ASSA World Anatomy Day Seminar

The ASSA Terminology Committee and Ethics Interest Group invite you to join us for a seminar​​ where we will be discussing the use of the term body vs cadaver in anatomy and controversies around the terms pudendum and pudere 

Topic: “Mind Your Language: Ethics Isn’t Just Semantics”

Date: 17 October 2025 (09:30 to 10:30, SAST [UTC+02:00])

Panelists: Professor Goran Štrkalj (UNSW) and Emeritus Professor Beverley Kramer (Wits)

Facilitators: Dr Brendon Billings (Wits) & Dr Nicholas Bacci (Wits)

 

ASSA 6th World Anatomy Online Symposium

In celebration of World Anatomy Day, the Anatomical Society of Southern Africa invites you to attend our virtual symposium under the theme 'Ubuntu in Anatomy: I Am Because We Are'

Date: 17 October 2025 (09:00 to 14:30, SAST [UTC+02:00])

Platform: Zoom | Cost: Free

Enquiries: Dr Pamela Pillay (soobramoneypa@ukzn.ac.za)

Registration & Abstract Submission: Click here

Abstract Deadline: Extended to 6 October 2025

Types of submissions: 

- ARTWORK: Anatomical art piece (digital) that symbolizes interconnectedness in Anatomy

- RESEARCH: Postgraduate students (honours/masters/PhD) invited to present their research

 

HVIRU & FASE Lunch-time talk

The Human Variation and Identification Research Unit (HVIRU) in collaboration with the Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) cordially invites you to attend our free online Biological Anthropology Lunch-time talk. 

Date: 8 October 2025 (14:00 to 15:30, SAST [UTC+02:00])

Presenter: Prof. Ericka L’Abbé (Forensic Anthropology Research Centre, UP)

Topic: “Blunt Force Injury to Bone: A forensic anthropologist’s perspective on interpreting traumatic injury from bone”

Join via Microsoft Teams | Meeting ID: 314 168 310 818 1 | Passcode: 5vi38iE2

 

IFAA PEAP September webinar

The IFAA President's Emergent Anatomists Programme will be hosting an online webinar for Emergent Anatomists 

Date: 30 September 2025 (20:00 to 21:00, SAST [UTC+02:00])

Presenter: Prof. Nirusha Lachman (Mayo Clinic, USA)

Topic: “Clinical Anatomy Teaching and Collaboration”

Registration: Click here

Queries: IFAA.PEAP@gmail.com

 

Bioethics Unicorns Webinar

Date: Thursday, September 11, at 4 pm (EST)

Theme: “Anatomy in Africa: Ethical Dilemmas, Trends in Anatomy Education, and Future Directions”

Link: Zoom meeting

Meeting ID: 940 4658 4507
Passcode: 690159

 

Federative International Program for Anatomical Education

 

The Virtual International Festival of Anatomy (VIFA 2025)

This launch session kicks off a 5-session festival running from August through to December 2025, covering faculty development, inclusive education, digital engagement, and cultural bridges in anatomy education, as well as a celebration of World Anatomy Day in October. 

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2025 at 21:00 UTC

Theme: “AI, Assessment and Learning in Anatomy”

 

IFAA PEAP Webinar

The IFAA President's Emergent Anatomists Programme will be hosting an online webinar for emergent anatomists

Date: 29 July 2025

Time: 20:00 - 21:00 (SAST)

Title of the talk: Legal framework for body donation in Central Europe

Guest speaker: Prof. Neils Hammer (Medical University of Graz, Austria)

Registration: Click here

 

 

 

PEAP Webinar

Guest speakers: Prof Geney Gunston (Associate Professor and Head of Division, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town) and Prof Tim Pennel (Chris Barnard Chair and Head of Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town)

Title of the talk: Clinical Integration in Anatomy Teaching and Research

Date: 25 June 2025

Time: 18h00-19h00 UTC 

Registration: See attached advert for the registration link.