1. EUROPEAN FOOT AND ANKLE SOCIETY

2. CIP
Europe
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In the beginning there was CIP and there was Europe.We, Europeans, certainly own to the founders of CIP a great gratitude for bringing together all medical doctors interested in foot and ankle surgery in 1958.
At that time it was the only organisation that was uniting world-wide people with interest in the field of footpathlogy, not only surgeons but also physicians, rheumatologists and radiologists and many more, for example biomechanical engineers and orthopedic technicians and shoemakers, from Europe, Asia to South America
The presence and contribution of the European countries within CIP has always been very large. For the first 23 years the presidents of the society were Europeans, from France,Spain,Belgium and Italy. If we look to existence of CIP over the 41 years maybe we should better speak about a European supremacy. All except one president came from Europe.

3. European Foot and Ankle Societies
1993
EFFAS ESFAS
But as the interest for foot and ankle pathology, and foot and ankle surgery was growing over the last 20 years younger colleagues became active within the field.
Although in the early ninthies, even when telecommunication and travelling became more popular, a great need was felt to create a new, more active society within Europe to bring together and have a more lively exchange of knowledge within our continent. Also more possibilities for research within the discipline were felt to be necessary.
And it was almost simultaneously that in Italy in 1993 two European Foot and Ankle societies undepently from each other were founded.

4. European Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies
Milan, 1993
9 National societies
medical doctors
European part of CIP
Dr. Zollinger .
The EFFAS, the European Federation of foot and Ankle Societies, founded in Milan was constituted by the national societies of foot and ankle medicine and surgery from Europe, formerly united in the CIP. In fact EFFAS acknowledged itself as the European part of CIP, the first president was Prof.Dr. Zollinger
The members of EFFAS therefore were the supporting national societies and every society entered with almost all its members. The statutes of EFFAS followed the EFFORT (the European Federation Orthopedics and Traumatology). Each national society paid the contribution to EFFAS for his members.

5. European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Torino,1993
individuals
mainly orthopedic surgeons
Dr.Pisani
The ESFAS , founded in Torino was a society formed by individuals mainly all orthopedic surgeons, the first president of the ESFAS was Dr. Pisani

6. European Foot and Ankle Society Founded in Koln Germany 1998
PRESIDENT Prof Greta Dereymaeker, M.D., PhD (Belgium)
VICE-PRESIDENT Mr. Michael Stephens, M.D., FRCI (Ireland)
SECRETARY Mr. Eric Anderson, M.D. (Scotland-UK)
TREASURER Dr. Hakon Kofoed, M.D. (Denmark)

7. Mission and Task of EFAS
Unite all medical doctors interested in Foot and Ankle pathology to improve the quality of Footcare in Europe
Organise meetings
Instructional courses and congresses
Organise Subcommittees
Scientific/ membership/educational/ journal
Travelling fellowships
Stimulate and encourage Research

8. EFAS COUNCIL 1998
PRESIDENT Prof Greta Dereymaeker, M.D., PhD (Belgium)
VICE-PRESIDENT Mr. Michael Stephens, M.D., FRCI (Ireland)
SECRETARY Mr. Eric Anderson, M.D. (Scotland-UK)
TREASURER Dr. Hakon Kofoed, M.D. (Denmark)
MEMBERS at large
Dr. Per Henrik Agren, M.D. (Sweden)
Dr. Daniel Frank, M.D. (Germany)
Dr. Beat Hintermann, M.D.,PhD (Switserland)
Dr. Pedro Magro, M.D. (Portugal)
Prof. Francesco Malherba, M.D. (Italy)
Dr. Jan Willem Louwerens, M.D. (Netherland)
Dr. Ramon Rochera, M.D. (Spain)
Dr. Hajo Thermann, M.D. (Germany)
Dr. Bernard Valtin, M.D. (France)
Prof. Nicolaus Wülker, M.D. (Germany)

9. European Foot and Ankle Societies 2 journals
Surgery
Barcelona

10. Foot and Ankle Surgery
Offical Journal
EFAS

11. Official Journal of European Foot and Ankle Society
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Official Journal of European Foot and Ankle Society
Editors: S.Giannini, N. Wulker
Review Editors: T. W. Smith, M.Stephens
Liaisonpersons to EFAS: F Malherba, P Diebold
Edited by Blackwell Science .

12. Official Journal of European Foot and Ankle
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Official Journal of European Foot and Ankle
Society
Founding editor: Leslie Klenermann
Editors: S.Giannini, Tom smith, M.Stephens
Review Editor: Renee Fuhrmann
EFASrepresentatives: EFAS president, Renee Fuhrmann
Edited by Elsevier since 2002

13. Presidents of EFAS
02-04
04-06

15. First Instructional course
Dr Hans Trnka
Dr Dereymaeker

16. Instructional courses EFAS
Wien Austria (1999)
Bologna Italy (2000)
Veldhoven the Netherlands (2001)
Geneva Switserland (2002)  
Bristol UK (2003)
Heidelberg Germany (2004)
Copenhagen Denmark (2005)
Barcelona Spain (2006)

17. EFAS Congress : Stockholm June 15-17, 2000
Chairman: Dr. P H Agren

18. EFAS Congress 2 yearly 2000 Stockholm 2002 Sevilla 2004 Montpellier
2006 Prague

19. EFAS: part of the Orthopaedic world
EFORT Specialty day
Brussels Belgium
Rhodos
Helsinki Finland
2005 Lissabon Portugal
2007 Florence Italy

20. EFAS: part of the International world
COMFAS Venice Italy
IFFAS triennial meeting
Kyoto Japan
San Francisco USA
Naples Italy
Bahia Brazil

21. Every year two young foot and Ankle surgeons are selected

22. EFAS Travelling FELLOWSHIP
Thanks to Sponsors
NEW DEAL
AIRCAST

23. Great Need for Sponsoring
EFAS and RESEARCH
Great Need for Sponsoring

24. Members the European Foot and Ankle Society
Austrian Foot Society
Belgian Society of Medicine and Surgery of the Foot
British Orthopaedic Foot Surgery Society
Danish Foot and Ankle Society
French Society of Medicine and Surgery of the Foot
German Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Hellenic Foot and Ankle Society
Italian Society of Medicine and Surgery of the Foot
Portugese Society of Medicine and Surgery of the Foot
Spanish Association of Medicine and Surgery of the Foot
Swiss Foot and Ankle Society
2006 : Litharian – Czech- Slovacian Scoiety
Individual members of Europe
Affiliated members from all over the world

25. EFAS secretariat
Thanks to you

26. Will be a strong European Foot and Ankle Society
Thanks to You All