"Practical Solutions for Common Surgical Problems"
You are cordially invited to attend the fourth Surgical Update Conference hosted by the Department of Surgery at the University of Cape Town on Saturday 5th March and Sunday 6th March 2011 at the Kramer Building, UCT Middle Campus, Rondebosch Cape Town.
An outstanding two-day programme has been planned emphasising common problems applicable to General Surgeons, General practitioners with a surgical interest, Medical Officers and Registrars. A number of invited visiting speakers will also be giving talks.
Some of the topics to be covered will include:
- Dealing with difficult bile duct stones
- Practical difficulties in the management of chronic pancreatitis
- The management of failed first-line therapy for bleeding oesophageal varices
- A practical approach to decision-making in colo-/-rectal cancer
- Gene profiling in Breast Cancer
- Screening for Breast Cancer in the South African context
- Breast cancer in young women
- Current Management of DCIS
- Sentinel lymph node biopsies vs ANC?
- Radiological advances in breast imaging
- Management of the stable patient with haemopericardium
- Management of retained foreign bodies
- Acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC)
- Current management of peripheral vascular trauma
- Lymphoedema – a forgotten clinical entity!
- IVC filters: Current applications and technique.
- Recurrent Varicose Veins – unravelling and managing the culprit causes
The faculty will comprise consultants from the Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town as well as invited visitors.
You can register online
or
Download the PDF registration form below
Surgical Update 2011 Registration Form (PDF)
Laparoscopic Workshop
In addition, a laparoscopic workshop is planned for the 4th of March 2011 at Groote Schuur Hospital. This workshop will comprise both didactic lectures as well as demonstration cases performed by experts and will cover 4 commonly performed laparoscopic procedures including: laparoscopic cholecystectomy, fundoplication, colonic mobilisation/resection and hernia repair. Registration and fees for the workshop will be separate from the update congress.
Laparoscopic Workshop Registration Form
