DATE & VENUE

  AM PM
13th April, 2018 Lectures 2nd Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy Workshop
Venue
Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers
(Address: 20 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong)
 
14th April, 2018 Lectures 2nd Asia-Pacific Advanced & Novel Approaches to VATS Animal Wetlab
Venue
Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers
(Address: 20 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong)		 Venue
CUHK Jockey Club
Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre
(Address: 3/F, Li Ka Shing Specialist Clinic [North Wing]
Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong)



ORGANISER

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

SUPPORTED BY

WELCOME MESSAGE

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to the Asia Thoracic Cancer Care Summit (ATCCS), Hong Kong 2018. The theme of the meeting is “Overcoming Challenges through Collaboration and Innovation”, which is reflected in the diversity of the program with a broad range of topics across different specialties.

This year, the leading institutes in the world from US, Europe and throughout Asia on thoracic cancer management and related disciplines have again lent their generous support in creating a truly inspiring program. Through lectures, discussions, and workshops, we hope to bring you the most updated information and latest trends, share with you our research and innovative ideas, and inspire you with a glimpse of future techniques and technologies.

We warmly welcome you to the vibrant city of Hong Kong, to celebrate with our renowned faculty the recent progress, to start new and rekindle old friendships, to share new ideas, and to be part of the collaboration and innovation for the future management of thoracic cancers.

Calvin SH NG
Programme Director
Associate Professor
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

FACULTY MEMBERS

Programme Director

Calvin SH NG

Associate Professor
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
   

International Faculty - Keynote Speakers

Gaetano ROCCO

Professor
Head, Thoracic Department
National Cancer Institute
Pascale Foundation, IRCCS
Naples,Italy

Betty C. TONG

Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
USA

US / Europe

Diego GONZALEZ RIVAS

Department of Thoracic Surgery
Coruña University Hospital
Coruña, Spain

Mahmoud ISMAIL

Head of Department of Thoracic Surgery
Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann
Academic Hospital of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Humboldt University Berlin
Potsdam, Germany

William S. KRIMSKY

Director, Center for Interventional Pulmonology
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
Baltimore, USA

Asia - China

Haiquan CHEN

Professor & Chairman
Department of Thoracic Surgery
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
China

Wentao FANG

Deputy Chief
Department of Thoracic Surgery
Shanghai Chest Hospital
China

Lanjun ZHANG

Head
Department of Thoracic Surgery
Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou
China

Asia - Japan

Tadasu KOHNO

Head
Department of Thoracic Surgery
Respiratory Centre
Toranomon Hospital
Tokyo, Japan

Noriaki KURIMOTO

Clinical Professor
Department of Medical Oncology and Respiratory Medicine
Shimane University Hospital
Izumo, Japan

Mingyon MUN

Chief
Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology
Cancer Institute Hospital
Tokyo, Japan

Toshihiko SATO

Associate Professor
Department of Experimental Therapeutics
Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science
Kyoto University Hospital
Kyoto, Japan
   

Asia - Korea

Sanghoon JHEON

President and CEO, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Professor, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Korea

Min-Woong KANG

Associate Professor
Chief of Thoracic Division
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
School of Medicine
Chungnam National University
Daejeon, Korea

Hyun Koo KIM

Professor
Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
College of Medicine
Korea University Guro Hospital
Seoul, Korea

Asia - Taiwan

Yin Kai CHAO

Associate Professor
Division of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan, Taiwan

Jang Ming LEE

Professor of Surgery
Chief
Department of Thoracic Surgery
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taiwan
 

HK / Local Faculty

Special Guest Speaker

Anthony P YIM

   

Faculty

Chung Ming CHU

Consultant Physician
Department of Medicine & Geriatrics
United Christian Hospital

Rainbow WH LAU

Resident Specialist
Department of Surgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Zheng LI

Assistant Professor
Division of Biomedical Engineering Research
Department of Surgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Calvin SH NG

Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ka Fai TO

Professor & Chairman
Department of Anatomical & Cellular Pathology
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Zerui ZHAO

Department of Surgery
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
(All times given as local Hong Kong time, GMT + 8:00)

(updated on 20 Mar, 2018)
Day 1 (13 Apr 2018) - Morning Session
Venue: Ballroom, Level 3, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers		  
0800 Opening Remarks & Program Introduction Calvin SH Ng
     
0810 Keynote Lecture :  
New Horizons in Science, Technique and Technology in Thoracic Surgery (30 mins)
Moderators: Betty Tong, Sanghoon Jheon, Mahmoud Ismall		 Gaetano Rocco
  Questions (10 mins)  
 
0850 Lectures - Advances in Diagnostics   (20 mins each)
Moderators: Betty Tong, Sanghoon Jheon, Mahmoud Ismall		  
 
  • Role of ENB & Real-time Diagnostic Technology in Pulmonary Nodule Management
    - What’s to come
 William Krimsky
 
  • Latest Developments in Liquid Biopsy
 Ka Fai To
 
  • Diagnosing Lung Lesions – Going Hybrid
 Calvin SH Ng
 
  • Q & A, Discussion (20 mins)
 All
     
1010 Coffee Break  
     
1030 Special Lecture:  From a Surgeon to an Artist   (20 mins)
Moderators: Gaetano Rocco, Tadasu Kohno, Jang Ming Lee 		Anthony P Yim
  Questions (10 mins)  
     
1100 Lectures - Advances in Surgery 1   (20 mins each)
Moderators: Gaetano Rocco, Tadasu Kohno, Jang Ming Lee		  
 
  • Single Port VATS - Advance Procedures & Update
Diego Gonzalez Rivas
 
  • Novel Approaches to VATS Segmentectomy
Mingyon Mun
 
  • Image Guidance & ICG in Thoracic Surgery
 Hyun Koo Kim
 
  • Single Port VATS after Neoadjuvant Therapy
Mahmoud Ismail
 
  • Training & Critical Pathway in VATS
 Sanghoon Jheon
 
  • Q & A, Discussion (20 mins)
 All
     
1300 Lunch  
     
Day 1 (13 Apr 2018) - Afternoon Session
2nd Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy Workshop
Venue: Ballroom, Level 3, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers
Faculty : Chung Ming Chu, Min-Woong Kang, Hyun Koo Kim, William Krimsky, Rainbow WH Lau, Calvin SH Ng, Toshihiko Sato
     
1400 Welcome Calvin SH Ng & William Krimsky
1405
  • Introduction to ENB, Planning & Automatic Registration Best Practice
 William Krimsky
 
  • Catheter Overview & Sampling Strategies             
William Krimsky
 
  • Central Airway Planning & Procedure
 William Krimsky
 
  • Transbronchial Placement of Markers
 William Krimsky
1505
  • Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy Under Intravenous Sedation – Tips and Tricks (15 mins)
 Chung Ming Chu
 
  • Guro Hospital, Korea University Experience   (15 mins)
 Hyun Koo Kim
 
  • Kyoto University Hospital Experience   (15 mins)
 Toshihiko Sato
 
  • Chungnam National University Hospital Experience    (15 mins)
 Min-Woong Kang
     
1605 Coffee Break  
     
Practical Session with Faculty
Venue: Tang Room, Level 3, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers
1620 Group A: ENB - Navigation Lab Session with SuperD (Lung Model) Workshop Faculty & Participants
  Group B: ENB - Planning Exercises with Laptop  
1720 Group B: ENB - Navigation Lab Session with SuperD (Lung Model) Workshop Faculty & Participants
  Group A: ENB - Planning Exercises with Laptop  
1820 Evaluation, Q&A, Wrap-up  
1930 Faculty Dinner  
     
Day 2 (14 Apr 2018) - Morning Session
Venue: Ballroom, Level 3, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers
     
0800 Keynote Lecture:  Sublobar Resection for Lung Cancer – The Present & Future (30 mins)
Moderators: Diego Gonzalez Rivas, Wentao Fang, Mingyon Mun 		Betty Tong
  Question (10 mins)  
     
0840 Lectures - Advances in Surgery 2   (20 mins each)
Moderators: Diego Gonzalez Rivas, Wentao Fang, Mingyon Mun		  
 
  • Managing Complications in VATS
Tadasu Kohno
 
  • Image-Guided Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: Multidimensional Analysis 
 Yin Kai Chao
 
  • Early Stage Lung Cancer, Challenges and Opportunities
 Haiquan Chen
  Q & A, Discussion (15 mins)  
     
0955 Coffee Break  
     
1015 Special Lecture:  Peripheral EBUS - Current and Future Perspectives (20 mins)
Moderators:  Betty Tong, Haiquan Chen, Yin Kai Chao 		Noriaki Kurimoto
  Questions (10 mins)  
     
1045 Lectures - Advances in Surgery 3   (20 mins each)
Moderators:  Betty Tong, Haiquan Chen, Yin Kai Chao 		 
 
  • Single Port Esophagectomy
Jang Ming Lee
 
  • Thymic Malignancies – Update from ITMIG & Chinese Alliance for Research in Thymomas
 Wentao Fang
 
  • The Reconstruction of Bony Chest-Wall by Using Bio-Material Artificial Rib and Pleura
    - Long Time Follow Up
 Lanjun Zhang
  Q & A, Discussion (15 mins)  
     
1200 News Briefs    (10 mins each)
Moderators:  Gaetano Rocco, Toshihiko Sato, Hyun Koo Kim 		 
 
  • Rapid Intra-op Identification of Micropapillary or Solid Component for Early-stage Lung Cancer
Ze Rui Zhao
 
  • Subxyphoid Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery - An Update
 Yin Kai Chao
 
  • Soft Robots and Cameras in MITS
 Zheng Li
 
  • 3D Printing in Thoracic Surgery
 Rainbow WH Lau
 
  • New Stapler for Surgical Margins
Min-Woong Kang
  Q & A, Discussion (10 mins)  
1300 Closing Remarks Calvin SH Ng
     
1305 Lunch Symposium  
  Experience of Using Signia in VATS Lobectomy (30 mins) Mingyon Mun
     
1345 Coach transfer leave for wetlab  
 
Day 2 (14 Apr 2018) - Afternoon Session
2nd Asia-Pacific Advanced & Novel Approaches to VATS Animal Wetlab
Venue:  The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre
Wetlab Faculty :  Yin Kai Chao, Diego Gonzalez Rivas, Mahmoud Ismail, Min-Woong Kang, Hyun Koo Kim, Rainbow WH Lau,  Mingyon Mun, Calvin SH Ng, Toshihiko Sato, Betty Tong
     
1415 Welcome & Introduction Calvin SH Ng
1420 Equipment Calvin SH Ng & Medtronic
1430 Animal Wetlab Wetlab Faculty & Participants
1730 Programme ends  

REGISTRATION

 

  PROGRAMME REGISTRATION FEE
    General Participants Members of JACS, KATSO, PATACSI & TATCS Local HA staff, CUHK staff, CUHK medical students & CSHK members
A. Full Programme  (13th – 14th April, 2018)
[all lectures + ENB Workshop + VATS Animal Wetlab]		 HKD9,000 / USD1,160 HKD4,500 / USD580 Fee Waived
B. Lectures (both mornings on 13th & 14th April, 2018) and
* 2nd Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy Workshop
[ENB Workshop] (afternoon session on 13th April, 2018)
 HKD4,000 / USD520 HKD2,000 / USD260
C. Lectures (both mornings on 13th & 14th April, 2018) and
* 2nd Asia-Pacific Advanced & Novel Approaches to VATS Animal Wetlab [VATS Animal Wetlab]
(afternoon session on 14th April, 2018)		 HKD7,000 / USD900 HKD3,500 / USD450
D. Lectures only  (both mornings on 13th & 14th April, 2018) HKD2,000 / USD260 Fee waived
    All registration has been full.
*Limited capacity and first-come, first-served for “ENB Workshop” and “VATS Animal Wetlab”. Delegates enrolling to these sessions will be informed of successful registration via email upon receipt of registration within 7 working days.  If the workshop / wetlab sessions have been full, participants may choose to either join the lectures only (ie: Option D) or completely withdraw from the Programme enrolled.
 
Payment
Payment can be made by credit card or by bank draft / cheque payable to "The Chinese University of Hong Kong". It should be sent together with the completed registration form to the Secretariat. (Personal cheques are acceptable for Hong Kong residents only.)
 
Cancellation & Refund Policy
Notification of cancellation must be made in writing to the Secretariat. For cancellation request received on or before 28th February, 2018, 50% of the registration fee will be refunded. No refund will be made for cancellation received after 28th February, 2018.
 
Private Policy Statement

The personal data provided by registrants / applicants will be used by the Department of Surgery, CUHK for the purposes of processing registration to the workshops / conferences and delivering information of current and future events. The data will not be transferred to other external parties except for the co-organizers of events for communication of programmes / events purpose. Under the provision of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, registrants / applicants have the rights to access to and request the correction of the personal data. Applicants may submit written request to <ATCCS2018@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk> if necessary.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Official Language
The official language of the Symposium is English.
 
Certificate of Attendance
A Certificate of Attendance will be issued and distributed to registered delegates onsite.
 
CME / CNE Accreditation
  13 April, 2018 14 April, 2018
Pathologists 9 8
Physicians 6 4.5
Surgeons 6 6
CNE 4.5 5
 
Insurance
The Organizer does not shoulder any responsibility for individual’s medical, travel or personal insurance. Delegates are strongly advised to make or review their own policies.
 
Venue
Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers
20 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre
3/F, Li Ka Shing Specialist Clinic (North Wing), Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong

 
Secretariat
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
4/F, Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 3505 2629 / 3505 3586 Fax: (852) 2637 7974
Email: atccs2018@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
Website: www.surgery.cuhk.edu.hk/ATCCS2018

ABOUT HONG KONG

The Weather
Hong Kong has sub-tropical climate. The weather in April is generally fine, mild but a bit foggy. Temperature ranges from 19°C to 28°C. Relative humidity is around 83%. Detailed weather information is obtainable from the Hong Kong Observatory.
Website: http://www.weather.gov.hk/contente.htm
 
Passport & Visa Requirement
Visitors to Hong Kong should hold a passport with at least six months' validity. Nationals of about 160 countries and territories may visit Hong Kong visa-free for a period ranging from 7 days to 180 days. The Organizer is NOT responsible for individual’s visa arrangement. Participants should check with the Chinese embassy or consulate at respective home town for the visa information. One may also check to learn whether a visa is needed to enter Hong Kong from the webpage of the Immigration Department of Hong Kong.
Website: http://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/index.html
 
Airport Departure Tax
Adult : HK$120
Children under 12 years of age: Free
 
Language
Chinese and English are the official languages with Cantonese being the de facto official spoken language in Hong Kong. Most people in the service industry speak Cantonese, English and Mandarin.
 
Currency
The local currency unit is Hong Kong dollar (HK$) which is currently linked to US dollar (US$) at an exchange rate of HK$7.8=US$1. Most foreign currencies are easily exchanged at banks, hotels and money changers. Credit cards are widely accepted at major hotels, large restaurants, department stores and shops. Most banks in Hong Kong open from 9:00am to 4:30pm on Mondays to Fridays, and some from 9:00am to 12:30pm on Saturdays.
 
Local Transportation
Hong Kong is a geographically compact city. It is highly mobile with efficient public transport system. Mass Transit Railway, bus, mini bus, tram, ferry, etc. are the major transportation means. “Red” taxis serve most of the territory-wide area except for Tung Chung Road and the south side of Lantau Island. “Green” taxis are fundamentally confined to the suburban areas in the New Territories. “Blue” taxis operate only on Lantau Island. All taxis can go to and from the Hong Kong International Airport. Road signs in Hong Kong are bilingual in both English and Chinese.
 
Hong Kong Attractions
Visitors may learn more about travelling in Hong Kong from the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
Website: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/index.html

LATEST NEWS

7-3-2018 Only a few places left for the ENB workshop and animal advanced VATS wetlab. Register now.
   
23-2-2018 Our meeting is recognized and supported by Taiwan Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery (TATCS)
and Japanese Association for Chest Surgery (JACS)
   
21-1-2018 The ATCCS is recognized by and posted on the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) website events calendar.
http://www.ests.org/events/event/185/asia_thoracic_cancer_care_summit_2018.aspx
   
19-1-2018 Finding Subxiphoid VATS difficult?
Come to our 14th April wetlab to see the latest ultra-long subxiphoid instruments from the Scanlan range.
   
27-12-2017 Attend our Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB) workshop and learn how to perform and start a ENB program, by world renowned expert Prof. William Krimsky, and other Asia pioneers of the technology.
   
23-12-2017 Meet the President of Asia Thoracoscopic Surgery Education Program (ATEP), Prof. Sanghoon Jheon at the ATCCS 2018.
   
21-12-2017 Learn about the present and future of peripheral EBUS from its pioneer Prof. Noriaki Kurimoto.
   
19-12-2017 Asia Thoracic Cancer Care Summit (ATCCS), Hong Kong 2018 has been recognized as a quality educational event, endorsed and co-sponsored by ISMICS (http://www.ismics.org)
   
8-12-2017 Join our meeting and wetlab to see and experience the latest electric-smart endostapler from Medtronic, SigniaTM.