25th SGS Annual Meeting

4.-5. September 2025 | Palacinema, Locarno
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Welcome to SGS – 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.

SPEARS | Swiss Platform for Spine Care, Education & Training

Definition
Open access platform to support education and specialization from basic to expert level. This folder is updated continuously and will be revised every year.

Target groups

  • From young surgeons – to experts
  • Sub-specialization

Goals

  • Inform of options for Observer-ships, short- or long-term fellowships
  • Facilitate access to courses and workshops based on skills labs
  • Rise interest and lower the threshold to get involved in spine surgery for young surgeons by offering special conditions for SGS young members and spine residents
Events

SGS Winter Meeting

24. January 2025

Inselspital, Bern

EndoSpine Academy Advanced Course

27.-28. February 2025

Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich

14th NeuroSpine Meeting der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

20. March 2025

Kursaal Bern

38. Jahrestagung der Deutschsprachigen Medizinischen Gesellschaft für Paraplegiologie (DMGP 2025)

14.-16. May 2025

Heidelberg

40th annual Meeting of the Cervical Spine Research Society – Europe CSRS 2025

14.-16. May 2025

Prag (CZ)

Annual Meeting & 25th Anniversary of the SGS

04.-05. September 2025

Palacinema Locarno

ISCoS 64th Annual Scientific Meeting

08.-11. October 2025

Gothia Towers, Gothenburg, Sweden

ISCoS 3rd International Regional Symposium

19.-20. November 2025

Grand Hotel Union Eurostarts, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Fellowships

SPICE | Swiss Platform for Spine Science

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

SNEX | Swiss Spine for Excellence

Definition
Open access Platform on best practice guidelines for SGS members to optimize patient care. You will find the links to open access best practice guidelines, SOP’s and treatment standards from renowned spine societies, on selected topics. This folder will be revised every year.

Target groups

  • Spine surgeons
  • Non-surgical spine specialists

Goals - Optimizing quality of care by developing and offering

  • Standards
  • SOPs
  • Guidelines