Transition of Care Conference for Adult & Paediatric Surgeons

The Organizing Committee is thrilled to announce that the Colorectal Team Overseas (CTO) (www.ctoverseas.org) has generously funded 10 bursaries valued at 500 USD each to support African trainees and young consultants to attend our upcoming conference.

These bursaries/scholarships are intended to assist individuals in covering conference registration fees, lodging, or flights. Recipients will receive the funds via PayPal or Venmo transfer.

To apply for the bursary, interested candidates must meet the following selection criteria:

• Reside in an African country.
• Be either trainees or young consultants with no more than 5 years of professional experience.
• Specialize (or be in the process of specializing) in paediatric surgery or adult surgery with a demonstrated interest in colorectal surgery.

Bursary Application Submission Guidelines

To apply for the bursary, interested candidates must submit a brief (no more than 250 word) support/cover letter explaining why they believe they should be awarded the bursary, along with a CV.

The deadline for applications is April 15, 2024.

To apply please send an email to paedscolorectal@gmail.com.

The selection process will be thorough and transparent, with the ten winners being announced by the end of May.

CTO Bursary Initiative: Empowering Healthcare Practitioners in Africa

This initiative underscores CTO’s commitment to fostering inclusivity and supporting the professional development of healthcare practitioners in Africa. We encourage eligible individuals to apply and seize this invaluable opportunity.

The Johannesburg Paediatric Colorectal Clinic (JPCC) and the Department of Paediatric Surgery at the University of Witwatersrand (WITS) are organizing a Transition of Care Conference for Adult and Paediatric Surgeons.

The conference will be held on the 17-18-19 of October 2024 (Thursday-Saturday). The definitive program is not yet finalized but the plan would be to discuss:

• 17th October: Anorectal malformations (from neonatal to adult management)
• 18th October: Hirschsprung disease (from neonatal to adult management)
• 19th October: functional constipation and spinal patients

The conference will be held at the WITS CLUB.

There will be national and international speakers. The conference is aimed for consultants, fellows, nursing managers and registrars. Because of the venue capacity, we are aiming to cap physical attendance to 100 people and, if more requests are received, to allow the possibility to attend the meeting online with a subscription fee.

We are also planning to have some of the international experts over for some difficult surgical cases that will happen on the 21st and 22nd of October, possibly at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) and WITS Donald Gordon Medical Centre. The same experts that will join for difficult theatre cases will also be asked to be present at JPCC at CHBAH on Wednesday the 16th of October.

Dr Giulia Brisighelli
FC Paed Surg (SA)
Johannesburg Paediatric Colorectal Clinic
Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital