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
PRE-CONGRESS
ULTRASOUND & THYROID ABLATION WORKSHOP
Wednesday, 8 April 2025
Academia
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
09:20 - 09:50
KNOBOLOGY AND SCAN DEMONSTRATION (SWEEPS AND ERGONOMETRY)
09:50 - 10:20
ULTRASOUND ANATOMY (THYROID BENIGN & MALIGNANT DISEASE)
10:20 - 10:50
COFFEE / TEA BREAK
10:50 - 11:10
ULTRASOUND ANATOMY (PARATHYROID)
11:10 - 11:30
ULTRASOUND ANATOMY (SALIVARY GLAND & CERVICAL LYMPH NODES)
11:30 - 11:50
ULTRASOUND-GUIDED FNA: TIPS & TRICKS
11:50 - 12:10
ETHANOL ABLATION OF THYROID NODULES
12:10 - 12:30
RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF THYROID NODULES
12:30 - 12:50
MICROWAVE ABLATION OF THYROID NODULES
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 - 15:00
STATION A
​US HANDS ON PRACTICE – SWEEPS OF THE NECK
14:00 - 15:00
STATION B
US GUIDED FNA HANDS ON PRACTICE ON JELLY MODEL
15:00 - 16:30
STATION A
RFA HANDS-ON PRACTICE
15:00 - 16:30
STATION B
RFA HANDS-ON PRACTICE
16:30
CLOSING REMARKS
16:30
END
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