International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
Report from the 2nd Argentine and Latin-American Congress, 2014
The Second Argentine and Latin American Congress on Hepato-Pancreato-Billiary Surgery took place on 30th April 2014 at the Sheraton Libertador Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A joint meeting took place with the presidents of the Latin American HPB Chapters together with the Presidents of the IHPBA and AHPBA. The objective of the meeting was to analyse the regional and national characteristics of each Chapter and define common pathways of co-operation with both societies.
From left to right:-
Carlos Chan | President, Mexico Chapter |
Hernán de la Fuente | President, Chile Chapter |
Renán Antelo | President, Bolivia Chapter |
Erick Soto | President, Guatemala Chapter |
Castor Samaniego | President, Paraguay Chapter |
Luiz Carneiro D’Albuquerque | Chairman, 2016 Sao Paulo IHPBA World Congress |
Oscar Imventarza | President, Argentina Chapter |
Palepu Jagannath | President, IHPBA |
Elijah Dixon | President, AHPBA |
Javier Lendoire | Congress Chairman |
Orlando Martins Torres | President, Brazil Chapter |
Serio López | President, Nicaragua Chapter |
Víctor Hugo Torres Cueva | President, Perú Chapter |
Néstor Gómez | Past President, Ecuador Chapter |
During the Congress the following scientific activities took place:
- 1 Pre-Congress Course
- 7 Symposia
- 18 Lectures
- 2 Debate sessions
- 2 Case Presentation sessions
- 2 Controversy in HPB sessions
- 2 Master video sessions
534 participants:
- 413 - Argentina
- 23 - Chile
- 12 - Brazil
- 12 - Uruguay
- 10 - Perú
- 8 - Paraguay
- 5 - Ecuador
- 3 - Bolivia
- 3 - Guatemala
- and 45 from other countries
92 abstracts were accepted for presentation:
- 44 free videos
- 28 Oral presentations
- 20 Posters
Chapter meetings in 2014:
Argentine Chapter | Buenos Aires, April 28-30 |
Chilean Chapter | Coquimbo, July 31 - Aug 1 |
Brazilian Chapter | Sao Paulo, August 22-23 |
Panamá Chapter | Panamá, September 17-18 |
Canadian Chapter | Vancouver, September 19-20 |
Bolivian Chapter | Tarija, October 8-10 |
Mexican Chapter | Cancún, December 3-5 |
Javier Lendoire, Congress Chairman
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