Course Details
Intermediate course

Intermediate course

From Saturday April 11 2026 - Thursday April 16 2026

Suited for surgical residents in years 3–5, ideal preparation for surgical board examination.

Theoretical parts are combined with practical parts. Training in open surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery used in different GI-tract conditions. Additionally, topics like decision making, how to deal with or avoid complications. etc. are addressed in panel discussions and joint sessions.

Information about the course

Facts

Duration/Date:
Saturday 11 April 2026 – Thursday 16 April 2026

Combinations:
Robotic surgery & Virtual reality training

Price:
Regular: 2000.–
Early bird: 1750.– (valid for registrations received before 31 December 2025)

Important dates

  • 1 August 2025
    Start of registration
  • December 2025
    Release of the preliminary program
  • 31 December 2025
    End of the early bird price
  • End of February 2026
    Release of the full scientific program
  • 28 March 2026
    End of registration
  • 11 April 2026
    Start of the course

Program

Module directors

  • PD Dr. Christian T. Hamel
    Dept. of Surgery, District Hospital Lörrach, Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Daniel Frey
    CZO, Zurich, Switzerland

Scientific program

The preliminary scientific program will be available in December 2026.

Please have a look at the scientific program of the DavosCourse 2025, while we are preparing exciting new lectures and practical exercises for you.

Faculty

  • Dr. med. Karin Baumann
    Cantonal Hospital Graubünden KSGR, Chur, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Simon Bernth-Andersen
    Dronning Ingrids Hospital, Nuuk, Geenland
  • Dr. med. Christoph Bichler
    Medical Univ. Vienna, Wien, Austria
  • Dr. med. Martin Bosch
    Cantonal Hospital Glarus AG, Gerichtshausstrasse 10, GlarMed, Glarus, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Lars Bundgaard
    Vejle Sygehus Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
  • Dr. med. Karoline Dallago
    Cantonal Hospital Graubünden KSGR, Chur, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Diana Daume
    LUKS, Luzern, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Olav Johannes Flemmen
    Skien, Norway
  • Dr. med. Hans Fuchs
    Uniklinik Köln, Köln , Germany
  • Dr. med. Felix Grieder
    KSW, Winterhur, Switzerland
  • Prof. Dr. med. Elmar Haiden
    Universitätklinikum Tulln, Tulln, Austria
  • Dr. med. Pernilla Hansdotter-Andersson
    Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
  • Dr. med. Timo Heikkinen
    Helsinki University Central Hospital Huch, Helsinki, Finland
  • Dr. med. Stefan Heinrich
    University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany
  • Dr. med. Frederik Hvid-Jensen
    Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
  • Dr. med. Orestis Ioannidis
    Exohi, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Dr. med. Jonas Jan Philipp
    University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Julia Jedamzik
    Medical Univ. Vienna, Wien, Austria
  • Dr. med. Jonas Jurt
  • Chuv, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Aude Lehnen
    HUG, Genf, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Klas Lindeborg
    Helsinki University Central Hospital Huch, Helsinki, Finland
  • Dr. med. Johanna Louhimo
    Helsinki University Central Hospital Huch, Helsinki, Finland
  • Dr. med. Marte T. Skoglund 
    Sykehuset Levanger, Levanger, Norway
  • Dr. med. Julia Mühlhäusser
    LUKS, Luzern, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Matteo Müller 
    University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Phillip Müller 
    University Hospital Clarunis Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Monia Passalacqua
    University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany
  • Dr. med. Wael Rayya
    Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin Institut, Berlin, Germany
  • Dr. med. Dirk Scheller
    St. Elisabeth Krankenhaus Köln-Hohenlind, Köln , Germany
  • Dr. med. Jes Sefland Vogt
    Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
  • PD Dr. med. Gabriel Seifert
    University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
  • Dr. med. Steffen Seyfried
    University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
  • Dr. med. Swantje Malinka
    Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin Institut, Berlin, Germany
  • Dr. med. Stephanie Taha-Mehlitz 
    University Hospital Clarunis Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Johannes Toti
    EOC Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland
  • Dr. med. Caroline Vilhav
    Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Vallda, Sweden
  • Dr. med. Thomas Weiss
  • Kreiskrankenhaus Lörrach, Lörrach, Germany
  • Dr. med. Bernhard Widmann
    Austria
  • Dr. med. Yang Cui
    University Hospital, Mannheim, Germany
  • Dr. med. Lucius Zumbühl
    Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland

Registration

Registration for the course is only possible online. The course fee needs to be paid immediately after completing the registration. Supported payment options are Credit Card (VISA, Mastercard) and TWINT (for swiss residents only).

If you do not pay the fee, your registration will be hold as a reservation for 3 days. You may finalize the payment at any time. After 3 days, your registration will be cancelled and you need to restart the registration.

For more information, please visit our General Terms & Conditions

Cancellation

Withdrawal from an event must be made in writing and is free of charge up to eight weeks before the start of the event. Cancellation after eight weeks prior to the event will incur a cancellation fee of CHF 200. In the event of a later cancellation (up to four weeks) or a non-appearance, the full participation fees shall be due. A substitute participant can be proposed. 

For more information, please visit our General Terms & Conditions

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available from 31.07.2025 to 31.12.2025 .
Default price: CHF 2’000.00

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