Last updated: Sep 9, 2026 at 08:30 am
Time
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Hall B · Examination Hall (Parallel)
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Hall B · Examination Hall (SIG)
6.30 am - 7.30 am
Orientation Talk
Introduction to Nature Observation, iNaturalist and eBird
7.30 am - 8.30 am
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
- Breakfast Session (Pre Booked)
- General Conference Registration
8.30 am - 9.30 am
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Plenary Session 1
Small Patients, Big Responsibilities: Safety First in Paediatric Anaesthesia
- 15 min Physiologic Vulnerability in Paediatric Anaesthesia —Agnes Ng Suah Bwee
- 15 min Learning Systems: From Incidents to Improvement —Rajeev Subramanyam
- 15 min Global Initiatives & their Local Impact —Soichiro Obara
- 15 min Q & A
Chair
Neerja Bhardwaj Subrahmanyam Maddirala
9.30 am - 10.00 am
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Keynote Address 1
Dreaming Science with No Borders: Perspective from Global Collaborative Paediatric Anaesthesia Research Network
- 25 min —Nicola Disma
Chair
Elsa Varghese Vrushali Ponde
10.00 am - 10.30 am
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Panel Discussion
NORA Unplugged: Safety Beyond the Operating Room
- 30 min —Ritu Pradhan, Aavula Murlidhar, Rakhee Goyal, Dilek Altun
Moderator
Vivian Yuen
Hall B · Examination Hall (SIG)
10.00 am - 10.50 am
Special Interest Parallel Session
Pain SIG
- 25 min Case-based interactive discussions —Angela Yeo, Ayuko Igarashi, Gezy Giwangkanaca, Genevieve Dsouza, Raylene Dias, Elizabeth Joseph, Deepti Manjunath
- 5 min Quick Myth buster to break myths surrounding procedural pain
- 7 min Roleplay on age-appropriate communication
- 8 min Care pathway for common procedures
- 5 min Conclusion
Moderator
Anuradha Ganigara
10.30 am - 10.50 am
Tea Break
10.50 am - 11.30 am
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
How I Do It?
Tiny Airway, Big Skills: How I Do It?
- 15 min Use of USG for the placement of cuffed ETT in neonates - Does it really matter? —Tariq Wani
- 15 min Tubeless Anaesthesia - DISE, Airway evaluation for suspected laryngo-tracheomalacia / stenosis —Benoit Beauve
- 10 min Q & A
Chair
Kavisha Dissanayake Ayuku Igarashi
11.30 am - 12.40 pm
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Academia
Advanced Concepts in Neonatal Anaesthesia: Physiology, Pharmacology & Critical Decision-Making
- 12 min Beyond Basics: Advanced Neonatal Physiology & Its Anaesthetic Implications —Anju Benedon
- 12 min Neonatal Pharmacology: Precision Dosing & Drug Selection in High-Risk Situations —Dyugu Kara
- 12 min Managing the Critically Ill Neonate: Complex Scenarios & Decision-Making —S Ramesh
- 12 min Neonatal Neuro development Assessment and Procedural Pain —Angela Yeo Siok Hoong
- 12 min Q & A
Chair
Rajani Sundar Giuseppe A Marraro
Hall B · Examination Hall (SIG)
11.45 am - 12.30 pm
Special Interest Parallel Session
Crisis Management
- 15 min The science behind the Leadership in OR (role of anaesthesiologists as leaders- including NTS) —Ina Ismiarti binti Shariffuddin
- 15 min Crisis Leadership: Planning, Response, and Resilience (emphasis on CRM, mock drills, post crisis management) —Preeta George
- 15 min Integrated Disaster Management: From Risk to Recovery (Natural disaster- flood, earthquakes etc) —Ritu Pradhan
Chair
G. Priya Ravi Kishore Poonam Motiani
12.40 pm - 1.10 pm
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Panel Discussion
Building a Culture of Safety in Resource-Limited Settings
- 30 min —Panelists: Meera Kurup, Samzai, Verghese Cherian, M.S.R.C Murthy
Moderator
Pauline Wake
Hall B · Examination Hall (SIG)
12.40 pm - 1.20 pm
KAHOOT QUIZ
1.10 pm - 2.10 pm
Lunch & Networking
2.10 pm - 2.40 pm
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Keynote Address 2
Education and Safety
- 25 min —Rebecca Jacob
Chair
Zehra Serpil Ustalar Ozgen Agnes Ng Suah Bwee
2.40 pm - 3.40 pm
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Recorded Session
New Horizons in Paediatric Anaesthesia
- 15 min Application of Automatic Closed-loop Anesthesia in Pediatric Surgery —Zheng Jijian
- 15 min From molecules to milestones: Anaesthesia impact on neuro development —Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic
- 15 min Tubeless anaesthesia in thoracic surgery in children —Pan Shoudong
- 15 min Q & A
Hall B · Examination Hall (SIG)
2.50 pm - 3.35 pm
Parallel Session
Smile Train Session
- 15 min Syndromic Babies Under Anesthesia: Challenges and Solutions —Mohammad Azam Danish
- 15 min Anaesthetic Management of the cleft palate —Usha Shenoy
- 15 min Post operative care of a shared airway —Anita Nehete
Chair
Vibhavari Naik Faye Evans
3.40 pm - 4.25 pm
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Pro-Con Session
Debates in Paediatric Anaesthesia
- 12+3 min 1. Walking the tight rope; sip till send / conventional fasting —Subramanyam Vs Sandhya Y
- 12+3 min 2. Anaesthesia Impacting IQ of my kid_ Consent to include all information to parents Vs limited and relevant information —Gezy giwangkancana vs R. Jayanthi
- 12+3 min 3. Sick laparotomies -Bed side Vs Operation theatre —Genevieve D'Souza Vs Anjolie Chhabra
Moderator
Felicia Lim Usha Nair M.S.R.C Murthy
4.25 pm - 4.40 pm
Tea Break
4.40 pm - 5.30 pm
Final Quiz
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Hall B · Examination Hall (SIG)
5.30 pm - 6.30 pm
AGM - ASPA
6.30 pm - 10.30 pm
Entertainment & Gala Dinner
Time
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Hall B · Examination Hall (Parallel)
6.00 am - 8.00 am
Early Morning Campus Activity (EMCA)
8.15 am - 8.30 am
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
ASPA 2027
Welcome by Team China
- 15 min —Zhang Jijian
8.30 am - 9.15 am
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Plenary Session
Building Safer Practice: Education and Simulation in Paediatric Anaesthesia
- 15 min Building Competence and Confidence: Safety Courses in Paediatric Anaesthesia (PPLS, MEPA, ASPA safe drug dosing) —Zehra Serpil Ustalar Ozgen
- 15 min Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Competence, Credentials, and Ethics —Hee Soo Kim
- 15 min Q & A
Chair
Lakshmi Kumar Indu Sen
9.15 am - 9.45 am
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Keynote Address 3
Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellowships: Workforce, Access and Return on Investment -Lessons from PATA and opportunities for Africa-Asia collaboration
- 25 min —Faye Mazo Evans
Chair
Masao Yamashita S Ramesh
9.45 am - 10.00 am
Tea Break
10.00 am - 11.00 am
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Symposium
Current Trends in Paediatric Regional Anaesthesia
- 15 min Caudal analgesia - Time tested or outdated? What are the new options emerging? —Vrushali Ponde
- 15 min Epidural in Neonates —Aki Uemura
- 15 min Novel ways to rehabilitate cerebral palsy children —Laksmi Vyas
- 15 min Q & A
Chair
Ina Ismiarti binti Shariffuddin Rufinah Teo
Hall B · Examination Hall (SIG)
10.00 am - 11.00 am
Special Interest Parallel Session
Cardiac Anaesthesia Session
- 12 min Preop risk assessment in Cyanotic heart diseased children posted for non-cardiac surgery. — Rakesh Kumar Moderator: Lalitha Manickam/Cherian Verghese
- 15 min Anaesthesia for a child with unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease posted for non cardiac emergency surgery. —Dilek Altun Moderator: Lalitha Manickam/Cherian Verghese
- 30 min Panel Discussion —Lalitha Manickam, Dilek Altun, Rakesh Kumar, Kirubakaran D Moderator –Naveen Suda/Cherian Verghese
- 3 min Q & A
11.00 am - 11.50 am
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Panel Discussion - Striking a Balance
Paediatric Crossroads: Experts Debate the Most Challenging Management Dilemmas
- —Panelists: Vibhavari Naik, Neerja Bhardwaj, Norifumi Kuratani, Chandrika Y.R., Sunidhara Reddy, Preethy J Mathew
Moderator
Ekta Rai
11.50 am - 12.50 pm
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Symposium - Recent Guidelines / Research Update
Current Updates in Paediatric Anaesthesia
- 15 min Transferring a sick neonate to OT: Is it needed always and how to make it safe? —Norifumi Kuratani
- 15 min Safe Extubation: Key Concepts Every Anaesthesiologist Should Know —Pankaj Kundra
- 15 min Paediatric Obesity – A Growing Challenge —Nandini Dave
- 15 min Q & A
Chair
Sapna Bhatla Rodrigo Lopez Barreda
12.50 pm - 1.10 pm
Group Pic
1.10 pm - 2.00 pm
Lunch & Networking
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Hall A · Scudder Auditorium
Beyond Anaesthesia
- 15 min What do Sakura, or Cherry blossoms , symbolise for Japanese. —Masao Yamashita
- 15 min Finding Serenity: Capturing Nature Through the Eyes of an Anaesthesiologist —Mohammed Azam Danish
- 15 min Wellness and Anaesthesia —Rodrigo Lopez Barreda
- 15 min Learning from post retirement journey dedicated to patient safety —Rajani Sundar
Hall B · Examination Hall (SIG)
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Special Interest Parallel Session
WFSA Presidential Theme 2026-2028 - Anaesthesiology along the patient pathway
- 15 min Introduction
- 15 min The expanding role of anaesthesiologists in paediatric liver transplant pathways —Lakshmi Kumar
- 15 min Preventing chronic post-surgical pain in children - anaesthesiologists' continuum of care —Rufinah Teo
- 15 min From fear to trust - managing perioperative anxiety in children - — Anju Gupta
Moderator
Vibhavari Naik Suman Gupta
3.00 pm - 3.30 pm
Winning Presentations
3.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Valedictory Function