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Austrian Hernia Days 2026 in Salzburg
From May 21 to 22, 2026, the 4th Austrian Hernia Days took place in Salzburg under the direction of René Fortelny.
DHG Hernia Days 2026
The DHG Hernia Days 2026 of the German Hernia Society took place from January 22–24, 2026, in Berlin under the motto “HERNIA trip … for future?”.
Advanced Hernia Surgery Training in Vienna
The Advanced Hernia Workshop on Re-TAPP, eMILOS, and component separation took place in Vienna from November 21–22, 2024.
Austrian Hernia Summit 2024
The first Austrian Hernia Summit, chaired by Dr. Gernot Köhler, took place this year in Linz and brought together leading national and international experts in hernia surgery.
Annual Meeting of the European Hernia Society
As part of the annual meeting, the examination for the European Specialist in Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery (FEBS-AWS) also took place. I am now one of currently only four Austrian surgeons who have obtained this qualification through the examination.
