2021 SASES Presidents Report

Presidents Report 2021 - The South African Society of Endoscopic Surgeons As a Surgeon in a respiratory disease pandemic, our profession and, often our patients, had to take a back seat to the burden of respiratory …

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SASES 2021 Virtual Congress – Thank you to our members for making it great

SASES hosted a virtual congress this year - 9 to 10 September 2021. Please visit the congress website for more information. We must thank Eugenio Panieri, and all our participating members, for the tremendous effort …

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Medscheme approves Proventi Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery

SASES is proud to announce its efforts to represent members in discussions with Medical Schemes, and motivation regarding the performance of metabolic surgery has been fruitful. We are pleased to inform you that the Medscheme …

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Update on SASES and Bariatric Surgery

Dear Members The SASES Exco has been reviewing the position of bariatric and metabolic surgery in South Africa with the view to supporting this very necessary surgery. From the outset the SASES Exco has undertaken …

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Live Bariatric Workshop

Department of Surgery Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University/Dr George Mukhari Hospital Faculty Management and Staff: Prof. Zac Koto, Prof. Heine van der Walt, Dr. Anel Lengton Date: Friday 15th February 2019 Time: 7:00am to close of day Venue: S113, 1st floor, Clin path building, SMU campus

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Bariatric accreditation

SASES has been involved in the development of accreditation for bariatric surgeons in South Africa. There are now 2 possible ways for a surgeon to achieve accreditation for performing bariatric surgery. Please visit this page …

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‘NHI will be an unmitigated disaster’

  “Despite its proven incompetence at managing public service organisations, the government is determined to create a vast centralised healthcare system. Instead of failing only some South Africans, as it does now, government healthcare will …

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SASES AGM Notice 14 September 2018

Enquiries: Susan Parkes Tel: 011-717-2601 Fax: 086-662-4320 info@sases.org Postnet Suite 199, P/Bag X2600 Houghton 2041 Website: www.sases.org NOTICE IS GIVEN FOR THE SASES AGM TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2018 AT SASES 2018 …

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Update on your society’s activities since Port Elizabeth ASSA/SAGES

Dear Membership As we have entered the final quarter of 2017 it is fitting that you, the Membership, have an update on what your Society – SASES is doing for you and for endoscopic surgery. …

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Update on the Medscheme – Appendectomy Pilot Study has ended

Aim: To make MAS affordable Role Players: Medscheme and the Medical Aids they manage SASES members who join the pilot study Essentials of the Study: No Letters of Motivation (LOM) for Laparoscopic Appendectomies Surgeon to stay within …

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