EFOA 2025 – International Symposium on Enteric Fistula and Open Abdomen
📅 28–29 August 2025 | 📍 Scandic Spectrum, Copenhagen
We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming EFOA 2025 International Symposium, a unique, practice-focused meeting addressing the complex challenges of enteric fistula and open abdomen.
These conditions are widely recognized as serious and significantly impacting patients' quality of life. Fortunately, they remain uncommon. However, the reality is that any surgeon may encounter such complications in their clinical work. That’s why this symposium is for everyone involved in surgical care. Whether you’re managing acute patients, planning reconstructive interventions, or organizing multidisciplinary teams— we worked hard to ensure that this event is highly relevant to your work.
Why Attend?
- Empower Your Practice: Gain practical tools for preventing and treating complications—and for recognizing when timely referral is the best option.
- Think Beyond the Scalpel: Learn from a multidisciplinary faculty covering not only surgical strategies but also nutrition, intensive care, stoma management, and care organization.
- Engage and Exchange: Join open discussions, case sessions, and connect with leading voices in the field.
- Bring Your Team: We encourage hospitals to send 2 or more participants to facilitate the implementation of best practices back home.
- Opportunities for Early Careers: Residents and PhDs are welcome—and invited to submit abstracts for the chance to get an oral presentation.
Target Audience Includes:
General surgeons · Emergency & colorectal surgeons · ICU and nutrition specialists · Stoma nurses · PhDs & residents – and anyone with a role in managing complex abdominal conditions.
📝 Abstract submission opens May 2025
💻 Registration & more at: www.efoa2025.org
Let’s shape better outcomes—together.
We hope to see you in Copenhagen!