Honorary Member Award Lecture (HL)
April 23rd (Thu.) 10:00-10:30 Room 3 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Rose Room)
American College of Surgeons Presidential Lecture (ACS)
April 23rd (Thu.) 9:30-10:00 Room 3 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Rose Room)
Society of University Surgeons Presidential Lecture (SUS)
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-9:30 Room 3 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Rose Room)
The College of Surgeons of East and Central and Southern Africa Presidential Lecture (COSECSA)
April 24th (Fri.) 9:30-10:00 Room 3 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Rose Room)
Association of Surgeons of India Presidential Lecture (ASI)
April 24th (Fri.) 10:00-10:30 Room 3 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Rose Room)
Korean Surgical Society Presidential Lecture (KSS)
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:30-14:00 Room 3 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Rose Room)
Taiwan Surgical Association Presidential Lecture (TSA)
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:00-13:30 Room 3 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Rose Room)
Italian Society of Surgery (Società Italiana di Chirurgia) Special Lecture (SIC)
April 24th (Fri.) 10:30-11:00 Room 3 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Rose Room)
International Lecture (IL)
April 23rd (Thu.) 14:00-14:20 Room 3 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Rose Room)
JSS-TSA Topic conference (JT)
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-9:30 Room 3 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Rose Room)
Video Lecture
Video Lecture-1 (VL-01)
April 23rd (Thu.) 9:30-10:00 Room 11 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 1F, Castle)
Video Lecture-2 (VL-02)
April 24th (Fri.) 13:40-14:10 Room 13 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 2F, SCARTS STUDIO)
Video Lecture-3 (VL-03)
April 25th (Sat.) 13:50-14:20 Room 4 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Miyabi)
Video Lecture-4 (VL-04)
April 25th (Sat.) 13:50-14:20 Room 6 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, B1F, Plaza Hall)
Video Lecture-5 (VL-05)
April 25th (Sat.) 13:50-14:20 Room 10 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room C)
126th Special Program
126th Special Program-1 (126SP-01)
The Role and Future of the Annual Congress of Japan Surgical Society: Perspectives from Surgical Subspecialty Societies
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 1 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 5, 6F, hitaru)
126th Special Program-2 (126SP-02)
Regional Surgical Care: Present Realities and Future Prospects
April 24th (Fri.) 13:40-15:40 Room 7 (Kanamoto Hall, 1F, Main Hall)
126th Special Program-3 (126SP-03)
Kampo across surgical fields: Better clues for decision-making
April 24th (Fri.) 13:40-15:40 Room 11 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 1F, Castle)
126th Special Program-4 (126SP-04)
The Future of Surgery I: The Expanding Role and Ultimate Reach of Robot-Assisted Surgery
April 25th (Sat.) 8:00-10:00 Room 2 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Eminence Hall)
126th Special Program-5 (126SP-05)
The Future of Surgery II: The Emerging Integration of Surgical Navigation, Artificial Intelligence, and Extended Reality
April 25th (Sat.) 10:10-12:10 Room 2 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Eminence Hall)
126th Special Program-6 (126SP-06)
What Makes Surgery Truly Compelling? A Candid Dialogue Between Young Surgeons and Medical Students Across Specialties
April 25th (Sat.) 13:50-15:50 Room 2 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Eminence Hall)
126th Special Program-7 (126SP-07)
ERAS in Japan Today and Beyond
April 25th (Sat.) 10:10-12:10 Room 11 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 1F, Castle)
Special Program
Special Program-1 (SP-01)
Redefining the Surgical Board Certification System: Perspectives from the Surgical Subspecialties
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-10:30 Room 1 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 5, 6F, hitaru)
Special Program-2 (SP-02)
In Pursuit of Excellence in Surgical Education: Defining the Ideal Paradigm of Operative Training
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 5 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Ohgi)
Special Program-3 (SP-03)
Safeguarding Surgical Care in the Elderly: Strategies for Ensuring Safety in an Aging Society
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-10:30 Room 7 (Kanamoto Hall, 1F, Main Hall)
Special Program-4 (SP-04)
Exploring Equity in Surgical Practice in the Era of Gender Collaboration
April 24th (Fri.) 15:50-17:50 Room 4 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Miyabi)
Special Program-5 (SP-05)
Task Shifting in Surgery: Evaluating the Extent of Its Implementation and Future Potential
April 24th (Fri.) 13:40-15:40 Room 5 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Ohgi)
Special Program-6 (SP-06)
Reimbursement for Surgical Care: Adequacy, Value, and Future Directions
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-11:00 Room 7 (Kanamoto Hall, 1F, Main Hall)
Symposium
Symposium-1 (SY-01)
Current status and prospects of multidisciplinary treatment of thyroid cancer using genetic information
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 3 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Rose Room)
Symposium-2 (SY-02)
Can Regenerative Medicine Shape the Future of Surgery?
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-10:30 Room 4 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Miyabi)
Symposium-3 (SY-03)
Liquid Biopsy: Frontiers in Research and Its Impact on Therapeutic Strategy
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 4 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Miyabi)
Symposium-4 (SY-04)
Current treatments for pediatric liver tumors
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-10:30 Room 5 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Ohgi)
Symposium-5 (SY-05)
Outcomes of robotic-assisted surgery for esophageal cancer
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:00-15:00 Room 8 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room A)
Symposium-6 (SY-06)
Juxtarenal and Short-Neck AAA: Which Operative Strategy Do You Choose?【video】
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:00-15:00 Room 12 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 3F, Creative Studio)
Symposium-7 (SY-07)
Exploring prevention and treatment strategies for anastomotic leakage in rectal cancer based on the latest evidence
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-11:00 Room 2 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Eminence Hall)
Symposium-8 (SY-08)
New Horizons in Rectal Cancer Management: Watch-and-Wait and Total Neoadjuvant Therapy
April 24th (Fri.) 13:40-15:40 Room 2 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Eminence Hall)
Symposium-9 (SY-09)
The Future of Surgical Management for Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Innovations and Unresolved Challenges
April 24th (Fri.) 13:40-15:40 Room 6 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, B1F, Plaza Hall)
Symposium-10 (SY-10)
Perioperative Therapy Combined with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Real-World Evidence and Future Perspectives
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-11:00 Room 8 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room A)
Symposium-11 (SY-11)
Long-Term Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Surgery for Gastric Cancer
April 24th (Fri.) 13:40-15:40 Room 12 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 3F, Creative Studio)
Symposium-12 (SY-12)
Disaster Medicine and Surgeons: Preparation and Practice for Gunshot Wounds, Explosive Injuries, and War Disasters
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-11:00 Room 15 (New Otani Inn Sapporo, 2F, Crane Room(East))
Symposium-13 (SY-13)
Advances in Surgical Management of Pediatric Malignancies: Functional Preservation, Quality of Life, and Fertility Preservation
April 25th (Sat.) 10:10-12:10 Room 6 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, B1F, Plaza Hall)
Symposium-14 (SY-14)
Minimally Invasive Hepatectomy: Current Practices and Technical Innovations【video】
April 25th (Sat.) 8:00-10:00 Room 7 (Kanamoto Hall, 1F, Main Hall)
Symposium-15 (SY-15)
Conversion Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer: The Next Challenges
April 25th (Sat.) 10:10-12:10 Room 7 (Kanamoto Hall, 1F, Main Hall)
Symposium-16 (SY-16)
The Evolving Landscape of Breast Cancer Management in the Era of Genomic Medicine: HBOC and ctDNA
April 25th (Sat.) 8:00-10:00 Room 15 (New Otani Inn Sapporo, 2F, Crane Room(East))
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion-1 (PD-01)
Are Transanal and Transperineal Approaches Necessary in Rectal Cancer Surgery?【video】
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:00-15:00 Room 2 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Eminence Hall)
Panel Discussion-2 (PD-02)
Treatment Strategies for cCRM-Positive or T4b Rectal Cancer【video】
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 2 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Eminence Hall)
Panel Discussion-3 (PD-03)
Evidence-Based Surgical Education Emerging from Japan
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:00-15:00 Room 5 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Ohgi)
Panel Discussion-4 (PD-04)
Local Therapy for Breast Cancer in the Era of Multidisciplinary Treatment: Progress and Remaining Challenges
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-10:30 Room 6 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, B1F, Plaza Hall)
Panel Discussion-5 (PD-05)
Surgical Management of Patients with Obesity: Current Perspectives and Clinical Updates
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:00-15:00 Room 7 (Kanamoto Hall, 1F, Main Hall)
Panel Discussion-6 (PD-06)
Management of Intraoperative Vascular Injury
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 7 (Kanamoto Hall, 1F, Main Hall)
Panel Discussion-7 (PD-07)
Optimal Gastrointestinal Reconstruction Following Esophageal Cancer Surgery
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 8 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room A)
Panel Discussion-8 (PD-08)
Future Perspectives in the Management of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Based on Resectability Classification
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-10:30 Room 9 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room B)
Panel Discussion-9 (PD-09)
Current status and future prospects of lung transplantation in Japan
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:00-15:00 Room 9 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room B)
Panel Discussion-10 (PD-10)
Reconsidering biological borderline resectable pancreatic cancer
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-10:30 Room 10 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room C)
Panel Discussion-11 (PD-11)
Current treatment strategies for colorectal liver metastases
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:00-15:00 Room 10 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room C)
Panel Discussion-12 (PD-12)
The Current State of preserving autologous heart operation: Current Status of Surgical Strategies for Advanced Heart Failure
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-10:30 Room 12 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 3F, Creative Studio)
Panel Discussion-13 (PD-13)
Ischemia–Reperfusion and Immune Responses in Organ Transplantation
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-10:30 Room 15 (New Otani Inn Sapporo, 2F, Crane Room(East))
Panel Discussion-14 (PD-14)
Advancing the Recruitment of Future Surgeons: Efforts and Achievements Across Surgical Subspecialty Societies
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-11:00 Room 1 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 5, 6F, hitaru)
Panel Discussion-15 (PD-15)
Voices of the Pioneers: The Journey of Academic Surgeons in Translational Research
April 24th (Fri.) 15:50-17:50 Room 1 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 5, 6F, hitaru)
Panel Discussion-16 (PD-16)
Global Perspectives on Surgical Education: The Current Landscape of Surgical Residency and Board Training Worldwide
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-11:00 Room 4 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Miyabi)
Panel Discussion-17 (PD-17)
Global Surgery: Surgical Care Support Beyond Borders
April 24th (Fri.) 13:40-15:40 Room 4 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Miyabi)
Panel Discussion-18 (PD-18)
Fetal Diagnosis and Strategic Management in Pediatric Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-11:00 Room 5 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Ohgi)
Panel Discussion-19 (PD-19)
Surgical Rescue: Can Surgeons Entrust All Complication-Related Operations to Acute Care Surgeons?
April 24th (Fri.) 13:40-15:40 Room 15 (New Otani Inn Sapporo, 2F, Crane Room(East))
Panel Discussion-20 (PD-20)
Oncologic Emergencies in the Era of Increasing Cancer Burden: Pursuing Optimal Emergency Care
April 24th (Fri.) 15:50-17:50 Room 15 (New Otani Inn Sapporo, 2F, Crane Room(East))
Panel Discussion-21 (PD-21)
Open Repair versus TEVAR: Defining Best Practices in the Management of Aortic Arch Aneurysms
April 25th (Sat.) 10:10-12:10 Room 4 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Miyabi)
Panel Discussion-22 (PD-22)
Perspectives from Young Surgeons: Rethinking the Current Paradigm of Surgical Education
April 25th (Sat.) 8:00-10:00 Room 5 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Ohgi)
Panel Discussion-23 (PD-23)
Optimizing the Use of Frozen Elephant Trunk Devices in Aortic Surgery
April 25th (Sat.) 10:10-12:10 Room 5 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Ohgi)
Panel Discussion-24 (PD-24)
Long-Term Outcomes after Repair of Esophageal Atresia: Surgical Techniques and Their Impact on Anastomotic Stricture and Tracheal Function
April 25th (Sat.) 8:00-10:00 Room 6 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, B1F, Plaza Hall)
Panel Discussion-25 (PD-25)
Conversion Surgery for Gastric Cancer: Current Treatment Outcomes
April 25th (Sat.) 8:00-10:00 Room 8 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room A)
Panel Discussion-26 (PD-26)
Optimizing Intrathoracic Reconstruction for Esophagogastric Junction Cancer
April 25th (Sat.) 10:10-12:10 Room 8 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room A)
Panel Discussion-27 (PD-27)
Surgical Strategies for Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery in High-Risk Patients
April 25th (Sat.) 13:50-15:50 Room 8 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room A)
Panel Discussion-28 (PD-28)
Colorectal Cancer Treatment from the Perspective of Healthcare Economics
April 25th (Sat.) 8:00-10:00 Room 9 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room B)
Panel Discussion-29 (PD-29)
Perspectives on the future of pelvic exenteration
April 25th (Sat.) 10:10-12:10 Room 10 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room C)
Panel Discussion-30 (PD-30)
Optimal Therapeutic Strategies for Pancreatic Cancer in the Elderly
April 25th (Sat.) 8:00-10:00 Room 12 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 3F, Creative Studio)
Panel Discussion-31 (PD-31)
Surgical Management of Malignant Tumors Requiring Chest Wall Reconstruction
April 25th (Sat.) 13:50-15:50 Room 12 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 3F, Creative Studio)
Workshop
Workshop-1 (WS-01)
Robot-Assisted versus Laparoscopic Surgery for Colon Cancer: Does Robotics Offer a Superior Approach?【video】
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-10:30 Room 2 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Eminence Hall)
Workshop-2 (WS-02)
Surgery Opening New Frontiers in Oncology: Insights from Cutting-Edge Cancer Genomics through Surgical Specimens
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:00-15:00 Room 4 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Miyabi)
Workshop-3 (WS-03)
Translational Research in Colorectal Cancer: Bridging Bench and Bedside
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:00-15:00 Room 6 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, B1F, Plaza Hall)
Workshop-4 (WS-04)
Colorectal Cancer Treatment in the Era of Big Data and Clinical Trials: Current Insights and Future Directions
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 6 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, B1F, Plaza Hall)
Workshop-5 (WS-05)
Therapeutic Strategies for Esophagogastric Junction Cancer: Current Status and Outcomes of Multidisciplinary Treatment
April 23rd (Thu.) 8:30-10:30 Room 8 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room A)
Workshop-6 (WS-06)
Next-Generation Robotic Systems in Thoracic Surgery: Prospects, Challenges, and Technical Insights【video】
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 9 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room B)
Workshop-7 (WS-07)
Post-hepatectomy Liver Failure: Current Perspectives and Strategies for Prevention and Management
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 10 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room C)
Workshop-8 (WS-08)
Expectations for the Next CLTI Guidelines
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 12 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 3F, Creative Studio)
Workshop-9 (WS-09)
Organ Perfusion in Transplantation: New Frontiers in Organ Repair and Functional Assessment
April 23rd (Thu.) 13:00-15:00 Room 15 (New Otani Inn Sapporo, 2F, Crane Room(East))
Workshop-10 (WS-10)
Computed Tomography in Resuscitative Trauma Surgery: Role and Clinical Implications
April 23rd (Thu.) 15:10-17:10 Room 15 (New Otani Inn Sapporo, 2F, Crane Room(East))
Workshop-11 (WS-11)
Robot-Assisted Rectal Cancer Surgery in Difficult Pelvic Cases: Current Practice and Technical Innovations【video】
April 24th (Fri.) 15:50-17:50 Room 2 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 2F, Eminence Hall)
Workshop-12 (WS-12)
What Defines an Effective Surgical Hands-On Training Program?
April 24th (Fri.) 15:50-17:50 Room 5 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Ohgi)
Workshop-13 (WS-13)
Bridging Basic Science and Clinical Practice: What HPB Surgeons Expect from Basic Research
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-11:00 Room 6 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, B1F, Plaza Hall)
Workshop-14 (WS-14)
Reconsidering the Optimal Surgical Approach for Advanced Gallbladder Cancer
April 24th (Fri.) 15:50-17:50 Room 6 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, B1F, Plaza Hall)
Workshop-15 (WS-15)
Overcoming Complex Lesions: Exploring the Limits of Mitral Valve Repair【video】
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-11:00 Room 9 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room B)
Workshop-16 (WS-16)
The Dawn of a New Era in Advanced Surgical Management of Breast Cancer【video】
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-11:00 Room 10 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room C)
Workshop-17 (WS-17)
Therapeutic Strategies for Type 4 Gastric Cancer
April 24th (Fri.) 9:00-11:00 Room 12 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 3F, Creative Studio)
Workshop-18 (WS-18)
Treatment Strategies for T3br and T4 Esophageal Cancer
April 24th (Fri.) 15:50-17:50 Room 12 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 3F, Creative Studio)
Workshop-19 (WS-19)
Surgical Simulation for the Management of Congenital Heart Disease
April 25th (Sat.) 8:00-10:00 Room 4 (Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, 3F, Miyabi)
Workshop-20 (WS-20)
Robot-Assisted Pancreatic Surgery: Opportunities and Limitations【video】
April 25th (Sat.) 13:50-15:50 Room 7 (Kanamoto Hall, 1F, Main Hall)
Workshop-21 (WS-21)
Frontiers in the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Integrated Approach Incorporating Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery, and Medical Therapy
April 25th (Sat.) 10:10-12:10 Room 9 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room B)
Workshop-22 (WS-22)
Current Status and Future Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Management of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer
April 25th (Sat.) 13:50-15:50 Room 9 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room B)
Workshop-23 (WS-23)
Technical Innovations and Clinical Outcomes of Duodenal LECS (Laparoscopy and Endoscopopy Cooperative Surgery)
April 25th (Sat.) 8:00-10:00 Room 10 (Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park, 3F, Ball Room C)
Workshop-24 (WS-24)
Surgical Strategies for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer Requiring Combined Resection of Adjacent Organs: Limits of Indication and Operative Approaches【video】
April 25th (Sat.) 10:10-12:10 Room 12 (Sapporo Community Plaza, 3F, Creative Studio)
Workshop-25 (WS-25)
Minimally Invasive Treatment for Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors【video】
April 25th (Sat.) 10:10-12:10 Room 15 (New Otani Inn Sapporo, 2F, Crane Room(East))
