5th CONGRESS - 10th ANNIVERSARY

AASPN 2025

Asian - Australian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery

Welcome Message

We warmly welcome you to the 5th Congress of Asian-Australasian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (AASPN) 2025 in the island of god, Bali, Indonesia. While Bali collides a traditional exotic life culture and the modern touch, we wish to gather the best pediatric neurosurgeons from all over the world to enjoy the meeting and the beautiful scenery of the island.

The theme, Advancing The Technology – Serving The Humanity, is expected to mark the advancement of our knowledge and technology in serving the pediatric population around the world. We continue to follow the path of the giants by installing the 4C of Critical Thinking, Communication, Creativity, and Collaboration. Mutual friendship and collaboration will enable us to fulfill our vision and spirit as pediatric neurosurgeon. We believe that the collaboration between the AASPN and its members with the global pediatric neurosurgery community is highly important. As the first Congress of AASPN held in Southeast Asian countries, we hope that the meeting symbolizes as a bridge between Asian and Australian continents as well as with other continents in the world.

Through academic and relaxing social interactive format, we offer all attendees an excellent opportunity to review fundamental to updated information and discuss clinical management with the AASPN’s experienced faculties as well as our guest experts from across the world.

We sincerely hope you will benefit from the 5th Congress of AASPN 2025 in Bali, Indonesia.. It offers all AASPN members fantastic opportunities to grow and develop friendships. It will be important for the future of the AASPN to expand and advance pediatric neurosurgery globally. We look forward to seeing you face to face in Bali this coming December.

Wihasto Suryaningtyas, M.D., Ph.D

Organizing Committee

Wihasto Suryaningtyas, M.D., Ph.D

Local Organizing Committee

Prof. Sri Maliawan M.D., Ph.D., F.I.C.S

Organizing Committee

Prof. Sri Maliawan M.D., Ph.D., F.I.C.S

Local Organizing Committee

Mirna Sobana M.D., Ph.D

Organizing Committee

Mirna Sobana M.D., Ph.D

Local Organizing Committee

"Advancing Technology, Serving The Humanity"

AASPN Course

Time

Details

Speaker / Moderator

Registration
Welcome & Orientation
Ron Baticulon
Hydrocephalus: Shunts vs. ETV ± CPC
Shunt
ETV ± CPC
Open Forum / Case Discussion
Moderator: Philipp Aldana
Kazuaki Shimoji
Ron Baticulon
Spina Bifida: Observation vs. Prophylactic Surgery for Spinal Lipoma
Observation
Prophylactic Surgery
Moderator: Wirginia Maixner
Meng Fai Kuo
Nobuhito Morota
Trauma: Decompressive craniectomy vs. Medical therapy
Decompressive Craniectomy
Medical Therapy
Open Forum / Case Discussion
Moderator:
Sharon Low
Wirginia Maixner
Coffee Break
Craniosynostosis: Endoscopic surgery vs. Open surgery for nonsyndromic craniosynostosis
Open Surgery
Endoscopic Surgery
Open Forum / Case Discussion
Moderator: Mirna Sobana
Kazuaki Shimoji
Young-Shin Ra
Craniocervical: Posterior Fossa Decompression with vs. without Duraplasty
PFD Alone
PDF with Duraplasty
Open Forum / Case Discussion
Moderator: Meng Fai Kuo
Philipp Aldana
Nobuhito Morota
Infection: Burr hole and aspiration vs. Craniotomy for subdural empyema and brain abscess
Burr Hole
Craniotomy
Open Forum / Case Discussion
Moderator: Sri Maliawan
Mirna Sobana
Philipp Aldana
Wrap up for Morning Session
Lunch
Panel Discussion: Training to Become a Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Panelist 1
Panelist 2
Panelist 3
Panelist 4
Panelist 5
Moderators: Ron Baticulon & Wirginia Maixner
Nunthasiri Wittayanakorn
Kazuaki Shimoji
Philipp Aldana
Mirna Sobana / Astri Avianti
Wihasto Suryaningtyas
Tumor: GTR vs. STR with adjuvant therapy for craniopharyngioma
GTR
STR with adjuvant therapy
Ommaya with Interferon
Open Forum / Case Discussion
Moderator: Sharon Low
Young-Shin Ra
Robert Chen
Philipp Aldana
Coffee Break
Epilepsy: Two-stage surgery with SEEG vs. One-stage surgery is enough for focal epilepsy
Two-stage surgery with SEEG
One-stage surgery is enough
Open Forum / Case Discussion
Moderator: Robert Chen
Nunthasiri Wittayanakorn
Wirginia Maixner
Vascular: Direct vs. Indirect Revascularization for Moyamoya disease
Indirect revascularization
Direct revascularization
Open Forum / Case Discussion
Moderator: Young-Shin Ra
Meng Fai Kuo
Robert Chen
Wrapup for Afternoon Session and Feedback
Ron Baticulon

Short Course Fee

Member

Course Only

$150

IDR 2.475.000

Course & Congress

$100

IDR 1.650.000

Non-Member

Course Only

$150

IDR 2.475.000

Course & Congress

$100

IDR 1.650.000

GP/International Residents

Course Only

$200

IDR 3.300.000

Course & Congress

$150

IDR 2.475.000

GP/Local Residents

Course Only

$150

IDR 2.475.000

Course & Congress

$100

IDR 1.650.000

schedule Congress

Time

Room A

Room B

Room C

Registration & Acceptance
Congress Opening:
1. Opening Remarks from Chairman of Congress (Wihasto Suryaningtyas)
2. Address from AASPN (Wirginia Maixner)
Symposium 1 (ETV) Chairperson:
1. Kenichi Nishiyama
2. Farhad Balafif
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: Revisiting The ETV Success Score – 15 years after
Speaker: Eric Jackson
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: ETV – CPC or ETV only?
Speaker: Sameer K Elbabaa
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: The role of ETV in early infant, IVH, and MMC
Speaker: Shlomi Constatini
Corporate Exhibition
Discussion
Corporate Exhibition
Coffee Break I
Coffee Break I
Corporate Exhibition
Syposium 2 (Neuroendoscopy Brain Tumor) Chairperson:
1. Prabu Rau Siriram
2. Yudi Yuwono Wiwoho
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery for Pediatric Craniopharyngioma
Speaker: Song Bai Gui
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: Endoscopic endonasal approach for skull base tumor
Speaker: Azmi Alias
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: Endoscopic surgery for the intraventricular tumor
Speaker: Vincent Nga
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Discussion
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Syposium 3 (Endoscopy for intracranial cysts) Chairperson:
1. Kyu-Chang Wang
2. Handoyo Pramusinto
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Double Lesion: Hydrocephalus and Intracranial Cyst – Management Strategy
Speaker: Phillip Aldana
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: Microsurgery for Pediatric Intracranial Cysts: Indication & limitation
Speaker: Prabu Rau Siriram
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: Neuroendoscopic Surgery for Pediatric Intracranial Cysts: Indication & limitation
Speaker: Vishakha
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: Endoscopic treatment of loculated hydrocephalus
Speaker: Eylem Ocal
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Discussion
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Lunch & Friday Prayer
Syposium 4 (Pediatric Brain Tumor 1) Chairperson:
1. Robert Hsin-Hung Chen
2.Lily Natalia
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: Pontine Glioma – How aggressive we should be?
Speaker: George Jallo
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: Surgical Principle Approach for Pediatric Brainstem Tumor
Speaker: Jimmy MJ Chuang
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Topic: En block resection for Pediatric Brain Tumors
Speaker: Jie Ma
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Discussion
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Coffee Break II
Oralflash Presentation
Corporate Exhibition
Syposium 5 (Pediatric Tumor II) Chairperson:
1. NK Venkataramana
2. Lutfi Hendriansyah
Topic: Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy in Brain tumors
Speaker: Guiseppe Cinalli
Topic: Germ Cells Tumor – Updated Management Strategy
Speaker: Mohammed El Beltagy
Topic: Clinical and Translational Research on CNS Tumors in Taiwan
Speaker: Tai-Tong Wong
Discussion
Syposium 6 (Pediatric Brain Tumor III) Chairperson:
1. Jie Ma
2. Arie Ibrahim
Topic: Craniopharyngioma: Radical surgery vs. Partial resection + radiation
Speaker: Young-Shin Ra
Topic: Targeted Therapy for Brain Tumor
Speaker: Sharon Low
Topic: Targeted Therapy for Pediatric Brain Tumor: Australia Experience
Speaker: Ruth Mitchell
Syposium 6 (Craniofacial Malformation/Craniosynostosis) Chairperson:
1. Meng-Fai Kuo
2. Astri Avianti
Topic: Posterior Distraction Osteogenesis
Speaker: Kazuaki Shimoji
Topic: Characteristics of cerebral venous drainage in syndromic and non-syndromic craniosynostosis."
Speaker: Hiroaki Sakamoto
Topic: Craniosynostosis: To Strip or Not To Strip?
Speaker: Mirna Sobana
Discussion
Syposium 7 (Global Pediatric Neurosurgery) Chairperson:
1. Zaitun Zakaria
2. Sri Maliawan
Topic: ISPN and ISPN Library
Speaker: Shlomi Constantini
Topic: Role of education and advocacy to improve pediatric neurosurgical care globally
Speaker: Eylem Ocal
Topic: Global Incidence of Pediatric TBI
Speaker: Ronnie Baticulon
Topic: Next AASPN Congress 2027 - Malaysia
Speaker: Prabu Rau Sriram
Meet and Greet with Light Snack and Drink

Time

Details

Registration

Time

Details

Registration

Invited speakers

Ulrich Thomale

Germany

Guiseppe Cinalli

Italy

George Jallo
Eric Jackson
Eylem Ocal
Sameer Elbabaa
Chima Oluigbo

USA

Wirginia Maixner
Ruth Mitchell

Australia

Chandrasekhar Eknath Deopujari
Suchanda Batacharjee
Kausik Shil
Suhas Udayakumaran
Vishaka Karpe Patil

India

Nobuhito Morota
Reizo Shirane
Kenichi Nishiyama
Kazuaki Shimoji
Hiroaki Sakamoto
Masahiro Nonaka

Japan

Kyu Chang Wang
Seung Ki Kim
Ji Yeun Lee
Young-Shin Ra
Dong Seok Kim

Korean

Meng Fai Kuo
Robert Hsin-Hung Chen
Tai Tong Wong
Aij - Lie Kwan

Taiwan

Bo Xiao
Ma Jie

China

Ron Baticulon

Philipines

Nuthasiri Wittanayakorn
Lisa Kittisangvara

Thailand

Shlomi Constantini

Israel

Dharmendra Ganesan
Azmi Alias
Prabu Rau Sriram
Giat Seng Kho

Malaysia

Vincent Nga
Sharon Low

Singapore

AASPN FACULTIES

Azmi Alias

Malaysia

Dhamendra Ganesan

Malaysia

Giat Seng Kho

Malaysia

Wirginia Maixner

Australia

Alison Wray

Australia

Vuthy Kong

Cambodia

Lixin Cai

China

Jian Gong

China

Songbai Gui

China

Jie Ma

China

Bo Xiao

China

Suchanda Bhattacherjee

India

Chandrashekhar Deopujari

India

Suresh Shankla

India

Neelam Krishnan Venkataramana

India

Andri Anugerah Kusuma

Indonesia

Sri Maliawan

Indonesia

Mirna Sobana

Indonesia

Wihasto Suryaningtyas

Indonesia

Samsul Ashari

Indonesia

Dong Seok Kim

Korea

Seung-Ki Kim

Korea

Ji Yeoun Lee

Korea

Ji Hoon Phi

Korea

Young-Shin Ra

Korea

Kyu Won Shim

Korea

Kyu-Chang Wang

Korea

Byambatsend Dorjsuren

Mongolia

Orkhontuul Shirmen

Mongolia

Myat Thu

Myanmar

Hein Htet Zaw

Myanmar

Basant Pant

Nepal

Sudan Dhakal

Nepal

Peter Heppner

New Zealand

Mian Awais

Pakistan

Ronnie E. Baticulon

Phillipines

Seow Wan Tew

Singapore

Meng-Fai Kuo

Taiwan

Muh-Lii Liang

Taiwan

Tai-Tong Wong

Taiwan

Robert Hsin-Hung Chen

Taiwan

Nunthasiri Wittayanakorn

Thailand

Dang Do Thanh Can

Vietnam

Nobuhito Morota

Japan

Seung-Ki Kim

Japan

YS Park

Japan

Congress Fee

Member

Early Registration
(Until 30 September 2025)

$575

IDR 9.487.500

(After 30 September2025)

$650

IDR 10.725.000

On Site Registration

$750

IDR 12.375.000

Non-Member

Early Registration
(Until 30 September 2025)

$775

IDR 12.787.500

(After 30 September 2025)

$850

IDR 14.025.000

On Site Registration

$900

IDR 14.850.000

Accompanying Person***

Early Registration
(Until 30 September 2025)

$350

IDR 5.775.000

(After 30 September 2025)

$400

IDR 6.600.000

On Site Registration

$425

IDR 7.012.500

Local Neurosurgery Under 40 yo

Early Registration
(Until 30 September 2025)

$300

IDR 4.950.000

(After 30 September 2025)

$350

IDR 5.775.000

On Site Registration

$400

IDR 6.600.000

GP/International Residents

Early Registration
(Until 30 September 2025)

$200

IDR 3.300.000

(After 30 September 2025)

$250

IDR 4.125.000

On Site Registration

$250

IDR 4.125.000

GP/Local Residents

Early Registration
(Until 30 September 2025)

$150

IDR 2.475.000

(After 30 September 2025)

$200

IDR 3.300.000

On Site Registration

$200

IDR 3.300.000

***Registration as accompanying person will include the invitation to social events and Spouse Program.

Scholarship Registration

Plan Your Trip to Bali

Receive the most out of your trip to Bali by exploring the best things to do. From adventure, to relaxation, family and cultural experience, we’ve included links to the best itineraries to get you started.

Book Accommodation

Preferential rates have been negotiated specifically for AASPN 2025.

The Venue

This years AAPSN 5th Congress & 10th Anniversary will be held at the Merusaka Nusa Dua Hotel.

Explore Bali

Getting to Bali, and learn about the best things to do while in Bali.

Visa Info

All travellers must have a valid visa before arriving in Australia. View information in relation to applying for a visa to attend.

Book Hotel Accommodation

Preferential rates have been negotiated specifically for AASPN 2025.

Venue

Merusaka Nusa Dua Hotel

Kawasan Wisata Nusa Dua Lot S-3
Nusa Dua Kec Kuta Selatan
Bali 80363 Indonesia

Contact info

Scientific & Abstract
Accommodation & Optional

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