Swedish National Center for Reconstructive
Surgery in Tetraplegia arranged the first
Nordic network meeting in Göteborg, Sweden on the 4th to 5th of October
2012. The idea of this get-together was to establish an expert group for the
Nordic countries in the field of tetrahand surgery and rehabilitation.This
first network meeting setting was informal as the primary goals were to
get to
know each other and to summarize the current knowledge in this field.
The organizers wanted to facilitate interactions among surgeons and
therapists and to
provide a strong knowledge basis for future development. 26 hand
surgeons and therapists joined the meeting. The format of the meeting also included group sessions where surgeons and therapists separately listed their prioritized items to be covered in future. Next NORTH network
get-together is planned to be held in Bergen, Norway in September 2013.
