Public lecture and panel discussion (in german)
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | 5 p.m.
Public evening lecture and panel discussion as part of the international symposium “Geschlechtsspezifische Aspekte in der Chirurgie/Sex and Gender Aspects in Surgery”
17.00 - 17.15 Welcome by the scientific director of the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg and the conference chair Dr. med. Elpiniki Katsari (Greifswald)
17.15 - 17.30 Musical introduction: Beltango, German-Finnish band with Annette Fischer (clarinet), Karen Salewski (accordion) and Hanna Silvennoinen (cello)
17.30 - 17.45 Greeting, Sylvia Grimm (State Secretary, Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Sport, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
5.45 pm - 6.30 pm Public keynote speech
The future of surgery: gender-specific medicine as the key to better treatments
Professor Dr. med. Katja Ott (Rosenheim)
6.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. Public panel discussion
Moderated by Professor Dr. med. Sabine Bleiziffer (Bad Oyenhausen)
Challenges and opportunities of gender-specific medicine in surgery: an interdisciplinary approach
- Manon Austenat-Wied (Die Techniker KK, Schwerin)
- Sylvia Grimm (State Secretary, Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Sport, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
- Professor Dr. med. Sabine Oertelt-Prigione (Nijmengen/Bielefeld)
- Professor Dr. med. Katja Ott (Rosenheim)
- Stefan Schwartze (MdB, Federal Government Commissioner for Patients)
The event will take place in German.

Date:
June 4 - 7, 2025
Scientific management:
Professor Dr. med. Sabine Bleiziffer (Bad Oyenhausen) and Dr. med. Elpiniki Katsari (Greifswald)
Venue:
Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald
Martin-Luther-Straße 14
17489 Greifswald
Conference office:
Natalia Zborka M.A.
Phone +49 3834 420-5012
natalia.zborkawiko-greifswaldde
The international symposium is sponsored by the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation, Essen, the German Research Foundation, Bonn, and the IZfG - Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies at the University of Greifswald.