7th Scandinavian and Singaporean Hand Surgery Congress will be taking place in Tallinn, Estonia on 21.-24. August 2019 and we would like to invite You all to participate.

Over the course of 4 days, a broad spectrum of topics will be discussed, as there will be 2 sessions running in parallel with one targeting surgeons, the other hand therapists as the audience. There is going to be a pre-congress session on WALANT (Wide Awake, Local Anaesthesia, No Tourniquet) surgery in 21.08 led by dr. Donald Lalonde. We are also proud to announce prof. Teoh Lam Chuan will hold the Moberg lecture on the topic of personal case studies of long term results of upper limb microsurgical reconstruction.

We have invited well known specialists in their fields to present their experience. The final list of faculty as well as the final programme will be announced soon. Meanwhile, we suggest to see our webpage www.sssh2019.ee.

Before the congress itself, 19-20.08, the Finnish Society for the Surgery of the Hand is organising a wrist arthroscopy course in Tampere Surgical Education Center, just a short trip away from Tallinn. Please refer to the documents attached to this email.

Welcome to Copenhagen in late August 2019.

We are the proud local organizers of the closed meeting of SECEC in 2019. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Copenhagen, were we have booked the brand-new 4 star Hotel Scandic Kødbyen. The hotel is placed in the former meatpacking district of Copenhagen, which is now a hipster dine-out area with bars and good restaurants. Central Copenhagen, Tivoli and all downtown attractions of Copenhagen can be reached in walking distance, unless you want to try one of the free city bikes, situated at stations all over the city center.

We have chosen the dates 30/8 to 1/9 were weather in Copenhagen is often good, in order to give you a little “taster” of the Copenhagen spirit. Copenhagen was in 2018 voted by Lonely Planet as the most interesting major city to visit.

The access to Copenhagen is easy from all major European cities with direct flights to Copenhagen Airport Kastrup situated 10 km from the city center that can be reached by metro, train, bus or taxi.

We have a pre-meeting symposium on elbow surgery on Friday. The closed meeting starts Saturday, were we will host a symposium on Registry research, organized by Carlos Torrens and the registry committee of SECEC, with participation of the most know ledged people in Europe on the value of registry data in research on results of shoulder and elbow implants.

Furthermore we have organized interesting sessions on shoulder and elbow surgery, as well as the General Assembly will be held Saturday afternoon.

The social program contains a Copenhagen harbor cruise with views of the little mermaid, the parliament and other interesting city sights, followed by a dinner in restaurant Paafuglen in Tivoli Gardens.

We hope to see you in Copenhagen in 2019.

Anne Kathrine Belling Sørensen MD & Bo Sanderhoff Olsen MD, PhD

Local Organizers

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38th EBJIS Meeting
12-14 September 2019, Antwerp
www.ebjis19.org

Lyon Hip Arthroplasty 2017 provided the opportunity to consolidate current knowledge on hip instability and the dual mobility acetabular implant. Nearly 400 professionals, including many specialists from abroad, came together in Lyon, the regional capital for scientific and industrial orthopaedics.

The 2019 edition will focus on the femoral stem, from its design to its fixation, from surgical technique to long-term results. It seems that everything has already been said about the femoral stem. However, there is still much to be explored, and this is evident from the current development of short stems and new cementless fixation methods.

Bringing together the public and private sectors (Michel Henry Fessy, Pascal Kouyoumdjian and Sébastien Lustig, André Ferreira and Jean-Louis Prudhon), it has been organised using a tried and tested formula since the Charnley symposia that involves industrial partners in the success of the project and allows them to participate in dedicated sessions.

New innovations and an eco-responsible commitment will confirm the proposals from the 2017 edition: a dynamic conference, the renewal of the discipline’s standards, and a warm welcome to prestigious foreign speakers and the best French specialists in total hip replacement.

To ensure that Lyon remains the leader in French orthopaedics and that consolidating knowledge is not only the result of regulations or policies, come and join us to work, share your experiences and develop our knowledge.

LHA is happening again. The success of THR is enduring. The femoral stem is the pivot point! Do not miss the opportunity to join us to take up this new challenge!

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More information on the SICOT webpage (click here)

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Invitation to the NOF Centennial Congress

On behalf of the Nordic Orthopaedic Federation I wish you all welcome to the NOF Centennial Congress 13-15 May 2020 (pre-congress symposium 12 May 2020) in Trondheim, the former Viking stronghold and Norwegian medieval capital.

We will celebrate the first 100 years of NOF as an organization with focus on scientific excellence and uniting orthopedic surgeons from our member countries.

The Centennial Congress will be a memorable experience for all participants.

On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee,
Ketil Holen, Congress President

Scientific profile

The scientific focus will be on general orthopedics and specific topics will be highlighted. The Centennial opening symposium will reflect milestones achieved in the past and future advances from our member countries.

The pre-congress symposium on the 12th of May will focus on pediatric fractures which will be of interests both for orthopedic residents and specialists.

We encourage all of you to attend the Centennial Congress and submit papers for oral and poster presentation.

Jon Olav Drogset, Scientific President

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