DR HASMIZY MUHAMMAD
SCIENTIFIC CHAIRPERSON
12th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS

The scientific programme starts with three pre-congress workshops, namely the Perioperative Cardiac Ultrasound Workshop, the Bronchoscopy Workshop and Simulation in Perfusion Technology. There are 6 plenaries, 13 symposiums, and 2 lunch symposiums.

I am pleased to welcome you to the 12th Biennial Conference on Cardiopulmonary Bypass, which will be held at the Marriot Hotel, Penang, from 3rd to 5th of October 2024. The conference is organized by the Malaysian Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology and Perfusion Society (MASCAP) and endorsed by the Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists and the College of Anaesthesiologists, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia. The conference’s theme is “The Art of Precision for Better and Safer Patient Care.”

The Scientific Committee has invited distinguished local and overseas speakers to present and discuss scientific issues, questions, achievements, and challenges related to Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology and Perfusion. The overseas speakers are from the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan.

I believe this conference will offer exciting plenaries, symposia, free paper presentations, and workshops.

I would like to thank the members of the Scientific Committee for the excellent academic programme developed to meet the needs of the participants, the Organising Committee, led by the Organising Chairman Dr Mohamad Hanafi Mohd, the speakers, the symposium’s chairpersons and the judges of free paper presentations for contributing their valuable time to this remarkable event.

Finally, I also want to thank all of you for attending this conference as our participants. I wish everyone a fruitful and enjoyable scientific congress.

Thank you.