Reports from our friends at PSION (Pediatric Surgery International Online Network) on the recent Pan African Paediatric Surgical Association conference.
PAPSA 2012 Day 1
The 9th Biennial Pan African Paediatric Surgical Association conference in Cape Town has brought together surgeons from not only many African countries but also from across the globe. The Rainbow Nation exemplifies a mixture of cultures, mirrored in the origin of the conference delegates. Many with a shared goal of [...]
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PAPSA 2012 Day 2: Surgical Safety
Recently, at the Pan African Paediatric Surgical Association’s 9th Biennial Conference (18 to 21 March, Capetown, South Africa) a noteworthy lecture was delivered. The lecture was in honour of the Association’s founder Professor Heinz Rode (South Africa). It was titled lecture titled ‘Surgical safety: Checklists and beyond’ , and was brilliantly delivered by Professor [...]
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PAPSA 2012 Day 3: Parenteral nutrition
Day 3 of the Pan African Paediatric Surgery conference kicked off with two lectures on short bowel syndrome and nutrition, ironically, since we had been wined and dined at the beautiful Groot Constantia wine estate the evening before. David Sigalet gave the Plenary lecture on the experience with short gut and intestinal rehabilitation in [...]
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PAPSA 2012 Highlights: Diamonds and Botox
The 9th Pan-African Paediatric Surgical Association (PAPSA) biennial conference held in South Africa from 18th to 21st March was a forum for sharing experiences and tackling challenges to the provision of surgical care to children, particularly in Africa. Delegates attended from over 30 nations. The trauma symposium highlighted the significant burden of childhood trauma [...]
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