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24TH EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY
UNITED DIVERSITY –FACING THE FUTURE TOGETHER
ESTES
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY SURGERY
13–15 APRIL 2025 AACHEN DE
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13–15 APRIL 2025
Dear colleagues,
We cordially invite you to the 24th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ECTES) in Aachen in 2025. With our motto “United diversity- facing the challenges of the future together”, we want to underline the common goal of trauma and emergency surgeons within ESTES to promote interest, knowledge and quality of care in emergency and trauma surgery.
Beside key note lectures from internationally renowned experts, much room will be given for the presentation of submitted abstracts. Apart from clinical studies, we particularly encourage the presentation of results from basic science trials. The program will also include practical skill stations, live surgery, lunch symposia and courses. Thereby, we hope to stimulate a vivid interdisciplinary discussion over the entire breadth of topics in the field of trauma and emergency surgery.
Due to its history and location in the border triangle, Germany - the Netherlands - Belgium, Aachen has been always a place of European cohabitation and collaboration, values which clearly mirror the mission of ESTES!
Hope to see you all in 2025 in Aachen!
Conference Chair
Prof. Dr. med. Frank Hildebrand
Director of Department for Orthopedic Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, UniKlinik RWTH Aachen
President of the 24th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ECTES) 2025 Aachen
Board Member of AO Trauma
President-elect of German Trauma Society (DGU) 2026
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Clinical/Research focus:
?Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Sepsis, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Mechanical Ventilation
Professional Career:
?Since 2017: Director of Department for Orthopedic Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, UniKlinik RWTH Aachen
?Since 2017: Full Professor (W3), Director of Department for Orthopedic Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, UniKlinik RWTH Aachen
Membership
?President-elect of German Trauma Society (DGU) 2026
?President of the 24th European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ECTES) 2025 Aachen
?2022-2025: President of European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
?Since 2021: Chairman of Scientific committee of the German Trauma Society
?Since 2018: Board Member of AO Trauma
Publications
?450 Pubmed listed publications
?>500 oral and poster presentations on national and international meetings
?30 book chapters
MAIN TOPICS
?Polytrauma care
?Digital medicine and new technologies in diagnostics and therapy
?Guidelines and evidence-based medicine
?Patient-specific implants
? Recruitment and retainment of young trauma and emergency surgeons
?Sustainability in trauma and emergency surgery
Registration Link
https://estes-congress.org/registration
For more information about ECTES 2025 Aachen, visit the official congress website of ECTES：
