2025 A.G.M.
General Assembly Meeting during EHS Congress in Thessaloniki, Greece
Date: Thursday 16th October 2025
Time: 17:50-19:00 local time
Place: Makedonia Palace Congress Centre Alexander I Hall
| Agenda Issue | Min | |
| 1 | Approval of the Agenda (SB) | 1 |
| 2 | Approval of Minutes of GA at EFORT in Hamburg 22.5.2024 (SB) | 1 |
| 3 | Presentation of new JRSA / EHS Senior Fellowship (ET & HF)
Approval of new JRSA / EHS Senior Fellowship |
10 |
| 4 | Report of the President Elect 17th Congress London 2027 (FH)
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5 |
| 5 | Report of the Treasurer: Financial Report (MT) | 5 |
| 6 | Approval of Financial Reports 2023-25 | 3 |
| 7 | Report of the Secretary General (SB) | 5 |
| 8 | Report of Chairman of the SciCom (LZ) | 5 |
| 9 | Report of Chairman of the EduCom (BA) | 5 |
| 10 | Election of President 2027-2029: Approval of Prof Carsten Perka | 5 |
| 11 | Election of Treasurer 2025-9: Approval of Prof Tobias Winkler | 5 |
| 12 | Election of Secretary General 2025-2029: Vote between two candidates Prof Bondarenko & Prof Hamadouche | 5 |
| 13 | Outgoing President summary (ET) | 5 |
| 14 | Miscellaneous | 10 |
Minutes
1. Approval of the Agenda
Approved with a raise of hands.
2. Approval of Minutes of GA @ EFORT in Hamburg (22.5.2024)
Approved with a raise of hands.
3. Presentation of new JSRA / EHS Senior Fellowship
Purpose: To educate accomplished hip surgeons from Europe & Japan in an exchange programme at a higher level & encourage scientific collaboration between the two.
JRSA: 4,000 members, established 1971.
For fellowship-trained & practicing hip surgeons (not residents).
Applicants to be member of either society for minimum for one year before applying.
Duration of 2.5 weeks, including no less than 4 centres.
Finances: EHS to cover travelling / accomm expenses for European fellows and JSRA for Japanese fellows (¥500,000 / €3.000 per fellow).
Approval of new JSRA / EHS Senior Fellowship
Approved with a raise of hands. Start in October 2027: EHS will receive JRSA fellows during 17th EHS Congress London.
4. Report of the President Elect 17th Congress London 2027
17th EHS Congress London
London @ Olympia 7th-8th October 2027.
BHS is road testing the venue for us next year. Just renovated. Final stages of reservation and hotels aren’t even finished yet.
Deposit was paid today.
Similar format to Thessaloniki. Not as cheap as Thessaloniki.
If you’re tired of London, you are tired of life!
World class. Heart of London. Easily accessible. Nice hotels and restaurants nearby. EHS will have its own front door access to the venue.
We’ll have bigger rooms! [The success in Thessaloniki meant we were tight for space.]
Jai from MEDX Events our congress organising company is here and we are learning how to apply all we’ve learnt in Thessaloniki.
We’ll be at DKOU with a session and an EHS booth again this year.
BHS will kindly host us next year. Incredibly supported.
If your country wants EHS help, contact Samantha or me, and we will see to it.
EHS / THS Stockholm 3-5th September 2026, Sheraton Hotel, Stockholm
The Hip Society are the accomplished, top surgeons in North America and this is a A very worthwhile opportunity
We want a v strong EHS presence. You will have to pay your own way, but it will be very special.
WAC 22-24th April 2027
EHS will be involved again, with IOEN, EKS, The Hip Soc & The Knee Soc.
Webinars
EHS / BHS is running a series of 3 webinars before the end of the year.
[Next up: Revision THA Tuesday 9th December @ 9pm CET: Register now & promote to all your colleagues please! www.bit.ly/BHSEHS-9Dec25]
Emerging Leaders:-
- Syed S Ahmed (UK)
- Cecile Batailler (France)
- Safa Gursoy (Turkiye)
- Kartik Logishetty (UK)
- Manuel Mazzoleni (Italy)
- Fiachra Rowan (Ireland)
- Kevin Staats (Austria)
- Georges Vles (Belgium)
Our new committee to help us with webinars, social media and moving forwards.
How we get youth into the society and really move forward with the next generation.
Syed Ahmed stands up.
To do: We will update the constitution. We will Support Nat Reps more.
My aim for EHS: academic excellence, youth and diversity.
5. Treasurer Financial Report
MT shows PPT [see HERE].
For period 01.09.2023 – 01.09.2025: Income: €143k Expenses: €175k
Total in the standard EHS account 01.09.2023 €197k & on 01.09.2025 is €165k
[NB Congress 2025 profit yet to be added!].
15th EHS Bern 2023 meeting income: €24,846.
€250k is in a trustworthy investment since 2021. In 2026 we will get that investment back.
Auditors: Both approved, after pointing out one bsns flight. Bsns flights are not part of our policy. So, thanks.
EHS Main income: membership fees.
Discussion
Noted that the majority of EHS income goes to Hip International.
EHS recently wrote to SAGE to withdraw from Hip Int and they accepted a year’s notice (possibly less).
In the past we had abstracts from the meetings etc published, but not now, so it was stopped.
Warned to watch the problems of EFORT & AAOS as industry supports their own meetings with their own faculty and less the general and speciality congresses. Better to pay for educational activities, such as webinars with a small fee.
Membership fees could be raised? But not a GA discussion.
Questioned if EHS finances are on a downward trend, but members have confidence it is not and the congress here in Thessaloniki will be more profitable than the past two, so wait until the congress is done to worry about EHS finances.
6. Approval of Financial Reports 2023-25
Approved by Auditors Prof Cordero-Amouero & Prof Ilchmann.
Approved by members with show of hands.
7. Report of the Secretary General
Welcome to our New EHS Nat Rep for Germany: Prof Carsten Perka
Our Nat Reps:-
| Belgium Thierry Scheerlinck |
| Bulgaria Plamen Kinov |
| Denmark Stig Jakobsen |
| France Bertrand Boyer |
| Germany Carsten Perka |
| Greece Lazaros Poultsides |
| Hungary Ákos Zahár |
| Ireland Derek Bennett |
| Italy Nicola Santori |
| Netherlands Stephan Vehmeijer |
| Norway Tina S Wik |
| Portugal Pedro Dantas |
| Romania Bogdan Deleanu |
| Slovakia Boris Steno |
| Slovenia Rihard Trebše |
| Spain José Cordero-Ampuero |
| Sweden Maziar Mohaddes |
| Switzerland Michael Wettstein |
| Turkiye Bulent Atilla |
| UK Andrew Manktelow |
| Ukraine Volodymyr Filipenko |
Sincerely appreciate our members’ contribution and dedication.
59 new members.
All are renowned professionals in their countries and will strengthen our professional community. Young members from 5 countries.
New Full Members:-
| Austria: |
| Jochen Gerhard Hofstaetter |
| Kevin Staats |
| Croatia: |
| Marko Ostojic |
| France: |
| Nicolas Bonin |
| Moussa Hamadouche |
| Finland: |
| Joni Oskari Puolanto |
| Germany: |
| Mustafa Citak |
| Sebastian Hardt |
| Sebastian Meller |
| Carsten Perka |
| Tobias Winkler |
| Greece: |
| Konstantinos Kateros |
| Panagiotis Koulouvaris |
| Andreas Papadopoulos |
| Athanasios Papavasileiou |
| Hungary: |
| Krisztian Sisak |
| Ireland: |
| Gerard Sheridan |
| Fiachra Rowan |
| Italy: |
| Augusto Dagnino |
| Ferruccio Vorini |
| Giuseppe Marongiu |
| Giuseppe Martello |
| Martino Viganò |
| Lucia Sciamanna |
| Gustavo Zanoli |
| Poland: |
| Pawel Bartosz |
| Spain: |
| Daniel Godoy-Monzon |
| Juan Miguel Rodriguez Roiz |
| Lucia Sanchez Cozar |
| Placido Zamora-Na |
| Sweden: |
| Anders Brüggemann |
| Jorg Schilcher |
| Dimitrios Sotiriou |
| Switzerland: |
| Tobias Buehler |
| Christoph Hartog |
| Julien Wegrzyn |
| Turkiye: |
| Olgun Bingol |
| Mustafa Fatih Dasci |
| Taner Karlidag |
| Ibrahim Tuncay |
| United Kingdom: |
| Kathryn Gill |
| Samantha Hook |
| Mark Robert John Jenkinson |
| Matthew Wils |
New Young Members:-
| Hong Kong: |
| Thomas Ka Chun Leung |
| Israel: |
| Artsiom Abialevich |
| Italy: |
| Francesco Pirato |
| Salvatore Maria Tecce |
| Slovenia: |
| Lenart Andrej Zore |
| United Kingdom: |
| James Miller |
| Mohamed Shaksha |
New International Members:-
| Australia: | Israel: | Panuwat Silawatshanana |
| Michael Wyatt | Vadim Benkovich | USA: |
| India: | Kosovo: | Michael Blankstein |
| Abhay Elhence | Skender Ukaj | Brian Fulle |
| Vishnu Senthil | Thailand: |
EHS Support to Courses since last GA
- 23-25 Oct 2024: EHS session @ DKOU, Germany Symposium
- 1 Oct 2024: New technologies in THA & TKA, Bilbao, Spain Patronage
- 7-8 Nov 2024 SPOT (national ortho congress), Algarve, Portugal Patronage
- 28 Feb 2025: EHS-SECCA (Spanish Hip Society), Madrid, Spain Supported
- 24-27 April 2005: Turkish Arthroplasty Society, Antalya, Turkiye Symposium
- 30-31 May 2025: Current Concepts in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, Bukovel, Ukraine Patronage
- July 2025: 850th Anniversary of the Constitution of University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Patronage
8. Report of Chairman of the SciCom
The SciCom’s role is to support the President.
SciCom Members
| Chairman Luigi Zagra (Italy) | Fares Haddad (ExCom Officio) | Oliver Marin-Pena (Spain) |
| Vice Chairman Andrew Manktelow (UK) | Carsten Perka pending election (ExC Officio) | Filippo Randelli (Italy) |
| Eleftherios Tsiridis (ExCom Officio) | Plamen Kinov (Bulgaria) | Walter van der Weegen (Netherlands) |
New members
| Efstathios Kenanidis (Greece) | (Andrew Manktelow (UK)) | Olof Skoldenberg (Sweden) |
| Pascal Kouyoumdjian (France) | Nicolas Reina (France) | Simon Steppacher (Switzerland) |
Stepping down: Thanks very much – you contributed a lot and will support us into the future: Klaus-Peter Günther (Germany), Brigitte Jolles-Haeberli (Switzerland), Theofilos Karachalios (Greece), Klaus Siebenrock (Switzerland) and A Mazhar Tokgözoğlu (Turkiye).
EHS speciality soc session @ EFORT 2025:
The “Herculean Task” in atypical primary THA case-based presentation: 2025 state of the art
Moderators: Prof Eleftherios Tsiridis (Greece) & Prof Fares Haddad
Spinopelvic classification & templating in hip dysplasia: case presentations Eleftherios Tsiridis (Greece)
Protrusio acetabulum: the center of rotation matters how to recover it Fares Haddad (UK)
DDH socket Hartofylakidis II: roof is always a challenge Theofilos Karachalios (Greece)
DDH socket III & shortening de-rotational osteotomy: tips and tricks Georgios Macheras (Greece)
Extra articular femoral dysplasia or deformity: how to deal with it Carsten Perka (Germany)
Weak abductors what’s the options for stability Luigi Zagra (Italy)
EHS was part of EFORT Hip Day
| The Complex Post-Traumatic THA: It Is Closer To A Revision Than To A Primary (Case-Based Lectures) Moderators: Prof Eleftherios Tsiridis (Greece) & Prof Dieter Christian Wirtz (Germany) Revision Stems In Most Cases Prof Giuseppe Solarino (Italy) Cemented Femoral Stems Make The Procedure Easier Dr Rocco D’Apolito (Italy) What To Do In Case Of Major Femoral Deformity And Bone Loss? Prof Mazhar Tokgozoglu (Turkiye) How To Achieve The Proper Center Of Rotation And Implant Fixation Dr Eduardo García-Rey (Spain) Hardware Removal And Complex Acetabular Reconstruction Prof Alessandro Massé (Italy) |
How To Deal With Intraoperative Periprosthetic Fractures Moderators: Prof Theofilos Karachalios (Greece) & Prof Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen (Denmark)Patients Risk Factors & Prevention: How To Optimize Prof Andreas Niemeier (Germany)Surgical Technique Related Risk Factors: Avoid Troubles Prof Klaus-Peter Gunther (Germany)Implant Related Risk Factors Prof Fabio D’Angelo (Italy)How To Manage Acetabular Periprosthetic Fractures Prof Karl Stoffel (Switzerland) How To Manage Femoral Periprosthetic Fractures Prof Tim Board (UK) |
| Navigation & Robotics: Have They Improved Outcomes & Complication Rate In THA? Moderators: Prof D. Klaus-Peter Gunther (Germany) & Prof Fares Haddad (UK) Types Of Systems And Future Perspectives Prof Theofilos Karachalios (Greece) Robotic Assistance And Early Outcomes: Any Evidence? Prof Pascal Kouyoumdjian (France) Are Medium/Long Term Results Better? Prof Maziar Mohaddes (Sweden) Do We Need Advanced Technologies For The Hip-Spine Issue? Dr Geert Meermans (Belgium) A Cost Effectiveness Analysis Prof Eleftherios Tsiridis (Greece) |
PJI Diagnosis &Treatment Around The Hip In 2025 Moderators: Dr José Cordero Ampuero (Spain) & Prof Luigi Zagra (Italy) A Practical Approach In Diagnosis Of PJI Prof Javad Parvizi (USA) The Ideal Patient For DAIR And One Stage Prof Mustafa Citak (Germany) Failed Staged Revisions: What’s Next? Prof Fares Haddad (UK) The Appropriate Referral Center For PJI Prof Tristan Ferry (France) |
9. Report of Chairman of the EduCom
EduCom Members
| Bülent Atilla (Chairman, Turkiye) | Johannes Bastian (Switzerland) |
| Eduardo Garcia-Rey (Vice Chairman, Spain) | Mattia Loppini (Italy) |
| Fares Haddad (ExCom Officio) | Geert Meermans (Belgium) |
| Carsten Perka (ExCom Officio) | Olga Pidgaiska (Ukraine) |
| Eleftherios Tsiridis (ExCom Officio) | Anthony Viste (France) |
Fellowships
EHS Fellowship Autumn 2026: to Switzerland. Call for applicants in Feb 2026.
Improved 2-step selection process: CV, letter and refs etc; the top 5 interviewed by EduCom online; vote; select two. It is more objective.
EHS Bridge Fellowship: no finances involved. To start soon.
Initiative: National Papers Session – increasing activity and diversity. Nat Reps were invited to send papers to our congress.
EHS collaboration with national ortho societies continues.
10. Election of President 2027-2029
Prof Carsten Perka unanimously approved with a show of hands.
11. Election of Treasurer 2025-9
Prof Tobias Winkler unanimously approved with a show of hands.
12. Election of Secretary General 2025-2029:
Vote between two candidates Prof Stanislav Bondarenko & Prof Moussa Hamadouche. Elected: Prof Bondarenko.
13. Outgoing President summary
Prof Eleftherios Tsiridis summarises the “10 Pillars” of his presidency
- Patient centred – Enrich events with top speakers and participate in policies (through EFORT etc)
- Societal impact – Expansion, Fellowships Ukrainian surgeons, Participation in European consortia related to
good practice, International profile & Collaboration with hip-related societies - Diversity, inclusivity & equality – Increase & encourage women members as speakers, Non-discriminatory society, Democratisation of our processes, Democratisation of committees
- Sustainability – Paperless society, Digital office, Economy focused, Maintain / establish governance, Bimonthly committee meetings, Monthly Newsletters, Financial: maintain a core financial strength of € half a million for any difficulties
- Ethics and legislation – nonprofit organization, Maintain integrity & transparency, Business plan for congresses; financial accountability, Standard criteria & finances for Fellowships; transparency, 2 auditors
- Education – EHS Congress, EHS Patronage & Organised-Courses, MAST Course, EHS Fellowship & Bridge Fellowship, EHS / JRSA Senior Travelling Fellowship, EHS Webinars
- research – EHS Fellowship & Bridge Fellowship, EHS / JRSA Senior Travelling Fellowship, EHS Webinars
- EHS registry – Opened a discussion – GDPR & national restrictions prohibited this action, Individual collaboration & international collaboration & data sharing, i.e., Aristotle Uni in Greece & HSS in USA, Potential for an EHS specialized (specific project) registry initiative
- European & International network – Global network, Guest Nation: USA, Honoured Nation: Japan, Adult Hip – Master Case Series & Techniques (Springer 2019), EHS / JRSA Fellowship
- EFORT collaboration – EHS on EFORT Specialty Society Standing Committee (ESSSC), Participate in legislative committees for implant design, commercialisation, adverse effects, EHS Specialty Soc Day & Hip Day session,
every year
Vision for the future: Expansion; Engage with groundbreaking research; EHS / JRSA Fellowship; Improve surgical skills: X Reality remote education for underprivileged
14. Miscellaneous
None.