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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

  • Abdominal Wall Champions League
  • Anatomical & Physiological Considerations
  • Complex Hernia Treatment
  • Open Abdomen Treatment
  • (optional) Pre-Symposium Hands-On Cadaver Workshop
 

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Scientific agenda

We are currently working on the detailed scientific agenda. You can download the latest draft here.

Schedule

Thursday

14:00 Scientific program part I
16:00 Check-In to the hotel
18:00 Organised transfer from the hotel to the dining venue in Loersfeld
19:00 Dinner & get-together
22:30 - 01:30 Shuttle buses back to the hotel

Friday

08:30 Scientific program part II 
incl. Coffee break & lunch
15:30 End of symposium

Venue

The symposium takes place in 3 different locations in and near Cologne:

  • Thursday Scientific Part I: Akademie Karl-Rahner, Cologne city center (Google Maps)
  • Thursday Dinner: Loersfeld, close to Cologne (Google Maps)
  • Friday Scientific Part II: Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Cologne city center (Google Maps)

If you stay at the event hotel, we will arrange transportation to Loersfeld on Thursday evening.

The locations for the scientific parts are within a 3-minute walk of the hotel.

Travel

Please organize the journey to the symposium with your local fasciotens partner.

Closest airports:

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

Train station: 

  • Cologne Central Station (Köln Hbf) - 1,5 km / 20 min walking

Parking: see Hotel

On-site, we arrange transportation from the hotel to the dinner location on Thursday. The locations for the scientific parts are within walking distance of the hotel.

Hotel

Hotel Motel One Cologne-Neumarkt

Rooms can be booked at a special rate. You will receive further information after registration. 

Address:
Cäcilienstraße 32, 50667 Cologne, Germany (Google Maps)

Parking:

  • CONTIPARK Tiefgarage Schildergasse
    Cäcilienstraße 32, 50667 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

If you reside in one of the following countries, please reach out to us directly at event@fasciotens.de:

  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Finland
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Sweden 
  • Switzerland
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 (23rd 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

Gisella Barone

Italy

Walter Brunner

Walter Brunner

Switzerland

Ramana

Ramana Balasubramaniam

Australia

Tomasz_Banasiewicz

Tomasz Banasiewicz

Poland

Frederik Berrevoet

Frederik Berrevoet

Belgium

Camillo Leonardo Bertoglio

Camillo Leonardo Bertoglio

Italy

Bob Bloemendaal

Bob Bloemendaal

Netherlands

Marja Boermeester

Marja Boermeester

Netherlands

Jens Dingemann

Jens Dingemann

Germany

Greg Dumanian

Greg Dumanian

USA

René H. Fortelny

René H. Fortelny

Austria

Miguel Ángel García Ureña

Miguel Ángel García Ureña

Spain

Surgeon Placeholder Male

Javier García-Quijada García

Spain

Surgeon Placeholder Male

Alessio Giordano

Italy

Toby Hammond

Toby Hammond

UK

Todd Henniford

Todd Heniford

USA

Sean Johnston

Sean Johnston

Ireland

Nicholas Kiefer

Nicholas Kiefer

Germany

Jan Kukleta

Jan Kukleta

Switzerland

Surgeon Placeholder Male

Hari Kumar

Canada

Manu Malbrain

Manu Malbrain

Belgium

Franz Mayer

Franz Mayer

Austria

Lorenzo Morini

Lorenzo Morini

Italy

Henning Niebuhr

Henning Niebuhr

Germany

Krzysztof Nowakowski

Krzysztof Nowakowski

Germany

Neil Parry

Neil Parry

Canada

tomas-paseka

Tomáš Paseka

Czech Republic

Tuure Saarinen

Tuure Saarinen

Finland

Sebastian Schaaf

Sebastian Schaaf

Germany

Jan-Paul van Wingerden

Jan-Paul van Wingerden

Netherlands

Tim van Smaalen

Tim van Smaalen

Netherlands

Ulla_Volmer

Ulla Volmer

Germany

Arnulf-Willms

Arnulf Willms

Germany

Guido Woeste

Guido Woeste

Germany

Impressions from last years

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

Sponsorship

Total amount of sponsorship 50.450 € (financial support and organisation of the symposium)
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