Wednesday 8 June 2022
(18:30–20:30 HKT)

Day 1: Propofol – TIVA in General Anaesthesia

18:30

Welcome
Jonathan Asprer
Hong Kong

18:35

Benefits of propofol-TIVA in general anaesthesia
Stefan Schraag
UK

19:05

TIVA in neuroanaesthesia
Harsh Sapra
India

19:25

TIVA in paediatric anaesthesia
Shu Ching Teo
Malaysia

19:45

The practice of TIVA in Taiwan
Zhi Fu Wu
Taiwan

20:05

Q&A
ALL

20:28

Conclusion
Jonathan Asprer
Hong Kong

  • Professor of Anaesthesia in the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
  • Senior anaesthetist, intensivist, researcher and academic teacher
  • Clinical skills include perioperative medicine and critical care
  • Scientific interests include anaesthetic pharmacology and medical device development
  • Trained in healthcare economics and has worked in leading positions requiring responsible and creative managerial delivery and competent business decisions
  • Chairman of the European Society of Intravenous Anaesthesia (EUROSIVA)
  • Director of Neuro-Critical Care & Neuroanaesthesia at Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
  • Set up this dedicated, tertiary level, neuro-critical care unit in India after honing his skills in the UK
  • Worked as Specialist in Critical Care and Anaesthesia in various UK hospitals including the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in Belfast
  • Completed a Fellowship in neuro-anaesthesia and neuro-intensive care at Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
  • Over 20 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 10 book chapters
  • Variety of professional memberships including Neuroanaesthetic Society of Great Britain & Ireland and the India Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • Founder President of Neurocritical Care Society of India
  • Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care at Hospital Umum Sarawak, Malaysia
  • Consultant Paediatric Anaesthesiologist at Hospital Umum Sarawak
  • Completed Masters in Anaesthesiology at National University of Singapore and subspecialty training in Paediatric Anaesthesiology at Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Birmingham’s Children Hospital and Hospital Umum Sarawak
  • Five articles in peer-reviewed journals, 2 oral presentations and 38 poster presentations and participation in 12 clinical trials/audits
  • Variety of professional memberships including the Royal College of Anaesthesiologists and Asian Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiologists
  • Director of the Taiwan Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology and Attending Physician in the Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan
  • Research interests include neuroanesthesiology, pathophysiology and treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage, pain, quality of anesthesia, and anesthetics and cancer metastasis or recurrence
  • Participation in 15 research studies, over 71 scientific publications and author of 3 books
  • Recipient of various honors and awards including the excellent research award from the Taiwan Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia; second place award for excellent research from the Ch-Mei Medical Center; and the Symbol of National Quality Award for the TIVA with Target Controlled Infusion