Dear colleagues and friends,

It is a pleasure to invite you to the 2009 STEPS (Strategies & Trends in European Pediatric Surgery) Seminar under the auspices of EUPSA (European Pediatric Surgeons Association) to be held in Nijmegen, The Netherlands from the 24-26th September 2009.

This year the meeting will deal with the topic of “Soft tissue injuries- Abdominal & Thoracic trauma”. Experts with experience in pediatric organ injuries have been invited to lecture on the types of injuries as well as treatment concepts practiced to date.

STEPS encourages participants to share their views and experiences with short oral presentations in the free paper session. A limited amount of free papers will be accepted for this session (Submission deadline 30th May 2009).

On 24th September a Hands-on course on “Technique of Intra-medullary nailing” will be offered to a limited number of participants. This one-day course will include lectures and practical exercise sessions.

The lovely city of Nijmegen is considered to be the oldest city in The Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 2005. The city with a population of 160,000 inhabitants which offers a mix of history and modern trends is an excellent venue for this years meeting.

Dr. Rene Wijnen and the local organizing team from Radboud University, Nijmegen as well as the team of STEPS, welcome you to Nijmegen for STEPS 2009.

Amulya K.Saxena, MD
STEPS Organizer