Kenneth D. Boffard - International Society of Surgery

Time	Session

10:00 16:00	COUNCIL MEETING ISS/SIC 9101 AlessandroFichera Facilitator United States April Camilla Roslani Facilitator Malaysia Ari K. Leppäniemi Facilitator Finland Cheng-Har Yip Facilitator Malaysia DavidZonies Facilitator United States Gerard M. Doherty Facilitator United States Ho-Seong Han Facilitator South Korea Ines Buccimazza Facilitator South Africa KellyMcQueen Facilitator United States Kenneth D. Boffard Facilitator South Africa Lorenzo E.Ferri Facilitator Canada Michael G. Sarr Facilitator United States Sherry M.Wren Facilitator United States SuléBurger Facilitator South Africa Yoshihiro Kakeji Facilitator Japan Monterrey A-C

Time

Session

10:00

16:00

COUNCIL MEETING

ISS/SIC

9101

AlessandroFichera Facilitator United States

April Camilla Roslani Facilitator Malaysia

Ari K. Leppäniemi Facilitator Finland

Cheng-Har Yip Facilitator Malaysia

DavidZonies Facilitator United States

Gerard M. Doherty Facilitator United States

Ho-Seong Han Facilitator South Korea

Ines Buccimazza Facilitator South Africa

KellyMcQueen Facilitator United States

Kenneth D. Boffard Facilitator South Africa

Lorenzo E.Ferri Facilitator Canada

Michael G. Sarr Facilitator United States

Sherry M.Wren Facilitator United States

SuléBurger Facilitator South Africa

Yoshihiro Kakeji Facilitator Japan

Monterrey A-C

Time	Session

08:30 10:00	ISW 2026 OPENING SESSION ISS/SIC 111 Kenneth D. Boffard Moderator South Africa Michael G. Sarr Facilitator United States Gerard M. Doherty Guest United States WELCOME ADDRESS 111-1 Kenneth D. Boffard Speaker South Africa WELCOME ADDRESS INTEGRATED SOCIETIES 111-2 Ho-Seong Han Speaker South Korea PRESENTATION OF NEW HONORARY FELLOWS 111-3 PRIZE CEREMONY 111-4 CONVOCATION ISS FELLOWS 111-5 PRESENTATION OF TRAVEL SCHOLARS 111-6 PRESENTATION OF FUTURE SURGEONS PROGRAM 111-7 CLOSING WORDS 111-8 Kenneth D. Boffard Moderator South Africa Terrazza Room B-C
10:30 12:00	ISW 2026 OPENING CEREMONY ISS/SIC 112 Kenneth D. Boffard Moderator South Africa Gerard M. Doherty Guest United States Michael G. Sarr Guest United States ISS/SIC PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE/ADDRESS Ari K. Leppäniemi Speaker Finland MARTIN ALLGÖWER LECTURE: WORLD CHANGING-THINKERS AND INNOVATORS 112-5 Ewen M.Harrison Speaker United Kingdom Terrazza Room B-C

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09:00 09:30	ISS/SIC POSTER PRIZE EVALUATION Upon invitation only AlessandroFichera Moderator United States Ari K. Leppäniemi Moderator Finland Eduardo E. Montalvo Jave Moderator Mexico JamieMurphy Moderator United Kingdom Kenneth D. Boffard Moderator South Africa Oaxaca B
12:15 13:15	NATIONAL DELEGATES MEETING 294 AlessandroFichera Facilitator United States Ari K. Leppäniemi Facilitator Finland Kenneth D. Boffard Facilitator South Africa Zsolt Janos Balogh Guest Australia Oaxaca A

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08:30 10:00	LLOYD M. NYHUS PRIZE SESSION ISS/SIC 362 AlessandroFichera Moderator United States Ari K. Leppäniemi Moderator Finland Kenneth D. Boffard Moderator South Africa COMPARISON OF OUTCOME OF BIOLOGICAL DRESSING VS 5% POVIDONE IODINE + H2O2 SOLUTION ON WOUNDS 362-01 DivyataVasa Speaker India PERSPECTIVES ON CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN AFRICAN PEDIATRIC SURGERY- A QUALITATIVE STUDY 362-02 SangeunLee Speaker South Africa ROUTINE OR SELECTIVE INTRAOPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY? A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 1500 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMIES 362-03 SofiaBertona Speaker Argentina OPTIMAL DOSING AND INJECTION LOCATION OF BOTULINUM TOXIN FOR SUSTAINED HEALING OF CHRONIC ANAL FISSURE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS 362-04 MelanieSpiekermann Speaker United States PRECISION TRAINING IN ENDOCRINE SURGERY: A PREOPERATIVE NOMOGRAM TO GUIDE CASE ALLOCATION AND PREDICT THYROIDECTOMY DIFFICULTY 362-05 BharathShivalingaiah Speaker India FUTURE OF CARDIAC SURGERY IN AFRICA - ASSESSING ASSESSING MEDICAL STUDENTS' CAREER CHOICES AND INTENTIONS. 362-06 Samuel Ghislain JuniorFodop Speaker Cameroon Camelias
12:15 13:15	GENERAL ASSEMBLY ISS/SIC MEMBERS ONLY 314 Ari K. Leppäniemi Speaker Finland Gerard M. Doherty Speaker United States Kenneth D. Boffard Speaker South Africa Michael G. Sarr Guest United States Yoshihiro Kakeji Guest Japan Terrazza Room C

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07:15 08:15	PROGRAM COMMITTEE ISW 2028 ISS/SIC 461 Kenneth D. Boffard Moderator South Africa AlessandroFichera Guest United States Ari K. Leppäniemi Guest Finland Yoshihiro Kakeji Guest Japan Camelias
08:30 09:30	MEETING ISS/SIC ICOSET Upon invitation only AmitJoshi Guest United States DavidO'Regan Guest Malaysia Kenneth D. Boffard Guest South Africa Guerrero
10:15 11:15	MEETING COLLABORATION KYRGISTAN AND REGION BakytToktogaziev Facilitator Kyrgyzstan ItaloBraghetto Facilitator Chile KellyMcQueen Facilitator United States Kenneth D. Boffard Facilitator South Africa Lorenzo E.Ferri Facilitator Canada Guerrero
15:30 17:00	SPARTAN SURGEON IASSS 496 CassandraMbanje Moderator United Kingdom JessicaDavies Moderator South Africa TebogoSekgarametso Chair South Africa SURGERY IN LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS 496-1 Patricia Omwansa Speaker South Africa SURGERY AS A PRIMARY HEALTHCARE INTERVENTION OR SURGERY IN UNCONVENTIONAL SETTINGS 496-2 Kenneth D. Boffard Speaker South Africa IASSS BJS PRIZE LECTURE: SURGERY IN CONFLICT ZONES & HUMANITARIAN CRISES 496-3 NickMaynard Speaker United Kingdom Oaxaca A

Kenneth D. Boffard South Africa