ASEAPS 2023

Tentative Main Congress Program


08:00 - 08:30

Opening Ceremony

08:30 - 09:00

Plenary Lecture 1: IASP President remarks “Global year 2023”

IASP president, Catherine Bushnell, USA

09:00 - 09:30

Inaugural Prof. Cynthia Goh Lecture Plenary Lecture 2: Pain relief with symptom control near the end of life

Noreen Chan, Singapore

09:30 - 10:00

Plenary Lecture 3: Myofascial pain and fibromyalgia: how to differentiate and treat?

   Pradit Prateepavanich, Thailand

10:00 - 11:00

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

11:00 - 11:30

Sponsored Lecture 1

11:30 - 12:00

Sponsored Lecture 2

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:30

Symposium 1: Neuropathic pain: a management update

  • Cannabinoids in neuropathic pain (Andrew Rice, The United Kingdom)
  • New insights in diabetic neuropathy (Kongkiat Kulkantrakorn, Thailand)
  • Revisiting neuropathic pain treatment in primary care and low resource setting: what are the choices?
    (Jimmy Barus, Indonesia)

Chair: Kongkiat Kulkantrakorn, Thailand

Co-chair: Maria Luisa D. Palabrica, Philippines

13:00 - 14:30

Symposium 2: IT disruption in pain management

  • Apps for pain management - present & future (Suthat Ronglong, Thailand)
  • Digital technology in pain management (Yang Su-Yin, Singapore)
  • Usage of telemedicine since COVID-19 era (Reynaldo Rey-Matias, Philippines)

Chair: Sasikaan Nimmaanrat, Thailand

Co-chair: Passakorn Sawaddiruk, Thailand and Phyu Phyu Lay, Myanmar

13:00 - 14:30

Symposium 3: Pain intervention

  • Practical applications of ultrasound guidance for spinal procedures
    (Roderick J Finlayson, Canada)
  • Rational usage of interventions in pain management: choosing wisely
    (Prit Anand Singh, Singapore)
  • Cost effectiveness of pain intervention (Pramote Euasobhon, Thailand)

Chair: Philip Peng, Canada

Co-chair: Pornpan Chalermkitpanit, Thailand

14:30 - 15:00

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

15:00 - 16:30

Symposium 4: Revisiting pharmacology of pain medicinein special populations

  • Pediatrics (Kathrina Isabel M. Epino, Philippines)
  • Elderly (Than Win Nyunt, Myanmar)
  • Patients with hepatic and renal impairment (Thanarat Suansanae, Thailand)

Chair: Angela Yeo, Singapore

Co-chair: Thanarat Suansanae, Thailand

15:00 - 16:30

Symposium 5: Revising cancer pain management from doctor,patient and carer’s perspectives

  • Doctor perspective (Khin Thin Mu, Myanmar)
  • Patient perspective (Fazlina Ahmad, Malaysia)
  • Caregiver perspective (Chantana Morkcharoenpong, Thailand)

Chair: Laksamee Chanvej, Thailand

Co-chair: Elsa G. Villagomeza, Philippines

15:00 - 16:30

Symposium 6: Sharing experience of running pain clinicand teaching in ASEAPS countries

  • Nantthasorn Zinboonyahgoon, Thailand
  • Muralitharan Perumal, Malaysia
  • Ong Say Yang, Singapore
  • Francis O. Javier, Philippines
  • Khin Myo Hla, Myanmar
  • Ristiawan Muji Laksono, Indonesia

Chair: Andrew Rice, The United Kingdom

Co-chair: Mary Cardosa, Malaysia

16:30 - 17:30

Poster Viewing

19:00 - 21:00

Faculty Dinner