Dear EHS Members,

It is December already, and we are fully focused on 17th EHS Congress London 2027 (7-8th October). With our Chair and Vice of the EHS SciCom, Prof Zagra and Prof Manktelow and the EHS Scientific Committee and Emerging leaders, we are starting to construct a relevant and an exciting programme to build on the success of recent meetings and to enhance our reputation and impact. This is a collaborative event, and we rely on our members’ input, so please contact me with your suggestions and ideas. We will also hold a strategy meeting to bring key EHS leaders together in the New Year.

Our Secretary General, Prof Stanislav Bondarenko, presents his report of our recent 16th EHS Congress in Thessaloniki HERE, with his personal highlights and plenty of photos to remember what a great event it was. You have all now received the Minutes from the GA.

Sadly, we also post HERE a fond remembrance of the late 1st EHS President, Prof Emmanuel Dretakis, and send condolences to his family. He was awarded a timely Lifetime Achievement Award at our congress. Allied with the recent loss of Reg Elson, it is a timely reminder of the phenomenal work the EHS founders did, and the strong foundations that they laid for us.

Don’t miss our next free webinar in the BHS / EHS series on Revision THA on Tuesday 9th December @ 9pm CET. Register HERE. Prof Tim Board (UK) and Dr Stephanie Kirschbaum (Germany) are chairing. Faculty is Prof Andrew Manktelow, Prof Phil Stott and Prof Henry Wynn-Jones (BHS) and Prof Carsten Perka, Prof Georgi Wassilew and Prof Robert Hube (EHS). Interesting discussion is guaranteed.

EHS has just launched an Instagram page: europeanhipsociety We already have over 1,700 followers, so do check it out.

We are pleased to announce that Mr Sujith Konan, Dr Pedro Dantas and Prof Sebastien Lustig will join the EHS EduCom. And we wish a warm welcome to our new members this month: Young Members are Ms Moneet Gill (UK) and Dr Boris Shchebenkov (Israel); Full Members are Dr Donato Casamassima (Italy), Dr Matthieu Hanauer (Switzerland), Dr Stepahnie Kirschbaum (Germany), Dr Julia Margaretha Reinke (Germany) and Dr Stefano Mortera (Italy). We are very happy to see that our female membership is growing.

EHS will collaborate as a scientific partner once again in the 5th World Arthroplasty Congress in Brussells in April 2027, more to follow.

Upcoming courses with EHS patronage are:-

• Bern Hip Symposium (5-7th February 2026), EHS Partnership Register HERE
• BHS London (18-20th March 2026) EHS is the Guest Society! Register HERE
• Barcelona Hip Meeting (27-29 April 2026): New Times, New Rules! Info HERE
• EFORT Malaga (4-6th May 2026) EHS is a Specialty Society Register HERE
• (North American l Hip Society) HS & EHS in Stockholm (September 2026) (Closed meeting – but abstract submission open to EHS consultant members soon)

Finally, I wish you all a peaceful holiday time with your families and friends and very much look forward to what the New Year brings for EHS.

Best regards,