Newsletter International Society of Surgery (ISS) Société Internationale de Chirurgie (SIC)

June 2016

ISS/SIC President’s Welcome

Marco G. Patti President ISS/SIC

Dear Friends,

The executive committee of the Interna- tional Society of Surgery met in Zurich on March 11 and 12, 2016. It was a very productive meeting, characterized by a new energy and enthusiasm. The follow- ing summarizes some of the key subjects discussed during the meeting:

Even though the World Congress of Sur- gery held in Bangkok in August 2015 was a great scientific success, it was marked by the tragic death of Professor J.-C. Givel, the ISS/SIC Secretary General who had led the ISS/SIC for the last 6 years. Professor Ken Boffard of South Africa has been chosen as new Secretary General for the next period. Ken is an internation- ally known trauma surgeon who led the ISS/SIC as President between 2009 and Sculpture on a fountain at historic city center, Basel

June 2016 1 The City of Basel from a bird’s eye view (© Basel Tourismus)

2011. His experience will help tremen- We thank Professor Andrew Hill for iden- Overall, I feel that this was a great start dously during these difficult times. tifying important issues that are relevant of a new cycle. Working together we will to the future of the ISS/SIC. Five subcom- be able to make the ISS/SIC and all the In January of 2016, it was decided that mittees were created and we hope more participating Societies more relevant on the 2017 World Congress of Surgery members will decide to contribute: the national and international level. could not take place in Buenos Aires as planned. This decision was very difficult 1. Decrease costs of the World Congress Best Regards, but necessary considering the current fi- of Surgery for surgeons from LMIC. nancial situation in Argentina. We are very Marco Patti, grateful to Professor Alberto Ferreres for 2. Establish a Fellowship of the ISS/SIC. President ISS/SIC & his efforts as President of the Local Orga- Congress President WCS 2017 nizing Committee. Almost uniformly Basel, 3. Appoint a small committee/editorial Switzerland was chosen as the venue for board to run the website and social the World Congress of Surgery that will media. take place on 13–17 August 2017. Basel is a lovely city, widely considered the cul- 4. Establish a process for medical stu- tural capital of Switzerland. It is situated at dents and surgical trainees/residents the Swiss-German-French tripoint, and it to join the ISS/SIC for a minimal fee. is easy to reach from any country in the world. With the participation of many dif- 5. A membership strategy to be developed ferent surgical associations, we are plan- by each Collective Member Society (for- ning a strong scientific program which merly Integrated Society). will take place in a modern and efficient congress center.

June 2016 2 ISS/SIC Editorial

I hope you enjoy the ISS/SIC Spring news- (Week 33). This avoids any conflict with • Our Collective Member Societies are letter. This is one of the largest newslet- Swedish meetings. Lots of exciting ac- looking at ways of delivering the maxi- ters ever produced by the ISS/SIC office, tivities for members and their families mum value, both in terms of education, and is a reflection of the enthusiasm that are planned. and providing members with the sup- the new Executive has brought to the or- port and information they need, and ganisation, and a specific compliment to • The ISS Foundation is expanding. We expanding what the Society can do for Mr. Chris Storz from our office who has hope to allow more travel scholars, but you. This edition of the newsletter con- had the task of putting everything togeth- additionally, to broaden the entire fund- tains key information from the Collective er. Our new Administration, led by Mr Mike ing base, in order to assist our educa- Member Societies. Iliopoulos is settling in, assisting Mr Victor tional initiatives across the world. The Bertschi as Executive Director. Prof. An- report from the new Secretary/Trea- I hope you enjoy reading what is planned drew Hill heads our membership Commit- surer, Mike Sarr, is important to all of for our future. As always, please write, tee. We are reviewing several proposals us, and affects the future of the ISS/SIC email, tweet, but let us know your to make membership easier to obtain, Education program. thoughts and where you would like the especially to those surgeons working in Society to be headed, and what you can developing countries who wish to play a • The World Journal of Surgery, un- do for the Society, or what the Society part in global surgery. We will report back der the able Leadership of the Editor, can do for you. in due course. John Hunter, is going from strength to strength. We have listened very carefully Kenneth D. Boffard In this issue: to all your input, and the Journal is go- Secretary General ISS/SIC • An update and report from the Local ing fully electronic. However, if you still Organising Committee (LOC) for the feel the need for a print copy, please let Basel Congress, which is confirmed for us know. The WJS is now on Twitter as Sunday 13 – Thursday 17 August 2017, well.

Report by the General Secretary

only had 10 Secretaries General. I have had the privilege of being a member of the Society more than two decades, working with such exceptional people as Thom- as Rüedi, Ruediger Siewert, Felix Harder, Kenneth D. Boffard and Jean-Claude Givel. Felix has very ably Secretary General steered the Society as Acting Secretary ISS/SIC General, since Bangkok, and my thanks are especially due to him for the stable transition he was able to achieve at a dif- ti, and a large majority of the Executive Dear Friends, ficult time, and for being a mentor to me Committee felt circumstances did not al- as well. I have had the honour of serving low for the 2017 World Congress of Sur- The 46th World Congress of Surgery as an elected officer in the Society, both gery meeting to take place in Buenos Ai- which was held in Bangkok in August as President of IATSIC, and as President res, as planned. The Executive Committee 2015 was a great success, both financial- of the Society itself. Over the years, it of the International Society of Surgery met ly and in the number of attendees. It was has been a real privilege to have had in- in Zurich on March 11 and 12, 2016, and also marked by the tragic death, during teraction with so many members of the Basel, Switzerland, has been chosen as the Congress, of Professor Jean-Claude Society in so many countries, and so it is the venue for the 47th World Congress of Givel, the ISS/SIC Secretary General. with both pleasure and humility that I look Surgery for 2017, and it will take place on forward to serving you and the Executive 13-17 August 2017. With the participation I have been appointed as Secretary Gen- Committee. of many different surgical associations, eral of our extraordinary International we are planning a strong scientific pro- Society of Surgery from the beginning of In addition, after consultation, and for a gram which will take place in a modern April. In its entire history, the Society has number of reasons, President Marco Pat- and efficient congress centre. The dates

June 2016 3 of the meeting have been moved earlier bership base, as well as trying to make it so that there are no clashes with Europe- more affordable to attend the World Con- an meetings. This should also suit many gress. Under the overall Chairmanship of visitors from other parts of the Northern Andrew Hill, from Auckland, a number of hemisphere especially, as it now takes ad hoc Committees have been created place during school vacations. More in- to study the situation and to report back formation will be regularly posted on our with proposals to address the problem. new website (www.iss-sic.com and Specifically, issues such as the costs of www.wcs2017.org). Make Switzerland the World Congress, a process to involve the jumping off point for a European family medical students and surgical trainees, holiday, and enjoy the sights and sounds reviewing of the website and social me- of some of the great European capitals dia, and other issues which are important before or after the World Congress. No for the expansion of the Society will be matter where you land, Basel is not far addressed. We are also trying, with in- away. Put the dates in your diary! creased input from our Collective Member Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland Societies, to increase the educational ac- (©Switzerland Tourism/Franziska The Basel Local Organising Committee tivities on behalf of the Society, especially Pfenniger) (LOC) met on the 4th of April, and plan- in years between Congresses. ning is advancing rapidly for a great WCS. tive Director, is reducing his role in the So- The Scientific Program is being finalised, I also think it is time to review the role of ciety, as is Felix Harder, from whom I have and caters for all the needs, not only of the Society’s National Delegates. These taken over. We have a new Administrative the Collective Member Societies, but for individuals are our representatives in the Director, Mike Iliopoulous, a new office in the many more “General” Surgeons who countries where we have members. I am Zurich, a dynamic Executive Committee, attend from all corners of the world. sure that the role of the National Delegate and a new Secretary General! I look for- can be expanded, and their efforts appre- ward towards the future. President Patti, and the Executive, follow- ciated more, both by the National Mem- ing the March meeting, have launched a bers, and by the Society itself. Please let Please write to us in the office, and let us number of initiatives to make the Society me have your views. have your views. You are the Society. more accessible to younger members, and to those from Lower and Middle In- This has been an “interesting” year for the Kenneth D. Boffard come Countries, and increasing the mem- Society. The events in Bangkok caused Secretary General ISS/SIC bership attractions to broaden our mem- great sadness. Victor Bertschi, our Execu-

Evening in Lucerne with the internationally renown Chapel Bridge. Just 1:15 hrs from Basel (©Switzerland Tourism/Ivo Scholz)

June 2016 4 Welcome to Basel WCS 2017

Pierre-Alain Clavien humanists or anatomists like Paracelsus, Co-President LOC Erasmus of Rotterdam or Andreas Vesa- WCS 2017 lius.

The strong cultural heritage in Basel was also developed through intense exchang- es with German and French cultures across the borders. Here you will find an amazing concentration of art museums Nicolas Demartines like the Basel Museum of Art with its mag- Co-President LOC nificent extension opened in April 2016 or WCS 2017 the world-renowned Beyeler Foundation among others. Colmar, France (©Basel Tourismus) – The pharmaceutical giants like Roche 50 min. from Basel and Sandoz and Ciba Geigy, now kown as Novartis were all founded in Basel, and still have their headquarters and strong re- Dear Friends and Colleagues, search facilities. Relevant for the ISS/SIC, was the leadership of Martin Allgöwer as Welcome to Basel, Switzerland, the city Secretary General for many years, and he on the Rhine and home to one of the moved the ISS/SIC office from Brussels to oldest medical Faculties in Europe. Ba- Basel in 1979, which was very important sel – embedded between Switzerland, for the success of the Society. Germany and France – is very proud of its past, currently counting about 800'000 The WCS 2017 Local Organizing Com- inhabitants in the agglomeration on the mittee (LOC) had a relative late start due River Rhine. some external circumstances well ex- plained by President Patti. The LOC is View onto Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau Basel was a Celtic settlement and be- now well catching up – along with our mountains in the Bernese Oberland came an important roman military strong- congress organizer MCI – to propose a (©Switzerland Tourism/Lucia Degonda) – hold during the first century B.C. An earth- landmark meeting. A very attractive sci- 2 hrs. from Basel quake destroyed part of the city in 1356, entific program, prepared by ISS/SIC but 100 years later the University of Basel and the 6 Collective Member Societies, Once more, the most appreciated scien- was founded in 1460 as the first Swiss is about to be finalized. Various hands-on tific writing course will take place, as well University. courses for breast surgeons (BSI), GI-sur- as several special lectures and interna- geons (ISS/SIC), trauma-surgeons (DSTC tionally recognized speakers. Attractive Paper manufactory and printing were es- by IATSIC) will be available. pre- and post-congress tours will be pro- tablished in Basel and attracted scholars, posed, if delegates choose to take some additional days to visit Switzerland or neighboring countries.

Remain updated through the wcs2017.org webpage, which will be active shortly. Put the congress dates in your agenda, 13–17 August 2017 and don’t miss the offer for the “early birds”!

We are very much looking forward to wel- coming you here in Basel in August 2017.

With our profound friendship

Pierre-Alain Clavien & Nicolas Demartines Old University of Basel (©Andreas Gerth) Art Museum, Basel (©Basel Tourismus) WCS 2017 LOC Co-Presidents

June 2016 5 Report by the Local Organizing Committee WCS 2017 47th World Congress of Surgery, Basel, Switzerland, 13 – 17 August 2017

As outlined by President Marco Patti in of events with global reputation such as Corner”. Have breakfast in Switzerland, this newsletter the 47th World Congress “ART BASEL” or “BASELWORLD”. lunch in Germany and dinner in France! of Surgery is being transferred to Basel, And within 1.5 and 2.5 hours you reach Switzerland. As always in the past this The City of Basel with a population of marvelous places like Lucerne, Interlaken, particular destination has been booked as some 200’000 is located on the banks the alps with the Matterhorn or the Mont- an emergency back-up should special cir- of the Rhine River in Switzerland at the blanc, the highest alpine peak in Europe. cumstances require such action. It is evi- junction of the Swiss, German and French Besides its attractive medieval old town dent that some cutbacks have to be taken borders, the so called “Three Country center Basel is also the “birthplace” of into account when a local organization at a new venue takes off just 18 months be- fore the event. Consequently, a group of LOC-, ISS/SIC- and MCI-staff performed together a first site inspection at the Ba- sel Convention Center on February 12 to make sure that the infrastructure will be adequate to host WCS 2017 which in fact is the case. President Marco Patti visited Basel and the Congress Center short- ly thereafter and was quite thrilled both about the center and the city. To avoid a clash with the Swedish Surgical Week and the involvement of IAES, WCS will be held from August 13 to 17, 2017. Make sure to put the right date into your agenda!

Basel Convention Center is offering top equipment in all respects as demon- strated year after year at the occasion Basel Convention Center (© Basel Tourismus)

LOC, ISS/SIC and MCI–staff at site inspection

June 2016 6 prominent pharmaceutical companies. Novartis and Roche headquarters are lo- cated in Basel. You will be surprised to find an unexpected number of outstand- ing art-museums. You will enjoy free rides on a very dense network of public trans- portation (if staying at a hotel in Basel).

Basel Airport is ideal for low cost flights from many European cities as Easy Jet, Ryanair and Wizz which offer many daily flight connections. Participants from over- seas will either arrive in Zurich or Frankfurt Airport and continue from there directly by train to Basel for 1 or 3 hours respectively. The city offers ample hotel accommoda- tion in different categories. Those wishing to stay in low budget hotels may choose to stay in a hotel in Germany or France which can be reached by a 20 min. tram ride from the Convention Center for which A lane in the Old City of Basel (©Basel Tourismus) tram tickets are to be purchased.

Three weeks after the March ISS/SIC as Co-Presidents of LOC, representing Executive Committee a first meeting of the German and French speaking part the Basel WCS 2017 Local Organizing of Switzerland, Prof. Marcel Jakob, in- Committee (LOC) convened on April 4. coming president of the Swiss Society of Initial steps to start with the heavy burden Surgery SSS represents the University of of work have been started immediately. Basel and Prof. Raffaele Rosso from Lu- While Prof. Pierre-Alain Clavien and Prof. gano the Italian part of Switzerland as well Nicolas Demartines have agreed to act as the SSS as its actual president. The neighboring countries are represented in the Local Organizing Committee by Prof. Doris Henne-Bruns from Ulm for Germa- ny; Prof. Albert Tuchmann from Vienna for Austria and Prof. Georges Mantion from Besançon for France. Finally, the LOC is supplemented by our Swiss National Del- egate PD Dr. Walter Schweizer, Prof. Felix Harder, Prof. Daniel Scheidegger and Mr. Elio Tomasetti. Victor Bertschi will act as Secretary of LOC.

We expect strong support by the industry Rhine River in Basel with the “Muenster” despite the very late date and short notice (© Basel Tourismus) of less than 18 months to go. The SSS would have liked very much to join WCS. Now is the time to mark your participa- However the late change of destination re- tion at this congress in your diary and grettably made this impossible and SSS take advantage of travelling from far to will convene as planned by the end of May visit friends in Europe and explore most 2017 but has assured its support. attractive sites in and around Switzerland. Your family will appreciate joining you. Please follow the congress-activities, pre- and post-congress tours and other inter- Looking forward to seeing all of you in esting details on our congress Homepage 2017 in Basel ISS/SIC President Marco Patti at the that is being updated regularly: “Three Country Corner” in Basel where Victor Bertschi France, Switzerland and Germany meet www.wcs2017.org Secretary LOC

June 2016 7 Report by the ISS-Foundation

encourage the member societies and mittment to the mission of the ISS Foun- the various country chapters to also dation. I will also be approaching all the increase the number of their traveling local country chapters of the ISS/SIC to scholarships urge their members to donate again even a small amount in order to increase the 2. To serve as a clearing house to encour- number of travelers sponsored by their or- age and help provide access to devel- ganizations to attend the World Congress oping countries to use the outreach of Surgery in 2017 in Basel. educational programs offered by our Collective Member Societies, such as In addition, I will be approaching many of Michael G. Sarr & Jay L. Grosfeld the IAES, IATSIC, BSI, and any other the humanitarian organizations and phil- member societies or educational pro- anthropic groups to also get involved in grams developed through interaction our worthy mission to increase the edu- As the new Secretary/Treasurer of the ISS with the ISS/SIC, ISS Foundation, and cational opportunities in the developing Foundation, I thought I would update the affiliated societies. world to address the all-to-often over- Society about the plans for the ISS Foun- looked burden of surgical disease. dation in the near future. The Executive To do this, the ISS Foundation will need to Committee of the ISS Foundation plans actively and aggressively raise monies to As always, I am very open to any sugges- to build on the excellent work pioneered fund such initiatives and here is where tions from the membership of the ISS/SIC by Dr Jay Grosfeld over the last decade you come in! You will be hearing from on how to further this mission as well as to increase the educational opportunities me as the Secretary/Treasurer. I will be any suggestions of organizations or hu- offered by the ISS/SIC for the developing approaching and encouraging all of you manitarian causes that the ISS Founda- world via the following objectives: to give even just small donation (5 to 10 tion should approach. Please e-mail me Euros) along with your annual dues. I per- directly with any suggestion that you 1. To increase the number of traveling sonally have started this off with a USD have to: [email protected]. scholarships to the 2017 World Con- 1’000 donation to the Foundation as have gress of Surgery, not only those given other members of the Executive Com- Michael G. Sarr by the ISS/SIC itself, but to help and mittee of the ISS Foundation as a com- Secretary/Treasurer ISS-Foundation

Event at Basel Convention Center (©Baselworld)

June 2016 8 WJS Report

John G. Hunter Editor in Chief WJS

The World Journal of Surgery continues to be very popular amongst surgeons from around the world. Again this year, we will receive close to 2’000 submissions, and publish less than 20% of the material re- ceived. While the acceptance rate is thin, it keeps the journal quality high, putting the WJS into the top 10 general surgery journals as rated by the Google H-5 index. However, the experience of the WJS for the 80% who receive rejection notices is less pleasing. We recognize that we are entrusted with a prize possession of ev- ery surgeon who sends us a manuscript. We are given the gift of data, original re- WJS Writers’ Workshop at WCS 2015 Bangkok search, and words. And, in appreciation of this gift, most authors will receive a have received requests from our readers with the Academic Career Development rejection notice from us. To these many that a print copy of the WJS on the cof- Course. The Sunday afternoon session of individuals, and teams of surgeons, I can fee table may no longer be necessary or the Career Development Course will focus only thank you for thinking of the WJS desirable. This year, we have made their on writing, publication, and CV building. when you complete your research study. wishes come true. Unless a member of The didactic material presented on Sun- I hope you will not get discouraged by one the ISS/SIC makes a specific request to day afternoon will be directly applicable or more rejection notices, and instead use receive a paper Journal, no journals will to the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday them as experience to improve your work, be sent. As a result, we are printing less morning sessions. We strongly encourage so that your next paper will be published than half the number of copies of the all participants in the Writers’ Workshop in the WJS or another high-quality surgical World Journal of Surgery than we used to sign-up for the Career Development Journal. to, saving many trees in the process. If Course as well. you have noticed that your paper Jour- The quality of our Journal is not only pro- nal is not appearing, but would like to still In closing, the World Journal of Surgery portional to the number of submissions receive one, please let the ISS/SIC office continues to be your Journal, and we look received, but it is directly influenced by the know as they are providing the mailing list forward to hearing from you as an author, quality of reviews performed by our edito- to Springer, our publishers. or as an ISS/SIC member. Let us know rial Board and guest reviewers. Through how we can do better! this voluntary activity, we are able to pro- For those who enjoy social media, the vide authors with constructive criticism WJS has expanded its Twitter footprint Until next time, designed to improve the quality of the re- to >700 followers. 3-4 tweets a week are vised manuscript for WJS or for another drawing attention to our publications and John Hunter Journal. If the authors are the farmer’s, the provide a venue for brief commentary on Editor in Chief, WJS editorial board and expert reviewers are our publications. If you are not yet a fol- the chefs who turn remarkable raw mate- lower of the WJS, please join us on Twitter rials into a finished dish, –hopefully tasteful @worldjsurg. and to your liking! At the next World Congress of Surgery, This year the Journal is evolving our elec- August 2017 in Basel, we will again of- tronic transformation. For many years we fer the Writers’ Workshop in conjunction

June 2016 9 Report by the Administrative Office

Mike Iliopoulos iss-sic.com) and we hope you will like Administrative the new design and functions. Director A new membership system is in progress which we hope to bring online soon. This system should facilitate our members to easily access their recorded information and dues control. More to come soon…..

Springer Verlag NY has now stopped the of existence. Starting with 800 pages in Chris Storz 2015 access codes to World Journal of 1977 it is now at 3’030 pages in 2015. Scientific Director Surgery and members who have not yet Congratulation to WJS and a great thanks covered the 2016 annual dues had their to all who have contributed to this suc- subscription ceased. Of course, we will cess! be happy to reactivate your subscription upon receipt of your payment towards We look forward enthusiastically to a 2016 dues. prosperous future of ISS/SIC and WJS.

Only recently we have realized that the Mike Iliopoulos & Chris Storz Dear Members World Journal of Surgery WJS, estab- ISS/SIC Administrative Office lished in 1977, may celebrate 40 years After the transition of the ISS/SIC Admin- istration from Lupsingen to Zurich, we have well established our new premises and are happy about a smooth transition In Memoriam process. Please note that also our office On a sad note, we have recently been informed by the Japan Chapter that the e-mail has changed to surgery@iss-sic. ISS/SIC Honorary Member Prof. Koichi Ishikawa has passed away on January 12, COM – please delete the former e-mail 2016. Prof. Ishikawa has joined the ISS/SIC in 1967 and was awarded honorary address [email protected] from your membership in 1999 at the Vienna Congress. Our heartfelt condolences on behalf address book and only use the new one. of the Society go to his family. Also, Mike Iliopoulos has been successful to launch the new ISS/SIC website (www.

News from IAES

Dimitrios Linos The IAES meeting in Bangkok was a ia LiVolsi on The Pathologic Prognostic President IAES highly productive and enjoyable meeting. Factors in Thyroid Carcinoma: What the Although attendance was somewhat di- Clinician Should Expect. In addition, we minished because of the bombing shortly had two State-of-the-Art lectures; one before the start of the meeting, those of by the ever entertaining Dr. Ian Hay on us who attended were treated to wonder- Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Managed at ful Thai hospitality and a well-run and sci- Mayo Clinic During 7 Decades. Dr. Akira entifically stimulating meeting. We would Miyauchi updated us on the data for Ac- like to thank our local arrangement chair tive Surveillance of Papillary Microcarcino- Janice L. Pasieka Dr. S Chantawibul for organizing an en- ma of the Thyroid. Under the guidance of Secretary/Treasurer chanting banquet and the Pre-Congress the Program Committee Chair Dr. Jean IAES workshop on Endoscopic Thyroidectomy. Louis Kraimps, 47 excellent podium pre- Out-going President Dr. Chen-Hsen Lee sentations and numerous posters made gave an interesting Presidential Address up the rest of the scientific meeting.Dr. on Endocrine Diseases in Traditional Chi- Julia Ann Sosa and I would like to thank nese Medicine. This year’s Peter Heimann all the reviewers for the World Journal of Lecture was given remotely by Dr. Virgin- Surgery for your help in providing honest

June 2016 10 tice. Our 2017 program, along with the usual podium and poster presentations will also include two very exciting panel discussions. The first one will be on Tran- sitioning; Highlighting the Key Milestones of an Endocrine Surgeon, from Fellow into retirement. There will also be a round table discussion on the future of Endocrine Sur- gical Societies and the role the IAES will play going forward. An Endocrine Video session will again take place for the early risers in the group. Professor George Chrousos has agreed to deliver the Peter Heimann Lecture for 2017 on Cushing’s Syndrome. The State-of-the-Art Lectures will be given by Drs. Nancy Perrier and CY Lo. In keeping with our theme of pro- viding relevant, thought-provoking top- ics they have agreed to tackle the ever changing landscape of MEN 1 syndrome and the value of Clinical Practice Guide- lines. Of course not to be missed will be the Presidential Address. Dimitrios has just recently sent me the title of his talk;

Basel City Hall outside It is a great honour to have been elected and constructive feedback not only to 12 new members have been inducted as your Secretary-Treasurer for the next those manuscripts generated from our into the IAES. We have made efforts to six years. My assistant Tammy Mierau meeting, but for your ongoing help and streamline the membership process, so and I are looking forward to serving in support throughout the year. Thirty of the encourage your endocrine surgical col- this capacity and to help make the IAES a podium presentations were accepted by leagues to join this wonderful association. strong and meaningful association for En- the World Journal of Surgery and will be docrine Surgeons world-wide. Please feel included in the IAES issue of the journal Plans for the 2017 program for the IAES free to contact us at IAES_JP@icloud. in the near future. If you haven’t received are already underway. The dates our our com with any thoughts or suggestions. a request to review an endocrine surgical next meeting will be August 13–17, 2017 manuscript for the WJS and would like to in Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Daniel Oertli Janice L. Pasieka do so, please let us know and we will be has agreed to serve as our Local Arrange- Secretary/Treasurer IAES sure to find you some work! ment Chair and we are very appreciative of him stepping into this role on short no- I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Geoffrey Thompson and his trusted assistant Marilyn Churchward for the last 6 years of dedicated service to the IAES as our Secretary-Treasurer. Geoff has done a wonderful job in this capacity and will continue to serve the IAES as Council-coordinator. Dr. Dimitri- os Linos our current President and Dr. Gerry Doherty President-Elect, along with myself, round out the IAES Execu- tive Council. The council of the IAES con- sisting of Drs. Greg Randolph, Göran Wallin, Tsuneo Imai, Stan Sidhu, Euy Soh, Jean Louis Kraimps, Martha Zei- ger, Sally Carty and Euy Young Soh, have been busy working on your behalf. We continue to grow and as of this year ….and inside (© Edition Phoenix)

June 2016 11 News from IATSIC

Manjul Joshipura community globally and our educational professional live and rapidly changing President IATSIC programs, are important tools to achieve surgical paradigms. We meet generally these goals. Over the years, we have every other year at WCS but other than made a lot of progress in promoting edu- that huge event, our contact remains vir- cation in surgery of trauma through DSTC tual and occasional. World Trauma Con- and NTMC courses. With introduction of gress 2016 in August in Delhi would be DATC (Definitive Anaesthetic Trauma Care) one such platform where IATSIC would course, we would be able to cater to the be visible as one of the sponsors. We are educational needs of our colleagues with also invited to present a scientific session interest in anaesthesiology and resuscita- and your participation there is welcome. As you might be aware, we are back in tion. By adding the DATC, we would aim Europe for WSC 2017. After Helsinki in to educate our very important colleagues Finally, I would like to congratulate Ken 2013 we are returning to Basel in Switzer- in the trauma team – the anaesthetists Boffard, our Past President of IATSIC and land for WSC 2017. Basel is a wonderful and the intensivists with relevant knowl- ISS/SIC, who has been selected to take destination and an academic feast awaits edge for the definitive management, ICU over as Secretary General of ISS/SIC. I you at Basel ! The scientific programme care and peri-operative management of wish him a fruitful career ahead to sup- for WSC 2017 is being finalized by the ex- the trauma patients. The DATC covers the port the organization and all its Collective ecutive team, keeping in mind the topics Damage Control period until re-operation Member Societies. of contemporary interest in trauma and for definitive treatment. Mutual under- acute surgery. Any suggestion for en- standing of the concepts and procedures Best wishes, riching our IATSIC scientific sessions is specific to each speciality will ultimately Manjul Joshipura, welcome. lead to an improved patient outcome. President IATSIC

One of the common goals for ISS and Keeping small societies like IATSIC vibrant IATSIC is to raise our membership base, and relevant, is challenging in today’s visibility and influence in the surgical competitive environment, our fast paced

Fountain in Basel by artist Jean Tinguely (© Tourismus Basel)

June 2016 12 News from IASMEN

Dileep N. Lobo President IASMEN

The guidelines on enhanced recovery after colonic, rectal and pancreatic sur- gery co-sponsored by the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery® Society and IASMEN, published in the World Journal of Surgery in 2013 have been among the most downloaded and most cited articles published in the journal. Since their pub- lication, these guidelines are helping to shape perioperative care world-wide. The joint ERAS® Society-IASMEN guidelines on perioperative care in bariatric surgery have just been published in the World Journal of Surgery and are available as a free download (http://link.springer.com/ Pilatus (2120 m), panoramic summit in Central Switzerland. From Alpnachstad article/10.1007%2Fs00268-016-3492-3) reachable by cog-wheel railway. (©Switzerland Tourism/F. Villiger) and the Altimetric score of this article is rising rapidly.

Members of IASMEN were involved actively with the Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (JSPEN) at Seoul in March 2016 under the stewardship of Prof. Takashi Higashiguchi who is the President Elect of IASMEN and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of JSPEN. The President of IASMEN and Past Presidents (Profs. Ken Fearon and Olle Ljungqvist) and ISS/SIC Council Member (Prof. Andrew Hill) were promi- nent speakers at the recently concluded 4th World Congress of the ERAS Society (http://www.erassociety.org/index. php/final-programme) at Lisbon, Por- tugal. Other members of IASMEN also participated. The Congress was a re- Evening view from the Riffel lake to the Matterhorn (©Switzerland Tourism/Ivo Scholz) sounding success and the combined ef- fort of the two societies is helping change perioperative care worldwide. be held at Basel in 2017 and this promises fields of surgical nutrition and metabolism to be an exciting meeting. and perioperative care. The Scientific Chair of IASMEN, Professor Anders Thorell has drawn up an interest- IASMEN continues to work on developing Dileep N. Lobo ing and stimulating academic programme guidelines, increasing its membership and President IASMEN for the 47th World Congress of Surgery to stimulating research and teaching in the

June 2016 13 News from BSI

Cheng Har Yip Cum Laude from the Pennsylvania State Vietnam in June 2016. Together with the President BSI University in 1974 and her MD in 1976 IAES, BSI will run a Breast and Endocrine from Jefferson Medical College. She did Course in Kota Baru, Malaysia in August her surgical residency at the Medical Cen- 2016. BSI will also take part in the Annual ter Hospital of Vermont from 1976-1981, ASAP Meeting in Mombasa in Dec 2016, followed by 2 years of surgical oncology and has been invited to run a BSI Course training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Can- at the Breastanbul meeting in Nov 2016 cer Center in New York. Dr. Morrow is the in Turkey. recipient of the Outstanding Professional BSI is pleased to announce that the Woman Award from the State of Illinois Below is the report of the SGPGI Breast Veronesi Lecturer at the WCS 2017 in Federation of Business and Professional Course in Lucknow. Basel will be Dr Monica Morrow. Women, the Alpha Omega Alpha Out- standing Clinical Faculty Award from the Cheng Har Yip University of Chicago, the Women Mak- President BSI ing a Difference Award for Medical Inno- vations from the State of Illinois, and the Speaking of Women’s Health Foundation Award. She is a Distinguished Alumni of the Pennsylvania State University and a Distinguished Alumni of Jefferson Medi- cal College. In 2012 she was the recipient of the Gianni Bonnadonna Breast Cancer Monica Morrow is chief of the Breast Award from ASCO, and in 2013 she was Surgery Service, Anne Burnett Windfohr the William McGuire lecturer at the San Chair of Clinical Oncology, co-chief of the Antonio Breast Cancer symposium. She Breast Program at Memorial Sloan-Ket- is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow) Monica Morrow, MD and the Royal College of Surgeons of Ire- Chief, Breast Service, land. She is the editor of 3 breast cancer Anne Burnett Windfohr textbooks and has published more than Chair of Clinical Oncology 350 book chapters, manuscripts, and ed- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, itorials. She has served on the Board of New York, NY, USA Directors of the American Society of Clin- Professor of Surgery ical Oncology and the Society of Surgical Weill Medical College of Cornell Oncology, and was the President of the University Society of Surgical Oncology in 2012-13. Her interests include the application of tering Cancer Center, and Professor of clinical trials data in practice, the evalu- Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cor- ation of new technology related to local nell University. Prior to this she served therapy of breast cancer and surgical de- as the G. Willing Pepper Chair in Cancer cision making. Research and the chairman of the Depart- ment of Surgical Oncology at Fox Chase Breast Surgery International is dedicated Cancer Center. From 1993 to June 2004, and committed to the advancement of she was Professor of Surgery at North- the science and art of breast surgery and western University Medical School and maintenance of high standards in practice director of the Lynn Sage Comprehen- of breast surgery. An area of emphasis for sive Breast Program at Northwestern the society is towards developing quali- Memorial Hospital. From 1999 – 2001 ty breast cancer care in low and middle she also served as director of the Cancer income countries. To achieve this mis- Department of the American College of sion, BSI takes part in breast courses in Surgeons and executive director of the different parts of the developing world. American Joint Committee on Cancer. A This year, BSI was involved in the SGPGI native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Dr. Breast Course in Lucknow in February Morrow received her BS degree Magna 2016, and plans to hold a course in Hue,

June 2016 14 The SGPGI Breast Course 2016

The SGPGI (Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad- BSI Council, and the Organising Secre- The course faculty included, besides BSI uate Institute) Breast Course-2016 tary and Course Convener was Dr Sab- guest faculty, overseas experts including was held at SGPGIMS (Sanjay Gandhi aretnam M. The Breast Surgery Inter- Mr Rishikesh Parameshwar from UHMB Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sci- national co-sanctioned this course, and Lancaster UK and a galaxy of eminent ences) Lucknow, India on 13th–14th Feb- supported it by facilitating participation of Indian breast surgeons, radiation oncol- ruary 2016. The course was organized two overseas BSI guest faculty, namely ogists, medical oncologists, radiologists, by Department of Endocrine & Breast Dr Jean-Francois Boileau from Montreal pathologists and other allied specialists. Surgery, SGPGIMS, under auspices of Canada from and Dr Owen Ung, Secre- The course was well attended by 85 fac- SGPGI Breast Health Program & As- tary BSI from Brisbane Australia. In ad- ulty and 271 delegates from various parts sociation of Surgeons of India (UP dition, BSI was represented by Dr Mikael of the country. Altogether, 18 Indian states Chapter). The Organising Chairman was Hartman from NUHS Singapore, and a and two union territories were represent- Professor Gaurav Agarwal, who is in the large number of BSI members from India. ed by the delegates. In addition, 3 over-

June 2016 15 seas delegates from United Kingdom and trum of breast pathology related issues Pathologic diagnosis of breast cancer- Bangladesh participated in the course. including model breast cancer pathology FNAC vs Core Biopsy, and Mini sympo- reporting, ER, PR and HER neu testing sium on breast cancer genetics. Lectures The forenoon session on first day of protocols and uniform reporting, as well on breast conservation in EBC, Onco- the course was devoted to the course as pathological evaluation of the sentinel plastic breast surgery and Management workshops on “Breast Radiothera- lymph nodes were discussed by expert of axilla in EBC were received with great py Planning Practicum”, “Mastology pathologists and surgeons, and attended interest by the audience. Tumour Board Refresher for Non Mastologists” and by about 110 delegates. It was followed discussion involving three cases with a “Venous access and chemoports in by a hands-on F.I.S.H. workshop partici- panel of breast surgeons, medical on- breast cancer patients”, which were pated by 32 pathologists. In the afternoon cologist, radiation oncologist, radiologist very popular. Simultaneously, the Breast session, breast cancer evaluation, breast and pathologist was well received. Twen- Pathology symposium was held in the imaging and pathology of breast cancer ty free posters were presented by young forenoon of 13th February. A wide spec- were discussed, followed by debate on surgeons and radiation oncologists. The 5

June 2016 16 best posters were chosen for presentation In order to encourage participation of famed Oudhi “Music” and “Zaika”- cu- in the competition paper session, and the young surgeons and oncologists, the linary delights was enjoyed and appre- three best were awarded. course organizers offered “Travel Grants” ciated by one and all. to seven of those who had their abstracts The second day of SGPGI Breast Course accepted for presentation at the course. The course organizers are thankful to the started with sessions on Free Video/ pa- Course participants were given a e-ques- BSI, and the BSI guest faculty, and hope per and poster discussion. The session tionnaire to rate the scientific contents and the society would continue this support to on “large and locally advanced breast provide feedback. Majority of participants our future courses as well. cancer” including tumour board style dis- found the scientific contents of excellent cussion and session on “critical issues in quality. Some of them have provided the Sabaretnam M breast cancer management and follow feedback that the time for discussion may Organizing Secretary up” focused on contentious issues in have been less. Some surgical residents Course Convener management of breast cancer in limited and practicing surgeons have expressed resource environment. The session on the need for hands-on surgical training Gaurav Agarwal “advanced and metastatic breast can- sessions- something that seems imprac- Organizing Chairman cer” threw light on supportive and palli- tical for such short course. Course Director ative care and also limited role of surgery in such cases. The contributions of the BSI guest faculty were widely appreciated by participants A breast quiz for post-graduates was for their quality and relevance to the local keenly contested by 50 participants, and practice. The course also provided a great the best three performers were awarded opportunity to the faculty and participants prizes. There was an interactive quiz in to make new friends and renew old friend- which all delegates participated. The last ships. The social evening- “Shaam-e- session of course included seven breast Awadh” which provided a glimpse of the surgery master videos. “Lucknawi Tehzeeb”- culture, and the

www.basel.ch June 2016 17 News from ISDS

Alberto R. Ferreres Buenos Aires and will take place in the tial Sessions: one by ISDS President, Prof President ISDS & city of Basel, Switzerland between August Tonia Young Fadok (Scottsdale, Arizona) President elect 13 and 17, 2017. The decision was sup- and the other one by SSAT President ISS/SIC ported by ISS/SIC Executive Committee Board of Trustees, Prof Fabrizio Michelas- and MCI, the Congress Organizer. si (New York, New York). This reflects a long standing partnership between both The 46th WCS 2015 took place in Au- Institutions and with reciprocal sessions in gust in Bangkok, Thailand and although each meeting (World Congress of Surgery fear from attacks was present, the Thai and DDW). hospitality overcame all difficulties with a very wide attendance of representatives The ISDS, originally created as the Colle- On behalf of the International Society of from the 5 continents and a significant gium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae, Digestive Surgery and its Executive Com- outcome. is organized alongside three pillars: the mittee, I am sad and regretful announcing Japanese section, the European Federa- that the 47th World Congress of Surgery The ISDS Program had several highlights, tion and the American (North, Central and was cancelled from its original venue in including two widely attended Presiden- SouthAmerica), plus digestive tract sur- geons from worldwide. A new Executive Committee was recently voted in Bangkok which accurately reflects worldwide rep- resentation.

President Alberto R. Ferreres, Argentina President Elect Hiroyuki Konno, Japan Past President Tonia M. Young-Fadok, USA Vice Presidents Bruno Zilberstein, Brazil Pierre-Alain Clavien, Switzerland Secretary General Alessandro Fichera, USA Deputy Secretary General Marco Fisichella, USA Treasurer General Dieter Hahnloser, Switzerland Councilors Marco Allaix, Italy Senol Carillis, Turkey Justin Dimick, USA Fernando Herbella, Brazil Toru Kono, Japan Eduardo Targarona Soler, Spain Jennifer Tseng, USA Matthew Walsh, USA WJS Editor (ex officio) John G. Hunter, USA Consultants Masaki Kitajima, Japan Chung-Mau Lo, Hong Kong, China PR Marco G. Patti, USA Carlos A. Pellegrini, USA Nathaniel J. Soper, USA

ISDS Sessions at WCS 2015 Bangkok

June 2016 18 Due to the change of venue and the ap- will enlighten the Scientific Program. The pointment of a new Local Organizing Program Committee is also organizing Committee, the ISDS Program Commit- Pre Congress courses with “hands-on” tee, headed by our President Elect, Prof methodology. H. Konno, is reformulating the scientific program with the aim of including experts The LOC and all the ISDS officers will from all over the world and in all fields of work very hard to provide an amazing digestive tract surgery. New modalities and very attractive social program, so as are being discussed to improve the edu- to provide excellent opportunities for net- cational experience of attending the Con- working among gastrointestinal surgeons gress, with a focus on young attendees. from all over the world.

The Congress will overview all the recent I look forward to your presence and meet- advances in foregut, bariatric, abdominal ing you in Basel at the 47th World Con- wall, hepatopancreatobiliary and colorec- gress of Surgery, under the Presidency tal surgery, with participation of key opin- of Prof. Marco Patti during August 13-17, ion leaders in their fields of expertise and 2017! Save the dates in your schedule! will be profitable not only for the experts but to all general surgeons and trainees Alberto R. Ferreres as well. We are also looking to the par- President ISDS & ticipation of all our members through President elect ISS/SIC posters and oral presentations, which Waterfront Basel (© Niklaus Buergin)

ASAP Newsletter

Stephen W. Bickler as the epidemiology of cancer in Africa President ASAP and the management of cancer related pain. Parallel sessions will focus on the surgical workforce crisis in sub-Saharan Africa and safe surgery initiatives.

We encourage all ASAP members as well as all interested members from across the ISS/SIC to participate in this meeting. There will be opportunities to submit abstracts for oral and poster The Alliance for Surgery and Anesthesia presentations, with a submission dead- Presence (ASAP) is pleased to announce line for these is August 31st. More infor- that our 2016 annual meeting will be mation can be found on the SSK web- held in partnership with the College of site (http://www.ssk.or.ke/index.php/ Surgeons of East Central and Southern latest-news-and-events/58-cosec- INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SURGERY Africa (COSECSA) and the Surgical Soci- sa-conference-2016), and in the future ety of Kenya (SSK). Taking place on De- on the COSECSA and ASAP websites. Administrative Office (ISS/SIC) cember 8th and 9th in Mombasa, Kenya at If you would like to be added to ASAP’s Seefeldstrasse 88 the Pride Inn Paradise hotel and confer- newsletter distribution for further updates, CH-8008 Zurich ence center, the COSECSA meeting will please contact Dr. Milliard Derbew at Switzerland focus on the theme, “Surgical Oncology [email protected]. Phone: +41 44 533 76 50 2016 – Advances in Africa.” ASAP has Fax: +41 44 533 76 59 been invited to collaborate on some of We hope to see you in Mombasa! E-Mail: [email protected] the plenary sessions exploring the central Web: www.iss-sic.com meeting theme. We hope to contribute our Stephen W. Bickler multi-specialty expertise on such topics President ASAP

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