ECTES 2012 13th European Congress of Trauma & Emergency ...

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Call for Abstracts
May 12 - 15, 2012
Basel / Switzerland
ECTES 2012
13 th European Congress of
Trauma & Emergency Surgery
many ways – one goal
Organised by
European Society for Trauma & Emergency Surgery
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WELCOME
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Prof. Dr. Ingo Marzi
ESTES President
2011-2012
On behalf of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES), with its 10,000 members from 79 countries, I invite
you to the 13 th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ECTES) to be held in Basel, Switzerland from May 12-
15, 2012. At the meeting we will focus on a broad range of Trauma related topics under the title: Many Ways – One Goal!
The “One Goal” is to provide trauma patients the best possible care. This can only be achieved, when the care they receive is
coordinated, timely and most importantly, of the highest quality. Whether our patients suffer from accidents, disasters, or diseases
requiring resuscitation, emergency care, surgery, intensive care, and rehabilitation, as Trauma Surgeons it is our responsibility and
indeed our privilege to oversee their care throughout the pre-, intra- and post-operative periods.
Providing the highest-quality care in a coordinated and comprehensive manner requires a high level of education, training, and
experience. As the new President of ESTES, I am committed to providing opportunities for education, training and experience
through the promotion of training programmes, courses and scientific communication. At the heart of this effort is our society’s
journal “The European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (EJTES)”, which aside from the society has become an
internationally recognised leading voice in the field.
While many aspects of trauma care, like trauma systems, emergency surgery and trauma education and intra-hospital
organisation, vary in our member countries, ESTES strives to act as a single unifying voice focused on the delivery of high-quality
care. With this in mind, ESTES is working to develop a Pan European Trauma Registry to standardise best practices in trauma
care throughout Europe.
Please join us in Basel at the 13 th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. The Congress Presidents, Dominik Heim
and Reto Babst, have done a superb job of organising a stimulating scientific programme, teaching courses, and social activities
you will not want to miss. Please mark your calendars. We look forward to welcoming you in Basel!
BASEL 2012: CURTAIN UP ON TRAUMATOLOGY AND EMERGENCY SURGERY AND – THE SPIRIT
OF BASEL/SWITZERLAND
Heim Dominik
Congress President
Babst Reto
Congress President
Grüezi, bonjour, buon giorno, bun di – welcome to Basel, city of the annual ESTES Congress 2012. Basel, the third biggest city of
Switzerland, invites you to take part in the 13 th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. Basel is known the world over
for its richness in art and culture, for its river Rhine, for being the home of the pharmaceutical industry and for its university, the oldest
in Switzerland.
A congress is meant to be more than just a textbook, a congress is meant to be communication, a presentation of personal
opinions and personal results and a start to animated discussions about new findings and new solutions to everyday’s and
extraordinary problems. It is said that many ways lead to Rome and many ways (should) lead to the one goal – the cure of our
patients. Evidence is the word, eminence is the reality! Health systems are different all over Europe, medical perceptions are
different, but there is just this one goal: to treat our patients according to our standards, to our guidelines, our infrastructure and
our facilities at their best. ESTES is like Rome, a place to teach, to present and to demonstrate our possibilities to reach that goal
(“many ways – one goal” being our motto for this congress). Europe is diverse, that is, each one of us is living in his own world,
is working in his own world, is treating his patients in his own ways and all these ways are different. Let’s listen to these voices
from all over Europe, let’s reflect on our own ideas by being confronted with these worlds. Switzerland is in the centre of Europe,
is part of Europe (not in the political sense though) and is happy to share its ideas, its ideals and its spirit with Europe.
A congress is meant to be more than just a congress! A congress is embedded in its environment. And this environment is rich
in Basel. Basel would like to share its richness in culture, in humanism and in all its intellectual acumen with you. Let Basel
present you its gifts, its achievements, its efforts and its personality with fervour, with courage, with compassion and with
excitement. Immerse yourselves in this town, a town of its own, a town, where carneval is “the three most beautiful days of the
year”, a town, where people live for their football team, a town, where modern art, urban lifestyle and commerce meet. Meet Eliana
Burki, George Gruntz, Dieter Ammann, Coal, the Musica Fiorita and plenty of other musicians from Basel/Switzerland, meet the
Tinguely Museum, the Joggeli, the castle of Bottmingen and many other places. Engulfe yourself in this town at the knee bend
in the river Rhine during these four days of the ESTES Congress 2012.
Basel is just a short stop-over. The ESTES Congress will then move on along on its tour around Europe, just get a glimpse of
surgery, at trauma – and emergency surgery and at acute surgery, a surgical world yet to be established in Europe, - in Basel.
Basel will be a big feast, a thrilling party – don’t miss it, be there,– curtain up on Basel 2012!
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IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, September 5, 2011
Start abstract submission
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Deadline for submission of abstracts
Monday, December 5, 2011
Start on-line registration
Friday, January 27, 2012
Notification of abstract acceptance
Monday, February 20, 2012
Deadline for early bird registration fee,
hotel booking, registration cancellation
Monday, March 26, 2012
Deadline free cancellation of tours
Monday, April 16, 2012
End of regular fee and on-line registration
Saturday, May 12 – Tuesday, May 15, 2012
13 th European Congress
of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Programme at a Glance
Saturday, May 12 Sunday, May 13 Monday, May 14 Tuesday, May 15
07:30 –
08:30
08:30 –
10:00
10:00 –
10:30
10:30 –
12:00
12:00 –
14:00
14:00 –
15:30
15:30 –
16:00
16:00 –
17:30 Start
17:30 –
18:00
Registration
Section Meetings
Scientific
Sessions
Scientific
Sessions
Lunch Break /
Satellite Symposia
Scientific
Sessions
Scientific
Sessions
Break
Lunch
Break / Satellite
Symposia
How I do it
Scientific
Sessions
Coffee Break
Scientific
Sessions
Scientific
Sessions
Coffee Break
Scientific
Sessions
ESTES General
Assembly
How I do it /
Video Session
Scientific
Sessions
Scientific
Sessions
Lunch Break /
Satellite Symposia
Scientific
Sessions
Scientific Sessions
17:00 – 18:30
Closing Ceremony
from
18:00
Opening Ceremony &
Welcome Reception
19:00 Swiss Evening
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME / ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
GENERAL TOPICS
- The Acute Care Surgeon
- The Emergency Room
- Minimal Invasive vs Conventional Surgery
- Unnecessary Surgery
SPECIFIC TOPICS
- SILS and Laparoscopy in Abdominal Trauma and Emergency
- Diaphragm and Oesophageal Injuries
- Thoracic Damage Control
- Vascular Injuries
- Sport Injuries
- Neurotrauma
- Geriatric Trauma
- Implant Removal
- Hand Trauma and Emergency
- Mountain Rescue
- Mass Casualty Incidents and Disasters in Europe
- Large-scale Chemical Events
SESSION TYPES
- Instructional lecture courses/Round tables
- Keynote lectures followed by free paper sessions
- Interactive video/case presentation
- Hands-on workshops
- Poster sessions (exhibition and oral presentation of
selected posters)
- Industry supported lunch symposia
- Guest Society Symposia
- Curtain up sessions
- Special sessions for students (half day)/paramedics and nurses
- 12 to 12 sessions
- How I do it sessions
PUBLIC EVENTS
Congress Presentation at the BAZ forum
Friday, May 11, 2012 from 18:00 – 20:00
Dufourstr. 49, Basel
Session open to the public on Tuesday afternoon
PRE-CONGRESS COURSES
ATLS – Advanced Trauma Life Support Course
DSTC – Definitive Surgical Trauma Care TM Course
Suture course of Swiss Society of Surgery
Synthes/AO course for ORP – Operating room personnel
Visit of the institute for research of university hospital of
Basel 1 /2 day
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FREE PAPER, POSTER & VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
• Participants are requested to submit abstracts online to
the Congress Secretariat from September 5, 2011 until
November 3, 2011. Please note that abstracts can only
be submitted online, via www.estesonline.org. Hard
copies of abstracts will not be accepted.
• Authors can submit up to 3 abstracts. During the sub -
mission process, authors may indicate their preferred
presentation type (free paper, poster or video presentations).
The final decision in regards to the presentation type,
however, will be taken by the Scientific Committee.
• Abstracts will be approved according to their scientific/
clinical merit and should be based on previously
unpublished data. Abstracts may be submitted in English
only. Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment
by the author to present at the Congress if accepted.
• Abstract acceptance and programme scheduling will be
communicated to the corresponding author’s e-mail
address.
• Authors will be able to draft the abstracts online and may
return to the site to edit the abstracts if necessary. Authors
are free to finalise their texts and submit their abstracts at
any time before Thursday, November 3, 2011. No changes
can be made after this deadline.
• A highly qualified international panel of reviewers will
assess all submitted abstracts.
• For your abstract to be included in the final scientific
programme, it is mandatory to register for the congress
and to settle payment as soon as you have received the
notification of abstract acceptance but not later than the
deadline given in the notification of acceptance. If your
abstract is accepted it is mandatory for the abstract to
be presented at the congress.
• By submitting an abstract, copyrights are transmitted
automatically to the European Society of Trauma and
Emergency Surgery. Abstracts will be published in an
online supplement of the European Journal of Trauma and
Emergency Surgery exactly as they have been received.

ORGANISATION
GRANTS AND AWARDS
For application form, please contact the ESTES
Administrative Office: office@estesonline.org
Application Deadline: Friday, January 20, 2012
The following prizes will be awarded:
- Best Oral Presentations
- Best Poster Presentations
- Best Original Paper in the 2011 European Journal of
Trauma & Emergency Surgery (ESTES Award)
Prizes are awarded at the Closing Ceremony. Further
information will be made available through the website.
ESTES INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
In order to benefit from the reduced Individual ESTES Membership
fees, you may request membership for ESTES at:
www.estesonline.org/?s=member
Annual fees:
– Regular: EUR 100.–
– Doctors in training / non-doctors: EUR 75.–
Benefits:
– Free annual subscription to the European Journal of Trauma
and Emergency Surgery, the society‘s official forum: 6
issues per year, regular subscription rate EUR 249.–.
– Significantly reduced registration fee for the annual ESTES
congress: for specialists, a reduction of up to EUR 90.–.
– Reduced registration fee at ESTES organised or endorsed
courses.
– Free membership of one or more of ESTES’ specialists
sections: Visceral Trauma; Skeletal Trauma & Sports
Medicine; Emergency Surgery; Education; Disaster and
Military Surgery
– A diploma confirming your individual membership, if
requested
For more information visit the website
www.estesonline.org
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LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Congress President
Heim Dominik – Frutigen, Switzerland
Babst Reto – Luzern, Switzerland
Gisin Stefan – Basel
Jakob Marcel – Basel
Ummenhofer Wolfgang – Basel
Urwyler Albert – Basel
Valderrabano Victor – Basel
Wölnerhanssen Bettina –Basel
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Altermatt Stefan – Zürich
Arigoni Michele – Lugano
Cardell Markus – Zürich
Heinzelmann Michel – Zürich
Ilchmann Thomas – Liestal
Käch Kurt – Winterthur
Keel Marius – Bern
Kohut Georges – Fribourg
Lenzlinger Philipp – Zürich
Michel Jean-Marie – Fribourg
Peltzer Jörg – Delémont
Perren Thomas – Davos
Platz Andreas – Zürich
Richards Geoff – Davos
Ringger Annette – Biel
Schaumann von Stosch Rita –Luzern
Soltermann Bruno – Zürich
Sommer Christoph – Chur
Sutter Paul-Martin – Biel
Widmer Karl-Heinz – Schaffhausen
ESTES EXECUTIVE BOARD
ESTES President 2011 – 2012
Marzi Ingo – Frankfurt, Germany
President Elect
Taviloglu Korhan – Istanbul, Turkey
General Secretary
Rommens Pol Maria – Mainz, Germany
Past President
Fingerhut Abe – Poissy, France
Vice President
Vécsei Vilmos – Vienna, Austria
Treasurer
Voiglio Eric J. – Lyon, France
Editor-in-chief (EJTES)
Marzi Ingo – Frankfurt, Germany
INTERNATIONAL
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Al-Ayoubi Fawzi – Linköping, Sweden
Asensio Juan – Miami, USA
Balogh Zsolt – Newcastle, Australia
Bergamaschi Roberto – New York, USA
Beuran Mircea – Bucharest, Romania
Breederveld Roelf –
Beverwijk, The Netherlands
Cennamo Antonio – Naples, Italy
Grønborg Henrik – Copenhagen, Denmark
Hreckovski Boris –Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Kdolsky Richard – Vienna, Austria
Kirjavainen Mikko – Helsinki, Finland
Komadina Radko – Celje, Slovenia
Korac Zelimir – Karlovac, Croatia
Kurihara Hayato – Milan, Italy
Leenen Luke – Utrecht, The Netherlands
Lennquist Sten – Linköping, Sweden
Leppäniemi Ari – Helsinki, Finland
Martinez Casas Isidro – Barcelona, Spain
Mesquita Carlos – Coimbra, Portugal
Mitkovic Milorad B. – Nis, Serbia
Moniz Pereira Pedro – Lisboa, Portugal
Nijs Stefaan – Leuven, Belgium
Oestern Hans Jörg – Celle, Germany
Okçu Güvenir – Manisa, Turkey
Pantelis Vassiliu – Haidari, Greece
Peitzman Andrew B. – Pittsburgh, USA
Pinheiro Luis Filipe – Viseu, Portugal
Pons François – Clamart, France
Scalea Thomas – Baltimore, USA
Schwab William C. – Philadelphia, USA
Senekovic Vladimir – Ljubljana, Slovenia
Siebert Hartmut – Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Simko Peter – Bratislava, Slovakia
Stergiopoulos Spiros – Athens, Greece
Trentz Otmar – Zürich, Switzerland
Turegano Fernando – Madrid, Spain
Uranues Selman – Graz, Austria
Varga Endre – Szeged, Hungary
Wendsche Peter – Brno, Czech Republic
Wilson Alastair – London, United Kingdom
Yanar Hakan – Istanbul, Turkey
Zago Mauro – Milan, Italy

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
REGISTRATION FEES (in Euro) Early Fee Regular Fee Onsite Fee
Individual Member ESTES € 345.– € 410.– € 510.–
Institutional Member ESTES* € 375.– € 455.– € 510.–
Member ESTES Resident* € 165.– € 190.– € 220.–
Non-Member € 440.– € 510.– € 565.–
Non-Member Resident* € 245.– € 265.– € 300.–
Member SGTV/SGACT* € 245.– € 265.– € 300.–
Nursing Staff* € 165.– € 190.– € 220.–
Student** € 80.– € 80.– € 110.–
Day Ticket *** € 190.– € 210.– € 235.–
Accompanying Person € 110.– € 135.– € 165.–
* Please note: Members, residents & nursing staff need to provide written proof of their membership/residency/nurse ID when registering, otherwise the normal fees will apply.
** Please note: Students need to provide a copy of their valid Student ID when registering, otherwise the student registration will not be accepted.
***Please note: Only one Day Ticket may be purchased.
Please note that registrations can only be accepted and confirmed upon receipt of online registration (www.estesonline.org) and
receipt of full payment. As soon as the Organising Secretariat has received your payment, a letter of confirmation will be mailed.
The date of the remittance order (as stamped on the slip) will be decisive for the early and regular registration (i.e.: for the earlybird
registration, the remittance has to be ordered by February 20, 2012).
Please present your letter of confirmation at the registration desk upon arrival.
CANCELLATION POLICY – REGISTRATION
Refunds – less € 40.– administration fee – will be granted to delegates unable to attend, provided written notice is received by
Mondial Congress & Events by Monday, February 20, 2012. After this date, no refunds are available. Amounts due will be
reimbursed after the Congress.
OFFICIAL SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
OPENING CEREMONY & WELCOME RECEPTION
Sponsored by the town of Basel
Sunday, May 13, 2012, 18:00
Location: Congress Center Basel
OFFICIAL CONGRESS EVENT – SWISS EVENING
Monday, May 14, 2012, 19:00 – approx. 23:00
Location: St. Jakob Park
Price: € 65,–
CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION VENUE
AWARDS & CLOSING CEREMONY
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 17:00 – 18:30
Location: Congress Center Basel
Please find detailed information on social activities on the
congress website.
ECTES 2012 will take place at the Congress Center Basel, MCH Messe Schweiz (Basel) AG, 4005 Basel, Switzerland, situated in
the city centre of Basel.
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CITY INFO BASEL
Basel, located in Switzerland’s German-speaking region, lies on the banks of the River Rhine, in close proximity to Germany and
France. Capital of the Basel-Stadt canton, it is Switzerland’s second important business centre and its third most populous city
(180,000 inhabitants). Basel is home to one of Europe’s oldest universities as well as an innovative University of Applied Sciences.
A small city of global format, Basel is one of Europe’s cultural centres, witnessed by the fact that it hosts the ‘Art Basel’, the
world’s leading contemporary art fair. Almost 40 museums, among them the ‘Kunstmuseum’ (housing the world’s oldest public
art collection), the ‘Fondation Beyeler’, the ‘Museum Tinguely’ and the ‘Pharmacy Museum’ as well as numerous theatres, cinemas
and galleries all contribute to the city’s rich cultural life.
Basel’s centre, best explored on foot, offers many landmarks, e.g. the 14 th century Cathedral as well as the ‘Spalentor’, one of
three remaining city gates that were originally part of the city’s fortification. Contemporary buildings designed by internationally
renowned architects such as Frank O. Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron and Renzo Piano provide a startling contrast to
the Old Town.
Characterised by its cosmopolitan attitude and savoir vivre, Basel offers numerous leisure opportunities and recreational facilities
– its high quality of life is appreciated by locals and visitors alike.
© Basel Tourismus
HOTELS
A variety of hotel rooms has been blocked for you to attend ECTES 2012. Bookings can be made online starting from December 2011.
OPTIONAL TOURS
SIGHTSEEING BASEL
Date: daily
Start: 14:30
End: 16:30
Price per person: CHF 15.– per person
ALSACE AND COLMAR
Date: May 14, 2012
Start: 08:00
Duration: 8 hours
Price per person: CHF 127.– per person
(tour guide, wine tasting and lunch without drinks included)
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LUCERNE AND MOUNT PILATUS
Date: May 15, 2012
Start: 08:00
Duration: 8 hours
Price per person: CHF 220.– per person
(lunch without drinks included)
Please find detailed description of the optional tours on the
congress website.

SPONSORING & EXHIBITION
An Industry brochure is available giving detailed information on the possibilities to exhibit at the congress or to sponsor various
Congress items that will greatly promote your company’s image.
Special support by ESTES industrial partner:
IMPORTANT ADRESSES
PROFESSIONAL CONGRESS
ORGANISER, SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT,
SPONSORSHIP & HOUSING
COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION
Mondial Congress & Events
Operngasse 20b, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43 1 58804-0, Fax: +43 1 58804-185
e-mail: ectes2012@mondial-congress.com
ESTES SOCIETY WEBSITE
Find out more about ESTES and the annual
congress on the official society homepage,
www.estesonline.org
Medizinische Ausstellungs- und
Werbegesellschaft
International Exhibitions & Advertising
Freyung 6/3, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43 1 536 63 42, Fax: +43 1 535 60 16
e-mail: maw@media.co.at
SGTV & SGACT WEBSITE
Find out more about the Swiss societies on:
www.sgtv.org
SGACT SSCGT
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Allgemeinchirurgie und Traumatologie
Société Suisse de Chirurgie Générale et de Traumatologie
Società Svizzera di Chirurgia Generale e Traumatologia
www.sgact.ch
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