2nd Symposium of Anesthesia and Surgery: Bridging the Gap in Health Care Disparities in the World
Course Directors
Sergio Huerta, MD, FACS, HEC-C
Professor of Surgery and Chief Ethics Consultant
President and CEO, Aid Via Action Inc.
Dr. Cesar Augusto Ortiz Vargas
Director General
Hospital Nacional de San Benito, El Peten, Guatemala
8:00 am - 3:30 pm | Friday, January 30, 2026 | Hotel Casona del Lago, Flores, Guatemala
Welcome to the Second International Symposium of Anesthesia and Surgery! This conference is intended to address issues related to facilitating health care delivery in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC).
All talks will be rigorously limited to 25 min, allowing 5 minutes for questions and answers. Anesthesia and Surgery providers are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration of presentation and publication.
All participants will be required to provide a 250-word abstract of their talk which will be published in Aid Via Action Global Health Journal. Additionally, all participants are welcome to submit a full manuscript for consideration of publication in Aid Via Action Global Health Journal.
The deadline for abstract submission will be January 1, 2026. The deadline for a full manuscript submission will be January 13, 2026. All full manuscripts will be subjected to peer-review and publication is not guaranteed. There will be no fees for publication.
Registration:
This year registration will be performed online ONLY. There will be a registration fee of 200 GTQ. This fee will apply to all activities including lunch. Students will receive a discount and can register for 50.00 GTQ. If there are any changes, please inform the course director via email no later than December 15, 2025. Once the official publication of the itinerary has been published, there will be no changes to the assigned day and time for the talk.
Credit of participation and hours will be provided to Guatemalan attendees. ALL attendees MUST register to receive credit:
Presenter: Register Here.
General: Register Here.
For more information, please send an email to:
Sergio Huerta, MD, FACS, HEC-C: Sergio.Huerta@UTSouthwestern.edu
Dr. Cesar Ortiz: cesarortizvargas@gmail.com
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