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 FIFTH WORLD CONGRESS
ON THE ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME
10-13 AUGUST, 2011
The WSACS is excited to bring the Fifth World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WCACS) to North America in 2011. With the phenomenal backdrop of the Walt Disney World® Resort and Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, the Congress schedule has been developed to allow participants and their families to take full advantage of the Magic Kingdom® Park, EPCOT®, Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, or Disney's Hollywood Studios™. The Fifth WCACS will allow the unique opportunity for clinicians to combine a stimulating, educational experience with an unforgettable, world-class family vacation. You won't want to miss it!
Click to download the Fifth WCACS Scientific Program
The WSACS invites you to present your IAH/ACS related research. While general abstract submission closed on March 1, online late-breaking abstract submission for the Fifth WCACS is still open for poster presentations. The abstracts for the Fifth World Congress will be Medline referenced and published in a July 2011 supplement of The American Surgeon. Abstract requirements and the abstract submission form for late-breaking poster presentations may be accessed at: http://www.wsacs.org.
We look forward to seeing you and your family in Orlando next summer! Click here to download the Congress brochure.
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Upcoming IAH / ACS Lectures and Meetings
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Second International Consensus Conference on IAH / ACS
A highlight of the Fifth World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WCACS) in Orlando will be a half-day discussion of the proposed changes to both the definitions and evidence-based medicine recommendations on IAH and ACS. Committees are currently being formed to address a number of different clinical questions, review the current literature, and formulate proposed revisions to the definitions and recommendations for presentation at the Congress. If you are interested in participating in this process, please contact the WSACS webmaster.
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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