Tag : ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  • MEETING HIGHLIGHT
    Building capacity in robotic surgery: Evolving standards in credentialing and medico-legal frameworks

    Robotic surgery is rapidly reshaping the surgical landscape in Malaysia and across the region, offering patients shorter recovery times and improved outcomes. Yet its growing adoption raises critical questions of how best to train surgeons, credential practitioners, and prepare for the medico-legal implications that accompany new technologies. These pressing issues took center stage at the 2nd Picaso Robotic & MIS Exchange (PROMISE 2025), held from 26-28 September under the theme “A Milestone Event in Robotic & Minimally Invasive Surgery”. Organized under the leadership of Dr. Fam Xeng Inn (Organizing Chairman, PROMISE 2025), and endorsed by the College of Surgeons of Malaysia (Minimally Invasive Surgery Chapter), the Malaysian Urological Association, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM, the Advanced MIS, Robotic & Ablation Society of Gynaecologists Malaysia (AMRAS), and the Malaysian Society of Colorectal Surgeons, the event brought together leading international surgeons from Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, China, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States for live surgical demonstrations, didactic lectures, and interactive forums. The program showcased the breadth of robotic applications across urology, gynecology, colorectal, and general surgery, while also addressing key issues of safety, quality, and credentialing. During one of the featured panel discussions, experts called for the development of robust training, credentialing, and governance frameworks to match the pace of surgical innovation, ensuring that new technologies are adopted safely and sustainably.

  • CONFERENCE UPDATE
    AI-assisted screening detects early-stage lung cancer in high-risk never-smokers: Interim results from the local LC-SHIELD study

    In East Asia, nearly half of lung cancer patients are never-smokers. The LC-SHIELD study explores AI-driven nodule detection, showing feasibility and improved sensitivity and specificity for high-risk populations.

  • CONFERENCE UPDATE
    From hospital to home: Uberizing the future of PD care
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    Professor Goh Bak Leong

    Senior Consultant Nephrologist, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Selangor, Malaysia

  • CONFERENCE UPDATE
    SmartRehab transforms stroke recovery through AI-powered telerehabilitation

    Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide, and effective post-stroke rehabilitation plays a critical role in improving functional outcomes and quality of life for survivors. Yet, conventional in-person rehabilitation faces numerous challenges, including therapist shortag