Who are we?
The Association of Surgeons of Malta (ASM) was established in 1995 to encourage postgraduate training and to improve standards of patient care. It supervises the surgical training programme and recommends trainees for specialist certification and strives to ameliorate surgeons' working conditions.
Upcoming Events
Yearly Eponymous Lecture
The Prof. Pietru Pawl Debono Lecture
Saturday, 25 April 2026 | 11:00 AM
Central Auditorium, University of Malta, Mater Dei Hospital
11:00 – Welcome Address
Mr. Gordon Caruana Dingli MD LRCP Edin LRCS Edin LRCP&S; Glasg FRCS Edin FRCS Glasg FCMA
President, Association of Surgeons of Malta
11:05 – Introduction
Mr. John Cauchi BSc MD FRCSEd FRCS (Paed Surg)
Consultant Neonatal, Paediatric and Urological Surgeon
11:15 – “Oh Surgeon – My Surgeon”
Psychoaesthetics and the Child
Mr. Adrian Bianchi MD Melit., FRCS Eng., FRCS Edin., MOM
Consultant Neonatal, Paediatric and Urological Surgeon
12:15 – Concluding Remarks
Ms Julie Galea MD FRCS (Paed Surg)
Paediatric Surgeon
This lecture is open to all surgeons, surgical trainees, doctors, nurses, and medical students.
Saturday April 18th
Central Auditorium
University of Malta
Mater Dei Hospital
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Agenda
•09:30 -Registration & Welcome Reception. Registration desk opens.
•09:50 –Welcome Address: Mr Gordon Caruana Dingli, President, Association of Surgeons Malta
•10:00 -Invited Lecture Topic: On the Afflictions of the Notable Captains of History. Speaker: Hon Jo EtienneAbela, Minister of Health and Active Ageing.
•10:30 –Keynote Lecture 1 Topic: Trauma Care on the Future Battlefield. Speaker: Col Paul Parker, International Postgraduate Dean, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
•11:15 Topic: Psychological Trauma in Disaster and Conflict Situations. Speaker: Col(Retd) Professor Martin Deahl.
•12:00 Topic: Warfare and Lawfare, How the Law Applies to the Medics. Speaker: Lt Col (Retd) Catherine Braddick Hughes and Lois Kemnitz.
•12:30 –Keynote Lecture 2 Topic: Cholera in Malta. Speaker: Professor Joseph Galea: Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Academic.
•13:00 –14:00 Lunch.
•14:00 Topic: Delirium in Surgical Patients Speaker: Dr. Mary Aston.
•14:15 Topic: Gender, Endurance and the History of Long-Distance Swimming. Speaker: Ms. Else Blakeley.
Trainee presentations – winners of Audit meeting and MMSC Chairing: Mr Gordon Caruana Dingli and Ms Jessica Schembri Higgans.
•14:30 – Audit Meeting 1 Topic: Rising Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in Non-Screened Adults Under 55: A Population-based study. Authors: Sammut Mark, Matthew Sammut, Melanie Farrugia, Jurgen Gatt, Neville Spiteri, Noel Gatt.
•14:40 – Audit Meeting 2 Topic: A retrospective review of prosthetic device documentation practices in heart valve surgery. Authors: Matthew Galea, James Zerafa, Christian Purkiss, Samuel Attard, David Sladden.
•14:50 – Audit Meeting 3 Topic: Improving Clinical Management in ENT Casualty: A Multi-Domain Quality Improvement Project Using a Digital ToolkitAuthors: Borg L, Attard R, Grech M, Muscat K
•15:00 – MMSC Oral Presentation 1 Topic: An extended literature review: Is Bianchi's procedure i.e. total oseophagogastric dissociation (TOGD), the primary procedure for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in neurologically impaired children NIC?Speaker: Gabriel Degiorgio
•15:10 – MMSC Oral Presentation 2 Topic: Comparative outcomes of ribaroxaban and enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis following lower-limb trauma surgery: a Maltese national cohort study Speaker: Eliza Levinskaia
•15:20 – MMSC Oral Presentation 3 Topic: Compound groin retractor: a helping hand in delicate territory Speaker: Anthony Pio Dimech
•15:30 – Closing Remarks
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