Market place, Krakow
The IAES Post Grad course run by Dr. Dimitrios Linos, had a successful meeting in Athens. The highlight of the meeting was a keynote address in the opening ceremonies by Professor Fotios Pavlatos who was the first to describe the overnight dexamethasone suppression test. You may have seen a change in the look of our Website. The ad hoc website committee (Drs. Fausto Palazzo, Shirley Liu, Steve Rogers, Keat Cheah, James C. Lee and Barb Miller) have started the process of updating our website to make it more useful to our membership. We plan to launch the new version prior to the Krakow meeting. The IAES continues to recruit new members from around the world and have just added another 12 new members. Recently the ISS/SIC has changed the fee structure to help recruit younger members and members from lower income countries
by weighting the dues structure. We feel this is a much welcomed addition to our own association as it allows us to reach a broader number of endocrine surgeons.
Report IATSIC Christine Gaarder, President IATSIC
Hope to see you at the Krakow meeting! Janice L. Pasieka Secretary/Treasurer IAES
Trauma is teamwork! The critically injured patient requires and deserves the same quality of care wherever the injury takes place. Caring for the severely injured is challenging, but also one of the most rewarding and exciting areas to work in. Optimizing trauma care includes developing and implementing trauma systems, making sure every contributor in the trauma chain of survival – from the scene through hospital care to rehabilitation, has the required competence and communication skills. It also includes developing quality
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