Lowveld Anaesthetic & Peri-operative Medicine Symposium
Date: 29-31 August 2025
Venue: Rob Ferreira Hospital & Sabi River Sun
Theme: Beyond the Green Curtain
Nelspruit Anaesthesiologists in conjunction with UCT Dept of Anaesthesiology & Peri-operative Medicine and Bloemfontein Anaesthesiology Department
Organisers
Paul Nepgen (Nelanest)
Reinier Swart (Nelanest)
Theo Endemann (Nelanest)
Johan D’Assonville (Nelanest)
Pieter van Immerzeel (Nelanest)
Wendy Barrett (Nelanest)
Lloyd Duncan (Nelanest)
Fatima Hoosen (Nelanest)
Faculty Members
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Venue
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Programme
Lowveld Anaesthetic and Perioperative Medicine Symposium – Sabi River Sun |
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| SATURDAY 30 August 2025 | |||
| 07:00 | Registration | ||
| 07:30 | Opening | Dr R Swart | |
| Session 1 | |||
| 08:00 | Perioperative care of the post-renal transplant patient | Prof Feziwe Bisiwe | |
| 08:30 | A South African perspective on perioperative risk determination | Dr Sade Hendricks | |
| 09:00 | The patient with renal failure – perioperative considerations | Prof Feziwe Bisiwe | |
| 09:30 | Tea break | ||
| Session 2 | |||
| 10:00 | Perioperative considerations for molar pregnancy | Dr Lerato Khoele | |
| 10:30 | Maternal obesity and postpartum haemorrhage | Prof Gladness Nethathe | |
| 11:00 | Robotic urological surgery and the anaesthesiologist | Dr Brighton Mashava | |
| 11:30 | Lunch | ||
| Session 3 | |||
| 12:30 | Recent developments in arthroplasty and anaesthetic implications | Dr Alex Kuhn | |
| 13:00 | Prospect recommendations on arthroplasty | Dr Aneet Kessow | |
| 13:30 | Can regional anesthesia protect the vulnerable brain | Dr Aneet Kessow | |
| 14:00 | Tea break | ||
| Session 4 | |||
| 14:30 | Regional anaesthesia in children | Dr Nadia Du Plessis | |
| 15:00 | Breathe easy – a look at paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea““ | Dr Sade Hendricks | |
| 15:30 | Chronic postsurgical pain syndromes – where can we make a difference? | Dr Nadia Du Plessis | |
| 16:00 | End of day 1 | Dr Swart | |
| 16:30 | Registrar research clinic | Dr Barrett / Dr Swart / HoD’s | |
| SUNDAY 31 August 2025 | |||
| 06:00 | Wellness events | ||
| 07:00 | Delegates arrive | ||
| Session 5 | |||
| 08:00 | Anaesthetic considerations for interventional cardiology | Prof E Turton | |
| 08:30 | Haemodynamic monitoring for non-cardiac surgery – is TOE the clear winner? | Prof E Turton | |
| 09:00 | Where policy meets impact – the golden intersection of ERAS and PBM | Dr Claire Barrett | |
| 09:30 | Tea break | ||
| Session 6 | |||
| 10:00 | A whiter shade of pale – navigating the clinical and ethical management of a patient that refuses a blood transfusion (Ethics) | Dr Claire Barrett | |
| 11:00 | Risk management in Anaesthesia (ethics) | Dr Shivani Chirkut (MPS) | |
| 12:00 | The role of data collection and policy implementation in improving patient outcomes (ethics) | Josua van Zyl (Mediclinic) | |
| 13:00 | Dr Nicholas James Procter Memorial lecture in paediatric care | Dr Lerato Motjale | |
| 14:00 | Wrap up and lunch | Dr R Swart | |
Course fees and Registration
| A | Regional workshop* | R1600 |
| B | Symposium Saturday | R1600 |
| C | Symposium Sunday | R1100 |
| D | Symposium & workshops* | R4200 |
| E | Symposium only discount for: Interns, CSMO’s & MO’s | R2100 |
| F | Symposium & workshops discount for: Intern, CSMO’s & MO’s* | R3850 |
*Excludes fee for theory component from www.usabcd.org (discount voucher upon registration)
Please Note: Completed registration forms to be emailed to nelanest@telkomsa.net
Other activities
5km fun run
06h00 on Sunday
Lowveld conservation talk
18h45 on Saturday(during the symposium dinner)
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