Dear colleagues, dear friends,

we are extremely pleased to announce the 15^th CONGRESS OF THE CROATIAN ASSOCIATION OF DIGESTIVE SURGERY with international participation & the 4^th CONGRESS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES / TECHNICIANS IN DIGESTIVE SURGERY with international participation on May 3-6, 2023, in Opatija, in the Grand Hotel Adriatic.

After the last meetings, which we successfully realized despite the special pandemic conditions, we continue to be current with the selection of surgical topics that will represent the backbone of our scientific and professional work. I believe that we will succeed in this this time as well. It is our desire and interest to create a basis for the most successful treatment of our patients through the exchange of knowledge and experience, and therefore we invite you to join the work of these congresses in as many numbers as possible. 

The organizing committee will put maximum effort into the organization of this event, which, in addition to work, must also be characterized by collegial and friendly gatherings.

We are looking forward to your return to Opatija and we warmly welcome you.

Prof.  Marko Zelić, MD, PhD, FACS
President of the Organizing Committee of the CADS Congress
President of the Croatian Association of Digestive Surgery, CroMA

Vesna Konjevoda, PhD, mag. med. techn.
President  of the Organizing Committee of the ANTDS Congress
President of the Association of Nurses/Technicians in Digestive Surgery