Honorary Harald Tscherne Lecture X

Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis: from Eminence to Evidence
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Pol Rommens, Mainz

Vortragssprache und Textpräsentation: Englisch

Standort

Hybrid

Room Nord I C 307 USZ

Datum

07.03.2022

Zeit

8.20 - 9.20 am

Credits

1 SGC, 1 Swiss orthopaedics

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Honorary Harald Tscherne Lecture X on behalf of the 5th anniversary Harald Tscherne lecture series

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Pol M. Rommens

University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Former President and Secretary-General of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES)

About Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Pol M. Rommens

ROMMENS, Pol Maria, born in Roeselare (Belgium) on August 29th, 1954.
emeritus Professor of Surgery, MD

Position until September 30th 2021
Director of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany

More About Professor Dr. Pol M. Rommens (CV)

1960 – 1966
Elementary school “Stadsjongensschool” in Roeselare, Belgium

1966 – 1972
High school in Roeselare; latin and natural sciences

1972 – 1975
Medical studies at the Catholic University of Leuven, Department of Kortrijk (KULAK), Kortrijk, Belgium

1975 – 1979
Medical studies at the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven), Leuven. Belgium

June 30th 1979
Degree of Medical doctor

1979 – 1984
Training in General Surgery at the Surgical Clinic of the University Hospitals of the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven) (Director: Prof. Dr. J.A. Gruwez)

Feb. 29th 1984
Qualification of the American ECFMG-examination

1984 – 1986
Postgraduate Training in Traumatology in the Department of Traumatology of the University Hospitals of Essen (Germany) (Director: Prof. Dr. K.P. Schmit-Neuerburg)

July 19th 1985
Acknowledgement as specialist in Surgery in Belgium

Sept. 10th 1985
Acknowledgement as specialist in Surgery in Germany

Nov. 26th 1986
Acknowledgement as specialist in Traumatology in Germany

Nov. 23rd 1990
Doctor in the medical Sciences with the thesis: „The tibia shaft fracture with severe soft tissue damage“

Oct. 5th 1995
Acknowledgement as specialist in Emergency Medicine in Belgium

March 2nd 1998
Acknowledgement as specialist in Physical Therapy in Germany

Nov. 20th 1999
European Board of Surgery Qualification in Traumatology

Nov. 6th 2000
Acknowledgement as specialist in Emergency Medicine in Germany

May 24th 2006
Acknowledgement as specialist in Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery in Germany

May 19th 2007
Acknowledgement as specialist in Special Trauma Surgery in Germany

1986-1987
Resident at the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University Hospitals of the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven) (Director: Prof. Dr. H. Delooz)

1987-198
Adjunct-Supervisor at the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University hospitals of the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven) (Director: Prof. Dr. H. Delooz)

1989-1990
Supervisor at the Department of Traumatology and Emergency Surgery at the University Hospitals of the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven) (Director: Prof. Dr. P.L. Broos)

1990-1994
Adjunct Surgeon-in-Chief at the Department of Traumatology and Emergency Surgery at the University Hospitals of the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven) (Director: Prof. Dr. P.L. Broos)

1995-1996
Surgeon in chief at the Department of Traumatology and Emergency Surgery at the University Hospitals of the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven) (Director: Prof. Dr. P.L. Broos)

1989-1992
Lector
at the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven)
Practical course anatomy (15 hours/semester)
Practical course first-aid (10 hours/semester)

1992-1996
Assistant Professor
at the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven)
Anatomy (90 hours/year)
Practical course anatomy (15 hours/semester)
First-aid (15 hours/year)
Practical course first-aid (10 hours/semester)
Problems in rehabilitation of trauma patients (10 hours/year)

Starting March 1st 1996: Ordinary Professor and Director of the Department of Traumatology.

Starting September 1st 2008: Director of the Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery.

Starting April 1st. 2013: Director of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

  • Corresponding member of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (USA)
  • Corresponding member of the Swiss Society for Traumatology and medico-actuarial Science, 2001
  • Corresponding member of the Chilean Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2003
  • Member of honour of AIOD Section the Netherlands, 1997
  • Member of honour of the Romanian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 1997
  • Member of honour of the Argentinian “Associación del Trauma Ortopédico”, 2000
  • Member of honour of “El Capitulo Argentino de la AO Alumni Association”, 2000
  • Member of honour of “La Sociedad de Ortopedia y Traumatologia del Uruguay” 2000
  • Member of honour (intl.) of “La Asociacion Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatologia” 2004
  • Member of honour of the Slovakian Society for Traumatologic Surgery, 2011
  • Member of honour of the Küntscher Society, 2012
  • Member of honour of the Serbian Trauma Association (STA), 2015
  • Member of honour of the Czech Trauma Society, 2015
  • Member of honour of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2017
  • Member of honour of “La Asociacion Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatologia” 2019
  • Member of honour of AOTrauma Germany for outstanding merits and tireless dedication for AOTrauma Germany, 2021

Awards (continued)

  • Fellow of the „International College of Surgeons“ (ICS)
  • Letter of appreciation of the Ministry of Health of Lithuania, 2003
  • Visiting professor of the Orthopaedic Clinic at the University of Patras, Greece, 2003
  • Visiting professor of the “Department of Orthopaedic Surgery”, Brooklyn, University of the State of New York, USA, 2004
  • Yang Hsueh Chi Visiting Professor University of Hong-Kong, China, 2011
  • Honorary doctor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University in Patras, Greece 2005
  • Winner of the Jaques Kets Prize 1972 (scientific prize for the youth)
  • Winner of the Jaques Duprez Prize 1989 (best publication in Acta chirurgica belgica)
  • Winner of the Gerhard Küntscher Prize, 2003
  • Winner of the Johann-Friedrich Dieffenbach Büste of the German Society of Trauma Surgery (DGU) for extra-ordinary achievements in Traumatology, October 2014
  • Harald Tscherne Teaching Award, November 2016
  • Otmar Trentz Lecture at the European Congress of Traumatology and Emergency Surgery (ECTES), Prague, 2018
  • Leading AOTrauma Surgeon at the University Medical Center Mainz, 2019

1993-1997
Founding Member and First President of the Belgian Trauma Society

1997-2003
President of the Gerhard Küntscher Society

2003-2006
Treasurer of the European Trauma Society (ETS)

2006-2008
Vice-President of the European Trauma Society (ETS)

2008-2009
Presidentelect of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ES

2009-2010
President of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES)

2010-2011
Past President of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES), (2010 – 2011)

2011-2017
General Secretary of the European Society of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES)

1992
AO-fellowship for clinical and scientific research in pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery, Los Angeles (Prof. Dr. J. Matta)

2004-2012
AO Trustee

1998-2014
Member of the Pelvic Expert Group (PEEG) of the AO Technical Commission (AOTK)

2007-2010
Member of the AO Foundation Research Fund Commission

2017-2020
Chairperson of the Research Commission of the AOTrauma Europe and South Africa Board (AOTESA)

2020-2024
Chairperson of the AOTrauma Research Commission (AOTRC)

2020-2024
Member of the AOTrauma International Board (AOTIB)

2000-2020
Editor of European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (actual IF: 3.69)

Member of the Advisory Board of

  • Acta Chirugica Belgica
  • Der Unfallchirurg
  • Chirurgische Praxis
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
  • Injury
  • International Orthopaedics
  • Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie
  • Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery
  • Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
  • BMC- muskuloskeletal disorders
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (Hong Kong)
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Author and Co-author of more than 600 publications, 375 of which in Journals with Impact Factor (IF) and Citation Index (CI) (see Pubmed: Rommens P)

Google Scholar: Citations: 13890, h-index: 55

Editor of 7 printed books among them:

  • Editor of the book “Intramedullary Nailing: A Comprehensive Guide” with Springer London. February 2015.
  • Editor of the book: “Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis” with Springer International Publishing AG, February 2018

Organization

Hans-Christoph Pape, Prof. Dr. med.

Klinikdirektor, Klinik für Traumatologie

Tel. +41 44 255 27 55
Spezialgebiete: Traumatologie , Polytrauma, Becken, Hüftgelenk

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