8:50 - 9:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal Welcome J. Lange

9:00 - 10:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal Session 1: Prevention incisional hernia Moderator(s): Agneta Montgomery (Lund, Sweden) & Frederik Berrevoet (Ghent, Belgium)

9:00 - 9:15h at Jurriaanse Zaal Keynote Lecture: Why and how to prevent incisional hernias? H. Jeekel

9:15 - 9:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal The STITCH trial: final results E. Deerenberg

9:30 - 9:45h at Jurriaanse Zaal The PRIMA trial: early results L. Timmermans

9:45 - 10:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal NEWS: The first guidelines on the closure of abdominal wall incisions by EHS F. Muysoms

10:00 - 10:15h at Jurriaanse Zaal Biomechanical parameters for prevention incisional hernia R. Villalobos, M. Mias, M. Nogués, C. Gas, J. Roca, E. Alfredo, L. Cabeza, J. Olsina

10:15 - 10:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal Prevention of incisional hernias with a bioabsorbable mesh: from preclinical to clinical studies M. López-Cano

10:30 - 11:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:15h at Jurriaanse Zaal Session 2. Experimental research Moderator(s): Rene Fortelny (Vienna, Austria) & Salvador Morales Conde (Sevilla, Spain)

11:00 - 11:15h at Jurriaanse Zaal Keynote Lecture: Lack of uniformity in experimental mesh research J. Lange

11:15 - 11:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal Standardizing experimental animal research in abdominal wall repair: need for an EHS collaborative initiative? M. Miserez

11:30 - 11:45h at Jurriaanse Zaal Adhesions in an experimental model N. Bouvy

11:45 - 12:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal Behaviour of biological meshes in a rat model R. Kaufmann, A.P. Jairam, I.M. Mulder, Z. Wu, J. Verhelst, S. Vennix, L.J.X. Giessen, J. Jeekel, J.F. Lange

12:00 - 12:15h at Jurriaanse Zaal Poly-Ɛ-caprolactone nanofibers in incisional hernia prevention – rabbit model experiment B. East, M. Plencner, Z. Tonar, M. Otáhal, E. Prosecká, M. Rampichová, T. Krejčí, A. Litvinec, M. Buzgo, A. Míčková, A. Nečas, J. Hoch, E. Amler

12:15 - 12:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal THE MILOS TECHNIQUE: endoscopic assisted mini-open transhernial sublay repair of incision hernias. My experience with 202 patients W. Reinpold
Moderator(s): Rene Fortelny (Vienna, Austria) & Salvador Morales Conde (Sevilla, Spain)

12:30 - 13:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal Lunch symposium Moderator(s): Filip Muysoms

13:30 - 15:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal Session 3. ‘Breaking news’ about groin and umbilical hernia Moderator(s): Willem Akkersdijk (Harderwijk, The Netherlands) & Ulrich Dietz (Würzburg, Germany)

13:30 - 13:45h at Jurriaanse Zaal Keynote Lecture: Local anesthesia in groin and umbilical hernia G. Campanelli

13:45 - 14:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal Surgical treatment of chronic pain after IH repair P. Amid

14:00 - 14:15h at Jurriaanse Zaal Randomized Double-Blinded Prospective trial of Ultrapro versus Prolene mesh in Endoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Hernia Repair (TULP-trial) I. Burgmans, C. Voorbrood, N. Schouten, G.J. Clevers, P. Davids, E.J. Verleisdonk, R. Simmermacher

14:15 - 14:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal Umbilical hernia under local anesthesia: tips and tricks O. Detry

14:30 - 14:45h at Jurriaanse Zaal Anesthesia in umbilical hernia, a review of the literature A. Jairam

14:45 - 15:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal KROPP: The Polish groin hernia database K. Mitura

15:00 - 15:30h at Exposition Coffee break

15:30 - 17:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal Session 4. Class of 2013 Moderator(s): Dick van Geldere (Zwolle, The Netherlands) & Filip Muysoms (Ghent, Belgium)

15:30 - 15:33h at Jurriaanse Zaal European Ventral Hernia Class of 2013 F. Muysoms

15:33 - 15:45h at Jurriaanse Zaal Herniamed database Germany F. Köckerling

15:45 - 15:57h at Jurriaanse Zaal Danish Ventral Hernia Database L.N. Jørgensen

15:57 - 16:09h at Jurriaanse Zaal Club Hernie Database France J.F. Gillion

16:09 - 16:21h at Jurriaanse Zaal Swedish Ventral Hernia Database P. Rogmark

16:21 - 16:33h at Jurriaanse Zaal EuraHS Ventral Hernia Database U. Dietz

16:33 - 16:45h at Jurriaanse Zaal Spanish Registry of Incisional Hernias (EVEREG) J.A. Pereira

16:45 - 17:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal Future collaboration: Round table discussion F. Muysoms, F. Köckerling, L.N. Jørgensen, J.F. Gillion, P. Rogmark, U. Dietz, J.A. Pereira

17:00 - 18:00h at Exposition Drinks

9:00 - 10:15h at Jurriaanse Zaal Session 5. Parastomal hernia surgery Moderator(s): Gert Jan Kleinrensink (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) & Todd Heniford (Charlotte, USA)

9:00 - 9:15h at Jurriaanse Zaal Keynote Lecture: Parastomal hernia repair B. Hansson

9:15 - 9:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal Laparoscopic Modified Sugarbaker repair S.M. Conde

9:30 - 9:45h at Jurriaanse Zaal An innovative hybrid technique for parastomal hernia repair M. Szczepkowski

9:45 - 10:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal How to do a laparoscopic modified Sugerbaker Technique in an Ileal Conduit (Bricker) parastomal hernia N. Ruyssers, B. Defoort, L. Balliu, G. Hubens

10:00 - 10:15h at Jurriaanse Zaal Danish nationwide data on parastomal hernia repair F. Helgstrand

10:15 - 10:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal Demo video: Rives' retro muscular repair of ventral hernias P. Amid
Moderator(s): Gert Jan Kleinrensink (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) & Todd Heniford (Charlotte, USA)

10:30 - 11:00h Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal Session 6. Complex / Contaminated Hernia Moderator(s): Rogier Simmermacher (Utrecht, The Netherlands) & Jaap Bonjer (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

11:00 - 11:15h at Jurriaanse Zaal Keynote lecture: Contaminated hernia repair F. Berrevoet

11:15 - 11:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal Preoperative preparation in complex abdominal wall surgery T. Heniford

11:30 - 11:45h at Jurriaanse Zaal Safety and durability in one stage fistel repair H. van Goor

11:45 - 12:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal The open abdomen: therapeutic options A. Montgomery

12:00 - 12:15h at Jurriaanse Zaal Complex & contaminated hernias in the Herniamed database B. Stechemesser

12:15 - 12:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal Complex Incisional Hernia Repair Utilizing Biological Mesh and Soft-Tissue Reconstruction: A Single Centre Experience J. Skipworth, I. Younis, D. Floyd, A. Shankar

12:30 - 13:35h at Jurriaanse Zaal Session 7. Innovative techniques and future perspectives Moderator(s): Henk Ten Cate Hoedemaker (Groningen, The Netherlands) & Harry van Goor (Nijmegen, The Netherlands)

12:30 - 12:40h at Jurriaanse Zaal ENTRAPPMENT trial W. Bökkerink

12:40 - 12:50h at Jurriaanse Zaal Laparoscopic treatment of an incarcerated Littré’s femoral hernia S.H. Sondji, C. Assoua, B. Majerus, J.P. Haxhe

12:50 - 13:00h at Jurriaanse Zaal Open extra-peritoneal umbilical and small ventral hernia repair A. Dabrowski

13:00 - 13:10h at Jurriaanse Zaal Mesh Removal and Selective Neurectomy for Persistent Groin Pain following Lichtenstein Repair W. Zwaans, C. Perquin, R. Roumen, M. Scheltinga

13:10 - 13:20h at Jurriaanse Zaal My experience with biological meshes M. López-Cano

13:20 - 13:30h at Jurriaanse Zaal Everything you ever wanted to know about ”The post-Pfannestiel pain syndrome” T. Verhagen, M. Loos, M. Scheltinga, R. Roumen

13:30 - 13:35h at Jurriaanse Zaal Epiloog H. Jeekel

14:00 - 17:00h at SkillsLab @Erasmus MC After-Course (TREPP & posterior CTS technique) W. Akkersdijk, F. Muysoms

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