2025
13th ASSA Annual Meeting | August 26–30, 2025 | Bali, Indonesia
Co-organised with IOSSMA
- this event themed “Capturing the Future in Sports Injury Through Collaborative Innovation” featured seminars, workshops, e-posters, exhibitions, and a gala dinner assa-iossma2025.com+1.
Abstract Submission: Initial deadline was June 2, 2025, but extended to June 11; accepted abstracts will be presented as e-posters or oral presentations and published in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine assa-iossma2025.com.
Council Members:
President — Dr. Tang Ha Nam Anh (Vietnam)
With over 30 years in orthopedics, Dr. Anh was elected ASSA President in September 2024. He leads initiatives for expertise transfer to Laos and Cambodia, fellowship programs, and regional scientific research cooperation Hoàn Mỹvietnam.vn.
2024
VAAS – ASSA 2024 Congress
Dates: September 13–14, 2024
Venue: Hanoi, Vietnam
Co-hosted with the Vietnam Association of Arthroscopy and Joint Replacement (VAAS), this annual scientific conference featured live clinical demonstrations—including an ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection session by Dr. Hien Pham The—and attracted strong regional participation, with over 400 physicians in attendanc
TOSSM-ASSA-KSES meeting 2023: Live Surgery PCL All Inside. Prof.Bancha Chernchujit
ASEAN perspective of ACLR
Quick Events Reference
Year/Location/Highlights
2011 Melbourne → (Idea)Origin concept at Dr. Bartlett’s tribute
2012 Jakarta, Indonesia → Founding meetings & inaugural ASSA event
2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia → First official ASSA Board meeting
2014 Cebu City, Philippines → 65th Philippine Orthopaedic Association and the 34th ASEAN Orthopaedic Association conferences
2015 Singapore → 38th Singapore Orthopaedic Association ASM and the 35th ASEAN Orthopaedic Association
2016 Hua Hin, Thailand→ Regional orthopedic and sports medicine conferences
2017 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam→ Vietnam Annual ASSA scientific meeting
2018 Semarang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia → 6th ASSA and IOSSMA Annual Meeting
2019 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia → ASSA–MAS joint meeting
2020 Manila, Philippines → Pandemic interruption (Postponed)
2021 Manila, Philippines → (Virtual) 41st ASEAN Orthopaedic Association (AOA) and the 72nd Philippine Orthopaedic Association (POA) Annual Congress
2022 Singapore → Multi-society combined meeting
2023 Pattaya, Thailand → TOSSM-ASSA-KSES Combined Meeting 2023
2024 Hanoi, Vietnam → VAAS–ASSA joint conference, expanded international presence
2025 Bali, Indonesia → Joint ASSA–IOSSMA meeting with educational and networking programs