Surgicom Private Practice Conference 2024

Event Details

Surgicom: Preparing Surgeons for the Future

CPD ACCREDITED: 6 general I 4 ethics

The annual Surgicom Conference takes place this year on 24 & 25 August at the Radisson Blu, Umhlanga in Umhlanga Rocks, Kwazulu Natal with the theme "Embrace the Future ... Surgical Private Practice - 2024 and Beyond". The programme features an impressive line-up of speakers addressing critical issues for Surgeons in 2024.

The 2024 Conference will focus on the future of surgery including a particular consideration of the impact, potential utilisation and funding of robotic surgery as well as a debate on whether or not the new generation of anti-obesity drugs will render bariatric surgery obsolete. Ergonomics in Surgery will be examined as well as the role of the surgeon in antibiotic stewardship. Anticipated changes in legislation and regulation are important challenges in South Africa in 2024. As usual we will cover a number of medico-legal topics including a "live" medico-legal case to adjudicate. There will be expanded coding sessions and several sessions on practical day-to-day surgical practice management. The weekend will update and inform both young surgeons and those with well-established practices as they face the challenges of tomorrow.

Speakers

Dr Aslam Amod

Consultant Physician & Endocrinologist at Private Practice

Dr Lizanné Barry-Heyns

Qualified Sedationist at Netcare Pretoria East Hospital

Dr Abri Bezuidenhout

Specialist Bariatric & Upper GI Surgeon at Zuid Afrikaans Hospital, Pretoria

Dr Greg Boustead

Specialist Urologist & Robotic Surgeon at Life St. George's Hospital, Gqeberha

Mr Graeme Codrington

CEO of TomorrowToday Global

Dr Ebrahim Dalwai

General & Colorectal Surgeon at Dr Matley & Partners

Dr Bhekifa Dube

Head Clinical Unit: Vascular & Endovascular Surgery. at Livingstone Hospital Nelson Mandela Bay

Mr JP Ellis

Head of Legal & Claims at EthiQal

Mrs Lara Faulds

Managing Director of Xpedient Medical

Dr Chetna Govind

Microbiologist at Lancet Laboratories

Dr Vuyo Gqola

Chief Healthcare Officer (CHO) at GEMS

Prof Roseanne Harris

Health Policy Actuary at Discovery Health

Dr Michael Heyns

General Surgeon at Netcare Pretoria East Hospital

Mr Altus Janse van Rensburg

Consultant at MacRobert Attorneys

Dr Philip Matley

Vascular Surgeon & Chairman at Surgicom

Dr Ayanda Mbuli

General Manager: GEMS Fund Management at GEMS

Dr Noluthando Nematswerani

Chief Clinical Officer at Discovery Health

Prof Amjad Parvaiz

Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK

Dr Karisha Quarrie

Head: Clinical Directorate, Life Healthcare of Life Healthcare Group (Pty) Ltd

Dr André Reddy

General Surgeon & Vice Chairman at Surgicom

Dr Shalin Singh

Paediatric Surgeon at Surgicom

Mr Darren Sweidan

Head of the Health Professional Unit at Discovery

Dr Sue Tager

CEO of Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre

Dr Renier van Zyl

National Clinical Support Manager at Life Healthcare Group (Pty) Ltd

Saturday, 24 August - SESSION 1 @ 11:40 - 12:40
THE GREAT DEBATE

Topic: Anti-Obesity Drugs Will Render Bariatric Procedures Obsolete
For the Motion

Dr Aslam is a Specialist Physician & Endocrinologist who graduated from the University of Natal. He is a Fellow of the College of Physicians of South Africa and the Royal College of Physicians (London) with more than 30 years clinical experience. Dr Aslam lectures nationally and internationally. He is an executive committee member (past and present) of multiple medical societies.

His special interests also include clinical practice guidelines, osteoporosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, and the functioning of the healthcare industry in South Africa. Heads the Chatsmed and Durban Central Covid-19 Task Teams.

Dr Aslam is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Faculty of Consulting Physicians of South Africa (FCPSA).

Saturday, 24 August - SESSION 1 @ 11:40 - 12:40
THE GREAT DEBATE

Topic: Anti-Obesity Drugs Will Render Bariatric Procedures Obsolete
Against the Motion

Dr Abri Bezuidenhout is a Upper GIT and Bariatric Surgeon based in Pretoria. He has a private practice at Zuid Afrikaans Hospital, with Sessions at Steve Biko Academic Hospital.

He is a member of SAMMSS, ASSA, FoSAS, SASES, SAGES, Hernia Interest Group (HIG) and the South African Colorectal Society. Past president of SASSiT.

He is the Founder and past Director at Bespoke Surgical Institute.
He has specific interests in Bariatric, Metabolic Surgery, Oncology Surgery, Gastroenterology and Endocrine Surgery.

Abri is married with three children and loves South Africa.

Saturday, 24 August - SESSION 2 @ 13:30 - 14:30
KEY-NOTE INTERACTIVE TALK

Topic: Thinking Like a Futurist: What the Future Holds and How to Hold On

- Futurist and scenario planner, specialising in the future of work
- Lead futurist, head of a global research team at TomorrowToday Futures Institute
- Five degrees in five different faculties from five different universities
- Clients in over 150 countries, has physically worked in 99 countries
- Author of six best-selling books
- Guest lecturer at 8 leading business schools around the world
- One of the 52 featured 'Global Shorts' TEDx speakers for 2021
- Recognised as one of the world's leading futurists and leadership experts
- Future of Work Specialist. Speaker, Author, Futurist, Researcher, Advisor

Sunday, 25 August - SESSION 4 @ 08:30 - 08:45
THE FUTURE OF ROBOTIC PROCEDURES IN GENERAL & COLORECTAL SURGERY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Topic: Current Use of Robotic Colorectal Surgery in South Africa

Ebrahim joined the Matley Partnership as a specialist colorectal surgeon with international training in laparoscopy from both Amsterdam and Notthingham. He is a Capetonian who matriculated from Livingstone High School, and completed his MBChB at UCT in 2002.

He completed his internship in Durban, where he met his wife Khatija, and completed his community service in Khayelitsha, including an additional year there with Medicin Sans Frontier, rolling out their antiretroviral program.

After two years of surgery in the UK, he completed his specialist training in Cape Town, obtaining his FCS in 2013. During this time, he was awarded the MMed degree from UCT for his dissertation “Systems delays in Breast Cancer”. He gained a broad experience in general surgery before two years of sub-speciality training in the colorectal unit at Groote Schuur. In 2016 he was awarded the Specialist Certificate in Surgical Gastroenterology.

In 2017, he was awarded the SASES travelling fellowship to work with internationally renowned colorectal and laparoscopic surgeon, Professor Willem Bemelman, at the Amsterdam Medical Centre. Thereafter he completed his year abroad as a colorectal fellow, in Nottingham, UK. This is a busy unit with 10 colorectal surgeons providing the full range of colorectal specialist services. During this time, he gained invaluable experience in advanced laparoscopy for inflammatory bowel disease and cancer surgery, which are his specific interests, and he is currently accruing UK robotic credentialing.

Ebrahim is one of a handful of accredited specialist colorectal surgeons in the Western Cape, adding this expertise to the GIT team at Matley and Partners.

He is married to Khatija, a full time Obstetrician & Gynaecologist consultant at Groote Schuur Hospital, and they have two children. He is a golfer, family man and enjoys travelling at home and abroad.

Saturday, 24 August - SESSION 3 @ 17:00 – 17:30
MEDICO-LEGAL

Topic: Altering Clinical Records – Do’s & Don’ts

JP is a passionate about claims and is a legal executive, with B Comm and LL B degrees.

Currently, he leads a dynamic legal team at EthiQal, a medical insurance indemnity provider, wearing multiple hats – from offering medicolegal advice and ethical guidance to South African Healthcare practitioners to engaging with panel attorneys in complex claims management. Among his other legal advisory services is policy wording drafting, navigating the financial services regulatory landscape, drafting compliance-focused commercial documentation, and coordinating law reform initiatives.

In his previous role at an international law firm, he honed his expertise as a medical defense attorney in insurance, legal liability, and more. JP thrives in professional indemnity, especially in the realm of medical malpractice and healthcare regulation. Beyond insurance, JP has provided commercial legal services to various institutional clients in the financial services sector.

Sunday, 24 August - SESSION 5 @ 11:30 - 12:00

TOPIC: Use of Locums & Assistants in Your Practice

Lara is the Managing Director of Xpedient Medical based in Cape Town.

Xpedient Medical are medical business specialists. What started as a simple concept to assist medical professionals in administrating their practices, has evolved into a comprehensive medical business, offering bespoke solutions to the Healthcare industry.

Lara started her career as a Registered Nursing sister, gaining experience in both the public and
rivate sector. Seeking to diversify her skills in the medical industry, she spent a few years in the pharmaceutical industry. An opportunity arose for her to open a community-based clinic, which led her to involvement in developing standard operating procedures and cost structures for sister-run clinics based in pharmacies. Lara then turned her focus to Medical Schemes and joined Discovery Health in 2001, where she had various roles for 19 years, before joining Xpedient Medical in April 2021.

Lara is passionate about Healthcare in South Africa and is dedicated to making a difference in the industry, she recently completed her MBA essentials course through Stellenbosch Business School.

She enjoys keeping fit and is a keen runner and cyclist.

Saturday, 24 August - SESSION 1 @ 11:10 - 11:40

Topic: Variations in Clinical Practice

Dr Vuyo Gqola is a registered Medical Practitioner. After several years in clinical practice, she made the transition into the managed care industry in 2010. In 2015 she was appointed as GEMS Executive: Healthcare Management. In her current role as GEMS Chief Healthcare Officer (CHO), she is responsible for managed care services including clinical risk and medicine management; healthcare networks; provider relations; tariffs and billing; tariff negotiations and healthcare strategic purchasing.

In her role as GEMS CHO, Dr Gqola also serves on the Board of Health Quality Assessment (HQA), which is a not-for-profit organisation that conducts annual assessments of quality in healthcare by medical schemes, with the aim of assisting medical schemes to improve the quality of care received by members.

Saturday, 24 August - SESSION 1 @ 10:10 - 10:40

Topic: What Happens When the NHI Bill Becomes Law? What Are the Implications for Private Practice in South Africa

BScHons FIA CFP® FASSA

Roseanne is Health Policy Actuary with Discovery Health and an adjunct professor in the School of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of the Witwatersrand. She is also the immediate past president of the International Actuarial Association.

Roseanne has over 28 years of experience in the South African health care and employee benefits
field. Her current role involves industry engagement at a high level including with regulators, government, civil associations, industry bodies and supranationals. She has participated in the Nedlac engagements on National Health Insurance (NHI) as well as presenting evidence and analysis to the Health Market Inquiry (HMI) of the Competition Commission. She was been a member of the B4SA funding workstream working on the vaccine roll out programme in 2021/22 and a member of the Covid-19 working group of the Actuarial Society of South Africa.

Roseanne served as the President of the Actuarial Society of South Africa for 2016-7 and was previously chair of the healthcare committee and NHI task team. She is a regular presenter at industry events and has published papers on topics including disease management, social security and ethical decision making.

Sunday, 25 August - SESSION 4 @ 09:00 – 09:15
THE FUTURE OF ROBOTIC PROCEDURES IN GENERAL & COLORECTAL SURGERY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Topic: My Journey with Funding Robotic Surgery

Dr Michael Heyns was born in Cape Town in 1970. He completed his high school career at Grey College in Bloemfontein and matriculated at this highly acclaimed school in 1987. Dr Heyns then went on to complete his undergraduate medical training at the Free State University obtaining MBChB in 1994. He became a Fellow of the College of Surgeons of South Africa in 2001 (FCS (SA)).

The Douglas Award for the most outstanding achievement in the final examination of the College of Surgeons of South Africa was awarded to him in Mai 2002. He participated in numerous advanced laparoscopic training course in Europe as well as hosting laparoscopic workshops in South Africa.

Dr Heyns is married to Dr Lizanné Barry, who assists him with all his laparoscopic work as well as sedating the patients in the endoscopic unit. They have two lovely daughters and as a family, they enjoy wildlife photography whilst camping in Africa.

Saturday, 24 August - SESSION 3 @ 16:30 – 17:00
MEDICO-LEGAL
Topic: What Surgeons Need to Know Regarding Changes to HPCSA Guidelines on Informed Consent and Potential Liability for Recognised Complications

Altus has been involved in general litigation since his admission as an attorney in 1994. He has more than 30 years’ experience in general litigation. He was admitted as an Advocate during 1997 and practiced at the Pretoria Bar before joining MacRobert Incorporated during 1999 and has more than 20 years' experience as a defendant’s attorney in medical litigation.

Altus has extensive experience in medico legal litigation, having represented members of the Medical Protection Society in a wide variety of clinical negligence claims. His experience includes dealing with high value catastrophic claims. He is involved with management of the majority of high value claims instituted in the jurisdiction where he practices. He has been involved with settlement of cases with claim amounts varying from small to substantial.

Altus has, over the years, been involved with representation of many practitioners at disciplinary inquiries into their conduct at the Health Professions Council of South-Africa. He personally conducts almost all of these hearings and has a sound knowledge of Regulations pertaining to Inquiries.

Altus is, almost on a daily basis and exclusively involved with advice to medical practitioners on general aspects of medical litigation, ethical questions and healthcare issues. He lectures to medical practitioners on various legal and healthcare related topics and assists with training of young attorneys at MacRobert.

Sunday, 25 August - SESSION 4 @ 09:25 – 09:35
THE FUTURE OF ROBOTIC PROCEDURES IN GENERAL & COLORECTAL SURGERY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Topic: The Future of Robotics – Funder’s Perspective

Dr Ayanda Mbuli completed her MBChB at Stellenbosch University. She then completed her internship and community service in Johannesburg. Dr Mbuli has been in clinical practice in both the public and private sector after dedicating years of her career to both she then moved into the managed healthcare space where she started her career as a medical advisor at Discovery Health. She has a PGDip in Health Economics obtained at University of Cape Town as well as a PGDIP in General Management Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) which is the business school for the University of Pretoria. She started at Afrocentric in August 2022 as the General Manger for the Health Policy Unit and Medical Advisory with a key focus to Reimagine, Rethink and Rebuild health policy through innovation, collaboration and thought leadership. She’s passionate about promoting access to quality healthcare whilst balancing equity and fairness with patient and provider autonomy as well as scheme sustainability. For the last year she has held the position of the General Manager for GEMS Fund Management. She is one of the directors and an Exco member of Pharmaceutical and Technology Clinical Management Association (PTCMA), a non-profit organization whose mission is to facilitate clinically relevant, evidence-based practice for optimal patient care and access to affordable medicine and technology, by providing continued professional development and healthcare education. She has featured in various radio and print interviews discussing important health topics, presented at industry conferences and been a part of various round tables and expert panel discussions.

Sunday, 25 August - SESSION 4 @ 09:55 - 10:05
THE FUTURE OF ROBOTIC PROCEDURES IN GENERAL & COLORECTAL SURGERY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Topic: The Future of Robotics – Funder’s Perspective
(presented by Darren Sweidan)

Dr Noluthando is a medical doctor with more than 20-years of healthcare experience. She is a member of the Discovery Health Executive Committee, the Risk Executive Committee, chair of the Discovery Group Clinical Executive Committee and a media spokesperson for Discovery on all clinical issues. She is passionate about access to affordable high-quality healthcare for all and a firm believer in health as abasic human right.

Dr Noluthando led the COVID-19 clinical response for Discovery, which included the formulation of in-and- out of hospital COVID-19 funding policies for the client schemes. She facilitated webinars with experts addressing the up-to-date information for the clinical management of COVID-19. I drove COVID-19 awareness (including vaccination awareness) for Discovery employees, corporate clients, the broader scheme membership, and the South African public.

Sunday, 25 August - SESSION 4 @ 08:00 - 08:30
THE FUTURE OF ROBOTIC PROCEDURES IN GENERAL & COLORECTAL SURGERY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Topic: The Future of Robotics

Prof Amjad is a consultant surgeon at Poole NHS foundation trust in the UK and Head of the Laparoscopic & Robotic Colorectal Unit at the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal. He is also a visiting Colorectal Surgeon and Head of Robotic surgery at Hamad General Hospital Doha, Qatar.

He holds a personal chair at the University of Portsmouth affiliated with the Faculty of Health Science at Portsmouth, UK. He is also a Director and Founding Member of the European Academy of Robotic Colorectal Surgery (EARCS) since 2014.

Prof Amjad has vast experience in laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery with particular interest in training in minimally invasive techniques worldwide. He became the leading National trainer in the UK for delivering the largest number of training procedures within the National Training Programme (Lapco). He has performed and supervised more than 2000 laparoscopic colorectal resections & over 1000 robotic colorectal surgeries. His clinical results are quoted as one of the best in the world for both short term hospital outcomes and long-term cancer survival.

Prof Amjad has a keen interest in research and teaching with over 130 publications in international peer reviewed journals including book chapters. He is on the Editorial boards of various international peer reviewed journals and has supervised a number of research projects and postgraduate education programmes, leading to awards of MSc, MRes and MD degrees. He has successfully pioneered and established epicenters for minimally invasive surgery including laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery at Portsmouth, Poole in UK and at the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal. Under my leadership, these centres have gained National and International reputation for teaching and training.

Prof Amjad’s interest in teaching and training of minimal access surgery, led him to develop and design the robotic rectal training programme for European colorectal surgeons and led the creation of the European Academy of Robotic Colorectal Surgery (EARCS). He has also established international centers of excellence for laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery throughout Europe, Russia, East Africa, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and China.

In recognition of his work, Prof Amjad was elected as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Honorary fellow for Association of Laparoscopic surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ALSGBI), Fellow of Portuguese Society of Surgery in Portugal and, Honorary chair for Professor of surgery at Belgrade University of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia. He has also won numerous awards and honors worldwide.

Prof Amjad performed over 2500 Laparoscopic and Robotic colorectal resections since becoming Consultant colorectal surgeon in 2006 and he has the largest personal case series (>1000) of Laparoscopic and Robotic TME Surgery for rectal cancer with 5-year local recurrence rate of 1.4%.

Saturday, 24 August - SESSION 2 @ 15:00 – 15:40

Topic: Now that HPCSA Ethical Rules Have Changed, Will Private Hospitals Be Employing Their Own Surgeons?

Dr Quarrie is a Specialist Forensic Pathologist who obtained her undergraduate medical degree from the University y of KZN in 2004 and her specialist qualification and a Master of Medicine degree from the University of Stellenbosch in 2015. She has worked in both the Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal Forensic Pathology Services and has travelled within the continent of Africa and abroad to train and present her research. She has been involved in many high-profile cases in her career such as the Anene Booysen murder and Shayamoya serial killer.

She made a career pivot to the Life Healthcare private hospital group as their Clinical Operations Executive. She looks after doctor and related matters at more than 50 facilities across Southern Africa.

She currently lives in Westville with her 16-year-old daughter, cat and dog. She loves to travel, read and paint.

Sunday, 25 August - SESSION 4 @ 10:05 - 10:35

Topic: Ergonomics in Surgery

Dr Shalin Singh is a Paediatric Surgeon in full time private practice in Cape Town Southern Suburbs and CBD. She did her undergraduate medical degree in Durban and then spent 7 years on the Wits General Surgery and Paediatric Surgery circuits at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital.
She has trained in paediatric general, urological, vascular, trauma, colorectal and thoracic surgery. Her special interest lies in minimally invasive neonatal surgery, ethical practice and creating multi-disciplinary teams in private medicine. She is the founder of Era8, the first management group for Paediatric Surgeons in the country and represents Paediatric Surgeons on the board of Surgicom.
After hours, she enjoys spending time with her family and her 2 dogs.

Saturday, 24 August - SESSION 2 @ 15:30 - 16:00

Topic: Alternate Reimbursement in General Surgery - How South Africa is Tracking Compared to Global Trends

Darren Sweidan is the Head of the Health Professional unit at Discovery Health. His undergraduate training was in clinical physiotherapy. Following training in business administration Darren joined the Netcare Hospital group in 1999. He spent 3 years in hospital administration and a further 2 years in group hospital finance.
He entered the field of healthcare funding when he joined Discovery Health in 2004.
Until the end of 2014 Darren was responsible, with the support of the Health Professional strategy team, for engagement with Medical Specialists, General Practitioners, Dental and Dental specialists, as well as Allied and Therapeutic Professionals.
Darren currently heads the Health Professional unit where he continues to lead engagement with medical professionals and associated Health Professional risk management activities.

Saturday, 24 August - SESSION 1 @ 10:40 - 11:10

Topic: How Can We Train & Mentor Surgeons in the Private Sector and Can the Donald Gordon Model be Scaled Nationally to Provide a Solution?

A graduate of Wits Medical School, and a Fellow of the College of Neurologists of South Africa, Sue spent several years in private practice as a Neurologist, before returning to Academic Medicine at Wits in 2001.

In her role as the Academic Medical Director at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (SA’s first private academic hospital), she was responsible for implementing the training programme for specialists and sub-specialists.

In 2008, she took over the role of CEO of Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, where she remains responsible for the Academic Programme as well as the operational management of the hospital.
Her portfolio of responsibilities now also incorporates the Donald Gordon Medical Institute, which is an independent institute within Wits University, established to expand the training and research model developed at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre.

Sunday, 25 August - SESSION 4 @ 09:15 - 09:25
THE FUTURE OF ROBOTIC PROCEDURES IN GENERAL & COLORECTAL SURGERY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Topic: Private Hospital Perspective

Dr. Renier van Zyl is the National Clinical Support Manager at Life Healthcare, a leading private hospital group in South Africa. Since 2020, Dr. van Zyl has led value-based care initiatives, clinical efficiency, and the development of innovative clinical programmes, including digitisation projects aimed at enhancing patient outcomes and ensuring cost-effective care. His career reflects a deep commitment to patient-centricity, clinical excellence, and governance.

Before his current role, Dr. van Zyl served as the Regional Clinical Manager for the Inland North region at Life Healthcare from 2017. His extensive experience in the healthcare sector includes a tenure at Discovery Health as a Senior Medical Advisor and Divisional Manager, providing him with a strong understanding of the challenges within the private healthcare and funder environments.
Earlier in his career, Dr. van Zyl was the Medical Director of Medical Assistance Services at International SOS, where he gained valuable experience in delivering patient care across diverse international settings.
Dr. van Zyl holds an MBChB, a postgraduate diploma in tropical medicine from the University of Pretoria, a certificate in business administration from Edinburgh Business School, and a certificate of competence in Travel Medicine.

He has also completed a Senior Management Development program at Henley Business School and a course in evidence-based medicine and health economics through the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association of South Africa.

Agenda

August 23, 2024
August 24, 2024
August 25, 2024

August 23, 2024

Main Schedule

12:00 - 13:00

Surgicom Board Lunch

13:00 - 17:00

Surgicom Board Meeting

Tides (Conference Level 2)

17:00 - 19:00

LEISURE TIME

19:00 - 22:00

Surgicom Board Dinner

PRACTICAL ROBOTIC SESSIONS

12:00 - 17:00

PRACTICAL ROBOTIC SESSIONS

Half an Hour Sessions as per Schedule at the Medhold Stand

PRACTICAL SIMULATOR SESSIONS

12:00 - 17:00

PRACTICAL SIMULATOR SESSIONS

Half an Hour Sessions as per Schedule at the Marcus Medical Stand

Speaker

Standard PriceComplimentary

Surgicom Member

This event is free to confirmed Surgicom members.
Cost covered by Surgicom includes:
- Full Day Saturday Conferencing
- Half Day Sunday Conferencing
- Gala Dinner for Delegate plus Spouse/Partner
- Saturday Accommodation Single/Sharing
(NOTE: Friday accommodation is for own account and can be selected additionally)

Standard PriceComplimentary

Practice Manager / Admin Personnel: (Members)

This event is free to confirmed member Practice Manager/s & Admin Personnel.
(Practice Managers to register separately and not part of the doctor's registration)

Cost covered by Surgicom includes:
- Full Day Saturday Conferencing
- Half Day Sunday Conferencing
- Gala Dinner for Delegate
- Saturday Accommodation Single
(NOTE: Friday accommodation is for own account and can be selected additionally)

Standard PriceComplimentary

Other Surgical Disciplines

Saturday Full Day @ R1,000
Sunday Half Day @ R 500

Standard PriceR 500

Standard PriceR 1,000

Non-Surgicom Member

Conferencing Saturday & Sunday
Gala Dinner & Saturday Accommodation

Standard PriceR 5,000

Non-Surgicom Members

Full Day Conferencing Saturday Only
Gala Dinner & Accommodation

Standard PriceR 4,000

Non-Surgicom Member

Full Day Conferencing Saturday Only
Gala Dinner

Standard PriceR 3,500

Non-Surgicom Member

Full Day Conferencing Saturday Only

Standard PriceR 2,000

Non-Surgicom Member

Half Day Conferencing Sunday Only

Standard PriceR 1,000

Sponsor/Exhibitor

Representatives included in Sponsorship Package

Standard PriceComplimentary

Non-Surgicom Member Spouse/Partner

Gala Dinner & Saturday Accommodation (additional cost for sharing)

Standard PriceR 1,000

Additional Acommodation - Friday

Single @ R2,350.00
Sharing @ R2,600.00

Standard PriceR 2,350

Standard PriceR 2,600

PRACTICAL ROBOTICS SESSIONS (MEDHOLD)

Slots will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis:
- Friday afternoon
- Saturday Morning
- Saturday Afternoon
- Sunday Morning
- Sunday Afternoon
Not that Surgicom members will get preference.

Standard PriceComplimentary

PRACTICAL SIMULATOR SESSIONS (MARCUS MEDICAL)

Slots will be allocated on a first-come-first serve basis:
- Friday afternoon
- Saturday Morning
- Saturday Afternoon
- Sunday Morning
- Sunday Afternoon
Not that Surgicom members will get preference.

Standard PriceComplimentary

Speaker

Standard PriceComplimentary

Sponsors & Exhibitors

PLATINUM

Discovery Health

GEMS

Medhold South Africa

ROBOTICS Sessions

GOLD & SILVER

MSD (Pty) Ltd South Africa

BRONZE

Aspen Pharmacare

GENOA Underwriting Managers (Pty) Ltd

Lenmed Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre

Life Healthcare

Xpedient Medical Solutions

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Providing simple, meaningful solutions to manage your practice and increase your revenue.

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The concept of Xpedient Medical was born in 2009 from a vision to assist medical professionals with managing their practices.

Firstly since our launch in 2010 we have evolved from a small bureau into an industry leader in comprehensive medical business specialisation additionally With over a decade of experience, we offer meaningful business solutions to the healthcare industry.

Therefore, we are passionate about using our team’s expertise to improve medical practices’ operational efficiency and optimise their financial performance and ultimately enhance the patient experience.

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EthiQal

GoodX Enterprises (Pty) Ltd

Lancet Laboratories (Pty) Ltd

Marcus Medical (Pty) Ltd

SIMULATOR Sessions

Mediclinic Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre

www.mediclinic.co.za/en/wits-donald-gordon-medical-centre/home.htmlpxmwitsdonaldgordon@mediclinic.co.za+27 113566000

The Wits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC) is the first private academic hospital in South Africa. It was established when the University of the Witwatersrand purchased the Kenridge Hospital in Parktown with a founding donation from the Donald Gordon Trust. In 2005 Mediclinic Southern Africa became a partner with Wits University and was also awarded the management contract. The hospital was established to create a facility in the private sector for training of sub-specialists. This training programme is part of and complementary to the existing training programmes at The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Chris Hani Baragwanath and Helen Joseph hospitals.

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Speakers

Dr Aslam Amod

Dr Lizanné Barry-Heyns

Dr Abri Bezuidenhout

Dr Greg Boustead

Mr Graeme Codrington

Dr Ebrahim Dalwai

Dr Bhekifa Dube

Mr JP Ellis

Mrs Lara Faulds

Dr Chetna Govind

Dr Vuyo Gqola

Prof Roseanne Harris

Dr Michael Heyns

Mr Altus Janse van Rensburg

Dr Philip Matley

Dr Ayanda Mbuli

Dr Noluthando Nematswerani

Prof Amjad Parvaiz

Dr Karisha Quarrie

Dr André Reddy

Dr Shalin Singh

Mr Darren Sweidan

Dr Sue Tager

Dr Renier van Zyl