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LOA Report: About the Symposium and workshop on Ostomy care.
Dedicated to Physicians, Nurses, Social workers and Ostomates.
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The LSGS, Lebanese Society for General Surgery, had Organized the 11th Annual Lebanese Congress of Surgery on 14-15 Nov. 2008 in Beirut Lebanon.
On the Friday’s evening Nov 14th there where a dinner for all the Physicians, and The LOA Executive Committee was invited, on the Metropolitain Hotel Beirut. The Congress was under the high patronage of the Vice President of AL WALID BIN TALAL Humanitarian Foundation, Her Excellency Mrs Laila EL SOLH. ( Mrs Laila is the Aunt of Prince Walid Bin Talal). His Foundation is giving dozens of millions of $ to the Humanitarian aids each year, LOA are trying to get in touch with this Foundation, and we hope to be in their program.
On Friday 14th & Saturday 15th, 3 Symposiums was organized
- Liver Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Ostomy Care (on Saturday, in collaboration with the LOA, the Lebanese Ostomy Association)
We where at the Big Theater (Rafic Hariri), there was about 400 Physicians and Nurses and LOA was present.
Dr. Philippe BERARD from France gave the 1st Session about : Why & How to create a Colostomy ? and also the 2nd Session about: Why & How to create an Iliostomy?
A Video was projected dedicated for Ostomates , how to live with an Ostomy.
The 3rd Session was presented by Mrs Geneviève BOLL ( Mrs. BOLL was representing Mrs Michelle GUYOT( ET Association’s President in France), for a Family reasons she could not be here). DR. BERARD And Mrs. GUYOT where in Lebanon in the last Symposium about Ostomy care, who was also organized by the LSGS in the year 2000, at Rafic Hariri High School Saida. On the last session was my word, in French, about LOA History, with a little informations about the 12th EAO Congress 2008 who was on Sep, in Brno Czech Republic, with some Photos about it. The Goals of the LOA, what did the LOA accomplish during the last 17 years, especially since 2006, when I was elected as new LOA President.
First the creation of our Website www.arabostomy.com in 3 Languages.
Second : Printing of 3 Booklets we promised to do:
One for the Public
Second for Ostomates in Arabic Language
Third about our Center Project in Eng and Arabic, a slide show about the whole project was performed in front to the attendees.
I spoke about the difficulties with our Ministry of Health, and the Social Security.
I spoke about our ET Carole Abboud and what she did for the LOA, and did thanks the LSGS about organizing the Symposium, and the LSGS President Dr. Michel DAHER who was the Ex President of the LOA since 1991 till 2006.
After the Session, was the Workshop with me and Mrs. BOLL with 2 Nurses of LOA, Malake AZZI and Marleine BASSIL.
Nurses where very interested on all the information given, and asked for additional brochures, on LOA , information supplies was available in the LOA Website.
It was a successful Symposium, pacing the interest of the Surgeons and Nurses, and requested more Seminars in the different Lebanese regions.
Hope you will hear more about us soon.
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Best Regards,
Abdo Abi Raad
President of the Lebanese Ostomy Association
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