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 The
South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA) is
the host society of the WCA2008. SASA lists over 850
members and aims to promote the science of
anaesthesiology and allied sciences in South Africa.
South African Society of Anaesthetists (SASA) was
inaugurated in August 1943, in the middle of the Second
World War, in Johannesburg, making it the first
Anaesthetic Society in Africa and the ninth Anaesthetic
Society in the world! At its inception, the society
membership consisted of 25 of the 26 registered
anaesthetists in South Africa and our membership now
represents over 80% of all South African registered
anaesthetic specialists. The objectives of the Society,
then as now, were the promotion of the science and art
of anaesthesia, support of education in anaesthesia
including continuing medical development in the
specialty and the promotion of the interests of all
practising anaesthetists in Southern Africa. SASA was a
Founder Member of the World Federation of Societies of
Anaesthesiologists when it was established in
Scheveningen in The Netherlands in 1955. The society
plays an active role in the development of anaesthesia
in Southern Africa, campaigning for the establishment of
chairs of Anaesthesia and playing a leading role in the
development of the College of Anaesthetists of South
Africa. The society participates extensively in the
development of anaesthesia in the whole of Africa. SASA
co-organised the All Africa Congress in Harare in April
1997 with the Zimbabwe Association, and was a Founder
Member of the Africa Regional Section of the WFSA. After
a successful presentation to the Bid Committee of WFSA
in Sydney in 1996, SASA was accorded the honour of
hosting the 14th World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in
2008. We are proud to host this prestigious event and
extend to all our visitors a traditionally warm South
African welcome.
www.sasaweb.com
| WCA2008 Organising Committee |
| Prof David
Morrell............................................................................ |
Chairman |
| Prof Mike James
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Academic Programme |
| Prof Andre Coetzee
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Academic Programme |
| Dr Keith Klintworth
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Finance |
| Dr Jacinta Shung
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Finance |
| Prof Arthur Rantloane
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Protocol |
| Dr Des Lines
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Trade |
| Dr Ivan Joubert
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Trade |
| Dr Henk van Rooyen
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