Emergency Surgery Workshop Davos 2011: Presentation by Prof Markus Furrer, MD, President Academia Raetica and Head of Surgery Department, Cantonal Hospital Chur, Chur, Switzerland

1. A warm welcome in the name of the
Academia Raetia
Scientific network in southern-east of Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. Markus Furrer
President ACAR
Head of Surgical Department
Kantonsspital GR, Chur, Switzerland
Emergency Surgery Workshop Davos 2011, Emergency Surgery during Disaster Relief Activities
Davos, Switzerland - 10 December 2011
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2. What is the Academia Raetica?
• Platform for all university-level research and education in the region
• Includes 19 associated institutions (medical, natural and technical sciences and
humanities)
• Goals
To foster research activities in the Canton of Grisons
To render services in the academic environment
To act as information hub in research and education
• Public-Private Partnership with the Government (Agreement)
Universities
Industry

3. The beginning
• Founded June 6, 2006
• Registered as association in Davos
• Offices since July 1, 2009

4. Associated Scientific Institutions
- AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation, Davos
- AO Education, Davos
- AO Research Institute, Davos
- Christine Kühne - Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos
- CSEM Division Nanomedizin, Landquart
- Foundation for Gastro-Intestinal Surgery, Davos
- Global Risk Forum Davos, Davos
- Institut für Kulturforschung Graubünden, Chur
- Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium and World Radiation
Center, Davos
- Swiss National Park, Zernez
- Swiss Institute for Allergy- and Asthma Research, Davos
- WSL-Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos

5. Associated Clinical Institutions
- Hospital of the Canton of Grisons, Chur
- Department of Surgery
- Department of Gynaecology
- Department of Internal Medicine
- Alpine Hospital (Hochgebirgsklinik) Davos
- Clinic for Surgery and Orthopaedics, Davos Hospital
- Neurology Clinic Rehabilitation Centre, Valens

6. Members
• 17 Institutional Members
• 4 Partner Institutions
• Advisory Committee
• Personal and Founding Members

7. Research Areas
Nature -
Radiation- Climate
Climate Cryosphere –
Immunology Natural Hazards
Surgery - Nature -
Treatment
Gynaecology Environment -
Climate Culture -
Surgery- Treatment
Languages
Education Risk-
Internal Medicine - Management
Treatment Medicine - Culture
Neurology
Treatment Life Science
Treatment
Function Musculo-
Clinical Studies - skeletal System
Quality

8. DEPARTEMENT
of
SURGERY
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9. What our region is known for

10. What our department is known for

11. Indeed – we get a lot of trauma patients

12. Yes – we do a lot of clinical investigations
in trauma surgery

13. Because of….Chur, where all started
M. E. Müller M. Allgöwer H. Willenegger
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R. Schneider

14. What do we do ?
Trauma Surgery

15. Robotic thoracic Surgery

16. High Tech also in Vascular Surgery
Vascular Surgery / Angiology

17. Vascular Surgery and Angiology

18. Vascular Surgery and Angiology

19. Our contribution
• Bring together knowledge • personal contacts
• exchange of future • concentration and
concepts planing of activities
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