Postgraduate Courses and Congresses Organized

Postgraduate Courses and Congresses organized by Dr.Vahit Ozmen

1.First Postgraduate Course on Breast Diseases, 2-4 December 1992, İstanbul Medical Faculty,
İstanbul.

2.Postgraduate Courses on Laparoscopic Surgery: Upto now, 45 courses organized since 6-26
February 1992 in İstanbul Medical Faculty.

3.8th Turkish Congress on Antibiotics and Chemotherapy, 22-28 May 1993, Antalya.

4. First National Congress of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, 10-13 November 1993, İstanbul.

5.4 th European Congress of Video-Laparoscopic Surgery: 5-8 June 1994, İstanbul.

6.Second National Congress on Breast Diseases and 2nd Postgraduate Course on Breast Diseases (General Secretary of the Congress), 17-19 November 1994, İstanbul.

7.Second National Congress of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, 14-16 September, 1995, İstanbul.

8. Thirteenth Congress of İstanbul Medical Faculty, 27-30 September 1995, İstanbul.

9. First Postgraduate Course on Colo-rectal cancer, 25-26 October 1996, İstanbul.

10. Fourth National Congress on Breast Diseases 5-8 March 1997, İzmir

11.Third National Congress of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery, 14-16 May 1997,İstanbul

12.Postgraduate Course on Oesephageal and Stomach Cancer, 24-27 October 1997, Hotel Armada, İstanbul, 1997.

13. Postgraduate Course on Benign Colo-rectal and Anal canal diseases, 23-24 October 1998, Pera Palas, İstanbul.

14. Postgraduate Course on Benign Oesophagus, Stomach, Duodenum and Small Intestine Diseases, 22-23 October 1999, Eresin Hotel, İstanbul.

15. Postgraduate Course on Colo-rectal Cancer, 20-21 October 2000, Eresin Hotel, İstanbul.

16.World Society of Breast Health 1st Congress, General Secretary of The Congress, 21-26 September 2001, İstanbul.

17.First National Education Congress of Turkish Futball Association for team doctors, and physiotherapists, 23-25 December, 2001.

18.Fifth National Congress on Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery, 22-25 April 2002, İstanbul.

19.Second National Education Congress of Turkish Futball Association for team doctors, and physiotherapists, 22-24 December, 2002.

20.Sentinel Lymph node biopsy, 7th Postgraduate Course on Breast Diseases, 18 January 2003.

21.Diseases of Upper Gastrointestinal System, 8th Postgraduate Course on Gastrointestinal Diseases, 10-11 October 2003, İstanbul.

22.Recent advances in cancer management and treatment. Istanbul Medical Faculty and Mayo Clinics Continuing Medical Education Program, October 27, 2003, İstanbul.

23.Third National Education Congress of Turkish Futball Association for teams’s doctors, and physiotherapists, 23-24 December, 2003, Maslak Princess Hotel, İstanbul.

24. Annual Congress of Turkish Surgical Society, Breast Section. 26-30 May 2004, Belek, Antalya

25.9th Postgraduate Course On Breast Cancer, 24-25 December 2004, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Istanbul.

26.8th National Breast Cancer Congress (General Secretary), 21-24 September, 2005, İstanbul-Turkey.

27.1st Postgraduate Course on Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 16-20 January 2006, İSTEM-
İstanbul.

28.2nd Postgraduate Course on Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, 20-24 February 2006, İSTEM- İstanbul.

29.MDKK 1st National Breast Cancer Consensus Conference. 15-19 November 2006, İber Otel, Bodrum.

30.Postgraduate Course (Director) for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Hiatal Hernia, Postgraduate Course. 8th National Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Congress, July1- 4, 2007, Antalya.

31. 8th National Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Congress, July1- 4, 2007, Antalya.

32. 9th National Breast Congress, September 4-9, 2007.

33. 12th Post Graduate Courses on Breast Cancer. Istanbul Medical Faculty December 6-7, 2007, ISTEM, Istanbul.

34.Advanced laporoscopic course for laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication, Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital, May 16-17, 2008, İstanbul, Turkey.

35.National Breast Cancer Consensus Conference, President. 21-25 October, 2008, Istanbul.

36. Course of Laparoscopic Hiatus Surgery 9th National Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery Congress October 28-31, 2009, Antalya, Turkey.

37. 13th Post Graduate Courses on Breast Cancer. Istanbul Medical Faculty December 11, 2009, İstanbul,Turkey.

38. Course of Laparoscopic Anti Reflux Surgery. Istanbul Medical Faculty. Feburary 04- 05 2010, İstanbul, Turkey.

39. Postgraduate Courses on “Breast Cancer: Screening, diagnosis, and treatment in Turkey”. Started in February 2010, and 5th Course performed in December 18, 2010 in Kocaeli.

40.National Breast Cancer Education Courses for KETEMs and specialists on breast cancer. In January 29, 2011, Ankara, March 5, 2011, Kayseri, May 7, 2011, Diyarbakır, September 10, 2011, Sanliurfa.

41.National Cancer Week collaboration with Cancer Control Department, Turkish Ministry of Health, April 1-4, 2012, Ankara.

42.Laparoscopic Anti-reflux Surgery Postgraduate Course in 11th National Laparoscopic Endoscopic Surgery Congress, 2-6 October 2013, Bodrum, Muğla.

43.Oncoplastic Breast Cancer Surgery Course (Course Director). Ozmen V. Senologic International Society and Turkish Federation of Breast Diseases Societies, 12th National Breast Cancer Congress, 24-27 October, 2013, Antalya.

44.Postgradueate Course and Live Surgery: “Multidisciplineary approaches to breast cancer surgical treatment and immediate reconstruction techniques”. May 16 – 17, 2015, Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

45.President, 20th World Health Congress of Senologic International Society, 5-8 December, Strasbourg, France.

46.President, 15th National Breast Congress, 17-20 October, 2019, Antalya, Turkey.