Upcoming Medical Conferences in Finland

AOTrauma Course - Basic Principles of Fracture Management is organized by AOTrauma and will be held during Apr 25 - 27, 2018 at Hotel Haikko Manor, Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

AOTrauma Course - Basic Principles of Fracture Management for ORP is organized by AOTrauma and will be held during Apr 25 - 26, 2018 at Hotel Haikko Manor, Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland. The target audience for this medical event is ORP/theatre nurse. The nursing course deals with AO tools and AO techniques with the aim of looking at things from the nurse's point of view. Practical exercises are conducted in the course, allowing participants to experiment with instruments and implants in plastics. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Radical and Reconstructive Vulvar Surgery - Hands-on Course is organized by Tampere University Hospital and will be held on May 18, 2018 at Tampere Surgical Education, Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland. The target audience for this medical event is Gynaecological oncology surgeons and subspecialty trainees, plastic surgeons and trainees. Teams are most welcome! Conference Objectives are : Gynae Oncologists: • To master the anatomy of the groin • To understand and master the technique of inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy • To understand and master the indications and technique of radical vulvectomy • To enhance knowledge about possibilities of reconstructive vulvar surgery in vulvar cancer Plastic Surgeons: • To understand the indications for radical surgery in vulvar cancer • To understand the indications and possibilities for reconstructive surgery in vulvar cancer • To master various techniques of flap surgery in reconstruction of vulvar area Both groups: • To enhance multidisciplinary team work in radical vulvar cancer surgery Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

20th International Vascular Biology Meeting (IVBM) 2018 is organized by European Vascular Biology Organisation (EVBO), Wihuri Research Institute (WRI) and University of Helsinki / Helsingin yliopisto, Uppsala University and will be held during Jun 03 - 07, 2018 at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. The IVBM2018 will bring together investigators from all fields of vascular biology to the exchange of ideas, discussions of burning issues and presentations of the latest concepts and discoveries by internationally recognized scientists and young stars of the future. Additional Details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Families throughout the life span - The 5th Nordic Conference in Family Focused Nursing is organized by Tavicon and will be held during Jun 03 - 05, 2018 at Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

AOTrauma Course - Acetabular and Pelvic Fracture Management is organized by AOTrauma and will be held during Jun 14 - 15, 2018 at Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

37th Scandinavian Congress of Rheumatology is organized by Scandinavian Society for Rheumatology and Finnish Society for Rheumatology and would be held during Sep 05 - 08, 2018 at Scandic Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland. Conference Description : The Scandinavian Congress of Rheumatology is an important meeting for clinicians and scientists in rheumatology to exchange knowledge, experience, and ideas and to promote collaboration and networking. It is an opportunity for both young and established clinicians as well as scientists in rheumatology to meet across the Scandinavian borders. Besides being an important educational meeting for clinicians, we will collaborate with patient representatives in Nordic Rheuma Council and with the Nordic Health professionals. The Congress is organized by the Scandinavian Society for Rheumatology and the Finnish Society for Rheumatology. A Scandinavian scientific committee is responsible for the scientific program in close collaboration with the local Finnish scientific committee, with input from both senior and junior clinicians and scientists. We are aiming to build a program that has its focus on clinical topics that are relevant for rheumatologists, with a special emphasis on Scandinavian collaborative programs within outcome and registry research and other areas where Scandinavian rheumatology can make important international contributions. We hope the program will attract both the young as well as the established, leading rheumatologists from Scandinavia and many other countries. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

37th Annual Meeting of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS) is organized by European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS), Conference Organisation, Association Development & Project Management (CAP) Partner and would be held during Sep 06 - 08, 2018 at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. The conference will bring together experts, practitioners and companies involved in the treatment of bone and joint infections. Professionals attending the conference will benefit from high-level scientific presentations, knowledge sharing and networking opportunities. The scientific programme will be provided with keynote lectures, free paper sessions, industry symposia and posters. Topics include: • Prosthetic joint infection: diagnosis, treatment, prevention. • Traumatology - treatment of bone infection in tibia, pelvis, ankle and calcaneus. • Plastic Surgery - role of flap reconstruction in bone and joint infections, reconstruction of tissue defects after prosthetic joint infection of the knee. • Biomaterials – role of bone substitutes in the treatment of infected bone. Price: Academic Delegate: EUR 550, One day registration: EUR 275 Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

International Team for Implantology (ITI) Congress is organized by ITI International Team for Implantology (ITI) and would be held during Sep 21 - 22, 2018 at Helsinki, Finland. Additional Details will be posted as soon as they are available.

AOTrauma Masters Course - Surgical Control of Pelvic Bleding with Anatomical Specimens is organized by AOTrauma and will be held on Sep 25, 2018 at Helsinki, Finland. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.