About us
About the Society
The Netherlands Society for International Surgery (NSIS) started as one of the working parties of the Netherlands Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health (NVTG). The society is also part of the Netherlands Society for Surgery (NVVH). Members of the NSIS are surgical specialists and surgeons in training with special interest and experience in surgery in low resource settings. Most of them worked at least for a couple of years in a low or middle-income country as a surgeon or medical officer. The board cooperates with the international organizations like the WHO, the International Collaboration for Essential Surgery (ICES), Surgeons OverSeas (SOS), the International Federation of Rural Surgeons (IFRS), Interplast and World Orthopedic Concern.
Our Goal
The main goal of the Netherlands Society for International Surgery is to assure good quality of the surgical components of the unique training program in the Netherlands to become Doctor in International Health and Tropical Medicine. We try to play a role in improving surgical care in low and middle income countries by:
• Linking local doctors and organizations in need for assistance (clinical, research, organizational, teaching etc.) to experts from our network.
• Providing advices on clinical and practical questions with our Consult Online expert panel.
• Inform and advice specialists that want to work in low and middle income countries about the possibilities and pitfalls.
• Contributions in the three-monthly magazine ‘MT Bulletin of the Netherlands Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health’
Board
Chair: Roeland Voorhoeve
Secretary: Peter Reemst
Secretary: Peter Reemst
Treasurer: Arie van der Ham
Member: Matthijs Botman
Member: Ellen Reuling
Member: Marije Gordinou de Gouberville
Organizing committee for the 2014 Symposium
Chair: Matthijs Botman
Secretary: Rinse Meester (coordinator for orthopedic surgery sessions)
Treasurer: Thom Hendriks (sponsoring)
Member: Steffie Heemelaar (PR, registrations, website, contact )
Member: Marije Gordinou de Gouberville (PR, coordinator general surgery sessions)
Member: Ellen Reuling (PR, general surgery session and social program coordinator)
Member: Sophie Reemst (PR, social program)
Member: Julian Zapf (DTC representative)
Member: Josien van der Meer (sponsoring, coordinator for reconstructive surgery sessions)
Member: Parisa Kamali (sponsoring, reconstructive surgery)
Member: Yoline Mermans (reconstructive surgery session)
Member: Pieter Haasnoot (representative for the medical doctors in tropical medicine and international health)
Matthijs Botman |
Peter Reemst |
Marije Gordinou de Gouberville |
Ellen Reuling |
Josien van der meer |
Parisa Kamali |
Pieter Haasnoot |
Rinse Meester |
Roeland Voorhoeve |
Sophie Reemst |
Steffie Heemelaar |
Thom Hendriks |
Julian Zapf |