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Programme
Pre-conference Workshop
Certification Course on Fluorescence-Guided Surgery with Gliolan® (29 October 2026, Thursday)
*Included with main conference registration
TIME
AGENDA
17:30
Registration
18:00 - 21:30
Certification Course on Fluorescence-Guided Surgery with Gliolan®
Assoc Prof Yeo Tseng Tsai, Singapore
21:30
End of Workshop
Comprehensive Hands-On Brain Tumour Surgery Workshop
(30 October 2026, Friday)
TIME
AGENDA
08:30 - 09:00
Registration & Welcome Refreshments
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome & Orientation
Group Allocation by Training Level
09:15 - 12:00
Skill Stations 1 - 4
Co-directors:
Adj Assoc Prof Vincent Nga, Singapore
Adj Asst Prof Aaron Foo, Singapore
Station 1: Optimising Hemostasis in Brain Tumour Surgery
Asst Prof Goh Chun Peng, Singapore
Prof Julius July, Indonesia
Station 2: Managing CSF Leak Related to Brain Tumour Surgery
Dr Nivedh Dinesh, Singapore
Dr Ng Wei Ping, Malaysia
Station 3: Minimally Invasive Brain Tumour Approaches
Dr Tan Jia Luan Audrey, Singapore
Assoc Prof Jiun-Lin (Jimmy) Yan, Taiwan
Station 4: Maximizing Safe Tumour Resection: Neuronavigation & Fibre Tracking & US Integration
Adj Asst Prof Swati Jain, Singapore
Dr Selfy Oswari, Indonesia
12:00 - 12:15
Lunch Session
The Physics of Precision Understanding Tissue Select Technology in CUSA® Clarity
Mr Blake Spring, Australia
12:15 - 12:30
12:30 - 12:50
Lunch Break
12:50 - 15:30
Skill Stations 5 - 8
Co-directors:
Adj Assoc Prof Vincent Nga, Singapore
Adj Asst Prof Aaron Foo, Singapore
Station 5: Ultrasonic Aspirator and Dura Substitutes in Brain Tumour Surgeries
Dr Felicia Chua, Singapore
Asst Prof Lin Ya-Jui, Taiwan
Station 6: Robotic Assisted Stereotactic Needle Biopsy (Burrhole and Autoguide Robot)
Dr Adriel Leong, Singapore
Dr A Aravin Kumar, Singapore
Station 7: Drilling and Skull Reconstruction
Dr Tan Chin Lik, Singapore
Assoc Prof Irwan Barlian Immadoel Haq, Indonesia
Station 8: Intra-Operative Neuromonitoring and Brain Mapping Techniques
Dr Justin Ker, Singapore
Ms Jelena Barać, Singapore
15:30 - 16:00
Afternoon Tea Break
Main Conference Day 1
(30 October, Friday)
TIME
AGENDA
10:30 - 11:30
Policing the Necropolis: Radiation Necrosis From Diagnosis to Management
Adj Assoc Prof Balamurugan Vellayappan, Singapore
Moderator:
Dr Caryn Wujanto, Singapore
11:45 - 12:30
Beyond Tumour Control: Assessing and Restoring Cognitive Function in Neuro-Oncology
Dr Anna Rosiana, Singapore
Moderator:
Dr Caryn Wujanto, Singapore
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:15 - 15:00
Demonstrating the Real Benefits of Proton Therapy in CNS Tumours
Asst Prof Chakkapong Chakkabat, Thailand
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Moderator:
Asst Prof Looi Wen Shen, Singapore
15:00 - 16:00
Afternoon Tea Break
16:00 - 16:45
From Sequencing Report to Treatment Plan: Practical Use of NGS in Primary Brain Tumours
Dr Richard Andrew Hickman, United States of America
Moderators:
Asst Prof Chuang Ding Fang, Singapore
Dr Wu Bing Cheng, Singapore
16:45 - 18:15
MDT Round Table
Cases Span Low-grade Glioma, High-grade Glioma, Meningioma & Metastatic Disease; Regional Specialists Comment on Optimal Management
Panel 1:
Dr Selfy Oswari, Indonesia
Adj Asst Prof Swati Jain, Singapore
Dr Rini Andriani, Indonesia
Asst Prof Lin Xuling, Singapore
Asst Prof Chakkapong Chakkabat, Thailand
Dr Lee Chia Ching, Singapore
Assoc Prof Lai Siang Hui, Singapore
Dr Wong Oi Yean, Singapore
Assoc Prof Winnie Lam, Singapore
Moderator
Dr Nivedh Dinesh, Singapore
Case 1 – Meningioma
Asst Prof Lin Xuling, Singapore
Case 2 – High Grade Glioma
Dr Sum Ying Ying, Malaysia
Case 3 – Low Grade Glioma
Dr Sheila Sumargo, Indonesia
Case 4 – Brain Mets
Dr Chia-Hsien Yang, Taiwan
18:15
19:00 onwards
End of Conference Day 1
Faculty Dinner (By Invitation only)
Main Conference Day 2
(31 October, Saturday)
TIME
AGENDA
08:00 - 08:30
Registration, Welcome Refreshments & Breakfast
08:30 - 08:45
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Adj Assoc Prof Vincent Nga, Singapore
Memorandum of Understanding Remarks
Prof Chen Pin-Yuan, Taiwan
Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony
08:45 - 09:40
Keynote Lecture 1
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WHO CNS 2021 and Beyond: How Molecular Classification Has Changed the Management of Primary Brain Tumors including cIMPACT-NOW Update 12
Dr Richard Andrew Hickman, United States of America
Speakers
Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor Surgery Approaches
Assoc Prof Jiun-Lin (Jimmy) Yan, Taiwan
How Proton Beam Therapy has Changed Practice in Paediatric CNS Practice in Singapore
Asst Prof Looi Wen Shen, Singapore
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Maximal Safe Resection: How Far Should We Go?
Dr Ng Wei Ping, Malaysia
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Moderators:
Asst Prof Kevin Chua, Singapore
Prof Chen Pin-Yuan, Taiwan
09:40 - 10:35
Keynote Lecture 2
Updates on the Management of CNS Haemangioblastoma
Prof Julius July, Indonesia
Speakers
H3K27 Diffuse Midline Glioma - Cancer of Deranged Neuromaturation
Adj Asst Prof Aaron Foo, Singapore
Proteostasis and Nuclear Export: A Vulnerability in Glioblastoma
Dr Dexter Thng, Singapore
My Approach to Primary CNS Lymphoma
Asst Prof Chuang Ding Fang, Singapore
Moderators
Dr Andrea Wong, Singapore
Dr Selfy Oswari, Indonesia
10:35 - 11:35
Scientific Oral Presentation
Beyond Resection: A Decade of Surgical Burden in Pediatric Brain Tumors
Mr Rivan Dwiutomo, Indonesia
Plasma Leptin as a Biomarker for Paediatric Brain Tumours: A Pilot Study
Ms Calysta Lau, Singapore
Maximal Safe Glioma Resection in Resource-Limited Settings: A Resource–Risk Matching Framework for Neuro-Oncology Practice in Southeast Asia
Dr Sheila Sumargo, Indonesia
Clinical Feasibility of Patient-Derived Ex Vivo Functional Drug Screening in Paediatric Brain Tumours
Mr Quan Nguyen, Singapore
Recurrence Patterns and Survival in Patients with Glioblastoma Treated with Radiotherapy Plus Concurrent and Adjuvant Temozolomide
Dr Jieyang Yu, Hong Kong
Judges
Dr Toh Tan Boon, Singapore
Assoc Prof Rusdy Ghazali Malueka, Indonesia
Adj Asst Prof Aaron Foo, Singapore
Moderator
Asst Prof Goh Chun Peng, Singapore
11:35 - 11:45
Prize Presentation
11:45 - 11:50
Closing Remarks
Adj Assoc Prof Balamurugan Vellayappan, Singapore
11:50 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00
End of Conference Day 2
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