Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE FEDERATION CONDUCTS A MAJOR SCIENTIFIC EVENT EVERY THREE YEARS (THE "CONGRESS"). THE CONGRESS INCLUDES SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND A FULL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM INCLUDING LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS. ATTENDEES INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION'S MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND TRAINEE SURGEONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2019, THIS CONGRESS WAS HELD IN BERLIN, GERMANY (JUNE 17TH - JUNE 21ST) AND WAS RUN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOCAL SOCIETY. A COMBINED ATTENDANCE OF SURGEONS AND THERAPISTS TOTALLED OVER 4,000 DELEGATES FROM 92 COUNTRIES. THE NEXT SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS WILL BE HELD IN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, IN JUNE 2022.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $114K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    THE FEDERATION SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE OF HAND SURGERY WORLDWIDE BY MAKING GRANTS TO OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT HAND SURGERY SOCIETIES TO FUND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIVITIES LIKELY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HAND SURGERY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN 2020 THE IFSSH SPONSORED NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, INCLUDING A HAND SURGERY COURSE FOR TRAINEES IN KENYA (INTERNATIONAL FACULTY), THE CONTINUATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE "INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES HAND ADULT HAND AND WRIST SET". IN ADDITION, GRANTS PROVIDED THE PRIOR YEAR TO THE ORGANIZERS OF THE 2020 ASIAN-PACIFIC FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND (APFSSH) CONGRESS WERE UTILIZED. THESE ASSISTED PARTICIPANTS FROM DEVELOPING NATIONS TO ATTEND THE APFSSH CONGRESS IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, AND ALSO SUPPORTED THE INAUGURAL IFSSH HAROLD KLEINERT VISITING PROFESSORSHIP.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $34K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    THE FEDERATION PUBLISHES AN EZINE (E-MAGAZINE) WHICH INCLUDES SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL SURGEONS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, PROFESSORS AND OTHERS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $23.8K