The mission of the WSACS is to promote research, foster education, and improve the survival of patients with intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and/or abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) All who have an interest in the diagnosis, management, and/or treatment of IAH / ACS are invited to join the Society.
COUNTDOWN TO THE SIXTH WORLD CONGRESS
ON THE ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME
Cartagena, Colombia, SA
(http://www.youtube.com/embed/o5X77o4i3o8)
Mark the date: May 22nd - 25th 2013
More information will follow soon, check again later.
Welcome! The World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) welcomes you to sunny Cartagena for the Sixth World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WCACS). This meeting promises to be one of the most influential and exciting scientific meetings of 2013. The scientific program has been organized to highlight the current state-of-the-art management of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) through plenary sessions with recognized world experts, abstract presentations from IAH/ACS investigators worldwide, patient case scenarios to illustrate key management points, and pro/con debates to describe patient care controversies. The meeting schedule allows ample family time each day to visit the beautiful city of Cartagena.
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We look forward to seeing you and your family in Cartagena next summer! Click here to download the Congress brochure.
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Upcoming IAH / ACS Lectures and Meetings
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Consensus and Perspectives on Temporary Abdominal Closure of the Open Abdomen
A highlight of the Fourth World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WCACS) in Dublin was the afternoon session sponsored by KCI entitled "Consensus and Perspectives on Temporary Abdominal Closure of the Open Abdomen". Moderated by Michael Sugrue MD, the faculty for this session included Martin Bjorck MD, Mark Kaplan MD, Michael Cheatham MD, and Alastair Windsor MD. The video of these lectures is now available online. We encourage those with an interest in the open abdomen to review these state-of-the-art lectures on temporary abdominal closures.
Clinical Trials Working Group (CTWG)
The WSACS Clinical Trials Working Group (CTWG) was formed to design and carry out prospective research on IAH and ACS. It represents a major function of the WSACS. Eighteen different study proposals presented at the Third World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WCACS) are currently being reviewed by the CTWG. Selected studies will be posted on this website in the coming months and study sites will be solicited. If you are interested in becoming a CTWG study site or wish to submit research proposals, please complete the CTWG Investigator Interest Form
WSACS Membership Dues
The WSACS highly values each of its members. Membership dues are 50 euros per year. If you have not paid your dues for 2011, please do so. To pay your membership dues, please click on the link below or contact the WSACS secretariat.
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