Vice-Chairman, 1993 -
1995
Chapter of Obstetrician &
Gynaecologists
Singapore Medical
Council
Member, 1999 - 2005
Ministerial Nominee of
Singapore Medical
Council
Offices Held In International
Bodies
International
Society For Gynecologic Endoscopy
Board Member
1994 - 1997
Chairman of
Internet Committee
1997 - 2004
Vice President
1999 - 2001
President
2001 - 2003
Academic Activities
Conducted training courses and workshops
in Endoscopy for both Gynaecologists and General
Surgeons in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia,
Brunei, Philippines, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India,
Australia and China.
Conference And
Workshop Invited To As Faculty Member
Singapore
Year
Name of Conference/Workshop (Organiser)
Venue
1990
8 - 9
Sep
Workshop - Laparoscopic
Laser
(Society for Laser Surgery &
Medicine, Singapore)
Singapore General
Hospital
19 Sep
Workshop - Laparoscopic
Laser
(Society for Laser Surgery &
Medicine, Singapore)
Singapore General
Hospital
1991
12 - 13 Jan
Workshop - Laparoscopic
Laser
Cholecystectomy
(Society for
Laser Surgery &
Medicine, Singapore)
Singapore General
Hospital
12 - 14 Apr
Workshop - Laparoscopic
Cholecystectomy
(Dept. of Hepatology of
Malaysia)
Singapore General
Hospital
2 - 3 Jun
Workshop - Advanced
Laparoscopic Surgery
(Dept. of Surgery,
Dept. of O&G &
Experimental Surgery
Unit)
Introduction Of New
Techniques & Its Impact On Gynaecological
Surgery
(KK Women's & Children's
Hospital)
KK Women's & Children's
Hospital
1998
14 May
3rd Course In Advanced
Gynaecological Laparoscopic Singapore
(National University of Singapore and
National University Hospital)
National University of &
National Surgery University Hospital
10 - 11 Jul
Basic Laparoscopy Course
& Workshop
(Minimally Invasive Surgery
Unit)
KK Women's & Children's
Hospital
24 - 25 Jul
Intermediate Laparoscopy
Course & Workshop
(Minimally Invasive
Surgery Unit)
KK Women's & Children's
Hospital
1999
8 - 9 Jan
Basic Laparoscopy Course
& Workshop
(Minimally Invasive Surgery
Unit)
KK Women's & Children's
Hospital
24 Feb
Lecture: Cancer & What
You Can Do
(Singapore Cancer Society)
Inland Revenue Authority of
Singapore, Revenue House
18 - 20 Mar
Advanced Laparoscopy Course
& Workshop
(Minimally Invasive Surgery
Unit)
KK Women's & Children's
Hospital
3 Jun
4th Course In Advanced
Gynaecological Laparoscopic Surgery
(Dept.
of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, National
University of Singapore)
National University
Hospital
2000
1 - 4 Jun
7th World Congress Of
Endoscopic Surgery & 8th Annual Scientific
Meeting Of The Endoscopic & Laparoscopic
Surgeons
(Dept. of Obstetrics &
Gynaecology, National University of Singapore)
National University
Hospital
4 - 7 Jun
5th Course In Advanced
Gynaecological Laparoscopic Surgery
(Dept.
of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, National
University of Singapore)
National University
Hospital
12 Jun
Asian & Oceanic Congress
Of O&G
(Society of Laparoscopic
Surgeons)
Singapore General
Hospital
11 Nov
Laparoscopic Endosuturing
& Knot-Tying Workshop
(MEMASCE Working
Committee)
Mt Elizabeth
Hospital
2001
6 Jan
Laparoscopic Endosuturing
& Knot-Tying Workshop - Suturing in
Surgical Practice (Intracorporeal And
Extracorporeal) with Knot Pusher - Gynaecologists'
Perspective (MEMASCE Committee)
Mt Elizabeth Hospital
19 May
Forum On Ultrasound Energy
In Surgery - Myomectomy(Johnson & Johnson
Medical)
7 Jun
6th Course In
AdvancedLaparoscopic Surgery Lecture:
Laparoscopic Myomectomy Technique
Advanced Gynaecological
Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery And Pelvic Floor
Reconstruction Seminar / Workshop - Committee
Member
Gleneagles Hospital
10 & 13 Jul
Lecture: Clinical Views Of
The Beginnings Of Life
Raffles Junior College
3 Aug
Lecture: In-Vitro
Fertilization In Fertility Centre - A Personal
Experience (MEMASCE Committee)
Mt Elizabeth Hospital
4 Aug
Public Forum: Normal &
Abnormal Periods
What You Need To
Know!
- Chairman of Session
KK Women's & Children's
Hospital
30 Aug
Lecture: Womb & Ovarian
Cancer
(Singapore Cancer Society)
DBS Tower 2
7 Dec
Public Seminar: New
Techniques In
Sterilization
- Chairman
of Session
KK Women's & Children's
Hospital
8 Dec
GP Forum: New Techniques In
Sterilization
- Chairman of Session
KK Women's & Children's
Hospital
8 & 10 Dec
Lectures & Hands-On
Training Sessions Using Essure
(KK Hospital
/ Singapore General Hospital)
Singapore General
Hospital
2002
31 Jan
Lecture: New Developments In
Hysteroscopic Surgery, Including Hysteroscopic
Sterilization
(MEMASCE Committee)
Mt Elizabeth Hospital
11 - 12 May
6th Annual Surgical Update
For Family Practice
- Invited Speaker
College of Medicine Bldg
7 Jun
Lecture: How To Secure
Haemostatis
In Surgery
KK Women's & Children's
Hospital
1 Nov
Lecture: The Reality -
Complications Do Occur & How To Manage
Them
KK Women's & Children's
Hospital
10 Nov
Mount Elizabeth 1st
Scientific & Clinical Meeting
-
Chairman of Session
Mandarin
Singapore
2003
16 Jan
4th Singapore Congress in
O&G / 1st Singapore-Malaysia Conference In
O&G
Lecture: Diagnostic &
Therapeutic Role In Infertility Surgery
KK Women's & Children's
Hospital
7 Mar
Talk by Prof. Gere
DiZerega Adhesion Formation Following
Gynecologic Procedures - Can This Be
Prevented?
- Chairman of
Session
(Johnson & Johnson Medical
Singapore)
Shangri-La
Hotel
Regional
Year
Name of
Conference/Workshop (Organiser)
Venue
1991
26 -
27 Apr
1st Malaysian Workshop -
Laser Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
(Society
of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of
Malaysia)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
12 - 14 Jul
1st Indonesian Laparoscopic
Cholecystectomy Workshop
(Society of
Digestive Surgeons, Indonesia)
Bandung, Indonesia
24 -
25 Aug
Workshop - Laparoscopic
Cholecystectomy
(Ministry of Health,
Malaysia)
Ipoh General Hospital,
Malaysia
13 - 14 Nov
Course In Laparoscopic
Cholecystectomy
(Ministry of Health,
Malaysia University Kebangsaan Malaysia University
Malaya)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
30 -
31 Dec
Laparoscopic Surgical
Workshop
(Dept. of Surgical
Gastroenterology
Apollo Hospitals,
Hyderabad)
Apollo Hospitals,
Hyderabad
1992
13 - 14 Jan
Preceptorship In
Laparoscopic Surgery
(Normah Medical
Specialist Centre)
Kuching,
Sarawak
Malaysia
5 - 7 Mar
Laparoscopic Surgery
Workshop
(Gleneagles Medical
Centre,
Penang, Malaysia)
Penang, Malaysia
3 - 4 Apr
Workshop - New Laparoscopic
Surgery
(KEM Hospital & Seth G.S.
Medical College)
Bombay, India
13 - 15 Jul
Laparoscopic Surgery
Workshop
(Ministry of Health, Brunei)
R.I.P.A.S. Hospital,
Brunei
15 - 17 Sep
1st China-Singapore Seminar
On Obstetrical &
Gynaecological
(Society of O&G Chinese
Medical
Association & O&G Society of
Singapore)
Beijing, China
24 - 25 Sep
Preceptorship In
Laparoscopic Surgery
(Normah Medical
Specialist Centre)
Kuching,
Sarawak
Malaysia
25 Oct
Endoscopy Workshop On
Advanced Laparoscopy In Gynaecological
Surgery
(Bumrangrad Hospital, Bangkok)
Bangkok, Thailand
5 - 8 Nov
Preceptorship In
Laparoscopic Surgery
(Dept. of O&G,
Philippines General Hospital, St Luke's Medical
Centre & Philippines Society of Laparoscopic
Surgeons)
Manila,
Philippines
1993
7 Feb
Lecture: Type Of Procedures
For Endoscopic Surgery In
Gynecology
(Johnson & Johnson
Medical)
Bangkok, Thailand
2 - 4 Apr
Workshop On Gynaecological
Endoscopy
(Maternity Hospital / General
Hospital, Kuala Lumpur & O&G Society of
Malaysia)
General Hospital Ipoh,
Malaysia
1 - 2 May
Preceptorship In
Laparoscopic Surgery
(Malaysian Armed
Forces Medical Services)
Terendak Camp,
Malacca
Malaysia
24 - 26 Jun
3rd Biennial Scientific
Meeting And Seminars
(The International
Society For Gynecologic Endoscopy, USA)
Park-Hyatt Hotel, Washington,
D.C. USA
27 - 28 Jun
Workshop - Minimally
Invasive Surgery
(2nd University,
Shanghai)
Xin Hua Hospital, China
30 Jun - 1 Jul
National Workshop On
Laparoscopic Surgery
(Fu Xing Hospital)
Fu Xing Hospital, Beijing,
China
25 Jul
Lecture: Minimally Invasive
Surgery At Intensive Course For PT
IIMOG/MRCOG
(Postgraduate Committee,
Maternity Hospital, KL, Malaysia)
Maternity Hospital / General
Hospital,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
1994
7 - 8 May
Workshop - Gynaecology
Endosurgery
(Rumah Sakit Mitra Keluarga)
Jakarta, Indonesia
29 - 31 Jul
1st Basic Workshop On
Laparoscopic Pelvic Surgery
(University
Hospital, University of Santo Tomas, Santo
Tomas)
University of Santo
Tomas
Manila
19 - 21 Nov
Laparoscopy In Gynaecology
Workshop (Persatrian Obstetri dan Ginekologi
Indonesia {POGI}, Cabang Malang)
Saiful Anwar General
Hospital
Malang, Indonesia
1995
14 Jun
Laparoscopic Treatment Of
Polycystic Ovaries
(Bumrungrad Hospital,
Bangkok)
Bumrungrad Hospital
Bangkok
16 - 20 Sep
Lecture: A Passion For
Excellence In Endoscopy
(Federation of
Obstetric & Gynaecological Societies,
India)
P.D. Hinduja
Hospital,
Bombay, India
21 - 22 Sep
Workshop - Hysteroscopy
& Laparoscopy Surgery
(Sir Ganga Ram
Hospital)
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,
New
Delhi, India
1996
13 - 14 Jan
XI Asian Pacific Federation
Congress
(International College of
Surgeons)
Shangri-La Hotel,
Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
14 - 17 Apr
5th Annual Congress Of ISGE
& Workshop
(The International Society
For Gynecologic Endoscopy)
Stouffer Renaissance
Hotel
Chicago, USA
16 May
Post Conference (RCOG)
Workshop On Advanced Endoscopy
(Delhi
Gynaecological Endoscopists Society)
Moolchand K.R. Hospital
Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi
30 Jun - 1 Jul
10th National Congress Of
Indonesia Society Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology
(Indonesia Society of Obstetrics &
Gynecology)
Basic Laparoscopic
Workshop
(Hospital Kuala Lumpur &
Academy of
Medicine, Malaysia)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22 - 23 Sep
National MIS Symposium &
Workshop
(Xin-Hua Hospital, Shanghai
Second Medical University)
Shanghai, China
25 - 28 Sep
International College Of
Surgeons, India
Kanyakumari, India
4 - 5 Oct
Filipino-Chinese Medical
Society 1996 Convention
(Filipino-Chinese
Medical Society)
Manila, Philippines
17 - 19 Oct
Myanmar Symposium On
Medicine & Surgery Medicine For The 21st
Century
(Ministry of National Planning and
Economic Development, Myanmar)
Yangon, Myanmar
28 - 29 Oct
Basic Laparoscopic
Workshop
(Hospital Kuala Lumpur &
Academy of Medicine, Malaysia)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
9 - 10 Dec
Advanced Laparoscopic
Workshop
(Hospital Kuala Lumpur &
Academy of Medicine, Malaysia)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
26 - 30 Dec
40th All India Congress Of
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Of FOGSI
(FOGSI & Pune Obstetric &
Gynaecological Society)
Poona,
India
1997
21 - 23 Feb
Endoscopic Workshop &
Conference
(Bangalore Society of
Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
Manipal Hospital
Bangalore,
India
28 - 29 Jul
Basic / Intermediate
Gynaecologic Endoscopic Surgery
Workshop
(Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Ministry
of Health & Academy of Medicine, Malaysia)
Hospital Kuala
Lumpur
Malaysia
27 - 28 Oct
Advanced Gynaecologic
Endoscopy Workshop
(Hospital Kuala Lumpur,
Ministry of Health & Academy of Medicine,
Malaysia)
Hospital Kuala
Lumpur
Malaysia
21 - 24 Nov
National Workshop On
Advanced
Endoscopic Surgery In Gynecology
(Advanced Fertility & Endoscopic Centre,
Melbourne IVF Gujarat)
Cama Hall, Gujarat Cancer
Research Institute, Civil Hospital
Campus
Ahmedabad,
India
1998
9 - 11 Oct
Advanced Gynaecological
Endoscopy Workshop
(The Obstetric &
Gynaecological Society of Southern India, The
Indian College of Obstetrician &
Gynaecologists & Sri Ramachandra Medical
College & Research Institute {Deemed
University})
Sri Ramachandra Medical College
& Research Institute
1999
28 Mar
Urogynaecology CME
(Indraprastha Apollo Hospital)
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital,
New Delhi
26 Apr
8th Annual Congress Of The
International Society For Gynecologic
Endoscopy
(International Society For
Gynecologic Endoscopy)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
10 - 11 May
Basic / Intermediate
Gynaecological Laparoscopy
Workshop
(Department of O&G, Hospital
Kuala Lumpur)
7th National Conference Of
Nepal Society Of O&G
(Nepal Society of
Obstetricians & Gynaecologists)
Kathmandu, Nepal
25 - 28 Apr
11th Annual Congress Of ISGE
/ Congress Of Gynecological Endoscopy &
Innovative Surgery
(The International
Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy with
participation of European Society & German
Society for Gynecological Endoscopy)
Berlin, Germany
11 May
10th Beijing International
Congress
(China Gynecological Endoscopy
Society)
6th Regional Meeting Of The
ISGE & "The Glorious Mission Of Endoscopy
Beyond The Year 2001"
(The ISGE & The
Royal Thai College of O&G)
Bangkok, Thailand
18 - 22 Nov
Endoscopy Workshop
Shanghai,
Beijing
2003
2 - 5 Apr
12th Annual Congress Of The
ISGE
(The International Society for
Gynecologic Endoscopy)
Cancun, Mexico
6 Jun
Pentamed 10th Postgraduate
Course
(Pentamed)
Manila, Philippines
4 - 8 Jul
12th Annual Congress Of
Indonesian
Society Of O&G
(The
Indonesian Society of O&G)
Jogjakarta, Indonesia
11 Sep
6th Asia Pacific Congress Of
Endoscopic
Surgery
(College of
Surgeons, Academy of Medicine of
Malaysia &
Department of Surgery, Universiti
Kegangsaan
Malaysia in collaboration with the
Society of
Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons
of Asia)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2 - 7 Nov
XVII FIGO World
Congress
Santiago, Chile
14 - 15 Nov
Update In Infertility &
Gynecologic Endoscopy
(The Federation of
Obstetric &
Gynaecological Societies of
India)
Mumbai, India
16 - 18 Nov
"2003 National Academic
Forum On Shen Gynecological
Endoscopy"
(Journal of Minimally Invasive
Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital)
Zhen,
China
2004
8 - 11 Jan
Infertility
Workshop
(Anugerah Maternity & Children
Hospital)
Semarang, Yogjakarta
3 - 4 Apr
Public Seminar &
Workshop
(Rumah Sakit Pondok Indah)
Jakarta, Indonesia
8 - 11 Apr
13th Annual Congress Of The
ISGE
(The International Society for
Gynecologic Endoscopy)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20 - 22 May
"Workshop On Laparoscopy And
Assisted Reproductive Technology"
(PT
Takeda Indonesia & SMF Obstetri dan
Gnekologi)
Makassar,
Indonesia
Conferences And Workshops Invited
To As Faculty Member
DR YAP LIP KEE
Gynaecologist,
GYNAE CONSULTANCY PTE LTD
Mount Elizabeth Medical Center Visiting Doctor
(Formerly Head and Senior Doctor)
Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit,
KK Women's and Children's Hospital