This December, the first Go:Life congress will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The congress will be about orthopedics of the future, with a focus on how injured joints, arms and legs can be healed in the future with new biological methods.
The congress will be titled: ”Go:LIFE in Future Orthopaedics. Frontiers in musculoskeletal tissue engineering and regenerative medicine” and will be held December 10-12, 2015 in the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. The conference is the first in the Go:Life conference platform, an annual congress format that focuses on important areas of collaboration in life sciences in Gothenburg.
Cutting-edge research in tissue regeneration and regenerative medicine is being conducted at both the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology.
“This is a very important area that will benefit many patients in the future. The conference will discuss both new findings and how we can best treat patients in orthopedics, with a link to ethics and policy, regulations and cost,” says Professor Mats Brittberg, Chair of the Local Organizing Committee.
The conference will also be attended by researchers from other Swedish and international universities, including researchers from the U.S., Italy, the UK, the Netherlands, Poland and Columbia.
Broad audience
The conference is addressed to orthopedic specialists, researchers, nurses, physiotherapists, politicians, journalists and others interested in how the treatment of injured joints and extremities can develop with the biological methods of the future.
Go:Life also offers an instructional course on the generation of tissue, where attendees can learn about cells, materials and biological principles for the healing of tissue and how they can be clinically applied.
“This course is open to all participants and offers more in-depth knowledge on how we can improve the healing of biological and artificial implants and is of use to anyone who works clinically on repairing people with injuries,” says Mats Brittberg.
Those who attend the two-day course receive a certificate of participation.
Special physiotherapy program
The meeting also has a special program for physiotherapists. The program will focus on what the future of orthopedics and physiotherapy may look like.
“New methods and implants are undergoing a rapid development, from joint prosthetics, ligaments, menisci, and cartilage to the reimplantation of entire extremities, raising the question of how to pursue rehabilitation to achieve normal function,” says Mats Brittberg:
“We are hoping for considerable interest in the congress, which will be held at the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre and Gothia Towers. Besides an exciting discussion forum, there will be an exhibition and poster sessions, workshops, and a mini-course in clinical tissue regeneration.”
For more information, an updated program and registration form: http://www.golife2015.se/registration/
