Report by ISDS Hiroyuki Konno, President ISDS
Dear Friends and Colleagues, As the President of the International Society of Digestive Surgery, I formally invite you all to participate in the 48 th World Congress of Surgery in Krakow, Poland on 11-15 August 2019.
We are finalizing a very stimulating program. We will have a nice balance of State of the Art Lectures, topics pertinent to the community surgeons and sessions for Junior Faculty and Trainees. We will discuss cancer cases in the multidisciplinary format of a classic tumor board with experts from surgery, medical and radiation oncology. We will have several Free Paper Sessions and the traditional Grassi and Kitajima Prize Sessions. We have invited international experts from three continents and we will have a heavy presence from the Polish and Baltic surgical community.
This will be a fantastic chance to be exposed to new knowledge. In addition, it will offer excellent networking opportunity. Please plan to attend and register for this event once the site opens.
priorities and policies of the WHO. This year, ASAP is pleased to accompany ISS/ SIC President Andrew Hill who has been observing the G4 proceedings and the WHA activities. In addition, ASAP recently submitted comments to the WHO on the “Draft Declaration on Primary Health Care: Towards Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals”, stressing the importance of inclusion of language specifying the role of surgical and anesthetic care in achieving both.
Abstract submissions will be opened in May. ASAP’s Annual Meeting will also be held at this time. All are welcome!
See you all in Krakow, one of the most historic and beautiful cities in Poland. Hiroyuki Konno President ISDS
Report by ASAP Kathleen Casey, President ASAP
As the Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia Presence (ASAP) celebrates our 10 th anniversary, 2018 is shaping up to be a busy year! We welcome all the activities and opportunities it holds to improve the provision of surgical and anesthesia care around the world, particularly in regions with the greatest needs. In May, we’ll be attending a meeting of the G4 Alliance (Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetrics, Trauma and Anesthesia), 90+ aligned organizations whose mission is to “advocate for the neglected surgical patient” in global health and development. The G4 meets each May in Geneva, in coordination with the major annual meeting of the World Health Organization. The 71st World Health Assembly took place May 21– 26, 2018, convening delegations from all 194 member states to determine the
In early October, ASAP’s 10 th Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with the 10 th Annual Pediatric Global Health Conference at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in Pennsylvania, US, themed “Innovate, Collaborate and Transform: Optimizing Education in Global Health.” Planned for October 4–6, 2018, this event will provide a mix of plenaries, interactive sessions, skills courses, and optional pre-conference educational seminars on a range of topics including education, research, capacity building, ethics and advocacy. More information on the agenda and registration will be available at https://chop.cloud-cme.com/ aph.aspx?P=5&EID=618.
In addition, we are pleased that ASAP has been invited to be a contributor to the global surgery portion of the agenda for the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) 19th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, December 5–7, 2018. The official theme of the conference is “Surgical Infections.” In addition, a significant portion of the agenda will be devoted to the presentation of Rwanda’s comprehensive National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthesia Plan (NSOAP). In support of this, meetings of the Rwandan Anesthesia and Obstetrics and Gynecology Societies will occur concurrently and be integrated with COSECSA’s meeting, with ASAP Council member Paulin Banguti, Rwandan Anesthesia Society President, playing a significant role. We’re also thrilled that ISS/SIC President Andrew Hill and World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists President Jannicke Mellin-Olsen have kindly accepted invitations to speak as part of the Global Surgery portion of the conference. We’d like to encourage wide participation
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