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The popular get-together in abdominal wall surgery is back. During the 2-day symposium you will get the latest trends, techniques, scientific insights and case reports in the fields of complex hernia surgery and open abdomen treatment.

Agenda

  • Surgery in the 21st Century
  • Future challenges for AWR Surgery
  • Complex Hernia Treatment
  • Role of IFT in different Approaches
  • Open Abdomen Treatment
  • (optional) pre-symposium hands-on cadaver workshop
 

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Scientific agenda

The scientific agenda is updated regularly. You can download it here.

Schedule

Thursday

15:00 Check-in hotel
16:00 Organised transfer from the hotel to venue in Loersfeld
17:00 Scientific program part I
19:00 Dinner & get-together
22:00 - 01:30 Shuttle buses back to hotel

Friday

08:00 Welcome at venue in Cologne city center - walking distance from hotel
08:30 Scientific program part II 
11:40 Coffee break
13:15 Lunch
15:30 End of symposium

Venue

The symposium takes place in 2 different locations in and near Cologne:

If you stay at the event hotel, the transportation to Loersfeld on Thursday will be organized by us.

The location on Friday is easily walkable from the hotel.

Travel

Please organize the journey to the symposium with your local fasciotens partner and check if they cover your travel expenses.

Closest airports:

  • Cologne (CGN) – 16 km
  • Dusseldorf (DUS) – 58 km
  • Frankfurt (FRA) – 180 km

Train station: 

  • Cologne Central Station (Köln Hbf) - 1km / 10 min walking

Parking: see Hotel

On-site, we arrange transportation from the hotel to the location on Thursday. The location on Friday is within walking distance of the hotel.

Hotel

Pullman Cologne

Rooms can be booked at a special rate until July 21st. You will receive the booking code after registration. Please align with your local fasciotens partner if you should make the booking yourself or if they will handle it for you.

Address:
Pullman Cologne, Helenenstr. 14, 50667 Cologne, Germany (Google Maps)

Parking:

  • Hotel parking (make a reservation in advance)
  • APCOA Klapperhof
    Im Klapperhof 13, 50670 Cologne
  • Parkhaus Am Friesenplatz
    Magnusstraße 20, 50672 Cologne
Contact your local fasciotens partner

If you have not already done so, please contact your local fasciotens partner to organise the details of your participation. 

You can find a list of all our country-specific partners here

For Benelux, Sweden, Norway, Finland and France reach out to us directly at event@fasciotens.de.

Cancellation

We know that everyday life in the hospital can be unpredictable, so we are all the more pleased that you join us. As the organisation of the symposium is associated with high personnel and material costs, we ask for your understanding of the following regulation:

If you cancel up to 4 weeks before the start of the symposium, cancellation is free; in case of later cancellations, we will unfortunately have to charge a 75 € cancellation fee.

Early booking recommended

We'd like to encourage you to make your arrangements early, since availability in Cologne is extremely limited at the time of the symposium due to trade fairs and other events in the area.

Pre-symposium hands-on cadaver workshop (limited availability)

We are hosting a hands-on cadaver workshop the day before the symposium (24th September). You can find more information here. Book your seat right away to ensure availability.

Further questions?

Reach out to us at event@fasciotens.de anytime if you need any additional information or have special inquieries.

World-class faculty

Dietmar Eucker

Dietmar Eucker

Switzerland
Scientific lead

Surgeon Placeholder Female

Ana María González Castillo

Spain

Arnulf-Willms

Arnulf Willms

Germany

Barbora East

Babora East

Czech Republic

Björn Mück

Björn Mück

Germany

Bob Bloemendaal

Bob Bloemendaal

Netherlands

Dominic Slade

Dominic Slade

UK

Eva Barbosa

Eva Barbosa

Portugal

Surgeon Placeholder Male

Federico Coccolini

Italy

Felix Rühlmann

Felix Rühlmann

Germany

Ferdinand Köckerling

Ferdinand Köckerling

Germany

Guido Woeste

Guido Woeste

Germany

Henning Niebuhr

Henning Niebuhr

Germany

Jan Kukleta

Jan Kukleta

Switzerland

Jan-Paul van Wingerden

Jan-Paul van Wingerden

Netherlands

Knut Borch

Knut Borch

Norway

Luigi Brugnano

Luigi Brugnano

Italy

Mads Marckmann

Mads Marckmann

Denmark

Miguel Ángel García Ureña

Miguel Ángel García Ureña

Spain

Nihad Sardoschau

Nihad Sardoschau

Germany

Ramana

Ramana

Australia

René H. Fortelny

René H. Fortelny

Austria

Sebastian Schaaf

Sebastian Schaaf

Germany

Sophie Heisler_cut

Sophie Heisler

Germany

Chintapatla

Srinivas Chintapatla

UK

Todd Henniford

Todd Henniford

USA

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Watch last year's impressions

140 surgeons from all over the world gathered to follow the latest presentations, participate in engaging discussions, and extend their network of specialists