SOUTH WEST AREA NETWORK (SWAN)

The 16th Annual SWAN Trauma Meeting will be held on 25th & 26th of July, 2008 at Liverpool Hospital. Click here to view draft program. Confirmed speakers include:

• Mark Bowyer, Virgininia USA
• Adam Brooks, Nottingham UK
• Mochael Cheatham, Florida USA
• Ming Terk Chiu, Tan Tock Seng, Singapore
• Leo Geeraedts, Nijmegen Netherlands
• Geertje Govaert, Rotterdam Netherlands
• Mike Hunter, Dunedin New Zealand
• Kenth Joahnnsen, Vastervik Sweeden
• Kathy Martin, Landstuhl Germany
• Norman Rich, Bethesda USA
• Olav Roise, Oslo Norway
• Don Trunkey, Oregon USA

Please contact the Trauma Department on (61 2) 9828 3927 for more information or send us an email.
Click here to view previous programs.

            DEFINITIVE SURGICAL TRAUMA CARE COURSE (DSTC)

Australasian DSTC Courses for 2008 are as follows:

• Military Module 22nd July 2008
• Sydney 23rd & 24th July 2008
• Auckland 28th to 30th July 2008
• Brisbane TBA
• Melbourne 17th to 19th November 2008

For information on these courses please contact sonia.gagliardi@swsahs.nsw.gov.au

Click here for a copy of the registration.

WORLD CONGRESS ON THE ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME

The next World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS) will be held in Dublin in 2009. 

The World Society on Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) was founded at the 2004 World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. This scientific meeting was held at the Sheraton Noosa Resort - Queensland, Australia - December 6th to 8th,2004. All who have an interest in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of Intra-Abdominal Hypertension (IAH) and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (ACS) are invited to join the Society.  Click here to go to the website www.wsacs.org.

The scientific program for the 2009World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome may be also viewed by going to the WSACS website