EHS 2019

With great pleasure, I cordially invite you to meet old and new “hernia-friends” at the 41^st Annual International Congress of the European Hernia Society to be held September 11^th–14^th, 2019 in the city of Hamburg, Germany’s “Gateway to the World”.

The conference will be entitled:

„New evidence, innovations and improved education in hernia repair“

For the improvement of hernia treatment, let us all share our knowledge and celebrate international hernia days in a friendly and open-minded atmosphere. Please save the date and join us!

Herzliche Grüße and warm regards from Hamburg

Wolfgang Reinpold
Congress President

American Hernia Society – Las Vegas – 2019

Hernientage 2019

After Hamburg 2017 and Cologne 2018, the Hernia Days 2019 will return to Berlin!
The main theme of the 16th Hernia Days will be LEIDENSCHAFT hernia surgery.

This play on words implies our passionate approach to the controversial topic of hernia surgery, but also the problems that still sometimes cause suffering in our hernia patients today.

We want to discuss these problems with you and provide practical help for our everyday surgical life, especially in the form of lectures, debates and panel discussions.

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10th Scientific Conference – BHS

The two-day conference of British Hernia 2018 will take place on 5 and 6 November at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh.

Swiss Hernia Days 2018

For the third time the Swiss Hernia Days (SHD) will take place  on 24.-25.Oktober 2019  in Basel. Under the leadership of the SAHC board members PD Dr. Philipp Kirchhoff, PD Dr. Henry Hoffmann and Dr. Jan F. Kukleta, renowned experts from all over the world come together to create a platform to share their knowledge and experience. The main topic of SHD 2019 is: The Interdisciplinary Aspects of Hernia Surgery. Come on, “Be part of it”!

April 2018 – Davos (Schweiz)

Once again, the hernia module was offered as part of the international “Gastrointestinal Surgery Workshop” (GE course) in Davos. Under the direction of Dr. Walter Brunner (St. Gallen), almost 100 young surgeons followed state-of-the-art lectures by international experts and were able to improve their hernia techniques on fantastic hernia models made of silicone and other plastics from the workshop of Prof. Uli Dietz (Solothurn).

März 2018 – Miami (USA)

Once again, the American Hernia Society (AHS) and the European Hernia Society (EHS) are holding a joint congress. 1500 hernia surgeons from all over the world met at the Hotel Fontainbleau in Miami Beach to discuss current trends. Particularly controversial was the discussion about the future role of IPOM: “Dead vs. Evergreen”.