FESSH HAND OUT- FESSH Newsletter, MARCH 2022 issue

FESSH HAND OUT

Information Letter on Hand Surgery in Europe

Welcome to the 28. issue of FESSH HAND OUT, a bimonthly information letter for hand surgeons

Global Training Survey – Calling all hand surgeons!
How DO we train? How SHOULD we train? Trainees and established hand surgeons are invited to complete a short survey on their training for a chance to win free registration for IFSSH, IFSHT & FESSH 2022 Congress.
Open the survey

IFSSH, IFSHT & FESSH Combined Congress 2022
Early fee deadline has been extended till 1 April 2022

Congratulation to the UK Travelling Fellowship winners!
In conjunction with the 2022 IFSSH, IFSHT & FESSH Combined Congress, the best of hand surgery practice in the United Kingdom will be showcased through the UK Travelling Fellowship Scheme for a number of international fellows between 23 May – 3 June 2022.

FESSH congratulates the European winners!
We wish them a great stay and gaining much experience:
Camila Chanes, Spain
Alissa Gübeli, Switzerland
Mert Karaduman, Turkey
Sebastian Leuschner, Germany
Femke Lutgendorff, The Netherlands
Miguel João Ribeiro Matias, Portugal
Artur Soczka, Poland
Daniele Tosi, Italy

FESSH Academy Foundation Course 23-26 February 2022, Budapest, Hungary
100 participants from 25 countries participated on the 4 day educational event. Regarding the number of national nominees the top 10 list is the following:
1. Germany
2. Ukraine
3. Switzerland
4. Czech Republic
5. Greece
6. Latvia
7. Poland
8. Portugal
9. UK
10. Austria

If you are interested, apply for the FESSH Academy Foundation Course planned to be held in Budapest in February 2023.

Congratulation to the winner of the FESSH Clinical Research Grant for 2022
Dr Michiel Zuidam has been awarded the 2022 FESSH Clinical Research Grant (10.000€).
Dr Zuidam's project is directed towards studies on surgical management of painful neuromas in the upper extremity. Patients with extremity neuromas often suffer from a pain that is highly debilitating with a reduced quality of life and long-term pain medication use, resulting in a substantial socioeconomic burden. Dr Zuidam's research is focused on evaluating methods that permanently and cost effectively provide good results for these patients. His studies will be directed towards determining if Targeted Muscles Reinnervation (TMR) is more effective in treating these patients, compared to simple neuroma excision or burying of the nerve in muscle. The project is a collaboration between the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands and Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Birmingham, UK. Altogether, Dr Zuidam has documented sincere interest in hand surgery and clinical research, why we believe that he is a excellent candidate for this grant.

FESSH Mentorship for improved research applications
The Academic/Research Committee of FESSH now offers the possibility to apply for a research mentor dedicated to assist applicants in preparing a research proposal. Those Research Grant applicants who want a mentor during the preparation phase of the application, please contact us at researchgrant@fessh.com 3 months before the application deadline at the latest.
More information on grants

Join the 1st YEHS Online event on 6th April 2022 (18.30-20.30 CET)
Why didn't anybody tell me this before? How to survive after residency: tricks and tips.
Free with registration
Register here by 1st April

Vacancy for the role of 'Assistant Editor' of the Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
This position has a one-year tenure (extendable) and is available from 15th April 2022. The successful applicant will be a hand surgeon with journal experience as an Editorial Board member or reviewer. For further details and an application form, please e-mail: editor@journalofhandsurgery.com

Closing date: midnight, 31st March 2022

Meet the FESSH member countries
In 1947, plastic surgeon Jaime Planas Guasch went to San Francisco, CA, to improve his knowledge in hand surgery. He was the first Spanish fellow in hand surgery in the United States, training under Sterling Bunnell. In 1951, Planas was responsible for the translation of Sterling Bunnell's 'Surgery of the Hand' (2nd Edition) into Spanish. This Spanish version would change the future of hand surgery in Spain and in the Ibero-American countries. After that, Planas became one of the founders of the hand surgery society in Spain in 1969.
Read more about hand surgery in Spain