THIRD CLINICAL CONGRESS OF THE KOSOVA COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Kosova College of Surgeons (KCS), established as a scientific and advocacy body to lead the advancement of the discipline of surgery in Kosova, will have its Third Clinical Congress on 12-15 October 2023, in Prishtina, Kosova.

Organizers:

Kosova College of Surgeons in cooperation with the 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, and as associate organizations:
14. Kosova Association of Anesthesiologists
15. Kosova Association of Emergency Physicians

President:

RIFAT LATIFI, MD, FACS, FICS

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 Chair:

OSMAN ZHURI, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Regional Hospital Prizren, Kosova

Scientific Committee:

Co-chairs:

Prof. Dr. ENVER FEKAJ, General Surgeon, University Clinical Centre of Kosova, Surgery Department, Prishtina, Kosova

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

Members of the Scientific Committee:

Organizational Committee:

Chair:

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

Members of the Organizational Committee:

1. Husham Abdelrahman
2. Mentor Ahmeti
3. Hassan Al-Thani
4. Russell J Andrews
5. Huban Atilla
6. Valon Baraliu
7. Arben Beqiri
8. Gazmend Berisha
9. Jose Castro
10. Pierre-Alain Clavien
11. Agron Dogjani
12. Vedat Eljezi
13. Ayman El-Menyar
14. Gurkan Erdogan
15. Alberto Ferreres
16. Abraham Fingerhut
17. Krishnan Ganapathy
18. Arben Gjata
19. Ilir Hasani
20. Hubert Hauser
21. Ilirjana Haxhibeqiri-Karabdic
22. Emir Haxhija
23. Bellal Joseph
24. Bashkim Kadriu
25. Lars-Peter Kamolz
26. Peter Killcommons
27. Lumnije Kqiku-Biblekaj
28. Hayato Kurihara
29. Rifat Latifi
30. Perparim Limani
31. Demetrius Litwin
32. Jay MacGregor
33. Petrit Mulaku
34. Alban Neziri
35. Fatos Olldashi
36. Michael Pfeiffer
37. Joseph V Sakran
38. George E Sarris
39. Rexhep Selmani
40. Abbas Smiley
41. Tomaz Stupnik
42. Kushtrim Shala
43. Bekim Tateshi
44. Girma Tefera
45. Baran Tokar
46. Gershon Volpin
47. Nilüfer Yalçındağ

Thursday, October 12, 2023       

18:00 – 20:00 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 Honorary Members of the Kosova College of Surgeons
• Cocktail

Friday, October 13, 2023

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, October 14, 2023

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

  20:00

Gala Dinner

Klan Arena

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Social program – Tour 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.
• Mini-Oral Presentation: 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: June 30, 2023.

  Notification for authors: July 15, 2023

  Manuscripts for oral presentation: June 30, 2023. 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.

Early registration, 30 September……..50 euro

6 October …..……………………………..…..70 euro

On desk ……….………………………………100 euro

Link for registration:

https://koscs.org/en/registration-participants/