2024 - Cork

Prof Roland Becker & Prof Karl Eriksson

Prof Roland Becker has been Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the University hospital in Brandenburg since May 2005 and also since October 2016 Medical Director of the University Hospital Brandenburg 1. Qualifications: 1998 Final examine in Orthopaedic Surgery 1996 Final examine in Chirotherapy 2001 Subspecialisation in Sportsmedicine 2002 AGA-Instructor 2003 Subspecialisation in Rheumatology 2003 Subspecialisation in Advanced Orthopaedic Surgery 2005 Qualification in Physical therapy 2006 Specialisation in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology 2014 ESSKA-Instructor 2. Leading Positions in Societies: Vice President of the Berlin-Brandenurg Society of Sports Medicine 2020 Board Member of AGA 2005-2018 Board Member of ESSKA since 2015 President of the AGA 2011-2013 President of EKA 2014-2018 Vice President of ESSKA 2020-2022 President of ESSKA 2022-2024 3. Deputy Editor in Chief of KSSTA 2012 – 2019 Ass.Editor Journal of Orthopedics and Traumatology since 2020 4. Publications Peer reviewed publications: 200 Book chapters: 53

Prof Karl Eriksson has been a Senior consultant at Stockholm South Hospital since 1994 and is Professor in orthopedics at Karolinska Institutet. ESSKA-APOA travelling fellow Melbourne knee fellowship (John Bartlett) Specialised in open and arthroscopic knee surgery, sports, trauma and degenerative. He has approx 70 publications and 3 book chapters and is part of ISAKOS Knee and Sports Preservation committee ( Past Chair) and ESSKA board ( General Secretary). He is also physician to Swedish National XC ski team, 10 years Olympic team physician; Swedish Olympic team 1994 and 1998 and Team physician professional football 22 years.