COSECSA 2025
Scientific Conference
Day 1 - Diamond Hall
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| Diamond Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 07:00 – 08:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 08:00 – 09:30 | Plenary I: Session 1 on global surgery Panel head: Dr Didier Kamatari | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 08:00-08:10 | 1.Bridging the Language Gap in Surgical Education: A French-Language Adaptation of the COSECSA Surgical Foundations Course. Yves K. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 08:10-08:20 | 2.Moving towards equity: Leveraging academic partnerships in surgical education. Gatwiri | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 08:20-08:30 | 3. Factors Influencing Female Medical Students Career Choices in Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study in Burundi. G. Kazobinka | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 08:30-08:40 | 4. Strengthening Surgical Education in LMICs: Harnessing Ethiopia's National Perioperative Quality Improvement Network as a platform for Capacity Building | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 08:40-09:00 | Q&A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Coffee breakClick Here | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 09:30-12:30 | Lectureship and Panel discussion Chair: Michael MWACHIRO | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 09:30-10:00 | Key Lecturer : BJS - Lecturership: Meeting the surgical Needs through teaching and training. Prof Abebe BEKELE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:00-10:30 | Prof Krikor Erzingatisian Lectureship by Prof Eric BORGSTEIN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:30-11:00 | Key Lecturer Wallant Surgery to Alleviate poverty in Africa. Pankaj G Jani and LALONDE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00-12:30 | Panel discussion: Meeting the surgical Needs through teaching and training Panelist: Pr Pankaj JANI, Pr Leodegal BAZIRA, Pr Abebe BEKELE, and Prof Eric BORGSTEIN | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00-11:10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:10-11:20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:20-11:30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:30-11:40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:40-11:50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:50-12:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:00-12:30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12h30-14h00 | Lunch break : 9Click Here | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14h00-15h30 | General surgery Dr. Yves Yankunze | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Perioperative Outcomes and Associated Factors among Adult Patients Undergoing Laparotomy for Non-Traumatic Acute Abdomen in Eastern Ethiopia: A Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study. By Joseph SALOMON (10min) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.Factors Associated with Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania. By Esraadam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15h30-16h00 | 4. Traffic in Theatre as a Risk for Surgical Site Infection at Three Tertiary Hospitals in the Copperbelt Province, Zambia By SEKE KAZUMA | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16h00-17h30 | 5. Building Rural Surgical Capacity in DR Congo through the Diploma in SOTA Care. By Neil Robert | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16h00-16h15 | 6. Learning how to improve surgical patient safety in African hospitals: lessons from the 5Rs to Rescue quality improvement initiative. By Richard | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q&A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15h30-16h00 | Coffee Break 6 poster presentation Click Here | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16h00 - 16h15 | Smile Train - Sponsor Talk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16h15-16h25 | OHANAONA-sponsor talk | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16h25-16h45 | Key lecturer Surgical training in Africa: yesterday, today and tomorrow. Micheal MWACHIRO | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16h45-17h30 | Pannel discussion Innovations, Policy and Partenership Panelist: OMS, Dr Micheal MWACIRO, Dr Lallonde and MOH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17h30-18h00 | Networking |
Quick links
COSECSA AGM 2025
- Dates: November 30 – December 5, 2025
- Venue: Donatus Conference Center, Bujumbura, Burundi
- Phone: +257 69 86 02 02 | +257 62 17 00 00
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