Friday, 2 November 2012

APSA 2012 Travel Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr. Omolara Williams

Recipient of the 2012 Travel Fellowship


APSA and APSAF are excited to announce that Omolara Williams, MD, is the recipient

of the first-ever Travel Fellowship. Williams is a lecturer and consultant

pediatric surgeon in Lagos State University College of Medicine and Lagos State

University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, where she is pioneering the

development and establishment of pediatric laparoscopy and is dedicated to

continually improving services through training, research and evidence-based

practices in spite of limited resources.
Congratulations!

Thursday, 1 November 2012

WOFAPS 2013

Invitation

Dear Colleagues,

The German Society of Pediatric Surgery has been appointed to host the 4th World Congress of the World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons. The Congress will take place in Berlin from October 13th – 16th, 2013. For our society this is a great honor and we have the pleasure to invite you to Berlin on this occasion.

The Congress motto is “Children‘s Surgery with Competence & Heart”, and many activities will be executed to meet both pretensions.

Clinical and scientific topics will include:



• Burns
• Diagnostic
• Endoscopy and Minimal Invasive Surgery (including SILS, robotics)
• Hepato-biliary pancreatic surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Oncology
• Short bowel syndrome
• Surgery of newborn and congenital malformations
• Thoracic surgery (including CDH)
• Traumatology
• Urology
• Vascular anomalies and malformations


Berlin is the trend-setting city and capital of Germany and has experienced tremendous changes during recent years. Besides an inspiring scientific program, further exceptional highlights can be enjoyed when colleagues gather from all over the world. Berlin makes your heart beat and guarantees a lot of fun.

Looking forward to welcoming you in 2013!

Yours,



Prof. Dr. Richard Azizkhan
President WOFAPS

Prof. Dr. Jörg Fuchs
President of the German Society of Pediatric Surgery