These training sessions are an integral part of our commitment to being a teaching hospital and are instrumental in ensuring that our medical excellence continues.
Wednesday seminars
Wednesday seminars take place at Hôpital de La Tour and are organised by Prof. Dr med. Omar Kherad and Dr med. Francis Meier.
Recognition of CME credits
Wednesday seminars are recognised as one CME credit by:
Venue and time
Hôpital de La Tour
Jean-Benoît Thorens auditorium
Wednesdays (please see below for dates)
12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Dates and programme
January 2020
- 8 January: Vitamin D: do you really need to take it?
- Prof. Omar Kherad
- 15 January: Investigations for blood tests
- Dr Michael Bernimoulin
- 22 January: Treating heart failure in 2020
- Dr Ariane Testuz
- 29 January: Thoracolumbar fractures
- Dr Antonio Faundez
February 2020
- 5 February: Treating facial paralysis
- Dr Thomas Breuneval
- 12 February: February holiday/No seminar
- 19 February: Horton's disease & Polymyalgia
- Dr Grégory Fleury
- 26 February: Epilepsy
- Dr Anne-Chantal Heritier-Barras
March 2020
- 4 March: Treating pneumonia in 2020
- Prof. Nicolas Garin
- 11 March: Cardiac and respiratory arrest in Geneva: overview and outlook
- Dr Robert Larribau
- 18 March: Gastroenteritis and clostridium: diagnostic tools
- Dr Nadia Liassine
- Dr Samir Vora
- Diagnosis at first glance
- Prof. Daniel Genné
April 2020
- 1 April: What role do direct oral anticoagulants play in cancer and thrombosis?
- Dr Helia Robert-Ebadi
- 8 April: Medical problems experienced during mountain trail running
- Dr Philippe Dussoix
- Dr Maxime Grosclaude
- 15 April: Easter holiday/No semina
Information and newsletter
Our monthly newsletter for doctors and practitioners contains details about Wednesday seminars as well as other useful information. It is sent out in the last week of the month.
Recording and viewing seminars
Wednesday seminars are recorded and are available to watch on the Revue Médicale Suisse website.
Main sponsors
Spinal seminars
Spinal seminars are for doctors only. Information presented in these seminars is mainly for primary care physicians and internal medicine doctors, but specialists from other fields are welcome to attend.
Seminars are organised by Dr med. Antonio Faundez, who is an orthopaedic surgeon, spinal surgeon and chairman of the FASTER foundation.
Recognition of CME credits
Spinal seminars are recognised as two CME credits by:
- the Swiss Society of General Internal Medicine (SSGIM)
Venue and access
B2 building auditorium
Ground floor
Free parking
Programme
Agenda
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.: conferences
7 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.: discussions and practical exercises
7.30 p.m.: drinks and discussions
Dates
- 30 January 2020: Sciatica and herniated lumbar discs
- 19 March 2020: Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis
- 28 May 2020: Spinal sagittal imbalance and risk of falls
- 25 June 2020: Spinal infections
- 17 September: Scoliosis in adults
Speakers
- Dr med. A. Faundez, orthopaedic surgeon and spinal surgeon
- Dr med. S. Sayegh, specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Dr D. Tchernin, Dr med. J. Toman, Dr med. A. Keller, radiologists
- Dr. G. Fleury, rheumatologist
- PD Dr med. J. Horvath et Dr med. A.-C. Héritier Barras, neurologists
- Dr med. A. Trombetti, Bone Diseases Division, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
Registration
You must register for the spinal seminars, please email: colloques.rachis@latour.ch
Collaboration
In collaboration with the FASTER foundation
Journée médicale
The ‘journée médicale’ is a training day for clinicians organised by Hôpital de La Tour, HUG and Revue Médicale Suisse. The next event will be on Thursday 2 April 2020.
Distance learning
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