Booklet

Programme

Presentations:

Operative risk in elderly patients with cardiovascular dysfunction DR MAAKAMEDI    

Timing of major surgery in relation to an acute ischaemic cardiac event, what are the problems and how to ameliorate those problems DR MOTSHABI                                                                    

Drug and antibiotic treatment in critically ill surgical patients, what are the considerations PROF PARUK                                                                                                                                         

Preparation of the elderly patients for emergency surgery DR MOTILALL                   

Challenges of peritoneal dialysis in obese patients DR MALULEKE                                

Challenges of haemodialysis in obese patients PROF MULAUDZI                                  

Essentials in pre-operative assessment of the super-obese for elective bariatric surgery DR LUBBE        

Surgical risk in the severely morbidly obese patients PROF VAN DER WALT                 

Management of hypercalcaemia in the elderly DR BULABULA                                     

Management of Graves’ disease in pregnancy PROF MOLAOA                                     

Management of phaeochromocytoma or Cushing disease in pregnancy DR CAIRNCROSS

Challenges of breast cancer in pregnancy DR NIETZ                                                      

Breast cancer in elderly patients DR MOKONE                                                              

Major GIT cancer surgery in the elderly PROF MONTWEDI                                          

Fertility issues in young colorectal cancer patients DR OYOMNO                                 

Elective surgery in cirrhotic patients, when to operate, when to manage conservatively PROF BRAND    

Approach and challenges to surgery in HIV infected patients DR JACKSON                  

Preparation and management of patients on anti-coagulation or anti-platelet therapy for elective or emergency surgery PROF PEARCE                                                                                  

Challenges of laparoscopic surgery in the elderly frail patients MR MAHARAJ            

Management of major abdominal trauma in pregnancy DR MOTHABENG                  

Challenges of severe trauma in children PROF SHAIK                                                    

Surgical care in-transition from paediatrics to adulthood DR MULLER                         

Challenges in surgery for preterm babies PROF LOVELAND                                          

Challenges in Management of burns in children PROF SHAIK                                        

Ethical consideration of bariatric surgery in a developing country PROF ROSSOUW    

Ethical consideration of bariatric surgery in a developing country DR LUBBE