THE SECOND CLINICAL CONGRESS OF THE KOSOVA COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Kosova College of Surgeons (KCS), which has been established as a scientific and advocacy body to lead the advancement of the discipline of surgery in Kosova, will have its first Clinical Congress on 15-18 September 2021 in Prishtina, Kosova.

Organizers:

Kosova College of Surgeons in cooperation with the Kosova Surgical Associations:

1. Association of General Surgeons of Kosova
2. Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons of Kosova
3. Association of Orthopedists and Traumatologists of Kosova
4. Kosova Association of Urologists
5. Kosova Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians
6. Kosova Pediatric Surgery Association
7. Kosova Association of Vascular Surgeons
8. Kosova Thoracic Surgery Association
9. Association of Ophthalmologists of Kosova
10. Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons of Kosova
11. Kosova ENT Association
12. Cardiac Surgery
13. Neurosurgery
14. Kosova Association of Anesthesiologists
15. Kosova Association of Emergency Physicians

President:

RIFAT LATIFI, MD, FACS, FICS, Minister of Health of the Republic of Kosova

Executive Director:

SADIK LLULLAKU, MD

Director of the Board:

GANI ҪEKU, MD, Msc. Pediatric Surgeon, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosova

Secretary:

EQREM SHALA, Mr.Sci. General Surgeon, Regional Hospital Prizren, Kosova

Congress Chairmen:

MENTOR GORANI, MD, MBA HM, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic, University Clinical Center of Kosova, Prishtina, Kosova

RREZART HALILI, MD, vice-President of Kosova Doctors Chamber

Scientific Committee:

Co-chairs:

Prof. Dr. AVDYL KRASNIQI, General Surgeon, Kosova

ASTRIT HAMZA, MD, Ph.D., General Surgeon, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Surgery Department, Prishtina, Kosova

Members of the Scientific Committee:

Members of the Organizational Committee:

1. Husham Abdelrahman
2. Hassan Al-Thani
3. Russell J Andrews
4. Valon Baraliu
5. Arben Beqiri
6. Roberto Bergamaschi
7. Roman Bošnjak
8. Mark Bowyer
9. Marsela Ceno
10. Pierre-Alain Clavien
11. Barbara Cvenkel
12. Paddy Dewan
13. Thomas Diflo
14. Agron Dogjani
15. Ymer Durmishi
16. Umit Eksioglu
17. Bora Eldem
18. Ayman El-Menyar
19. Albi Fagu
20. Alberto Ferreres
21. Ozgur Firat
22. Christine (Tina) Gaarder
23. Fadil Gradica
24. Hubert Hauser
25. Ilirjana Haxhibeqiri-Karabdic
26. Emir Haxhija
27. Shaip Ibishi
28. Lars-Peter Kamolz
29. Lumnije Kqiku-Biblekaj
30. Halil Krasniqi
31. Rifat Latifi
32. Perparim Limani
33. Demetrius Litwin
34. Ozer Makay
35. Alban Neziri
36. Murat Ozdemir
37. Ruben Peralta
38. Michael Pfeiffer
39. Kartik Prabhakaran
40. Peter Rhee
41. George E Sarris
42. Taylan Sezer
43. Abbas Smiley
44. Tomaz Stupnik
45. Michael Sutherland
46. Nishant Taneja
47. Jorg Tessarek
48. Arsim Thaqi
49. Alper Uguz
50. Vishwajit Verma
51. Levent Yeniay
52. Tayfun Yoldas

Thursday,  September 15, 2022        

18:00 – 21:00 OPENING CEREMONY

• Welcoming and introduction words – President of the Kosova College of Surgeons, Dr. Rifat Latifi
• Greetings – from guests and personalities
• Introducing the new members of the Kosova College of Surgeons – Taking the oath collectively
• Introducing the International Honorary Members of the Kosova College of Surgeons
• Approval of the executive team and inauguration of the President of the Kosova College of Surgeons

• Cocktail to conclude the first day

Friday, September 16, 2022

9:00 – 10:30

Scientific Presentations

 10:45 – 11:00

Coffee break – plus Quick shots and e-Poster presentations

11:00 – 12:30

Scientific Presentations

12:30 – 13:15

Lunch – plus Quick shots and e-Poster presentations

13:15 – 14:45

Scientific Presentations

14:45 – 15:00

Coffee break – plus Quick shots and e-Poster presentations

15:00 – 17:30

Scientific Presentations

Saturday, September 17, 2022

9:00 – 10:30

Scientific Presentations

 10:45 – 11:00

Coffee break – plus Quick shots and e-Poster presentations

11:00 – 12:30

Scientific Presentations

12:30 – 13:15

Lunch – plus Quick shots and e-Poster presentations

13:15 – 14:45

Scientific Presentations

14:45 – 15:00

Coffee break – plus Quick shots and e-Poster presentations

15:00 – 17:30

Scientific Presentations

 17:30 – 18:00

Closing Ceremony of the First Clinical Congress of the Kosova College of Surgeons.

Awards for the three best presentations and for the three best posters.

  20:00

Galla Dinner

Sunday, September 18, 2022

Tours in several Kosovar cities for international guests

• Oral Presentation. Each oral presentation will be 8 minutes presentation, with 3 minutes invited discussant and with 3  minutes Q&A. If your abstract is not selected as an Oral presentation, it will automatically be considered for a Quick shot or e-Poster presentation.
• Quick-Shot: These are 5 minutes presentation and 3 minutes discussion.
• ePoster Presentation:  3 minutes. e-Poster presentations may have up to 4 slides in addition to the title and authors.
• Video Presentation: If your video is not selected for a Video podium presentation, it will be considered for a Video e-Poster.

• • The abstract body (not counting abstract title or author string) must not exceed 300 words
  • Graphs, photos and/or tables are accepted. There should not be identifiable patient name, data or face features.
  • Video format: Must not exceed 5 minutes, sound optional, MOV or MP4 formats only.

  SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

  You will need the following information before you submit your abstract.

  • • Principal Contact & Presenter Information (name, address, phone number and email address)
    • Name and email address of sponsoring member
    • List of Authors
    • Abstract body (300 words or less)
    • Use font 12, Times New Roman
    • Please ensure that there are no grammar errors
    • 2 Self-Assessment Questions and answers for CME in case your paper is accepted for oral presentation or Quick-shot

  Deadline for submission: May 31, 2022.

  Notification for authors: June 15, 2022

  Manuscripts for oral presentation: May 31, 2022. Papers with the highest evaluation will be published in the Kosova Journal of Surgery, whilst all accepted papers for presentation in the Congress will be published in the Clinical Abstract book.

• NOTE: Abstracts, posters, or videos that have been previously presented and published will be rejected.