Swiss Orthogeriatrics Day in Bern

Dear colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen 

The « 1st Swiss Orthogeriatrics Day Bern » was a great success, with around 190 participants from 16 different cantons in Switzerland. All occupational groups involved in the treatment of the elderly were represented, and we had a platform for interdisciplinary and interprofessional exchange.

The « 2nd Swiss Orthogeriatrics Day » is also being planned for an afternoon in 2019, once again with three sessions:

  • Session 1: « Keynote session » on emergency medicine.
  • Session 2: « Workshop session » in which we will run around 10 different, parallel workshops in order to impart practical knowledge tailored to specific occupational groups.
  • Session 3: « Aftercare – how to get it right? » Here, we want to present and discuss various perspectives from different occupational groups on postoperative mobility after treatment for hip fractures.

Save the Date! We look forward to welcoming you!


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Your hosts,

PD Dr. med. J. D. Bastian & Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Schönenberger

An appointment with age

  • Treating the elderly is an exciting challenge for me – as a person, as a scientist and as a surgeon. PD Dr. med. Johannes D. Bastian

  • Ageing people are like museums: it's not the façade that matters, but the treasures of the interior. Jeanne Moreau

  • As long as you remain curious, age cannot harm you. Burt Lancaster

  • We need to rethink the treatment of fractures in the elderly – it requires interdisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork. PD Dr. med. Johannes D. Bastian

  • Even at the age of sixty you can still be forty – but only for half-an-hour a day. Anthony Quinn

  • Older patients are our future, due solely to demographics. We are all ageing, and may one day be affected by these issues ourselves. PD Dr. med. Johannes D. Bastian

  • Ageing is a highly interesting process: you think and think and think, and then suddenly you can’t remember anything. Ephraim Kishon

Impressions 1st Swiss Orthogeriatrics Day 2018

On 31st October 2018 at the Inselspital in Bern, we held the «1st Swiss Orthogeriatrics Day» to discuss a framework for dealing with new clinical challenges posed by the interdisciplinary and interprofessional treatment of elderly patients in orthopaedics and traumatology. The event included all occupational groups involved in treatment. The programme included the following sessions:

  • Session 1: « Standards and controversies in the treatment of elderly patients »
  • Session 2: « Keynote session - gerontoanaesthesia »
  • Session 3: « Co-management - testimonials »

Here are some visual impressions from the « 1st Swiss Orthogeriatrics Day » in Bern.