Scientific Program

0730 – 0830 Registration and welcome reception
Symposium 1 (Abnormal uterine bleeding)
Moderator: Assoc Prof Dr Ng Beng Kwang
0830 – 0850 Microwave ablation for uterine fibroids – the latest updates
(Prof Dr Mukhri Hamdan)
0850 – 0910 HIFU in gynaecological practice
(Dr Sevellaraja A/L N. Supermaniam)
0910 – 0930 Office hysteroscopy in AUB management
(Prof Dr Jamiyah Hassan)
0930 – 0950 Q&A
0950 – 1010 Opening Ceremony
1010 – 1040 Tea break
Symposium 2 (Perimenopause updates)
Moderator: Dr Aini Hanan Azmi
1040 – 1100 Optimising the use of LARC: Past, present and future
(Assoc Prof Dr Ng Beng Kwang)
1100 – 1120 Update in POI management
(Prof Dr Eileen M. Manalo)
1120 – 1140 TCM practice in perimenopausal transition
(Dr Ong Siew Siew)
1140 – 1200 Q&A
1200 – 1230 Lunch Symposium 1
Moderator: Dr Phon Su Ee
Topic: Advancing treatment for iron deficiency anaemia in women
(Assoc Prof Dr Ng Beng Kwang)
1230 – 1300 Lunch Symposium 2
Moderator: Dr Siti Hajar Azman
Topic: Vitamin D Through the Ages: Supporting Women at Every Life Stage
(Prof Dr Prasanna Supramaniam)
1300 – 1430 Lunch break
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1430 – 1500 Lunch Symposium 3
Moderator: Dr Nur Rowaida Roslan
Topic: Beyond boundaries: the expanding role of GnRh in gynaecological health
(Assoc Prof Dr Ng Beng Kwang)
Symposium 3 (Advances in surgery)
Moderator: Dr Aini Hanan Azmi
1500 – 1520 Just the right components for gynaecological adhesion prevention
(Dr Mohd Norazam Mohd Abas)
1520 – 1540 Robotic vs Laparoscopic approach for complicated endometriosis surgery
(Dr Sevellaraja A/L N. Supermaniam)
1540 – 1600  vNOTES hysterectomy: Principles to practice
(Dr Chua Peng Teng)
1600 – 1620 Q&A
Symposium 4 (Endometriosis updates)
Moderator:  Assoc Prof Dr Ng Beng Kwang
1620 – 1640 Long-term treatment effects and improving patient compliance with Dienogest
(Datuk Dr Soon Ruey)
1640 – 1700 Managing Endometriosis Pain and Infertility with Dydrogesterone
(Dr Leong May Shi)
1700 – 1720 Addressing Clinical Challenges in Endometriosis: The Significance of GnRH in Treatment Strategies
(Prof Dr Prasanna Supramaniam)
1720 – 1740 Q&A
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1730 – 1800 Tea Break
0730 – 0800 Registration
Symposium 5 (Tips and tricks of starting MHT)
Moderator: Assoc Prof Dr Ng Beng Kwang
0800 – 0820 Menopausal Hormone Therapy: What, When, How?
(Prof Dr Eileen M. Manalo)
0820 – 0840 Starting MHT at primary setting
(Prof Dr Ang Seng Bin)
0840 – 0900 Transdermal Estrogen – A Wise Option
(Dr Premitha Damodaran)
0900 – 0920 Q&A
Symposium 6  (Cardiovascular health)
Moderator: Dr Aini Hanan Azmi
0920 – 0940 Weight management in midlife women
(Prof Dr Nur Azurah Abd Ghani)
0940 – 1000 Use of AI in improving cardiovascular health
(Prof Dr Ang Seng Bin)
1000 – 1020 Hard bones, soft arteries – The calcium paradox
(Dr Premitha Damodaran)
1020 – 1040 Q&A
1040 – 1110 Tea break
1110 – 1130 Plenary 1
Moderator: Prof Dr Nur Azurah Abd Ghani
Topic: Breast cancer and MHT– the unnecessary fear
(Dr Azlina Firzah)
1130 – 1200 Lunch Symposium 4
Moderator: Assoc Prof Dr Ng Beng Kwang
Topic: STEARing towards Ideal Menopause Management in the Local Setting
(Dr Premitha Damodaran)
1200 – 1230 Lunch Symposium 5
Moderator: Dr Nur Rowaida Roslan
Topic: LNG IUS treatment for endometrial hyperplasia and early-stage endometrial cancer
(Prof Dr Mohamad Nasir Shafiee)
1230 – 1300 Lunch Symposium 6
Moderator: Dr Phon Su Ee
Topic: Menopause Unplugged: Managing without hormones
(Dr Premitha Damodaran)
1300 – 1400 Lunch break
1400 – 1420 Plenary 2
Moderator: Dr Phon Su Ee
Topic: Osteoporosis and fracture – the burden in Malaysia
(Assoc Professor Dr Jeyakantha Ratnasingam)
Symposium 7 (Genoto-urinary health)
Moderator: Dr Siti Hajar Azman
1420 – 1440 From Imbalance to Relief: A Guide to Bacterial Vaginosis and Recurrent Vaginal Infections
(Assoc Prof Dr Ng Beng Kwang)
1440 – 1500 Genito-urinary Syndrome of menopause – the update
(Dr Aini Hanan Azmi)
1500 – 1520 Vaginal Dryness: Break the silence. Embrace solutions
(Dr Ummul Wahiy Abdul Hakim)
1520 – 1540 Q&A
Symposium 8 (Well women)
Moderator: Dr Aini Hanan Azmi
1540 – 1600 Dealing with gynaecological malignancy in young women
(Dr Jamil Omar)
1600 – 1620 Addressing the cardiovascular outcome of MHT
(Prof Dr Rodney Baber)
1620 – 1640 Iron deficiency in HMB
(Dr Premitha Damodaran)
1640 – 1700 Botanical Solutions in Menopause: A Science-Driven Approach to care
(Dr Premitha Damodaran)
1700 – 1720 Q&A
1720 – 1730 Closing & Prize-giving
1730 – 1800 Tea Break