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9th PAPSA Biannual Conference
Scientific Programme
SURGICAL INFECTIONS AND TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS
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Sunday 18 March |
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14h00 – 15h30 |
Saaps Exco Meeting – The Pavilion |
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16h00 – 17h30 |
Papsa Exco Meeting – The Pavilion |
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18h00 – 20h00 |
Welcome Function – The Pavilion Exhibition Area |
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Monday 19 March |
*Parallel Session |
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07h00 |
Registration |
Chairperson |
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07h00 – 08h00 |
Wofaps Exco Breakfast – Commodore Hotel |
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08h15 – 08h30 |
Official Opening – Max Price, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town |
Alastair Millar |
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08h30 – 10h30 |
Trauma Symposium(20 minutes each) |
Sid Cywes & Sebastian van As |
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Paediatric trauma in perspective – Sebastian van As (South Africa) |
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Head injuries: Current concepts of management – Anthony Figaji (South Africa) |
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Blunt abdominal injuries: An approach – Angus Alexander (South Africa) |
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Chest injuries – Daan Den Hollander (Holland) |
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Orthopaedic injuries: Elbow and femur - Stuart Dix-Peek (South Africa) |
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Burns: Principles of modern burn wound care – Heinz Rode (South Africa) |
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10h30 – 11h00 |
REFRESHMENTS
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11h00 – 11h30 |
Heinz Rode paps a Lecture: Surgical safety: Checklists and beyond - Richard Azizkhan (USA) President of the World Federation of Associations of Paediatric Surgeons [WOFAPS] |
Essam Elhalaby & Afua Hesse |
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11h30 – 12h30 |
Free Papers: Trauma (10 minutes each) |
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Patterns of paediatric injury in South Africa: An analysis of hospital data between 1997 – 2006 – Hadley Katharine Herbert (usa ) |
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Gunshots treated at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town 1991 – 2010 – Sebastian van As (South Africa) |
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Sexual assault at Red Cross Children’s Hospital – Angus Alexander (South Africa) |
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Aspirated foreign bodies: Lessons learnt from a case series of Bronchoscopic foreign body retrievals - Dirk von Delft (South Africa) |
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Outcomes of paediatric burn patients in Central Malawi – Michelle Kiser (USA) |
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Perineal trauma in children: A standardised management approach – Essam Elhalaby (Egypt) |
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12h30 – 13h30 |
LUNCH |
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12h45 – 13h30 |
Lunch & Meet the Experts: Antenatal ultrasound diagnosis – uses and abuses – Kokila Lakhoo (UK), Hiroaki Kitagawa (Japan), Shannon Morris (South Africa) & Karen Fieggen(South Africa) |
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Poster Round – Tony Lander (United Kingdom) |
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13h30 – 14h00 |
Plenary Lecture: Embryology of the diaphragm – Dietrich Kluth (Germany) |
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14h00 – 15h00 |
Free Papers (8 minutes each) |
Sam Moore & Ashish Minocha |
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Comparison of morbidity in hospital and mortality in HIV infected and uninfected children after surgery - Jonathan Karpelowsky (Australia) |
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HIV-exposure predisposes to increased post-operative sepsis in infants with nec – Marion Arnold (South Africa) |
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Paediatric surgical manifestations of cytomegalovirus (cmv ) infection – Marion Arnold (South Africa) |
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Necrotising enterocolitis in infants undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease: a systematic review - Neha Pathak (United Kingdom) |
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Intestinal perforation in the first week of life – a single centre experience in Sub-Saharan Africa- Rainer Kubiak (Germany) |
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The role of antenatal placental infections in Necrotising Enterocolitis (nec ) – a pilot study- Sam Moore (South Africa) |
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The algorithm of diagnostics and the experience of treatment of septic arthritis in newborns- Gennadiy Khanes (Ukraine) |
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15h00 – 15h30 |
REFRESHMENTS
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MINI SYMPOSIUM |
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15h30 – 17h00 |
Vascular Malformations – Richard Azizkhan (USA), Komala Pillay (South Africa), Sharon Cox (South Africa), Alaa Hamza (Egypt) |
Richard Azizkhan & Alaa Hamza |
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17h15 – 18h15 |
WOFAPS Executive Committee Meeting |
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FREE EVENING |
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Tuesday 20 March |
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07h00 |
Registration |
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*08h30 – 09h00 |
PLENARY LECTURE Ontogeny and phylogeny of the lung – Josè Boix-Ochoa |
Jose Roberto Baratella & David Drake |
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09h00 – 09h30 |
Plenary lecture: Bronchopulmonary malformations and upper airway obstruction – Dick Tibboel (Netherlands) |
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09h30 – 10h30 |
Free Papers (10 minutes each) |
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Management of 19 cases of congenital tracheal stenosis 1983 – 2011 – Peter Beale (South Africa) |
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Intravenous paracetamol reduces morphine requirements in neonates and young infants undergoing major non-cardiac surgery; results of a randomized controlled trial – Monique van Dijk (Netherlands) |
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Day surgery for premature infants – when should we be doing it? – Ngozi Nwokoma (United Kingdom) |
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Changing trend in the management of omphalocoeles in Nigerian children – three decades interval - Taiwo A. Lawal (Nigeria) |
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Sutureless closure of uncomplicated gastroschisis – Niyi Ade-Ajayi (United Kingdom) |
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Neurological sequelae and nec in multiple pregnancies: is there any correlation? – Ernesto Leva (Italy) |
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10h30 – 11h00 |
REFRESHMENTS
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11h00 – 11h30 |
PLENARY LECTURE Ethics of innovation in surgery – Daniel Sidler (South Africa) |
Daniel Sidler & Peter Beale |
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11h30 – 12h00 |
Free Papers (15, 5 & 10 minutes) |
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The outcome of oesophageal atresia repair in an African centre – Peter Beale (South Africa) |
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Intramural botox injection in long-gap esophageal atresia in three newborns – Thomas Boemers (Germany) |
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Balloon dilatation of anastomotic strictures secondary to surgical repair of oesophageal atresia: a systematic review - Antonia Timmis (United Kingdom) |
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12h00 – 12h30 |
PLENARY LECTURE Long-term follow-up after neonatal repair of oesophageal atresia – Risto Rintala, (Finland ) |
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12h30 – 13h30 |
LUNCH |
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12h45 – 13h30 |
Meet the Experts: Conducting research – Dick Tibboel (Netherlands) |
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Poster Round -Tony Lander (United Kingdom) |
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*Parallel Session Chairperson |
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13h30 – 13h50 |
PLENARY LECTURE Variant Hirschsprung’s Disease – Prem Puri (Ireland) |
Marc Levitt & Sameh Shehata |
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13h50 – 15h30 |
Free Papers (8 minutes each) |
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The accuracy of Barium Enema in the diagnosis of Hirschsprung’s disease – Sameh Shehata (Egypt) |
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One-stage transanal pull-through – our experience with the procedure in Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana – Boateng Nimako (Ghana) |
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Primary transanal pull-through for Hirschsprung’s Disease – Corne de Vos (South Africa) |
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Determination of the transition zone by transumbilical, laparoscopically assisted intestinal mapping in Hirschsprung Disease – Gaston de Bernardis (Switzerland) |
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Re-operations of children with Hirschsprung’s Disease – Roumanatou Bankolé Sanni (Ivory Coast) |
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Redo surgery for Hirschsprung’s Disease – Essam Elhalaby (Egypt) |
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Long-term follow-up for Hirschsprung’s Disease – Risto Rintala (Finland) 20 minutes |
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The indication and outcome of stoma surgery in an African setting – Johnstone Kayandabila (United Kingdom) |
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ARM: permanent stoma versus perineal stoma – Yona Ringo (United Kingdom) |
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Bowel management protocols after repair of anorectal malformation: is it all so easy? – Ernesto Leva, Antonio di Cesare (Italy) |
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15h30 – 16h00 |
REFRESHMENTS |
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16h00 – 16h30 |
J.H. Louw Lecture: Paediatric MIS – Current state and future directions – Gordon A MacKinlay (United Kingdom) President of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons [BAPS] |
Alastair Millar |
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16h30 – 17h30 |
Free Papers (10 minutes each) |
Alp Numanoglu & Niyi Ade-Ajayi |
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Minimally invasive surgery for ovarian cysts in children: transumbilical versus laparoscopic approach – Amel Hashish (Egypt) |
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Our early experiences with SILS procedures in forty children – Vladimir Cingel (Slovakia) |
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Experience with single incision paediatric endosurgical Nissen fundoplication – Martin van Niekerk (South Africa) |
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Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: our experience – Valentina Pastore (Italy) |
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Retroperitoneoscopy – safe and useful tool for pediatric disorders of upper urinary tract – Zoran Bahtijarevic (Croatia) |
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Antigrade balloon dilatation in laparoscopic assisted anorectoplasty - Ihab Taha (Malaysia) |
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Parallel Session: Oncology |
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16h35 – 16h55 |
PLENARY LECTURE Management of paediatric cancer in an African setting – Larry Hadley (South Africa) |
Eric Borgstein & Larry Hadley |
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16h55 – 17h30 |
Free Papers (8 minutes each) |
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Wilms tumour in Malawi: The hidden differential diagnosis – Eric Borgstein (Malawi) |
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Pancreatic Neoplasia in Children – Zakaria Habib (Kingdom Saudi Arabia) |
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Outcomes of Wilms Tumour: A Single Centre Experience since 2000 – Stewart Cleeve (United Kingdom) |
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Management of malignant chest wall tumors in children - Ihab Taha (Malaysia) |
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17h30 – 18h00 |
PAPSA AGM – The Pavilion Boardroom |
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18h00 – 18h30 |
SAAPS AGM – The Pavilion Boardroom |
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19h00 |
CELEBRATION EVENING – Jonkershuis Restaurant, Groot Constantia |
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Tuesday 20 March |
*Parallel Session |
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Chairperson |
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08h30 – 09h00 |
PLENARY LECTURE Vesicoureteral reflux: Past, present and future – Prem Puri (Ireland) |
Hiroaki Kitagawa & Rinus Wiersma |
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09h00 – 10h00 |
Free Papers Urology: (10 minutes each) |
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Management of disorders of sex development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Our experience from specialised consultations in Yaounde – Mouafo Tambo Faustin Félicien (Cameroon) |
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Banana-split Clitoroplasty & feminising genitoplasty in disorders of sex differentiation in children – Ihab Taha (Malaysia) |
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Local experience with Scrotal approach Orchidopexy for palpable undescended testis – Safwat Andrawes (Kenya) |
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Laparoscopic traction for the abdominal testis; refinement of the technique – Sameh Shehata (Egypt) |
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Coexisting ureteropelvic junction obstruction and vesico-ureteral reflux – our experience – Valentina Pastore (Italy) |
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Paediatric Urolithiasis: Experience at a tertiary care centre – Aneesh Srivastava (India) |
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10h00 – 10h30 |
PLENARY LECTURE Bladder augmentation and continent urinary diversion: Indications, technique and surgical complications – Andrew Pinter |
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10h30 – 11h00 |
Refreshments
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11h00 – 11h30 |
Hypospadias – Amid Hadidi (Germany) |
Ahmed Hadidi & John Lazarus |
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11h30 – 12h10 |
Free Papers (10 minutes each) |
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The ‘Cologne pouch’ for continent urinary diversion in children with bladder exstrophy – a novel technique - Thomas Boemers (Germany) |
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Buccal mucosal graft a viable option for two stage perineoscrotal hypospadias repair – Aneesh Srivastava (India) |
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Evaluation of different techniques in repair of urethrocutaneous fistula after hypospadias repair - Aneesh Srivastava (India) |
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Paediatric and adolescent renal transplantion: Single centre experience of 20-years – Aneesh Srivastava (India) |
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12h10 – 12h30 |
Medical management of neurogenic bladder – Shumyle Alam (USA) |
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Wednesday 21 March |
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Chairperson |
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08h30 – 09h00 |
PLENARY LECTURE Management of short bowel syndrome – David Sigalet (Canada) |
Colin Lazarus & David Sigalet |
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09h00 – 10h00 |
Free Papers (10 minutes each) |
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Case report series of patients receiving soy, mct , olive oil, fish oil lipid emulsion (SMOF) – Bernadette Saayman (South Africa) |
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Do we need imaging to diagnose appendicitis in children? – Ernesto Leva (Italy) |
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The percutaneous aspiration, injection and re-aspiration (PAIR) procedure for intra-abdominal Hydatid disease: Time and cost saving minimal access alternative to open surgery in the treatment of intra-hepatic ecchinococcus granulososus cysts – Carla van Rensburg (South Africa) |
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Main surgical emergencies of the Hydatide disease of the child – Zineddine Soualili (Algeria) |
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Problems related to CMV infection and Biliary Atresia – Caroline Zabiegaj-Zwick (South Africa) |
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Renovascular hypertension – Angus Alexander (South Africa) |
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10h00 – 10h30 |
Refreshments
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10h30 – 11h00 |
PLENARY LECTURE A visiting paediatric surgeon in Northern Tanzania – David Drake (United Kingdom) |
Dan Poenaru, Emmanuel Ameh & Petronilla Ngiloi |
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11h00 – 12h00 |
Free Papers (10 minutes each) |
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Global Health Partnerships: The value of long-term commitment – Kokila Lakhoo (United Kingdom) |
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The Global Paediatric Surgery Network (GPSN): A means of uniting humanitarian efforts worldwide – Marilyn Butler (USA) |
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Developing a collaboration to improve pediatric surgical care in Mozambique – Atanasio Taela (Mozambique) |
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Evaluation of clinical research reporting in African Journal of Paediatric Surgery – Abdulrasheed Nasir (Nigeria) |
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Burden of surgically correctable disabilities among children in the Dadaab refugee camp – Dan Poenaru (Kenya) |
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Burden of Congenital disease in Kenya: A population-based study – Dan Poenaru (Kenya) |
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12h00 – 12h15 |
Conference Closure |
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