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Peru Joins the IAAS

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Peru joins the International Association for Ambulatory Surgery.

The Peruvian Association for Ambulatory and Short Stay Surgery (APCACE) was founded in
2006 and since 2009 it had already strengthened ties with the IAAS. However, as of this year
2024, the Peruvian Association has been incorporated as a full member of the international
association. Since its creation, APCACE has been dedicated to promoting this beneficial
surgical care system in the public and private sectors by organizing national and international
meetings, courses and conferences and, from the regulatory field, proposing the relevant
legislation in Peru.
It is in this context that Dr. Alejandro Langberg La Rosa, President of APCACE, and Alejandro
Langberg Bacigalupo, Quality Manager of MEDAVAN, the leading Ambulatory Surgery Center
in Peru, have been invited to participate as representatives of the Peruvian Association in the
IAAS General Assembly, currently made up of 45 select members from different countries with
solid experience and global significance in the field.
Likewise, the managers of MEDAVAN, Rodrigo and Alejandro Langberg, travelled to the city of
Oslo, Norway, in the month of May of this year to attend as speakers at the IAAS 15th
International Congress on Ambulatory Surgery where they gave a presentation about the
situation, progress and challenges of outpatient surgery in Peru.
This trip was also used by the Peruvian delegation to visit different autonomous units and
ambulatory surgery centers in countries in the region such as Norway, Portugal and Spain and
thus learn more about the advances in ambulatory surgery on the European continent.
“We are very proud to belong to the IAAS and to be able to relate very closely with those who
lead the development of outpatient surgery around the world. All these experiences allow us to continue improving, promoting and strengthening outpatient surgery in Peru,” said Alejandro
Langberg Bacigalupo.