Dear colleagues,
We warmly welcome you to our kidney transplant conference in May 2025.
Following the presentation and discussion of our transplant figures, this kidney transplant conference will focus on the next biomarker after transplantation, the Torque Teno virus.
As you know, we would like to achieve optimal immunosuppression in our patients, as much as necessary and as little as possible. This is done in the hope of minimizing the risk of infection while protecting the transplant.
Such immunosuppression is certainly not possible through trough level control. The torque teno virus, or torque teno virus load, has emerged as an interesting new biomarker that may enable individualized immunosuppression.
We are pleased to welcome PD Dr. Veronica di Cristanziano from the University Hospital of Cologne as an expert on this topic. She is a scientist, senior physician, and head of the serological diagnostics section at the Institute of Virology there.
We look forward to an interesting exchange.
Best regards
Prof. Dr. Christian Hinze
Prof. Dr. Kai Schmidt-Ott
5:00 p.m. Update on kidney transplants at Hannover Medical School
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Gwinner
Dr. Nikolai Rex
5:15 p.m. Torque-Teno virus as a new biomarker after kidney transplantation
PD Dr. Veronica di Cristanziano
6:00 p.m. Discussion
Registration is required via the following link. You can also download the flyer here.
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to our continuing education event on pancreatic cancer on April 23, 2025.
The prognosis for patients with pancreatic cancer has improved only slightly in recent years. In contrast to other gastrointestinal tumors, immunotherapy and molecular therapy have had little success so far. Surgery remains the most important and only curative therapy, as PD Dr. Linda Feldbrügge will explain in her overview lecture on modern pancreatic surgery, including an outlook on the oligometastatic situation.
The most clinically significant change in the last year concerns the new guideline on pancreatic cancer, which includes major changes, particularly in the area of preoperative diagnosis and staging. PD Dr. Thomas Wirth will present these recommendations from the guideline in his presentation and classify their significance for clinical care.
For perioperative therapy, the new guideline means an expansion of the range of indications, especially for neoadjuvant therapies, so that PD Dr. Anna Saborowski will summarize this important aspect of perioperative therapy concepts in her presentation. In addition, we will once again present interesting surgical and internal medicine cases from everyday clinical practice, which will be presented by Dr. Dennis Kleine-Döpke and Dr. Nils Jedicke. As always, we look forward to an interesting, interdisciplinary discussion with you about these cases and the presentations.
We look forward to welcoming you once again to our online training course and hope for an exciting and interactive exchange.
The flyer is available for download here.
Registration
We are using the event software eveeno (https://eveeno.com.de) for registration. To participate in the event, please register via the following link:
https://eveeno.com/pankreaskarzinom
Participation is free of charge.
Participation
Once you have registered, you will receive a booking confirmation email from eveeno with your login details and further information.
We will be using the video conferencing platform Zoom for the online event. You can participate via PC, laptop, tablet, or smartphone with a stable internet connection.
Organization and information
Mirjam Schöl Tel. 0511 532 3906
Verena Mehr Tel. 0511 532 6490
Email: kongress-ghe@mh-hannover.de
To mark the 60th anniversary of the MHH, we have put together a year-long program. We cordially invite you to our upcoming events, which are being held in collaboration with numerous clinics and institutes at the MHH.
Our series begins on May 6, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. with an expert lecture on the topic “The Future of Orthopedics: How Humans and Machines Work Together Perfectly.”
Are you interested? You can find all the details about the events and further information on our homepage at http://www.patienten-universitaet.de/.
Dear colleagues,
We warmly welcome you to our kidney transplant conference in March 2025. Following the presentation and discussion of our transplant figures, this kidney transplant conference will focus on the new biomarker of cell-free DNA (also known as donor-derived cell-free DNA).
As you know, we often face problems with our kidney transplant patients, either wondering whether a biopsy would be indicated in certain situations or, after biopsy, diagnosis, and treatment, whether our treatment has been successful. Until now, we have lacked suitable biomarkers for this purpose. Creatinine and proteinuria are only of limited help in many cases. The aforementioned cell-free DNA offers a new and exciting biomarker that promises, among other things, to be able to detect cell death in the donor organ.
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Katharina Mayer from Prof. Böhmig's working group in Vienna as an expert on this topic. She will report on the potential and limitations of this new laboratory chemical parameter.
5:00 p.m. Update on kidney transplants at Hannover Medical School
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Gwinner
Lennart Vorbeck
5:15 p.m. Cell-free DNA as a biomarker after kidney transplantation
Dr. Katharina Mayer
6:00 p.m. Discussion
Dear colleagues,
We would like to cordially invite you to our continuing education event “Primary Liver Tumors” on February 26, 2025.
As usual, this year's continuing education program will begin with Prof. Schmelzle's team, with Dr. van Beekum providing a comprehensive overview of surgical treatment options, from resection to transplantation. Prof. Vogel will then provide an overview of the exciting data from the past year on locoregional therapies and report on other ongoing studies. Dr. Saborowski will follow with a summary of the latest developments in the field of biliary tumors, with a special focus on the highly innovative field of molecular therapies. The event will conclude with a presentation by Dr. Wirth with practical advice on selecting the right treatment option for HCC, given the many therapeutic options available.
As usual, we will present a surgical and an internal medicine case and look forward to an interesting, interdisciplinary discussion with you.
We look forward to welcoming you to our online training event and hope for an exciting and interactive exchange.
Yours
PD Dr. med. Anna Saborowski
PD Dr. med. Thomas Wirth
Dr. med. Cornelius Jakob van Beekum
Registration
We use the event software eveeno (https://eveeno.com.de) for registration. To participate in the event, please register via the following link: https://eveeno.com/Lebertumore Participation is free of charge.
Organization and information
Mirjam Schöl Tel. 0511 532 3960
Verena Mehr Tel. 0511 532 6490
Email: kongress-ghe@mh-hannover.de
Advanced Panel Design and Instrument Setup for Optimal Marker Resolution and Sensitivity
As we incorporate more parameters into high-dimensional flow cytometry, achieving high data quality in terms of sensitivity and marker resolution becomes increasingly dependent on optimal instrument setup and meticulous panel design. Join us for this free seminar where we will delve into the setup and panel design of your BD FACSymphony™ A5 SE flow cytometer or other spectral flow cytometers. We will introduce new tools to help you understand and visualize spread, as well as superior new fluorochromes to mitigate spillover and spread.
Please register by clicking the registration link.
Here is the program.
Hannover Organ Transplant Summit 2024!
On 21 and 22 November, 24, we successfully hosted the Hannover Organ Transplant Summit at the Medical Park.
The conference brought together national and international experts on the most urging questions of organ transplantation.
After the conference, we would like to make it possible for you to download the pictures taken at the event by the photographer, Mrs Anna Junge.
The pictures can be downloaded until 31.12.2024. After that you can contact to receive the pictures.
On the following page we would like to give you a small insight into the event with some photos.
Contact
Transplant Center MHH, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, D-30625 Hannover
Tel: +49 511 532-8846
info(at)hannover-transplant-summit.org
Continuing education event for physicians
The Rethmarer Talks mark the start of an interdisciplinary continuing education series on current topics. On Saturday, October 19, 2024, the topic of oligometastasis in gastrointestinal tumors will kick things off. A treatment decision is usually straightforward when a solitary, easily treatable metastasis is found. But what if another metastasis that is in principle easy to treat is diagnosed in another organ? The guidelines do not offer clear recommendations.
The symposium is divided into four sections:
1. General therapeutic approaches in the treatment of locally treatable metastases depending on their location (lung, liver, peritoneum, etc.)
2. Metastases of malignant tumors of the upper gastrointestinal tract
3. Metastases of malignant tumors of the lower gastrointestinal tract
4. Metastases of malignant tumors of the pancreas
Based on case presentations, interdisciplinary treatment pathways will be outlined according to the current state of knowledge and discussed with the audience at the end of each section and voted on by majority decision.
We look forward to lively discussions on an exciting and topical subject and to personal exchanges with all those interested in oncology from the region!
Scientific directors:
PD Dr. Linda Feldbrügge
Prof. Dr. med. Beate Rau
Prof. Dr. med. Moritz Schmelzle
Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School (MHH)
Please note: The event will take place exclusively on site in Rethmar. Online participation is not possible.
Registration: viszeralchirurgie(at)mh-hannover.de
Further information such as the program, speakers, costs, and venue can be found on the CCC-N homepage. CCC-N.
Dear colleagues and interested parties,
Together with the Comprehensive Cancer Center Lower Saxony (CCC-N) and cooperating oncology centers in the state, the Lower Saxony Clinical Cancer Registry (KKN) has established a series of dialogues entitled “Oncological Care Reality in Lower Saxony.”
In 2024, the program will focus on esophageal and gastric cancer, liver and bile duct cancer, ovarian cancer, and lymphoma. The quality conferences will be organized by a local partner in cooperation with the KKN.
Through your continuous reporting, you as a service provider contribute to a solid data basis for clinical evaluations.
At the quality conferences, we want to discuss this data and these results with everyone involved in oncological care in Lower Saxony and provide impetus for improving care. We want to show that clinical cancer registration is a central component of the oncological care system.
Program June 12, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Welcome & introduction
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Moritz Schmelzle,
Clinic Director of the Clinic for General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover
4:05 p.m.
Surgical concepts – from resection to transplantation
PD Dr. Markus Quante
Clinic for General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School
4:35 p.m.
Interventional radiology options – when is what appropriate?
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Meyer
Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hannover Medical School
5:05 p.m.
Systemic therapies – an update on current standards and trends
PD Dr. Thomas Wirth
Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectiology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School
5:35 p.m.
Liver and bile duct carcinomas – what do the data from the Lower Saxony Clinical Cancer Registry say?
Dr. Tonia Brand
Medical Director of the Registry Division of the Lower Saxony Clinical Cancer Registry
6:10 p.m.
CCC Lower Saxony quality initiative: Tasks and challenges of specialist oncology nursing in a certified center
Maren Schürmann, M.Sc.
Nursing Coordinator at the Oncology Center of the University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany. 6:25
Summary & conclusion
6:30 p.m.
End
Managing Senior Physician, Clinic for General, Visceral, and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen
Target audience
We cordially invite all physicians from hospitals, practices, medical centers, medical staff, and documenters.
Venue: Hannover Medical School
Lecture Hall Q - Building J06-S0-4100
Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover
Organizers/host
Clinical Cancer Registry of Lower Saxony (KKN)
CCC Hannover (Claudia von Schilling Center) of Hannover Medical School (MHH)
The conferences will focus on the following questions:
- What statements can we make about the quality of treatment and care?
- Are the S3 guidelines being implemented in practice?
- What developments are emerging from current study results?
- What measures to improve quality already exist in Lower Saxony and what would be useful in the future?
We look forward to exchanging ideas with everyone involved in oncological care in Lower Saxony. You are all cordially invited!
Your team at KKN and partners.
The events will generally take place in a hybrid format. When registering, you can choose between attending in person or digitally. More detailed information will be available shortly before the event.
Dates
March 13, 2024 Ammerland Klinikum Westerstede: Esophageal and gastric cancer
June 12, 2024 Hannover Medical School: Liver and bile duct cancer
Invitation Oncological Care Reality in Lower Saxony
Dear colleagues,
We cordially invite you to participate in our virtual training course on colorectal cancer and hope that the program will be of interest to you.
Our current program is based on the idea of examining the “distal intestinal segments” from a variety of perspectives in order to do justice to the complexity of the topic.
Dr. Roland Mertens from our Radiation Therapy department will meet PD Dr. Thomas Wirth (Gastroenterology) in a pro and con debate to discuss the importance of radiation therapy in the treatment of rectal cancer—we will see which of the two will convince you, dear participants.
As an exception, we have decided to forego our traditional program item, the lecture on the latest developments in systemic therapy. Instead, PD Dr. Anna Saborowski will discuss the fundamental decisions that need to be made when planning treatment for patients with inoperable colon cancer—a beginner's guide for those who do not prescribe systemic oncology therapies on a daily basis.
We are particularly pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. med. Carmen Dingemann, a colleague from the Endo-Colon Center Hannover, as a speaker. At the beginning of the event, she will address the “most distal tumor” in our field, which, although relatively rare, presents us with considerable challenges: anal cancer.
The evening will be rounded off by two case presentations from the gastroenterology and visceral surgery departments, where we hope to have a lively discussion with you as usual.
Yours
Prof. Dr. H. Wedemeyer
Prof. Dr. M. Schmelzle
Registration required For organizational reasons, registration is required by Wednesday, May 7, 2023, at 5 p.m. Please use the form on our website www.mhh.de/ghie-anmeldung. Participation is free of charge.
Online participation After registering, you will receive instructions and a link to dial in well in advance of the event. To participate, you will need either a PC or notebook with a webcam and microphone (or telephone), a tablet or smartphone, and a stable internet connection.
Flyer
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to cordially invite you and your employees to the next continuing education event of your medical association on
Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. to approx. 9:00 p.m.
TOPIC: Malignant tumors of the peritoneum: Diagnosis and treatment options
Speaker: Prof. Dr. med. Beate Rau, MHH - Hannover Medical School, Surgery
The event will take place in the
Madjid-Samii-Auditorium (lecture hall)
on the grounds of the Klinikum Nordstadt, Haltenhoffstraße 41, 30167 Hannover
As always, this event is independent of sponsors and pharmaceutical companies. Only your active participation can spark an exciting discussion!
Accreditation for 2 points has been requested from the Lower Saxony Medical Association for this continuing education event.
With kind regards
Prof. Dr. Andreas Franke
Chairman of the Hanover Medical Association
Chief Physician, Clinic for Cardiology, Rhythmology, and Internal Intensive Care Medicine
KRH Klinikum Mitte - Siloah and Nordstadt locations
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Lower Saxony Medical Association - Hanover District Office
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 18-22 | 30625 Hanover
Phone 0511/380-2620 | Fax 0511/380-2629
Email brigitte.bartels@aekn.de | Website www.aekn.de
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Online and on-site in the conference room at the MHH Lounge (main entrance; opposite the information desk, 18 seats available)
- “Recognizing and treating pancreatic cancer”
Prof. Dr. Moritz Schmelzle, Director of the Clinic for General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery & Prof. Dr. Florian Vondran, Head of the Pancreatic Cancer Center & Senior Physician at the Clinic for General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, MHH
- “Fatigue in cancer: What to do about tiredness and exhaustion?”
Prof. Dr. Tanja Zimmermann
On-site participation
If you would like to participate on site, please register at least one day before the event for planning purposes. Please use the online registration form.
Online participation
via computer/laptop or in the app: Click here to join the meeting
By telephone (audio only): +49 69 667737560,,685533630# / Conference ID: 685 533 630#
Instructions: Participating in a Microsoft Teams meeting as a guest
Contact:
Email: Onkologisches.Zentrum(at)mh-hannover.de
Phone: +49 511 532-3468
Certified continuing medical education event organized by the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, and Endocrinology in collaboration with the Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery and the Institute of Pathology at MHH
Topic: Interdisciplinary treatment of gastric and esophageal cancer
Wednesday, July 5, 2023, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Online
For organizational reasons, registration is required by Wednesday, July 5, 2023, 12:00 p.m. Please use the form on our website www.mhh.de/ghie-anmeldung. Participation is free of charge.
Here is the flyer for this event.
Continuing medical education event of the Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology in cooperation with the Clinic for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery
Topic: "The hepatocellular carcinoma".
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Registration required
For organizational reasons, registration is required by 12 noon on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2023. To do so, use the form on our website www.mhh.de/ghe-anmeldung. The participation is free of charge.
Here is the flyer for this event.
Scientific management:
Prof. Schmelzle, Prof. Vondran
