German Congress for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery
The German Congress for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery ( DKOU ) is the most important congress in the field in Germany and the largest in Europe with over 11,000 participants. In addition to the annual meetings of the American and Chinese specialist societies, it is also one of the largest congresses for orthopedists and trauma surgeons worldwide.
The congress is initiated by the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery (DGOOC), the German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU) and the Professional Association for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery (BVOU) and takes place every autumn at the exhibition center in Berlin. Numerous scientific prizes and honors will be presented during the congress. Since 2010, host countries have also been represented at the congress with their specialist societies and a wide range of events.
history
The 91st conference of the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery took place for the first time in 2005. V. (DGOOC), the 69th annual conference of the German Society for Trauma Surgery e. V. (DGU) and the 46th meeting of the professional association of specialists for orthopedics e. V. (BVO) under one roof as “1. Joint Congress Orthopedics - Trauma Surgery ”. Since 2006, the joint annual conference has been titled "German Congress for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery" and took place until 2012 in the ICC and under the radio tower in Berlin. The DKOU has been held on the southern area of Messe Berlin since 2013. Intercongress GmbH has been responsible as organizer and professional congress organizer from the start.
In order to promote international exchange, the participation of host countries has been an integral part of the congress since 2010. Previous host countries were:
- 2010: Netherlands
- 2011: Hungary
- 2012: Poland and South America
- 2013: Austria and Spain
- 2014: France and Sweden
- 2015: Turkey
On the occasion of a German-Chinese symposium at the DKOU 2013, well-known representatives of the German and Chinese specialist societies and the professional association signed the “Berlin Declaration” on October 22, 2013 in the Federal Ministry of Health, which promotes close cooperation in the field of orthopedics and trauma surgery between China and Germany should also consolidate in the future.
Main topics and congress presidents
The congress is designed by the respective presidents as representatives of the professional societies and their organizational teams and is given a motto that shows the respective focus.
| DGOOC | DGU | BVOU | motto | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Pure gradinger | Wolf Mutschler | Hermann Locher | Laying foundations / building bridges |
| 2006 | Jochen Eulert | Klaus-Michael striker | Siegfried Gotte | In a race against time |
| 2007 | Joachim Hassenpflug | Kuno way | Siegfried Gotte | Looking forward
Standstill is backlog |
| 2008 | Joachim Grifka | Axel Ekkernkamp | Siegfried Gotte | Shaping the future together |
| 2009 | Klaus-Peter Günther | Hans Zwipp | Siegfried Gotte | Living with challenges |
| 2010 | Daniel Frank | Norbert Südkamp | Helmut Mälzer | Security, reliability, innovation |
| 2011 | Dieter Kohn | Tim Pohlemann | Karsten Dreinhöfer | Overcome boundaries. achieve goals |
| 2012 | Wolfram Mittelmeier | Christoph Josten | Andreas Gassen | Quality, ethics, efficiency |
| 2013 | Bernd Kladny | Reinhard Hoffmann | Karl-Dieter Heller | Moving people - experiencing success |
| 2014 | Henning Windhagen | Bertil Bouillon | Johannes Flechtenmacher | Knowledge creates trust |
| 2015 | Michael Nerlich | Rudiger Krauspe | Hans-Jürgen Hesselschwerdt | Beyond the horizon |
| 2016 | Heiko Reichel | Florian Gebhard | Manfred Neubert | Back to the Future |
| 2017 | Andrea Meurer | Ingo Marzi | Alexander Beck | Movement is life |
| 2018 | Werner E. Siebert | Joachim Windolf | Gerd Rauch | We are O & U |
| 2019 | Carsten Perka | Paul Alfred Grützner | Thomas Möller | Knowledge needs values |
Congress content
Science and research, politics and society as well as continuing education and training are the three pillars of the DKOU. Courses, seminars, abstract presentations and expert panels are available to participants for this purpose. Approximately 1,800 lectures will be presented in around 250 sessions over four days. These are complemented by the presentation of over 200 scientific posters .
Doctors can earn continuing education credits as part of Continuing Medical Education (CME). Some of the lectures will be broadcast live on the internet. All abstracts are published by German Medical Science.
The interdisciplinary exchange with representatives of the nursing professions, emergency services, physiotherapy and orthopedic technology takes place in joint meetings.
The sections, working groups and working groups of the three participating specialist societies also receive a large forum on the specialty day at the DKOU for the presentation and discussion of their activities.
The congress offers a special program for students. On “Student Day”, the next generation of doctors should be interested in the subject orthopedics and trauma surgery and the joy of the subject should be conveyed. The travel grant covers travel and accommodation costs. The Young Forum of the DGOU not only organizes the student day, but is also actively involved in the entire congress to promote the next generation.
In addition to numerous workshops and symposia, the satellite program also includes a patient day, which is organized by the German Rheuma League on important topics that change every year for those affected.
Around 250 companies present news from medical technology, orthopedic technology, pharmaceuticals and services in a roughly 6000 m² exhibition. The congress is rounded off by a wide range of contact options at evening events and a diverse range of cultural activities for family members.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ DKOU aktuell "Review" ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2014 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.
- ↑ Website of the German Society for Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery e. V. (DGOOC)
- ^ Website of the German Society for Trauma Surgery e. V. (DGU)
- ^ Website of the professional association for orthopedics and trauma surgery e. V. (BVOU)
- ^ Website of the organizer Intercongress GmbH
- ↑ Press release "Berlin Declaration: German-Chinese Cooperation in Orthopedics and Traumatology" from October 22, 2013
- ↑ Congress program
- ↑ DKOU on the web ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ German Medical Science
- ↑ Student Day 2014 - travel grant
- ↑ Patient Day ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2014 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.
- ↑ DKOU framework program ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
