Upcoming Medical Conferences in Austria

EuroSpine Spring Speciality Meeting is organized by EuroSpine, Mondial Congress and Events and will be held during Apr 26 - 27, 2018 at Austria Trend Hotel Savoyen Vienna, Vienna, Wien, Austria. For the first time a EUROSPINE Spring Speciality Meeting is conducted on prevention strategies of spinal disability. Spinal disability is considered a global burden. It is one of the main reasons for disability among the working population. With our aging population, spinal disability becomes also an increasing problem in older people. EUROSPINE Spring Speciality Meeting 2018 have invited specialists from Europe and other parts of the world. You will hear specialists from different areas like politicians, insurance companies, world health organisations and other organisations. Have invited specialists with different backgrounds from epidemiology, healthcare specialists, physiotherapists, surgeons, psychologists, chiropractors, insurance management and from many other professions. There are also invited speakers for scientific talks, keynote lectures, debates and discussions. Very much looking forward for an intense exchange of knowledge, also with all participants in lively discussions. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

4th Annual Pharmacovigilance & Risk Management Strategies Summit is organized by Vonlanthen Group of Companies and will be held during Apr 26 - 27, 2018 at Park Hotel Schönbrunn, Vienna, Wien, Austria. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Austropharm is organized by Reed Exhibitions, RELX Group and will be held during Apr 26 - 28, 2018 at Reed Messe Wien GmbH, Vienna, Wien, Austria. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

3rd Pneumo-care Day is organized by Austrian Society of Pneumology (ASP) / Osterreichischen Gesellschaft fur Pneumologie (OGP) and will be held on Apr 27, 2018 at Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

65th AOTrauma Symposium-Current Orthopedic-Traumatic Challenges is organized by AOTrauma and will be held on May 04, 2018 at New MED Campus Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria. The target audience for this medical event is General surgery, Orthopedic surgery, Trauma surgery Course Description: Main topics of this symposium are periprosthetic fractures, chain injuries, pathological fractures and surgical amputation. At the same time, current challenging orthopedic-traumatological topics will be dealt with in a practical way on the basis of "state-of-the-art" introductory lectures and subsequent case discussions. Comprehensive, interactive case discussions should offer the opportunity to discuss different treatment approaches together with difficult cases and to develop concepts for successful treatment. The knowledge about general principles of treatment will be deepened and new therapeutic approaches will be discussed. The symposium would like to address all traumatologist and orthopedic colleagues who are confronted with difficult challenges in everyday life, or who would like to get an overview of current treatment concepts for these challenging questions. Regardless of the level of education or experience, the event aims to give each participant the opportunity to learn from each other and broaden or deepen their knowledge. Learning objectives: • The aim is to give the participants a good overview of the current knowledge and the general treatment guidelines for the topics dealt with. • Practical tips from experienced surgeons should be able to be implemented by yourself. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

4th Austrian Symposium of the Center for Perioperative Medicine is organized by Medical University of Vienna / Medizinische Universitat Wien and will be held during May 04 - 05, 2018 at Van Swieten Hall of the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Wien, Austria. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Multimodality Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Diseases Course with MRI is organized by Mammography Education, Inc and will be held during May 09 - 12, 2018 at Crowne Plaza Salzburg - The Pitter, Salzburg, Austria. The target audience for this medical event is radiologists, surgeons, pathologists, gynecologists, and oncologists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 21 Hours of Category I CME credits. This course provides extensive knowledge about diagnostic breast imaging, differential diagnosis of breast diseases, implications for management and newest diagnostic technologies. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

9th European Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products is organized by EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe and will be held during May 10 - 12, 2018 at Messe Wien Exhibition Congress Center, Vienna, Wien, Austria. Conference Description : This conference is the largest multi-stakeholder gathering in Europe for the rare disease community covering research, development of new treatments, healthcare, social care, public health policies and support at European, national, regional and international levels. “Rare Diseases 360° – collaborative strategies to leave no-one behind” is the overarching theme of ECRD 2018. This theme reinforces the unique quality of this foremost event for the rare disease community in Europe, bringing together and facilitating effective policy discussions between all rare disease stakeholders. It also encompasses the comprehensive range of topic areas covered at the conference and the viewpoint of rare disease patients as equal experts, representing all rare diseases, across borders. The purpose to attend this conference is : • Learn about the latest advances, challenges, facts, figures and trends in the field of rare diseases with over 100 expert speakers. • Shape the future of rare diseases alongside patient advocates, policy-makers, healthcare industry representatives, clinicians, payers, regulators and Member State representatives. • Network and showcase your work to all stakeholders of the rare disease community. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

9th AOCMF Course-Advances in Operative Techniques in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is organized by AO Foundation and will be held during May 11 - 13, 2018 at Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Wien, Austria. The target audience for this medical event is aimed at fully qualified specialists in oral and maxillofacial surgery, ENT surgery, or plastic and reconstructive surgery, as well as residents in their last years of training. Course Description : This three-day intensive course with practical work on fresh frozen anatomical specimens. Each practical session will include a step by step introduction followed by an onsite demonstration. Participants will then perform the same technique on anatomical specimens. Conference Objectives are : Upon completion of the course, the participant will be able to: • Describe the steps in performing the most relevant surgical approaches in oral and maxillofacial surgery safely • Carry out the essential operative procedures step by step • Identify the complex anatomical structures Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

AOTrauma Master Course Traumatology of the elderly patient is organized by AOTrauma and will be held during May 14 - 15, 2018 at Imperial Riding School Renaissance Vienna Hotel, Vienna, Wien, Austria. The target audience for this medical event is Geriatrics, Orthopedic surgery, Other, Trauma surgery. Course Description : This course will teach the key surgical, medical and systemic issues of orthogeriatric co-management through a combination of case-based and evidence-based lectures, case presentations and small group discussion. In addition, the latest surgical techniques are presented. A team of experts consisting of surgeons and geriatricians accompanies the work in small groups and enables interdisciplinary discussions. Learning objectives are : • Develop treatment strategies for the surgical management of fragility fractures (osteosynthesis or endoprosthesis) to avoid revision surgery • To detect concomitant diseases and polypharmacy and to treat them from preoperative preparation to postoperative follow-up • Adequately treat patients with existing anticoagulation • To prevent or identify and treat medical complications such as delirium • To organize the secondary fracture prevention • To establish orthogeriatric co-management and to be able to deal with the challenges of such a model Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.