International society of surgery (iss/sic) Basel, Switzerland, 13 17 August 2017

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CONGRESS INFORMATION

EXHIBITION
WCS 2017 will feature a trade exhibition that includes organizations, companies and manufacturers 
related to clinical and experimental surgery. The exhibition will be held in hall 4.1. The exhibition 
hours will be:
Sunday, 13 August 2017 
18:30 – 21:00
Monday, 14 August 2017 
09:00 – 16:30
Tuesday, 15 August 2017  
09:00 – 16:30
Wednesday, 16 August 2017  
09:00 – 16:00
CONGRESS LANGUAGE
The official language is English. Please note that there will be no simultaneous interpretation.
BADGES AND ENTRY TICKETS
As a security requirement, please remember to wear your name badge at all times within  
the congress premises to have access to the scientific sessions, exhibition and social functions. 
Additionally, an entry ticket is required for:
Basel Night 
The Society Dinners 
The separately booked Courses and Workshops 
Name badges and pre-booked entry tickets are provided upon registration.
DRESS CODE
Business Attire is recommended in the scientific sessions. For social events, please follow the 
dress codes listed below::
Sunday 
Opening Ceremony and welcome reception 
Business attire/Academic           
Monday 
Basel night  
Smart casual
Tuesday  
Society dinners  
Smart casual/Business attire
COFFEE AND TEA REFRESHMENT 
Coffee and tea is available in the Exhibition Hall (Hall 4.1) 
Other refreshments and snacks can be purchased at the coffee corners also located  
in Exhibition Hall (Hall 4.1).
LUNCHES
No lunches are served. Cash bars will be available in the Exhibition Hall (Hall 4.1). 
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MOBILE PHONES
Please respect the presenters and the audience by ensuring that your mobile phone is switched 
off or in silent mode while you are attending the scientific sessions.
 
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY
Complimentary Wi-Fi accessibility is available. 
WLAN SSID: WCS 2017
Login: 2365713679
Password: 4764
PHOTOGRAPHING AND RECORDING
Photographing, audio taping, video recording, digital taping or any other form of recording for 
commercial use is strictly prohibited in the session rooms and poster areas. The copyright of 
scientific contributions is to the International Society of Surgery (ISS/SIC) and the World Journal 
of Surgery (WJS).
SMOKING
Smoking is prohibited at the congress venue. Smoking is allowed only at designated areas out-
side the Congress Center Basel.
CONTACT
Scientific Secretariat WCS 2017
c/o ISS/SIC  
Phone: [phone]
Seefeldstrasse 8  
Fax: [phone]
8008 Zurich  
E-mail: [e-mail]
Switzerland 
Web: www.iss-sic.com
Congress Secretariat WCS 2017
c/o MCI Suisse SA 
Phone: [phone]
9, rue Pré-Bouvier
1242 Satigny / Geneva 
E-mail: [e-mail]
Switzerland 
Web: www.wcs2017.org
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CONGRESS INFORMATION

Sunday, 13 August 2017
07:00 – 19:00
Registration at Congress Center Basel (Entrance CCB – Ground Floor)
08:00 – 15:45
GI Course (Rooms Shanghai 1 & Delhi – Ground Floor)
08:00 – 16:00
AAS / ISDS / WJS / ISS/SIC Academic Career Development Course – at extra 
charge (Room Osaka/Samarkand)
08:00 – 11:30
IAES Executive Council Meeting (Room Nairobi – 2nd Floor)
08:30 – 14:00
BSI Workshop Oncoplastics (Room Kairo 2 – Ground Floor )
08:30 – 16:00
BSI Course “Genetics of breast cancer: a practical update  
(Room Kairo 1 – Ground Floor)
10:00 – 11:00
IATSIC DSTC Committee Meeting (Room Boston 3 – Ground Floor)
11:00 – 12:00
IATSIC Executive Committee Meeting (Room Boston 3 – Ground Floor)
12:00 – 14:00
ISDS Executive Committee Meeting (Room Nairobi – 2nd Floor)
12:00 – 15:00 
IAES Interesting Case Presentations (Room Singapore – 2nd Floor)
13:00 – 16:30
DSTC/DATC Workshop (Room Boston 3 – Ground Floor)
16:00 – 17:00
ISS/SIC Reception of Travel Scholars (Room Sydney – 2nd Floor)
17:00 – 19:00
Opening Ceremony (Room San Francisco – 3rd Floor)
19:00 – 20:45
Opening of Trade Exhibition & Welcome Reception(Hall 4.1 – 1st Floor)
Monday, 14 August 2017
07:00 – 19:00
Registration at Congress Center Basel (Entrance CCB – Ground Floor)
08:00 – 17:30
Scientific Program at Congress Center Basel
08:00 – 10:00
ISS/SIC President’s Address & Martin Allgöwer Lecture  
(Room San Francisco)
12:15 – 13:45
ISS/SIC Special Session: 100 years Martin Allgöwer (Room Montreal)
12:00 – 14:00
WJS Editorial Board Meeting (Room Kairo 1) 
19:00 – 23:00
Basel Night at Sand Oase – at extra charge
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
06:45 – 18:00
Registration at Congress Center Basel (Entrance CCB – Ground Floor)
07:00 – 17:30
Scientific Program at Congress Center Basel
07:00 – 08:15
ISS/SIC / Springer Writers’ Workshop – part I – at extra charge (Foyer 2
nd
 
Floor)
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07:00 – 08:15
JAWS / AWS Breakfast Meeting – Women Surgeons only  
(Foyer 2
nd
 Floor)
10:30 – 11:00
IAES Business Meeting (Room Singapore)
11:00 – 13:45
ISS/SIC National Delegates/Representatives Lunch with EC members  
(Room Kairo 1)
12:15 – 13:45
ISDS General Assembly – Members only (Room San Francisco)
14:00 – 14:45
IASMEN Executive Committee Meeting (Room Shanghai 2–3)
14:45 – 15:30
IASMEN Business Meeting – Members only (Room Shanghai 2–3)
17:00 – 18:00
IATSIC Business Meeting – Members only (Room Boston 1–3)
17:00 – 18:00
ASAP Business Meeting – Members only (Room Delhi)
17:30 – 18:30
BSI Council Meeting (Room Sydney)
Society Dinners
All dinners at extra charge – Members & Guests only
Wednesday, 16 August 2017 
06:45 – 18:00
Registration at Congress Center Basel (Entrance CCB – Ground Floor)
07:00 – 08:15
ISS/SIC / Springer Writers’ Workshop – part II – at extra charge (Foyer 2
nd
 
Floor)
07:00 – 17:30
Scientific Program at Congress Center Basel
08:30 – 09:30
BSI Business Meeting – Members only (Room Sydney)
16:00 – 17:30
APIMSF Annual Meeting (Room Delhi)
Thursday, 17 August 2017
06:45 – 18:00
Registration at Congress Center Basel (Entrance CCB – Ground Floor)
07:00 – 08:15
ISS/SIC / Springer Writers’ Workshop – part III – at extra charge (Foyer 2
nd
 Floor)
07:00 – 17:30
Scientific Program at Congress Center Basel
07:15 – 08:15
WCS 2019 Program Committee Meeting (Room Delhi)
11:15 – 12:45
ISS/SIC General Assembly – Members & Guests only (Room San Francisco)
12:15 – 13:45
RIAATCE / IAAMTES General Assembly (Room Kairo 2)
IAES (18:00)
IATSIC & ASAP (19:30)
BSI (19:00)
IASMEN & ISDS (19:00)
WOFAPS (Faculty only) (19:00)
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Several Prizes are offered by various societies to the Presenting Author of selected 
Abstracts as below. 
ISS/SIC LLOYD M. NYHUS PRIZE SESSION
The 6 best abstracts intended for a Free Paper presentation in the program of the International 
Society of Surgery ISS/SIC are presented in the “Lloyd M. Nyhus Prize Session” on Thursday, 
17 August 2017 and are awarded a Certificate. A jury of internationally renowned experts will 
choose the best presentation in this Prize Session. A Prize Money of CHF 1‘000.00 for the best 
presentation will be awarded to the Presenting Author. The Prize will be given at the ISS/SIC 
General Assembly on Thursday.
IAES FREE PAPER PRIZE FOR TRAINEES
 (residents/registrars, fellows and medical students) 
The International Association of Endocrine Surgeons (IAES) awards the Presenting Authors of 
the best Clinical Free Paper (The Dr Charles Proye Award) and the best Basic Science Free Paper 
(The Dr Selwyn Taylor Award) each Prize Money of USD 1’000.00. Only presenting Authors  
who are trainees are eligible for these awards. To be considered for the award, the presenting 
author will need to check the appropriate box the work was done primarily by a trainee 
in the Abstract Submission form at the time of submission. Prizes will be given at the IAES Dinner 
on Tuesday. NOTE: Medical Students who present an abstract MUST register within the category 
of "Trainee". 
IAES POSTER PRIZE FOR TRAINEES
 (residents/registrars, fellows and medical students) 
The International Association of Endocrine Surgeons (IAES) awards the Presenting Authors  
of the best Clinical Poster (The Dr John Farndon Award) and the best Basic Science Poster  
(The Dr Michael Brauckhoff Award) each Prize Money of USD 500.00. Only presenting Authors 
who are trainees are eligible for these Poster awards. To be considered for the award, the  
presenting author will need to check the appropriate box indicating the work was done primarily 
by a trainee in the Abstract Submission form. Prizes will be given at the IAES Dinner on Tuesday.
NOTE: Medical Students who present an abstract MUST register within the category of "Trainee".
 
IATSIC FREE PAPER PRIZE
The International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) will evaluate the 
best Free Paper presentation in one of the regular IATSIC Free Paper Sessions. The Presenting 
Author of the best presentation in this field will be awarded a Prize Money of CHF 1'000.00 
and a Certificate.
IATSIC POSTER PRIZE
IATSIC will evaluate the best Poster on Trauma Surgery and will award the Presenting Author 
a Prize Money of CHF 500.00 with a Certificate (regardless of category "Poster Discussion" or 
"Poster Exhibition Only").
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PRIZE SESSIONS AND AWARDS

BSI FREE PAPER PRIZE
Abstracts in the field of Breast Surgery based on unpublished original work will be selected  
for presentation in the BSI Best Paper Award Session. Individuals interested for their abstracts  
to be considered for the award will need to check the appropriate box in the Abstract  
Submission form. These manuscripts may be published in the BSI issue of WJS after undergoing 
the usual peer- review process. Failure to register and submit the full length manuscript in time 
may preclude the selected abstract from being presented in the Congress.
All selected papers will be presented in the "Best paper competition session" on Tuesday,  
August 15, 2017. The Presenting Author of the best BSI paper in the award session as judged 
by a panel of eminent breast surgeons will be awarded a USD 1'000.00 Prize. The runner-up will 
be awarded a USD 500.00 Prize.
BSI POSTER PRIZE
All posters displayed in the BSI program at WCS 2017 will be evaluated by a panel of eminent 
experts during the poster viewing session on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Prizes consisting of USD 
1'000.00 and USD 500.00 respectively will be awarded to those judged as the best and second 
best posters. 
The Presenting Authors, on their discretion may consider submitting a full length manuscript 
of the paper to be presented, conforming to the format of original articles in World Journal of 
Surgery through its online submission platform https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/wjs. These 
manuscripts may be published in the BSI issue of WJS after undergoing the usual peer-review 
process.
ISDS GRASSI PRIZE SESSION
The Grassi prize will be awarded to a young surgeon (less than 40 years of age) who presents 
the best paper focusing on benign and/or open surgery of the gastrointestinal tract. This is in 
keeping with the expertise and talents of Prof. Grassi in whose honor this award was established. 
One of the authors of the abstract must be current member of ISDS (confirm qualification for 
the Prize by checking the appropriate box in the Abstract Submission Form). The Presenting 
Author of the best presentation within the Grassi Prize Session will be awarded a prize of CHF 
1'000.00.
ISDS KITAJIMA PRIZE SESSION 
The Kitajima Prize will be awarded to two young surgeons (less than 40 years of age) who 
present the best papers on malignant and/or laparoscopic surgery of the gastrointestinal tract. 
This is to honor the generous gift of Prof. Kitajima who established this prize to encourage 
the research talents of young surgeons. One of the authors of the abstract must be current 
member of ISDS (confirm qualification for the Prize by checking the appropriate box in the  
Abstract Submission Form). The Presenting Authors of the best two presentations in the Kitaji-
ma Prize Session will each be awarded a prize of CHF 1'000.00.
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PRIZES AND AWARDS

AAST FREE PAPER PRIZE
Abstracts for the AAST Prize Award are to be submitted through: www.aast.org
The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma AAST and the International Association 
for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care IATSIC will select 6 high quality abstracts in the field 
of Trauma, Burns and Acute Care Surgery/Emergency Surgery for presentation in the IATSIC / 
AAST Scientific Paper Session on Thursday, August 17, 2017. The Presenting Author of the best 
presentation will be awarded a Prize Money of USD 1'000.00. Other abstracts submitted but 
not selected for the IATSIC / AAST session will be encouraged to go through the IATSIC / ISS/
SIC process. Accepted Abstracts must be submitted as manuscripts for publication in the World 
Journal of Surgery.
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PRIZES AND AWARDS

REGISTRATION FEES
Delegate‘s Registration fee includes: 
• Scientific Sessions
• Opening ceremony and Welcome reception on Sunday, 13 August 2017
• Congress material
• Coffee/tea during breaks
Please note that workshops and courses have an additional fee
Exhibition staff fee includes:
• Opening ceremony and Welcome reception on Sunday, 13 August 2017
• Coffee/tea during breaks
Please note that Exhibition staff fee does not include the Scientific Sessions
Accompanying person’s fee includes:
• Opening ceremony and Welcome reception on Sunday, 13 August 2017
CANCELLATION TERMS
For cancellations received before 10 July 2017, Midnight CET: CHF 100.– per participant are 
deducted as a handling fee. For cancellations received after 10 July 2017: No payment will be 
refunded.
NAME CHANGES
Name changes can be made onsite at the Registration Desk. A handling fee of CHF 50 will  
be charged.
ONSITE REGISTRATION
When registering onsite, participants and exhibitors, as well as registered accompanying 
 
persons, receive a personal name badge, entry tickets and other congress material with their 
participant reference number.
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BSI ONCOPLASTIC WORKSHOP
A BSI Oncoplastic workshop is organized by Breast Surgery International (BSI) in conjunction 
with WCS 2017. Separate registration will be required for participation. A certificate is given 
at the end of the course.
Date/Time: 
Sunday, 13 August 2017 – 08:00-16:00
Venue: 
Congress Center Basel (Room Kairo 2)
Facilitators: 
 E. Elder, Australia; O. Youssef, Egypt; T. Jahkola, Finland; S.W.W. Chan, 
Hong Kong SAR
Course Fee: 
CHF 100.00 (lunch included)
08:00
 
 REGISTRATION
09:00 – 11:00
 
  SESSION 1
Chairs: 
 E.  Elder,  Australia 
O. Youssef, Egypt
 
  MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLANNING BEFORE ONCOPLASTIC BREAST SURGERY
T. Jahkola, Finland
 
   SKIN SPARING/NIPPLE SPARING MASTECTOMY: INDICATIONS,  
CONTRAINDICATIONS AND OUTCOME
S.W.W. Chan, Hong Kong SAR
 
  EXTREME ONCOPLASTY FOR ADVANCED BREAST CANCER
O. Youssef, Egypt
 
  LIPOFILLING IN PARTIAL OR TOTAL BREAST RECONSTRUCTION
E. Elder, Australia
 
 DISCUSSION 
 
COFFEE BREAK
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11:00 – 13:00
 
  SESSION 2: COMPLICATIONS
Chair: 
S.W.W. Chan, Hong Kong SAR
 
  MANAGING COMPLICATIONS IN ONCOPLASTIC BREAST SURGERY
E. Elder, Australia
 
   MANAGING COMPLICATIONS IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION  
WITH IMPLANTS
T. Jahkola, Finland
 
   MANAGING COMPLICATIONS IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION  
WITH AUTOLOGOUS TISSUES
T. Jahkola, Finland
 
 DISCUSSION 
 
LUNCH BREAK
13:00 – 15:00
 
  SESSION 3: VIDEO SESSION
Chair: 
T. Jahkola, Finland
 
  NIPPLE SPARING MASTECTOMY
S. Willey, USA
 
 LIPOFILLING
E. Elder, Australia
 
   INTEGRATED MASTECTOMY AND IMMEDIATE IMPLANT RECONSTRUCTION 
FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED BREASTS
P.S.Y. Cheung, Hong Kong SAR
 
 DISCUSSION
15:00 – 16:00
 
  SESSION 4
Chairs: 
 E.  Elder,  Australia 
O. Youssef, Egypt
 
  CASE PRESENTATION AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION (TUMOR BOARD)
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AAS / ISDS / WJS / ISS/SIC CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR ACADEMIC SURGEONS COURSE
Date: 
Sunday, 13 August 2017 - 08:00-16:30
Venue: 
Congress Center Basel (Room Osaka/Samarkand)
Organizers: 
M.R. Kibbe, M.G. Patti, J.G. Hunter
Course Fee: 
CHF 73.00 (USD 73 / EUR 65) for Career Development Course only
 
 CHF 123.00 (USD 123 / EUR 110) for both Career Development Course 
and Writers‘ Workshop
 
Note: currency exchange rates might vary
08:00 – 08:10
 
  WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
M.R. Kibbe, USA; J.G. Hunter, USA
08:10 – 09:50
 
  SESSION I: ACADEMIC SURGERY
Moderators:   M.R. Kibbe, USA 
A.R. Ferreres, Argentina
08:10 
   WHAT IS ACADEMIC SURGERY AND WHY EVERY SURGEON CAN AND 
SHOULD BE AN ACADEMIC SURGEON
M.R. Kibbe, USA
08:30 
  
WHY GET INVOLVED IN SURGICAL SOCIETIES AND HOW TO DO IT SUCCESSFULLY?
H. Chen, USA
08:50 
  CHOOSING THE RIGHT MENTOR AND BECOMING A MENTOR YOURSELF
M.G. Patti, USA
09:10 
  THE DAY AFTER COMPLETING YOUR SURGICAL TRAINING: WHAT IS NEXT?
R. Sanziana, USA
09:30 
  DISCUSSION PANEL
09:50  
COFFEE BREAK
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10:15 – 12:00
 
   SESSION II: GETTING STARTED WITH CLINICAL AND  
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
Moderators:   J.G. Hunter, USA 
M.G. Patti, USA
10:15 
  HOW TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A CLINICAL RESEARCH DATABASE
N. Shaheen, USA
10:35 
  HOW TO DEVELOP A SUCCESSFUL NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS
B.A. Cairns, USA
10:55 
  STATISTICS 101 FOR SURGEONS
A. Haider, USA
11:25 
  BUILDING EFFECTIVE TEAMS: HOW TO MOTIVATE AND PRIORITIZE WORK
J.B. Dimick, USA
11:45 
  DISCUSSION PANEL
12:00  
LUNCH
13:00 – 14:45
 
  SESSION III: PRESENTING YOUR IDEAS AND RESULTS
Moderators:    A.G. Hill, New Zealand 
O. Ljungqvist, Sweden
13:00  
 THE ART AND SCIENCE OF WRITING: HOW TO WRITE AND REVISE A MANUSCRIPT
M.R. Kibbe, USA
13:30 
   STRATEGIES FOR WRITING AN ABSTRACT FOR NATIONAL AND  
INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
J.B. Dimick, USA
13:50 
  HOW TO CREATE AND DELIVER AN EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION
J.A. Sosa, USA
14:10 
   THE ETHICS OF RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION: CONFLICT OF INTEREST, 
AUTHORSHIP, FALSIFICATION, FABRICATION, PLAGIARISM AND  
SELF-PLAGIARISM
J.G. Hunter, USA
14:30 
  DISCUSSION PANEL
14:45 
  COFFEE BREAK
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15:10 – 16:30
 
  SESSION IV: TRIBULATIONS OF THE ACADEMIC SURGEON
Moderators:   J.A. Sosa, USA 
A. Haider, USA
15:10 
  CLIMBING THE ACADEMIC LADDER IN EUROPE
O. Ljungqvist, Sweden
15:30 
  HOW TO BECOME A LEADER IN SURGERY
R.V. Maier, USA
15:50 
  THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE IN SURGERY
A.G. Hill, New Zealand
16:10 
  DISCUSSION PANEL 
16:25 
  CONCLUSION AND FINAL REMARKS
M.R. Kibbe, USA; J.G. Hunter, USA
Basel City Hall
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BSI GENETICS OF BREAST CANCER: A PRACTICAL UPDATE COURSE
A Breast Cancer Genetics Course is organized by Breast Surgery International (BSI) in conjunction 
with WCS 2017. Separate registration will be required for participation. A certificate will be 
given at the end of the course.
Date/Time: 
Sunday, 13 August 2017 – 08:30-16:30
Venue: 
Congress Center Basel (Room Kairo 1)
Facilitators: 
 C.H. Yip, Malaysia; S.H. Meterissian, Canada; O. Ung,  
Australia; R. Morant, Switzerland
Course Fee: 
CHF 100.00 (lunch included)
08:30