Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ACT conducted its annual business meeting at the sidelines of the International Surgical Week 2024 on 28 Aug 2024.

The meeting opened with an address by the President of ACT 2024, Prof Amit Gupta, welcoming the broad representation covering China, India, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Philipines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The following areas were discussed.

Research Areas: Encouraging member states and hospitals to join a international open trauma laparotomy GOAL study, performing a review of pan-asian trauma registries and setting up of a multiorgan failure in trauma registry.

Educational Efforts: ACT together with IATSIC will launch an inaugural combined webinar in Jan 2025. ACT would continue with bi-monthly seminars with different member states hosting each seminar. 1.5 hours long, focusing on trauma education for residents, surgical tips, emerging research, and trauma systems. The focus will include a broader range of specialities including neurosurgery, orthopaedic surgery, critical care and nursing. The executive committee will release the schedule in the coming months.

Social Media Engagement: Will broaden efforts to update the website and linkedin pages and post articles of relevance and focus on highlighting upcoming trauma research from Asia

Incorporation: Philippines, India and Singapore representatives will explore the possibility of formal registration of ACT within these locales and update the Exco on the most feasible option.

Nomination and Election of the ACT Exco for 2025-2026: The executive committee was reformed with open nominations and was endorsed by the quorum, for a two year term

ACT Exco 2025-2026

President : Dr Raj Menon, Singapore
Vice President : Dr Kamal Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka

Secretary General : Prof Amit Gupta, India
Deputy Secretary : Prof Cho Hang Joo, Korea

Treasurer : Dr Aireen Madrid, Philippines
Deputy Treasurer : Dr Yuzaidi Mohamad, Malaysia

Research Director : Dr Amila Ratnayake, Sri Lanka

Social and Information Director : Dr Dinesh Bagaria, India

Council Members
Prof Koji Morishita, Japan
Dr Zhang Gui Xi, China
Prof Irene Lu, Hong Kong

Past Presidents and Advisory Council
Prof Rolando Dela Cruz, Philippines
Prof Chiu Ming Terk, Singapore
Dr Teo Li Tseng, Singapore
Prof Narain Chotirosniramit, Thailand

NB : After the meeting, Dr Kim Nam Ryeol from Korea was co-opted as Education Director

Dr Raj Menon, thanked Prof Amit and the previous Exco for their many contributions to ACT during his term and the meeting concluded.