Scientific Program
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Opening Ceremonies Keynote Address: The Impact of Asia on the Transformation of Gastroenterology Professor Geoffrey Metz President, World Gastroenterology Organisation |
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| 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Mid-morning Symposium: Abbott Bowel Matters: Navigating Constipation in Diabetes and Enhancing Bowel Preparation Speakers: Frederick Dy, MD; Eric Yasay, MD Moderator: Augusto Galang, MD |
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| 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Gonzalo Austria Memorial Lecture: Professionalism and Ethical Behavior in Gastroenterology Speaker: Professor Angeles Tan Alora Chair: Ian Homer Y. Cua, MD |
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| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Explore Industry Booths |
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| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch Symposium: Natrapharm Single Solution for Fatty Liver Disease Speaker: Frederick T. Dy, MD Moderator: Jennielyn Agcaoili-Conde, MD |
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| Clinical Symposium: Managing Endoscopic Complications Chair: Evan G. Ong, MD Co-Chair: Danny Joseph S. Tuazon, MD |
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| 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM The Learning Curve: Role of Mentors in Navigating Endoscopic Complications in Fellowship Training Professor Christopher J L Khor, Singapore |
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| 1:20 PM – 1:40 PM Psychosocial Impact of Endoscopic Complications to the Gastroenterologist Josefina T. Ly-Uson, MD |
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| 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM Ethical and Legal Implications of Endoscopic Complications Atty. Bu C. Castro, MD |
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| 2:00 PM – 2:10 PM Discussion/Q&A |
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| 2:10 PM – 2:55 PM Mid-afternoon Symposium: Getz Pharma Unprecedented Changes: Acid-Related Disorders and their Sequelae Speaker: Gian Carpio, MD Moderator: Jesus Villeza Jr., MD |
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| Clinical Symposium: Multidisciplinary Approach to Cholangiocarcinoma Chair: Virgilio P. Bañez, MD Co-Chair: Michelle Ong Chu, MD |
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| 2:55 PM – 3:00 PM Case Presentation and Introduction of Speakers |
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| 3:00 PM – 3:10 PM Role of the Hepatologist Professor Daniel Huang, Singapore |
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| 3:10 PM – 3:20 PM Role of the Surgeon Vanessa H. De Villa, MD |
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| 3:20 PM – 3:30 PM Role of the Interventional Radiologist Cicero Matthew R. Habito, MD |
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| 3:30 PM – 3:40 PM Role of the Medical Oncologist Maria Luisa A. Tiambeng, MD |
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| 3:40 PM – 4:00 PM Discussion/Q&A |
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| Clinical Symposium: Looking through Different Lenses: A Multidisciplinary Approach in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Chair: Professor Jose D. Sollano Jr., MD Co-Chair: Rei Joseph P. Prieto, MD |
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| 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Where are We Now in the Treatment of IBD? Maria Carla V. Tablante, MD |
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| 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Pediatric IBD: Beyond TNF Inhibitors in 2025 Karen Sophia Calixto-Mercado, MD |
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| 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Positioning Surgery for Crohn’s Disease Robert L. Chang, MD |
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| 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Discussion/Q&A |
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| 5:10 PM – 6:10 PM Sunset Symposium: Reckitt Practical Management of Gastroesophageal Disease Speaker: Augusto Galang, MD Moderator: Ruth Ursula Cinco, MD |
5:10 PM – 6:10 PM CAT Plenary (Fellows) |
| 6:10 PM – 8:00 PM PSG Business Meeting |
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| 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM Endoscopic Radiologic Conference (Fellows) |
| Clinical Symposium 1: Improving Outcomes through Quality Endoscopy Chair: Joseph C. Bocobo, MD |
| 8:15 AM – 8:35 AM Early Detection of Esophageal Cancer Marc Julius H. Navarro, MD |
| 8:35 AM – 8:55 AM Best Techniques in PEG Insertion Edgardo M. Bondoc, MD |
| 8:55 AM – 9:15 AM Improving Adenoma Detection Through Quality Colonoscopy Professor Tsukasa Ishida, Japan |
| 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Live Endoscopy Demonstration I Chair: Manley C. Uy, MD Panelists: Albert E. Ismael, MD; Ronald V. Romero, MD; Peter P. Sy, MD |
| 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Mid-morning Symposium: Abbott S-Adenosylmethionine in MAFLD and Diabetes: A Metabolic Game-Changer for Liver and Glucose Control Speakers: Professor Diana A. Payawal, MD; Professor Jose D. Sollano Jr., MD Moderator: Ian Homer Y. Cua, MD |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Francisco Roman Memorial Lecture: Green Endoscopy Speaker: Professor Ang Tiing Leong, Singapore Chair: Ruter M. Maralit, MD Co-Chair: Roberto N. De Guzman Jr., MD |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch Symposium: Kaufmann Bowel Cleansing Preparation: When Guidelines are Not the Clear Standard Speaker: Frederick T. Dy, MD Moderator: Judith Gapasin, MD |
| Clinical Symposium 2: Advances in Pancreaticohepatobiliary Endoscopy Chair: Josef Carlo N. Lazaro, MD |
| 1:00 PM – 1:20 PM Guidelines in Diagnosing and Managing Biliary Strictures Frederick T. Dy, MD |
| 1:20 PM – 1:40 PM New Approaches in Pancreatic Endotherapy Professor Christopher J L Khor, Singapore |
| 1:40 PM – 2:00 PM Introduction to Endohepatology Bryan Christopher C. Lao, MD |
| 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Live Endoscopy Demonstration II Chair: Carlo M. Cornejo, MD Panelists: Charlie B. Avila, MD; Karl C. Yu Kim Teng, MD; Alexander T. Uy, MD |
| 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM Mid-afternoon Symposium: Unilab Evidence on Probiotic in the Management of Constipation Speaker: Joseph C. Bocobo, MD Moderator: Denis Ngo, MD |
| 3:45 PM – 4:50 PM PSDE EndoVIE |
| 4:50 PM – 5:50 PM Sunset Symposium: InnoGen Unlocking MAFLD: Where do we Stand? Speaker: Professor Diana A. Payawal, MD Gallstone Dissolution Speaker: Roberto N. De Guzman Jr., MD Moderator: Ian Homer Y. Cua, MD |
| 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PSDE Business Meeting |
| 7:45 AM – 8:45 AM Liver Conference (Fellows) |
| Clinical Symposium: Viral Hepatitis Chair: Evelyn B. Dy, MD Co-Chair: Lovell B. Gatchalian, MD |
| 8:45 AM – 9:05 AM The 2024 WHO Guidelines on Hepatitis B: Integration with Universal Health Care and Best Practices Professor Diana Alcantara-Payawal |
| 9:05 AM – 9:25 AM Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C in the Philippines: Implications for Viral Hepatitis Elimination Janus P. Ong, MD |
| 9:25 AM – 9:35 AM Discussion/Q&A |
| 9:35 AM – 9:50 AM Explore Industry Booths |
| 9:50 AM – 10:35 AM Mid-morning Symposium: Astra Zeneca From Data to Practice: HIMALAYA 5-year Overall Survival in Asian Subgroup and Recommendations for Adverse Event Management Speaker: Arthur Gregory Lui, MD Panel: Janus Ong, MD; Stephen Wong, MD Moderator: Jade Jamias, MD |
| Clinical Symposium: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Chair: Judy Lao Tan, MD Co-Chair: Therese C. Macatula, MD |
| 10:35 AM – 10:55 AM The Changing Epidemiology of MASLD-related HCC: Focus on the Asia Pacific Region Professor Zobair Younossi, Virginia |
| 10:55 AM – 11:15 AM Therapy for MASLD-related HCC Arthur Gregory A. Lui, MD |
| 11:15 AM – 11:25 AM Discussion/Q&A |
| 11:25 AM – 12:25 PM Lunch Symposium: Opella A Relook at MAFLD: Tradition to Transformation Speaker: Professor Jose D. Sollano Jr., MD Moderator: Ruth Ursula Cinco, MD |
| Clinical Symposium: Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Chair: Angela D. Salvaña, MD Co-Chair: Engelbert Simon S. Perillo, MD |
| 12:25 PM – 12:45 PM The Inheritance of MASLD Peter Andrew C. Reyes, MD |
| 12:45 PM – 1:05 PM Fondazione Italiana Fegato: Translational Research on Biomarkers of Inflammation and Fibrogenesis in MASLD and MASLD-related HCC Professor Claudio Tiribelli, Trieste |
| 1:05 PM – 1:15 PM Discussion/Q&A |
| Clinical Symposium: Cirrhosis Chair: Reynie L. Tam, MD Co-Chair: Ashraf A. Tawasil, MD |
| 1:15 PM – 1:35 PM Advances in the ICU Management of Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure and Decompensated Cirrhosis Ruth Marie R. Divinagracia, MD |
| 1:35 PM – 1:55 PM The Interventional Radiologist and the Gastroenterologist, Partners for Patient Care Ramon Santos Ocampo, MD |
| 1:55 PM – 2:15 PM Getting Patients to Transplant: A Guide for the Local Gastroenterologist Jade D. Jamias, MD |
| 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Discussion/Q&A |
| 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM Mid-afternoon Symposium: Fujifilm Aiding Early Detection of HCC Speaker: Professor Diana A. Payawal, MD Moderator: Ian Homer Y. Cua, MD |
| 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM Explore Industry Booths |
| Clinical Symposium: Research Chair: Edhel S. Tripon, MD Co-Chair: Jennielyn Agcaoili-Conde, MD |
| 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Philippine Liver Research Network Professor Jaime Montoya |
| 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Philippine Liver Research Network Lorraine Kay Cabral, PhD |
| 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM JRRE Research Forum |
| 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Sunset Symposium: Otsuka Use of Rebamipide in Translational Medicine Speaker: Frederick T. Dy, MD Nutrition in Patients with Liver Disease Speaker: Jade D. Jamias, MD Moderator: Judith Gapasin, MD |
| 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM HSP Business Meeting |
| 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Giopardy |
| Clinical Symposium: Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Hereditary Colorectal Malignancies Chair: Mark Anthony A. De Lusong, MD Co-Chair: Romel John V. Sazon, MD |
| 9:00 AM – 9:05 AM Case Presentation and Introduction of Speakers |
| 9:05 AM – 9:15 AM Gastroenterologist Eric B. Yasay, MD |
| 9:15 AM – 9:25 AM Surgeon Marie Dione P. Sacdalan, MD |
| 9:25 AM – 9:35 AM Medical Oncologist – Geneticist Frances Victoria F. Que, MD |
| 9:35 AM – 9:45 AM Gastroenterologist (Online) Professor Silvia Sanduleanu-Dascalescu, The Netherlands |
| 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Discussion/Q&A |
| 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Mid-morning Symposium: Takeda Redefining Standards in IBD Care: Vedolizumab as First-Line Biologic Speaker: Maria Carla Tablante, MD Moderator: Dave Sebollena, MD |
| 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Explore Industry Booths |
| Clinical Symposium: Breakthroughs in Hepatology Chair: Janus P. Ong, MD. Co-Chair: Henry Winston C. Li, MD |
| 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Approved Treatment for MASH Professor Zobair Younossi, Virginia |
| 11:20 AM – 11:40 AM Emerging Therapies in Portal Hypertension Jose Guillain E. Cataluña, MD |
| 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM Strategies in Controlling Gastroesophageal Variceal Bleeding Angelo B. Lozada, MD |
| 12:00 PM – 12:10 PM Discussion/Q&A |
| 12:10 PM – 1:10 PM Lunch Symposium: SV More – Daewoong Revolutionizing Acid Suppression: The Potassium-Competitive Advantage of Fexuprazan Speakers: Frederick T. Dy, MD; Patricia Anne I. Cabral-Prodigalidad, MD Moderator: Professor Diana A. Payawal, MD |
| Special Session: PSG @ 65: Milestones and Moving Forward Chair: Joseph C. Bocobo, MD |
| 1:10 PM – 1:30 PM Building the Foundation: Challenges, Milestones, and Landmark Achievements of the PSG Professor Ernesto O. Domingo |
| 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM Pushing the Envelope: Shaping Healthcare Policies and Advocacies during the Turn of the Century Albert E. Ismael, MD |
| 1:50 PM – 2:10 PM The Future of PSG is Now: Adapting to Change and Engaging New Leaders Ian Homer Y. Cua, MD |
| 2:10 PM – 2:20 PM Discussion/Q&A |
| 2:20 PM – 2:40 PM Explore Industry Booths |
| Special Session: Empowering the Next Generation of Gastroenterologists: A Dialogue with Young Leaders In Gastroenterology (endorsed by the APAGE-Emerging Leaders Committee) Chair: Mara Teresa T. Panlilio, MD Co-Chair: Mabel Angela T. Sarita, MD |
| 2:40 PM – 2:55 PM Career Paths in Gastroenterology: From Fellows to Leaders Professor Daniel Huang, Singapore |
| 2:55 PM – 3:10 PM The Future of Gastroenterology: Trends and Technologies Enrik John T. Aguila, MD |
| 3:10 PM – 3:25 PM Mentorship and Leadership in Gastroenterology Assoc. Professor Dao Viet Hang, Vietnam |
| 3:25 PM – 3:40 PM Discussion/Q&A |
| 3:40 PM – 3:50 PM Explore Industry Booths |
| Special Session: Ethical Excellence in Gastroenterology: Upholding Integrity, Professionalism, and Patient-Centered Care Chair: Frederick T. Dy, MD |
| 3:50 PM – 4:02 PM Professionalism and Ethical Conduct in Gastroenterology Professor Diana A. Payawal, MD |
| 4:02 PM – 4:14 PM Financial Ethics and Industry Relationships Marceliano T. Aquino Jr., MD |
| 4:14 PM – 4:26 PM Digital Professionalism and Social Media Ethics Marichona C. Naval, MD |
| 4:26 PM – 4:38 PM Ethical Challenges in Clinical Research and Medical Publications Joseph C. Bocobo, MD |
| 4:38PM – 4:50PM Discussion/Q&A |
| 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Fellowship Night |
