We congratulate the group from Bhubaneswar to their great work and wish them good luck in the future. The city of Krakow also took the opportunity to show itself from its very best with tremendous weather and its impressive, well-preserved city center and surroundings. I truly hope that as many of you as possible took the opportunity to spend some extra days before or after the congress. During the Executive Committee meeting the strategies for IASMENs work during the coming two years were discussed. The following executive committee board was elected: President Anders Thorell, Sweden President elect Steven E. Wolf, USA Scientific chair Ho-Seong Han, South Korea Secretary / Treasurer Dileep Lobo, UK Members at Large Olle Ljungqvist, Sweden Andrew G. Hill, New Zealand Secretary SNS Communication Joji Kotani, Japan
Several topics were identified as prioritized areas for the near future: Broaden membership and collaboration – Identify, approach, and attract new potential IASMEN members, in particular young surgeons – Identify, approach, and attract other associations for future collaboration and suggest collaborative sessions at their congresses as well as at ISW, Malaysia IASMEN Scientific program at ISW 2021, Malaysia – Promote additional joint sessions together with other nutrition related societies, such as ESPEN, ASPEN, PENSA – Increase number of delegates from developing countries, especially young surgeons – Setup travel grant for one young surgeon delegate ($ 1,500-2,000) – Reduce registration fee for Allied Health professionals Homepage – Designate responsible person within IASMEN ExCom for SNS information – Improve the information regarding IASMEN´s goals and mission
Other – Expand scientific chair’s role, i.e. communication with ISS/SIC about arrangement of meetings, etc. – Setup group meetings using WhatsApp. (Dileep Lobo +44-7545-766471) – Deepen the relationship and collaboration with other Integrated Societies of ISS/SIC – Establish local branches of IASMEN in other countries (Japan, Korea and other) – Develop integration of ERAS society within ISBI: Collaborative sessions ISBI/ IASMEN at ISW, other meetings (Steven Wolf) – Develop integration of ERAS society within IASMEN: Collaborative sessions ERAS/IASMEN at ISW as well as at other international meetings (Olle Ljungqvist) It is, thus, with good confidence I am looking forward to the two years to come regarding the development of IASMEN´s role as an Integrated Society of ISS/SIC. Anders Thorell President IASMEN
BSI Report
Gaurav Agarwal President BSI
Breast Surgery International at the World Congress of Surgery 2019 in Krakow In Krakow at the World Congress of Surgery 2019, Breast Surgery International (BSI) delivered a very successful and stimulating program in collaboration with our fellow Polish faculty. Over 30 high profile international faculty and leaders were invited, and it was well attended by
Sharon W.W. Chan Honorary Secretary BSI
more than 150 participants from all over the globe, including our young scholars from low- and middle- income nations. The BSI hall was packed to capacity in most sessions, and we received tremendous positive feedback regarding the program, the scientific contents and the extensive experience shared by our prominent speakers.
The program was specifically designed with a theme of breast cancer in young women. Dr Sharon Chan, our program chairlady, had put together a diverse and comprehensive program. It kicked off on Sunday 11 August 2019 with 2 preconference workshops, one on “Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery”, and the second workshop on “Innovative Surgical Procedures”. Participants found the Video presentations and the Live Model workshops interactive and fruitful. The main sessions covered full spectrum of important topics including epidemiology, genetics, surgery and survivorships in young breast cancer women. It climaxed with a debate and concluded with a consensus making session in collaboration with Polish Society of Surgical Oncology
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