Report ISS/SIC Scientific Subcommittee

Hiroyuki Konno, Councillor ISS/SIC & Chair Scientific Subcommittee

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

It is my great honor to be elected as Councillor-at–Large and Chair for Scientific Subcommittee of ISS/SIC. I do my best to take over Prof. Seigo Kitano’s work, including the chair of Japan Chapter.

Thanks to the ISS/SIC Organizing Committee, the Local Organizing Committee and the Polish Surgical Society, the 48 th World Congress of Surgery (WCS) in Krakow achieved a great success. The program was well organized and so attractive that many participants could surely enjoy the meeting. In addition, the excellent idea of holding WCS together with a local Surgical Society surely lead to increase of the participants and boosted the value of ISS/SIC. I would also like to congratulate all Integrated Societies for the success of their sessions. In terms of the ISS/SIC sessions, 127 abstracts in total were reportedly registered for 1 Prize Session (Lloyd M. Nyhus Session), 13 Free Paper Sessions, 2 Free Paper / Video Sessions and 2 Poster Sessions.

I served as the President of ISDS until the WCS 2019 in Krakow. For ISDS, the 48 th WCS 2019 had a special meaning, as the ISDS was incorporated in 1969 as the Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae (CICD). I was very happy to hold the special session for the 50 th Anniversary of CICD/ISDS. Besides the special session, we launched for the first time the Tumor Board type sessions involving the entire spectrum of specialties in cancer care with a large participation from physicians from Poland and neighboring countries.

I think this trial was successful because many surgeons including Polish surgeons joined the TB sessions and carried out productive discussions.

I thank the ISDS Executive Committee members for having planned the fantastic ISDS program. At the ISS/SIC Council meeting held on the day before the WCS, I was strongly impressed by the passion of the leaders of ISS/SIC. Despite many challenges, ISS/ SIC will move ahead with an array of activities based on a new agenda.

As well as other Councillors, I will spare no efforts to fulfill the aims of improving the quality of surgery across the globe.

Sincerely, Hiroyuki Konno Councillor-at–Large and Chair Scientific Subcommittee of ISS/SIC

Regular action at WCS 2019

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