Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Dear Colleagues,
The 22nd Belgian Surgical Week will take place in the Antwerp Elisabeth Centre (www.FMCCA.com), from Thursday 8th to Saturday 11th September 2021.
The scientific theme of the meeting, suggested by the President, and approved by the full Board is
"Connecting the dots"
We hope this theme will be an inspiration to the different affiliated societies and sections when preparing their programs.
COVID – 19 has taught the surgical community many lessons. We have learned what it is to be in “lock-down”, not to be able to see patients nor colleagues. It has taught us the value of tele- and video conferencing, which has showed us that many of the movements we did are not necessary. However, most of us have also realized the importance of sharing moments with colleagues to discuss surgical techniques or just drinking a beer, spending a moment of conviviality.
The “BSW-light” was born out of necessity, but proved to be a success with over 500 colleagues attending and record numbers of colleagues, over 100, joining the virtual free paper sessions and the plenary session.
Due to insecurities surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the RBSS has not yet decided in which format (virtual or hybrid) the BSW 2021 will take place. Communication on this matter will follow in the coming months. This should, however, have no impact on abstract submission and the reviewing process. Therefore, we send out this call for abstracts.
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On behalf of the RBSS board and our trusted secretary Annette, I wish all of you to have a serene end of this horrible year.
We all hope that you didn’t suffer personal loss, and that you will be able to spend some time with your family, albeit within the legal limits.
Having legal limits about spending time with friends and family is a sad thing…... but it is we have no choice : limiting our social contacts to the minimum minimorum is probably the wisest thing to do.
Let’s hope 2021 will be the year we got rid of COVID.
We also hope to have a real BSW next year and to meet a lot of you there.
So save the date for the next BSW : 7-11/9/2021.
Take care of each other.
Yours,
Charles
Dr. Charles de Gheldere F.E.B.S.Gen. Surg.
President RBSS
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Dear all,
COVID-19 holds our whole world in a stranglehold.
Unlike other countries we were lucky to have the opportunity to brace before things got out of hand.
We still don’t know how hard the virus is going to hit us but at least most of our hospitals did their best to be prepared for the attack..
We are all set. Or not. Only time will tell.
With this post, we want to reach out to you and offer you some background information as well as practical tips from within the surgical community. Check this page regularly as it will be updated along with expanding global knowledge and experiences.
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