By: Dr. Yaseen Al Lawati The OSS Journal Club was conducted at the Millennium Hotel in May 2023. The event was attended by around 120 participants, which involved consultant doctors, registrars, trainees, students, and nurses. The talks focused on the most up to date literature on breast cancer, lymphoma, and peritoneal surface metastasis. Given the continuously updated …
The Hernia Symposium was a truly engaging event organized by the OSS in March 2023. Itinvolved a number of speakers from all over the country. The event focused on a number ofimportant topics in the field of hernia surgery, such as complex hernia repairs, laparoscopichernia approaches, dealing with obesity and advanced age in hernia surgery, …
As part of its commitment towards surgeons well-being, the Oman Surgical Society organized ahike in the Reyam hike trail in Muttrah on January 20, 2023. This exciting event was attendedby 15 surgeons from different institutions, along with their families. It started with a lightbreakfast followed by a 2-hour hike. The attendants enjoyed the spectacular views …
Since the dawn of the Renaissance, the supreme interest of the government in the medicalsector and its development had a great impact on the path of medicine in our country,especially the development of surgical services provided to patients. With that, there was anearly, parallel interest in engaging and empowering Omani women to be actively involved …
The Oman Surgical Society held its first meeting titled “General Assembly and DifficultCase Round” on December 21 st , 2022, at the Grand Mellinium Hotel in Muscat. Thismeeting aimed to discuss the challenges and difficulties that are commonly faced duringgallbladder surgery. The event brought together leading hepatopancreaticobiliarysurgeons from Oman to exchange knowledge and share their experiences …
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The past three years have been exceptionally challenging for the whole world with the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, which put humanity in a great test of patience, compassion, and unity. Frontliners, and especially healthcare providers, have risen up to the challenge and demonstrated an extraordinary level of altruism and sacrifice. We -as surgeons- have …