Slovak Trauma Surgery SocietySlovenská Spoločnosť Úrazovej Chirurgie

History of our society: Founding year: 1980Important founding members: Ass. Prof. M. Brix PhD Prim. Dr. J. Bauer Prim. Dr. I. Hudec Dr. J. Látal Dr. P. Šimko, Dr. E. Bielik

Aims of society:- Organisation of trauma congresses and symposiums- Participation in postgraduate education - International cooperation with other societies and

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Development throughout the years: initially 80, now 320 members .

Members: Slovak memberships - 320 Honorary memberships in our society: Univ. Prof. Dr. H. Tscherne Univ. Prof. Dr. T. Salacz, PhD Univ. Prof. Dr. J. Poigenfurst, PhD Univ. Prof. Dr. E. Trojan, PhD Univ. Prof. Dr. O. Čech, PhD Univ. Prof. Dr. J. Michek, PhD Univ. Prof. Dr. V. Vécsei, PhD Ass. Prof. Dr. Wondrák, PhD Ass. Prof. Dr. H. Kuderna, PhD Ass. Prof. Dr. L.Pleva, PhDHonorary president of the society: Univ. Prof. Dr. Jiří Látal, PhD

Institutional member of the EuropeanSociety for Trauma & Emergency Surgery

Recognition of the trauma speciality: 1980 – as sub-speciality of general surgery

Postgraduate education:1978 – founding of the Sub-Chair of Trauma Surgery in the Slovak Postgraduate Medical Institute and the Univ. Department of Trauma Surgery,Dérer´s Hospital, Bratislava2005 – transformation of the Postgraduate Medical Institute to the Slovak Medical University 2005 – Trauma surgery as the basic specialty

Academic degrees: PhD - 20 Ass.prof. - 3 Univ. Prof. - 3

Yearly activities: every year – National Congress of Slovak Trauma Surgery Society Bratislava´s Trauma Days of Miloš Brix - every 3 years

Institutional member delegate: Prof. Dr. Peter Šimko, PhD