The following Prizes have been awarded at International Surgical Week ISW 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26-29 August 2024 by the ISS/SIC and the Integrated Societies.

The Committee congratulates all awardees for their achievement!

 

 

ISS/SIC Lloyd Nyhus Free Paper Prize

Presenting Author: Daisuke Udagawa, Japan

DECELLULARIZED LIVER HYDROGEL" ; PROMISING SCAFFOLD MATERIAL THAT ENHANCES CELL ENGRAFTMENT IN ORTHOTOPIC HEPATOCYTE TRANSPLANTATION

Hiroshi Yagi1,* Keio University Hospital, Yasushi Hasegawa2*, Yuta Abe3*, Minoru Kitago4*, Yuko Kitagawa5*, all at Keio University Hospital Japan, Dept of General and Gastrointestinal surgery

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ISS/SIC Poster Prize

Presenting Author: Vijay Arunmozhi, India

A RANDOMISED COMPARITIVE STUDY ON THE POST OPERATIVE ANALGESIC EFFICACY BETWEEN ULTRASOUND GUIDED AND LAPAROSCOPY ASSISTED TRANSVERSE ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK.

Vijay Arunmozhi1,*, Jaanakiraman2*, Rajasekar3*,

MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE, India

 

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IAES Free Paper Prize (The Dr Charles Proye Award)

Presenting Author: Michael Yang, Australia

LYMPH NODE YIELD AS A QUALITY-CONTROL INDICATOR IN THYROID SURGERY

Michael Yang 1,*, Alex Papachristos 2*, Ahmad Aniss3*, Anthony Gill4*, Mark Sywak5*, Stan Sidhu6*, all at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia

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IAES Free Paper Prize (The Dr Selwyn Taylor Award)

Presenting Author: Bowen Chen, China

APPLICATION AND THERAPEUTIC MECHANISM OF MULTI ENZYME ACTIVE NANOPARTICLES RESPONSIVE TO DUAL LASER AND TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT IN ANAPLASTIC THYROID CARCINOMA Bowen Chen 1,* Xianying Meng2*,Department of Thyroid Surgery, General Surgery Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P. R. China, Qiang Zhang3*, Shuai Yang4*, Yaoqi Wang5*, Jia Wei6*, Zhenshengnan Li7*, Renzhu Pang8*, all at Department of Thyroid Surgery, General Surgery Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P. R. China

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IAES Best Poster Prize (The Dr John Farndon Award)

Presenting Author: Seojung (Christina) Min, Australia

DIFFERENCES IN HEMITHYROIDECTOMY RATES AND RADIOACTIVE IODINE USE FOR PATIENTS WITH LOW-RISK PAPILLARY AND FOLLICULAR THYROID CANCERS: A BINATIONAL COHORT STUDY

Seojung (Christina) Min 1* , Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,  Tianrui Ren2*, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jonathan Serpell3*, Monash University Endocrine Surgery Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, James C Lee4*, Monash University Endocrine Surgery Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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IAES Poster Prize - The  Dr Michael Brauckhoff Award

Presenting Author: Rajan Raghunathan, USA

CAN AI LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS (LLMS) PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF THYROID DISEASE?

Rajan Raghunathan1,*Division of Endocrine Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, 550 1st Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA.,  Anna R. Jacobs2*, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital Long Island, 101 Mineola Blvd, Mineola NY 11501, Jason Prescott3*, Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn, 150 55th Street, Brooklyn NY 11220, John Allendorf4*, Department of Surgery, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital Long Island, 101 Mineola Blvd, Mineola NY 11501, Kepal N. Patel5*, Division of Endocrine Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, 550 1st Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA, Insoo Suh6*, Division of Endocrine Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, 550 1st Ave, New York, NY, 10016, USA.

 

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IATSIC Free Paper Prize

Presenting Author: Adam Gyedu

ASSESSING ACHIEVEMENT OF KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS DURING INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND CARE OF INJURED PATIENTS AT GHANAIAN NON-TERTIARY HOSPITALS

A. Gyedu1,*, E. Quainoo2, E. Nakua2, P. Donkor2, C. Mock3

1Surgery, 2Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 3Surgery, University of Washington , Seattle, United States

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IATSIC Free Paper Prize

Presenting Author: Dickson Rollef Wak, Papua New Guinea

MANAGING BLUNT SOLID ORGAN INJURIES IN A MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY: ARE WE UP TO THE STANDARD?

Dickson Rollef Wak1,*Surgical Department, Madang Provincial Teaching Hospital, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, Jerzy Kuzma2*, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Divine Word University, Madang, Papua New Guinea,

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IATSIC Poster Prize

Presenting Author: Donghwan Choi, South Korea

TREATMENT RESULTS OF BLUNT SUPRAHEPATIC VENA CAVA INJURIES AT A SINGLE TRAUMA CENTER, KOREA: A CASE SERIES

Donghwan Choi1,*, Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Jonghwan Moon2*, Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine

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IATSIC Poster Prize

Presenting Author: Pius Fokam, Cameroon

COMPARING OUTCOMES OF INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING AND PLATE FIXATION IN ADULT FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURES IN 2 REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN DOUALA-CAMEROON: A 10-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Pius Fokam1,*NGO BAYIHA AMELIE ALPHONSINE2*, NANA THEOPHILE CHUTENG3*, NDIFOR ERNEST4*, CHICHOM MEFIRE ALAIN5*, all at FHS- UNIVERSITY OF BUEA

 

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BSI Free Paper Frist Prize

Presenting Author:Lily Gutnik, USA

MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER: LEVERAGING BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS IN A STIGMA REDUCTION INTERVENTION IN TANZANIA

Lily Gutnik1,*University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Elizabeth F. Msoka2*, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI), M. Chandler McLeod3*, Isabel Scarinci4*, Gabrielle B. Rocque5*, Alex Mremi6*,University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI), Furuha Serventi7*, Blandina Mmbaga8*, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI)

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BSI Free Paper Second Prize

Presenting Author: Serena Bertozzi, Italy

BREAST CANCER CARE FOR THE AGING POPULATION: A FOCUS ON AGE-RELATED DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER TREATMENT

Serena Bertozzi, Italy 1,*Breast Unit, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine (UD), Ambrogio P Londero2*, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Infant Health, University of Genoa, 16132 Genova (GE), Italy./Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, 16147 Genova (GE), Italy, Jose Andres Diaz Nanez3*, Breast Unit, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine (UD), Barbara Baita4*, Breast Unit, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine (UD), Lucia La Verghetta5*, Serena Prada6*, Carla Cedolini7*, Breast Unit, University Hospital of Udine, 33100 Udine (UD)

 

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ISDS Grassi Prize 

Presenting Author: Hiroki Orimoto, Japan

DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTRAOPERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF SCARRING AREAS IN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Hiroki Orimoto1*, Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculity of Medicine, Teijiro Hirashita2*, Subaru Ikeda3*, Masahiro Kawamura4*, Takashi Masuda5*, Yuichi Endo6*, Tatsushi Tokuyasu7*, Masafumi Inomata8*, Department of Information Systems Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology Faculity of Information Engineering

 

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ISDS Kitajima Prize 

Presenting Author: Reo Fujishima, Japan

UTILITY OF VIRTUAL ANNOTATED IMAGES TO RECOGNIZE ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS BY AI IN BLEEDING SCENES DURING LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRECTOMY.

Reo Fujishima1,*, Yoshimasa Aoyama2*, Tsuyoshi Etoh3*, Yusuke Matsunobu4*, Takumi Hasegawa5*, Hidefumi Shiroshita6*, Tatsushi Tokuyasu7*, Masafumi Inomata8*, Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.

 

 

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IASMEN Free Paper Prize

Presenting Author: Cambia Rome, USA

ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER ENDOCRINE SURGERY (ERAES): USHERING IN A NEW ERA TOWARDS HEALTH CARE PARITY, Cambia Rome1,*Anne Long2*, Courtney Gibson3*, Jaime Hyman4*, Jennifer Ogilvie5*, Adriana Ramirez6*, all at Yale University, USA