Main Programme
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Day 1, Main Conference |
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Time/Room |
Programme |
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07:30 onwards |
Registration |
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Hall 1 |
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08:00 – 08:15 |
RAM 2026 Welcome Addresses Imelda Kong, Malaysia (Organising Chairperson) Alistair McNarry, United Kingdom (President of DAS, UK) |
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08:15 – 08:45 |
Plenary 1 – Difficult Airway Society 2025 Guidelines- What's New, What's Different and Why? Imran Ahmad, United Kingdom |
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08:45 – 09:15 |
Plenary 2 – Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Airway Assessment Kariem El-Boghdadly, United Kingdom |
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09:15 – 10:00 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Posters Viewing |
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Hall 1 |
Hall 2 |
Meeting Room |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Plenary 3 – Airway Guidelines for Patients Living with Obesity Adrian Sultana, Australia |
Plenary 4 – Making Airway Leadership Work- Practical Strategies for Institutional Adaptation in Resource Limited Settings Alistair McNarry, United Kingdom |
Oral & Poster Presentations (1000 – 1215) |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Plenary 5 – Coming Soon! Paul Baker, New Zealand |
Plenary 6 – Airway Management in Non-Operating Room Anaesthesia- The Same but Different Muhammad Maaya, Malaysia |
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11:00 – 12:15 |
Symposium 1 – Safety and Quality |
Symposium 2 – Equipment and Technology |
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11:00 – 11:20 |
[1.1] |
Project 2030- Eradicating failed intubation: a Plea for Universality Adrian Sultana, Australia |
[2.1] |
Innovations in Airway Management in Resource Constraint Settings Faisal Shamim, Pakistan |
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11:20 – 11:40 |
[1.2] |
Virtual and Augmented Reality in Airway Education Gunjeet Dua, United Kingdom |
[2.2] |
Recent Developments in Supraglottic Airway Devices Rhendra Hardy Mohd Zaini, Malaysia |
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11:40 – 12:00 |
[1.3] |
Second Victim Effects of an Airway Crisis Nadia Md Nor, Malaysia |
[2.3] |
Videolaryngoscopy- Overview of Blades and Techniques Mohd Fahmi Lukman, Malaysia |
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12:00 – 12:15 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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12:15 – 13:00 |
Sponsored Symposium 1 |
Sponsored Symposium 2 |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch, Exhibition & Posters Viewing |
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14:00 – 15:15 |
Symposium 3 – Regional Perspectives |
Symposium 4 – Airway Training and Education |
In-Conference Workshop for Doctors |
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14:00 – 14:20 |
[3.1] |
ABS Difficult Airway Management Algorithm (Chinese Algorithm) Ma Wuhua, China |
[4.1] |
DAS 2025 Education Package Ginjeet Dua, United Kingdom |
Awake Tracheal Intubation- The Essentials (14:00 – 15:30) Imran Ahmad, United Kingdom Samuel Tsan, Malaysia Shahridan Mohd Fathil, Malaysia Zhang Jinbin, Singapore
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14:20 – 14:40 |
[3.2] |
The Values of an Airway Registry for Continuous Improvement Vishnu Bhardwa, Australia |
[4.2] |
Clinical Airway Skill Training in Emergency Room (castER)- the Malaysian Experience Joanne Hng Mei Hwa, China |
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14:40 – 15:00 |
[3.3] |
Malaysia Difficult Airway Registry (MyDAR) Nor Hidayah Zainool Abidin, Malaysia |
[4.3] |
Ethical Issues in Teaching Airway Paul Baker, New Zealand |
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15:00 – 15:15 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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15:15 – 15:45 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Posters Viewing |
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15:45 – 17:00 |
Symposium 5 – Obstetrics and Paediatrics |
Symposium 6 – Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine |
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15:45 – 16:05 |
[5.1] |
Implementation of Default Videolaryngoscopy in Obstetrics Airway Management Oraluxna Rodanant, Thailand |
[6.1] |
Advanced Oxygenation During Airway Management in ICU Fong Kean Khang, Malaysia |
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16:05 – 16:25 |
[5.2] |
Coming soon! Paul Baker, New Zealand |
[6.2] |
Managing the Soiled Airway- Beyond Suction Ahmad Zulkarnain, Malaysia |
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16:25 – 16:45 |
[5.3] |
Single Lung Ventilation Strategies in Paediatrics Teo Shu Ching, Malaysia |
[6.3] |
Pre-hospital Airway Management Guidelines Adi Osman, Malaysia |
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16:45 – 17:00 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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19:30 – 21:00 |
RAM 2026 Faculty Dinner (by invitation) |
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End of Day 1 |
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Day 2, Main Conference |
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Time/Room |
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07:30 onwards |
Registration |
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Hall 1 |
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08:00 – 08:30 |
Plenary 7 – A Year in Airway Research: Top Publications Kariem El-Boghdadly, United Kingdom |
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Plenary 8 – Revisiting Perioperative Pulmonary Aspiration- How Do We Practice Rationally? Ellen O'Sullivan, Ireland |
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09:00 – 09:30 |
Plenary 9 – Patients on Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP1RA) Coming for Anaesthesia/ Deep Sedation- What Should I Do? Zhang Jinbin, Singapore |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Posters Viewing |
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Hall 1 |
Hall 2 |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Plenary 10 – Advanced Airway Management Training in Malaysia: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Shahridan Mohd Fathil, Malaysia |
Plenary 11 – Combined Techniques in Difficult Airway Management Roan Jocson, Philippines |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Plenary 12 – Universal Capnography Ellen O'Sullivan, Ireland |
Plenary 13 – Airway Management in Tubeless Surgery Alistair McNarry, United Kingdom |
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11:00 – 12:15 |
Symposium 7 – Challenging Airways |
Symposium 8 – Postoperative Complications |
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11:00 – 11:20 |
[7.1] |
Airway Management for Laryngeal Tumour Frances Lui, Hong Kong, China |
[8.1] |
The Bleeding Airway Theodore Wong, Singapore |
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11:20 – 11:40 |
[7.2] |
Airway Management in Giant Anterior Mediastinal Tumour Tanmay Tiwari, India |
[8.2] |
Expanding Neck Hematoma After Total Thyroidectomy: How to Deal with the Airway? Adhrie Sugiarto, Indonesia |
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11:40 – 12:00 |
[7.3] |
High Risk Airway Clinic Imran Ahmad, United Kingdom |
[8.3] |
Difficult Extubation- Avoiding the Forgotten Trap Wardina Shumaimah Dato Paduka Buntar, Brunei |
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12:00 – 12:15 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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Hall 1 |
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12:15 – 13:00 |
Sponsored Symposium 3 |
Sponsored Symposium 4 |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch, Exhibition & Posters Viewing |
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14:00 – 14:40 |
Symposium 9 – Debates |
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14:00 – 14:20 |
[9.1] |
Debate 1: Awake Tracheal Intubation for Huge Goitre? Faisal Shamim, Pakistan Roan Jocson, Philippines |
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14:20 – 14:40 |
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Debate 2: The Use of Suxamethonium in Rapid Sequence Induction: Should We Retire an Old Friend? Theodore Wong, Singapore Vishnu Bhardwa, Australia |
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14:40 – 15:30 |
Symposium 10 – Expert Session: Discussion on selected 2-3 cases submitted by conference delegates (Part 1) Alistair McNarry, United Kingdom pertMuhammad Maaya, Malaysia |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Exhibition & Posters Viewing |
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16:00 – 16:50 |
Symposium 10 – Expert Session: 2-3 International airway cases (Part 2) Imran Ahmad, United Kingdom |
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16:50 – 17:00 |
Award Presentations & Closing Ceremony |
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Adjourn |
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The organisers reserve the right to amend, vary, or withdraw any part of the Event programme, including but not limited to activities, session topics, speakers, or schedules, where circumstances so require. Such amendments shall not constitute grounds for refund or compensation.



















































