About A-PHPBA
Who we are
The Asian-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Billiary Association (A-PHPBA) was founded in November 2006 with a view to letting Asia- Pacific HPB specialists gather together to share their experiences and ideas, and fostering mutual understanding. Our mission is to promote and enhance the highest standards of the quality of hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery and patient care.
Objective
- To improve education, training, innovation and patient care in the field of HPB
- To disseminate research findings and best treatment practices, advance HPB specific training, foster research and innovation and encourage multidisciplinary collaboration
- To relieve human suffering caused by HPB disorders
- To improve evidence-based care and optimize the outcomes of patients with HPB disorders throughout the Asia-Pacific region
Council of A-PHPBA
2017 - 2019
President: Professor Dong-Wook CHOI, Korea
Immediate Past-President: Professor Norihiro KOKUDO, Japan
President-Elect: Professor Christopher CHRISTOPHI, Australia
Secretary: Professor Avinash N. SUPE, India
Treasurer: Professor Krishnakumar K. MADHAVAN, Singapore
Chairman of Scientific Committee: Professor Masakazu YAMAMOTO, Japan
For more information about A-PHPBA, please visit http://a-phpba.org
Past A-PHPBA Congresses
1st A-PHPBA | 2007 | Fukuoka, Japan |
2nd A-PHPBA | 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand |
3rd A-PHPBA | 2011 | Melbourne, Australia |
4th A-PHPBA | 2013 | Shanghai, China |
5th A-PHPBA | 2015 | Singapore |
6th A-PHPBA | 2017 | Yokohama, Japan |
7th A-PHPBA | 2019 | Seoul, Korea |