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
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1 August 2025
Start of registration
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December 2025
Release of the preliminary program
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31 December 2025
End of the early bird price
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End of February 2026
Release of the full scientific program
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28 March 2026
End of registration
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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
Spots available
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available from 31.07.2025 to 31.12.2025 .
Default price: CHF 2’000.00
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