Kenneth D.Boffard South Africa

Kenneth D.Boffard

Monday, 20 April 2026

Time	Session

07:30 08:00	OPENING REHEARSAL Upon invitation only AlessandroFichera Guest United States Ari K.Leppäniemi Guest Finland Eduardo E.Montalvo Jave Guest Mexico JamieMurphy Guest United Kingdom John G.Hunter Guest United States Kenneth D.Boffard Guest South Africa Michael G.Sarr Guest United States Room: Terrazza B-C (Floor 7)
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-SeongHan Speaker South Korea PRESENTATION OF NEW HONORARY FELLOWS 111-3 Ari K.Leppäniemi Speaker Finland PRIZE CEREMONY 111-4 Ari K.Leppäniemi Speaker Finland CONVOCATION ISS FELLOWS 111-5 Ari K.Leppäniemi Speaker Finland PRESENTATION OF TRAVEL SCHOLARS 111-6 Michael G.Sarr Speaker United States PRESENTATION OF FUTURE SURGEONS PROGRAM 111-7 SuléBurger Speaker South Africa CLOSING WORDS 111-8 Kenneth D.Boffard Moderator South Africa Room: Terrazza B-C (Floor 7)
10:30 12:00	ISW 2026 OPENING CEREMONY ISS/SIC 112 Kenneth D.Boffard Master of Ceremony South Africa María FernandaTorres-Ruiz Master of Ceremony Mexico WELCOME ADDRESS CONGRESS PRESIDENT AMCE 112-2 Eduardo E.Montalvo Jave Speaker Mexico WELCOME ADDRESS SECRETARY OF HEALTH 112-3 DavidKershenobich Speaker Mexico ISS/SIC PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE/ADDRESS 112-4 Ari K.Leppäniemi Speaker Finland MARTIN ALLGÖWER LECTURE: WORLD CHANGING-THINKERS AND INNOVATORS 112-5 Ewen M.Harrison Speaker United Kingdom Room: Terrazza B-C (Floor 7)
12:00 12:30	OPENING EXHIBITION AlessandroFichera Facilitator United States Ari K.Leppäniemi Facilitator Finland Kenneth D.Boffard Facilitator South Africa Exhibition (Floor 7)

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Time	Session

12:15 13:15	NATIONAL DELEGATES MEETING ISS/SIC (UPON INVITATION ONLY) 294 AlessandroFichera Facilitator United States Ari K.Leppäniemi Facilitator Finland Kenneth D.Boffard Facilitator South Africa Zsolt JanosBalogh Guest Australia Room: Oaxaca A (Floor 5)
15:30 16:30	FOUNDATIONS BOARD MEETING ISSF / FGCS 2146 Ari K.Leppäniemi Facilitator Finland Cheng-HarYip Facilitator Malaysia Gerard M.Doherty Facilitator United States John G.Hunter Facilitator United States Kenneth D.Boffard Facilitator South Africa Michael G.Sarr Facilitator United States Room: Monterrey A (Floor 1)

Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Time	Session

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 Room: Camelias (Floor 6)
12:15 13:15	GENERAL ASSEMBLY ISS/SIC MEMBERS ONLY 314 AlessandroFichera Speaker United States Ari K.Leppäniemi Speaker Finland Gerard M.Doherty Speaker United States Kenneth D.Boffard Speaker South Africa Eduardo E.Montalvo Jave Guest Mexico InesBuccimazza Guest South Africa Michael G.Sarr Guest United States Room: Terrazza C (Floor 7)

Thursday, 23 April 2026

Time	Session

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 JamieMurphy Guest United Kingdom Room: Camelias (Floor 6)
08:30 09:30	MEETING ISS/SIC ICOSET Upon invitation only 4132 AmitJoshi Guest United States DavidO'Regan Guest Malaysia Kenneth D.Boffard Guest South Africa Room: Guerrero (Floor 1)
10:15 11:15	MEETING COLLABORATION KYRGISTAN AND REGION ISS/SIC 4133 BakytToktogaziev Facilitator Kyrgyzstan ItaloBraghetto Facilitator Chile KellyMcqueen Facilitator United States Kenneth D.Boffard Facilitator South Africa Lorenzo E.Ferri Facilitator Canada Room: Guerrero (Floor 1)
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 PatriciaOmwansa Speaker South Africa SURGERY AS A PRIMARY HEALTHCARE INTERVENTION OR SURGERY IN UNCONVENTIONAL SETTINGS 496-2 Kenneth D.Boffard Speaker South Africa IASSS BJS LECTURE: SURGERY IN CONFLICT ZONES & HUMANITARIAN CRISES 496-3 NickMaynard Speaker United Kingdom Room: Oaxaca A (Floor 5)