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Agenda
- Abdominal Wall Champions League
- Anatomical & Physiological Considerations
- Complex Hernia Treatment
- Open Abdomen Treatment
- (optional) Pre-Symposium Hands-On Cadaver Workshop
Overview
Symposium 2026
24.09.2025 - 25.09.2025
Thursday, 14:00 -
Friday, 15:35
Cologne, Germany
2 locations (transport from hotel will be organised)
10 CME Points
Lectures are CME-accredited
Free participation
Participation fee is covered by us
Hotel
Please align with your local fasciotens partner on how hotel rooms are arranged. Find more information in the FAQ section
Further informationen
Good to know
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
Switzerland
Scientific lead
Ana María González Castillo
Spain
Arnulf Willms
Germany
Babora East
Czech Republic
Björn Mück
Germany
Bob Bloemendaal
Netherlands
Dominic Slade
UK
Eva Barbosa
Portugal
Federico Coccolini
Italy
Felix Rühlmann
Germany
Ferdinand Köckerling
Germany
Guido Woeste
Germany
Henning Niebuhr
Germany
Jan Kukleta
Switzerland
Jan-Paul van Wingerden
Netherlands
Knut Borch
Norway
Luigi Brugnano
Italy
Mads Marckmann
Denmark
Miguel Ángel García Ureña
Spain
Nihad Sardoschau
Germany
Ramana
Australia
René H. Fortelny
Austria
Sebastian Schaaf
Germany
Sophie Heisler
Germany
Srinivas Chintapatla
UK
Todd Heniford
USA
Tomáš Paseka
Czech Republic
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