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19 March 2018

Apply today for your space at the 2018 GLS

It is with great excitement that we invite you to apply to the third Global Leadership Summit which will be hosted by the University of the Free State (UFS) on the Bloemfontein campus on 8 to 15 July 2018. Undergraduate students from second-year and above are invited to apply before 19 March 2018 at 12:00. 

The Global Leadership Summit (GLS) is a strategic programme that brings together students and staff from the UFS and international partner universities to discuss Leadership and Social Justice in Higher Education on a global scale.

To join us, access the GLS Application form, GLS programme overview and  application requirements and procedure . 

Please note: 
1. Applications should be submitted electronically and forwarded to Malia Maranyane at maranyanem@ufs.ac.za (CV verifications may be printed, completed manually, then scanned and included to mail back, if necessary.)
2. Due to the extension, the interview dates will move forward to 12 and 13 April 2018
3. Students who have already applied, do not have to apply again

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Department of Anaesthesiology integral to success of annual congress of South African Society of Anaesthesiologists
2016-03-18

The honour of hosting the annual congress of South African Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA) fell to the Free State branch this year. Integral to organising the event –and even more so, successfully convening more than 550 delegates from across the country – was the University of the Free Sate (UFS) Department of Anaesthesiology.

Perioperative medicine

The main theme of the congress that took place from 26 February–1 March 2016 focused on perioperative medicine. This relates to medical practice before, during, and after surgery, that enhances the hospital experience for patients. This includes making their stay as short and pleasant as possible. Anaesthesiologists are perioperative physicians who are well positioned to play a major role in this process.

International specialists

Prof Henrik Kehlet was the official SASA Guest for 2016 and keynote speaker of the congress. He is currently a professor of perioperative therapy at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark. Prof Kehlet has received honorary recognition from various colleges and associations in America and the United Kingdom. He has published over 1000 scientific articles, and is known as the worldwide expert on fast-track surgery, with the aim of achieving fast and pain-free operations.

Workshops on various aspects of perioperative care were presented during the congress with 41 companies exhibiting medical equipment and medicines related to anaesthesia. With 14 international and 69 national speakers, the event brought together some of the top specialists in the world.

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