ASM Programme Schedule

TIME	TOPICS/ SCHEDULE	MODERATOR/ SPEAKER
7:30 – 8:00	Registration
8:00 – 8:10	Opening remarks by MSSH President
8:10 – 8:20	Opening remarks by Sunway CEO
8:20 – 8:30	Opening Ceremony
SESSION 1:	NERVE
8:30 – 8:50	Keynote Lecture 1: Upper Extremity Reconstruction for Cerebral Palsy	Prof Gong Hyun Sik
8:50 – 9:00	AIN to Ulnar Nerve Supercharge: Indications and Controversies	Prof Abdul Nawfar Sadagatullah
9:00 – 9:10	Radial Nerve Palsy – Nerve or Tendon Transfer?	Prof Mohd Iskandar Mohd Amin
9:10 – 9:20	The Role of Ulnar Nerve Transposition in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome	Dr Ranjit Singh Gill
9:20 – 9:30	Nerve Conduction Studies: A Practical Guide to Interpretation	Dr Hiew Fu Liong
9:30 – 9:40	The Three Musketeers – The Surgeon, Therapist, Patient – When Should You Refer?	Ahmad Yazid Jus
9:40 – 9:50	Post-traumatic Nerve Repair: Principles of Hand Therapy	Julia Ahmad Kamal
9:50 – 10:00	Q&A session
10:00 – 10:20	Break
SESSION 2:	HAND TRAUMA
10:20 – 10:30	Fingertip Injuries: Pouch, Graft, or Flaps?	Prof Sharifah Roohi Ahmad
10:30 – 10:40	Nail Deformities and its Management	Prof Manohar Arumugam
10:40 – 10:50	Zone II Flexor Tendon Repair: Challenges and Technical Pearls	Prof Kamarul Ariffin Khalid
10:50 – 11:00	One-stage Versus Two-staged Flexor Tendon Reconstruction	Prof Abdul Nawfar Sadagatullah
11:00 – 12:30	Free Paper Oral Presentation [Concurrent Session]	@Teleconference Room 2
11:00 – 11:10	Soft-tissue Mallet Injuries: Indications for Surgical Management	Dr Ranjit Singh Gill
11:10 – 11:20	From a Therapist’s Perspective: Does Repair Technique Matter in Flexor Tendon Rehabilitation?	Dr Chai Siaw Chui
11:20 – 11:30	Q&A session
SESSION 3:	WRIST FRACTURES
11:30 – 11:50	Keynote Lecture 2: TFCC injuries in Distal Radius Fractures	Dr Margaret Fok
11:50 – 12:10	Keynote Lecture 3: DRUJ Arthritis	Dr Anthony Berger
12:10 – 12:30	Keynote Lecture 3: The Scaphoid Vascularity Paradox: When Imaging, Biology and Outcomes Tell Different Stories	Prof Anil K Bhat
12:30 – 12:40	Early Mobilisation After Distal Radius Fractures: Benefit and Challenges	Mohd Azam Abdul Halim
12:40 – 2:30	LUNCH SYMPOSIUM & FRIDAY PRAYER BREAK
SESSION 4:	WORKPLACE INJURIES & REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURIES
2:30 – 2:40	Common Hand Ailments: Occupational Hazards or Coincidence?	Dr Aw Wai Onn
2:40 – 2:50	Occupational Hand Injuries: Compensation and Return-to-work	Datuk Dr Hafez Hussain
2:50 – 3:00	Biologics in Hand Surgery: Role of Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP)	Dr Syahril Rizal Arsad
3:00 – 3:10	Return-to-play Considerations in Hand Injuries	Dr Md Azlan Abdul Rahman
3:10 – 3:20	Therapist Role in Functional Capacity Evaluation for Return to Work	Eunice Yap Shek Wen
3:20 – 3:30	Role of Bracing in Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI)	Juliana Ibrahim
3:30 – 3:40	Q&A session
3:40 – 3:50	Break
SESSION 5:	NAVIGATING THE DIGITAL AGE
3:50 – 4:00	Digital Advertising in Modern Surgical Practice	Mr Geoffrey Lee
4:00 – 4:10	Social Media and Ethical Considerations in Healthcare	Dr Jimmy Lim Teik Loong
4:10 – 4:20	Medicolegal Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice	Mr Japhire Gopi
4:20 – 4:30	Social Media as a Tool for Patient Education	Dr Shams Amir Shamsul Bahar
4:30 – 4:40	Social Media in Hand Therapy: Opportunities and Challenges	Clement Pranchih Zawer
4:40 – 4:50	Q&A session
4:50 – 5:00	Closing Remarks & End of Day 1
5:00 – 6:00	APFSSH Exco Meeting – Hybrid via Zoom	@Rainforest Room/ Teleconference Room 2
6:00 – 7:30	MSSH AGM Meeting 2026 (MSSH Members)	Lotus 1 & 2 (ASM Hall)
8:00 – 10:00	Faculty Dinner & MSSH Dinner (MSSH Members and ASM Faculty) – By invitation	The Dining Room

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