Approved Meetings & Courses

Below is a list of meetings and courses run by members, partner societies and external organisations that have been approved by ISHA.

For information on ISHA’s own flagship meeting, the ISHA Annual Scientific Meeting, please click below:

09/05/2025 - 10/05/2025Location: Humboldt Carré Behrenstraße 42 10117 Berlin
12 Berliner Knorpelsymposium und 7 QKG Jahresmeeting
Cartilage defects lead to osteoarthritis if left untreated. Osteoarthritis is one of the 10 most common diseases and is one of the leading causes of disability in old age worldwide. What options are there for preventing or delaying osteoarthritis and how can osteoarthritis, once it has developed, be treated in the best possible way in order to age independently and with mobility? The 12th Berlin Cartilage Symposium and this year's Osteoarthritis Forum with the 7th Annual QKG Congress will provide up-to-date answers to these questions on 9 and 10 May 2025. Internationally renowned speakers will present

Apply to have your meeting or course approved by ISHA

Please contact the ISHA Secretariat at hello@ishasoc.org to apply to have your annual meeting, scientific conference or education course accepted as an ISHA – The Hip Preservation Society approved meeting or course. Approved meetings and courses will be posted in the website section above and advertised through ISHA’s social media channels.

In-Person Meetings

The following criteria have to be met:

  • At least one of the course directors must be an ISHA member
  • The scientific programme must exhibit high quality education
  • At least three members of the faculty should be ISHA members
  • The course must present 1 or 2 slides promoting ISHA
  • If companies are sponsoring the course, at least two different companies must be represented
  • The course must provide one waived registration fee for an ISHA committee member, who will provide a report to the ISHA office

ISHA approved meetings and courses are asked

  • to use the ISHA logo on course materials;
  • to provide one complimentary registration for an ISHA member to attend;
  • to provide an in kind opportunity for either an ISHA advert in the final programme or an opportunity for an ISHA bag insert in the delegate bag.

Virtual Meetings

The following criteria have to be met:

  • At least one of the course directors must be an ISHA member
  • The scientific programme must exhibit high quality education
  • At least three members of the faculty should be ISHA members
  • The course must present 1 or 2 slides promoting ISHA
  • If companies are sponsoring the course, at least two different companies must be represented
  • The course must provide one waived registration fee for an ISHA committee member, who will provide a report to the ISHA office

ISHA approved courses are asked

  • to use the ISHA logo on course materials;
  • to provide one complimentary registration for an ISHA member to participate.