Upcoming Medical Conferences in Cape Town

European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Summit Africa 2020 is organized by European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and will be held from Feb 14 - 16, 2020 at Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Target audience: Medical and clinical oncologists, pharmacists, nurses, students, fellows, residents, general practitioners in oncology and other oncology healthcare professionals. Description: The ESMO Summit Africa 2020 is a three-day educational event with presentations focused on several key disease sites. Created for oncology professionals in Africa by international and local key opinion leaders, the Summit will put into context the most significant treatment advances presented at the ESMO annual Congress. Summit objectives: • To provide the oncology community with a summary of the most significant treatment advances presented at the ESMO Congresses • To review the current standard of care for key malignancies from a local and international perspective • To discuss the current controversies in the management of specific cancers Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

10-Night South Africa CME Adventure is organized by Sea Courses Inc and will be held from Feb 28 - Mar 09, 2020 at Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The target audience for this medical event is family physicians, specialists, and allied health care professionals. Course description : The aim is to provide evidence-based material, as well as practical and relevant clinical pearls that will be easy to implement into one’s own medical practice. Conference attendees will be invited to complete a pre-course Needs Assessment to assist the faculty with the development of their presentations. CME Topics Dr. Hatcher • Skills To Improve Communication & Outcomes • Choosing Wisely – Do You Or Don’t You? • Diabetes Debate – Is New Better? What Medication After Metformin To Control Blood Sugar • Managing Sleep Disorders: Insomnia To Narcolepsy • Non-Pharmacologic Approaches To Chronic Pain • Applying The Guidelines For Safe And Effective Use Of Opioids For Acute And Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Into Your Practice • What Is Medical Cannabis And Should I Consider It For My Patients • Depression, Anxiety, Panic, And PTSD – What To Do!! • Health Care Management In The Elderly Patient Dr. Shulman • Basic & Advanced Cardiac Life Support—Latest Updates: What Do They Mean For Me and My Patients? • Concussion: It’s Not Just About Athletes • Office Emergencies: You And Your Staff Are At Risk! Do You Know What To Do? • Effective Speaking: How To Present In Front of Any Group, Large or Small • ENT Emergencies: From Nose Bleeds To Orbital Cellulitis: What You Need to Know to Handle Common and Uncommon ENT Emergencies • Emergency Procedures For Non-Emergency Docs: Tricks to Manage the Airway and Access the Circulation When your Patient is Crashing • Red Flags: Uncommon Diseases Masquerading as Common Ones. Things You Must Not Miss Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available. 

Global Meeting on Vaccines and Immunology is organized by Colloquium Conferences and will be held from Mar 26 - 27, 2020 at Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Theme: Focussing on the latest advancement in the field of vaccines and immunology Why to attend? • Educational Opportunities • Networking with Peers • Position yourself as an expert • Have Fun Description: Immunology is a branch of biology that covers the study of immune system in all organisms. Immunology charts, measures, and contextualizes the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders (such as autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities, immune deficiency, and transplant rejection); and the physical, chemical, and physiological characteristics of the components of the immune system in vitro, in situ, and in vivo. Immunology has applications in numerous disciplines of medicine, particularly in the fields of organ transplantation, oncology, rheumatology, virology, bacteriology, parasitology, psychiatry, and dermatology Conference Tracks: • Allergy vaccines • Autoimmune disease vaccines • Autoimmune diseases and reproductive immunology • Cancer vaccines • Cardiac immunopathology • Clinical practices in reproductive immunology • Current trends in reproductive immunology • Immune system and vaccination • In vitro fertilization reproductive immunology • Malaria and TB Vaccines • Paediatric Vaccination • Parasite vaccines • Travel and Edible vaccines • Vaccine delivery strategies and safety • Vaccine safety and regulation • Vectors for vaccine delivery • Viral vaccines and Bacterial Vaccines Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

The SASS Congress 2020 will be held in Cape Town at the Century City Conference Centre & Hotel from 21 - 23 May 2020. Delegates can look forward to an academic program that deals with a wide spectrum of pathologies, including minimally invasive options. Topics: • Adult Spinal Deformity • Paediatric Spinal Surgery • Trauma • Cervical Degenerative/ Reconstruction • Innovative Methods • Lumbar Degenerative • Minimally Invasive Surgery • Quality/Safety/Value/Complications Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

2020 PainSA congress is organized by Velocity Vision and will be held from May 29 - 31, 2020 at Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Description: The annual PainSA congress is a unique opportunity to interact and learn from health care professionals from many different fields. It is a truly interdisciplinary congress that allows for discussion, debate and networking with others who have a keen interest in pain both acute and chronic pain and management thereof. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

2020 AAPOS Pre-Meeting at World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) is organized by American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) and will be held on Jun 25, 2020 at Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The 37th meeting of the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) is organized by the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO). The session is held from Jun 26 - 29, 2020 at Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Reasons to Attend • Get the latest ophthalmology care updates and discuss current medical issues • Learn and collaborate with the expert physicians, attendees, and industry-related interactive sessions • Engage with the global colleagues and network with over 10,000 delegates expected to attend from over 130 countries during social events and session breaks • Join hand with over 140 exhibiting companies and organizations in this largest gathering of innovative ophthalmology products and services Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Annual Congress of the South African Thoracic Society (SATS) is organized by Europa Organisation Africa (EOA) and will be held from Aug 13 - 16, 2020 at Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Description: It is with great pleasure that we introduce the annual congress of the South African Thoracic Society, SATS2020. The SATS Congress represents the summit of thoracic medicine in Africa, attended by hundreds of delegates annually, from all fields of thoracic medicine throughout Africa. Unique to SATS 2020 will be the one-day Intensive Care Update, which will be endorsed by the Critical Care Society of Southern Africa (CCSSA). In addition, the congress will feature Pre-Congress Workshops on Mechanical ventilation, Bronchoscopy (endorsed by Interventional Pulmonology South Africa) and Lung function testing. SATS2020 will welcome both international and local experts in the plenary and parallel sessions, which will focus on intensive care, pulmonary vascular disease, respiratory infections, interstitial lung diseases, lung transplantation, lung cancer, asthma, COPD and many other respiratory topics. The congress with provide African researchers with the opportunity to showcase their research and expand their networks, through the research posters and oral presentations. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

8th Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN) Congress is organized by Europa Organisation Africa (EOA) and will be held from Aug 23 - 26, 2020 at Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Description: This year's theme is “IPC and Patient Safety”. Our programme will explore the essential role of IPC in ensuring Patient Safety during Healthcare. Our emphasis will be on the efforts being made to prevent disease transmission in healthcare. Our programme will lay emphasis on “One Health” approach to AMR, antimicrobial stewardship, outbreak management, viral haemorrhagic fevers, Education and training programmes, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH), surveillance, and Hygiene, surgical site infections. This year we will have a 2-day workshop following the congress, in collaboration with GOARN to prepare IPC professionals for outbreak response. It will be very exciting, and I urge you to sign up for it. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

66th South African Orthopaedic Association (SAOA) Congress is organized by South African Orthopaedic Association (SAOA) and will be held from Aug 31 - Sep 04, 2020 at CTICC 2 (Cape Town International Convention Centre 2), Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The theme for the 2020 congress is “Together into the Future” with an emphasis on advances made in the delivery of Orthopaedic care. The SAOA 2020 Congress promises to be an ideal opportunity for academic learning and at the same time will provide a great networking opportunity. The Congress academic programme includes all the SAOA affiliated Specialty groups with both local and invited International guest speakers. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.