Upcoming Medical Conferences in Germany

Workshop on Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) is organized by PRO-IMPLANT Foundation and will be held from Dec 13 - 14, 2018 at Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany. Target Audience: Attending physicians (Oberarzt, Leitender Arzt) or advanced fellows (Assistenzarzt) from the following disciplines: Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Traumotology and Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Neurosurgery, Other Surgical Disciplines, Pharmacy, Biology and Physiotherapy. Whenever possible, a complementary team from each institution should attend the workshop, i.e. one from surgical (orthopedic surgery or traumatology) and one from medical field (internal medicine, microbiology, infectious diseases). Structure: • Theoretical part • Case discussion • Practical (hands-on) workshop • Discussion & Summary Course Description: This course provides an up-to-date information and a practical approach to manage prosthetic joint infection. It covers prevention, diagnosis and combined (medical and surgical) treatment, with particular emphasis on the interdisciplinary approach and efficient modern concepts. Certificate / Credits: A confirmation of attendance (certificate) will be issued at the end of the workshop. Workshops have been submitted for accreditation by Ärztekammer Berlin. For German participants: Please bring your barcode for the recognition of your credits by the Ärztekammer Berlin. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Conservative and rehabilitative aspects of lower extremity injuries Conference is organized by Congress Compact 2C GmbH and will be held on Dec 14, 2018 at Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, Berlin, Germany. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The 4th Device Therapies for Heart Failure (D-HF) Congress is organized by CSI Foundation and will be held from Dec 14 - 15, 2018 at InterContinental Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany. The target audience for this medical event is interventional cardiologists, heart failure specialists, imaging specialists, cardiothoracic surgeons and medical device engineers. Conference Description: The field of device-based therapy in heart failure continues to develop at a fast pace. Advancements in ventricle restoration strategies, device-based strategies to improve cardiac output and new monitoring systems only represent a small proportion of the potential for cutting-edge technologies and emerging platforms in this new field. Conference Topics: • Interatrial shunts • Innovative endpoints for HF trials - learning from new approaches in new HF trials • Interventions for LV reconstruction and support • Physiology of HFpEF and treatment of HFpEF with GSN ablation - Valvular interventions • Assist devices • Other new devices • Neuromodulation • Telemedicine devices • Electrotheraphy • Cell therapy • Sleeping disorders

2nd DZHK Conference on Translational Medicine is organized by German Center for Cardiovascular Research e. V. / Deutsches Zentrum fur Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung e. V. (DZHK) and will be held from Jan 09 - 10, 2019 at Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany. Conference Description: This is a global meeting of world-leading scientists to discuss the question: How can the benefits of medical research reach the patient? The conference will cover not only cardiovascular research but also showcase examples of successful translation from other disease areas. Topics: Wednesday • Science admin, regulatory, industry • New technologies • Poster presentations • Dinner at the historic "Villa Elisabeth" Thursday • Translators • DZHK funded Translational Projects • Biotech • Path to discovery • Poster presentations Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

General Medicine Refresher Course is organized by Forum for Medical Education / Forum fur medizinische Fortbildung (FomF) and will be held from Jan 16 - 19, 2019 at KHC Westfalenhallen GmbH, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 32.0 CME Points. The General Medicine Refresher will take place from 16th to 19th January 2019 in Dortmund. With more than 5,000 participating physicians, our continuing education courses in general medicine and internal medicine are among the most popular courses in German-speaking countries. In short, 30 - 40 minute blocks, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines of general medicine are presented by specialists and answered your questions. Here, great emphasis is placed on practical relevance and didactics. Our speakers are experts in their specialist fields with many years of experience in their field of activity. They come from renowned institutions such as the University Hospital Cologne, University Hospital Düsseldorf and the Hospital Porz am Rhein. This practical training offers over 30 hours: •  A comprehensive update for general practitioners, internists and general practitioners • A course book with the PowerPoint presentations of the lectures • 32 CME points are requested from the Landesärztekammer Westfalen-Lippe • A topic review for medical assistants in preparation for the medical exam Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

International Meeting on Precision Oncology and Personalized Medicine for Head and Neck Cancer is organized by Conventus Congressmanagement & Marketing GmbH and will be held from Jan 18 - 19, 2019 at German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Conference Topics: • New Immunotherapy • Medical Oncology • Radio-Oncology • Surgery Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Minimally Invasive Anti-Aging is organized by promedicis GmbH and will be held on Jan 19, 2019 at Dorint Pallas Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

General Medicine Refresher Course is organized by Forum for Medical Education / Forum fur medizinische Fortbildung (FomF) and will be held from Jan 23 - 26, 2019 at German National Library - Central Library, Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 36.0 CME Points. The General Medicine Refresher will take place from 23 to 26 January 2019 in Frankfurt. With more than 6,000 participating physicians, our continuing education courses in general medicine and internal medicine are among the most popular courses in German-speaking countries. In short, 30 - 40 minute blocks, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines of general medicine are presented by specialists and answered your questions. Here, great emphasis is placed on practical relevance and didactics. Our speakers are experts in their specialist fields with many years of experience in their field of activity. They come from renowned institutions such as the University Hospital Frankfurt, the Agaplesion Markus Hospital Frankfurt or the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. This practical training offers over 30 hours: •  A comprehensive update for general practitioners, internists and general practitioners • A course book with the PowerPoint presentations of the lectures • 36 CME points • A topic review for medical assistants in preparation for the medical exam Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Internal Medicine Refresher Course is organized by Forum for Medical Education / Forum fur medizinische Fortbildung (FomF) and will be held from Jan 28 - 31, 2019 at Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus, Berlin, Germany. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 32.0 CME Points. The Internal Medicine Refresher will take place from January 28th to 31st, 2019 in Berlin. With more than 5,000 participating physicians, our continuing education courses in general medicine and internal medicine are among the most popular courses in German-speaking countries. In short, 30 - 40 minute blocks, the latest diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines of internal medicine are presented by specialists and answered to your questions. Here, great emphasis is placed on practical relevance. Our speakers are experts in their specialist fields with many years of experience in their field of activity. They come from renowned institutions such as the Charité, the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorft and the Vivantes Klinikum Berlin. This practical training offers over 30 hours: • A comprehensive update for internists, general practitioners and general practitioners • A 32 CME points are requested from the Landesärztekammer Berlin • A course book with the PowerPoint presentations of the lectures • A topic review for medical assistants in preparation for the medical exam Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

EMBL Industry Workshop: Cryo-electron microscopy (EM) in Industry and Academia is organized by European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and will be held from Feb 06 - 08, 2019 at EMBL Advance Training Centre, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Conference Overview: Recent technical developments in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and cryo-tomography now allow structures of challenging targets relevant for the pharmaceutical industry (membrane proteins, multi-subunit complexes, chromatin complexes etc.) to be determined at unprecedented resolution. This workshop is aimed at members of the pharmaceutical and allied industrial sectors that use (or are considering using) cryo-EM in drug discovery and agricultural research, academic researchers interested in the impact of state-of-the-art cryo-EM in drug discovery, and cryo-EM support staff that want to learn more about the specific needs of industry. Structural biologists from leading pharmaceutical companies and academia have joined forces to co-organise a science-driven meeting to exchange trends, ideas, use-cases, opportunities and challenges related to the use of cryo-EM in industry and academia. Session Topics: • Cryo-EM overview • Cryo-EM in industry workflows • Cryo-EM “success stories” in industry and academia • Sample optimisation for Cryo-EM • Model of operation • Future developments in Cryo-EM