International Surgical Week ISW 2026

 

The next World Congress of Surgery, International Surgical Week ISW 2026 with a full weeks program by the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care will take place in Mexico City, Mexico, 19 - 23 April 2026.

Check the ISW 2026 Website ! 

Prize Winners at ISW 2024

The IATSIC Committe congratulates the below Awardees of Prizes at International Surgical Week ISW 2024 for their achievements!

 

 

IATSIC Free Paper Prize

A RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIAL TO COMPARE TOPICAL USE OF ANTIBIOTIC VERSUS CONVENTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF OPEN FRACTURES

Dickson Rollef Wak; Jerzy Kuzma

 

Presenter: Dickson Rollef Wak, Papua New Guinea

IATSIC Poster Prizes (ex aequo)

TREATMENT RESULTS OF BLUNT SUPRAHEPATIC VENA CAVA INJURIES AT A SINGLE TRAUMA CENTER, KOREA: A CASE SERIES

Donghwan Choi; Jonghwan Moon

 

Presenter: Donghwan Choi, South Korea (Korea, Republic of)

 

COMPARING OUTCOMES OF INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING AND PLATE FIXATION IN ADULT FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES IN 2 REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN DOUALA-CAMEROON: A 10-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Fokam Pius; Ngo Bayiha Amelie Alphonsine; Nana Theophile Chuteng; Ndifor Ernest; Chichom Mefire Alain

 

Presenter: Pius Fokam, Cameroon

 

AAST Free Paper Prize

FRAILTY IN THE ‘REAL-TIME’ SETTING OF EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY: A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE 5- AND 11-ITEM MODIFIED FRAILTY INDICES

Brittany Park; Alain Vandal; Sameer Bhat; Jonathan Koea; Ashish Taneja; Andrew G. Hill; Ahmed W.H. Barazanchi; Andrew D. MacCormick

 

Presenter: Brittany Park, New Zealand