Michael G.Sarr United States

Michael G.Sarr

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)

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Time	Session

12:15 13:15	POSTER WALK 7 - GENERAL SURGERY ISS/SIC PW07 Kathleen M.Casey Moderator United States Michael G.Sarr Moderator United States A PROSPECTIVE RESEARCH STUDY ON EXCESS WATER USAGE DUE TO THE CONVENTIONAL SCRUBBING TECHNIQUE IN SOUTH AFRICAN STATE HOSPITALS PW07-01 AlvinDrabile Speaker South Africa COST-SAVING STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE SURGICAL CARE: A SCOPING REVIEW OF EFFICIENCY MODELS AND POTENTIAL APPROACHES PW07-02 BarnabasAlayande Speaker Rwanda SURGICAL CARE DELIVERY IN NEPAL: A QUALITATIVE STUDY PW07-03 ElisabethHansen Speaker United States PORTABLE ENDOSCOPY IN JUNGLE SETTINGS: INITIAL EXPERIENCE FROM A PILOT PROJECT IN RURAL MYANMAR PW07-04 GraceTan Speaker Singapore PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ADULT PATIENTS UNDERGOING LAPAROTOMY FOR NON-TRAUMATIC ACUTE ABDOMEN IN EASTERN ETHIOPIA: A MULTI-CENTER PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY PW07-05 Yoseph SolomonBezabih Speaker Ethiopia RISK FACTORS FOR MORTALITY AMONG VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE IN FOUR LOW TO MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES PW07-06 KathrynChu Speaker South Africa EMPOWERING FRONTLINE SOTA CARE: A PRACTICAL SURGICAL AND EMERGENCY TRAINING INITIATIVE IN EASTERN DR CONGO PW07-07 Neil RobertWetzig Speaker Australia A CLINICAL AUDIT OF GENERAL SURGERY OPERATIVE NOTE DOCUMENTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A STANDARDIZED TEMPLATE. PW07-08 HritikSavla Speaker India USE OF REBOA FOR POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE: SCOPING REVIEW OF EFFICACY, SAFETY, AND GLOBAL APPLICATION FOR OBSTETRIC CARE PW07-09 ErikGardner Speaker United States ADVANCING ACADEMIC GLOBAL SURGERY: EQUITY METRICS AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC GLOBAL SURGERY, 2017–2025 PW07-10 KatayounMadani Speaker United States TRANEXAMIC ACID IN ELECTIVE ABDOMINAL SURGERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS PW07-11 LeonardoGonzález Bustos Speaker Mexico COST EFFECTIVE REIAIR OF MASSIVE ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECTS USING COMBINED IMMERSING TECHNIQUE PW07-12 MikhailPliss Speaker Russia NATIONAL SURGICAL PLANNING IN NEPAL: USING A QUANTITATIVE SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS TOOL TO GUIDE POLICY DEVELOPMENT PW07-13 NardeenDawood Speaker United States MEDICAL STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING AND EXAMINATION OF VASCULAR SURGERY IN SWEDEN PW07-14 MartinMacek Speaker Sweden OPTIMIZING SURGICAL TREATMENT OF HEPATIC ECHINOCOCCOSIS IN ENDEMIC AREAS: EXPERIENCE FROM KYRGYZSTAN PW07-15 TillekBelekov Speaker Kyrgyzstan UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN BURDEN: A COMMUNITY-BASED SURVEY OF NEGLECTED SURGICAL CONDITIONS IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA PW07-16 BarnabasAlayande Speaker Rwanda ACADEMIC RESEARCH RETREAT: A NOVEL APPROACH TO MAXIMISE THE RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION EFFORTS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS AND JUNIOR DOCTORS PW07-17 FinnBattleday Speaker New Zealand THE IMPACT OF GENDER DYADS ON SELF-REPORTED OPERATIVE ROLE IN GENERAL SURGERY PW07-18 MarquiseSingleterry Speaker United States VIRTUAL SURGICAL SIMULATION IN GRADUATE ENTRY MEDICAL EDUCATION: A NEEDS-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK PW07-19 TalhahBin-Islam Speaker United Kingdom DETERMINANTS OF PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION FOLLOWING EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY IN THE BUEA AND LIMBE REGIONAL HOSPITALS: A FIVE - YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY PW07-20 Ngomba DivineMartin Mokake Speaker Cameroon STRENGTHENING DIABETES FOOT INFECTION DETECTION THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN RURAL EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA PW07-21 KathrynChu Speaker South Africa Exhibition (Floor 7) Poster Board 4
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

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)
15:30 17:00	YOUNG SURGEONS (TRAVEL SCHOLARS / FSP) IASSS 3106 CassandraMbanje Facilitator United Kingdom Michael G.Sarr Facilitator United States SuléBurger Facilitator South Africa Room: Monterrey A-C (Floor1)