President’s Report 2016

The South African Society of Endoscopic Surgeons   Dear Member Spring is officially in the air, heralded by the warm weather and Kites in the sky This bodes well for our upcoming congress in Champagne …

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Medscheme and SASES appendectomy-funding pilot study has ended

In a joint presentation between Medscheme and the SA Society of Endoscopic Surgeons (SASES) a new plan was revealed to address the challenges associated with funding laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery.  The concept and a proposed pilot …

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SASES Update: Past, Present and Future

President's Report 23 February 2015 2015 is well and truly on its way as we see out the first quarter of the year. This affords us the opportunity to reflect on the year that has …

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SASES AGM 5 September 2014

Click here  to view the minutes from the SASES AGM on 5 September 2014.

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President’s Annual Report – Sept 2014

Dear SASES members Welcome to our AGM, and to the end of a busy but I believe productive year for your Society and its members. An election year AGM is an occasion to look back …

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President’s Letter July 2014

Dear SASES member Our congress this year coincides with the ISUCRS international conference, and will be in the world’s favourite city, Cape Town, from 4 to 7 September 2014. The organizing committee has described the …

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President’s annual report: Summer 2013/14

Dear SASES member, Pliny the elder famously said: “There is always something new out of Africa.”  Your Society tries to live up to this proud tradition, and since my last report a few “news” have …

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Annual Report 2013

Dear SASES member It is 4 weeks before the ASSA/SASES congress in East London, and I really hope we will see many of our members there, also at the AGM on Saturday morning 16 March. …

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Heine vd Walt bids farewell to the SASES office

Dear All, I have just returned from the OESO congress which again was a suburb oesophageal congress. I would like to extend my gratitude to the last Exco I was part of - as well …

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President Bob Baigrie Welcome to the Congress 2012

Dear SASES Delegate As always, it is a real pleasure to welcome you to the SAGES/SASES meeting. But it gives us particular pleasure this year to contribute to the successful celebration of our sister society's …

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