Dear Esteemed Members of the Malaysian Arthroscopy Society,
Thank you for electing me as your president for the next 2 years. It is indeed an honour to lead the premier society representing the arthroscopy and sports orthopaedics community in Malaysia. We have recently held our 12th Annual Scientific Meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel Kuala Lumpur. I would like to thank all the organising and scientific committee members; overseas and local speakers, delegates and industry partners for making it a successful scientific meeting. Also a big applause to LE Events; our conference organiser for putting together a great conference.
Looking forward; our next Annual Scientific Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Asean Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy. We have tentatively scheduled it for 26th to 28th November 2026 at SPICE Arena Penang. We will post the preliminary announcement here once it is ready. We hope to see you there in Penang next year.
Our society will continue to champion professional development of our speciality by organising CME activities in various parts of the country. In the Klang Valley, a shoulder cadaveric course was held in June 2025 and we hope to make it an annual event. I have just returned from the 23rd Lumut ACL Reconstruction Course; which has been an annual event since 2001; organised by the Lumut Armed Forces Hospital with support from MAS.
On the regulatory front, we will continue to engage with the Medical Practice Division on matters affecting our practice. We will also help facilitate and hopefully resolve problems that our members (especially those in private practice) have with insurance companies and third-party administrators. However; please take note that MAS is not in a position to take up court cases on behalf of members.
Finally, congratulations to the Fellows who have passed their Part 1 and Part 2 examinations on 14th October 2025. We welcome those who have passed the Part 2 examinations into the sports surgeon community.
Have a good rest of the year and happy holidays.
Sincerely,
Col. Dr Kok Choong Seng (R)
President
Malaysian Arthroscopy Society
2025 - 2027