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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. Once it is published, you will find it here.

Schedule

Thursday

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

Friday

08:30 Scientific program part II 
10:40 Coffee break
12:30 Lunch
15:35 End of symposium

Venue

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

  • Thursday Scientific Part I: Cologne city center
  • 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, the transportation to Loersfeld on Thursday will be organized by us.

The locations for the scientific parts are easily walkable from 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) - 1km / 10 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 Köln, 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

For Benelux, Scandinavia, Switzerland 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 Heniford

USA

tomas-paseka

Tomáš Paseka

Czech Republic

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