On behalf of the AFSGE Board, I would like to welcome you to the 1st Congress of the African Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy. This Congress will take place in the Congress Palace, March, 8 -12, 2010 in YAOUNDE - CAMEROON (Central Africa) one of the most beautiful, tremendous and enchanting city in African setting.
During the last fifteen years, the introduction of Endoscopic Surgery in African setting had remained very controversial. Luxury or necessity, those techniques had to be widely assessed on some diseases, particularly common in our area before being more widespread.
Despite the economic crises, with breathtaking speed, African Gynaecologists are now moving from traditional surgery to Endoscopic surgery. After many years of activities, we think that the time has come, to bring African Gynaecologists to the practice of Endoscopy and to share their experience with the rest of the world.
For the first time, during four days, the world attention will be focused on the African Gynaecologists, in conjunction with the famous American, European, Asia and Australian leading speakers in the field of Endoscopy and as they bring the attendees new findings fresh concepts, dynamic theories and operative techniques that will be the building block for even further advances in Gynaecological Surgery in the coming decades.
For those who want to discover the oldest continent of the world, mark the date of your calendar today and make plans to attend this unique meeting. Do not miss this opportunity to share in an exciting occasion that will be scientifically rewarding, socially enjoyable and geographically spectacular.
From the year 1992, with the help of Prof. Maurice Antoine BRUHAT team’s, most African countries have discovered Gynaecological Endoscopic Surgery. Since then, many conferences have been organised, solutions and answers have been founded for a number of topics in the world, while others are still being debated mostly in African setting.
The purpose of this Congress in Cameroon is to bring basic and advanced knowledges to African Gynaecologists and to discuss the enormous progress in gynaecological surgery. The Yaounde Meeting will also focus on the few areas that are still under discussion and the technological advances in the field.
The organizing Committee in conjunction with the AAGL, ESGE, ISGE, SAGO and GIERAF has secured the participation of leading world speakers. Many topics on laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery have been chosen for you. Those topics will include: ovarian, tubal, cervix, and endometrium pathologies. Special sessions on adhesions, infertility, endometriosis and education will be some of the attractive moments of this Congress. Moreover, free communications will enrich the scientific program.
In addition to state-of-art lectures, a precongress workshop is organized on March, 5th – 7th in order to provide basic knowledges on endoscopic surgery. This will be an important opportunity for residents and attendees to learn and to share the experience with experts.
A dedicated one-day congress, will be organized for maternal mortality for midwives and nurses for operative rooms.
Live surgery with national and international experts will be one of the exciting moments during this congress and we hope also that you will spend time in the exhibit hall and see the latest instrumentation and network with your colleagues from throughout the world.
As you all notice, it is an ambitious program and the objectives will be achieved with everyone’s participation.
Just take the decision to join us and the African joy of life, associated with the music of their souls will do the rest, making Africa one of the most developing and drawing continent on this century in the field of endoscopy.
Don’t miss the occasion to taste typical cusine of the area and become acquainted with natural beauties of Yaounde “la ville au sept collines”, a place known for the warmth of is friendly people and mild climate.
We hope that the attendees will leave the first Congress of the African Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy with a unique educational experience that will be an amalgamation of science and culture.
Looking forward to receiving you in March 2010, I wish you in advance, a successful, productive meeting and enjoyable stay in Yaounde Cameroon.
President of the Congress
Prof. Jean Marie KASIA
Cher(e)s collègues,
Voici un congrès centré sur les nouvelles chirurgies en Afrique !
La coelioscopie ou laparoscopie a été inventée dans les années 40 à Paris par Raoul Palmer. Développée par de nombreuses équipes, dont la nôtre, et par des équipes allemandes et américaines dans les années 70, elle est arrivée maintenant à la réalisation de tous les gestes chirurgicaux faits antérieurement par laparotomie.
Cette thérapeutique chirurgicale ne fait que des orifices modérés, n’entraîne que peu de douleur résiduelle, est susceptible de traiter toutes les lésions pathologiques y compris les adhérences, nombreuses chez la femme africaine, et enfin permet des séjours hospitaliers brefs. Elle parait tout à fait adaptée à ce continent.
En Afrique, le Professeur J.M. KASIA est un de ceux qui ont lancé la méthode. Il a été formé dans une Ecole dynamique de chirurgie coelioscopique. Il a publié très tôt dans des journaux internationaux.
De nombreux africains investissent cette méthode chirurgicale. Bien sûr, les pathologies annexielles sont les premières prises en considération : la grossesse extra utérine, l’infertilité, les kystes de l’ovaire.
Dans un deuxième temps, l’hystérectomie, thérapeutique chirurgicale symbolique de notre spécialité, est réalisée ; nous fêtons le 20e anniversaire des hystérectomies simples et des hystérectomies radicales. Puis, dans un dernier temps, les pathologies profondes sont prises en considération : les prolapsus traités par voie haute ; les endométrioses profondes et toute la pathologie néoplasique gynécologique.
Ce congrès se propose de rassembler tous les africains intéressés par la méthode ainsi que leurs amis européens et américains. La Société Africaine d’Endoscopie en Gynécologie aide grandement à ce succès. Les spécialistes intéressés par la Chirurgie de la Stérilité, nous aideront à aborder ce problème sachant les aspects très particuliers que l’on rencontre ici.
Nous sommes très heureux de rassembler autour de nous tous les africains intéressés par les progrès de la chirurgie en gynécologie.
Pr M.A. BRUHAT
AFSGE 2010, in Yaoundé - Cameroun; from March 8, 2010 to March 12, 2010
