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Asia Pacific Neurogastroenterology Foundation Course 2026

Practical Neurogastroenterology & DGBI in Asia — from motility to real-world care.

Dates9 – 10 October 2026
VenueConnexion Conference Centre, Bangsar South, KL
ForGastroenterologists, Trainees & Clinicians
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2
Days of Learning
20+
Asia-Pacific Experts
11
Countries Represented
300
Expected Delegates
About the Course

Bridging evidence and everyday clinical practice

The 2nd Asia Pacific Neurogastroenterology Foundation Course (APNFC 2026) is a practical, clinically focused educational platform for gastroenterologists, trainees, surgeons, general practitioners and allied clinicians managing Disorders of Gut–Brain Interaction (DGBI) and gastrointestinal motility disorders across Asia.

Alongside up-to-date, evidence-based lectures from leading Asia-Pacific experts, the course delivers interactive learning, case-based discussions and hands-on activities tailored to the needs of clinicians in the region.

It is organised by the APAGE DGBI ELC and MSGH, in collaboration with the APAGE–ANMA DGBI Education Committee, the UMMC Gastroenterology Team and the Thailand Neurogastromotility Association.

What the course emphasises

  • ✓Real-world clinical decision-making in DGBI and motility disorders
  • ✓Practical interpretation of gastrointestinal motility investigations
  • ✓Communication skills and patient-centred consultation in DGBI
  • ✓Managing difficult consultations, refractory symptoms & overlap syndromes
  • ✓Multidisciplinary and integrative models of care
  • ✓Career development, networking & research collaboration
Scientific Programme

Two days, two complementary tracks

A hands-on motility foundation course followed by a full-day Clinical DGBI Course. Programme is provisional and subject to change.

Course Overview
Upper GI & Lower GI Motility Foundation Course
Course Directors: Dr Marc Wong Tin Long (APAGE DGBI ELC) & Dr Chan Wah Loong (UMMC) · Universiti Malaya Medical Centre · 30–50 participants
8:15–13:45
Morning — Upper GI (HRM & pH-impedance)
High-resolution manometry, pH-impedance interpretation & hands-on case discussion
8:15
Registration
8:30
Opening Remarks
Dr Marc Wong Tin Long (Hong Kong) · Dr Chan Wah Loong (Malaysia)
8:45
HRM & The Chicago Classification v4.0
Prof Lee Yeong Yeh · Malaysia
9:15
pH-impedance Monitoring & Interpretation: The Lyon Consensus
Dr Marc Wong Tin Long · Hong Kong
9:45
Tea Break
10:00
Hands-on Interpretation & Case DiscussionHands-on
Course faculty panel: Dr Marc Wong (Hong Kong) · Prof Tanisa Patcharatrakul (Thailand) · Prof Lee Yeong Yeh (Malaysia) · Prof Tseng Ping-Huei (Taiwan) · Prof Kee Wook Jung (Korea) · A/Prof Andrew Ong Ming Liang (Singapore) · Dr Naveen Ramasami (Malaysia) · Dr Chan Wah Loong (Malaysia)
13:00
Sponsored Symposium — MiVu
13:20
Lunch Break & Group Photo
13:45–18:00
Afternoon — Lower GI (Anorectal Manometry & Biofeedback)
Anorectal disorders, biofeedback training & hands-on case discussion
13:45
The London Classification & Anorectal Disorders
Dr Naveen Ramasami · Malaysia
14:15
Biofeedback & Bowel Retraining
Prof Tanisa Patcharatrakul · Thailand
14:45
Hands-on Interpretation & Case DiscussionHands-on
Course faculty panel (same as morning): Dr Marc Wong (Hong Kong) · Prof Tanisa Patcharatrakul (Thailand) · Prof Lee Yeong Yeh (Malaysia) · Prof Tseng Ping-Huei (Taiwan) · Prof Kee Wook Jung (Korea) · A/Prof Andrew Ong Ming Liang (Singapore) · Dr Naveen Ramasami (Malaysia) · Dr Chan Wah Loong (Malaysia)
17:45
Group Photo & Closing
07:30–09:00
Clinical DGBI Course — Registration & Opening Ceremony
07:30
Registration
08:30
Welcoming Address and Opening Ceremony
Adj A/Prof Ooi Choon Jin — President of APAGE · Adj A/Prof Kewin Siah Tien-Ho — Chair of APAGE and ANMA DGBI Education Committee · Prof Ida Normiha Hilmi — President of MSGH · A/Prof Chuah Kee Huat — Organising Chairperson
09:00–10:40
Oesophageal & Gastroduodenal Disorders
Chairpersons: Adj A/Prof Ooi Choon Jin, Prof Sanjiv Mahadeva, Dr Muhammad Firdaus bin Md Salleh
09:00
GERD in Asia-Pacific: Practical Strategies for Diagnosis and Management
Professor Oh Jung Hwan (Korea)
09:15
What Is New in Rome V? Understanding Upper GI Disorders
Professor Tseng Ping-Huei (Taiwan)
09:30
Functional Dyspepsia: simplified and practical approach in clinical practice
Assoc. Professor Mori Hideki (Japan)
09:45
Managing Nausea and Vomiting Syndromes in Neurogastroenterology
Assoc. Professor Hang Dao Viet (Vietnam)
10:00
Q&A SessionQ&A
10:10
Tea Symposium
10:30
Tea Break
10:40–14:00
Bowel Disorders
Chairpersons: Adj A/Prof Kewin Siah Tien-Ho, Prof Lee Yeong Yeh, Dr Naveen Ramasami
10:40
Rome V Update: New Perspectives on IBS
Assoc. Professor Chuah Kee Huat (Malaysia)
10:55
Chronic Diarrhoea in DGBI: Practical Stepwise Management
Dr Supphamat Chirnaksorn (Thailand)
11:10
Chronic Constipation in DGBI: Pathophysiology, Evaluation, and Modern Therapies
Professor Kee Wook Jung (Korea)
11:25
Bloating in DGBI: how do we treat?
Professor Omesh Goyal (India)
11:40
Q&A SessionQ&A
11:50
Practical Management of DGBI: An Asia-Pacific Expert Case-Based ApproachCase-Based
Gastroduodenal disorders — Dr Amanda Pitarini Utari (Indonesia) · Oesophageal disorders — Dr Rona Marie A. Lawenko (Philippines)
12:20
Q&A SessionQ&A
12:30
Lunch Symposium
13:00
Lunch Break and Booth Exhibition
14:00–15:30
Navigating Complex DGBI — Session 1
Chairpersons: Prof Ida Normiha Hilmi, Dato Andrew Chua Seng Boon, Dato Mahendra Raj
14:00
Psychological Factors and the practical role of neuromodulators in DGBI
Professor Justin Wu Che Yuen (Hong Kong)
14:15
M.A.D.: Recognising Missed Associated Disorders in Complex DGBI
Adj Assoc. Professor Kewin Siah Tien-Ho (Singapore)
14:30
Look to the East: Complementary & Integrative Medicine in the Rome V Era
Dr Yan XiuJuan (China)
14:45
Q&A SessionQ&A
14:55
Tea Symposium
15:15
Tea Break
15:30–17:00
Navigating Complex DGBI — Session 2
Chairpersons: Prof Tanisa Patcharatrakul, Dr Thevaraajan Jayaraman, Dr Wong Mung Seong · Runs parallel with the APNFC-FENM Track
15:30
Dietary Therapy in DGBI: A Practical Approach for Clinicians in Asia
Dr Shanthi Krishnasamy (Malaysia)
15:45
Gut Microbiome, Probiotics & FMT in Asia: Clinical Insights and Controversies
Assoc. Professor Chong Chun Wie (Malaysia)
16:00
Q&A SessionQ&A
16:10
Practical Management of DGBI: An Asia-Pacific Expert Case-Based ApproachCase-Based
Anorectal disorders — Professor Monthira Maneerattanaporn (Thailand) · Bowel disorders — Dr Joash Tan-Loh (Malaysia)
16:40
Q&A SessionQ&A
16:45
Official launch of Malaysia Neurogastromotility Special Interest Group
Professor Lee Yeong Yeh
17:00
Closing Remarks
17:00
Closing Remarks
Parallel Session · 15:30–17:00

APNFC-FENM Track — Future Experts in Neurogastroenterology & Motility

Chairs: Adj A/Prof Kewin Siah Tien-Ho, Prof Lee Yeong Yeh, Dr Naveen Ramasami

Invited Faculty

Leading voices from across Asia-Pacific

An invited faculty of 24 clinicians and researchers from 12 countries and regions across Asia-Pacific. Faculty list is being confirmed and will be updated.

A/Prof Dr Chuah Kee Huat

A/Prof Dr Chuah Kee Huat

MalaysiaUniversiti Malaya Medical Centre
Adj A/Prof Dr Kewin Siah Tien-Ho

Adj A/Prof Dr Kewin Siah Tien-Ho

SingaporeNational University Hospital
Dr Marc Wong Tin Long

Dr Marc Wong Tin Long

Hong KongChinese University of Hong Kong
Prof Dr Sanjiv Mahadeva

Prof Dr Sanjiv Mahadeva

MalaysiaUniversiti Malaya Medical Centre
Dr Chan Wah Loong

Dr Chan Wah Loong

MalaysiaUniversiti Malaya Medical Centre
Dr Amanda Pitarini Utari

Dr Amanda Pitarini Utari

IndonesiaUniversiti Indonesia
A/Prof Dr Andrew Ong Ming Liang

A/Prof Dr Andrew Ong Ming Liang

SingaporeSingapore General Hospital
A/Prof Dr Chong Chun Wie

A/Prof Dr Chong Chun Wie

MalaysiaMonash University Malaysia
Prof Dr Justin Wu Che Yuen

Prof Dr Justin Wu Che Yuen

Hong KongChinese University of Hong Kong
A/Prof Dr Hideki Mori

A/Prof Dr Hideki Mori

JapanKeio University
Prof Dr Kee Wook Jung

Prof Dr Kee Wook Jung

KoreaAsan Medical Centre
Dr Joash Tan-Loh

Dr Joash Tan-Loh

MalaysiaHospital Sultanah Bahiyah
A/Prof Dr Hang Dao Viet

A/Prof Dr Hang Dao Viet

VietnamHanoi Medical University
Prof Dr Lee Yeong Yeh

Prof Dr Lee Yeong Yeh

MalaysiaUniversiti Sains Malaysia
Prof Dr Monthira Maneerattanaporn

Prof Dr Monthira Maneerattanaporn

ThailandMahidol University
Dr Shanthi A/P Krishnasamy

Dr Shanthi A/P Krishnasamy

MalaysiaUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Prof Dr Omesh Goyal

Prof Dr Omesh Goyal

IndiaDayanand Medical College & Hospital
Prof Dr Oh Jung Hwan

Prof Dr Oh Jung Hwan

KoreaThe Catholic University of Korea
Dr Rona Marie A. Lawenko

Dr Rona Marie A. Lawenko

PhilippinesDe La Salle University Medical Center
Dr Supphamat Chirnaksorn

Dr Supphamat Chirnaksorn

ThailandMahidol University
Prof Dr Tanisa Patcharatrakul

Prof Dr Tanisa Patcharatrakul

ThailandKing Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Prof Dr Tseng Ping-Huei

Prof Dr Tseng Ping-Huei

TaiwanNational Taiwan University Hospital
Dr Yan Xiujuan

Dr Yan Xiujuan

Mainland ChinaShanghai Jiao Tong University
Dr Naveen A/L Ramasami

Dr Naveen A/L Ramasami

MalaysiaHospital Pulau Pinang

Faculty and programme details are provisional — confirmed speakers and final session timings will be published in subsequent updates.

APNFC Leadership

Leadership structure

Core leadership steering APNFC — its founding direction and the local team hosting the 2026 course in Kuala Lumpur.

Chuah Kee Huat

Chuah Kee Huat

Local Chair & Co-Convenor, APNFC Kuala Lumpur
  • Leads the local organizing committee
  • Oversees local logistics, venue coordination and host institution liaison
  • Coordinates local faculty and participant engagement
  • Co-develops the scientific and educational programme
  • Represents the host city and local organizing team
Kewin Siah

Kewin Siah

Founding Convenor, APNFC
  • Founder and overall strategic lead of APNFC
  • Oversees the long-term vision and regional development of the travelling course
  • Leads international faculty engagement and programme direction
Organising Committee

The team behind APNFC 2026

Advisors

  • Prof Kewin Siah · ANMA
  • Prof Ooi Choon Jin · APAGE
  • Prof Ida · MSGH
  • Prof Sanjiv Mahadeva · UMMC
  • Prof Lee Yeong Yeh · MSGH Neurogastromotility SIG
  • Prof Tanisa · Thailand Neurogastromotility Assoc.

Organising Chairperson

  • Dr Chuah Kee Huat · APAGE DGBI ELC & UMMC

Course Directors

  • Dr Marc Wong · APAGE DGBI ELC
  • Dr Chan Wah Loong · UMMC

Secretariat

  • Ms Molly Kong
  • Bazz · MSGH
  • Dr Lim Jun Xin · UMMC

Enquiries

Venues

Where it happens

APNFC 2026 takes place across two venues in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

UMMCUMMC
Day 1 · 9 October

Universiti Malaya Medical Centre

Host venue for the hands-on Motility Foundation Course, with live demonstrations in a clinical training setting.

Connexion Conference and Event CentreConnexion Centre
Day 2 · 10 October

Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur

A modern conference centre in Bangsar South hosting the full-day Clinical DGBI Course, exhibition booths and symposia.

Online Registration

Registration is open

Choose your delegate type and session combination below. Registration and payment are processed securely via our official partner.

Early Bird Valid until 31 July 2026 · Save up to RM 200 / USD 80
MYR

Local Delegate Malaysia

Resident in Malaysia — early-bird rates in Malaysian Ringgit.

Motility Course: Upper GISingle-track day course
RM 150
Motility Course: Lower GISingle-track day course
RM 150
Motility Course: Upper GI + Lower GICombined motility programme
RM 250
Clinical DGBI CourseDisorders of Gut–Brain Interaction
RM 250
Motility Course + Clinical DGBI CourseFull conference access — best value
RM 400
USD

Overseas Delegate International

For delegates registering from outside Malaysia — early-bird rates in US Dollars.

Motility Course: Upper GISingle-track day course
USD 50
Motility Course: Lower GISingle-track day course
USD 50
Motility Course: Upper GI + Lower GICombined motility programme
USD 80
Clinical DGBI CourseDisorders of Gut–Brain Interaction
USD 80
Motility Course + Clinical DGBI CourseFull conference access — best value
USD 120

Early-bird rates apply to registrations completed on or before 31 July 2026. Registration and payment are handled on the official secure portal — confirmation is issued by email upon successful payment.

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Our Sponsors

With thanks to our partners

APNFC 2026 is made possible by the generous support of our industry sponsors and partners.