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Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Hernienchirurgie Österreich (AHC)
2005
https://www.hernienchirurgie.at/
PD Dr. Gernot Köhler
Dr. Rudolf Schrittwieser (past president), PD Dr. Franz Mayer (secretary), Prof. Dr. René Fortelny (honorary member), Dr. Nikolaus Hartig (Vice president)
The Austrian Hernia Society is the official Society of interested and dedicated hernia surgeons in Austria.
The main goal is a national improvement of hernia surgery all over the country by:
Salzburger Hernia Days 3.-4. December 2020
Belgian Society for Abdominal Wall Surgery
Members: 266 abdominal surgeons (member of the RBSS)
2001
Dr. Mathias Allaeys (UZ Gent), Prof. Frederik Berrevoet (UZ Gent), Dr. Anthony Beunis (UZA), Prof. Antoine De Backer (UZ Brussel), Prof. Olivier Detry (CHU Liège), Dr. Vicky Dhooghe (UZ Leuven), Prof. Issam El Nakadi (Hôpital Erasme, Brussel), Dr. Philippe Hauters (CHwapi, Tournai), Dr. Konstantinos Kothonidis (CHU ULC Namur), Dr. Julien Lemaire (UCL Namur), Prof. Marc Miserez (UZ Leuven), Dr. Filip Muysoms (Maria Middelares, Gent), Dr. Tim Tollens (Imelda Bonheiden), Dr. Sebastiaan Van Cauwenberge (AZ Sint-Jan, Brugge), Dr. Marijke Van de Moortel (ZNA, Merksem), Dr. Nele Van De Winkel (UZ Leuven), Dr. Tijl Vierendeels (ASZ, Aalst)
The scientific objectives of the Section are to improve knowledge of abdominal wall surgery in Belgium.
Scientific meetings and workshops will be organised either for all members or for working groups. Scientific meetings of the Section will be organised in the context of the scientific program of the Belgian Royal Society for Surgery, including the Belgian Week of Surgery.
The Section will organise and support clinical or experimental studies in the field of abdominal wall surgery.
Main goal, next meeting and current main activities would be possible in two languages (English and National Language).
British Hernia Society
2003
Members: 913
https://www.britishherniasociety.org/
L Horgan, B Stephenson, S Smith, A Windsor, D Sanders, D Light, O Ali, P Chitsabesan, T Hammonds, S Hill, J Bullock, H Jayamanne, D Damasakos, D Hehir National Delegate: L. Horgan
Our aim is to promote safe, effective and high quality hernia surgery throughout the U.K, with a new UK Hernia registry to be launched in 2021.
Promote hernia as a specialty in the UK, provide grants for young enterprise, encourage research in the field of hernia surgery, contribute to science and education through collaboration with EHS and wider Hernia fraternity including the AHS.
Capítulo Parede Abdominal – GREPA – Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia
1977
Members: 1200
Capítulo Parede Abdominal – GREPA – Coordinator- Carlos Magalhães – Porto – Filipe Guerra – Faro – Júlio Marques – Viseu – Eva Barbosa – Matosinhos – Ana André – Setúbal
Capítulo Parede Abdominal – GREPA is a chapter that is related with the board of Sociedade Portugesa de Cirurgia, in Portugal.
Portuguese Surgery Society includes almost all general surgeons in Portugal and is responsible for the development of General Surgery , promoting several activities all over the year.
The National Chapter of Abdominal Wall (GREPA – Grupo Estudos Parede Abdominal) is promoting the best practices in abdominal wall surgery.
Our main activities:
Chapitre Français de l’EHS-GREPA
2006
Members:
Capítulo Parede Abdominal – GREPA – Coordinator- Carlos Magalhães – Porto – Filipe Guerra – Faro – Júlio Marques – Viseu – Eva Barbosa – Matosinhos – Ana André – Setúbal
Our main activities:
Czech Hernia Society / Česká Herniologická Společnost
Members: 79 NM + 4 EHS
The Czech Hernia Society was established by a group of surgeons, who are interested in herniology and abdominal wall surgery. The main goal is to present the hernia surgery as a specialized brach of general surgery. The society collects suregons, who would like to treat and operate hernias and abdominal wall deefects according to the actual knowledge and guidelines published by the EHS.
The CHS started the Hernia Basic project as a school project, mostly for young surgeons. The main goal is to teach residents the advanced anatomy and physiology of abdominal wall and the standardized techniques, how to operate umbilical, inguinal and mid-line hernias.
Our main activities:
The 6th Czech Hernia Conference will be held in NH Collection Hotel Olomouc and The Prostejov Hospital on the 12th – 13th of November 2020
The main activities of The Czech Hernia Society are now the preparations for the 6th Czech Hernia Conference, whitch will be associated with next Hernia Basic course.
The society also supports several single-topic workshops regarding hernia surgery.
The organizers of Hernia Basic are preparing advanced course, concerning advanced techniques and treatment of recurent, giant and complicated hernias.
The society participates on preparations of the 2023 EHS annual meeting that will be held in Prague.
Our main activities:
2001
Members: 110
Maarten Simons, Theo Aufenacker, Tammo de Vries Reilingh, Marijn Poelman, Ine Burgmans, Rudi Roumen, Johan Lange, Bob Bloemendaal, Leonard Kroese, Joris Harlaar, Marja Boermeester
Improve quality of care of all Abdominal Wall hernia patients by bringing Dutch surgeons together.
Our main activities:
January 2022
Registry development and implementation, Quality projects, Research, Robot development, Education.
Finnish Hernia Society – Suomen Herniayhdistys
2001
Members: 110
Maarten Simons, Theo Aufenacker, Tammo de Vries Reilingh, Marijn Poelman, Ine Burgmans, Rudi Roumen, Johan Lange, Bob Bloemendaal, Leonard Kroese, Joris Harlaar, Marja Boermeester
Improve quality of care of all Abdominal Wall hernia patients by bringing Dutch surgeons together.
Our main activities:
January 2022
Registry development and implementation, Quality projects, Research, Robot development, Education.
German Hernia Society – Deutsche Herniengesellschaft
2002
Members: 1043 (*01.03.2020)
Dr. Ralph Lorenz (Berlin), PD Dr. Joachim Conze (Munich), Dr. Andreas Kuthe (Hannover), Dr. Wolfgang Reinpold (Hamburg ), Dr. Bernd Stechemesser (Cologne)
The German Hernia Society is a society for interested and dedicated hernia surgeons.
Main Goal is a better treatment of our patients with :
The German Hernia Society is part of an international network.
Our main activities:
Hellenic Hernia Association
1999
Members:
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Hernia Interest Group South Africa
2014
Members:
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Hungarian Work Group for Abdominal Wall Surgery
2005
Members:
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Italian Society of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery
2004
Members:
Giuseppe Cavallaro – Secretary / Executive Board, Francesco Fontanazza – Executive Board, Christian Galatioto – Executive Board, Francesco Gossetti – Executive Board, Andrea Manetti – Executive Board, Carlo Sagnelli – Executive Board, Giorgio Soliani – Treasurer / Executive Board, Cesare Stabilni – National Delegate, Francesco Vittore – Executive Board
Our main activities:
Polish Hernia Club
1999
Members:
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Sección Pared Abdominal
1996
Members: National: 702 – Members: 74
José Antonio Pereira (Secretary), Pilar Hernández, Jesús Merello, Luis Alberto Blazquez, Antonio Nieto, Pedro Trillo, José Bueno, Rosa Ana García, Juan Manuel Suárez Grau
Our Goal is the better treatment of our patients through:
Our main activities:
November 11th-13th, 2020 Spanish National Meeting (Madrid)
May 2021, Spanish Abdominal Wall Chapter Congress (Madrid)
Courses in abdominal wall closure, minimal invasive surgery, complex abdominal wall surgery
Promotion and maintenance of the Spanish Register of Abdominal Wall Surgery (EVEREG) (Incisional, inguinal, prevention). Patient centred research.
Serbian Hernia Society
2001
Members:
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Slovenian Hernia Society
2004
Members: National: 100 Members: 10
Dr. Jurij Gorjanc (St. Veit/Glan), Dr. Tomaž Jakomin (Izola), Dr. Katarina Benkovič Golob (Novo Mesto), dr. Andraž Hubad (Ljubljana)
Main Goal is a better treatment of our patients through:
Our main activities:
October 23rd 2020, Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia
Herniamed Database, Workshops about different topics (hands on)
Swedish Association of Innovative Surgical Technology
2004
Members: Members of the Swedish Association for Innovative Surgical Technology: 263 ; EHS Members: 16
The Swedish Association for Innovative Surgical Technology supports research, education and development in the fields of endoscopic surgery and hernia surgery, with the following goals:
Our main activities:
The Swedish Association for Innovative Surgical Technology is a national society that promotes issues on education, research and development in relation to abdominal wall surgery and endoscopic techniques. The Swedish National Chapter of the European Hernia Society is organised under The Swedish Association for Innovative Surgical Technology.
The Swedish Association for Innovative Surgical Technology supports the Swedish Hernia Register, which was started in 1994 and has a national coverage since more than twenty years. A national register for ventral hernia repairs is also under development.
The Swedish Association for Innovative Surgical Technology organises courses in hernia surgery.
National guidelines on the management of hernias and diastasis of the rectus abdominal muscles have been published by the Swedish Association for Innovative Surgical Technology
Swiss Association for Hernia Surgery
2018
Members: 58
Vice President: Dr.med. MSc MBA FPLS Walter Brunner (St. Gallen) – General Secretary: Dr. med. Rolf Hunkeler (Zürich) – Treasurer: Dr. med. Marc Olivier Sauvain (Lausanne) – Secretary for Foreign Affairs: Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Dietz (Olten) – Secretary for Congresses: PD Dr. med. Henry Hoffmann / PD Dr. med. Philipp Kirchhoff (Basel)
The Swiss Association for Hernia Surgery is a society for interested and dedicated hernia surgeons.
Main Goal is a better treatment of our patients with:
The Swiss Association for Hernia Surgery is part of an international network.
Ziel:
Die SAHC/ASCH – Schweizerische Arbeitsgruppe für Hernienchirurgie versteht sich als Fachgesellschaft interessierter und engagierter Hernienchirurgen.
Ziel ist eine bessere Behandlung unserer Patienten durch:
Die Schweizerische Arbeitsgruppe für Hernienchirurgie versteht sich als Teil eines internationalen Netzwerks.
– September 08th 2021, Cadaver Workshop Basel, https://swissherniadays.com/cadaver-workshop-2021/
– September 9th, 10th 2021, Swiss Hernia Days Basel, https://swissherniadays.com/
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Nächste Veranstaltungen/Kongresse:
– 08.0.2021 Cadaver Workshop Basel, https://swissherniadays.com/cadaver-workshop-2021/
– 09./10.09.2021, Swiss Hernia Days Basel, https://swissherniadays.com/
Turkish Hernia Society
Members: National: 125 Members: 15
Prof. Nuri Gönüllü, MD; Prof. Zafer Malazgirt, MD; Prof. Metin Ertem, MD; Hakan Gök, MD
Dr. Hakan Gök – fitikdernegi@gmail.com
Turkish Hernia Society aims to create a high level of expertise among surgeons regarding the treatment of inguinal, abdominal wall and intraabdominal hernias. To reach to this goal Turkish Hernia Society, itself, seeks for the ever-improving science of herniology, ands disseminates the knowledge throughout surgeons by means of close interaction.
In this COVID-19 Pandemic era, we switched to webinars instead of meetings or congresses. We organized two webinars in June 2020. The next one is to be announced for early 2021.
Our most efficient two activities have always been the Hernia Day meetings and Hernia School get-togethers which took place in various parts of the country with attendance of local surgeons. During these meetings we broadcast live surgery to the audience. We plan to restart these activities at the places utilizing from-the-distance facilities.
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Nordre Fasanvej 113, 1.
2000 Frederiksberg
Denmark
T: +45 70 20 03 05
info@europeanherniasociety.eu
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