Track: General Surgery and its Specialties

General Surgery originally known as “Surgery” is one of the ten primary surgical specialties. General Surgery is that branch which requires knowledge and responsibility for the preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of patients with a broad spectrum of diseases, including those which may require non-operative, elective, or emergency surgical treatment. Surgical training and services have been brought up with a variety of changes due to variety of factors such as the development of other surgical specialties, growing sub specialization, technological changes, fiscal restraint, and demographic changes. These changes have significantly impacted surgical knowledge which contributed to different divisions of labour among both surgical and non-surgical disciplines and, consequently, have led to changes in the delivery of surgical care. Surgery Asia Pacific 2020 will focus on the following topics:

• Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Otorhinolaryngology surgery
• Endocrine surgery
• Hernia Repair
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Transplant Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Podiatry Surgery
• Colorectal surgery
• Obstetrics and gynecological surgery

Track: Pediatric surgery

Pediatric surgery the surgical care of children from the fetus to adolescent. In addition to the usual fears and emotional trauma of illness and hospitalization, the child is especially concerned about being anesthetized. This field has various specialties such as Pediatric general surgery, Pediatric otolaryngology, Pediatric ophthalmology, Pediatric urology, Pediatric orthopedic surgery etc.

There are several pediatric conditions amendable to pediatric surgical treatment. Following are few Pediatric Surgery Procedure which are of key concerns: Abdominal Wall Defect, Appendectomy, Appendicostomy, Biliary Atresia, and Brachial Cleft Cyst. In this 12^th International Conference on Surgery and Anaesthesia sessions will focus on the following topics:

• Gastroschisis repair
• Myotomy
• Pediatric Torticollis Surgery

Track: Oral and Maxillofacial surgery

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a specialist branch of dentistry which specialise in disorders of the mouth, teeth, jaws and facial structures. It encompasses diagnosis, surgical and related management of various conditions such as impacted/embedded teeth misaligned jaws, facial pain and trauma, snoring/obstructive sleep apnoea and oral cancer. Major complex surgery in OMFS is exciting, and often collaborative. It includes: craniofacial surgery for congenital problems, cancer and injuries involving the skull base, facial surgery for cancer, skin cancer surgery. Certain list of procedures undertaken by oral and maxillofacial surgeons include: surgical treatment of facial injuries, removal of head and neck benign and malignant tumors, reconstructive surgery, removal of impacted teeth and complex buried dental roots. To bring growth and advancements in this field of surgery, Surgery Asia Pacific 2020 will have its focus on the following topics for the gathering.

• Maxillofacial Trauma
• Coding and nomenclature
• Pathologic lesions of the head and neck
• Dentoalveolar surgery
• Maxillofacial Reconstruction
• Cleft lip and palate repair
• Ambulatory general anesthesia and deep sedation                                                        

Track: Neurosurgery

Surgical specialty which deals with nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and nerves of the body. Neurosurgeons also referred to as brain surgeons some neurosurgeons specialize in a specific area of the nervous system while others practice on the brain, neck, and spine. Following are the different topics Surgery Asia Pacific 2020 will focus on in the field of Neurosurgery:

• Neuro-Surgical Oncology           
• Key-Hole Brain Surgery
• Neuro Radiological Surgery       
• Robotic Neurosurgery
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Neuro-Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
• Neuroplasticity
• Challenges to Neurosurgeons

Track: Anesthesiology

The term anesthesia comes from the Greek meaning loss of sensation Anesthetic practice has evolved from a need for pain relief and altered consciousness to allow surgery. Various forms of anesthesia are conducted throughout the hospital and beyond. In general, anesthesia a reversible state of unconsciousness is achieved. It can be divided into three stages: induction, maintenance and emergence. In regional anesthesia, nerve transmission is blocked, and the patient may stay awake or be sedated or anaesthetized during a procedure. Techniques used include:

• Local anesthetic field block
• Peripheral nerve block
• Nerve plexus block
• Central neuraxial block

Conduction anesthesia in which small nerves are not anesthetized individually, as in nerve block anesthesia, but instead are blocked en masse by local anesthetic solution injected to form a barrier proximal to the operative site. Peripheral nerve blocks (PNB) used for surgical anesthesia as well as for both postoperative and nonsurgical analgesia. PNBs offer distinct benefits over general or neuraxial anesthesia in certain clinical situations.

Surgery Asia Pacific 2020 will  highlight the following topics:

• Ambulatory anesthesia
• Obstetric anesthesia
• Cardiac anesthesia
• Pain management
• Critical care medicine
• Pediatric anesthesia
• Geriatric anesthesia          
• Perioperative medicine
• Fundamentals of anesthesia      
• Professional issues
• Neuroanesthesia
• Regional anesthesia and acute pain

Track: Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic surgery specifically deals with the care of the musculoskeletal system includes bones, joints, muscles, associated nerves, arteries and the overlying skin.

• Pediatric Orthopedics
• Shoulder Surgery
• Spine Surgery and Scoliosis
• Physical Therapy
• Total Joint Arthroplasty
• Orthopedic Trauma and Post-Traumatic Reconstruction
• Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
• Sports Medicine
• Orthopedic Oncology
• Adult reconstruction and joint replacement
• Rehabilitation

Surgery Asia Pacific 2020  highlights the following topics:

• Arthroscopy
• Joint replacement
• Fusion        
• Osteotomy
• Internal fixation   
• Soft tissue repair

Track: Surgical oncology

Surgical Oncology a surgical specialty relates to cure and management of cancer. Cancer has become a medical specialty warranting its own surgical area because of advances in the biology, pathophysiology, diagnostics, and staging of malignant tumors. Principles which guides and governs the surgical oncology are cancer patient's cure, palliative care, and quality of life. The field of oncology has three major areas: medical, surgical, and radiation. A medical oncologist treats cancer using chemotherapy or other medications, such as targeted therapy or immunotherapy. A surgical oncologist removes the tumor and nearby tissue during surgery. He or she also performs certain types of biopsies to help diagnose cancer. A radiation oncologist treats cancer using radiation therapy.

Surgery Asia Pacific 2020  highlights the following topics:

• Maxillary Cancer surgeries       
• Wertheim's Operation
• Pedicled and free flap repair
• Endometrial cancer surgeries
• Onco-plastic surgeries
• Gastrostomies
• Oesophagectomy
• Whipple's Surgery
• Cystectomies

Track: Robotic Surgery

Robot-assisted surgery integrates advanced computer technology with the experience of the skilled surgeons. Robotic surgery permits doctor to perform many types of complex procedures with more precision, flexibility and control than is possible with conventional techniques. Whereas robot assisted surgery is usually associated with minimally invasive surgery procedures performed through tiny incisions and sometimes used in certain traditional open surgical procedures.

• Gastrointestinal surgery
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Da Vinci surgical System
• ZEUS Robotic Surgical system
• AESOP Robotic system

Track: Acute Care Surgery

Acute care surgery is characterized as the urgent assessment and treatment of no trauma general surgical emergencies involving adults. More specifically, this model of health care delivery surrounds the optimal treatment of intra-abdominal surgical crises. Acute surgical emergencies often represent the most common reason for hospital admission. These conditions include, but are not limited to, acute appendicitis, cholecystitis, diverticulitis, pancreatitis, intestinal obstruction, intestinal ischemia, intra-abdominal sepsis, incarcerated hernias and perforated viscous.

Surgery Asia Pacific 2020 will  highlight the following topics:

• Surgical critical care
• Trauma and Emergency surgery
• Burn surgery
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
• Ambulatory Surgery      
• Pediatric Acute care
• Surgical Nursing