BIRG (Bone Implant Research Group) is a non-profit medical organisation led by international surgeons. The purpose is to improve established hand surgical treatment options as well as new treatment approaches; however, the focus is on the added value and the benefit for the patients.
The BIRG Lunch Symposium at the FESSH Congress 2024 in Rotterdam was absolutely amazing! The audience, comprising about 200 participants, enjoyed insightful lectures by Dr. Daniel Herren, Dr. Alex Lluch, Dr. Martin Richter, and Dr. Lauren Uppal.
Many thanks to our speakers for sharing their knowledge and experiences on “14 Years of CapFlex PIP Replacement − Joining an Established Joint Solution” with us!
We look back on a fantastic course with 12 faculty members and 26 participants from 10 European countries.
During the three course days, we covered topics in theory and hands-on sessions on human specimens such as the treatment of complex distal radius and metacarpal fractures, ulna shortening and ulna head replacements, and PIP arthroplasty.
We are thrilled with the success of this course and extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone for their dedicated efforts and passion. We eagerly anticipate the next edition, brimming with new opportunities for learning and collaboration! Stay tuned and find out the details of the upcoming BIRG Cadaveric Course soon.
What a great start to an exciting week of more BIRG satellite events in London! As a constant supporter of the education and training activities of the international hand surgery societies, BIRG kicked off the...
Almost 40 participants from Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland attended the BIRG hands-on model workshop "The Surface Replacement at the PIP Joint" on the occasion of the 61st DAH Symposium on April 21, 2022, in Bolzano.
Vom 24. bis 26. März 2022 fand in Nembro (Bergamo), Italien, der traditionelle BIRG-Kurs "Talking & Working Hands" statt. Course Chairman Dr. Davide Smarrelli put together an attractive programme featuring national and international speakers who dealt intensively with the participants on the topics tendons, scaphoid and SL ligament.
Welcome to the BIRG WEBucation Series, the digital online platform of your master partner in teaching, education, research and science in hand surgery. Check out the BIRG website or social media channels and find out about an interesting on-going rolling teaching sequence in your specialty featuring international top speakers and a comprehensive overview on hand surgery topics. Keep yourself up-to-date!