News From FESSH

FESSH Hand Out

No. 37

November 2023

If you wish to receive FESSH support

Approaching deadlines:
15 November 2023 Basic Research Grant:

https://fessh.com/basic-research-grant/
1 December 2023 PROMS Research Grant:

https://fessh.com/fessh-foundation-for-hand-surgery-proms-grant/
15 January 2024 Clinical Research Grant:

https://fessh.com/clinical-research-grant/

Abstract submission deadline / 2024 Congress

FESSH 2024 Congress in Rotterdam: 26-29 June 2024 https://fessh2024.com/
Main theme: Innervate and Excite
Instructional Course topic: Peripheral nerve surgery of upper extremity
Abstract submission deadline: 30 November 2023
Save the date and send your abstract: https://fessh2024.com/#abstract

FESSH/NVvH Congress Fellowship Rotterdam 2024

FESSH/NVvH Congress Fellowship Rotterdam 2024
10th – 29th June 2024
In 2024, FESSH in collaboration with the Dutch Society for Surgery of the Hand (NVvH) will host the FESSH Congress in Rotterdam 26th to 29th June. In conjunction with the congress, we are pleased to offer a number of fellowships to visit Hand Centres in the Netherlands.
More information can be found here: https://fessh.com/fessh-congress-fellowship/
To get to know the experience of the 2023 Congress Fellowship winners in Italy go here: https://fessh.com/newweb/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/travelling_fellowship_2023.pdf

Hand in Hand with Ukraine webinar

16 November 19.30 CET – Since March 2022 FESSH in cooperation with BSSH offers free webinars related to war injuries for helping the Ukrainian colleagues dealing with the injured in the war.
The next event will be held on 16 November 2023 19.30 (CEST) via Zoom.
Topic: Upper Limb Tumours
Presenters: Maniram Ragbir (UK) and Jonathan Hobby (UK)
The webinar is open and free for all interested, but registration is needed.
Please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LLYAZaDZT3e6CM3n4G648Q

FESSH Micro and Hand Group is recruiting

A new FESSH subgroup focusing on microsurgery with the lead of Dr Pierluigi Tos (Italy) is recruiting group members to discuss microsurgery related topics. For more details go to: https://fessh.com/micro-and-hand-group/
If you wish to join the FESSH Micro and Hand Group, please send your e-mail address and phone number (to create a Whatsapp group) to andrea.gotz@fessh.com

JHS (Eur) / HAND combined Online Journal Club

Saturday 4th November 2023, 1500 CET
Carpometacarpal joint arthritis - what is the best way to treat this condition?'
The next Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) Online Journal Club will be a combined event with Hand (NY), the official journal of the AAHS (American Association of Hand Surgery). We will look at the interesting topic of carpometacarpal joint arthritis and comparing trapeziectomy with implants.
One paper from each Journal will be discussed to explore if there are different consensus between Europe and America. We have the privilege of the authors presenting their own papers followed by an expert presentation, one from the US and one from Europe.
Hosts: Zaf Naqui and Harvey Chim
Authors: Daniel Herren and Asif Ilyas
Experts: Frederik Verstreken and Jeffrey Yao

Links for registration:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrc-CtqTovH9MULdZO6tDWnJmbzv9b2qzK