Basic Surgical Skills Courses
Event Description
Please find information below regarding the BSS courses offered by universities nationally.
Please Click here for BSSC 2016 DATES to download the program and find out the contact details for each course.
GENERAL ENQUIRIES:
RINA GENADE 011-717-2580 johanna.genade@wits.ac.za
BASIC SURGICAL SKILLS COURSES 2016 (UPDATED –January 2017)
| MONTH | DATE/S | PLACE | COMMENTS |
| JANUARY 2017 | 25-26 | WITS TRAINING THE TRAINER | Prof Bizos |
| FEBRUARY 2017 | 3 | WITS ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPIC SUTURING | Prof D Bizos |
| 9 – 10 | ERBY TRAINING | Ms Sioban Hood J&J | |
| 15 – 17 | WITS | Prof D Bizos | |
| DURBAN | Prof B Singh | ||
| 22 – 24 | PRETORIA | Mrs Marie Cilliers | |
| 22 – 24 | PORT ELIZABETH | Dr G Manoharan | |
| 22 – 24 | STEVE BIKO | Lizette du Preez | |
| 22 – 24 | BLOEMFONTEIN | Dr E Le Grange | |
| MARCH 2017 | 8 – 10 | MEDUNSA | Mrs Mathilda Howard |
| 14 – 16 | CAPE TOWN | Prof P Goldberg | |
| 21 – 23 | STELLENBOSCH | Mrs Raleah De Klerk | |
| 22 – 24 | WITS | Prof Bizos | |
| 29 – 31 | PRETORIA | Mrs Marie Cilliers | |
| 29 – 31 | STEVE BIKO | Lizette du Preez | |
| 29 – 31 | WINDHOEK | Prof P Goldberg | |
| 30 – 31 | WITS LAP/CHOLE SUTURING | Prof Bizos | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS DAY FRIDAY 21 MARCH | |||
| APRIL 2017 | 14 | GOOD FRIDAY | |
| 17 | FAMILY DAY | ||
| 3 – 5 | OSHAKATI | Dr Fransis Quaysen | |
| 5 – 7 | POLOKWANE | Prof S Pillay | |
| 19 – 21 | PIETERMARITZBURG | Dr V Govindasamy | |
| EAST LONDON | Dr Adam McCausland | ||
| 20 – 22 | STEVE BIKO | Lizette du Preez | |
| 27 | FREEDOM DAY | ||
| 20 – 22 | PRETORIA | Mrs Marie Cilliers | |
| MAY 2017 | THURSDAY 1 MAY WORKERS DAY | ||
| 12 | STAPLING WORKSHOP | Ms Sioban Hood J&J | |
| DURBAN | Prof B Singh | ||
| 24 – 26 | STEVE BIKO | Lizette du Preez | |
| 24 – 26 | PRETORIA | Mrs Marie Cilliers | |
| 31 May – 2 Jun | BLOEMFONTEIN | Dr E Le Grange | |
| JUNE 2017 | |||
| YOUTH DAY | |||
| REGISTRAR SYMPOSIUM | |||
| SRS | |||
| 21 -23 | MEDUNSA | Mrs Mathilda Howard | |
| 28 – 30 | STEVE BIKO | Lizette du Preez | |
| 28 – 30 | PRETORIA | Mrs Marie Cilliers | |
| 26 – 30 | Part I & Primary Exams Written | ||
| 29 – 30 | WITS LAP/CHOLE SUTURING | Prof Bizos | |
| JULY 2017 | 4 – 6 | CAPE TOWN | Prof P Goldberg |
| GEORGE | Dr Hugo Stark | ||
| 5 – 7 | Written Diploma Exams | ||
| 13 – 14 | Intermediate Exams | ||
| 24 – 28 | Written Part II Final Exams | ||
| 26 – 28 | WITS | Prof D Bizos | |
| AUGUST 2017 | ASSA/SAGES | ||
| 9 | WOMANSDAY | ||
| 10 – 11 | WITS LAP/CHOLE SUTURING | Prof Bizos | |
| 16 – 18 | MEDUNSA | Mrs Mathilda Howard | |
| 23 – 25 | PORT ELIZABETH | Dr G Manoharan | |
| 23 – 25 | PRETORIA | Mrs Marie Cilliers | |
| DURBAN | Prof B Singh | ||
| 23 – 25 | STEVE BIKO | Lizette du Preez | |
| FCS | |||
| SEPTEMBER 2017 | 6 – 8 | WITS | Prof D Bizos |
| 13 – 15 | PIETERMARITZBURG | Dr V Govindasamy | |
| EAST LONDON | Dr Adam McCausland | ||
| HERITAGE DAY | |||
| 27 – 29 | PRETORIA | Mrs Marie Cilliers | |
| 27 – 29 | STEVE BIKO | Lizette du Preez | |
| 11 – 13 | Diplomas, Gauteng | ||
| 18 – 20 | Intermediates, Gauteng | ||
| OCTOBER 2017 | 3 – 5 | CAPE TOWN | Prof P Goldberg |
| 24 – 26 | STELLENBOSCH | Dr Charl Cooper | |
| 25 – 27 | WITS | Prof D Bizos | |
| 25 – 27 | PRETORIA | Mrs Marie Cilliers | |
| 25 – 27 | STEVE BIKO | Lizette du Preez | |
| NOVEMBER 2017 | 7 – 9 | BLOEMFONTEIN | Dr E Le Grange |
| 15 -17 | MEDUNSA | Mrs Mathilda Howard | |
| TOTMAS MEDUNSA NOVEMBER | |||
| 22 – 24 | PRETORIA | Mrs Marie Cilliers | |
| 22 – 24 | STEVE BIKO | Lizette du Preez | |
| DECEMBER 2017 | 16 DEC – DAY OF RECONCILIATION |