Member Area
Welcome to our Surgeon's Corner
ASSA membership provides access to reduced rates for the biennial ASSA congress, the ASSA national weekly tutorial, teaching platforms and journal access.
Journals
You can view the following journals at their respective websites:
SAJS
South African Journal of Surgery
Vol. 60 No 3 (2022)
SAJBL
South African Journal of Bioethics & Law
Vol. 15 No 2 (2022)
SAMJ
South African Medical Journal
Vol. 112 No 11 (2022)
BJS
British Journal
of Surgery
Vol. 4 No 6 (2020)
Learning
Upcoming Tutorials
ASSA FCS Intermediate Tutorial – Novel Oral Anticoagulants & Reversal – 27 February 2024
ASSA invites you to participate in an FCS Intermediate tutorial given by Dr Megan Lubout on the topic of Novel Oral Anticoagulants & Reversal on Tuesday 27th February 2023 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.
ASSA Senior Registrar Tutorial – Infective & Ischaemic Colitis – 29 February 2024
ASSA invites you to participate in the tutorial given by Dr Nadine Harran and Dr Kay Karlsson on the topic of Infective & Ischaemic Colitis for senior level registrars on Thursday 29th February 2023 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.
ASSA FCS Intermediate Tutorial – Sodium Disorders & Syndromes and Other Electrolyte Abnormalities – 12 March 2024
ASSA invites you to participate in an FCS Intermediate tutorial on the topic of Sodium Disorders & Syndromes (Dr D Wineberg) and Other Electrolyte Abnormalities (Dr S Makhadi) on Tuesday 12th March 2023 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.
ASSA FCS Intermediate Tutorial – Fluids & Controversies and Massive Transfusion & Complications – 26 March 2024
ASSA invites you to participate in an FCS Intermediate tutorial on the topic of Fluids & Controversies (Dr N Laher) and Massive Transfusion & Complications (Dr S Makhadi) on Tuesday 26th March 2023 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.
Events
Upcoming Local & International Events
VASSA Aortic Working Group Meeting: Endoleak Management
You are invited to join a VASSA Aortic Group Online Meeting on the topic of Endoleak Management, presented by Dr James Tunnicliffe & Dr Pradeep Mistry on the 14th March 2024 from 6pm.
ASSA, SAGES & SASES at IHPBA 2024
Register TODAY for the IHPBA World Congress 2024, taking place at Cape Town International Convention Centre, from the 15th – 18th May 2024.
International Congress in Innovations for Global Surgery 2024
You are invited to the International Congress in Innovations for Global Surgery 2024 in Cape Town from the 4th to the 7th May 2024.
ESSA Inaugural Academic Meeting 2024
As a newly established society, ESSA (Endocrine Surgeons of South Africa) will be hosting our inaugural academic meeting in August this year. Please save the date for the 16th – 18th August 2024.
ASSA Ethics Talk: Supporting Organ Donation – What the General Surgeon can do
You are invited to join an ASSA Ethics Talk on the topic of “Supporting Organ Donation – What the General Surgeon can do”. The talk will be presented by Dr David Thomson and will take place on Zoom on the 7th March 2024 from 6pm.
2024 Surgical Update Conference
The 2024 Surgical Update Conference is taking place on the 15th and 16th of March 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa
