- Date: 28 October 2026
- Venue: Suntec City Convention Centre, Singapore
- Time: 08:30-16:30
Introduction
The Postgraduate Course is a core educational component of the IHPBA World Congress 2026. It provides a comprehensive and practice-oriented update on hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery, addressing contemporary challenges, evolving surgical strategies, and the integration of advanced technologies. The course covers key topics across biliary, liver, and pancreatic surgery, with an emphasis on evidence-based decision-making and technical excellence.Morning courses
Postgraduate Course 1 – Liver
Duration: 08:30-12:40hrs
Postgraduate Course 2 – Pancreas
Duration: 08:30-12:40hrs
Course Topics
- Operative management of hepatobiliary trauma
- Surgical management of cystic liver lesions
- Estimating and Optimizig FLR for Major hepatectomy
- Prediction and management of post-hepatectomy liver failure
- Primary-first versus liver-first approaches for liver-limited metastatic colorectal cancer
- Management of disappearing colorectal liver metastases
- Preoperative and intraoperative artificial intelligence/ AR in HPB surgery
- Use of surgical adjuncts in liver surgery, with a focus on intraoperative ultrasound / ICG and Transection
- Laparoscopic hepatectomy
Course Topics
- Pancreatic anatomy from a surgical perspective
- Current management of cystic neoplasms of the pancreas
- Borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: contemporary algorithms and downstaging strategies
- Vascular resection and reconstruction in pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Surgical management of advanced and metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
- Surgical options in chronic pancreatitis
- Management of necrotising pancreatitis with an endoscopic approach
- Prevention and management of post-pancreatectomy complications in minimally invasive surgery
- Minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy and RAMPS
- Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy
Afternoon courses
Postgraduate Course 3 – Liver Transplantation
Duration 13:30-16:50hrs
Postgraduate Course 4 – Biliary
Duration 13:30-16:50hrs
Course Topics
- Liver Transplant for HCC
- Liver transplant – Non HCC malignancy
- Surgical Innovations for Ultra-Marginal Grafts & Recipients
- Fully Robotic Liver Transplant: From Pioneer Programs to Standardization Pathways
- Standardizing Lap Donor Surgery
- Shunt Surgery for portal hypertension -current status
- Surgical strategies for PVT in Liver Transplantation
- Optimizing Arterial Inflow and Extra-anatomic Alternatives in Liver Transplant
- Outflow optimization in LDLT in challenging Donor and Recipient Situations
Course Topics
- Management of intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct (IPNB)
- Preoperative optimisation for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma
- Management strategies for Klatskin tumours
- Management strategies for early gallbladder cancer
- Management strategies for advanced gallbladder cancer
- Predicting the difficult gallbladder
- Management of bile duct injuries
- Common bile duct exploration
