International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association: Improving education, training, innovation, research and patient care in HPB disorders
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🎆 We’ve received a record-breaking 2418 abstracts!
🌍 Top contributing countries:
China, India, USA, Japan, Republic of Korea, UK
All signs point to an outstanding congress in Singapore 🇸🇬✨
⏳ Join us & register by the early deadline: 8 July
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Giuseppe et al. 89.4% textbook outcome rate in 546 robotic liver resections at high-volume US centre surpassing rates reported for open & laparoscopic approaches. Supports robotic surgery as valuable tool for complex liver resection in experienced hands 🔗tinyurl.com/2k3h5mph
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⏰ 1 Month Left for Early Registration!
Register early for IHPBA 2026 & save up to $200.
🔗 Register now: ihpbacongress.org/registrati…
Join HPB experts from around the world for cutting-edge science and valuable networking opportunities.
@APHPBA @AHPBA @EAHPBA
#IHPBA2026
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Surgeons won’t be replaced by AI. They will be replaced by surgeons who use AI.
Join us for this @AHPBA webinar on Tues, June 9, to learn more!
A couple of technical pearls with videos at the end as a bonus.
Registration link:
survey.alchemer.com/s3/88077…
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Smith et al. 53 randomized trials of regional analgesia after upper GI surgery. Epidural analgesia and transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block diminished postoperative pain, with TAP block resulting in a significant reduction in hospital length of stay. 🔗tinyurl.com/yecter4f
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⭐️HPB Journal Highlight ⭐️Lahiri et al. report that neoadjuvant therapy for advanced gallbladder cancer can downstage select patients. The study adds to growing evidence supporting neoadjuvant treatment as an important patient selection tool. 🔗tinyurl.com/4mcxdtka
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Peddakota et al. reviewed 15 randomized trials in pancreatic surgery, found major variability in how postoperative pain was assessed. Findings highlight the urgent need for standardized pain outcomes to better evaluate recovery and improve patient care 🔗tinyurl.com/ye24krmd
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IHPBA Congress 2026 Meet the Expert sessions, a unique opportunity to connect directly with leaders.
No question is too small and no idea is off-limits!
More info and tickets here: ihpbacongress.org/meet-the-e…
#IHPBA2026 #IHPBA #AHPBA #EAHPBA #APHPBA
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Sonoda et al. examined neoadjuvant therapy in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma using propensity score matching. Outcomes were similar, progression-free survival was longer with neoadjuvant treatment adding growing interest in preoperative systemic therapy🔗tinyurl.com/y87ac7tc
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🚨 E-AHPBA Grand Rounds next week
Uncertainty and Decisions in the Surgical Management of PanNETs
📅 21 May 2026
🕕 18:00 CEST
💻 Free to attend
Don’t miss this engaging session in collaboration with SSO and NANETS - programme and registration details below 👇
🔗 eahpba.org/education-and-tra…
#EAHPBAGrandRounds #PanNETs #HPBSurgery #SurgicalOncology
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REMINDER! The deadline for the Trainee Grant application is fast approaching. Please submit your application by 18 May 2026.
Designed to encourage broad participation from across the global HPB community.
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Join us in Singapore for IHPBA 2026!!
Cutting-edge presentations, interactive workshops, and global networking opportunities.
🎟 Register now to secure early bird rates ihpbacongress.org/registrati…
🏨 Book accommodation early for special rates
#IHPBA2026 #IHPBA #AHPBA #EAHPBA #APHPBA
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HPB Journal Highlight ⭐️Does margin status matter most in PHC? In 110 resections, R1 margins was not associated with survival if nodes were negative. Nodal metastasis was the key prognostic factor. Adjuvant RT associated with improved DFS in R1 cases 🔗tinyurl.com/26wr473b
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⌛️Submission deadline fast approaching ⌛️
Kenneth Warren Fellowship 2026-2027 applications close on 30 April 📅
For more information and to submit your application, please visit: tinyurl.com/3myaxzn6
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Thank you for making #pamhbp2026 webinar a great success🌍!!
531 participants joined via Zoom 262 viewers on YouTube live🙌🏼
We truly appreciate your engagement🙏🏼
Hope to see many of you at @JSHBPS2026 in Nara next month🌿
👉congre.co.jp/jshbps2026/en/
@IHPBA @APHPBA @EAHPBA
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REMINDER: Deadline for Kenneth Warren Fellowship applications is 30 April!
Supporting outstanding young researchers advancing collaborative discovery in HPB diseases.
Apply: 🔗tinyurl.com/3myaxzn6 #IHPBA #AHPBA #APHPBA #EAHPBA #HPBSURGERY
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FINAL REMINDER: Deadline for applications - 30 April 2026
IHPBA are seeking dedicated and enthusiastic members who are ready to contribute their time, expertise, and passion to help advance our mission.
Apply here: tinyurl.com/Committee-Volunt…
#ihpba #eahpba #ahpba #aphpba
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⏰ Survey closing soon — 30 April!
Are you an Allied Health Professional in HPB? Share your experiences, challenges, and perspectives on research capacity & culture in this global survey. Help shape the future of HPB research.
🔗 tinyurl.com/353uxbfv
#IHPBA #AlliedHealth
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TODAY’S THE DAY✨
PAM-HBP Surgery Webinar 2026🌍
🗓️Apr 20 | 20:00–22:00 (UTC 9)
💻Zoom YouTube
👉Zoom registration
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Don't forget to renew you membership for 2026!
Take advantage of all the membership benefits on offer including discounts on Congress fees!
For more information on how to renew/join please visit here: 👉tinyurl.com/4phum2tb
#AHPBA #EAHPBA #APHPBA #HPBSURGERY #IHPBA2026
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HPB Journal Highlight ⭐️Can CA19-9 guide decisions after neoadjuvant therapy? Elevated post-NAT CA19-9 predicts early recurrence better than imaging, with survival similar to unresected patients. 🔗tinyurl.com/y6dwpyuw
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