6TH CONGRESS OF ASIA-PACIFIC SOCIETY OF THYROID SURGERY (APTS 2026)
9 - 11 April 2026 | Academia, Singapore
8TH SOHNSS ENT CONGRESS
11 - 12 April 2026 | Academia, Singapore
Strengthening Global Collaborations for Equitable Care
Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Workshop
Ultrasound & Thyroid Ablation Workshop
PRE-CONGRESS
8 April 2026 | Academia, Singapore
FACULTY
PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY, 8 APRIL 2026
Programme schedule follows Singapore Time (GMT+8)
08:30 - 08:55
REGISTRATION
08:55 - 09:00
WELCOME ADDRESS
09:00 - 09:20
ULTRASOUND PHYSICS AND KNOBOLOGY
09:20 - 09:50
ULTRASOUND ANATOMY (THYROID BENIGN & MALIGNANT DISEASE)
09:50 - 10:20
THYROID ELASTOGRAPHY
10:20 - 10:40
COFFEE / TEA BREAK
10:40 - 11:00
ULTRASOUND ANATOMY (PARATHYROID)
11:00 - 11:20
ULTRASOUND ANATOMY (SALIVARY GLAND & CERVICAL LYMPH NODES)
11:20 - 11:40
ULTRASOUND-GUIDED FNA: TIPS & TRICKS
11:40 - 12:10
CHEMICAL AND RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF BENIGN THYROID NODULES – HOW I DO IT
12:10 - 12:30
MICROWAVE ABLATION OF THYROID NODULES
12:30 - 13:00
RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF MALIGNANT THYROID NODULES
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 - 15:00
STATION A
US HANDS ON PRACTICE – SWEEPS OF THE NECK
Participants to switch from Station A to B after 30 minutes.
14:00 - 15:00
STATION B
US GUIDED FNA HANDS ON PRACTICE ON JELLY MODEL
Participants to switch from Station B to A after 30 minutes.
15:00 - 16:30
HANDS-ON STATIONS (Participants to be distributed amongst the following):
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RFA ABLATION (3 MACHINES)
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MICROWAVE ABLATION (3 MACHINES)
16:30
CLOSING REMARKS
16:30
END
This programme is correct as of the latest update and may be modified without prior notice.