European Global Surgery Network Inaugural Conference
Essen, Germany October 8th -12th 2024
I. PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Tuesday 8th of October
| Time: 8.30 – 17.00 pm Breaks: 10:00-10:30 12:00-13:00 15:00-15:30 | Time: 8.30 – 17.00 pm Breaks: 10:00-10:30 12:00-13:00 15:00-15:30 | Time: 8.30 – 17.00 pm Breaks: 10:00-10:30 12:00-13:00 15:00-15:30 |
| Workshop A: Acute Gynecology / Obstetrics. | Workshop B: Basics of Open Fractures-Course. | Workshop C: Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) and Medical Technology in LMIC. |
| Tutors: Stefanie Grundler Stefanie Stutznaecker Hien Sontié Tiémassé Anika Hüser Lawry Dsane | Tutors: Matthijs Botman Pieter Haasnoot Pim Bongers Joost Binnerts, George Njambilo | Tutors: Egehan Salepci Ismail Mohamed Ali JimaleTobias Bastian |
Wednesday 9th of October
| Time 8.30 – 12.30 pm and 13.30 – 17.30 pm Breaks: 10:00-10:30 12:30-13:30 15:30-16:00 | Time 8.30 – 12.30 pm and 13.30 – 17.30 pm Breaks: 10:00-10:30 12:30-13:30 15:30-16:00 | Time 8.30 – 12.30 pm and 13.30 – 17.30 pm Breaks: 10:00-10:30 12:30-13:30 15:30-16:00 |
| Workshop D: Acute Abdomen, Bowel Anastomosis and Stoma Care in LMIC. | Workshop E: Anesthesiology and Critical Care in LMIC. | Workshop F: Low Resource Simulation Training for Laparoscopy |
| Tutors: Marije Gordinou de Gouberville Jurre van Kesteren Tom Gresnigt | Tutors: Emily Tegnell Nora Zergi Ryan Ellis | Tutors: Oliver Münsterer Andreas Lindner Judith Stolz Hans Schmidt Leonie Wesselmann Gnanaraj Jesudian Tim Horeman |
Thursday 10th of October
| Time: 8.15 – 12.15 pm and 13.00-17.30 pm Breaks: 10:00-10:30 12:15-13:00 15:00-15:30 | Time: 8.15 – 12.15 pm and 13.00-17.30 pm Breaks: 10:00-10:30 12:15-13:00 15:00-15:30 | Time: 8.15 – 12.15 pm and 13.00-17.30 pm Breaks: 10:00-10:30 12:15-13:00 15:00-15:30 |
| Workshop G: Neurosurgery “When there’s no CT-scan”. | Workshop H: Pediatric Surgery in LMIC. | Workshop I: Inguinal Hernia in Children and Adults in LMIC. |
| Tutors: Nicolò Marchesini Thomas Kapapa Lena Landsmann Abdelilah Sami Christian Doll | Tutors: Emmanuel Ameh Zaitun Bokhary Eva Stortelder Johannes Verweij Judith Lindert | Tutors: Theo Wiggers Marije Gordinou de Gouberville Jurre van Kesteren Tom Gresnigt |
II. CONFERENCE PROGRAM
| Thursday 10th October |
| 17.30 – 18.00 Opening ceremony Deichmann-Auditorium, LLZ Welcome remarks, introduction of keynote speaker |
| 18.00 – 18.45 Keynote Lecture Prof Bruce Biccard Professor and Second Chair, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Director of Global Surgery Research, Grote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town Safer Surgery for Africa: Challenges and Solutions |
| 18.45 – 20.15 Plenary I Deichmann-Auditorium, LLZ Session Leads: Dr Serena Cruz, PhD, GSU, USA/NL, Dr Dina Tadros, MD, MPH, DTC, Germany Speakers: H. E. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, Minister of Health Malawi Prof Emmanuel Malabo Makasa, Adjunct Professor of Global Surgery, Founding Director of WitSSurg, Zambia Prof Bruce Biccard, South Africa Sr Dr Sarah Deogratius, Cardinal Rugambwa Hospital, Tanzania Lessons learned, what is the Status quo on Global Surgery? What do we need to be more effective? |
| 20.15 – open End Dinner & Drinks: Mingle & Connect Lerncafe, LLZ |
| FRIDAY 11th October | |||
| 9.00 – 10.30 Plenary II Session Location: IG1, HS1 Chairs : Dr Lilian Gondwe-Chunda, Malawi Dr Laura Klösges, DTC Germany Speakers: Mr Claudio Tanca, Executive Director G4 Alliance, Italy Dr Juan Carlos Puyana, Chair of RCSI Institute of Global Surgery, Ireland, University of Pittsburgh, USA Dr Rose Alenyo, Chair of Training Division Plastic and Burns Surgery, Makerere University, Kampala/Uganda Dr Laëlle Mangurat, MD MPH Surgeon, Haiti Global Surgery in the middle of the SDGs, Global Surgery in the middle of the SDGs – still a neglected stepchild of Global Health?I just want to treat my patient – What I need from politics and academia! | |||
| 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break Lerncafé LLZ 11.00 – 13.00 Breakout Sessions I-IV | |||
| Breakout Session I Location: IG1, HS1 National Surgical, Obstetrics and Anesthesia Plans (NSOAPS) Session Chairs: Dr María José García Fuentes, Executive Director Latin American Health Corporation (CLS), Ecuador Prof Thomas Kapapa, Universitätsklinikum Ulm Session Leads: Prof Henning Mothes, DTC, Germany Dr Serena Cruz, G4 Alliance, GSU, NL/USA Speakers: H.E. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, MoH Malawi Prof Emmanuel Malabo Makasa, Zambia Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete, Fiji – online Prof Larry Akoko,, Associate Professor of Surgery, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania How far have we come in implementing NSOAPS. Which countries were successful, which countries weren´t and if so, why? Almost a decade since their inception, what are some of the lessons learned? How can we best move ahead form here? | Breakout Session II Location: Seminarraum 1, LLZ Road Traffic Accidents, Global Trauma Care and Burns Session Chairs: Dr Roeland Voorhoeve, NSIS NL Dr Ellen Reuling, NSIS, Netherlands Speakers: Dr Joost Binnerts, Dr international Health and Global Surgery, NL Dr Ismail Mohamed Ali Jimale, Head of ORL MoH Somalia Dr Juan Carlos Puyana, Chair of RCSI Institute of Global Surgery, Ireland, University of Pittsburgh USA Approximately 1.2 million people die each year off road traffic crashes. 92% of the world’s fatalities on the roads occur in LMICs, Road traffic incidents including burns and trauma cause the highest burden for acute surgical care. In this session we want to hear from leading experts on the causes, needs to support those practitioners on the ground and how to make our support more sustainable | Breakout Session III Location: Hörsaal Augen/HNO Global Surgery in Times of Conflict and Disaster Session Leads: Dr Sayed Shah Nur Shah, Incision Kenya Dr Lena Landsmann, Germany Speakers: Dr Brittney Mengistu (VU Amsterdam), NL Dr Carlos Pilasi Menichetti, MSF Consultant Trauma Surgeon NHS UK Dr Christos Giannou, Former Head Surgeon ICRC, Greece Dr Judith Kendell, Anesthesiologist MSF UK With many ongoing conflicts and more of those on the horizon, healthcare systems are quickly overwhelmed with an acute number of casualties that need specialized care, drain resources, and where healthcare workers and institutes become under attack as well. What measures need to be in place to ensure that the general population can still have access to a well-functioning healthcare system? | Breakout Session IV Location: Kurssaal Audimax Global Surgery: moving beyond Physicians? Session Leads: Dr Jonathan Vas Nunes, NL Dr Håkon Bolkan, Norway (CapaCare) Speakers: Mr Sandhi Gangha, Sierra Leone Dr Martilord Ifeanyichi, Ass. Professorial Research Fellow LSE Health, UK Dr Jakub Gajewski, RCSI Institute of Global Surgery, Ireland Dr Håkon Bolkan, Capa Care, Norway The long-term success of a surgery depends on more than the surgeon. Nurses, Midwives, Physical therapists. Beyond surgery, proper management of postoperative care has the most impact on on postoperative mortality. One solution could task sharing |
| 13.00 – 15.00 Lunch break, Poster presentation Lerncafé LLZ | |||
| 15.00 – 17.00 Breakout Sessions | |||
| Breakout Session V Location: Hörsaal Verwaltung Pandemic Preparedness in the Context of Global Surgery Session Leads: Dr Cynthia de Carvalho, DTC , Germany; Dr Jurre van Kesteren,NL Speakers: Sr Dr Sarah Deogratius, Cardinal Rugambwa Hospital, Tanzania Dr Richard Crawford, South Africa Dr Leticia Campos, Research Project Administrator, Rare Diseases Community (RDCom) Lessons learned from Covid-19 and preparing for the next pandemic. We cannot allow for a collapse of healthcare systems, surgical cases being cancelled, oncologic cases deteriorating and the disorganization and wrong prioritization to impact the surgical care in such a way again. This session will look at the measures that need to be put in place to not repeat the mistakes of past pandemics/endemics and to make sure the healthcare system is equipped to face the next catastrophe | Breakout Session VI Location: Deichmann Auditorium Women Leaders in Global Surgery – Experiences, Empowerment, Joint Action Session Leads: Dr Serena Cruz, GSU, NL / USA Dr Judith Stoltz, MD, M.Sc. GSU, Germany Speakers: H.E. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, MoH Malawi Dr Laëlle Mangurat, MD MPH, Surgeon, Haiti Dr Maria Camila Montufar Pantoja, GSU Dr Parnian Parvanta, MSF, Germany More than 70% of first-year medical students are female. More and more women are entering into surgical disciplines including obstetrics and gynecology. While these specialties are traditionally male dominated, we need to change the perception of young physicians that as a female doctor one cannot excel in surgery and have a family. We want to celebrate female role models and take a thorough analysis of the future of surgery and what needs to happen for surgery to still be an attractive discipline for young physicians in the future. | Breakout Session VII Location: IG1, HS1 Global Surgery – Technological Revolution and the Future Session Leads: Dr Jenny Dankelman, NL Dr Sayed Shah Nur Shah, Kenya Speakers: Prof Dhananjaya Sharma, Head, Dpt of Surgery, NSCB Med College India Dr Tim Horeman-Franse, Assoc. Prof TUDelft Sustainable Surgery & Translational Technology, NL Dr Gnanaraj Jesudian, G4 Alliance, India Looking at the future, AI, technologic advancements but also the growing need for low-cost solutions and innovative methods to deliver quality of surgical care is of increasing need. What efforts are being taken in that field and how can these solutions be upscaled and distributed widely. | Breakout Session VII Surgery beyond the Operating Room Location: Kurssaal Audimax Session Leads: Dr Bernward Steinhorst, Germany Dr. Nora Zergi, Norway Speakers: Dr Jerry K. Eshun, Specialist Family Practitioner, Ghana Dr Paul S. K Glover, Assist. Prof of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Ghana/Canada Dr. Nora Zergi, Norway Dr Martin Munthali, Zambia The LMIC Hospital: Superheroes’ Playground or Beehive?No successful surgery without other disciplines. Our goal is to describe the system which makes surgery work, often taken for granted by those who have not yet taken on all the different roles at a time – as ‘superheroes’ – themselves. Our speakers will describe the challenge from their own very distinct perspective, and then we will sit together discussing cases facing us with typical challenges regarding system – ‘beehive’ – function. |
| 17.00 – 18.00 Plenary III Synthesis of all Breakout Sessions Location: Deichmann Auditorium Each Chair to summarize Key Takeaways of their session. Moderated by Dr Laura Klösges | |||
| 19.00 – open End Official Dinner / Party at “Unperfekthaus” | |||
| SATURDAY 12th October | |||
| 10:00 – 11:00 Plenary IV The role of Advocacy – Political Action vs. Clinical Action? Location: Deichmann Auditorium Session Chairs: Dr Serena Cruz GSU USA/NL Dr Cynthia De Carvalho, DTC Germany Interactive Segment: Mr Claudio Tanca, Executive Director G4 Alliance, Italy Prof Emmanuel Malabo Makasa, Adjunct Professor of Global Surgery, Founding Director of WitSSurg, Zambia Dr María José García Fuentes, Executive Director Latin American Health Corporation (CLS), EcuadorDr Brenda Kelly, Consultant Obstetrician and Clinical Lead for women with FGM, Northern Ireland | |||
| 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break Lerncafé LLZ | |||
| 11.30 – 13.30 Working Group Sessions | |||
| Group Session I Location: LLZ, Seminarraum 1 Poster and Abstract Session Dr. Hanna Bleichroth, DTC Germany; Dr Sayed Shah Nur Shah, Incision Kenya | Group Session II Kurssaal Audimax Clinical Work, Case Reports’How I did it’ Dr Bernward Steinhorst, Germany Speakers: Dr Erik Erichsen, Surgeon Sweden/Ethiopia Dr Laëlle Mangurat, MD MPH, Surgeon, Haiti Dr Isaac Mubezi, Surgeon, Uganda Our goal is to sharpen our identity as Global Surgeons by looking at the past, present, and future in three different geographical, political, and social settings. Immersion into each speaker’s hospital through case histories turns that experience into a very immediate one. | Group Session III Deichmann Auditorium Next Generation – Education Dr. Judith Lindert, DTC, Germany Dr Mina Lahlal, Austria Speakers: Dr Mina Lahlal, Austria Dr Pratyush Kumar, Incision, India Dr Judith Hillner, DTC Germany Dr Alliance Niyukuri, Mercy Surgeons, Burundi – Online Dr Michael Cotton, Surgeon, Author “Primary Surgery”, Switzerland/UK Challenges for future generations of surgeons. Enhancing training opportunities and managing a world of protective medicine and advanced educational opportunities.Primary surgery a means to an end or the cornerstone for everysurgeon? | Group Session IV Location: IG1 Hörsaal 1 Networking and Advocacy Dr Serena Cruz, G4 Alliance and GSU, USA/NL Mr Claudio Tanca, Executive Director G4 Alliance, USA Representatives of all groups Do we need another (European) Global Surgery Network? And if so, how do we work together? |
| 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch Break Poster Presentation Lerncafé LLZ | |||
| 14.30 – 15.30 Closing Ceremony Deichmann Auditorium Introducing the EGSN – what it stands for, what it aims to achieve and why we think it is relevant. Dr Dina Tadros MD MPH, DTC Germany Announcing the Next Generation Leader Awardee – TBD Declaration of the Global Surgeon Dr Bernward Steinhorst (for the EGSN Advocacy Group) Where do we go from here? Prof Larry Akoko, Associate Professor of Surgery Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania Closing Remarks by Dr Ellen Reuling, NSIS, NL and Prof Henning Mothes, DTC, Germany 18:00 Dinner at L’Osteria, Rüttenscheider Straße 187-89 | |||