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2025 SAAPS Congress – Academic Schedule (Provisional)
THURSDAY 1st May 2025
08h30 – 16h00: Advanced Laparoscopic Course
16h00 – 17h00: College Council Meeting /SAAPS EXCO Meeting
17h00: 2025 SAAPS Congress Meet & Greet @ Beach Bar
18h00: Dinner
FRIDAY 2nd May 2025
07:30 – 08:20 REGISTRATION
08:20 – 08:25 Welcome: Prof Milind Chitnis
08:25 – 09:00 SAAPS President’s address: “Fiddling with the Fetus” by Prof Samad Shaik
SESSION 1: Trauma (Prevention):
Chairs: Dr Esme le Grange &Prof Mariza de Villiers
09:00 – 09:30 Dr Simone Abib: Safe Kids Brazil
09:35 – 09:45 Ms. Zaitoon Rabney- Child Safe SA
09:45 – 09:55 Dr Nirav Patel: Prevention of childhood injuries: Bara experience
09:55 – 10:05 Dr Dennis Mazingi: Paediatric Trauma Registry for Africa
10:05 – 10:15 Paper 1
10:15-10:25 Paper 2
10:30 – 11:00 TEA/COFFEE
SESSION 2: MIS/GENERAL SURGERY
Chairs: Mr Sheikh Gafoor & Dr Hansraj Mangray
11:00 – 11:30 Dr Rasik Shah: Establishing and developing MIS with limited resources
11:30-12:00 Dr. Raju Saoji: Overcoming the challenges of thoracoscopy
12:05 – 12:15 Prof Martin van Niekerk: The role of simulation in minimal access surgery
12:15-12:25 Paper 1
12:25-12:35 Paper 2
12:35-12:45 Paper 3
12:45- 12:55 Paper 4
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH/ Poster Session 1
Chairs: Dr Yashoda Manickchund & Dr Nkululeko Majola
SESSION 3: Oncology
Chair: Dr Derek Harrison & Mr Sheik Gafoor
14:00-14:30 Dr Hafeez Abdelhafeez: Role of nephron-sparing surgery in the management of WT
14:35 – 14:45 Dr Derek Harrison:
14:45-14:55 Paper 2
14:55-15:05 Paper 3
15:05-15:15 Paper 4
15:15-15:25 Paper 5
16:30 – 16:00 TEA/COFFEE/ Poster session 2
Chairs: Dr Sello Machaea & Dr Mfuneko Kopolo
SESSION 4:
Chairs: Prof Samad Shaik & Dr Saveshree Govender
16:30-17:00 Prof John Lazarus: Endoscopic management of primary VUR
17:05-17:15 Industry rep 1
17:15-17:25 Industry rep 2
17:25-17:35 Industry rep 3
Saturday 3rd May 2025
07:30 – 08:20 REGISTRATION
SESSION 5: Global Paediatric Surgery/Paediatric Surgery in Africa/ Research
Chairs: Prof Nyawalwni Tshifularo & Dr Ellen Mapunda
08:25 – 08:55 Dr Eric Borgstein: Paediatric Surgery in Africa- Past, present and the future
09:00 – 09:10 Dr Thozama Siyotula: Women in Paediatric Surgery in South Africa: The past, present and the future
09:10-09:20 Dr Elliot Motloung: My experience of practising in rural South Africa
09:20-09:30 Dr Corné de Vos: A bio-psycho-social follow-up model for children born with oesophageal atresia
09:30-09:40 Prof Milind Chitnis: Relevance of GICS & PAPSA to Paediatric Surgeons & trainees in SA
09:40-10:00 Dr Sachit Anand: Conducting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses at Lightning Speed: Practical Tips for Rapid and Rigorous Evidence Synthesis
10:00-10:30 TEA/COFFEE/Poster session 3
Chairs: Dr Lizette Brits & Dr Akhona Mbonisweni
SESSION 6: UROLOGY
Chairs: Dr Tarryn Gabler & Dr Shalin Singh
10:30 – 11:00 Dr Sujit Chowdhary: My approach to the postnatal management of PUJO
11:05-11:15 Paper 1
11:15-11:25 Paper 2
11:25-11:35 Paper 3
11:35-11:45 Paper 4
11:45-11:55 Paper 5
12:00-13:00 LUNCH/Poster session 4
Chairs: Dr Itayi Simango & Dr Amanda Ngobese
Session 7: HEPATOBILIARY/GIT/Colorectal
Chairs: Dr Omar Khamag & Dr Giulia Brisighelli
13:00-13:05 Paper 1
13:05-13:15 Paper 2
13:15-13:25 Paper 3
13:25-13:35 Paper 4
13:35-13:45 Paper 5
13:45-13:55 Dr Ellen Mapunda: Gallstones in children- My experience
14:00-14:30 TEA/COFFEE/Poster session 5
Chairs: Dr Ashwini Maharaj & Dr Corne’ de Vos
14:30-15:15 Janie Louw Memorial lecture: Prof Milind Chitnis
15:15-16:30 SAAPS AGM
18:00-20:30 Conference dinner
Sunday 4th May 2025 (Hybrid Session - Zoom Available)
07:30 – 08:20 REGISTRATION
SESSION 8: Panel discussion on Medico-legal issues + ETHICS /Burnout
Moderator: Dr Sello Machaea Timekeeper:
08:30-08:50 Introduction and the need of the hour: Prof Samad Shaik
08:50-09:10 Invited talk by an expert from Shackelton Risk
09:10-09:30 Ms Lindsay Clarke: Identification, management & prevention of burnout in Paediatric Surgery trainees and Specialists in South Africa
09:30-10:00 Discussion, questions and answers
10:00-10:30 TEA/Poster session 6
Chairs: Dr Yentl Gamiet & Dr Elliot Motloung
10:30-11:45 Panel discussion on “Quality of care in Paediatric Surgery/Urology”
Moderator: Dr Corné de Vos
10:30-10:45 Importance of quality of life for Paediatric Surgery patients
10:45-11:45 What impacts the QoL of patients born with surgical correctable congenital diseases? Key points with 1-2 short video clips from patients
10:45-10:55 EA/TEF: Dr Corné de Vos
10:55-11:05 ARM: Dr Guilia Brisighelli
11:05-11:15 HD: Dr Marion Arnold
11:15-11:25 Urology: Prof Samad Shaik
11:25:11:45 The importance of Qo Life in Paediatric Surgery. Open Q&A and discussion with panel members.
11:45-12:00 Prize distribution, handing over gifts to guests
12:00 – 12:15 CLOSE OF CONGRESS – Concluding remarks- Dr Yashoda Manickchund
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