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IKPSA 2026

Conference Agenda

Joint Conference of 19th Conference of Arab Association of Pediatric Surgeons (AAPS) and 1st International Conference of Iraqi Kurdistan Pediatric Surgeons Association (IKPSA)

Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Day 1 Day 2
DAY 1

TUESDAY, 14th APRIL 2026

Pre-Conference Workshop

Venue: Erbil International Hospital

How to Make High-Quality Surgical Videos Workshop

Time Activity
9:00 – 10:30 Session One
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00 Session Two
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 Session Three
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Session Four
DAY 2

WEDNESDAY, 15th APRIL 2026

Pre-Conference Workshop

Venue: Erbil International Hospital

Advanced Laparoscopic Live Operations Workshop

Time Activity Presenter/Operator
8:00 – 8:15 Case Presentation 1 TBA
8:15 – 8:30 Case Presentation 2 TBA
8:30 – 11:00 Live Surgery Case 1 TBA
11:00 – 13:00 Live Surgery Case 2 TBA
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:15 Case Presentation 3 TBA
14:15 – 14:30 Case Presentation 4 TBA
14:30 – 16:00 Live Surgery Case 3 TBA
16:00 – 17:00 Live Surgery Case 4 TBA

Opening Ceremony

19:30 – 21:30 Divan Hotel
DAY 1

THURSDAY, 16th APRIL 2026

Conference Day One

Venue: Divan Hotel
Registration and Welcome 7:30 – 8:30
Time Session
8:15 – 9:15 Session One Neonatal Surgery Oral Presentation
9:15 – 9:45 Session Two Upper GIT Lectures
9:45 – 10:30 Panel Discussion Cryptorchidism
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Session Three Gastrointestinal Plenary Discussion
12:00 – 13:00 Session Four Lower GIT Video Presentations
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00 Posters Hall Walk
14:00 – 14:45 Panel Discussion Choledochal Cyst
14:45 – 15:30 Session Five Thoracic Lectures
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Session Six Urology Oral Communications
DAY 2

FRIDAY, 17th APRIL 2026

Conference Day Two

Venue: Divan Hotel
Time Session
9:00 – 10:00 Session Seven Thoracic Surgery Video Presentations
10:00 – 10:30 Session Eight Genito Urinary Oral Presentations
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:15 Session Nine Minimal Invasive Plenary Session
12:15 – 14:00 Prayer Time and Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45 Panel Discussion External Genital Anomalies
14:45 – 15:30 Session Ten Miscellaneous Plenary Session
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00 Panel Session Constipation & GERD
17:00 – 17:30 Closing Ceremony, Final Remarks and Recommendations
Parallel Session
Pediatric Surgery and Forensic Medicine Workshop

8:30 – 10:30

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