemarsh modelling Dr George Zhong, Westmead Hospital and Concord Hospital,Sydney | ||||
| 0930 – 1000 | Coffee/Tea Break | ||||
| 1000 – 1130 | Symposium 1: Obstetric (Labour Analgesia) Chair: Dr Singaraselvan Nagarajan, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | Symposium 2: Paediatric Chair: Dr Chong Shin Yuet, Singapore General Hospital | Symposium 3: Perioperative Medicine Chair: Dr Jacqueline Sim Xiu Ling, Singapore General Hospital | ||
| 1000 – 1025 | Non – Neuraxial Analgesia Prof Sng Ban Leong, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | Paediatric Airway Dr Christopher John King, National University Hospital | Artificial Intelligence in Perioperative Medicine Dr Ke Yuhe, Singapore General Hospital | ||
| 1025 – 1050 | AI in Obstetric Anaesthesia Dr Aaron Kong Yik Hang, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | TIVA in Paediatric Anaesthesia Dr Ma Wai Wai Zaw, Singapore General Hospital | Evolving Landscape of Perioperative Diabetes Therapy: Focus on SGLT2i and GLP-1RA Dr Roderica Ng Rui Ge, Singapore General Hospital | ||
| 1050 – 1115 | Consent from Minors for Labour Epidural A/Prof Loh May-Han, National University Hospital | Remote Paediatric Sedation Dr Lim Hsien Jer, Singapore General Hospital | A Practical Approach to Risk Prognostication Dr Danny Wong Jon Nian, Singapore General Hospital | ||
| 1115 – 1130 | Q & A | Q & A | Q & A | ||
| 1130 – 1215 | Lunch Break | ||||
| 1215 – 1315 | Auditorium Plenary 2: Quality and Patient Safety in Anaesthesia | ||||
| 1315 – 1330 | Exhibition and Poster Viewing | ||||
| 1330 – 1500 | Symposium 4: Obstetric (Education) Chair: Dr Raymond Goy, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | Symposium 5: Neuroanaesthesia Chair: Dr Theodore Wong Gar Ling, Singapore General Hospital | 1330 – 1500 | Symposium 6: Airway/ENT/Head & Neck Chair: Dr Zhang Jinbin, Tan Tock Seng Hospital | |
| 1330 – 1335 | Education in Obstetric Anaesthesia Prof Terry Tan, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, and St James’s Hospital, Ireland | Anaesthesia for Interventional Radiology Dr Rachel Leong Wei-Li, Singapore General Hospital | 1330 – 1350 | Supraglottic Airways – The Past, Present, and Future Prof Chan Yew Weng, Singapore General Hospital | |
| 1335 – 1420 | Escape Room: Resident Training and Virtual Reality: Patient Rxperience Dr Pamela Chia Xian Qing, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | Anaesthesia for Cerebral Aneurysms Dr Geoffrey Liew Haw Chieh, Singapore General Hospital | 1350 – 1410 | Pro – Con Debate: Awake Tracheal Intubation – The Bronchoscope is So Yesterday Dr Deborah Khoo, National University Hospital & Dr Teh Yen Yeen, Tan Tock Seng Hospital | |
| 1420 – 1445 | Virtual Reality Patient Experience Dr Jason Chan Ju In, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | Anaesthesia for Awake Spine Surgery Dr Jonathan Cheng Ming Hua, Singapore General Hospital | 1410 – 1430 | Ultrasound – How Can We Incorporate it Into Our Airway Practice Dr Kumaresh Venkatesan, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | |
| 1445 – 1500 | Q & A | Q & A | 1430 – 1450 | Artificial Intelligence in Airway Management – Where Are We at Now? Dr Will Loh Ne-Hooi, National University Hospital | |
| 1450 – 1500 | Q & A | ||||
| 1500 – 1530 | Coffee/Tea Break | ||||
| 1530 – 1700 | Symposium 7: Obstetric (High Risk Obstetrics) Chair: Dr Yim Chik Foo, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | 1530 – 1700 | Symposium 8: Major Speciality Anaesthesia Chair: Dr Lim Kai Inn, Singapore General Hospital | Symposium 9: Regional Anaesthesia & Acute Pain Chair: Dr Prit Anand Singh, Changi General Hospital | |
| 1530 – 1555 | Update MMBRACE Dr Carolyn Chan Li-Jen, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | 1530 – 1550 | How to Prepare for Major Liver Surgery Dr Eddy Saw Kah Ming, Singapore General Hospital | Interfascial Plane Blocks – Reading Between the Lines! Dr Wong Wan Yi, Tan Tock Seng Hospital | |
| 1555 – 1620 | GA in Obstetric Anaesthesia Prof Terry Tan, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, and St James’s Hospital, Ireland | 1550 – 1610 | ERAS for Bariatric Surgery: Still Relevant? Dr Jacqueline Sim Xiu Ling, Singapore General Hospital | Infection Control Guidelines for Regional Anaesthesia Dr Lim Yean Chin, Changi General Hospital | |
| 1620 – 1645 | Multidisciplinary Team Management of High Risk Obstetric Patients Dr Anusha Kannan, Singapore General Hospital | 1610 – 1630 | Perioperative Coagulation Management Dr Chan Wan Fen, Changi General Hospital | Regional Anaesthesia for TKR: What Blocks Can You Do? Dr Tim Chan Chi Ho, Singapore General Hospital | |
| 1645 – 1700 | Q & A | 1630 – 1650 | Patient Blood Management: Perioperative Conservative Technique – SGH Experience Dr Lim Kai Inn, Singapore General Hospital | Take Me Home! Postop RA Catheter Service Dr Sanjay Laxmandasji Bajaj, WH Campus | |
| 1650 – 1700 | Q & A | Q & A | |||
| 1700 | Day 1 Adjourn | ||||
Day 2: 5 October 2025, Sunday
| Time | L1 – S1 | L1 – S3 | Auditorium | ||
| 0730 – 0800 | Registration | ||||
| 0800 – 0830 | Auditorium Chair Dr Suneel Ramesh Desai Singapore General Hospital & National Heart Centre Singapore Plenary 3: Perioperative PoCUS – Development of a National Curriculum and Training Programme Dr Suresh Paranjothy, National University Hospital | ||||
| 0830 – 0900 | Chair Dr Suneel Ramesh Desai Singapore General Hospital & National Heart Centre Singapore Plenary 4: Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiograpy | ||||
| 0900 – 1000 | Chair: Dr Shariq Ali Khan, Singapore General Hospital EEG Bootcamp (Insights)
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| 1000 – 1030 | Coffee/Tea Break | ||||
| 1030 – 1200 | Symposium 10: Chronic Pain Chair: Zheng Zhong Xi, Changi General Hospital | 1030 – 1200 | Symposium 11: ICU/Trauma/Burns Chair: Dr Naville Chia Chi Hock, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | 1030 – 1200 | Symposium 12: CTS & Vascular Anaesthesia Chair: Prof Kamen Valchanov, Singapore General Hospital |
| 1030 – 1050 | Pharmocotherapy/Neuromodulation for Neuropathic Pain – Where Are We Now? Dr Annie Wong, Changi General Hospital | 1030 – 1055 | Fluid Resuscitation in The ICU Dr Addy Tan Yong Hui, National University Hospital | 1030 – 1110 | Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Updates Dr Antonia Zeng Ling, Singapore General Hospital |
| 1050 – 1110 | Understanding Nociplastic Pain Dr Tom Chan Chi Wai, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong | 1055 – 1120 | Resuscitation in Trauma Dr Sheila Wee, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | 1110 – 1150 | Cardiothoracic ICU & ECLS Updates Dr Ram Ramanathan, National University Hospital |
| 1110 – 1130 | Interventional Pain Medicine & Back Pain – To Do or Not To Do? Dr Diana Chan, Singapore | 1120 – 1145 | Perioperative AKI & CRRT Dr Manish Kaushik, Singapore General Hospital | 1150 – 1200 | Q & A |
| 1130 – 1150 | Chemoablation for Non Operative Management of Joint Pains! Dr Prit Anand Singh, Changi General Hospital | 1145 – 1200 | Q & A | ||
| 1150 – 1200 | Q & A | ||||
| 1200 – 1245 | Lunch Break | ||||
| 1245 – 1415 | Auditorium Chair: Dr Yeoh Chuen Jye, Singapore General Hospital Plenary 5: Human Factors Dr Jocelyn Ong Siyu, Singapore General Hospital | ||||
| 1415 – 1430 | Exhibition and Poster Viewing | ||||
| 1430 – 1600 | Symposium 13: Nursing & Allied Health Chair: SSN Malkit Kaur D/O Karnam Singh, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | 1430 – 1600 | Symposium 14: Residency/Education/Exams Chairs: Dr Clarabella Liew Wei Ting, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Dr Deborah Khoo, National University Hospital Dr Lie Sui An, Singapore General Hospital | Symposium 15: Sustainability SIG Chair: Dr Poh Pei Kee, National University Hospital | |
| 1430 – 1450 | Small Gas, Big Impact: Why CGH Let Go of N2O SSN Ren Lumin, Changi General Hospital | 1430 – 1455 | Standard Setting: As a Resident, How Do I Know What I Am “Reasonably Expected to Know?” Prof Tan Li Hoon, Changi General Hospital | A Calculator for Ideal FGF During TIVA in Singapore and Beyond Dr Christine Siaw Wei Wong, National University Hospital | |
| 1450 -1510 | Sustainability Initiatives in KKH Operating Theatre ANC Fong Wen Qi, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | 1455 – 1520 | Faculty Development: How to Be an Examiner and Why You Should Be One Prof Tay Kwang Hui, National University Hospital | Gowning for Spinals Update Dr Huang Huijun and Dr Natalie Yeo, National University Hospital | |
| 1510 -1530 | Human Error and Near Misses: A Reflective Journey Through Perianaesthesia Care ANC Nuraida Binte Adenan, Sengkang General Hospital | 1520 – 1545 | Why Is the Pass Rate So Low? Prof Tay Kwang Hui, National University Hospital | Beyond Anaesthetic Gases and Recycling – What Should We Be Aspiring To? Dr Poh Pei Kee, National University Hospital” | |
| 1530 – 1550 | Role and Responsibilities of an AU Nurse SSN Nur Hidayah Binte Mohamed Hussien, Singapore General Hospital | 1545 – 1600 | Q&A | Q & A | |
| 1550 – 1600 | Q & A | ||||
| 1600 – 1630 | Coffee/Tea Break | ||||
| 1630 – 1650 | Auditorium Judges: Dr David Mathew Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Dr Poh Pei Kee, National University Hospital, Dr Suneel Ramesh Desai, Singapore General Hospital Presentation of Prizes for Abstract Submissions and Humanities Competition Prof Sng Ban Leong, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital | ||||
| 1650 – 1700 | Closing Address Dr Shariq Ali Khan, Singapore General Hospital | ||||
| 1700 | Day 2 Adjourn | ||||
