International Dupuytren Society
The society was founded by Dr. Wolfgang Wach. It runs an independent website and forum discussing different treatment options in which patients and medical experts co-operate.
As part of its independence it does not receive payment from hospitals and is non-profit.
The philosophy is to be inclusive, discussing all types of treatment types and bringing together doctors from different treatment disciplines.
Dr. Wach has been a Dupuytrens patient himself and presented at the International Symposium on Dupuytrens Disease in Miami in 2010. In his recorded presentation he discussed receiving radiation therapy 30 years before on one hand and also at a later time receiving hand surgery on the other.
Charles Eaton, (MD, Jupiter, Florida, USA) and Prof. Heinrich Seegenschmiedt, (Hamburg, Germany) act jointly as Chairman with Dr Wach.
Read more about this topic: Dupuytren's Contracture
Famous quotes containing the word society:
“All mothers need instruction, nurturing, and an understanding mentor after the birth of a baby, but in this age of fast foods, fast tracks, and fast lanes, it doesn’t always happen. While we live in a society that provides recognition for just about every life event—from baptisms to bar mitzvahs, from wedding vows to funeral rites—the entry into parenting seems to be a solo flight, with nothing and no one to mark formally the new mom’s entry into motherhood.”
—Sally Placksin (20th century)