25th SGS Annual Meeting
4.-5. September 2025 | Palacinema, Locarno
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Welcome to the
Swiss Society of Spinal Surgery
The Swiss Society for Spinal Surgery is the platform and organisation of Swiss spinal surgeons and serves the informal exchange of experience and knowledge in the field of spinal diseases and injuries, the development of recommendations and guidelines for treatment, as well as the promotion of spinal surgery and representation of its members. It represents the interests of spinal surgeons both nationally and internationally.
Platform for Education & Training in Spine Surgery
Definition
Find here the event or fellowship you are looking for.
This open access platform aims to support education and specialization from basic to expert level. This folder is updated continuously. Events may be added to the list in exchange for appropriate promotion of the SGS Annual Meeting. Fellowships can be published free of charge for SGS members; a fee of CHF 200 applies for non-members. Please contact us for further information.
Target groups
- From young surgeons – to experts
- Sub-specialization
Goals
- Facilitate access to courses and workshops based on skills labs
- Inform of options for Observer-ships, short- or long-term fellowships
- For our younger members we are offering special conditions in order to lower the threshold to get involved in spine surgery for young surgeons.
Events
AO Spine Advanced Level Specimen Course—Complex degenerative pathologies: Current concept and future directions
11.-12. September 2025
Bern
AO Spine Basis Seminar — Fallbasierter Facharztprüfung-Vorbereitungskurs
01. November 2025
Zürich
ISCoS 3rd International Regional Symposium
19.-20. November 2025
Grand Hotel Union Eurostarts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
20. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Wirbelsäulengesellschaft
10.-12. December 2025
Wiesbaden, Germany
Fellowships
SYSS: Swiss Young Spine Surgeons
Definition
Find here the event or fellowship you are looking for.
This open access platform aims to support education and specialization from basic to expert level. This folder is updated continuously. Events may be added to the list in exchange for appropriate promotion of the SGS Annual Meeting. Fellowships can be published free of charge for SGS members; a fee of CHF 200 applies for non-members. Please contact us for further information.
Target groups
- From young surgeons – to experts
- Sub-specialization
Goals
- Facilitate access to courses and workshops based on skills labs
- Inform of options for Observer-ships, short- or long-term fellowships
- For our younger members we are offering special conditions in order to lower the threshold to get involved in spine surgery for young surgeons.
Platform for Spine Research
Definition
Open access platform for spine research projects and scientific strategy development. This folder is updated continuously and will be revised every year.
Target groups
- Research-oriented specialists in the spine
- Early career researchers/ master students
- Scientists from other fields with an interest or focus on the spineli
- Sports and movement scientists, biomechanics, basic researchers, etc.
Goals
- Encourage synergies and scientific involvement
- Launch multicenter projects
- Long-term and short-term research fellowships and internships
How to add your own project?
If you have a research project to add to this list, whether to find a partner or simply for information, please contact office@spinesociety.ch
Platform for Guidelines, Quality & Registry
Definition
Non-exhaustive list of open access best practice guidelines, SOPs, and treatment standards provided by renowned spine societies on selected topics. The content is based exclusively on guidelines from the AWMF in German. The SGS shares these resources for informational purposes only and does not assume any responsibility for their content. This folder will be reviewed and updated annually.
Target groups
- Spine surgeons
- Non-surgical spine specialists
Goals - Optimizing quality of care by developing and offering
- Standards
- SOPs
- Guidelines
Quality
Registry
Platform for Reimbursement (Honorare & Tarife)
Definition
Non-exhaustive list of open access best practice guidelines, SOPs, and treatment standards provided by renowned spine societies on selected topics. The content is based exclusively on guidelines from the AWMF in German. The SGS shares these resources for informational purposes only and does not assume any responsibility for their content. This folder will be reviewed and updated annually.
Target groups
- Spine surgeons
- Non-surgical spine specialists
Goals - Optimizing quality of care by developing and offering
- Standards
- SOPs
- Guidelines