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Limited seats!

Register now for the hands-on workshop

The popular workshop on complex hernias and open abdomens from last year is back. Secure your seat now.

Theory is applied right away in the wetlab:

  • Rives Stoppa incl. Madrid Variation (after Urena)
  • Preperitoneal Approach (after Heniford)
  • Component Separation / TAR
  • The Open Abdomen as a Therapy (NPWT & VMMFT)
  • Intraoperative Fascial Traction
  • Prehab
 

World class faculty

Ramana

Ramana Balasubramaniam

Australia

Dietmar Eucker

Dietmar Eucker

Switzerland
Scientific lead

René H. Fortelny

René H. Fortelny

Austria

Orestis Ioannidis

Orestis Ioannidis

Greece

Tomas Paseka

Tomáš Paseka

Czech Republic

Full Faculty later_EN

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Good to know

Payment and cancellation

By completing the registration form on this page, your booking is binding.

However, your participation is only guaranteed once we have received the course fee.

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:

Should you need to cancel, please note that cancellations within 4 weeks of the course start will be charged at 50% of the participation fee. Cancellations before this deadline are free of charge.

Schedule

07:30 Coffee and networking

08:00 Start of the presentations

13:15: Lunch

18:00 End of course

Scientific Agenda
  • Prehabilitation
  • Strategies for Mesh Selection  
  • Opening the Abdomen 
  • Open Abdomen Treatment 
  • Rives-Stoppa Technique 
  • Transversus Abdominis Release (TAR) & Preperitoneal Approach 
  • Intraoperative Faszientraktion (IFT) 
  • Transverse abdominis plane block (Tap-Block)
Venue

Cadlab Cologne, Nattermannallee 1, 50829 Cologne, Germany (Google Maps)

Hotel

As the course starts at 08:00 sharp, we recommend an overnight stay from 22.09.2026.

The hotels in Cologne are very busy during this period due to a trade show.

We have therefore reserved several hotel rooms for you!

Hotel

MotelOne Neumarkt

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

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

Shuttle

A shuttle from this hotel to the workshop location will be provided.

Meals

Hot and cold drinks, snacks and lunch are included during the day. We cordially invite you to join us for dinner in Cologne city center after the course.

Contact your local fasciotens partner

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

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

Further questions?

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

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