On 12. & December 13, 2025, the second Franconian derby of acute, emergency and intensive care medicine took place. Numerous experts from all over Germany came together at Paracelsus Medical University on the North Campus of Nuremberg Hospital. In addition to three lecture strands, a varied workshop program was offered.
The congress was once again hosted by the Institute for Emergency Medical Education (INOB), which organized the congress together with its cooperation partners Klinikum Nürnberg, Klinikum Fürth, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Notfallmedizin Fürth e. V. and Technologietransferzentrum Stein der Hochschule Ansbach.
Prof. Dr. Achim Jockwig, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nuremberg Hospital, welcomed the congress participants. This year’s main topics included emergency reform, intensive care, trauma networks, emergency medicine at the transition between sectors, neonatal and pediatric emergencies, the shock room, infectiology, communication and the use of artificial intelligence.
Dr Arnim Geise, who co-organized the event in his role as senior consultant in intensive care medicine at Nuremberg Hospital, was delighted with the popularity of the event: “In more than 60 lectures and workshops, top-class experts will present the latest findings and provide insights into highly relevant best practice examples. Networking and interdisciplinary exchange are also key components of the FANI. This overall package has attracted participants and speakers from all over Germany to Nuremberg.”
In parallel to the lecture program, practical workshops were offered in which, for example, the resuscitation of newborns, ventilation or echocardiography were trained. There was also an industry exhibition.
Co-organizer Prof. Dr. Harald Dormann, Medical Director and Chief Physician of the Central Emergency Department at Fürth Hospital and Scientific Director of the INOB, emphasized the importance of the Frankenderby: “In everyday life, there is often too little time for exchange and discussion – especially across clinics. That’s why formats such as the FANI are fundamentally important, where people can talk, learn from each other and benefit from the huge wealth of experience gathered here. This benefits not only the participants on site, but also our patients in particular.”
A third edition of the FANI is already in preparation. With the Rescue Service Education Congress on 16. & March 17 at the Stadthalle Fürth and the conference “WEEM – Women Empowerment in Emergency Medicine” on March 21 at the Klinikum Fürth Akademie, two further INOB formats are scheduled for the new year.