This document contains emails between members of a parathyroidectomy surgery course discussing the success of a previous course and plans for an upcoming course. In the emails: - Course directors Ahmed Halawa and Osama El Shahat inform Mohammed Benghanem that the previous course was successful with 8 attendees from Africa operating on 14 patients. - Benghanem thanks Halawa and El Shahat for their support of African surgeons by offering a place to a Tunisian surgeon previously and two places on the upcoming course. - Halawa responds that supporting their home countries in this way brings them great pleasure. - Plans are discussed for reserving a place for an ISN-Africa member on the upcoming course

1. From: Ahmed.Halawa@sth.nhs.uk
Date:03/11/2014 23:47 (GMT+02:00)
To:
mbenghanem@hotmail.fr,parathyroidectomy.course@yahoo.com,drosama_shahat@h
otmail.com
Cc:
oiabboud@yahoo.com,niangabdou@yahoo.com,hasanabuaisha@yahoo.co.uk,dwoms
@blueyonder.co.uk,afifiadel@yahoo.com,kantwisampson@gmail.com,fatiu3@yahoo
.com,maglo09@hotmail.com,ebamgboye@metrong.com,benmoussa-fatma@
hotmail.fr,brett.cullis@gmail.com,dhocein@gmail.com,gavin_dreyer@hotma
il.com,jamil.hachicha@rns.tn,oakisanga@yahoo.co.uk,mignonmcculloch@yahoo.co.
uk,rmm@sun.ac.za,saraladevi.naicker@wits.ac.za,drngigi@yahoo.com,mframzy@ya
hoo.com,charles.swanepoel@uct.ac.za,yewondt@yahoo.com,ifeomaulasi@yahoo.co.
uk,diboucar@gmail.com
Subject: RE: Parathyroidectomy Course
Dear Prof Benghanem
It our duties to support our people. This work gives us a great pleasure by paying back
our home land a small portion of what was given to us over decades. Imagine a
patient you teated is praying for you and your family, you did not know him and you
may not see him again. This added value to our lives is worthwhile. May allah give us
the strength to continue
Sincerely
Ahmed Halawa MSc MD PGCE FRCS FRCS (Gen)
Consultant General and Transplant Surgeon
Sheffield Teaching Hospital
Sheffield - UK
________________________________________
From: Mohammed BENGHANEM GHARBI [mbenghanem@hotmail.fr]
Sent: 03 November 2014 20:30
To: parathyroidectomy course; Osama El-Shahat; Halawa, Ahmed (Renal)
Cc: Omar Abboud; Abdou Niang; hasan abuaisha; Dwomoa Adu; Adel Afifi;
Sampson Antwi; Fatiu Arogundade; 'Gloria Ashuntantang'; Ebun L. Bamgboye;
Fatma Ben Moussa; Brett Cullis; Houcine Dkhissi; Gavin Dreyer; Jamil Hachicha;
Onesmo Kisanga; Mignon McCuloch; Rafiq Moosa; Saraladevi Naicker; John Ngigi;
Maher Fouad Ramzy; Charles Swanepoel; Yewondwossen Tadesse; Ifeoma Ulasi;
Boucar Diouf
Subject: RE: Parathyroidectomy Course
Dear Prof. Ahmed Halawa and Osama El Shahat,
On behalf of the ISN Africa regional board, I would like to congratulate you on this
wonderful job and on the success of this course. and to thank for having offered one

2. place to a surgeon from Tunisia and for offering two places on the next course.
Thank you again for your support to African Nephrology.
Warmest regards,
Mohammed Benghanem
Chair of ISN Africa regional Board
________________________________
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 21:14:09 +0000
From: parathyroidectomy.course@yahoo.com
To: drosama_shahat@hotmail.com; ahmed.halawa@sth.nhs.uk;
mbenghanem@hotmail.fr
CC: oiabboud@yahoo.com; niangabdou@yahoo.com; hasanabuaisha@yahoo.co.uk;
dwoms@blueyonder.co.uk; afifiadel@yahoo.com; kantwisampson@gmail.com;
fatiu3@yahoo.com; maglo09@hotmail.com; ebamgboye@metrong.com; benmoussa-fatma@
hotmail.fr; brett.cullis@gmail.com; dhocein@gmail.com;
gavin_dreyer@hotmail.com; jamil.hachicha@rns.tn; oakisanga@yahoo.co.uk;
mignonmcculloch@yahoo.co.uk; rmm@sun.ac.za; saraladevi.naicker@wits.ac.za;
drngigi@yahoo.com; mframzy@yahoo.com; charles.swanepoel@uct.ac.za;
yewondt@yahoo.com; ifeomaulasi@yahoo.co.uk; diboucar@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Parathyroidectomy Course
Dear Prof Benghanem
I 'm delighted to inform you that the course was very successful. We had 8 delegates
(2 from Sudan, one from Tunisia and 5 from Egypt). We managed to take all of them
through this technically demanding operation. Each delegate managed to assist and
operate under supervision. We operated 14 patients over 5 days, also the scientific
was also very successful. We are in the process of launching April course. The
forthcoming course will include Redo parathyroidectomy as well as a future evolution
of the course. We will offer ISN Africa members 2 places as an appreciation of ISN
support.
Sincerely
Course Directors
Ahmed Halawa, Sheffield, UK
Osama El Shahat, Mansoura, Egypt
On Friday, 22 August 2014, 12:31, "parathyroidectomy.course@yahoo.com"
<parathyroidectomy.course@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks Prof Benghanem
We will reserve the place for ISN-Africa member tell further notice from you. It is an
attempt from the course faculty in appreciation of ISN-Africa support. We will
arrange the internal transport and accommodation booking.
Best Regards

3. Course Admin
From: Mohammed BENGHANEM GHARBI
Sent: Friday, 22 August 2014 12:06
To: parathyroidectomy.course@yahoo.com; Osama El-Shahat; Ahmed Halawa
Cc: Omar Abboud; Abdou Niang; hasan abuaisha; Dwomoa Adu; Adel Afifi;
Sampson Antwi; Fatiu Arogundade; 'Gloria Ashuntantang'; Ebun L. Bamgboye;
Fatma Ben Moussa; Brett Cullis; Houcine Dkhissi; Gavin Dreyer; Jamil Hachicha;
Onesmo Kisanga; Mignon McCuloch; Rafiq Moosa; Saraladevi Naicker; John Ngigi;
Maher Fouad Ramzy; Charles Swanepoel; Yewondwossen Tadesse; Ifeoma Ulasi;
Boucar Diouf
Dear Prof. Osama El Shahat and Prof. Ahmed Halawa,
Thank you very much for your generous effort.
I transmit the invitation to the members of ISN Africa Board (in copy) and will come
back to you as soon as possible.
Warmest regards,
Mohammed Benghanem
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Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:15:47 +0100
From: parathyroidectomy.course@yahoo.com
Subject: Parathyroidectomy Course
To: mbenghanem@hotmail.fr; drosama_shahat@hotmail.com;
ahmed.halawa@sth.nhs.uk
Dear Prof Benghanem
It is a great pleasure for us to offer a member of ISN-Africa a place on the
forthcoming course as an appreciation of its support. We have applicants from Sudan
and Egypt and only one place left. As you know, this course is "hands on" where
surgeons learn the technique and would be able to operate under the supervision of
experienced faculty member.
The course will be held in Mansoura fro 25/10 to 30/10. Enclosed a copy of the
course brochure with the contact details.
Sincerely
Osama El Shahat
Ahmed Halawa