Vacancy: Consultant Post in General Surgery
A Consultant post in General Surgery is available at the busy New Somerset Regional Hospital in Cape Town.
Request for comments on the National Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List
SAMA has noted the request for comments on the National Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List (Hospital Level: Adults). Please see the following documents for more information.
Obituary: Dr Richard Venniker (1948 – 2017)
It is with great sadness that I report the death of my friend and colleague, Richard Anthony Venniker, on 27 October 2017.
Specialist Surgeon Humanitarian Work Preparedness
A survey has recently been circulated to General surgeons in South Africa looking at aspects of training that might make their skills suitable for managing surgical diseases which are important to doctors working for MSF.
International ACS NSQIP Travel Fellowship for Surgeons
ACS NSQIP® and the International Relations Committee offer International ACS NSQIP Scholarships for surgeons from countries other than the United States or Canada who demonstrate strong interests in surgical quality improvement.
Call for Applications: SASES 2018 Travelling Fellowship Program
Applications are open for the SASES 2018 Travelling Fellowship Program, sponsored by Covidien.
Minutes of the 2017 ASSA AGM
The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Association Of Surgeons Of South Africa held on Sunday 6 August 2017 can now be viewed here.
Report on Financing a National Health Insurance for South Africa
Please click here to view the Davis Tax Committee report on Financing a National Health Insurance for South Africa.
Obituary: Professor Lynne Wilford Baker
Lynne Baker was born in Potchefstroom on the 28th June 1928. His high school education was at Jeppe Boys’ High School in Johannesburg and he then went to the University of the Witwatersrand, where he qualified with an MB, ChB in 1951. Following this he returned to Potchefstroom and worked as a General Practitioner. He decided to do surgery and began his surgical training at Aberdeen University under Prof Hugh Dudley and Prof George Mavor, one of the pioneers in the management of venous disease and arterial surgery which became major interests of Lynne’s. He completed his Royal College Fellowship in Edinburgh in 1958 and proceeded to Mc Gill University in Montreal, Canada where he completed a Master of Science degree.
The 2016 Surgeon Quality Report
Please click here to view the report.