PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS – Tuesday, April 21st
Workshop 1: Optimising Running Performance: From Science to Practice
PIC – Dr Au Yong Pui San
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 08.30 – 09.00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee | |
| 09.00 – 09.15 | Introduction to workshop | Chairperson |
| 09.15 – 9.45 | Running from a coach’s perspective | Ms Lini Kazim |
| 9.45 – 10.15 | Data-driven training | Mr Lim Ee-Van |
| 10.15 – 11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | “Does my supertrainers alter my biomechanics?” | Associate Professor Dr Rizal Mohd Razman |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | Optimize your running by being stronger | Dr Kavitha Mahadevan |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Q&A | |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Posture assessment | Dr Elina Widiastuti, Sp.K.O. (PDSKO) |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Running gait assessment | Dr Muhammad Andeansah, Sp.K.O. (PDSKO) |
Workshop 2: Cryoneurolysis: Evidence, Techniques & Hands-On Skills
PIC – Dr Cheng Wern Loong
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 08.30 – 09.00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee | |
| 09.00 – 09.15 | Welcome Speech | PrimeMedical |
| 09.15 – 9.45 | Introduction to Cryoneurolysis | TBC |
| 9.45 – 10.15 | Cryoneurolysis: A Practical Guide to Procedure and Practice and Case studies | TBC |
| 10.15 – 11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Live Surgery Demonstration | Shoulder, Knee, Hip, Piriformis |
| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | Live Model Ultrasound Hands On Workshop | Stations |
| 16.00 | Wrap-up & Key Takeaways | |
| Time | Session | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee | |
| Session | Speaker | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Plenary 1: Exercise Medicine in Malaysia: Current Progress & Future Directions | Associate Professor Dr Mohd Shariff A Hamid (MAS) |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | Opening Ceremony | |
| 10:15 – 10.50 | Coffee Break And Booth Visit | |
| 10:50 – 11.20 | Keynote 1: Sedentary Crisis: Tackling the Silent Epidemic – Dr Ismuni Bohari, Deputy Director-General (Public Health) MOH | |
| 11:20 – 11.50 | Plenary 2: Exercise Prescription in Clinical Practice: Are We Doing Enough | Associate Professor Dr Nahar Azmi Mohamed (MAS) |
| 11.50 – 12.50 | MASM-PDSKO Special Forum : Combating Non-Communicable Diseases Through Exercise Medicine | Moderator – Dr Lim Yi Zhen Panelist – Dr Kavitha Mahadevan, PDSKO representative |
| 12:50 – 14.00 | Lunch & Scientific Posters | |
| Concurrent Symposia | ||
| Track A1: Applied Sports Cardiology: From Diagnosis to Return-to-Play | Track B1: Exercise Medicine | |
| 14.00 – 14.20 | Interpreting the Athlete’s ECG: A Systematic and Practical Approach Dr Rizmy Najme Khir (MAS) | The Fat-but-Fit Paradox: Myth, Misinterpretation, or Medicine? Dr Ng Chung Sien (SGP) |
| 14.20 – 14.40 | Emerging Role of CPET in Sports Cardiology Dr. Nik Nadirah Nik Azis (MAS) | The Weekend Warrior Culture: Risk, Reward & Reality Sports science Dr Au Yong Pui San (MAS) |
| 14.40 – 15.00 | Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Active Population: Principles and Practice Dr. Mazlifah Omar (MAS) | Wearable Technologies: Keeping People Active & Accountable Dr Andhika Raspati (INA) |
| 15.00 – 15.20 | Return-to-Sport After Myocardial Infarction: A Step-by-Step Clinical Approach Dato’ Sri Dr. Azmee Mohd Ghazi (MAS) | Exercise & Mental Health: From Brain Chemistry to Real-World Outcomes Prof Dr Firdaus Mukhtar (MAS) |
| Track A2: The Active Knee: Surgical Decisions, Medical Care, and Safe Return to Exercise | Track B2: Obesity medicine | |
| 15.20 – 15.40 | Meniscus Tears in Active Adults: Surgery, Rehabilitation, or Watchful Waiting? Dr Muhammad Hafiz Bin Daud (MAS) | How Nutrition Data and Technology Can Shape Obesity Care in Malaysia Assoc. Prof Dr Hazizi Abu Saad (MAS) |
| 15.40 – 16.00 | Conservative Management of Meniscus Injuries: When Surgery Is Not the Answer Dr Moriffin Mahpis (MAS) | Looking Beyond Performance to Identify Obesity Risk in Youth and Active People Dr Maria Lestari (INA) |
| 16.00 – 16.20 | ACL Tears in Active Adults: Do All ACL Injuries Need Surgery Dr Raymond Yeak Dieu Kiat (MAS) | Slimming Pills in the Digital Age How Technology Is Changing Obesity Treatment Dr Lim Quan Hziung (MAS) |
| 16.20 – 16.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 16.30 – 18.00 | MASM Biennial General Meeting | |
| 20.00 – 22.00 | ||
| Time | Session | |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee | |
| Session | Speaker | |
| 08.30 – 09:00 | Plenary 3 : Sports Injury Management in Malaysia: Are We Falling Behind? | Dr Arshad Puji (MAS) |
| 09:00 – 09.30 | Plenary 4: From Gym to Podium – Strength & Conditioning Science Shaping Malaysian Sport | Jad Adrian Washif (MAS) |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Plenary 5 : Governance and Ethical Issues of Stem Cell Therapy in Sports Medicine | Professor Dato Sri Dr. Abu Hassan Asaari Abdullah (MAS) |
| 10.00 – 10.30 | Coffee Break | |
| Concurrent Symposia | ||
| Track A3 : Sports Injury Treatment (Biologics) | Track B3: Precision Sports Science for Malaysian Athletes | |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Musculoskeletal Biologics in Clinical Practice: Western Experience, Asian Perspective Dr Mandy Zhang (SGP) | Linking Badminton Competition Load with Daily HRV and Athlete Readiness Christopher Pok Yong Hao (MAS) |
| 10:50 – 11.10 | From Injection to Adaptation: How Prolotherapy Enhances Tendon Loading Outcomes Dr Syamsul Rizal Abu Amin (MAS) | Chasing Marginal Gains: Technology – Driven Track Cycling Performance in Malaysia Mohd Izham Mohamad (MAS) |
| 11.10 – 11.30 | PRP Use in Professional Sports: Real World Practice vs Evidence Assoc Prof Dr. Mohd Shariff A Hamid (MAS) | Data-Driven Performance Analysis in Elite Sepak Takraw: Insights Toward SEA Games 2025 Arif Aziz (MAS) |
| 11.30 – 11.50 | Biologics and Antidoping Regulations: Current Evidence and Future Challenges Dr Azril Syazwan Mohd Ali (MAS) | A Hybrid Multi-Sensor and Deep Learning Approach for Marker-less Kinematics in Clinical and Athletic Assessment: A Prototype Project Chok Chuen Leang |
| 11.50 – 12.50 | Special Forum: Stem Cell and Regenerative Therapies in Sports — Emerging Evidence and Future Directions Moderator: Dr Khairullina Khalid | Special Forum: Pushing the Human Limit in Track Cycling: Speed, Science, and Survival at the Edge Panelist – TBC |
| 12:50 – 14.00 | Lunch & Scientific Posters | |
| Track A4: Sports injury rehabilitation | Track B4: Therapies in Injury Management and Return-to-Play | |
| 14.00 – 14.20 | Hydrosection and Biotensegrity: Integrative Approaches for Accelerated Rehabilitation Associate Professor Dr. Anwar Suhaimi (MAS) | Shockwave Therapy in Sports: Accelerating Recovery and Return-to-Play Dr Aston Ngai Seng Huey (MAS) |
| 14.20 – 14.40 | The Science Behind Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition: From Pathophysiology to Integrated Intervention Dr Ahmad Hazwan Ahmad Shushami (MAS) | NMES in Sports Rehabilitation: Enhancing Strength and Neuromuscular Control Faezah Md Jais (MAS) |
| 14.40 – 15.00 | Hypertrophy: From Principles to Practice Dr Arvin Raj Goonasegaran (MAS) | Laser Therapy in Sports: Mechanisms, Dosage, and Clinical Outcomes Clement (MAS) |
| 15.00 – 15.20 | Acute Hamstring Injuries : Practical Clinical Lessons From Amsterdam UMC Assoc. Prof. Dr.M.Ikhwan Zein (INA) | Dry Needling in Sports Rehabilitation: Mechanisms, Integration, and Performance Implications Dr Samihah (MAS) |
| 15:20 – 16:00 | Coffee break | |
| Closing & Prize giving ceremony | ||