EHS Intermediate Cadaveric Hernia Course

The EHS & ÖHG invites you to the 2-day Intermediate Cadaver Course course in Inssbruck, Austria 29-30 September 2025...
The EHS invite you the 2-day Intermediate Cadaveric Hernia course in Innsbruck,. Austria on 29-30 September. This course is in collaboration with the Austrian Hernia Society and the Institute for Clinical-Functional Anatomy Medical University Innsbruck (MUI) . The highly interactive course includes detailed cadaveric dissection and lectures by international abdominal wall experts. In addition to lectures on inguinal and ventral hernia the course includes a section on umbilical hernia and interactive case discussions.
Location

Institute for Clinical-Functional Anatomy
Medical University Innsbruck (MUI) 

Lab address: 

Institute for Clinical-Functional Anatomy
Medical University Innsbruck (MUI) 
Müllerstrasse 59 
A-6020 Innsbruck 


Registration

Registration will open soon! Please sign up at the form below and be the first to get a notification when the registration opens. Limited seats! 

Programme

The programme is subject to change

Monday 29 September 2025
08.30-08:45 Welcome  
08.45-09.15 Pretest and course challenge  
09.15-09.30 Step by step Lichtenstein repair lecture  
09.30-09:45 Step by step Shouldice technique lecture  
09.45-10.15 Coffee break  
10.00-11.00 Lichtenstein  (Skills lab) All Faculty
11.00-12.00 Shouldice (Skills lab) All Faculty
12.00-12.45 Lunch and complications videos  
12.45-13.15 What technique when for inguinal hernia lecture  
13.15-13.30 Laparotomy and small bites closure lecture  
13.30-13.50 Coffee break  
13.50-14.10 The open Stoppa Procedure lecture  
14:10-15:10 Lower midline laparotomy (Skills lab) All Faculty
15:10-16:15 Open Stoppa with small bites closure (Skills lab) All Faculty
16.15-16.45 Summary of the day  
Tuesday 30 September
08.30-09.00 Welcome & Questions  
09.00-09.15 Step by step PUMP repair lecture  
09.15-09.30 Coffee break  
09.30-11.30 PUMP epigastric (Skills lab) All Faculty
11.30-12.15 Lunch and course challange  
12.15-13.00 Step by step Rives Stoppa lecture  
13.00-14.00 Step by step Rives Stoppa Procedure (Skills lab) All Faculty
14.00-14.20 Coffee break  
14.20-15:50 Explore the cadavers (Skills lab)  All Faculty
15.50-16.15 Coffee break/ Post test and goodbye  

*Materials used in the skills lab or presented in introductions are sponsored by the industry partners supporting the EHS with unrestricted grants. For more information about our industry partners, please visit: https://europeanherniasociety.eu/sponsors/. The EHS Cadaver Course organisers emphasize that a variety of products, including those used in the courses, as well as other products, are suitable to achieve successful results in hernia repair.


Faculty

Knut Borch (co-chair), Norway

Marko Konschake (co-chair), Austria

René Fortelny, Austria

TBA 

 

 

CME Credits

This course offers a unique opportunity to enhance your skills while advancing your professional development in Abdominal Wall Surgery.
This course has previously been granted European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®). This course will be submitted for CME accreditation. 

Price and registration

Only for EHS members.

2-day course fee: €1025 (excluding VAT) 

The registration fee includes:

  • Admission to the full course programme
  • Coffee breaks and lunch
  • Dinner on 29 September 2025

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