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GMT/UTC+8
(20 May 2023)		 UTC-4 [EDT]
(19 May 2023)		 UTC-5 [CDT]
(19 May 2023)		 20 May 2023, Saturday – Day 1
0750 – 0800 1950 – 2000 1850 – 1900 Welcome Remarks
Teo Shu Ching MD, Mmed [President of PEKA-HUS] Daniel J. Cole MD [President of APSF] Michael Champeau MD, FASA [President of ASA]
0800 – 0815 2000 – 2015 1900 – 1915 Break
0815 – 0850 2015 – 2050 1915 – 1950 Plenary 1 – The Evolution of Patient Safety in Anaesthesia, Its Future Direction and an Introduction to the Anaesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
Moderator: Marzida Mansor MD, M.Anaes, FAMM, FAMS
Daniel J. Cole MD
0850 – 0900 2050 – 2100 1950 – 2000 Q&A
0900 – 0915 2100 – 2115 2000 – 2015 Break
0915 – 0950 2115 – 2150 2015 – 2050 Plenary 2 – Promoting a Culture of Anaesthetic Critical Incident Reporting: Impact on Safety Culture and Patient Safety
Moderator:  Teo Shu Ching MD, Mmed
Jeffrey Cooper PhD
0950 – 1000 2150 – 2200 2050 – 2100 Q&A
1000 – 1015 2200 – 2215 2100 – 2115 Break
1015 – 1215 2215 – 0015 2115 – 2315 Symposium 1
Moderator: Ariffin M. Mokhtar MD, M.Med (Anaes)
1015 – 1040 2215 – 2240 2115 – 2140 Reducing Medication Errors in Operating Room: The Best Practices
Elizabeth Rebello MD, FASA, CPPS
1040 – 1105 2240 – 2305 2140 – 2205 Revisiting Perioperative Blood Transfusion Errors
Meghann M Fitzgerald, MD
1105 – 1130 2305 – 2330 2205 – 2230 Perioperative Deterioration: Early Recognition, Rapid Intervention and the End of Failure to Rescue
Steven Greenberg MD, FCCP, FCCM
1130 – 1155 2330 – 2355 2230 – 2255 Perioperative Deterioration: Learning from the Anaesthesia Closed Claims Project and Registries
Karen B. Domino MD
1155 – 1215 2355 – 0015 2255 – 2315 Q&A
1215 – 1230 0015 – 0030 2315 – 2330 Break
1230 – 1315 0030 – 0115 2330 – 0015 Sponsored Symposium by MSD

Major updates in NMB Guidelines ‐ ESAIC Guidelines 2022 and ASA Guidelines 2023
Assco Prof Dr Azarinah Izaham
1315 – 1330 0115 – 0130 0015 – 0030 Break
1330 – 1530 0130 – 0330 0030 – 0230 Symposium 2
Moderator: Yong Chow Yen MD, FRCA, M.Med (Anaes)
1330 – 1355 0130 – 0155 0030 – 0055 Implications of Emerging Infectious Diseases on Anaesthesia Professionals and Patient Safety
Samuel Ern Hung Tsan MD, M.Anaes, FCAI
1355 – 1420 0155 – 0220 0055 – 0120 Mitigating the Risks of Health Care Associated Infections: The Role of Anaesthesia Professionals
Christina Ratto MD
1420 – 1445 0220 – 0245 0120 – 0145 The Impact of Perioperative Hypotension on Patient Safety
Hasmizy Muhammad MD, MMed (Anaesthesiology), MBA
1445 – 1510 0245 – 0310 0145 – 0210 Postoperative Residual Neuromuscular Blockade: A Continuing Patient Safety Issue
Tomoki Sasakawa MD
1510 – 1530 0310 – 0330 0210 – 0230 Q&A
1530 0330 0230 End of Day 1
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(21 May 2023)		 UTC-4 [EDT]
(20 May 2023)		 UTC-5 [CDT]
(20 May 2023)		 21 May 2023, Sunday – Day 2
0830 – 0905 2030 – 2105 1930 – 2005 Plenary 3 – Recognizing Blind Spots in Patient Safety and Embracing Safety II
Moderator: Chan Yoo Kuen MBBS (UM), FFARCS (Ireland)
Della Lin MS, MD, FASA
0905 – 0915 2105 – 2115 2005 – 2015 Q&A
0915 – 0930 2115 – 2130 2015 – 2030 Break
0930 – 1005 2130 – 2205 2030 – 2105 Plenary 4 – Creating Institutional Champions in Anaesthesia Patient Safety: Who, When and How?
Moderator: Alex Kim MD
Marzida Mansor MD, M.Anaes, FAMM, FAMS
1005 – 1015 2205 – 2215 2105 – 2115 Q&A
1015 – 1030 2215 – 2230 2115 – 2130 Break
1030 – 1230 2230 – 0030 2130 – 2330 Symposium 3
Moderator: Noorjahan Haneem Md Hashim MBBS, M.Anaes, MSc (MedEd)
1030 – 1055 2230 – 2255 2130 – 2155 Speaking Up Across Hierarchical Gradients: Overcoming the Barriers
May Pian-Smith MD, MS
1055 – 1110 2255 – 2310 2155 – 2210 The Ever-Changing Landscape of Non-Operating Room Anaesthesia: How to Overcome Potential Challenges in Ensuring Patient Safety?
Richard D. Urman MD, MBA
1110 -1125 2310 – 2325 2210 – 2225 Safety Challenges of Office Based Anaesthesia Delivery
Fred E. Shapiro D.O.,FASA
1125 – 1150 2325 – 2350 2225 – 2250 Effective Perioperative Handovers: Getting Them Right
Meghan Lane-Fall MD
1150 – 1215 2350 – 0015 2250 – 2315 Augmented Intelligence in Anaesthesia and Patient Safety: The Promise and Perils
Ariffin M. Mokhtar MD, M.Med (Anaes)
1215 – 1230 0015 – 0030 2315 – 2330 Q&A
1230 – 1245 0030 – 0045 2330 – 2345 Break
1245 – 1445 0045 – 0245 2345 – 0145 Symposium 4
Moderator: Samuel Ern Hung Tsan MD, M.Anaes, FCAI
1245 – 1310 0045 – 0110 2345 – 0010 Advancing Patient Safety Through Simulation Training in Anaesthesia
Noorjahan Haneem Md Hashim MBBS, M.Anaes, MSc (MedEd)
1310 – 1335 0110 – 0135 0010 – 0035 Supporting Second Victims in Patient Safety Incidents: Have We Done Enough?
Daniel Arnal-Velasco MD
1335 – 1400 0135 – 0200 0035 – 0100 Open Disclosure After A Patient Safety Incident: Why and How?
Yong Chow Yen MD, FRCA, M.Med (Anaes)
1400 – 1425 0200 – 0225 0100 – 0125 Building A Well-being Infrastructure in your Institution: An Organizational Approach
Chan Yoo Kuen MBBS (UM), FFARCS (Ireland)
1425 – 1445 0225 – 0245 0125 – 0145 Q&A
1445 0245 0145 End of Conference

Programme is updated as of 2 May 2023.
The Organising Committee may, in its discretion, amend any part of the programme without prior notice.