German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
| German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC) |
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|---|---|
| purpose | Professional association / scientific society |
| Chair: | Lukas Prantl |
| Establishment date: | October 16, 1968 |
| Number of members: | 1700 (as of October 2015) |
| Seat : | Berlin |
| Website: | www.dgpraec.de |
The German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (abbreviation: DGPRÄC ) is a professional association and the scientific specialist society for plastic surgeons in Germany based in Berlin . The DGPRÄC was founded on October 16, 1968 in Bochum under the name "Association of German Plastic Surgeons" (VDPC), which was adapted in 2005. Members of the DGPRÄC are exclusively specialists in plastic surgery or plastic and aesthetic surgery .
tasks
The DGPRÄC represents the scientific and professional interests of plastic surgery in Germany. All areas of plastic surgery, the so-called "four pillars" are represented: reconstructive surgery, hand surgery, aesthetic surgery and burn surgery. Research on plastic surgery occupies a large space within society in the form of guidelines and committee work. The next generation is also promoted (e.g. through internal advanced training seminars). The DGPRÄC supports the concerns of the medical profession in Germany through its membership in the umbrella association of specialists in Germany (SpiFa).
membership
Only doctors who have a “specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery” (or “specialist in plastic surgery”) can become full members of the DGPRÄC. Associate membership is open to doctors who are still in the six-year advanced training course.
history
The advances in plastic surgery after 1945 led to the establishment of plastic surgery departments and centers in Germany as well. In 1955 the "Working Group for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery" of the German Society for Surgery (DGCH) was established in Munich. In 1961 this was converted into a separate “Section for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery”. At its World Congress for Plastic Surgery, however, the "International Confederation for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery" (ICPRS, today IPRAS) did not accept the Section in 1963 as a German interest group. For this reason the "German Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery" (DGPW) was founded, which accepted medical professionals from all areas.
In 1968 a group of surgeons left the DGPW - with the aim of anchoring plastic surgery in Germany as an independent “mono-specialty” with further training and examination. On October 16, 1968, eleven founding members launched the “Association of German Plastic Surgeons” (VDPC) in Bochum as a new scientific society and professional association at the same time. In 1978 plastic surgery was recognized as an official branch of surgery, which required an additional two-year training course. In 1979, the VDPC was recognized as the official national representative of German plastic surgery at the 7th ICPRS International Congress in Rio de Janeiro. In 1992, the German Medical Association in Cologne created the area designation “Plastic Surgery”. This introduced the “specialist in plastic surgery”. At the German Medical Congress in 2004, the name of the specialist was renamed “Specialist for plastic and aesthetic surgery”.
In 2005 the VDPC was also given a new name: German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC).
Board
The board of the DGPRÄC consists of the president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. The extended board includes the representatives of the individual professional groups (leading hospital doctors, resident, university-active plastic and aesthetic surgeons, associated members), the heads of the departments (reconstruction / microsurgery, burns, aesthetics, hand surgery) and representatives in the neighboring companies ( German Society for Surgery , Professional Association of German Surgeons , German Society for Senology ) and the Past President . The president and vice-president are elected for two years, the treasurer and secretary for three years. The general meeting usually takes place twice a year, during the congress of the German Society for Surgery and during the joint annual meeting of the DGPRÄC with its subsidiary VDÄPC.
| Term of office | President |
|---|---|
| 1968-1971 | Peter R. Zellner, Ludwigshafen |
| 1971-1974 | Fritz E. Müller, Bochum |
| 1974-1977 | Ursula Schmidt-Tintemann , Munich |
| 1977-1979 | Josef Schrudde , Cologne |
| 1979-1982 | Peter R. Zellner, Ludwigshafen |
| 1982-1985 | Heinz Bohmert, Munich |
| 1985-1988 | Gottfried Lemperle , Frankfurt |
| 1988-1991 | Alfred Berger, Hanover |
| 1991-1993 | Neven Olivari, Wesseling |
| 1993-1995 | Edgar Biemer , Munich |
| 1995-1997 | Rolf Rüdiger Olbrisch, Düsseldorf |
| 1997-1999 | Michael Greulich, Stuttgart |
| 1999-2001 | Peter Eckert, Würzburg |
| 2001-2003 | Hans-Ulrich Steinau, Bochum |
| 2003-2005 | Klaus Exner, Frankfurt / Main |
| 2005-2007 | Marita Eisenmann-Klein, Regensburg |
| 2007-2010 | Günter Germann , Ludwigshafen |
| 2010-2013 | Peter M. Vogt , Hanover |
| 2013-2015 | Jutta Liebau, Düsseldorf |
| 2015-2017 | Raymund E. Horch, Erlangen |
| 2017-2019 | Riccardo Giunta, Munich |
| Since 2019 | Lukas Prantl, Regensburg |
Awards and honors
The DGPRÄC regularly awards prizes and grants for outstanding scientific achievements and honors deserving members:
- The DGPRÄC travel grant, donated by " Polytech Health & Aesthetics GmbH ", enables qualified, scientifically interested colleagues to visit well-known international or national centers in order to get to know special scientific or clinical techniques or to deepen their knowledge. The scholarship is awarded every year and is endowed with 2500 euros.
- The DGPRÄC Science Prize is awarded for groundbreaking, above-average clinical / experimental research in the field of plastic surgery. Dissertations, post-doctoral theses and accepted, unpublished or recently published manuscripts can be submitted. The prize is awarded annually and is endowed with 3000 euros.
- The DGPRÄC has awarded the Dieffenbach Medal in memory of the pioneer of plastic surgery, Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach (1792–1847), since 1989. With it, the society honors personalities who have made outstanding contributions to plastic and aesthetic surgery.
- Members who have made a special contribution to the welfare of the DGPRÄC receive honorary membership. The ten honorary members of the society are mostly founding members of the then VDPC.
| year | Award winners | Subject Dieffenbach lecture |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | H. Schadewaldt, Düsseldorf | Dieffenbach and plastic surgery |
| 1990 | L. Clodius, Zurich, Switzerland | The difficult scar |
| 1991 | J. McGregor, Glasgow, UK | The Last 21 Years in Surgery of Oral Cancer |
| 1992 | H. Millesi, Vienna, Austria | Change in the elasticity behavior as a pathogenetic factor |
| 1994 | JO Strömbeck, Stockholm, Sweden | Reduction plastic of the female breast - historical aspects and later results |
| 1995 | G. Zellweger, Zurich, Switzerland | Treatment of burns - pleasure and progress |
| 1996 | Charles E. Horton, Norfolk, Virginia / USA | Urogenital Plastic Surgery |
| 1997 | Paul Tessier, Boulogne, France | Craniofacial Surgery |
| 1998 | D. Buck-Gramcko , Hamburg | Development of pollution technology |
| 1999 | JC Mustardé, Glasgow, UK | Plastic Surgery of the Periorbital Region |
| 2000 | M. Webster, Glasgow, UK | The Clinical Importance of Microvascular Surgery |
| 2001 | J. Baudet, Bordeaux, France | Complex Reconstructive Procedures in Plastic Surgery |
| 2002 | WA Morrison, Melbourne, Australia | Expanding the Horizon of Plastic Surgery - From Microsurgery to Tissue Engineering |
| 2003 | Daniel A. Marchac, Paris | Aesthetic Facial Surgery - from Rejuvenation to Frontofacial Remodelling |
| 2004 | Ursula Schmidt-Tintemann, Vaterstetten | How it started and where it's going in plastic surgery |
| 2005 | Carl R. Hartrampf, Atlanta, USA | Evolution and Clinical Acceptance of the Pedicled TRAM-Flap for Autologous Breast Reconstruction |
| 2006 | Alfred Berger, Hanover | Microsurgery a milestone in the history of plastic surgery |
| 2007 | Neven Olivari, Rösrath | Endocrine Ophthalmopathy, Transpalpebral Decompression By Removal Of Intraorbital Fat |
| 2008 | Wolfgang Mühlbauer, Munich | Aesthetic reconstruction in plastic surgery |
| 2009 | Fritz E. Müller, Essen | Therapy for burn victims. A noble challenge and plastic surgery par excellence |
| 2009 | Peter Rudolf Zellner, Grünstadt (posthumous) | |
| 2010 | Gottfried Lemperle, La Jolla, USA | The development of injectable filling materials for aesthetic surgery |
| 2011 | Hildegunde Piza-Katzer , Vienna, Austria | Coincidence or consequent path from the round stem flap to hand transplantation |
| 2012 | Edgar Biemer, Munich | The fascination of “plastic surgery” - using the example of personal experience |
| 2013 | Günter M. Lösch, Ratzeburg | The stages of life from the perspective of a plastic surgeon: cultural-historical considerations |
| 2014 | Rüdiger GH Baumeister, Munich | Form, function and quality of life - aspects of plastic-surgical therapy concepts for the treatment of chronic lymphedema |
| 2015 | Klaus Exner, Frankfurt | Plastic surgery in developing countries - humanitarian task and scientific claim |
| 2016 | Julia Terzis, New York | My Reconstructive Microsurgery Journey |
| 2017 | Rolf R. Olbrisch, Berlin | Dieffenbach and the fathers of plastic surgery |
| 2018 | Hans-Ulrich Steinau | Jianu, Sauerbruch, Borggreve et al .: Lost Innovations? |
| 2019 | Axel-Mario Feller | 30 years of breast reconstruction - a personal review |
literature
- Günter Maria Lösch , Günter Germann , Kerstin van Ark (eds.): 40 years of DGPRÄC. Plastic surgery 8: Supplement 2. Heidelberg 2008, ISSN 1618-6214
Web links
- Website of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC)
- Current statutes of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC)
- Festschrift "40 Years of the German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC)", 2008 (PDF file; 3.4 MB)
- DGPRÄC business card on AWMF-online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Structure and composition of the DGPRÄC ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The four pillars of plastic surgery. ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. DGPRÄC website. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ↑ regular member associations - SpiFa eV In: SpiFa eV ( spifa.de [accessed on September 18, 2017]).
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