2015 A.G.M.
General Assembly Meeting at EFORT Congress, Prague 2015
Date: Friday 29th May Time: 13.45-14.45pm Location: Room 3.2 |
| Agenda Issue | Min | |
| 1 | Approval of the agenda (Tsiridis) | 1 |
| 2 | Approval of minutes of GA Stockholm 2014 (Tsiridis) | 2 |
| 3 | Report of the President (Siebert)
12th Congress 2016 (Munich) |
10 |
| 4 | Report of the President Elect (Schreurs)
13th Congress 2018 (The Hague) |
5 |
| 5 | Report of the Treasurer (Karachalios)
(Last fiscal year) |
15 |
| 6 | Report of the Secretary General (Tsiridis)
Report of the year, membership activities, Newsletters etc |
15 |
| 7 | Current issues | 7 |
| 8 | Miscellaneous | 5 |
Minutes
1
Agenda approved.
2
Minutes of GA Stockholm 2014 approved.
3
Report of President Siebert:
12th Congress 2016 Munich, September 6-9th
Deadlines with call for abstracts will follow soon.
The American Hip Society will be part of the meeting and will bring speakers.
Tuesday 6th: industry workshops
Wednesday 7th: congress programme
Thursday 8th: congress programme. Evening at Augustina Kellar; a place with a long tradition in Munich.
Friday 9th: All Day Hip Arthroscopy session in the Europe and Asia lab with 120 places for hip arthroscopy.
The area of the congress is great. There are lots of hotels nearby. Nothing else to do but the meeting, then the metro takes you into town in 15 minutes.
4
Report of President Elect Schreurs
13th Congress 2018 The Hague (not Amsterdam)
20-22th September – two and a half days.
Intercongress is the PCO.
5
Report of Treasurer Karachalios
(Last fiscal year)
6
Report of Secretary General Tsiridis
Membership activities
EHS Member Countries: 45 (31 in Europe, 14 beyond).
This year, 33 new European members:-
Belgium
Dr Meermans
Ellas
Dr Karageorgos
Dr Kenanidis
Dr Koutalos
Dr Mantellos
Prof Sayegh
Germany
Dr Dienst
Dr Dienstknecht
Dr Mai
Dr Kutzner (Young)
Italy
Dr De Deo (Young)
Dr Loppini (Young)
Latvia
Dr Studers
Lithuania
Prof Porvaneckas
Mr Zegunis
The Netherlands
Dr Busch
Dr Swierstra
Dr Boymans (Young)
Portugal
Dr Araujo
Romania
Dr Tudoran
Russian Federation
Dr Chekanov
Dr Firsov
Prof Vereschagin
Dr Volokitina
Spain
Dr Gray
Sweden
Dr Ljung
Switzerland
Dr Bosson
UK
Mr Acharya
Mr John
Mr Divecha (Young)
Ukraine
Dr Nesterenko
Dr Pidgaiska
Dr Akonjom (Young)
19 New International Members:-
Egypt
Dr Matthana
Iran
Dr Almasizadeh
USA
Dr Dorr
Dr Engh
Dr Goodman
Dr Griffin
Dr Huddleston
Dr Lombardi
Dr Macauley
Dr Malinzak
Dr Maloney
Dr Masonis
Dr Mayman
Dr Meding
Dr Millis
Dr Parvizi
Dr Merrill Ritter
Dr Rubash
Dr Sporer
New Nat Rep for Germany
Professor Fritz Thorey
Prof for orthopaedics and Chair for hip arthroplasty and arthroscopy at ATOS Hospital for Special Surgery in Heidelberg, Germany
New Nat Rep for Belgium
Professor Thierry Scheerlinck MD, PhD
Head of the Orthopaedic & Traumatology Dept., Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
New Nat Reps for Switzerland and The Netherlands
Thank you to Prof Elke who has served as Swiss Nat Rep for many years, and to Dr Schreurs, who will become President next year.
Switzerland candidates: Thomas Ilchmann and Panagiotis Christofilopoulos.
The Netherlands candidate: Dr Stephan Vehmeijer.
Newsletters
- 6 issue have now been published
- Quick read platform for addressing EHS members
- A tool for members to get to know Nat Reps and each other
- 2x Nat Reps each month write 150 words – keeps us up to date with orthopaedics from one another’s countries
- Opportunity for the EHS President, or any ExCom member, to address the members
- Chance to feature upcoming congresses/courses
Membership payment
1/2 of members have paid their dues so far this year.
Half members pay by credit card, half by SEPA (online).
Well over half choose not to have printed Hip journal.
EHS Travelling Fellowship
Currently being organised.
By next year we will be receiving applications.
Not yet finalised – Applicants will be under 40 years old, will visit probably 4 places for 2-3 weeks, with travel expenses covered by EHS.
ExCom Skype meetings
- The EHS ExCom holds successful monthly meetings via Skype since November 2014, saving EHS money (€30 pa) and time.
- First time in EHS’s history the ExCom has met on a monthly basis
- ExCom can turn matters around quicker, which keeps the society fresh & relevant
New Co-Editor in Chief of Hip International
Prof Karachalios (EHS’s Treasurer) joins Richard Baker in this position. He is the 2015 Chairman of HAOST and Treasurer of EHS since 2012. Following clinical and research experience at Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK, he completed a degree in Biomechanics and Bioengineering at Strathclyde University, Glasgow. He is Professor in Orthopaedics at the University of Thessaly and has published 110 papers in international Journals, written 11 book chapters, is the author and editor of 2 books.
7
Current issues
None.
8
Miscellaneous
None.