Fifth Workshop of the European Club for Fetal Surgery (ECFS)

January 8 - 10 2025

Title

Fifth Workshop of the European Club for Fetal Surgery (ECFS)
Subject

Fetal Surgery
Location

Sils im Engadin, Switzerland
More information about the fifth ECFS-workshop will follow at a later date. 

On behalf of the European Club for Fetal Surgery (ECFS), I am very pleased to announce the Fifth Workshop entitled “Fetal Surgery”. This gathering targets teams who offer fetal surgery for Spina bifida and other fetal interventions, and those who are interested in this truly thrilling topic from a wider, more general perspective. The fifth European conference for Fetal Surgery will provide an opportunity to get an update on current fetal interventional therapies. The meeting is organised as a workshop and consists of a state of the art scientific program and lots of stimulating discussions, involving world leaders in the field.

 

The workshop will take place from January 8-10, 2025, again in the breath-taking alpine beauty of the snow-white Engadin, Switzerland. Please save the date! The program will follow. We are looking forward to welcoming you at this already traditional meeting in a unique location.

 

Who should attend?

Anyone with an interest in fetal surgery including paediatric surgeons, fetal medicine specialists, anesthetists, obstetricians and researchers.

 

On behalf of the organising committee,

sincerely,

 

Prof. Ueli Moehrlen, MD

 

Prof. Dr. Ueli Moehrlen, MD
Surgeon in Chief
Department of Pediatric Surgery
University Children’s Hospital Zurich 
<div>Prof. Dr. Ueli Moehrlen, MD</div><div>Surgeon in Chief</div><div>Department of Pediatric Surgery</div><div>University Children’s Hospital Zurich </div>
Prof. Dr. Nicole Ochsenbein, MD
Director
Department of Obstetrics
University Hospital Zurich
<div>Prof. Dr. Nicole Ochsenbein, MD</div><div>Director</div><div>Department of Obstetrics</div><div>University Hospital Zurich</div>
Dr. med. Lukas Kandler, MD
Senior attending physician
Department of Anesthesiology
University Hospital Zurich
<div>Dr. med. Lukas Kandler, MD</div><div>Senior attending physician</div><div>Department of Anesthesiology</div><div>University Hospital Zurich<br /></div>
PD Dr. med. Luca Mazzone, MD
Senior attending physician
Department of Pediatric Surgery
University Children’s Hospital Zurich
<div>PD Dr. med. Luca Mazzone, MD</div><div>Senior attending physician</div><div>Department of Pediatric Surgery</div><div>University Children’s Hospital Zurich</div>
PD Dr. med. Ladina Vonzun, MD
Senior attending physician
Department of Obstetrics
University Hospital Zurich
<div>PD Dr. med. Ladina Vonzun, MD</div><div>Senior attending physician</div><div>Department of Obstetrics</div><div>University Hospital Zurich</div>
12:30 - 14:00

required Registration and lunch buffet at the welcome desk

From 14:00

required Opening

14:00 - 15:30

required Sessions

15:30 - 16:00

local_cafe Break

16:00 - 18:00

required Sessions

From 19:00

restaurant Welcome aperitif and dinner

07:00 - 08:30

required Breakfast

08:30 - 10:00

required Sessions

10:00 - 10:30

local_cafe Break

10:30 - 12:30

required Sessions

12:45 - 14:15

restaurant Lunch

14:15 - 16:00

required Sessions

From 16:00

local_cafe Break

From 17:00

terrain Outdoor event

From 19:30

restaurant Dinner

07:00 - 08:30

required Breakfast

08:30 - 09:30

people Business meeting

09:30 - 10:30

required Sessions

10:30 - 11:00

local_cafe Break

11:00 - 11:50

required Sessions

12:00 - 13:00

restaurant Closing and lunch buffet

(including some dishes that you can easily take with you on the way)

Sils im Engadin (red dot) is located in the Swiss canton of Graubuenden (area marked in gray), 10 km southwest of St. Moritz.

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Airports

 

Arriving by train from Zurich, Switzerland

 

Arriving by train from Milano, Italy

 

Arriving by car from Zurich, Switzerland

  • via Zurich – Chur – Julier Pass in 3 hours
  • alternative route to avoid the Julier Pass:
    at Landquart, just before Chur, turn left in the direction of Klosters and the Vereina tunnel. Take the Vereina car transport there. After the tunnel it is 55 km to Sils. From Zurich approx. 3 ½ hours.

 

Arriving by car from Milano, Italy

  • Milano – Lecco – Chiavenna – Maloja Pass (Milan – Sils Maria approx. 2 ¾ hours).
TWIN OR DOUBLE ROOMS:
Room Prices in CHF    Extra night in CHF
from 10 Jan 2025 
2A-Best
36-44m2 		 556.- 632.-
2B-Standard
27-31 m2		 488.- 540.-

SINGLE ROOMS:
Room Prices in CHF Extra night in CHF
from 10 Jan 2025
1A-Best
19-23 m2		 309.- 340.-
1B-Standard
18-21 m2		 258.- 286.-
1C-Small
14-16 m2		 194.- extension currently not
possible in this category

The above special prices are per room / per night and include breakfast from the buffet, service, taxes, service charge and VAT.

 

Participants of the ECFS workshop can book rooms at these preferential rates from Sunday, 5 January (on request and subject to availability). However, the prices for any extension nights from 10 January 2025 cannot be offered at the same preferential conditions.

 

FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN:
Children under 2 years: free
Children from 2 up to and including 5 years: CHF 30.-
Children from 6 up to and including 12 years: CHF 55.-
Children from 13 years: CHF 80.-

Rates for children in the parent’s room per night and child in Swiss francs, including breakfast buffet, all taxes and service charge. If you prefer a separate room for the children (with connecting door to the parents’ room), we charge CHF 225.- in addition to the above rates for children per night. 
 
For room reservation please contact the Hotel Waldhaus directly and mention the ECFS workshop for the above mentioned special rates: 

www.waldhaus-sils.ch

Email: mail@waldhaus-sils.ch

Phone: +41 81 838 51 00

    

Cancellation policy:

  • Cancellation up to November 15th, 2024:  free of charge

  • Cancellation from November 16th, 2024: 100% of the total costs

1 waldhaus sils aussenansicht winter 25 foto gian giovanoli
21 waldhaus sils halle 13 foto nina baisch

Following soon. 

Early registration rates:
Participant: 880.- CHF
Trainee / Midwife / Nurse / Paramedical person:  450.- CHF
Accompanying person: 480.- CHF
Online participation only: 450.- CHF
Registration rates after October 1st, 2024:
Participant: 930.- CHF
Trainee / Midwife / Nurse / Paramedical person:  500.- CHF
Accompanying person: 530.- CHF
Online participation only: 500.- CHF

Registration rated include:

  • conference registration
  • all meals except breakfast (breakfast is included in hotel room booking)
  • transfer from St. Moritz train station
  • social activities

Link following soon

 

Deadline call for abstracts: September 30, 2024


Notification of abstract acceptance: second half of October, 2024

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Local organising committee:

Ueli Moehrlen, Nicole Ochsenbein, Luca Mazzone, Ladina Vonzun, Lukas Kandler

ECFS SECRETARIAT

Prof. Ueli Moehrlen, MD
University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
ecfs@kispi.uzh.ch
www.ecfs.ch