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.