Director’s Greeting

Dear colleagues,

It is with great pleasure to invite you to the 6th Singapore International Advance Therapeutic Endoscopy Course held at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. This course primarily focuses on the diagnosis and assessment of early gastrointestinal neoplasms, and the technique of advance endoscopic resection ESD (Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection).

This year we have the privilege of 6 international experts in ESD – Professors Takashi Toyonaga, Associate Professor Yoshinori Morita, Professor Hironori Yamamoto, Dr Noriya Uedo, Dr Yoji Takeuchi, Dr Tomohiko Ohya, and Professor Philip Chiu – to be part of the faculty.

Over recent years ESD has gained popularity internationally and is well recognised as a safe and efficient treatment modality for early gastrointestinal neoplasms. During this course you will have ample opportunity to interact with our international experts on the method and technique of endoscopic resection. There will also be plenty of opportunity with hands on training in both ex-vivo and live pig model.

Regardless of whether you have any experience with ESD I welcome you to this course. The teaching and training you receive caters to the level of your needs. We believe you will learn the best current skills from excellent trainers during this course. We look forward to welcoming you in Singapore.

Sincerely yours,

Stephen KK Tsao, FRCP (Ed) MBChB (UK)
Course Director, Senior Consultant
Adjunct Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Deputy Director, Endoscopy Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital