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

  WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION 
S.H. Meterissian, Canada
08:40 
  EPIDEMIOLOGY: HOW MUCH OF BREAST CANCER CAN BE PREVENTED?
C.H. Yip, Malaysia
09:00 
  GENETIC CONTRIBUTION TO BREAST CANCER
A. Kwong, Hong Kong SAR
09:20 
  WHO SHOULD BE REFERRED FOR GENETIC COUNSELING AND TESTING
G. Evans, UK
09:40 
  MULTIGENE PANELS AND THEIR IMPACT ON GENETIC TESTING
R. Morant, Switzerland
10:00 
 DISCUSSION
Moderator:  R. Morant, Switzerland
10:30 
  TEA BREAK
11:00 
  RISK MANAGEMENT: SURGERY, CHEMOPREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE
G. Evans, UK
11:30 
  PROPHYLACTIC MASTECTOMY AND RECONSTRUCTION
C. Tausch, Switzerland
12:00 
 DISCUSSION
Moderator:  S.H. Meterissian, Canada
12:30 
  LUNCH
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13:00 
  IS TREATMENT FOCUSED GENETIC TESTING JUSTIFIED?
S.H. Meterissian, Canada
13:20 
  BARRIERS TO GENETIC TESTING
N.A. Mohd Taib, Malaysia
13:40 
  SETTING UP A RISK MANAGEMENT CLINIC
O.A. Ung, Australia
14:00 
 DISCUSSION
Moderator:  O.A. Ung, Australia
14:30 
 MDT
Moderator:  G. Evans, UK
Panelists: 
 A. Kwong, Hong Kong SAR; N.A. Mohd Taib, Malaysia; O.A. Ung,  
Australia; S.H. Meterissian, Canada; C. Tausch, Switzerland;  
R. Morant, Switzerland, G. Agarwal, India
 
(Case presentations and best practice around the world)
15:30 
 CLOSE
IAES INTERESTING ENDOCRINE CASE PRESENTATIONS 
A session on interesting endocrine cases is held by the International Association of Endocrine 
Surgeons IAES. 
Date/Time:  
Sunday, 13 August 2017 – 12:00 – 15:00
Venue:  
Basel Congress Center (Room Singapore)
Fee:  
Free
Attendees:  
Members of IAES only 
Moderator: 
J.L. Pasieka, Canada

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ISS/SIC/SPRINGER WRITERS‘ WORKSHOP 
A Workshop on Scientific Writing by Springer Verlag is organized during WCS 2017 to provide 
new authors and new reviewers insight in how to prepare and review scientific manuscripts. 
The workshop is available in the format as a three days (Tuesday–Thursday early morning hours) 
workshop. Separate Registration will be required for participation in the Workshop - applicants 
must be fully registered for WCS 2017. Booking for only a part (1 or 2 days) of the workshop 
will not be possible. Booking will close when the workshop 
is complete.
Dates: 
Tuesday – Thursday, 15 – 17 August 2017 (07:00 –
 
 08:15) 
Venue:  
Congress Center Basel (Foyer 2
nd
 Floor) 
Organizer:  
John G. Hunter, USA
Sponsors:  
 Springer Science + Business Media, LLC.; The World Journal of Surgery  
and the ISS/SIC 
Attendance:  
72 participants 
Fee:  
CHF 62.00 
(USD 62 / EUR 55) for Writers’ Workshop only
 
CHF 123.00   (USD 123 / EUR 110) for both Writers’ Workshop & Career 
Development Course
 
Note: currency exchange rates might vary
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
07:00 – 08:15 
  GETTING STARTED: SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA. WHAT NEXT?
  
 Types of manuscripts. Posing the correct question. Defining methodology. Collecting 
the data. Organizing the data. Choosing Statistical Methods and Data analysis.  
Identifying an audience (best meeting, best journal). The authorship team.  
Trial registration. RCT reporting. Writing the abstract.
 
Homework: Students write an abstract.
  
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
07:00 – 08:15
 
   THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE: CONSTRUCTING THE MANUSCRIPT AND WRITING 
A REVIEW
  
 Critique abstracts. Introduction, Methods, Results (Narrative, Tables, or Graphs?), 
Discussion (Keep it short), References. Writing a manuscript review.
 
Homework: Students write a manuscript review.
Thursday, 17 August 2017
07:00 – 08:15
 
  BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER: THE "RULES" OF PUBLICATION
  
Critique abstracts. Discuss editorial misconduct and duplicate publication.
 
Further discussion and questions.

Language
The official congress language is English only.
Educational Session
Early morning Sessions/Workshops are held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. These sessions 
are organized by the indicated Society.
Lectures
Distinguished lectures will be given by invited Lecturers. The lectures are organized by the indicated 
Societies.
Main Sessions and Video Sessions
Subjects dealt with in these sessions are at the responsibility of the indicated Societies. The  
subjects in Main Sessions address specific topics of the various specialties.
Free Paper and Poster Sessions
All fully accepted Abstracts can be found in the Abstract Volume of the Congress (online under 
www.wcs2017.com). These Abstracts are presented during the Free Paper (oral) and Poster 
Discussion Sessions according to the program schedule.
Posters will be displayed in the Poster Exhibition from Monday 12:00 noon until Wednesday 
16:00 hrs.
Poster Exhibition Only
Posters in the category Poster Exhibition only will be displayed in the Poster Exhibition from 
Monday noon until Wednesday 16:00 hrs. Presenting Authors of Poster Exhibition Only presen-
tations are requested to be at their poster on Tuesday, 15 August 2017 (12:15 – 13:15), respec-
tively on Monday, 14 August 2017 (14:45 – 15:30) for IAES posters, to discuss their presentation 
with interested delegates.
Poster Mounting/Removal Schedule
Set-up Time: 
Monday, 14 August 2017 from 10:00 – 12:00
Removal Time: 
Wednesday, 16 August 2017 from 16:00 – 17:00
Presenting Authors
Presenting Authors of Abstract presentations are marked with *
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OUTLINE OF THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

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FLOOR PLAN CONGRESS CENTER BASEL
Congress Center Basel
Basement | Hall 4.U  
Ground floor | Hall 4.0
Modular rooms
1st floor | Hall 4.1  
2nd floor | Hall 4.2 
3rd floor | Hall 4.3 
Rooms
Rooms
Rooms
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Guangzhou
Hong Kong
Mexico
Miami
Nairobi
Rio
Singapore
Sydney
Montreal
Foyer
1
2
3
4
Osaka
Samarkand
San Francisco
Foyer
1
2
3
4
5
6
Lima
Darwin
Kairo 1-3
Boston 1-3
Shanghai 1-3
Delhi
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
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SUNDAY, 13 AUGUST 2017
Osaka/
Samarkand
Delhi
Shanghai 1
Singapore
Nairobi
08:00 – 16:30
Course
Academic Career 
Development
AAS / ISDS / WJS / 
ISS/SIC
GI Course
(invited Travel  
Scholars only)
AGC / ISS/SIC
GI Course
(invited Travel  
Scholars only)
AGC / ISS/SIC
08:30 – 11:30
Executive Council 
Meeting
IAES
12:00 – 15:00
Interesting case 
presentations
IAES
12:00 – 14:00
Executive Committee 
Meeting
ISDS
OPENING CEREMONY &
OPENING OF TRADE EXHIBITION
WJS Editorial Board Dinner
08:00
17:00
16:30
20:30
19:30

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
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SUNDAY, 13 AUGUST 2017
Guangzhou
Kairo 1
Kairo 2
Boston 3
Sydney
08:30 – 15:30
Course
Genetics of breast 
cancer:a practical 
update
BSI
08:30 – 14:00
Workshop
Oncoplastics 
hands-on workshop
BSI
10:00 – 11:00
DSTC Committee 
Meeting
11:00 – 12:00
Executive Committee 
Meeting
13:00 – 16:30
DSTC/DATC  
Workshop
IATSIC
16:00 – 17:00
Travel Scholars 
Reception ISS/SIC
OPENING CEREMONY &
OPENING OF TRADE EXHIBITION
WJS Editorial Board Dinner
08:00
16:30
17:00
20:30
19:30

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
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MONDAY, 14 AUGUST 2017
08:00
10:00
10:30
12:15
14:00
19:00
16:00
12:00
13:45
17:30
15:30
Presentation of Travel Scholars 
1
President‘s Address
Memories of the future
Martin Allgöwer Lecture 
2
Space exploration, the benefit and the risk
ISS/SIC 
Room San Francisco
Protected Time-Slot
COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
Floor/Level 2/3
Ground Level
San Francisco
Montreal 
Singapore 
Osaka/Samarkand
Sydney 
Boston 1–3 
Shanghai 2–3 
Delhi
Kairo 2 
Kairo 1 
Main Session
Enhanced recovery 
after surgery (ERAS)
3
ISDS / IASMEN
Free Papers
General
4
ISS/SIC
10:30 – 11:00
Welcome remarks
11:00 – 12:00
Free Papers
Endocrine surgery
5
IAES
Free Papers
ISDS abstract  
presentations
6
ISDS
Main Session
Early breast cancer
7
BSI
Main Session
When time matters.... 
And you depend on 
your team
8
IATSIC
Main Session
The central role 
of surgical care in 
addressing NCDs
9
ASAP
Alternate Session
10
CONGRESS
Main Session
Intestinal failure
11
WOFAPS
Alternate Session
12
CONGRESS
13
Special Session
100 years Martin 
Allgöwer
14
ISS/SIC
Poster Walk
Endocrine surgery
(at Poster Exhibition)
15
IAES
16
17
Poster Walk
Trauma surgery
(at Poster Exhibition)
18
IATSIC
19
20
21
12:00 – 14:00
WJS Editorial 
Board Meeting
22
WJS / Springer
Main Session
Metabolic surgery
23
ISDS / IASMEN
At the Movies 
Esophagus
24
ISS/SIC
Free Papers
Endocrine surgery
25
IAES
Posters
Miscellaneous
26
ISS/SIC
Main Session
Locally advanced 
breast cancer
27
BSI
Main Session
Important aspects of 
trauma care in need 
for more attention
28
IATSIC
Main Session
Global issues in wo-
men‘s health 2017
29
AWS / ASAP
Alternate Session
30
CONGRESS
Main Session
Hirschsprung‘s 
disease
31
WOFAPS
Alternate Session
32
CONGRESS
COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
Main Session
Clinical applications 
of recent technological 
advances in MIS
33
EAES / ISDS
Free Papers
General
34
ISS/SIC
16:00 – 16:45 
State of the Art Lecture 1
Clinical practice guidelines:...
16:45 – 17:30
 
Free Papers
Endocrine surgery
35
IAES
Free Papers
ISDS abstract  
presentations
36
ISDS
Main Session
Management of the 
axilla
37
BSI
Main Session
Current challenges 
in trauma patient 
management
38
IASMEN / IATSIC 
/ ISBI
Main Session
Modern day 
mentorship in an 
expanding world
39
AWS
 Main Session
Which operation to 
treat type 2 diabetes 
mellitus
40
SGVC
Free Papers
ASAP abstract  
presentations
41
ASAP
Alternate Session
42
CONGRESS
BASEL NIGHT
BASEL NIGHT

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
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MONDAY, 14 AUGUST 2017
08:00
10:00
10:30
12:15
14:00
19:00
16:00
12:00
13:45
17:30
15:30
Presentation of Travel Scholars 
1
President‘s Address
Memories of the future
Martin Allgöwer Lecture 
2
Space exploration, the benefit and the risk
ISS/SIC 
Room San Francisco
Protected Time-Slot
COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
Floor/Level 2/3
Ground Level
San Francisco
Montreal 
Singapore 
Osaka/Samarkand
Sydney 
Boston 1–3 
Shanghai 2–3 
Delhi
Kairo 2 
Kairo 1 
Main Session
Enhanced recovery 
after surgery (ERAS)
3
ISDS / IASMEN
Free Papers
General
4
ISS/SIC
10:30 – 11:00
Welcome remarks
11:00 – 12:00
Free Papers
Endocrine surgery
5
IAES
Free Papers
ISDS abstract  
presentations
6
ISDS
Main Session
Early breast cancer
7
BSI
Main Session
When time matters.... 
And you depend on 
your team
8
IATSIC
Main Session
The central role 
of surgical care in 
addressing NCDs
9
ASAP
Alternate Session
10
CONGRESS
Main Session
Intestinal failure
11
WOFAPS
Alternate Session
12
CONGRESS
13
Special Session
100 years Martin 
Allgöwer
14
ISS/SIC
Poster Walk
Endocrine surgery
(at Poster Exhibition)
15
IAES
16
17
Poster Walk
Trauma surgery
(at Poster Exhibition)
18
IATSIC
19
20
21
12:00 – 14:00
WJS Editorial 
Board Meeting
22
WJS / Springer
Main Session
Metabolic surgery
23
ISDS / IASMEN
At the Movies 
Esophagus
24
ISS/SIC
Free Papers
Endocrine surgery
25
IAES
Posters
Miscellaneous
26
ISS/SIC
Main Session
Locally advanced 
breast cancer
27
BSI
Main Session
Important aspects of 
trauma care in need 
for more attention
28
IATSIC
Main Session
Global issues in wo-
men‘s health 2017
29
AWS / ASAP
Alternate Session
30
CONGRESS
Main Session
Hirschsprung‘s 
disease
31
WOFAPS
Alternate Session
32
CONGRESS
COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
Main Session
Clinical applications 
of recent technological 
advances in MIS
33
EAES / ISDS
Free Papers
General
34
ISS/SIC
16:00 – 16:45 
State of the Art Lecture 1
Clinical practice guidelines:...
16:45 – 17:30
 
Free Papers
Endocrine surgery
35
IAES
Free Papers
ISDS abstract  
presentations
36
ISDS
Main Session
Management of the 
axilla
37
BSI
Main Session
Current challenges 
in trauma patient 
management
38
IASMEN / IATSIC 
/ ISBI
Main Session
Modern day 
mentorship in an 
expanding world
39
AWS
 Main Session
Which operation to 
treat type 2 diabetes 
mellitus
40
SGVC
Free Papers
ASAP abstract  
presentations
41
ASAP
Alternate Session
42
CONGRESS
BASEL NIGHT
BASEL NIGHT

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
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TUESDAY, 15 AUGUST 2017
Floor/Level 2/3
Ground Level
San Francisco
Montreal 
Singapore 
Osaka/Samarkand
Sydney 
Boston 1–3 
Shanghai 2–3 
Delhi
Kairo 2 
Kairo 1 
07:00 – 08:15
Writers‘ Workshop
(Foyer 2
nd
 Floor)
43
ISS/SIC / Springer
44
07:00 – 08:20
“Eye opening” 
Video Session
Endocrine surgery
45
IAES
46
47
07:00 – 08:20
Wake-up Case & 
Free Papers 
Trauma surgery
48
IATSIC
49
50
51
52
Main Session
Esophageal diseases: 
benign
53
ISDS
At the Movies
Stomach 
54
ISS/SIC
Free Papers
Endocrine surgery
55
IAES
Free Papers
ISDS abstract  
presentations
56
ISDS
Main Session
Patient centered 
breast cancer care
57
BSI
Main Session
Staying alive in 2027: 
visionaries from 
around the world
58
IATSIC
Main Session
Anesthesia challenges 
2016–30: manpower, 
patient safety and pain 
management
59
ASAP
Alternate Session
60
CONGRESS
Main Session
Fetal surgery and 
tissue engineering
61
WOFAPS
Alternate Session
62
CONGRESS
COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
Main Session
ACS, Abdominal  
closure and abdominal 
reconstruction
63
IATSIC / ISDS
Free Papers
General: laparoscopic
64
ISS/SIC
10:30 – 11:00
Business Meeting
11:00 – 12:00
Peter Heimann Lecture
Cushing‘s syndrome
65
IAES
Free Papers
ISDS abstract  
presentations
66
ISDS
Prize Session
Best BSI Free Papers
67
BSI
Main Session
Update on resuscitation 
and trauma induced 
coagulopathy
68
IATSIC / ASAP
10:30 – 11:15
J.F. Patiño Lecture
Nutritional and inflammatory 
influences on...
11:15 – 12:00
Prize Session
4 best IASMEN Papers
69
IASMEN
Main Session
Recent advances in 
early burn care
70
ISBI
Free Papers
Pediatric surgery 
71
WOFAPS
Alternate Session
72
CONGRESS
General Assembly
Members only
73
ISDS
74
12:30 – 13:45
Luncheon Session
The importance  
of mentorship in  
endocrine surgery...
75
IAES
76
77
78
79
80
81
11:00 – 13:45
Meeting of ISS/SIC 
National Delegates & 
Representatives only
82
ISS/SIC
14:00 – 15:00
Lecture
The weaving of 
threads: progress 
through partnerships
83
ISS/SIC / ACS
At the Movies
HPB
84
ISS/SIC
14:00 – 14:45
Free Papers
Endocrine surgery
14:45 – 15:30
Presidential Address
85
IAES
Grassi Prize 
Session
Best ISDS Free Papers
86
ISDS
Main Session
Breast reconstruction
87
BSI
Main Session
Abdominal bleeding 
or the opposite: na-
vigating beyond your 
comfort zone
88
IATSIC / ISDS
14:00 – 14:45
Executive Committee 
Meeting
14:45 – 15:30
Business Meeting
Members only
89
IASMEN
Free Papers
Burns