"The ones we left behind - An appraisal of the problems we haven't solved"
Message from the President
The Asia Pacific Musculoskeletal Tumour Society was the inevitable culmination of the thought processes and techniques that had been developed in the East. Where in the West the origins of limb salvage derived from the work of Ralph Marcove in service of the people of his faith and thence to a wider and more comprehensive consideration leading ultimately to the use of allografts and synthetic materials, in the East the added dimensions of cost containment in a largely uninsured community, ethnic considerations and chemotherapeutic inconsistency resulted in large scale applications of recycled tissue and microsurgical technique. This spawned a number of ingenious methods in overcoming the challenges posed by patients with bone and joint tumors. In the 1993 ISOLS meeting in Singapore, a number of our Asian forebears decided it was time for a forum of our own. This lead to the first APMSTS meeting in 1995 in Japan.
The intrepid Asian pioneers in the field have themselves spawned their descendants who now lead the way in their own novel approaches to problems. This background continues to evolve within the Economic powerhouse that Asia has now become. Implants and drugs are now manufactured regionally. That which was art is now characterised fully within scientific datasets and we now boast the level of publication unheard of 20 years ago. Our society has been instrumental in this evolution in raising the standards of care through research and collaboration across our diverse cultures.
Singapore has been granted the honor of hosting the meeting under my humble care from 2014 to 2016. The 11th APMSTS Meeting will be held in Singapore from 21 - 23 April 2016 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. With the support from the Singapore Orthopaedic Association and Mount Elizabeth Hospital, the meeting is aimed to provide an encompassing environment for presenting research in the Asia Pacific region, responding to a desire among participants for more clinical experiences in challenging problems. It will present a multi-disciplinary platform involving healthcare providers across all areas related to the care of bone and joint tumor treatment. We are expecting 300 or more medical specialists with a mixture of local and foreign participants. The comprehensive scientific committee comprised of medical and allied health specialists has assembled an exciting panel of experts from across the globe to discuss and address the advances in chemotherapy, imaging and surgical technique in treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors. The theme this year will be: "The ones we left behind - An appraisal of the problems we haven't solved" with a special focus on the residual conditions not effectively dealt with in present management paradigms ie. non-responders, late cancer relapse and second tumors, late problems of reconstructions, long-term results of treatment, etc.
It would in be my great honor if you would join us in celebrating our forebears of the past 20 years as we look to the next 20 years. Singapore welcomes the APMSTS in 2016, Singapore welcomes the APMSTS home!
Saminathan Suresh Nathan
President
Asia Pacific Musculoskeletal Tumour Society
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are most honored to announce the approval by the Ministry of Health for the
availability of the Minister of Health, Mr Gan Kim Yong who will be on hand as
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The 11th Asia-Pacific Musculoskeletal Tumour Society Meeting is a timely event for the medical community in this region. It has been more than a decade since such a significant meeting of this type has been organised in Singapore. It is due to the efforts of the APMTS President, Dr. Suresh Nathan and his team that make this possible. I congratulate them for meeting the challenge of organising this large and comprehensive conference for both local and overseas medical professionals. The Singapore Orthopaedic Association is honoured to support this meeting dedicated to musculo-skeletal tumours. It is an opportunity for Singapore surgeons, residents and trainees to find out what is current and new in tumour management and surgery. Hopefully, young surgeons in this part of the world will be inspired to specialise in this demanding field of work. This, I believe, would be an excellent outcome for the meeting in 2016 and I wish the APMSTS all the best for a successful and stimulating event.
Mr David Chua, FRCS
President
Singapore Orthopaedic Association
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Musculoskeletal oncology represents a dramatic branch of medicine with multidisciplinary contributions from Orthopaedic Oncology, Medical oncology, Radiation Oncology, Paediatrics, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine and their allied supporting teams. Being one of the few centres in the region that is able to provide these services under one roof, Mount Elizabeth is proud to be associated with the upcoming Asia Pacific Musculoskeletal Tumor Society meeting in 2016. Prof Suresh Nathan has put together a stellar team of specialists who have each achieved distinction in their respective areas and we will continue to strive to support the emerging technologies in the field that will be featured in this meeting.
Dr Kelvin Loh, MBBS
Senior Vice President
Parkway Hospitals
Singapore
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Invited Speakers (Confirmed)
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Professor Piero Picci, MD
Director of the Laboratory of Experimental Oncology
PROMETEO Laboratory
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Associate Professor Andrea Teresa Deyrup, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC
USA
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Professor J. van Wijnen, PhD
Principal Investigator
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mayo Clinic
USA
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Professor Pietro Ruggieri, MD PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology
University of Padova
Italy
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Scientific Committee
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Chairman
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Hirotaka KAWANO
Director
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Teikyo University School of Medicine
Tokyo, Japan
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Medical Oncology
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Anselm LEE Chi-Wai
Medical Director and Senior Consultant
Children's Haematology & Cancer Centre
Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Singapore
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KHOO Kei Siong
Deputy Medical Director and Senior Consultant
Medical Oncology
Parkway Cancer Centre
Singapore
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LeLe AUNG
Parkway Cancer Centre
Paediatric Oncology
Singapore
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Daniel CHAN Boon Yeow
Medical Oncology
Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
Singapore
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Radiology
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Ian TSOU
MRI Centre
Radiologic Clinic
Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Singapore
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Arvind SINHA
Senior Consultant
National University Cancer Institute
Singapore
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LIM Wei Yang
Consultant
Department of Diagnostic Radiology
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore
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Pathology and Basic Science
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Victor LEE Kwan Min
Senior Consultant Department of Pathology
National University Hospital
Singapore
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Pamela TAN
Senior Officer
A*STAR Graduate Academy
Singapore
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Palliative Medicine
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KOK Jaan Yang
Senior Consultant
Palliative Medicine
Parkway Cancer Centre
Singapore
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LEE Kim Shang
Senior Consultant
Radiation Oncology
Parkway Cancer Centre
Singapore
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Orthopaedic Oncology
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Yoshihiro NISHIDA
Director
Orthopaedic Oncology
Nagoya University Hospital
Japan
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Gurpal SINGH
Consultant
Division of Hip & Knee & Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology
National University Hospital
Singapore
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Jun NISHIDA
Director
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Tokyo Medical University
Tokyo, Japan
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Akira KAWAI
Head of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Rehabilitation Medicine National Cancer Center Hospital
Tokyo, Japan
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Delegate Liason and Hospitality
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Li Li FOONG
Orthopaedic Advanced Practice Nurse (Musculoskeletal Oncology)
Nursing Department
National University Hospital
Singapore
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Kenon CHUA Ser
Resident
SingHealth / Duke-NUS
Singapore
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Feroze RAGAMAN
Resident Physician
Jurong Health Services
Singapore
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Abstract Submission
Submission of abstracts is open from October 1st 2015 to January 15th 2016. Click here to submit now.
The system of submission is fully automated and blinded. Submitted abstracts will be circulated to at least 2 reviewers picked at random from the members of the scientific committee. A point system will be used and collated for the discretionary approval of the Chair of the Scientific Committee. Alignment with the provided topics is strongly recommended as follows:
1. Advancements in adjunctive technology
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Getting close to ground zero
2. Basic science
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Moving towards comprehensive genomic screening of
musculoskeletal tumors
3. Benign bone tumours
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Natural history of benign conditions, when less is
not more
4. Biological reconstructions
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Getting closer to the ideal
5. Chemotherapy (including radiation)
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Optimizing surgical outcomes through (chemotherapeutic and radiation) adjuvant
intervention
6. Endoprosthesis
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Lessons from the past as insights for the future
7. International collaboration
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How nations can come together
8. Metastasis
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Defining the boundaries of intervention
9. Paediatric sarcoma
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Do children heal because of us or despite us
10. Pelvic and sacral tumour
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Alternative strategies when traditional methods fall short
11. Soft tissue sarcoma
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Controversies in soft tissue sarcoma (diagnostic
failures, chemotherapeutic efficacy)
12. Surgical margin
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How surgical margin affects local recurrence
13. Surgical techniques in musculoskeletal oncology
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Putting aside our differences for our patients
Registration
Registration for the 11th APMSTS
Meeting is now available here.
Registration Fees (in
Singapore Dollars)
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Category
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Early Registration
Valid till 22 Feb 2016
(**Extended to 7 March 2016**)
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Standard Registration
23 Feb – 19 Apr 2016
(Revised date from 8 March 2016)
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On-site Registration
from 20 Apr 2016
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Full Delegate
(includes Gala Dinner on 22 April
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SGD1000.00
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SGD1100.00
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SGD1200.00
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*Student / Allied Health Personal
(does not include Gala Dinner)
*Letter from institution is required
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SGD450.00
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SGD550.00
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SGD650.00
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Accompanying Person
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SGD250.00
(inclusive of 1 city tour & 1 ticket to Gala Dinner)
Further customization of tours are available on-site
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Gala Dinner – 22 April
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Additional Ticket
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SGD100.00 per ticket
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When registering online, please verify
that your registration fee is correct before submitting payment. For questions regarding your
registration category or to submit documentation, please email registration@apmsts.com. The management will ensure that all meals served at the sessions and Gala dinner will not contain pork or pork products in respect of all delegates. As alcohol will be available on premises we are unable to provide the Halal stamp of approval.
Registration Entitlements
All attendees who have
registered can receive your meeting materials at the Registration
Counters. Please bring a copy of your
registration confirmation.
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Certificate
of Attendance
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Name
Badge
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Gala
Dinner ticket(s) – if appropriate
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11th
APMSTS Program Booklet
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Dual
Head USB Thumb Drive – storage of 11th APMSTS Meeting abstracts
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Power
Bank – 11th APMSTS Meeting souvenir
Payment Methods
You will be requested to
enter your credit card information.
American Express, Visa, MasterCard are accepted.
Kindly take note that Citystate Travel
Pte Ltd is appointed to handle the collections for the 11th APMSTS
Meeting. All credit card charges will be
made through the merchant name “Citystate
Travel Pte Ltd”.
A confirmation will be sent to the email
address(es) provided.
Registration Information
The Registration Counters are
located at the 4th level Foyer of the Grand Copthorne Waterfront
Hotel. Operation hours of the
Registration Counters will be as follows:
Wednesday, 20 April 16:00 – 20:00
Thursday, 21 April 08:00 – 17:00
Friday, 22 April 08:00
– 17:00
Saturday, 23 April 08:00 – 12:00
Cancellation and Refund Policy
To cancel your registration, a written
request for a refund must be received in the 11th APMSTS office by 21 March 2016. No refunds are
issued after this date.
Accommodation
Kindly submit all requests for accommodation here.
Citystate
Travel is proud to be affiliated with APMSTS and will be providing relevant
services for your accommodation during the meeting. Please make your booking promptly. Citystate Travel is your
advocate if a dispute or problem arises and is also available to assist housing
questions or concerns. Please write to henry.pang@citystate.travel
Kindly
take note when making a reservation
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Room reservations are confirmed with one night non-refundable deposit
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Balance payment will be made on or
before 7 April 2016
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In the event that your travel dates
change after making a reservation, please notify Citystate Travel.
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Hotel rates are valid from 20 – 24
April 2016.
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Cancellation / No Show Policy
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A cancellation charge equivalent to one
night charge is levied in the event of cancellation for each confirmed
reservation.
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Any cancellation made on or after 7 April 2016 is subject to full cancellation charge based on full length of stay as per original
room reservation request.
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In the event of early departure or no
show, the full length of stay based
on original reservation at the time of booking is levied.
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Any refund, if any must be settled
within seven days after closing of the event.
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Hotel
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Category
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Room Rate (Single)
Inclusive of Breakfast & Internet
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Room Rate (Double)
Inclusive
of Breakfast & Internet
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Grand
Copthorne Waterfront
(Meeting Venue)
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5
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SGD280.00
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SGD295.00
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Copthorne
King’s
(walking distance to Grand Copthorne
Waterfront)
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4-star
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SGD230.00
nett
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SGD245.00
nett
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The
Link
(650m from Grand Copthrone – 9mins walk)
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3-star
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SGD190.00nett
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SGD200.00
nett
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Detailed information on accommodation may be had here.
Gala dinner
Regarded by many as the highlight of the meeting.The night of fellowship will feature, as in past years, the showcased (and unofficial) talents of the many delegates in the country event. Come prepared.....
The top 10 posters based on scientific scores will be given pride of place in the exhibition hall. Attractive prizes will be awarded on the final day of the meeting.
Out of all the excellent finalists picked from the highest ranked papers of each section, the 2 finalists were:
- Cytototoxic effects of zoledronic acid loaded HA/Bone cement of several cancer lines” (JAPAN)
- Symptomatic Small Schwannoma is a Risk Factor for Surgical Complications and Correlates with Difficulty of Enucleation: A Retrospective Cohort Study (JAPAN)
Delegate Gifts
The 11th APMSTS’s organising committee is happy to present you with the following souvenirs for the meeting.
Please collect them at the Registration Counters onsite.
The power bank comes in silver and has a capacity of 2800mAh.
It can recharge your smartphone for an approximate of 1.5 times (varies with phone models and brands). Using a power bank is the best option than change the battery of your smartphone on-the-go.
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Dual Head USB Thumb Drive
All the abstracts of the 11th APMSTS will be stored in this 8GB thumb drive. This allows for the delegates to access and read the PDFs in comfort through their smartphones*, tablets* or notebooks/laptops. (*
Micro USB head for use with most Android Phones. Users of iPhone and iPads will require a Lightning to Micro USB Adapter to access the files.)
Offering 8GB of additional storage, the Dual Head USB Thumb Drive gives you more capacity for big photo or music libraries and plenty of room to move yesterday’s videos off your tablet or smartphone so you have room to capture what’s happening today.
Updates will be available on this website as they happen. In the meantime here's some useful information (use the arrow keys to advance slides)......
And a little bit of what to expect in 2016.....
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